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Howdy,

Let me introduce myself. My name is Trevor Brennan. I hail from Albuquerque, New Mexico where I was born and raised as an only child. I’m a self-described redneck (I actually have three Jeff Foxworthy jokes that describe me), and I’m pretty laidback and easygoing. I was born hearing, and then lost my hearing in a football accident when I was ten (always wear your helmets). I continued to be raised oral until I was a senior in high school. My senior year I transferred to the New Mexico School for the Deaf, and in one very brief year learned to sign, and later was accepted to Gallaudet University. I will be a sophomore this fall, and just recently declared my major in Biology. I hope to pursue a degree in nursing after Gallaudet. My hobbies include horseback riding, shooting sports, reading, videogames, spending time with my girlfriend of 8½ months, and arguing politics (I’m one of very very few Republicans at Gallaudet, which is definitely a Democratic school, so I’m always getting into heated debates).

I chose Gallaudet because it’s the only university solely for the deaf in the United States, and it gave me a great opportunity to expand as a person, and also gave me a chance to get an education both in the classroom, and outside. In the year I have been here, I have made more friends, and have more of a social life then I had ever had in seven years at a hearing school.

I’m involved with the Honors Program here at Gallaudet, and currently serve as the Secretary for a new organization on campus called the Student Honors Organization (or “SHO” for short). We are an organization set up to foster a sense of community among honors students at Gallaudet, and also to get other students at Gallaudet involved in Honors, encourage academic debate, and most importantly –provide opportunities for people to grow. As a member of our honors program, I was able to attend the National Honors Conference in New Orleans last November, and I recently went to New Jersey to speak at the regional conference to speak on the subject of whales, dolphins, and sonar.

This summer, and continuing into the fall, I work two jobs on campus. I work in our student computer labs, and I also work at the Cochlear Implant Education Center as an office assistant. Our computer labs are open 19 hours a day, and are free for all Gallaudet students to use. We provide the full suite of Microsoft ® Office products, as well as both PC and Mac computers. We have scanners, webcams, two high speed printers (black and white only) and we have a person on duty at all times to help you with any tech problems you might have. It’s a fun job, and I get to meet a wide variety of people.

For the summer I am living with another blogger, Jonathan Cetrano (some say that when we shave our heads we could pass as relatives). D.C. is a great place to be during the summer months, I’ve had time to go to most of the Smithsonian Museums (except the art ones, I’m not much for art), I attended the 4th of July show on the National Mall, and I’ve seen and done a variety of other things. All in all, I love life out here, and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the summer, and the fall, have in store for me.

Here are two pictures of our computer labs on Campus: