Greg Leibach

Everybody was on the streets.

Everybody was on the streets.

I mean, people were throwing things.

I mean, people were throwing things.

I mean, people were throwing things.

Then I told them, stop. Do not damage. Do not vandalize anything. No violence, please. Because I knew that many people don't have the experience of seeing deaf people. We were sending the wrong impression. We're sending the wrong message. Sometimes, you know, the first impression is the lasting impression. So I didn't want the hearing people seeing us as a wild bunch of people.

Then I told them, stop. Do not damage. Do not vandalize anything. No violence, please. Because I knew that many people don't have the experience of seeing deaf people. We were sending the wrong impression. We're sending the wrong message. Sometimes, you know, the first impression is the lasting impression. So I didn't want the hearing people seeing us as a wild bunch of people.

Then I told them, stop. Do not damage. Do not vandalize anything. No violence, please. Because I knew that many people don't have the experience of seeing deaf people. We were sending the wrong impression. We're sending the wrong message. Sometimes, you know, the first impression is the lasting impression. So I didn't want the hearing people seeing us as a wild bunch of people.

So, you know, we gathered at the front of the gate in front of campus, said, let's get organized. And that's when we started making plans.

So, you know, we gathered at the front of the gate in front of campus, said, let's get organized. And that's when we started making plans.

So, you know, we gathered at the front of the gate in front of campus, said, let's get organized. And that's when we started making plans.

We drove to buy a chain from the hardware store. We brought the chain back and we locked all of the gates. On campus.

We drove to buy a chain from the hardware store. We brought the chain back and we locked all of the gates. On campus.

We drove to buy a chain from the hardware store. We brought the chain back and we locked all of the gates. On campus.

Blocking those entrances. Huh.

Blocking those entrances. Huh.

Blocking those entrances. Huh.

We don't want the university to open. We want a deaf president first. 99 Acres was totally shut down.

We don't want the university to open. We want a deaf president first. 99 Acres was totally shut down.

We don't want the university to open. We want a deaf president first. 99 Acres was totally shut down.