The American Sign Language and Interpreting Studies hosted its second annual duck hunt.
The duck hunt was created by Randy Thuesen to inform more people about deaf history month with the help of the deaf faculty.
Anand Raj, a deaf professor, talked about the idea behind the duck hunt.
“About a year ago the faculty decided to start promoting the american sign language classes and deaf awareness month here on campus.” Raj said.
The ASL club leaders and Alpha Phi hid about 300 mini ducks all over campus last monday. To participate students should find as many ducks as possible and turn them in to McKee hall room 511 on April 4.
Each blue duck is worth one point and each gold duck is worth five points. The top three students with the most points will be awarded in a ceremony on April 7.
“First place prize for the person who collects the most ducks is a $50 gift card to the bookstore," Raj said. "Second place prize is a $25 bookstore gift card and third place, just in case you're hungry and that’s your thing, is a swag bag and a gift card from Chick-fil-A. Not too bad right?”
Melinda Kisling, a deaf professor and advocate for the deaf, talked about why she enjoys the duck hunt.
“Well it’s really that challenge right, of finding the ducks," Kisling said. "We have hidden ducks all over campus, you have to be on the lookout right, because they are all over the place. I really like that piece of it, seeing the challenge.”
The ducks can be hidden inside, outside, high, low, in the most obvious places and in little nooks and crannies. If duck hunting isn’t your thing, you can also gain points by fingerspelling a seven letter word.
“In class students will often come up and be like give me a hint," Kisling said. "'Where’s a duck?' And it's like, you gotta find them.” Kisling said.
