====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0728_1 from reel: NP 13611 (2006-02-01 to 2006-07-26) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/81791 Title: A KU Student Struggles to Find Balance Between the Hearing and Deaf Communities Summary: A feature article about Tara Schupner, a culturally Deaf student at KU, discussing her experiences navigating between hearing and Deaf communities, challenges with communication, and her journey toward finding belonging. Category: features/profiles Subjects: deaf culture; hearing loss; American Sign Language; student life; cultural identity Named Entities: Schupner, Tara [student]; Smiley, Jackie [student]; Schwarzenberger, Ryan [student]; Schifano-Idrisi, Amir [student] Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.