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Washington Post Editorial: Backbone for the Board
I Bleed Buff and Blue Backbone for the Board Gallaudet's trustees should not surrender their principles. Friday, October 20, 2006; Page A20 TRUSTEES AT Gallaudet University knew they weren't making the most popular decision when they selected Jane K. Fernandes to be the school's next president. But they believed she was the best choice to lead the renowned school for the deaf. If the [...]
Fri, Oct 20 2006

Communication Access at GU - interpreters!
I Bleed Buff and Blue Communication Access for the Gallaudet Community Monday, October 16, 2006, 6:40 p.m.The University Administration believes that communication access for all members of our community is of paramount importance, particularly in times of crisis. In response to concerns about the lack of interpreting services and the need for communication access during this current [...]
Mon, Oct 16 2006

More Gallaudet and Rule of Law
I Bleed Buff and Blue More Gallaudet and Rule by Law[Candace de Russy 10/16 09:52 AM] [link] calls the shutting down of Gallaudet University by students demanding that its next president sanction the exclusive use of sign language, at the university and in deaf culture, ?strange.? Indeed, this latest pitched battle between campus members favoring the primacy of [...]
Mon, Oct 16 2006

Update from GU President, Part Two - the Timeline
I Bleed Buff and Blue Timeline of NegotiationsOn Friday, October 6, 2006, protestors occupied and ultimately barricaded Hall Memorial Building (?HMB?), the University?s main classroom building. Shortly thereafter, the DC Police and Gallaudet?s Department of Public Safety evacuated specific campus buildings in response to a bomb threat that appeared to be related to the student protest. [...]
Sun, Oct 15 2006

Update from GU President - Part One
I Bleed Buff and Blue October 15, 2006Dear Members of the Campus Community,For those on campus who say they want to be heard, I assure you have been heard. You have been heard by me. You have been heard by the Board. We have heard you from the beginning of your protest. We have considered and discussed your points of view. We just haven?t agreed with you. And we still don?t. We recognize [...]
Sun, Oct 15 2006

Many Ways of Being Deaf
I Bleed Buff and Blue Today's Editorial in Washington Post - [link] Ways of Being Deaf by Jane FernandesIt was 3 a.m. on Tuesday. I had been up all night negotiating with student protesters occupying Gallaudet University's Hall Memorial Building, home to classrooms, department offices and labs. Negotiations [...]
Sat, Oct 14 2006

Reaping what was sown...
I Bleed Buff and Blue It was bound to arrive to this point.Arrests. According to the blogging - 30 have been arrested so far..An extremely sad day.Alumni have the luxury of going back home and to their lives.We're left with the mess to clean up.Are you happy now - reaping what you have sown.... like what you see?
Sat, Oct 14 2006

Cacnel Homecoming??
I Bleed Buff and Blue What a thought! The horror!! I can't believe I'm suggesting this, but I just don't see how we can have an homecoming?We have so many wounds and we are bleeding internally.I think it is prudent to cancel homecoming festivities and use that time to re-focus and begin to heal our wounds. The football team obviously does not care much for their winning streak and tries to [...]
Fri, Oct 13 2006

President Jordan writes letter to Parents of GU students
I Bleed Buff and Blue (From [link] to ParentsDear Parents: You must be concerned about what you are hearing and reading about the Gallaudet University protest and I wanted to reassure you that we are doing everything in our power to reopen the campus in a peaceful manner.We have continued to negotiate in good faith only to have the protestors continue to hold the [...]
Fri, Oct 13 2006

Our future -- Brainwashed!
I Bleed Buff and Blue I just watched the short video of the Riverside, California tent city on youtube.com ( [link] think this video should be called "brainwashing" and should be used in case studies on how destructive members of a very small community can be to each other.It's so obvious the children, these darling children, are being fed cues and [...]
Thu, Oct 12 2006

Words from Knox
I Bleed Buff and Blue Printed with permission of author:1.) I strongly support Ms. Fernandes and applaud her commitment.2.) As a child of the 1960's, I wonder at the protesters' priorities:North Korea and Iran have become (or are becoming) nuclear powers under the tenure of President George W. Bush. More US troops have died in Afghanistan and Iraq than civilians died in America on [...]
Thu, Oct 12 2006

More from Pres. Jordan.
I Bleed Buff and Blue Statement by Gallaudet President I. King Jordan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mercy Coogan October 11, 2006 9:00 p.m. Statement by Gallaudet President I. King Jordan?Our paramount consideration has and continues to be the safety of our Gallaudet family. We have shown extraordinary restraint in the face of extreme provocation over the past several weeks. Dissenters [...]
Thu, Oct 12 2006

Statement from JKF - Shared with protesters just now
I Bleed Buff and Blue Public Relations released this statement to the protesters from Gallaudet's President Designate Jane Fernandes:I remain committed to becoming the president of Gallaudet University. Although the current situation is serious, if I abandoned my commitment at this point, which I have no intention of doing, it would only become worse for the University, in general, and [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Statement from President Jordan - Thanks!!
I Bleed Buff and Blue Got this from the Gallaudet Newspage and thought it bears repeating... Thank YOU, President Jordan!!Statement by I. King Jordan, President, Gallaudet UniversityWednesday, October 11, 2006, 5:42 p.m.Civility, integrity, and truth are victims today, held hostage as much as our beloved campus. I have been asked why I haven?t used police to end the stand off. It is [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Washington Post: Give Fernandes a Chance
I Bleed Buff and Blue Standoff at Gallaudet -The wrong way to shape the university's future Tuesday, October 10, 2006; Page A20 (Washington Post)STUDENTS AT Gallaudet University are entitled to protest the school's choice of president if they so choose. They're entitled to protest how that choice was made. They're not entitled to hold hostage the educational hopes of their classmates. [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

A call for return to education!! Spread the word.
I Bleed Buff and Blue A CALL FOR THE RETURN TO EDUCATIONWe, the undersigned faculty, staff, and students of Gallaudet University, in the interest of facilitating a peaceful end to the current situation, and a speedy return to the educational function of the university, support the following statements:We respect the rights of all members of the community to diverse opinions and the legal [...]
Tue, Oct 10 2006

Letter from President Jordan
I Bleed Buff and Blue This letter was sent out by President Jordan to the Gallaudet Community -- Dear Members of the Campus Community,I want to take this opportunity to let you know what?s happening at HMB and to ask your support in helping to resolve this unfortunate situation. We all have an important role to play.I feel sure that many of you are as saddened as I am by the current [...]
Mon, Oct 09 2006

MEMO from Concerned Students
I Bleed Buff and Blue MemorandumFrom: The Concerned Students of Gallaudet UniversityTo: Students, Faculty and Staff of Gallaudet UniversityDate: October 8, 2006We, The Concerned Students of Gallaudet University, would like to alert the entire student body that we strongly oppose the barricade of the Hall Memorial Building (HMB). We are concerned the students who want to continue their [...]
Mon, Oct 09 2006

My Very Own Blogsite -- Welcome!!
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Sun, Oct 08 2006

What Have We Come To?
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Sun, Oct 08 2006