Mishka Zena

They did an excellent job informing the reporter the real issues facing Gallaudet and that both Fernandes and the PR office are providing deceitful statements. Hopefully the media and the public now will understand that they cannot rely on Gallaudet to be honest with them. The Congress will NOT be happy to hear how Gallaudet misled them, the public, and the parents about the students being hurt and pepper sprayed.

Keep going and fight for justice.  Unity for Gallaudet!

elizabeth in a SC hotel
 

FOX 5 News at Ten, WTTG-TV, Washington, DC,
Sunday, October 8, 2006, 10:00 p.m. news

ELLEN CHANG (live): The protest has been heating up all week and it’s
only gained momentum tonight. It’s important to remember in the midst
of all this activity that the protest is about what students are
calling a “flawed appointment process.”  And now the fight is taking on
a broader face.

ELLEN CHANG (prerecorded): The laundry list of complaints against Dr.
Jane Fernandes and her leadership, the university’s ninth appointed
president, keeps growing.

TARA HOLCOMB (Bobby Loeffler, interpreter): More and more evidence is
showing up that there are a lot of ethical issues–behaving in truly
unethical manners, for example, using the office of Public Relations to
relate false information about what happened with the Department of
Public Safety and the assaults that have been happening.

CHANG: Students aren’t backing down.  They’re still holed up in Hall
Memorial Building, which has been barricaded since early Friday
morning.  Now, protesters are consulting with professionals.

LATOYA PLUMMER: Not only are we calling for Congressional involvement,
we also have several legal aides and legal advisors coming in.  We’ve
had one come in today and a few more coming with more support.

CHANG: The roots of this protest go back all the way to May and the
complaints haven’t changed.  Students say Fernandes doesn’t have the
credentials to lead Gallaudet University.  They say she’s a crony of
the current president who didn’t get the job fair and square.

PLUMMER: The flawed process leads to the selection of the wrong leader.
Gallaudet University has yet to really effectively bring the
university together.  We are still a university divided.

CHANG: Protesters say Fernandes engages in intimidation tactics and
leads an oppresive administration.  They say it all trickles down to
the faculty and the student body.

HOLCOMB: The faculty often have low morale.  They do not feel
comfortable working here.  The staff has repeatedly said that they are
not even allowed to discuss the protest.  They are afraid to even bring
it up.

CHANG (live): Protesting students say if the Board of Trustees does not
respond, they’ll plan on going on hunger strikes–even withdrawing from
the university.  As for Gallaudet, a spokesperson says the university
continues to say that Fernandes is the right woman for the job.  Live
in Northeast, Ellen Chang, Fox 5 News.

MAUREEN UMEH (anchor): Alright, Ellen.  Thank you.  Now those
protesters continue to disrupt the school’s day-to-day operations.  To
get classes back up and running, a Gallaudet spokesperson says the
university will be looking for alternative locations to hold classes.

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