Gallaudet Protest 2006: University Messages and Updates
Inside Gallaudet List of official communications from the University administration.
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Protest Updates Restored On Gallaudet Website
Mishka Zena List of protest updates restored on Gallaudet.edu Gallaudet Protest 2006: University Messages and Updates The Office of Public Relations has compiled a list of official messages and updates regarding the presidential search process and the resulting protest.Gallaudet Protest 2006Posted: 9 Nov 2006 [sic] [link] Current news items listed [...]
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AP: Handhelds Aided Gallaudet Protesters
Mishka Zena By Lubna Takruri, The Associated Press Wednesday, November 8, 2006 WASHINGTON ? After a sleepless night protesting at Gallaudet University, student government leader Christopher Corrigan was ready to crawl into a tent near a campus gate at 7:45 a.m. Then he felt the familiar buzz on his Sidekick wireless handheld computer. The message: ?Emergency.? Within minutes, [...]
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Decision 2006
DeafDC.com I am not a fan of politics, nor do I understand it. But I have really been trying to understand the last two election processes. I want it to change. And I am fully aware of the fact that my vote does count. It counted in the 2004 election and in this election. When I found [...]
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Open Forum Tonight-Update
Mishka Zena —–Original Message—– From: xxxxxxx Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:33:45 -0500 Tonight’s open forum from 7 to 9pm will be in the marketplace area of the Student Academic Center. Apoplogies for the short notice. We tried hard to secure a location such as MPR or Elstad but did not have any luck. See you there! www.gallynet.org reprinted with [...]
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Brueggemann & McCain No More
RidorLIVE Good riddance.  Prior to the protests, one needs to look at the minutes — these two fellows rarely made an appearance to the BOTs meetings. McCain is the worst offender.  I. King Jordan only wanted to keep him on the roster because of his name and reputation.  That’s it.  He doesn’t do a thing for us. He’d [...]
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E9-1-1 Access Summit
Ed's Telecom Alert All.. This is definitely a good one to attend if you can. If not, then Webcast and Video will do just fine if you can get in. I will be one of the panelist myself. The FCC announcement is self-explantory, so read on. eyes open & thumbs up, Ed BossonRT Administrator ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++PUBLIC NOTICE FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISION DA [...] [...]
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Gallaudet's Love--A Force of Nature: A Letter
Kalalau's Korner Aloha M,Yes, I do remember you, and I hope you remember that we first met in Alabama back in mid-1970s when I worked at Georgia School for the Deaf in Cave Spring. Yes, it was many years ... I also remember you teaching art at KDES, and you were good. I only regret that you were denied your talent that Deaf children needed.I also remember meeting your wife C in [...]
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Donald Rumsfeld: Out?
DeafDC.com I guess everyone’s prayers are being finally being answered. As I was reading Bob Woodward?s book (State of Denial), there are detailed accounts of Rumsfeld?s activities, thoughts, personality etc. The book went on to reiterate what we all knew to being with. He?s arrogant, self-righteous, and stubborn. He did not listen to reason and does [...]
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KNOW A-S-L THAT BEST
Kalalau's Korner KNOW GALLAUDET STRIKE THERETRUE BUSINESS THERE STRIKE THEREWHY FED-UP THERE SAME-SAMEYEAR-YEAR EVERYDAY-EVERYDAYDEAF THERE NOTHING THEREDEAF THERE EASY OPPRESS THEREKNOW GALLAUDET BEST THEREWHAT KNOW A-S-L THAT BEST THEREA-S-L THERE EASY OPPRESS THERECULTURE THERE OPPRESS THEREKNOW GALLAUDET GOAL THERENOT RIGHT THERE WRONG THEREKNOW GALLAUDET THERE WE LOOK-AT [...]
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Interpreter Shortage: Is it Real?
Jamie Berke (About.com) Sonny James has reported on a survey to determine the severity of the interpreter shortage in the United States. The survey is being conducted by the National Interpreter Education Center...
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Memo from Board of Trustees
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition The Gallaudet Board of Trustees will meet at Gallaudet University this Saturday and has contacted various groups at Gallaudet to provide them input at this meeting.  Please see the letter below that was sent by the President's Office, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, to these constituent groups.  This information was ...
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How Could We Win?
testing_the_truth It is still a surreal feeling to know that 10 days ago the protest movement at Gallaudet University achieved its first goal, the removal of an unfit president designate from office. How could we achieve this Great Breakthrough? Number one: unity! Number two: firm resolve! Number three: we were right! All we did was we helped the Board of Trustees to realize a mistake. [...]
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"An election unstolen" *
What's that you said? Election results: WOOOT!!Glen Greenwald's got a great take on the elections.Informed Comment also opines on the possible effects of the election in the middle east.Mercury Rising bids a fond farewell to Hannity. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out...Not only did we go blue most places, we also repudiated the heartless "prolife" direction. [...]
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TRS compensation rates
Ed's Telecom Alert All.. This is about reimbursement rates made to TRS providers (all features), and how reimbursement rates are determined. Past accounting method uses cost breakdown to help determine the reimbursement rate. Most of the commentors felt that the existing accounting methodology is flawed. I agree to a degree. I do not think that cost breakdown itself is [...]
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protesters WANTED injuries?
Mishka Zena I have one rentless commenter who had been bashing me and the Unity for Gallaudet big time for weeks. Jimmisl went too far this time with this statement “I disagree that all these protesters were protesters and most appeared peaceful but arrogant becaus they WANTED to get arrested and injured” For your information, Jimmisl is one who [...]
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Cleaning House?for the Worse?
DeafDC.com Yesterday I was relieved that the Democrats re-took the House and possibly the Senate, counterbalancing President Bush’s free reign to do whatever he pleases, yet I was distressed to hear news coming out of Gallaudet University that the opposite was taking place. Senator John McCain of Arizona, a respected dignitary who has frequently been mentioned as [...]
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Survey to Determine Interpreter Shortage.
Sonny James Your Participation Needed!The National Collaborative of Interpreter Education Centers (NCIEC) is conducting a federally-funded, wide-scale assessment project to quantify the interpreter supply and demand nationwide.The purpose of the survey is to determine the shortage of interpreters in the United States.If you decide to take part in this study, you will fill out a [...]
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The reform initiative (for the Wednesday Forum)
Mishka Zena commentary: due to an intense interest of the readers to be informed of the forum, I’ve contacted a student about the possibility of having the forum on a live-feed. She is working on it, so hopefully this can be done. elizabeth  Dear Gallaudetians, 10 days ago our noble and peaceful protest movement — that was able to unify not only Gallaudet [...]
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BoT Receptive to GUAA now
Mishka Zena This is a very encouraging sign that the BoT is seriously receptive to the opinions of the university alumni. Hopefully with everybody working together in unity, we will be able to find a person who will be able to assume the reins of the Interim President and guide us out of the turmoil the last [...]
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Howard University Versus Gallaudet University
Berke Outspoken People are still reacting to the recent Gallaudet protests, as evidenced by today's letter to the editor by Frank Nicolai in today's Washington Post newspaper. Nicolai blasts Kathleen Wood's earlier letter that said the new Gallaudet would not be for everyone. He questions whether the Federal government should be supporting a "noninclusive vision" for Gallaudet to [...]
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LaToya On Judicial Affairs
Mishka Zena commentary: Reprisals are a serious concern. Many people may not realize this, but any reprisal may be printed on the students’ academic transcripts. Hence their job prospects may be adversely affected by a negative mark on their transcript. So this does have long term ramifications. elizabeth  In a letter addressed to Parents United for Gallaudet:  Good [...]
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Gallaudet Administrators: Open Letter
Mishka Zena Open Letter from Administrators Each one of us who loves Gallaudet has experienced tremendous personal turmoil since May 1, 2006 when protests erupted on Kendall Green.  Long-term alliances were threatened, familial bonds were sorely tested, and our faith and belief in Gallaudet as the world?s beacon of hope for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind people were [...]
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B.B.: Not Effective Enough To Lead Board
Mishka Zena There has been serious allegations that B.B. had held the BoT hostage over the summer and refused to let the BoT handle the serious crisis at Gallaudet. If these allegations are true, then as an acting chairperson, B.B. was indeed derelict in her duty to oversee that Gallaudet University runs smoothly. In my opinion, due to the untimely manner [...]
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McCain and B.B Resign in Protest
Mishka Zena This is a big victory for Gallaudet Community as it had been reported that the acting chairperson Brueggemann held  the board in ‘hostage’ preventing them from resolving the issues during the summer. Hopefully with these two dissenters out of the way, we will have a board conductive to the whole Gallaudet Community and the road toward [...]
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