Reprisals Are Occurring
Mishka Zena Yesterday I confirmed with the person that she was summarily suspended from her internship at MSSD because of her arrest. She was not given the opportunity to provide information before the the suspension was imposed. She also said that a student leader was suspended as a Residential Advisor at Clerc Hall, even though he was [...]
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No Events Drawing Large Numbers, Said Jordan
Mishka Zena “We cannot have events that will draw large numbers of people. Under the present circumstances it simply is not a safe or prudent thing to do.” Commentary: Not safe? Can anyone tell me why a large group of proud alumni on campus to celebrate homecoming, a highly treasured annual event, with the students is not safe? Am I missing anything? The [...]
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Facts!
ASL Community Journal From Michele Berke of Bay Area Perspective: A group of people in Bay Area of California got in touch with Senator Woolsey’s office and they will have a meeting with Woolsey next week.  Apparently, Woolsey’s people are researching at the Library of Congress on the general principles of the Board of Trustees’s fiduciary duties.  Woolsey believes [...]
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West Trenton, NJ just became our 63rd Tent City!
Deafeye Yes, it is slowed down, obviously it grew so fast and pretty covered a lot of regions across United States. It is important to attend “Homecoming” of Alumni at Gallaudet this weekend. Everyone else show your support and donate money to FSSA, if not, GUAA then. I apologize for the surprise, I am all done, but [...]
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More Links
Elisa Abenchuchan Find more Buff and Blue editions @ gufssa The theater program for this Monday @ gufssa Buck Naked Bison is offically back - check it out @ www.bucknakedbison.com (check out the cartoon!) Check out Thomas Gallaudet’s great-great-granddaughter (I might’ve missed a great there) @ forum Another political cartoon! @ austin Seattle for FSSA @ [...]
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Conference of Interpreter Trainers in San Diego
Daniel Greene I’m here in San Diego for the Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT) conference. I came here to learn more about training ASL interpreters. The first night I was here, it was exciting to see some of the grand dames of ASL interpreting, including: Sharon Neumann Solow, Betty Colonomous, Anna Witter-Merithew and Theresa Smith. I also [...]
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Canucks' FSSA Rally (pt.1)
via link submit First part of Canucks' FSSA Rally
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Canucks' FSSA Rally (pt.2)
via link submit Second part of Canucks' FSSA Rally
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The Deaf Standpoint: Does JKF Understand?
Scallion Stallion It appears that in a massive, self-convulsion starting last May, the deaf community has realized that the I. King Jordan administration was a stepping-stone along the path to a true and full institutional recognition of the "deaf standpoint." And the community wants a leader with a fully-developed deaf standpoint. A leader that is fully sympathetic to the deaf [...]
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Living in a small town ? a taste of Gallaudet and something...
Marvin Miller (Laurent, SD) I have lived in Salem, S.D. since February 22, 2005. Town has a population of 1,371 according to a road sign welcoming people to the town. I can drive to Sioux Falls within 40 to 45 minutes, and to Mitchell within 30 minutes. My dear friends, Deb Kuglitsch and Jodi Oates with their children, Kathi, Travis [...]
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Poppi?s Response To Jane Norman?s Letter
Mishka Zena Dr. Norman: Appreciate your taking the time to write. I personally have no personal dislike for Dr. fernandes. However, we must listen to the people she is supposed to lead. I’d be curious to  know what your reaction is regarding the recent communication from the Laurent Clerc Center teachers and staff? Second, it is one thing to [...]
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Here?s Some Catharsis on a Silver Platter
DeafDC.com Clearly, throughout the organism of this animal we’re riding now, there’s a weird blood of adrenaline and emotional investment. And, — YES! — the Theatre Arts Department at Gallaudet has responded with an outlet. I’m calling it catharsis on a silver platter. They’re calling it “The Gally Project: Dealing with the White [...]
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Another Summary Report on Parent Meeting with I. J. King
Riverside for FSSA You cannot even imagine what is taking place here. Jordan is manipulating everything he can right now. But first let me explain our Parent Meeting with him today. The parents got together prior to the meeting to go over what we were going to do. When we started in, we found ourselves being watched by this woman [...]
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WP: Trustees Weighing Moves, Sources Say
Tayler Mayer Jane K. Fernandes said yesterday that she is determined to be the next president of Gallaudet University, even as some board members continued to urge her to resign and more alumni arrived to join protests at the school for the deaf. The Board of Trustees has split, with one group backing Fernandes, a slightly larger faction [...]
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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 [...]
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A Canuck Student?s Story
Canucks for FSSA About my experience with the protest here at Gallaudet.. At first, let me say this, I was not part of it at all. I was neutral when it all began last May.. The information and the reason of protesting against JKF was not strong enough.. Also it happened beginning of May during the finals and [...]
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*UPDATED* BoT member Ken Levinson won't meet with us???
Bay Area Perspective on Gally From Robin HorwitzThu, 19 Oct 2006 17:07:57Hi all,When I contacted Ken Levinson to follow up on our meeting from 2 days ago, his response was that all concerns should be directed towards the president's office.i was taken aback and tried to rephrase my question by submmitting our summary of the meeting to him before releasing it to the public. He said he did not want [...]
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369: My Response to Dr. Jane Fernandes
Deaf in the City 369: My Response to Dr. Jane FernandesElisa reports today on a meeting Faculty had with Jane Fernandes:When the faculty were informed Fernandes was ready, they all got together. MJ Bienvenu, a faculty member, told Fernandes that the purpose of the meeting was to let her know that 82% of the faculty wants her to resign and what she would do with this lack of support. [...]
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A Contemporary Gally Trend: Misinterpreting
GALLYBUSTERS Mishka Zena: ?What is Jane doing? All this talk about anarchy, terrorism, and now guns? This is a peaceful and civil protest. Why is she trying to portray the protestors as out of control and dangerous?? Everybody?s starting to upset me. They continue to pull things out of context, and interpret things literally. They are choosing to ignore situational context, [...]
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Getting Fernandes to Quit..The Right Way and The Wrong Way
Berke Outspoken There is a right way and a wrong way to accomplish the goal(s) of the protestors.Today's Washington Examiner paper reports that Fernandes "has been threatened with being shot." That is the wrong way to get her to quit.In the same article she says that no amount of protesting will get her to quit. She is in effect ignoring the protests.Putting together a lengthy, [...]
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My Dearest Vivienne
Kalalau's Korner My dearest Vivienne,I am writing this letter to you because I am very proud of you! I love you very much!While you?re among the GUFSSA group grieving a flawed procedure of Gallaudet University presidential search, I urge you and your fellow activists to set out to expostulate, interpret, clarify, analyze, explicate, develop, reduce, derive, dissolve, solve, or give [...]
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Gally Gun Gossip Gone Gagged Up!
Kalalau's Korner A brand new twenty-first century Gally folktale tells about a university president designate who went about media slandering her faculty, staff, students, and alumni. One afternoon, she was on TV and broadcasted that she was threatened to be shot. The faculty, staff, students, and alumni, realizing that this president designate had not told the truth, protested [...]
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Lies as Tool for Audism: Linguistical Slavery
testing_the_truth I am astonished. The tactics of linguistical colonization of the Deaf, practiced by the desperate status quo of Jane Fernandes, Irving Jordan and their army of professional liars, turned rather ugly. They use language as a weapon to enslave the spirit of the protest, the spirit of freedom for the Deaf. Their unbridled lies and slanders show a pure form of Audism, as [...]
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To the Board of Trustees...
Banjo's World
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NO FOOTBALL GAME
GUAA News Or any sporting events whatsoever on Saturday, Oct 21. President Jordan announced today that there would be NO SPORTING events whatsoever on campus this weekend.  He does not want the alumni to come. We will march to the capitol at 9 am (meet at 8 am in front of Tom and Alice). Satuday afternoon and evening - NO [...]
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