just saw
People of the Eye the pipe wow its actually WELDED on the gate, unbelievable!
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on way
People of the Eye to fowler hall and the rally at the front gates they need help assembling media kit, will continue to post as news becomes available
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
jeffcarlson's Xanga DR. PADDY LADD SPOKE(Gallaudet Protest)In Times Online, British newspaper, Dr. Paddy Ladd, the one who started the Deafhood firestorm, was asked about the on-going crisis in Gallaudet. He said, "In the USA this year, the presidents of nine mainstream universities, including Harvard, have either been fired or resigned as a result of staff-student concern. Deaf people [...]
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Breaking News
Mishka Zena BREAKING NEWS Gallaudet protesters locked down the College Hall administration building in the early morning hours, the building that houses I. King Jordan’s administration office.    Campus police (according to one source) later used bolt cutters to enter the building from a back door and it is now confirmed that the building is no longer blockaded or locked [...]
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Noon Emergency Meeting at Front Gate
Mishka Zena Emergency meeting for everyone today @ noon! Front gate!
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Students Injured At Brentwood Ave Gate
Mishka Zena The DPS tried to break in the gates at Brentwood Ave while the students were asleep inside the tents or away doing other activities around 9 AM. The students woke up and frantically tried to prevent the gate from being opened.  There wree some shoving by the DPS and several students were injured in the process. [...]
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Riot soon?
People of the Eye Resentment and fury are the major feelings right now. A riot will probably take place soon... they are talking about a full lockdown, among other things.
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Campus Status
Mishka Zena Subject: Campus Status Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:18:43 -0400 Campus community, College Hall has been taken over by the protesters. Employees who work in College Hall are encouraged to contact your Supervisor to determine an alternate work location. University status: Open MSSD status: Open KDES status: Open www.gallynet.org reprinted with permission by the listserv [...]
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College Hall Now Open?
Mishka Zena Reports are streaming in that the college hall is now open and the students have their gates back under their control.  Unable to verify them. elizabeth
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New vLog! Our Unified State of CA Gally Rally on Oct. 21st
Teri Sentelle There were quite a bunch of Californians getting together to show support for FSSA. They made a good deal of money for FSSA and GUAA. They had pizza and spaghetti for lunch, listened several speeches, cheered with Fremont and Riverside cheerleaders, as well as our famous pair signed, FSSA version Bison song. . . [...]
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Diary of A Hunger Striker, Christine R ?Coco?
Mishka Zena From a friend who was one of the student leaders last May.Over the years Christine R, known as Coco to her Canadian friends, has been very active in promoting the civil rights of deaf-blind students and frequently tried to get the administrators to improve the accessibility of the facilities and programs for the multi-handicapped students. [...]
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How Long Can You Go Without Food?
Mishka Zena How Long Can You Go Without Food? Hunger strikes 101. By Brendan I. Koerner Posted Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 5:31 PM ET Despondent over the injuries he allegedly caused his stepdaughter while setting his estranged wife’s house ablaze, Charles Robert McNabb is on a hunger strike at the Spokane County Jail. He has lasted 123 days so far, subsisting on water [...]
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Live Blogging
People of the Eye I am now blogging from my Sidekick- technology rocks! I just walked out of work and am on the way to Gally. Will keep y’all posted.
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Tent City-Cook Out Event in Knoxville, TN !
Deaf Tennessean for FSSA and GUAA Hello for everyone! I want to inform all of you that we will have a Tent City-Cook Out event in Knoxville, TN again! The event will be held at Knoxville Center of the Deaf from 12noon thru 3pm on October 28 at 3731 Martin Mill Pike in South Knoxville. Tennessee Association of the Deaf (TAD) will provide the hamburgers and hot dogs with sided dishes. We would like [...]
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A Frustrated Alumnus
Mishka Zena Peggy is not the only person to feel this way. Many alumni, including me, feel the same way. We all don’t understand the actions of I.K. Jordan, especially the last few weeks.  Alumni readers, what are your current feelings about Jordan’s actions this year? elizabeth Thursday, October 19, 2006As a frustrated alumna, I wanted to send this [...]
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Transcript: Failed Leadership at Gallaudet
Mishka Zena  ?Failed Leadership at Gallaudet? ASL Vlog by Joey Baer English Translation by Rob Voreck October 24, 2006 (Begin ASL Vlog) Hello, I?m Joey. Many of you are aware of the turmoil at Gallaudet which has gotten only worse in the past few days. The crisis has now reached severe proportions. I?ve noted that there is one crucial factor missing with the [...]
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The Protest that Galvanized the Deaf Community
BiblioMarket A comment left on InsideHigherEd.com’s website in response to today’s Searching for Answers at Gallaudet article reaffirms what I have been witnessing myself on the ground at Gallaudet and in blogs across the Internet. This protest, in a few short weeks, has done more to galvanize the WHOLE deaf community than anything the Gallaudet administration [...]
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Letter to Board of Trustees from GUAA
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition October 24, 2006Dr. Brenda Bruegemann, Chair Board of TrusteesDr. I. King Jordan, President, Gallaudet UniversityThe Gallaudet University Alumni Association Board of Directors met on campus this recent weekend. Additionally, thousands of alumni from all over the world also arrived on campus for what was supposed to be our Homecoming.We were ...
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Letter from Dolores Huerta, co-founder of UFW
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition October 19, 2006Dear Dr. Jordan, Dr. Fernandes, and members of the Board of Trustees at Gallaudet University,     I am sending this letter to inform you that I am joining the many concerned people and organizations that are calling for social justice and change at Gallaudet University.  It has been my life?s ...
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Students Hurt!
People of the Eye MSSD gate was recently forced open by DPS. They bulldozed the gate open. There were NO INTERPRETERS on the scene. Students were seriously injured. They also dumped massive heaps of “trash” by the front gates, mostly consisting of tents and students’ possessions. Students are very angry. More to come.
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Pagers During College Hall LockDown Process
Mishka Zena 10/25/2006 12:32:01 A.M. College hall is locked down, my sources tell me. -Jennie 10/25/2006 12:37:44 A.M. Lock down college hall now!   Do it now.. Go for it!  We are doing it now. –xxxx 10/25/2006 12:38:50 A.MI guess so.  There was a lot of confusion, but it appears they’ve locked down college hall... Again. As for me, I’m off to bed.  [...]
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College Hall lockdown
ayala920's Xanga College Hall was locked down once again last night at approximately 12:30 am. But it appears that the lockdown has already ended.Personally, I didn't support the lockdown of College Hall. I understand the frustrations many students have because of the lack of concern from the administration, but locking down College Hall was not the answer. Protestors have been [...]
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Updates about College Hall Lockdown
People of the Eye Students locked College Hall at midnight, and stayed there until approximately 8 AM this morning, when they vacated the building, due to a shortage of people to keep it locked down. They only locked the first floor. The building is still closed as of right now, and is secured from the inside. DPS has yellow [...]
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Blood by MSSD gates
People of the Eye A lot of blood is by the MSSD gates. Brian Morrison’s foot was injured, among others. More to come.
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Names of the Injured
People of the Eye Brian Morrison Dexter Jones Gabe Green Trevor Baldwin My informant, Megan Malzkuhn, was recently almost hit by a speeding DPS SUV. More to come.
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