Where is Ridor?
Tayler Mayer Ricky Taylor, or RidorLIVE, hasn’t posted since yesterday, which is highly ununusal for a demanding blogger well-known to post 3-4 posts a day during the Gallaudet protests. Last I talked to him, he was about ready to head to Washington, D.C. This was early afternoon yesterday. Nothing since then. Nada. I paged him. Zip. We have [...]
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Pictures of Campus-wide Lockdown
via link submit Lots of pictures from the university-wide lockdown which began early this morning at 3:30am.
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Worlds Apart: Divergences in Perspectives on the Protest
DeafDC.com Marc Fisher’s posting on his blog Raw Fisher entitled “The Ruckus at Gallaudet,” despite portraying opposition to Dr. Fernandes’ selection as primarily student-originated, and flaying around for a handle on the cause for the protest, is able to finally grasp that it isn’t really what he calls “another campus culture war,” but [...]
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FSSA Press Release - October 11, 2006
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Press Release Faculty Student Staff Alumni Coalition October 11, 2006This morning Gallaudet University students, staff and faculty arrived to still another campus closed at the gates.  This is the third time within the past week that the campus has been closed, however it is the first time that it has been closed ...
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Kaftan and Evans mentioned in the Post!
DeafDC.com Congratulations to Chris Kaftan and David Evans whose Blogs, “A Centuries-Old Parallel to the Gallaudet Protest” and “Ensuring the Freedom to Communicate” respectively appeared today in Marc Fisher’s popular Washington Post column.
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Florida Avenue Rally (front gate) at 6pm.
Mishka Zena There will be a rally at the Florida Avenue gate (front gate) at 6pm.  Come, All.  Show your support!
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Poll At NBC News 4: Had Gally Gone Too Far?
Mishka Zena [link] Please go to that link and click on: “Have Gallaudet Students Gone Too Far?” (blue color) I hope you will vote no because the world still doesn’t understand what the real issues are behind the Gallaudet Protest. Please call the media and tell them the real story. From another protester: “What we are [...]
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My Child Could Not Go to School Today
Jamie Berke (About.com) To the protestors at Gallaudet University:REOPEN THE CAMPUS!!I do not want Jane Fernandes for president any more than you do, but I have a stake in the campus re-opening. I...
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ASL vs. JKF?s Absurdness
Kalalau's Korner ASL vs. JKF?s AbsurdnessNow I can broach the notion of intellectual oppression at Gallaudet University. There is a real protest. It has already been felt what solution might be given. At this point the problem is reversed. It was previously a question of finding out whether or not JKF appears university presidential. It now becomes clear, on the contrary, that she is [...]
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Alumni...HELP!
Frederick United For FSSA View this clip....You, who were students at Gallaudet, please go! [link]
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Play by rules, you lose
DeafDC.com By Ben Moore Throw me a bone. Pretend for a minute that you passionately believe that the presidential search process at Gallaudet University is flawed and it’s absolutely non-negotiable that it be redone, since this blog isn’t about the protest’s rationale per se but rather tactics a large of group of students recently resorted to: seize [...]
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NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!
Canucks for FSSA We are currently looking for volunteers to establish Tent Cities all over Canada! Please email us at canucksforfssa@gmail.com for further information on how you can help support the crisis at Gallaudet University!
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"We Have No Other Choice, A Student Told Her Father"
Mishka Zena From a pager between the father and the daughter: Honu: be careful...enjoy while you can... Viva: this has to work.. we have no other choice Kalalau’s Korner I feel for the father. Carl Schroeder was the deaf instructor whose student, Carl Dupree, was killed in an alteraction with overzealous security guards during a small protest at the Gally [...]
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The Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University, and The Only...
DeafRead GUEST BLOGGERS I know the Board, and I?m friendly with them. I?ve dug into the lobster bisque at the GUKCC with them, and tried to wave off the stench of Cheryl Heppner?s dog as it sat under my table. And I?m surprised at how the Board is getting off scot-free. Here?s who they are: Harvey Goodstein Retired Gallaudet Professor Ben [...]
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Where is Fernandes?
Tayler Mayer Fernandes claimed in a Washington Post article she is the only person who can be president. If that’s true, just where is she? I finally saw a picture of Jordan this morning. He was standing looking nervous. Ah, there you are, Jordan. Long time, no see. I bet you don’t want to see me right now. [...]
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Human Chain Rally for FSSA in Austin, TX (ASL Vlog)
Joey Baer The Austin for FSSA had a Human Chain Rally at the state capitol on Sunday, October 8th. Note:  It takes some time to download the movie, please be patient - thank you)Play Quicktime version
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Colorado Will Have A Tent City This Sunday!
Mishka Zena coloradofssa.blogspot.com We will have Tent City this Sunday
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Balanced Reporting from CNN
Musings on communication Distressed by early news reports being skewed by the Gallaudet administration, I had despaired of the world ever knowing the other side of the protest, especially with interpreters being restricted and reporters being banned from the campus. The administration was desperately trying to control the spin of campus events.Then I did a search on CNN. This three-day-old [...]
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From FSSA: Alumni Meeting Tonight At 7 PM
Mishka Zena We will have an alumni meeting on campus at 7pm tonight.  Please meet us at the EMG statue.  If it rains tonight, we’ll meet at the ground level of the Student Activites Center (SAC) instead.
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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. [...]
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Ousting Dr. Irving King Jordan
Elisa Abenchuchan 10:30 A.M. October 11, 2006 A campus-wide lockdown is now in effect, imposed by the students in favor of the protest. This is a Coup d?Universite carried out by the students. We no longer recognize Dr. Irving King Jordan as our Gallaudet President. We are ousting Dr. Irving King Jordan from the position of President of this [...]
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How do you negotiate with factions?
DeafDC.com The Gallaudet protest began with the students in May 2006 right after the announcement that Dr. Jane Fernandes was selected as the next President of Gallaudet. The students were soon joined by alumni and faculty and staff. Later, they formed a group called the Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni (FSSA). The FSSA created its own website [...]
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PRESS RELEASE
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition 10:30 A.M. October 11, 2006A campus-wide lockdown is now in effect, imposed by the students in favor of the protest. This is a Coup d'Universite carried out by the students. We no longer recognize Dr. Irving King Jordan as our Gallaudet President.We are ousting Dr. Irving King Jordan from the ...
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The Students have had enough!
The Gallaudet Protest: What you don't know The FSSA repeatedly states they have not been heard. Well look here --- you were heard and disagreed with. Hearing does not mean bowing down to you. You ask for what you will not give. Now learn more about the morally bankrupt FSSA protest. Read on:Subj: Most at GU support peace!"Our education is being held hostage" is how MOST people at Gallaudet feel about the [...]
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This Morning @ the Front Gate
Elisa Abenchuchan Students, including the football team at the front gate, had spent all night and morning guarding the gates. A group of students went off campus to buy breakfast for every one who guarded the gates, thanks to donations by supporters. I went to the front gate at around 7 AM and there were so many students [...]
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