Congratulations To BoT
Mishka Zena To the Board of Trustees: I know that this was a very difficult decision for a Board of Trustees.  It is always very difficult to reverse a decision.  I can only imagine the arguments that took place on both sides. I do not believe that the decision was unanimous, regardless of what anyone ever says. I do believe [...]
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Jordan Has To Go, Said SBG President
Mishka Zena QUOTE The Faculty Senate this month voted no confidence in Jordan - and protesters interviewed Sunday night on campus said that they would not support his staying on longer to deal with the leadership void. Said [Noah] Beckman: “He has to [...]
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Victory Achieved
Mishka Zena Because we all worked together as a collective team:  Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Families, and Friends.  We worked together despite our differences: Deaf, Hearing, ASL users, Sim Com users, CI users, Oralists.   We worked together despite our age differences. We worked together from all over the country. We are a very powerful entity when we all worked [...]
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Reactions Upon Hearing Resignation
Mishka Zena At the field house, I was being interviewed by Jared Evans and I introduced a HUG contact, Jennie Coyne who played a significant role in covering the Black Friday. Her interview was done so I began mine, when Jennie came back to us, telling me excitedly we got an announcement from the BoT.  We, Jared, Jennie, Dave my husband, and [...]
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Celebration in Indy!
Indy Deaf For FSSA! [...]
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Clubbing
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A Big Victory! (ASL Vlog)
Joey Baer Play Quicktime version [...]
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Tent City: Aftermath and Possible Solutions
Mr. Sandman Tonight, there are celebrations all over Deaf America; the protesters succeeded in forcing the BoT's hand. Yet, just as with DPN, there are larger, overarching problems and issues that remain, that will have to be dealt with. Now is the time for all of us, whether we are leaders on the ground, leaders of long-standing repute, or bloggers with any shred of influence, [...]
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A Poll. Another Fine Mess. Who is at fault?
Mike McConnell Another nice mess we've gotten ourselves into.Who's fault was this in making a fine mess in this protest?1. Dr. Jane K. Fernandes!!2. I. King Jordan!!3. The Board of Trustees!4. Administrators!!5. All of number 1, 2, 3 and 4!!6. Protesters!!7. We're all at fault!!8. Nobody at fault!! Free polls from Pollhost.com"Mea culpa is the answer to greater understanding."
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Worth Millions of Words!
Riverside for FSSA Photographed by Joe Dannis. God, I wish I were there doing the field photography work. Thank you, Joe for all the excellent photos. They help us out here in Riverside get a better picture of what’s it like being on the frontline.Rally at the Field House IRally at the Field House IIRally at the [...]
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The protest climaxed... now for the denouement
Random Thoughts and Musings WOW!!! This has been an incredible day. I didn't expect Pandora, my pager, to survive the barrage of e-mails trading information, reactions, and the like from all over the nation, but she managed. She's now taking a breather.I had decided to declare a moratorium on protest-related news and messages for most of the weekend. I spent yesterday curled up in bed with my [...]
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A night of celebrations!!!
Bay Area Perspective on Gally Wow! What an afternoon/evening!!! Pagers managed to survive the constant buzzing and vibrating as people paged everyone in their address book to share the incredible news and the constant forwarding of the 4 press releases!!! Impromptu celebrations sprang up all over the Bay Area and beyond. Pages of celebration and gratitude poured in from Kendall Green.We realize [...]
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More Pictures
People of the Eye These pictures show the debauchery at Gallaudet as the protesters celebrate into the night. Most of the older folks had left by this time... check ‘em out- hot off the presses!
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Its Happened....
Deaf Firefighter's Blog I had dinner cooking (penne alla vodka .. mamma mia!) when my pager buzzed with the news.The Board voted to terminate Dr. Fernandes as President-Designate. From my reaction, you would've thought I was on campus jumping around too but my kids looked at me like I'd been sniffing magic markers all day. Yes, I jumped up and down and said to my wife, "Its happened".Don't [...]
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Reprisals: An Argument in Favor of Community Service
BiblioMarket I just read this at People of the Eye: “The BOT has just announced that students won?t get PNG but they will do community service. However, nothing has been said about any possible consequences for staff and faculty.” Before this was announced, I was discussing with a good friend of mine tonight what possible reprisals the [...]
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On examining ourselves as a society
Musings on communication Rainmond in his blog said: When Jane Fernandes started her "not Deaf enough," business, she dehumanized us. How? Think about it. How many people became terrified of even saying they wanted a culturally Deaf person to be President? This is a valuable topic for the sociology department to research. Have we become so hung up on classical Deaf values that we are losing [...]
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378: Don't Relax YetJane Fernandes has been fired ...
Deaf in the City 378: Don't Relax YetJane Fernandes has been fired by the Board of Trustees. But it's not over yet.A big part of the fight is over. Jane Fernandes has been asked to resign and Gallaudet has been spared an incompetent President. However, we have not won the war YET. We have just identified the current face of the problem and removed it. Our next step is to use our [...]
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Now that the protest is over, the work begins of evolving a...
Musings on communication The partying will end and it is back to business as normal while the Board of Trustees get to the business of repairing Gallaudet. For the rest of us, we have a lot of self-examination to do. What does it mean to authority and governance now that constituents have successfully proven that they can influence a board of trustees to reverse its decisions? Have we [...]
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Video Clips of Tonight
Elisa Abenchuchan I knew I couldn’t express what happened (and is happening) tonight in English - it is impossible - so I was thrilled to see Tayler Mayer and company filming everything - and the video clips are already up on the Net! Check them out @ [link] [link]
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Right Now, Some BOT Members are @ Fowler Hall
Elisa Abenchuchan Six BOT members are in Fowler Hall right now (8:20 PM), in a meeting with Carl Pramuk and student leaders. Three of them have been identified: Pamela Holmes, Ben Soukup, and Harvey Goodstein. The BOT has just announced that students won’t get PNG but they will do community service. However, nothing has been said about any [...]
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Jane OUT! But It Ain't Over...
Deaf Tea Time Yes, everyone all over is celebrating our hard-won battle in forcing Jane out. Notice I used the word, "battle"? The second demand hasn't been met. The BoT expressively and specifically stated that the students did commit and violate the university's Code of Conduct thus it is at ikj's discretion to follow through - or not. As of now, it is understood that those [...]
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Gallaudet Board Rescinds Fernandes?s Appointment
BiblioMarket I find it interesting to note that I K Jordan said the board acted as it did to “resolve the current stalemate . . . Now we must all put down our weapons of words and seek to restore a sense of community.” So, does this mean that Jordan is now admitting that his administration DID [...]
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News Articles about Jane?s Termination
Elisa Abenchuchan CNN Washington_Post USA_Today
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A Letter from Dad to Daughter: You Taught Us
Kalalau's Korner Dearest Vivienne,I was doing grocery when a friend of mine Larry Littleton of Kaua?i paged me: "Jane is OUT." Wow! I thought of writing you this letter, because through your October 13, 2006 arrest you taught us.You and I are not in this alone. Our willingness to grow and our intention to live in alignment open us to support from unexpected quarters, especially Tent [...]
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Quick Tidbits from Gallaudet
RidorLIVE Am at a friend’s house to pick up my sweater because it is friggin’ cold outside. Everyone is celebrating in their own way — at Benson Hall Circle, Hotchkiss Field (probably because of better lights), SAC and the Front Gate. The crowds are growing since the staff members are emerging out of their holes to [...]
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