Parents request (demand) a meeting with IKJ!
Indy Deaf For FSSA! To All Gallaudet ParentsWe are attempting to get a meeting for parents set up with I King Jordan for this Thursday (10/19) at 9:00 a.m. as you will see in the letter below. We invite anyone who can get to Gallaudet to attend. If we get no response then we will simply just sit in front of his office till we gethis attention. His "Welcome to the New Academic Year" 2006 [...]
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Communication Access at GU - interpreters!
I Bleed Buff and Blue Communication Access for the Gallaudet Community Monday, October 16, 2006, 6:40 p.m.The University Administration believes that communication access for all members of our community is of paramount importance, particularly in times of crisis. In response to concerns about the lack of interpreting services and the need for communication access during this current [...]
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?First Blush? - an ASL-Interpreted Play in Boston
The Rosa Lee Show Boston Playwright’s Theatre is presenting an ASL interpreted play this upcoming Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 8pm. It is called, “First Blush” by Amy Adler. The interpreters will be Amy McQuiggan and Joshua Ayoub and I work as their ASL Consultant. To learn more about the play, please view the video.For more information on [...]
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Gates Must Reopen and Road Cleared
Mishka Zena From: Office of Public Relations To: public.relations@gallaudet.edu Subject: Office of Public Relations - Brentwood and West Virginia Ave. Gates Must Reopen and Road Cleared Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:07:27 -0400 Signature: Gallaudet University - Public Relations/Visitors Center October 16, 2006 Brentwood and West Virginia Ave. Gates [...]
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7: 20 Update:
Mishka Zena BoT Stays unchanged Faculty meeting is still on. From pager of Jennie:  Memo from PR Dept passed around via e mails and letters to protesterd at front gate that all gates must be opened and road clear tomorrow. Protesters are livid because they said the aggressive behavior never happened. As cars passed, they waved, cheered, shouted and [...]
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7:30 Faculty Demands Resignation!!
Mishka Zena   Via pager of Jennie:Rally startingMJ walking by  Vote said we request jk resign   We chaned the wording to demanded   Vote:  138 supported it   24 were against  6 abstained  62% of the faculty were there   That was the second motion, which passed (no reprisals)   80 people voted loss of confidence in ikj   60 said no loss of confidence   [...]
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More Gallaudet and Rule of Law
I Bleed Buff and Blue More Gallaudet and Rule by Law[Candace de Russy 10/16 09:52 AM] [link] calls the shutting down of Gallaudet University by students demanding that its next president sanction the exclusive use of sign language, at the university and in deaf culture, ?strange.? Indeed, this latest pitched battle between campus members favoring the primacy of [...]
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Manifesto from DPN Leaders
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition ManifestoOctober 16, 2006To: Dr. Jane K. Fernandes, Dr. I. King Jordan, and the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet UniversityFROM: The Student Leaders of the 1988 Deaf President Now (DPN) Movement in support of the Students, Alumni, Faculty and Friends of Gallaudet UniversityMuch has been said and written about the last ...
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Our Two Demands
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition 1)  Reopen the presidential search process2)  No reprisals for students, staff, faculty, and alumni.  [...]
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Brentwood and West Virginia Ave. Gates Must Reopen and...
Inside Gallaudet
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No, Don't Blame GUSSA for JKF's Volcano!
Kalalau's Korner No, Don't Blame GUSSA for JKF's Volcano!Hawaii quake blamed on volcanic stress AP - 1 hour, 37 minutes agoHawaii's Big Island is rattled by thousands of minor earthquakes a year, mainly from volcanic eruptions. But the strongest and most destructive types -- like Sunday's magnitude-6.7 that caused blackouts and landslides -- are rare and are caused not by eruptions, [...]
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Faculty Demands Fernandes to Resign - 138 Ayes, 24 Nayes
Elisa Abenchuchan Results of Faculty meeting Oct 16 2006 (Note: there are 221 eligible voting faculty members at Gallaudet University; 168 are present at this meeting, representing 76% of eligible voting faculty) Motion A “The University Faculty moves that Faculty Governance. Through their official contacts with the Administration and the Board, examine and discuss models for [...]
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The Faculty Have Spoken, Its Time for Staff
Deaf Kitchen MJ Bienvenu reported that the faculty's motion to demand that JKF resign passed by a 83% rate of faculty present! No reprisals--passed overwhelmingly. 80 voted loss of confidence in King, 60 no comment. 91% no confidence in Board!What's next? The staff need to speak up. You certainly have the numbers. Meet somewhere off campus and develop a joint statement. [...]
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Vivienne Ruth Schroeder
Kalalau's Korner Vivienne Ruth SchroederMy former college roommate Al Walla sent me these pictures of my daughter Vivienne. What can I say as a proud father? Like Daddy, Like Daughter!
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Stolen Laptop
Elisa Abenchuchan Joseph Knuth’s laptop has been stolen - If anybody has any information or maybe took it by mistake, contact him at joseph.knuth@gallaudet.edu. Description of his laptop: DELL Inspiron, all silver/gray. He really needs the laptop, so I hope somebody out there can help out.
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Local News at 6 PM
Mishka Zena Great coverage: Our Coco told the reporter that Fernandes’ claims about negotiations with the students were untrue. The students kept trying repeatedly with no result.  More views of students rallying the students. Jordan said his heart is broken and it was the students’ choice to be arrested, not his. He emphasized that Fernandes’s resignation is [...]
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Update: Faculty Meeting Over
Mishka Zena I was informed that the meeting is zpparently over, but so far there has been no public announcement yet.  No faculty members have been seen, either
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Updated: Pictures from Tent-Beach
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All DPN Leaders Asks Resignation of Fernandes
Mishka Zena Manifesto October 16, 2006 To: Dr. Jane K. Fernandes, Dr. I. King Jordan, and the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University FROM: The Student Leaders of the 1988 Deaf President Now (DPN) Movement in support of the Students, Alumni, Faculty and Friends of Gallaudet University Much has been said and written about the last several days, weeks, and even months leading up [...]
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University Memo re: Gates
Deaf Kitchen The University has issued a memo mandating the opening of 2 more gates (MSSD and KDES) by 6am tomorrow (Tuesday). It remains to be seen whether this will actually happen.
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Pictures of Gallaudet by Donna Frank
Frederick United For FSSA More pictures by Donna Frank....view them here.
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Anticipation
Deaf Kitchen No faculty announcement yet. Good crowd at front gate. According to paged messages from faculty inside the meeting, it'll still be a while yet.
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Listening to Other Reasonable Sides
Deaf Bison Network I support the protest all the way even it require lockdown in HMB or blocking all gates. But I want you all understand that I respect other people’s opinions of lockdown. I support it because I believe it is for good cause. Protestors may did this for right thing or wrong thing. However, if you [...]
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Communication Access for the Gallaudet Community
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The Students Giveth, The Students Taketh
RidorLIVE What’s Going On With Kellogg Conference Hotel? Last night, David and I drove on Florida Avenue only to see Roger Kraft walking to the subway station. I stopped to offer him a ride to his hotel. We talked a little and he went on to mention about his odd encounter with the [...]
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