More Information about Jordan?s Statement to the Media...
Elisa Abenchuchan http://news.gufssa.com/2006/10/11/press-release-from-sbg/
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Deafeye Vlog - Tent City USA Map Added!
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Deaf Riverside Cubbies' Support of Gallaudet Protests!
via link submit A video message from the future Gallaudetians in Riverside!
Wed, Oct 11 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Midnight Rally
Elisa Abenchuchan The rally was supposed to begin at midnight, but SBG president Noah Beckman and other student leaders were still in the meeting with the adminstration, so to pass the time, several students came up on the stage to tell ABC stories, ASL poetry, jokes, short stories, etc. Student Jeanine Wiesblatt showed the crowd the stack of flyers with RESIGN JANE [...]
Tue, Oct 10 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Failed Negotiations?
DeafRead GUEST BLOGGERS I have just been informed through various sources that Administration has just announced that negotiations with the students have failed.  Such a statement is a subjective perception and not a fact.  Our perceptions are influenced by what we believe, and our beliefs are influenced by the messages we receive, the words we read, the signs [...]
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Stop Blaming The Students!!
Mishka Zena “If the protesters really care about Gallaudet, they will open up the halls to learning and work toward reaching a middle ground. ” Standoff at Gallaudet - washingtonpost.com Stop using the students as scapegoats.  Jordan and Fernandes hurt Gallaudet by their refusal to follow up their words with actions over the years, their failure to work with Gallaudet [...]
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President?s parking space
Save Gallaudet University President’s parking spaceView the Video
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Pictures and a VLOG
Elisa Abenchuchan For great photos with an emphasis on portraits of people, check out HodgsonPhotoXanga. He’s really captured the people in his photos... For a heartbreaking vlog that’s directed towards BOT member Tom Humphries by one of his former students, check out Earth2AK.  
Tue, Oct 10 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Communication is very, very, very un-well at this campus
Mishka Zena News4 at 5 p.m.–WRC-TV, Washington, DC, Tuesday, October 10, 2006, segment begins at 5:01 p.m. WENDY RIEGER (anchor): A list of demands from students to school administrators as the protest at Gallaudet University is now in its fifth day.  Students have occupied the university’s main administration building since last Thursday.  They are protesting the [...]
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Joint Press Release by the University and the Student Body
Mishka Zena From: Interim Provost To: interim.provost@gallaudet.edu Subject: Joint Press Release by the University and the Student Body Government Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:53:28 +0000 (UTC) Below is a joint press release by the University and the Student Body Government. The team will begin its actual task later today. In a separate email, [...]
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Mike Moore
Save Gallaudet University Mike MooreView the Video
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ADMINISTRATION TURNS DOWN DEMANDS
Mishka Zena - ADMINISTRATION TURNS DOWN DEMANDS - THEY TOLD THE MEDIA BUT DID NOT TELL THE PROTESTERS - WENT A LONG WAY PAST THE DEADLINE BEFORE THEY FINALLY DECIDED - BAD MOVE ON ADMINISTRATION’S PART; GUARANTEED TO ANGER PROTESTERS MORE - UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT WHAT FSSA/SBG’S NEXT MOVE WILL BE MORE TO COME - EARL MIKELL http://www.xanga.com/serenity_EM
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Call Ourselves Gallaudetian Warriors!
Kalalau's Korner Call Ourselves Gallaudetian Warriors!Warriors,Warriors we call ourselves.We fight for splendid virtue,For high endeavor,For sublime wisdom,Therefore We call ourselves warriors. __Aunguttara NikayaLast month I wrote a post proclaiming Ryan Commerson a warrior. To him, a new philosophy begins to develop as a weapon. Ryan is surely the most gifted of what becomes of [...]
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Press Release from SBG
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Press Release Gallaudet University Student Body Government October 11, 2006 1:00 amThe Gallaudet University Student Body Government and students supporting the protest and the lockdown of the Hall Memorial Building have been effectively thwarted in their efforts towards resolution of the many critical issues of oppression their protest is addressing.  SBG President [...]
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Continuing Lack of Communication from the Administration
Elisa Abenchuchan Remember the 24 demands that were proposed by the protestors (see message_from_SBG_president) that would result them letting go of HMB? They had waited and waited to hear from the administration since last night, ever since Moore told the protestors that they would have a response by 10 PM. 10 PM turned into 12 AM and [...]
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The PR Office Did It Again Today
Elisa Abenchuchan They sent out an editorial by Washington Post through an email to the campus community. The editorial was on the side of the university, naturally, but it was also filled with erroneous information. You can read it HERE. This angered a lot of people. Robert E. Johnson, a professor in the Department of Linguistics, wrote the [...]
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Rally Tonight At Midnight In HMB Atrium
Mishka Zena There’s a protest rally at midnight tonight in the atrium of HMB (Tuesday night, Oct. 10, 2006) UNITY!
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Buck Naked Bison Back in Business
Elisa Abenchuchan They are looking for vlogs, pictures, poems, writers, and more. If you want to join the Buck Naked Bison team, email Jane Jonas at bucknakedbison@aol.com!
Tue, Oct 10 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Open Letter to Jordan
DeafRead GUEST BLOGGERS Dear President I. King Jordan,I have been paying attention to Gallaudet University since you announced your retirement last Fall.  My conscience tells me that the Presidential search process was orchestrated to select Dr. Jane K. Fernandes as the 9th President.  She is unacceptable, this decision was by meeting her several times and reviewing her historical [...]
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Summary of Today?s 8 PM Rally
Elisa Abenchuchan A great summary can be found here Ayala’sXanga
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Audism: Gallaudet Interpreter Ban
Mishka Zena The rally started off with Mr. Noah Beckman saying that we have the adminstration by the balls.  He spoke with Interim Provost Michael Moore earlier in the day, and is set to have a meeting with several people this evening around 9 PM.  We’re all waiting anxiously to hear the result of that meeting. Next up [...]
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Rally Tonight at Midnight
Elisa Abenchuchan HMB Atrium. My laptop is giving me trouble... the charger is not working right. I’m just going to try my best before the laptop dies... More postings coming up soon.
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Weds Oct 11 HMB Class Schedule
Inside Gallaudet Here is the schedule for classes that ordinarly meet in HMB for Wednesday, October 11.
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Coverage of Deaf Firefighter - Philly Area
Deaf Firefighter's Blog Matt O'Brien, a young man who recently graduated from the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf recently joined his local Fire Department. There's been a good amount of coverage locally: - Delco Times - 10/2/06 - Link- WCAU / NBC10 - 10/3/06 - LinkThe local news stations also covered his swearing-in ceremony today as well. I have encouraged them to post captioned versions [...]
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Liberation
Jared Evans The liberation is beginning....
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