Comments on: Harsh Reprisals: Gally Protesters

By: Mr Pnutt

Mr Pnutt — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:18:13 +0000

Folks, b y Jan 1st, all this will be yesterday’s news. let’s focus on assembling facts and reasonable arguments to convince davila to put s top to reprisals. As far as certification goes, the dude has the contacts and mental firepower to reverse the trend & GET GALLY RECERTIFIED. That’s the real danger right now, not beating dead/dying horses. if Gally loses certification, we are in for a WORLD of sh*t. The feds won’t fund an uncertified school – and they provide 80% of Gally’s funding, plus BEOG/PELL student loans (which ALSO will not be granted to students attending an uncertified school.)

lets’ move on.

By: Mishka Zena

Mishka Zena — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:38:02 +0000

It seems you confused a fact with a personal attack. I stated a fact. Fernandes have already destroyed Gallaudet’s academic programs as reported by PART, an official review by Dept of Education, with poor grades the last five years, with a F last year.

Fernandes and Jordan have also destroyed Gallaudet by playing the Deaf card repeatedly, dodging the real issues fueling the protest.Â Now Gallaudet’s accrediation is on ‘probation’, giving Gallaudet a bad image.Â These also are facts.

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:26:40 +0000

Please, Personal attacking someone with a subjective point of view shows a lack of confidence in one’s own point. There can be discussion without getting personal. Some of the personal attacks on Dr. Fernandes will rear thier heads for many years to come. People can be loyal and still have a different view than others and it doesn’t necessarily have to be with the majority.

By: Mishka Zena

Mishka Zena — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:18:32 +0000

It sounds like you have no problem with Jordan and Fernandes destroying Gallaudet and endangering its accreditation. I think it is obvious you don’t have any loyalty to Gallaudet

By: I disagree

I disagree — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:50:40 +0000

Breaking the law for a higher cause is a very subjective point of view.

My view is that the students were breaking university code of conduct and your view is that they were upholding “moral standing” while breaking the law.

I think I’d rather subscribe to the objective point of view which is the students broke the rules and have to pay the price.

By: DT

DT — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:14:08 +0000

I agree that, historically, the raison d’ etre of protests have had a higher moral standing and overpowers any law-breaking activity that’s no more egregious than a misdemeanor.

By: Mishka Zena

Mishka Zena — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:08:13 +0000

No, we cannot survive another protest, but however the culprits are Jordan for acting as a autocrat and BoT for forfeiting its responsibilities to Gallaudet stakeholders. This is why we need to ensure BoT follows its bylaws, which it hadn’t the last few years, and also remove president office as its sole gatekeeper, so BoT would be fully briefed on Gallaudet status. It is so hopelessly out of touch with Gallaudet constituents.

The students rescued Gallaudet from the ruins it was heading toward.

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:57:54 +0000

It seems mountains are being made out of mole hills. Peaceful protesters do not unlawfully break and enter into buildings as well as damage them. I agree most were peaceful but the ones who were not have to be made an example of. This cannot happen again. Gallaudet will not survive another protest!

By: Mishka Zena

Mishka Zena — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:23:56 +0000

Read my comment more carefully, Anon. Did I say D.C. police? I said paid employees i.e., security guards, PPDs, and rental cops. They assaulted and injured students under the orders of Jordan, breaking multiple laws and university code of conduct.

Discrimination against deaf people is definitely against the laws.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:16:06 +0000

Being an audist is not against the law.

And ordering the removal of protesters is not a felony nor is it a violation of D.C. and Federal law. Do you seriously think that D.C. police officers arresting the students were violating D.C. law? Let’s take a step back and think about it for a second there…

Nope, no violation of D.C. or Federal law.