Welcome Averi!

First thing first, Ronnie gave birth to a healthy baby boy! Welcome Averi, we've been looking forward to your arrival! Mommy and Daddy especially!

Now on to FSSA business;
Today some of the BOT members will make an effort to mingle with FSSA supporters at Gally, but will anything useful come out of it? we will see...

Below an article from the Washington Post on Gally's FSSA Movement

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
No Punishments to Follow Protests Against President

By Susan Kinzie
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, May 20, 2006; Page B04

Protesters at Gallaudet University won't be punished for staging rallies, faculty no-confidence votes and a tent city after the announcement of a new president at the school for the deaf, the board of trustees told the community yesterday.

A coalition of students, faculty, staff and alumni said the search process was badly flawed and demanded that it be reopened without reprisals for those who spoke out.
For more than a week, students at Gallaudet University have been protesting the selection of president-elect Jane K. Fernandes, questioning whether she is right to represent the deaf community.

Protesting a President-Elect
For more than a week, students at Gallaudet University have been protesting the selection of president-elect Jane K. Fernandes, questioning whether she is right to represent the deaf community.

As the year ended last week with hours of talks between protesters and board members, trustees announced that Jane K. Fernandes would resign as provost to focus on her new role as president. She is to begin Jan. 1, when longtime president I. King Jordan retires.

In a memo to the campus community, Brenda Brueggemann, acting chair of the board, promised that there would be no reprisals. And she said Fernandes will work with the community on its concerns about diversity, heading a panel that will include students, staff, trustees and professors.

Brueggemann said trustees will have more informal talks with people on campus to address concerns about transparency and lack of faith in the way the university is run. And Fernandes, who will lead the search for the provost to replace her, will do that with full faculty involvement, Brueggemann wrote.

After Fernandes was named provost in 2000, professors were angry that they didn't have a voice in the process, and voted to condemn it.

Jordan said he would appoint an interim provost, and has already met with campus leaders to choose a committee that will help nominate and interview candidates.

Richard Lytle, a professor who has been working with the protesters, said the group "will continue to help the board understand the cost to our community -- the cost of keeping Jane" Fernandes, including the potential impact on alumni donations and community support.

the cost of JKF is too expensive, BOT wake up and smell the coffee

In other news, the past 5 days of apartment hunting has been grueling, either they pick someone else or my income isn't enough to rent the place. Grr I am feeling very discouraged and whats worse, ASSwipe who was super friendly over the weekend, send me a ridicolus email today, so passive-agreesive. I ignored him over the weekend, I wasn't buying his "Chesire Cat Grin!" So I am surrendering and am looking in Queens now, I understand that Astoria and Long Island City are both nice areas that have very urban feel to it. And I realize before I was wrong not to consider it as its actually closer to LI then Brooklyn is! So today I saw my co worker and tmw I will meet up with her husband the broker to go over what I am looking for etc etc.. Which means I will probably live with Blondie the month of June, Tom with Knob. Looks like I will have to pay for movers 2xs (once for Blondies place) and once for whereever I move to in July. I am still saving money because the broker service is free and I don't have to pay rent so I am not upset with that.

Am working on a video project today, its slow at work so why not?