Needless to say, DeafDC.com has gotten quite a lot of attention in the last seven days. If you’re just visiting us for the first time, we hope that this’ll be an useful reference tool for you to catch up on what we’ve been covering. Gallaudet, Gallaudet, and nothing but Gallaudet.

Let’s start with the nothing part:

• And Now On An Entirely Different Subject by Allison Kaftan: Religion in America. Always a good ol’ standby topic.

And now for Gallaudet:

• Dr. Jane Fernandes Is Selected as Gallaudet’s Next President by Adam Stone: The beginning of it all.
• Gallaudet Students Protest Dr. Fernandes’s Selection by Adam Stone: Replete with photographs, this article covers the community’s initial reaction and the first few hours of the protest. Who knew?
• An Analysis of Gallaudet’s Abortive Protest by Adam Stone: The reasons behind the newborn protest are quickly analyzed, discarded as mere folly, and support for Dr. Fernandes is encouraged.
• Better President Now? by Bobby Cox: Gallaudet students’ right to protest is upheld as people are encouraged to consider what it means to be a president of Gallaudet University.
• Clarity Requires Effort, not Petitions by Julie Feldman: Online petitions should not be used; instead, do something more active and involved.
• *Caution* by Erin Himmelmann: Some people actually don’t care about what’s going on at Gallaudet!
• Jane Fernandes to Chat Live on Washington Post by Bobby Cox: Readers are alerted to Dr. Fernandes’s presence on the WaPo and encouraged to submit questions (and also post those questions here).
• Gallaudet’s Board Stands Firm - For Good Reason by Adam Stone: The reasons why the Board of Trustees cannot change their decision are outlined here.
• DeafDC.com Quoted in Express, Examiner by DeafDC.com: Quotes from DeafDC.com writers are published in local papers.
• Why Do We Care? by Julie Feldman: The deaf community’s involvement and “ownership” of Gallaudet is reasoned.
• Showdown? by Adam Stone: President Jordan allows the police to begin arresting students, although no arrests are actually made.
• New Discussion Features! by DeafDC.com: In light of expanded discussions on the site, new features are introduced.
• An Alumni, Staff, and Student Perspective by Chris and Allison Kaftan: One couple of two people representing three out of the four FSSA letters decides that the search process is, indeed, flawed.
• They Are Not Being Heard by Adam Stone: The underlying reasons for the communty’s current uproar are brought to light as it becomes apparent that Gallaudet needs to be fixed.
• Secrecy and Lies? by Chris and Allison Kaftan: The myths and facts surrounding the process are detailed and the Board’s transparency and authority are called into question.
• A Self-Defeating Philosophy by Julie Feldman: The antics of MSSD students are described, with a nod towards institutionalized expectations of students to misbehave.

Let’s see what happens this week! In the meantime, we have a great staff of writers, so take some time to read any blogs that you might’ve missed.