Comments on: Tent City Revived? http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:31:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: testing_the_truth http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21838 testing_the_truth Sun, 08 Oct 2006 09:09:07 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21838 The most beautiful thing ever happened at Gallaudet is Tent City. You will see it growing nad growing and taking over the campus. Jordan and Fernandes as inept leaders have to go. Police brutality must stop. The BoT has to be reformed. Congress intervention id unavoidable! The most beautiful thing ever happened at Gallaudet is Tent City. You will see it growing nad growing and taking over the campus.

Jordan and Fernandes as inept leaders have to go. Police brutality must stop. The BoT has to be reformed. Congress intervention id unavoidable!

]]> By: Curious Eyes http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21672 Curious Eyes Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:19:01 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21672 Whoa! FSSA did a fine job of smearing all on their own without any help from that PR firm. Good thing they didn't do any major fundraising over the summer to pay for that rotten advice. They saved themselves a lot of money -- oh wait, it was free advice (and worth every penny too!) and they didn't raise any money anyway. Whoa! FSSA did a fine job of smearing all on their own without any help from that PR firm. Good thing they didn’t do any major fundraising over the summer to pay for that rotten advice. They saved themselves a lot of money — oh wait, it was free advice (and worth every penny too!) and they didn’t raise any money anyway.

]]> By: Curious Eyes http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21669 Curious Eyes Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:12:20 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21669 Actually, I don't agree, PR. When you look at the number of protestors visible in any photo on the web, and think about the student population of Gallaudet (2,000 or so), not including staff or faculty, the evidence of my own eyes is that the protestors are a small minority of the Gallaudet community. Granted, the rest may be too scared and/or intimidated to come forward. Guess we will never really know for sure exactly how many there are. Going by what I see in those pictures, I'm inferring that Gallaudet administration has the trust of the MAJORITY of the campus community, and everything is under control. FSSA is going to extreme lengths and using highly agitated and emotional language to try and convince outsiders that students are not safe. Actually, I don’t agree, PR. When you look at the number of protestors visible in any photo on the web, and think about the student population of Gallaudet (2,000 or so), not including staff or faculty, the evidence of my own eyes is that the protestors are a small minority of the Gallaudet community. Granted, the rest may be too scared and/or intimidated to come forward. Guess we will never really know for sure exactly how many there are. Going by what I see in those pictures, I’m inferring that Gallaudet administration has the trust of the MAJORITY of the campus community, and everything is under control. FSSA is going to extreme lengths and using highly agitated and emotional language to try and convince outsiders that students are not safe.

]]> By: Shane http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21258 Shane Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:22:21 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21258 I thought that was what the protesters were trying to do? I thought that was what the protesters were trying to do?

]]> By: The Sage http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21234 The Sage Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:18:30 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21234 FSSA made the major mistake by declining the FREE offer from the reputable PR firm last May and said ‘We really are doing fine. Thanks.” FSSA declined the offer because the PR firm recommended that we trash I. King Jordan and the university and we didn't want to do that. Bad move with hindsight, I agree. FSSA made the major mistake by declining the FREE offer from the reputable PR firm last May and said ‘We really are doing fine. Thanks.”

FSSA declined the offer because the PR firm recommended that we trash I. King Jordan and the university and we didn’t want to do that. Bad move with hindsight, I agree.

]]> By: Conflict word http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21158 Conflict word Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:48:56 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21158 David Evan, look like you contradict with other people. They say fssa weak and not media like DPN. but you say fssa trying to follow what DPN did? no way. fssa very different. tent, website, vlog, march president home, it is none like DPN publicity. they been follow different template. just means definite need to be wise analysis or not say anything. David Evan, look like you contradict with other people. They say fssa weak and not media like DPN. but you say fssa trying to follow what DPN did? no way. fssa very different. tent, website, vlog, march president home, it is none like DPN publicity. they been follow different template. just means definite need to be wise analysis or not say anything.

]]> By: A Deaf Pundit http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21153 A Deaf Pundit Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:33:30 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21153 I wouldn't be intimidated, personally. I would use it as an opportunity to nail hypocrites. If FSSA really wants the deaf community to support this cause, then they should be open to questions and reply with logical, consistent explanations - which doesn't include smearing people's reputations... Double standards will get you NOWHERE. If they're affronted by that sentiment, then my response would be, "If you're insulted by that, then you're just as equally bad as JKF is, because you're accusing her of the exact same thing that you're doing to us. What makes you so special that you think you have the right to ignore or blow off our questions when nobody else can?" ~ Deaf Pundit I wouldn’t be intimidated, personally. I would use it as an opportunity to nail hypocrites. If FSSA really wants the deaf community to support this cause, then they should be open to questions and reply with logical, consistent explanations - which doesn’t include smearing people’s reputations… Double standards will get you NOWHERE.

If they’re affronted by that sentiment, then my response would be, “If you’re insulted by that, then you’re just as equally bad as JKF is, because you’re accusing her of the exact same thing that you’re doing to us. What makes you so special that you think you have the right to ignore or blow off our questions when nobody else can?”

~ Deaf Pundit

]]> By: KBM http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21123 KBM Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:30:11 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21123 It doesn't matter, the demand was still asking for trouble when you know a summer is a long lag of at least three months. Was it still a good idea, in hindsight, to hold a rally to push for an announcement in May? Think about people's first knee-jerk reactions- fire alarms pulled, hastily planned strategies, "she doesn't say hi", "she's not deaf-centric enough"...as opposed to setting up a group like FSSA with more time to methodically organize a strong and coherent plan "just in case". DPN and Civil Rights leaders did not emotionally and hastily put together some strategies at the last minute. They discussed, planned, and prepared for it so when the right time came, they all knew what their one message is and what they gotta do for the long haul. It doesn’t matter, the demand was still asking for trouble when you know a summer is a long lag of at least three months. Was it still a good idea, in hindsight, to hold a rally to push for an announcement in May? Think about people’s first knee-jerk reactions- fire alarms pulled, hastily planned strategies, “she doesn’t say hi”, “she’s not deaf-centric enough”…as opposed to setting up a group like FSSA with more time to methodically organize a strong and coherent plan “just in case”. DPN and Civil Rights leaders did not emotionally and hastily put together some strategies at the last minute. They discussed, planned, and prepared for it so when the right time came, they all knew what their one message is and what they gotta do for the long haul.

]]> By: Ben http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21114 Ben Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:34:23 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21114 actually there was a concern that the next president would be announced during summer, hence the demand. actually there was a concern that the next president would be announced during summer, hence the demand.

]]> By: KBM http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21096 KBM Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:36:49 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/julie-hochgesang/2006-10-02/tent-city-revived/#comment-21096 There was a golden opportunity to avoid losing momentum through the summer, by requesting a delay in announcement. May I remind y'all that the SBG and student body ignored the loud concerns from students of color and held a friggin' pep rally asking that the presidential search be concluded before school ended, rather than allowing a delay until the fall for the selection announcement? By getting what they demanded for, they certainly got more than what they bargained for. Protests by nature are normally very stressful - you don't know what is going to happen next (first the fertilizer, and what's next? Jail?)and people in general do not normally like to remain in a prolonged stressful situation for too long a time. There was a golden opportunity to avoid losing momentum through the summer, by requesting a delay in announcement. May I remind y’all that the SBG and student body ignored the loud concerns from students of color and held a friggin’ pep rally asking that the presidential search be concluded before school ended, rather than allowing a delay until the fall for the selection announcement? By getting what they demanded for, they certainly got more than what they bargained for. Protests by nature are normally very stressful - you don’t know what is going to happen next (first the fertilizer, and what’s next? Jail?)and people in general do not normally like to remain in a prolonged stressful situation for too long a time.

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