A Protest Topples a President

At Gallaudet U., students and alumni who ousted their appointed leader must now confront new challenges

The protesters were ready to lock down the campus again. On October 29, even after three weeks of demonstrations that included arrests, hunger strikes, and two takeovers of campus buildings at Gallaudet University, dozens of students were prepared to continue their rebellion if the university's Board of Trustees decided to stand firm in their appointment of Jane K. Fernandes as

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