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As we mentioned in today's morning roundup, it's been two years since the protests over the selection of Jane Fernandes as the president of Gallaudet University brought the country's premier higher learning institution for the deaf to a standstill. Well we missed this tidbit in the WaPo's District Extra this morning: the school yesterday announced it will begin a formal process to find a new president.

We've joked about it before, but it really seems to be true: this town eats university presidents for lunch. Today comes word that the president of the University of the District of Columbia, William L. Pollard, resigned yesterday and will step down at the end of June after five years in at the public university. The Post reports that he was asked to leave by the university's board of trustees when his contract ends at...

The new interim president of Gallaudet University, Dr. Robert R. Davila, was officially installed into office yesterday afternoon in an open ceremony at the school's Field House. It's unusual to have a formal ceremony to install an interim president, but we can all understand why the university chose to hold one. As you'll recall, last year Gallaudet's campus was taken over by student protestors upset with the appointment of Jane Fernandes as university president. While...

Nestled between cherry blossom season and the influx of D.C.'s summer intern and tourist season is a hopeful time, when students turn away from keggers and exams to graduate into the real world -- at least in theory. For Washington's thousands of college seniors, this means job hunting, leaving the friendly confines of campus and the prospect of moving into your parents' basement. It also means a litany of platitudes, advice and well-wishes from commencement...

First it was American, then Gallaudet and now Howard -- all in all, university presidents in the District just aren't having a good run.

What up, DC? Here's a few last minute big, long, hot, fat content sausages to shove in your mouths. >> Tonight's cocktail hour talking points: Webb up 4 with 4% undecided, O'Malley and Ehrlich tied, Allen's people hate bloggers even more than that emo bitchling Jared Leto, and, responding to the self-induced cashiering of his credibility, John Kerry decides there's no better time to kick off aggressively campaigning for the 2004 Presidential vote than 728...

Happy post-Halloween weekend (and pre-actual Halloween) Monday to you, DCist readers. We hope your weekend was as excessive and gluttonous as it deserved to be. Even if it wasn't as fun as you had planned, just be thankful that you didn't have to spend the time defending the sexual escapades in your fictional novels, as Senate candidate James Webb has had to do lately. At least, hopefully you didn't spend your weekend in that manner. If you did, then, um, good luck with that.

Fernandes Out at Gallaudet: We start off with news, which came down last night, of the Gallaudet's board's decision to terminate the appointment of Jane Fernandes. Apparently the weeks and weeks of disruptive student protests were too much to take. In a statement, the board said that:

"We understand the impact of this decision and the important issues that inherently arise when a Board re-examines decisions in the face of an on-going protest. The Board believes that it is in the best interests of the University to terminate Dr. Fernandes from the incoming President's position."

Man Dies During Marathon: The Marine Corps Marathon is one of D.C.'s best events, in my opinion - a gorgeous course, a race open to anybody who cares to watch it, and a wonderful event to witness (or participate in, as I did a couple of years ago). Sadly, this year it was marred by a participant's death. The race's director said a man appeared to have a heart attack at the 17-mile mark at the 14th Street bridge; he was taken by helicopter to the Washington Hospital Center.

Strong Winds Kick Everyone's Ass: You probably encountered them yourself this weekend - the winds sent straight from hell to totally terrorize and potentially sweep you into the devil's arms. Or, something. People up and down the east coast lost power, including areas of Virginia and Maryland. Did you get knocked over?

Briefly Noted: Man injured after U street shooting ... Poll puts Dems ahead in Maryland ... the "Battle of Chain Bridge Road" rages ...

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So you're Jane Fernandes. In January you're set to take control of Gallaudet University, the nation's premiere institution of higher learning for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. But since your selection in May, it's been nothing but headache after headache. Students protested the decision until summer break, but showed surprising resolve and kicked off the protests again this semester. So far they've taken over a building, blocked all entrances to the campus, taken 133 arrests in...

Rain, rain, rain. Our apologies, Washington. We'd love to tell you that it's going to be a beautiful Indian summer day. Instead we find ourselves staring at weather.com, trying to divine what the subtle differences between their various rain icons could possibly mean. Well, happy Tuesday. Gallaudet Faculty Votes No Confidence In Jordan: NBC4 reports on the latest from Gallaudet. It appears that the weekend's arrests have shaken the faculty's faith in university president...

It's easy to paint the protesters at Gallaudet University as young causeheads that have listened to too much Rage Against the Machine and idealistically mused on revolution. But theirs is not a battle to save the rain forest, stop sweatshops, or even impeach President George W. Bush. The continued intensity of their protest -- now in its second day of sucessfully locking down the Northeast campus -- is fueled by conflicts over culture, identity, and...

Good morning, Washington. We hope you're as excited as we are to read about how we're going to have lower heating bills this winter, due to predictions of a mild winter ahead. Hooray! We think we'll put that extra money towards a nice vacation. But hey, errr, wait a minute. Does this mean we're not going to get any full snow days again this year? Noooooo! Increase in Crime on Metro Slowing?: The Examiner reports...

Good morning, Washington. Hopefully you're getting the day off, especially because it seems Monday will be just as beautiful weather-wise as Sunday was. Did you spend your weekend in a productive manner? Running the Army 10-Miler, perhaps? I spent it playing flag football and drunk, so I'm going to go with "non-productive." But still nice. I mean, at least we didn't spend it at George Allen's fundraising hoedown. Lord. It's a Day That Ends...

Most of us can fondly look back on our college days and remember feeling intellectually invigorated and rebellious, hoping to use time between classes to protest against any institution that stepped in our way. Whether sweatshops or affirmative action, there was always something to rage against. Students in a number of District-based universities are carrying on that fine tradition, and in big ways. Early last year a group of Georgetown University students launched a hunger...

We've seen this coming for some time, but it seems that Dan Tangherlini is finally going to get serious about getting rid of Metro's cushions and carpet. The Post notes, this morning, that vinyl floors will be tested this summer, but only in one pair of cars. Lots of interesting asides in the piece; I was not aware that the cushion and carpet "luxuries" were added to draw suburbanites out of their cars (thank goodness...

Police Officer Killed at Station Shooting in Virginia: The local news is leading with this story that DCist brought you yesterday: WTOP and the Washington Post are reporting that, in the 66-year history of the Fairfax County Police Department, this is the first time an officer has been killed by an assailant. Detective Vicky O. Armel was shot at the Sully District Police Station when 18-year old Michael Kennedy, in a stolen van after an unsuccessful carjacking, and in possession of multiple weapons, opened fire on a group of officers. Two other officers were wounded. CNN mentions the story this morning.

In the 70's, Karen Carpenter sang that "Rainy Days and Mondays" always got her down. Well, this would chart as a real downer, as today combines the two. On a cheerier note, Saturday morning I took in the unveiling of Cultural DC's Shaw Heritage Trail, which included a fabulous performance by the Shiloh Baptist Church choir and had a great turn-out from the community; check out the Trail, and the local Shaw businesses, sometime in...