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Gallaudet Students Arrested
President Ordered Halt To 3-Day Demonstration
By Susan Kinzie, Michael E. Ruane and Nelson Hernandez
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, October 14, 2006; Page B01

The president of Gallaudet University told protesting students last night that they had to end the three-day demonstration that has shut down the elite college for the deaf or face arrest.

The ultimatum by longtime leader I. King Jordan was delivered to protesters at the school's main entrance on Florida Avenue NE about 7 p.m. It further raised tensions that have been building at the school for almost a week and smoldering since May, when students began protesting the appointment of incoming president Jane K. Fernandes.

Student protesters at Gallaudet University have brought the campus to a standstill for a third day. The protesters oppose the appointment of incoming president Jane K. Fernandes.

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