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from Interpretation
by Mati Bodwell
A Day of Reckoning (March 11th, 1988): Students marched to the capitol in victory, but still three and a half demands needed to be met.
A Day of Reckoning (March 10th, 1988): Students once again blocked the gates when a rumor was spread that Spilman were going to force their way onto campus.
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(March 12th, 1988): The board flew back to Washington D.C. and held an emergency meeting.
Board makes Announcement (March 13th, 1988):
The board announced that Jane Spilman had resigned as Chair of the Board and was replaced by Philip Bravin (Deaf), a taskforce would be set up to determine the best way to achieve 51% Deaf on the board, there would be no reprisals against the protestors, and Dr. I. King Jordan was named the eighth President and first Deaf President of Gallaudet University.
