Special Tribunal Request Refused
By CLIFF SANDERLIN
SUIT Writer
Two requests from a group of
law students, concerning a possi
ble case of academic cheating,
were turned down Friday by the
Conduct Committee.
The first request was that the
Committee delegate authority to
a special tribunal, made up of
members of the law school, to try
a case involving a law student
who allegedly cheated on a "take
home" examination.
The group, headed by Don Mc
Clain, a graduate student, also
asked permission to assign a spe
cial assistant from the law school
to help student prosecutor Greg
Reed. This assistant prosecutor
was to have been allowed to cross
examine in the case.
Others Opposed
After the requests had been
made by McClain's group, several
other law students, whose spokes
man was Bob Rounds, opposed
the requests and recommended
that they not be granted.
McClain said his committee was
asking for a special tribunal be
cause “the possible sanctions
might involve expulsion from the
University or from the law
school”; and his group felt that
"law students and faculty are per
haps the only people qualified on
the campus to really give the is
sue proper care and considera
tion.”
McClain said also that the stu
dent court that would normally
hear such a case is made up of
faculty, and students, some of
which are undergraduates, from
throughout the University.
Not Familiar Enough
He said his group felt that “un
dergraduate students wouldn’t
really be familiar with all the
considerations involved in expell
ing someone from the law school.” j
He said the considerations would
include the possibility of disquali
fication from the Oregon State
Bar.
Members of the Conduct Com
mittee, discussing the requests,
said that it would be impossible
for him to be expelled from the
law school without total expul
sion from the University.
The group headed by McClain
said they asked for a special as
sistant prosecutor in the case due
to the fact that students had al
ready held a lengthy hearing, of
the nature of a grand jury pro
ceeding, and that the regular
prosecutor, Greg Reed, had not
been able to attend.
Unaware of Facts
They said they felt many im
portant facts had been brought
out during the hearing that Reed
was not aware of. They asked that
the assistant not only assist Reed
with information, but that he be
given the right to cross-examine.
Bob Carl, student member of
the Conduct Committee, said he
was "appalled that the law stu
dents have already held a hear
ing on this case." Carl said, “It
sounds to me like they’ve already
determined the student is guilty
and now they want the authority
to sanction him.”
Before the opposing group pre
sented their recommendation,
Wendell Basye, professor of law
and chairman of the Conduct
Committee, in commenting on
whether a special tribunal should
be established, said that since the
student understood the rules ap
plying to tests taken on the “hon
or system” that such a case should
be applicable under the Code as
academic cheating.
Able to Determine
Basye said a body made up of
members other than law students
should be as capable as the spe
cial tribunal to determine wheth
er the student was really cheat
ing.
Some of the reasons given by
Bob Rounds, head of the group
opposing the requests, follow:
• There are two members of
the Oregon Bar on the student
court.
• ‘There would be no reason j
why this special tribunal shouldn’t
apply to all cases in student court;
rather than any one that involved
only law students.”
• "If the law school student
body wants to be excepted from
the Code . . .to isolate their honor
code and form their own tribun
als, ... it should be by amending
the Code rather than by a deci
sion made hastily and based upon
recommendations made by the
law school in view of a single
case.”
• All the law students are
aware of the previous grand-jury
type proceedings that have taken
place in the law school, so "it
would be unfair to any student to
be tried by a jury made up of
members of the law school.”
• Sections l-E-5 and l-F-2 of
the Code dealing with the auth
ority of the Conduct Committee
to delegate jurisdiction ", . . are
clearly worded to indicate the
formation of formal tribunals,
and not any ad hoc delegations of
student groups representing spe
cial interests. . . . Tribunals es
tablished by the Conduct Commit
tee should not have jurisdiction
to try ofTenses punishable by ex
pulsion from the University.”
• "There’s no provision in the
Code for any special prosecution
. . . Allowing a special prosecutor
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in any case . . . would indicate
approval by this committee of
the theory that a special school
or department of this University
can have a special interest in the
prosecution of violators associat
ed with that school.
Special Interest
• "The law school has no more
interest in violation of the Code
by a law student than by any
other student. ... In addition,
permitting a law student to assist
in the prosecution of another law
student before any regular tri
bunal in the University would
be prejudicial to the defendant.
. . . If the present prosecutor isn't
competnnt to try this case then he
shouldn’t be competent to try any
other case.”
Rounds said his group "has no
objection to law school assistance
for Reed, provided he makes no
appearance at the trial."
The Committee, after rejecting
the two proposals, allowed for an
assistant to Heed who will be able
to supply him with information,
but who will not be allowed to
cross examine.
The next meeting of the Con
duct Committee will be Tuesday
at (1.45 p m. There will also be a
regular Wednesday afternoon ses
sion, and a 7 p in Thursday meet
ing with the Student Activities
Committee. Topics to be dis
cussed at the regular meetings
ure campus parking information
and regulations, lctters-home poli
cy, the Student Activities Com
mittee policy, and minor changes
in the Code.
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MONDAY
Noon—Spanish Language Table
Mortier Luncheon—Romance Language
Bureau of Municipal Research
VISTA Week Recruitment
Faculty Interdisciplinary Seminar,
Fac. A
12:30—Vista Movie
3:00—SU Staff Meeting
Scandinavian Seminar—Miss Weiss,
speaker—WABC SU
3:45—Young Republicans Coffee Hour—
Secretary of State Tom McCall,
speaker
4:00—Vista Movie
Anthropology Colloquium
Junior Weekend Steering Committee
Canoe Fete Technical Committee
SU Executive Committee
SWINE Organizational Meeting
5:00—Bishop’s Company Dinner—
Assembly Comm.
6:45—The Bitterlick Singers, Spiller
Lounge
7:0O—Alpha Kappa Psi
Chess Night
Co-ed Housing, Inc.
7:30—Orides Business Meeting, Gerl. 1
Folk Dance, Gerl. 3
8:00—Bishops Company Play: “Cry, The
Beloved Country” SU
Honors College Mon. Night Dsicussion:
"Modern Jazz—is it Culture”,
Friendly Hall Basement
Eugene Wilson, Cello & David Bloch,
Arts Festival, Music Auditorium
“The School for Scandal,” Arena
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8:30—Vista Movie: “The Hard Way”
TUESDAY
7:30—Oregon Christian Fellowship
8:00—Vista Week
11:45—Lutheran Faculty Meeting
Courtesy of the
TUESDAY
Noon—Italian Language Table
Japanese Language Table
Eagle Scout Recognition Banquet
12:30—Vista Movie
1:00—ASUO Campus Planning
SU Recreation Council
3:45—The Bitterlick Singers
4:00—Y Dialogue
Vista Movie
Dr. David Hubbard “The God is Dead
Theology”—COS of First Baptist
Church
SU Directorate
Oregon Assembly Committee
Canoe Fete Publicity Comm.
6:00—Rally Board
Biology Mid Terms. 133, 138 CMM,
123, 150 SC, 221 Allen
6:15—Angle F'light Interviews
6:30—Press Conf.: State Treasurer
Robert Straub
7:00—Webfoot Flying Club
Little Brother Project Meeting
7:30—State Treasurer Robert Straub
Lecture “Pollution Abatement—
A Public Officials Duty”
Honors College Literature Lecture:
Prof. Svendsen will Lecture on
Milton, 106 LA
8:00—World Around Us Film Series:
“Stone Age New Guinea”, 150 SC
Faculty Recital: University Baroque
Players, Music Auditorium
Vista Panel Discussion, 138 CMM
8:30—Vista Movie: “The Captives”
9:00—Oregon Christian Fellowship—
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Recorded Classics Concert
Amphibians, Leighton Pool
WEDNESDAY
8:00—Hebrew Class
Vista Week
Noon—French Language Table
Political Science
Jr. Weekend Publicity
3:00—Budget Board
4:00—Faculty Senate
SU Board Meeting
WEDNESDAY
Experiment in International Living
George P. Elliott—English
Department, 123 SC
6:15—Angel Flight Interviews
6:30— Badminton Club, \V. Gym Men's
PE
Alpha Lambda Delta Initiation, Cerl. 2
7:00—Educational Movie: "Cyrano (lc
Bergerac,” 150 SC
Bridge Night. Eac. Club
. Amphibians, Leighton Pool
7:30—Browsing Boom Lecture: Prof.
David Foster, "Transitory Image”
Arts Festival
Deseret Club, Gerl. 1
8:30—Young Americans for Freedom
8:45—Russian Dance Exhibition
Rehearsal, fieri. 3
9:45—Coke ’n Combo
THURSDAY
8:00—Vista Week
Noon—Chinese Language Table
Russian Language Table
3:00—Gibbs Kinderman, Council of
Southern Mts. Appalachian
Volunteers—ASUO
3:45—The Bitterlick Singers
4:00—So What? Panel on Festival of
Arts, 106 LA
International Coffee Hour, Gerl. 1
7:00—Table Tennis League
8:00—University Symphonic Band—Arts
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9:00—Amphibians, Leighton Pool
FRIDAY
8:00—Hebrew Class
IRL Conference Rgeistration
Vista Week
Noon—German Language Table
Portuguese Language Table
Phi Alpha Delta
IRL Advisors Luncheon
Army Special Services—Placement
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IRL Student Luncheon
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FRIDAY
3:30— Spanish Conversation Group
(Charia)
4:00—Prof. D. Staonard—AAA, 10b I.A
6:00— Mpha Delta Sigma, 307 Allen
6:30—1K I, Banquet
8:00—‘‘Waiting for Godot”—Drama,
l ’nivrrsity Theatre
George Rochberg, Lecture—Arts
Festival, .Music Auditorium
I R L—A !• S Students Reception, Grrl. 2
Alpha Delta Sigma Annual Banquet
9:00 IK I, Dance, Mac Court
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9:00 Orientation Session 4-H Club
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1:15 Rugby - University of Victoria.
18th & Agate
2:00 Soccer University of Portland,
PE Field
3:00- \ arsitv Swimming—OSU,
Leighton Pool
7:00— Facuity Club Annual Dinner,
Faculty Club
\ arsitv Gymnastics— Pacific Northwest
Championship, Mac Court
8:00—“Waiting for Godot”—Drama,
University Theatre
9:00 Rock 'n Roll Dance
SUNDAY
9:45 COS College Class — First Baptist,
1—tli ft Broadway
2:00 Men ft Women Var. Howling
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2:30 & 8:30 Feature Movie: "The ChaJk
Garden"
4.00 —Franzpcter Goebels, Piano
Harpsichord, Music Aud.
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Lutheran Student Meeting, Grace
Lutheran Church
-Amphibians, Leighton Pool
7.30 Recreation Management Club
•7 u Organizational Meeting, 114 PE
l IG-I'K'ous Film Classic, 150 SC
8:00- Waiting for Godot”—Drama,
, University Theatre
l "-versity Chorale, Music Aud.
8:30—College Hour—First Baptist,
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