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Offense taken
I take offense to the cartoon
in the Jan. 30 edition of the
Emerald ("You wouldn't be
cheating on your test? Would
you now, Mr. Smith?"). As stu
dent prosecutor for the Univer
sity, my job is to represent the
University in contested cases
against students accused of
violations of the Student Con
duct Code. Unlike the impres-'
sion given by the Emerald (the
cartoon; the article interviewing
Bill Kittredge of the Office of
Student Advocacy), conduct
hearings are anything but "star
chambers."
It is true that Vernon
Barkhurst, the coordinator of
student conduct, may informal
ly handle cases of his choosing.
This rule exists to help, not hurt,
students. Barkhurst is limited in
the sanctions he may impose.
Only a hearings officer may ex
pel or suspend a student.
Formal cases before a hear
ings officer have much of the
trappings of a criminal trial,
even though as administrative
hearings the rules of evidence
are somewhat relaxed. The ac
cused has the right to counsel,
provided free by the Office of
Student Advocacy (and funded
by student fees). The hearings
officer comes from the com
munity and has no connection
to the University. Both sides
present evidence and make
arguments. The burden is on
the University to prove the case
by a preponderance of the
evidence. The hearings officer
issues findings of fact and
decides on the sanction. The ac
cused has the right to appeal
. the hearings officer's decision
to the University Appeals Board.
If Barkhurst decides to go in
formal, the student still may
choose to take the formal route.
He has the right to counsel from
the very beginning. Usually
students choose to go informal
because they realize their guilt
and don't wish to go through a
formal process.
During my tenure as student
prosecutor (the past two terms),
no student has been expelled or
suspended as a result of con
duct hearing. The stiffest penal
ty so far was a sentence of %
hours of community service to
be served over three terms. That
student admitted to taking a
math class for his brother.
Another student found guilty
after a lengthy hearing of
cheating on a test also received
community service (the case is
currently on appeal). I was very
surprised to find that academic
dishonesty usually does not
result in expulsion or at least
suspension from this University.
At my undergrad school (Cal
Slate Fullerton), a student
caught cheating or attempting
to alter school records was sum
marily expelled.
Therefore, any allegation that
students aren't afforded full due
process at this University is en
tirely unfounded. However, if
students think cheating should
be allowed and don't care that
someone earned a higher grade
dishonestly, maybe we
shouldn't prosecute these
cases.
Karen Altman
student prosecutor, law
Evaluating
A professor does not fail
students or give incompletes to
make the headlines of a student
newspaper. A professor has no
reason to do this. In giving
students any grade, a professor
is offering an evaulation of stu
dent progress and quality of
work — a marker by which the
student evaluates his own
directions.
Unlike reporter Doug Nash, I
admire Professor William Klein
sasser's integrity and judgement
in giving 10 of his 20 fifth-year
architecture students (un
doubtedly serious students
deserving of frank and strict
evaluation) non-passing marks.
There is nothing shameful — or
even sensational — in this,
either on Kleinsasser's part or
on the part of his students. It is
simply an indication to these
fifth-year sutdents to do some
serious self-evaluation.
That Nash's front page Feb. 3
article should, by its headline
alone, insinuate incompetence
on Kleinsasser's part is irrespon
sible, sensational journalism,
written by a student for a sym
pathetic student audience. I was
extremely disappointed by
Nash's one-sided handling of
the issue. Nash did not provide
input from the students that fail
ed, nor did he solicit opinions of
students familiar with Klein
sasser's teaching methods. His
article was all but a forum for a
"student advocate'" blathering
about unfollowed procedures,
despite department head Jerry
Finrow's denials that such pro
cedures are required.
Nash has been criticized in
this letters column before for ir
responsible journalism — I im
agine he should expect more of
the same.
John Givens
senior, Russian
The sign...
Having only last term
transfered to the University I am
very surprised at the uproar
caused by a sign in the EMU.
Yes, ASUO Pres. Mary Hot
chkiss, I am for equal rights for
both men and women, but I fail
r*""
to see how changing a piece of
• history will change the future.
In 1984 people changed the
records of past history to corres
pond to the present. Is this the
beginning of 19841 How long
before all the old speeches, let
ters and records are altered to
meet today's non-sexist ideal?
Do we change the Gettysburg
Address to include "these men
and women," or the ancient
Egyptian hieroglyphics next?
Come on, this is history. We
can't change the attitudes of our
forefathrs, but we can change
the attitude of those today, and
improve the attitudes of future
generations.
I don't want anyone to change
history to suit today's ideals,
unless you want George
Orwell's 1984. I say leave history
history (and why not donate a
new-updated motto to the
University when you graduate)
and look forward to an
enlightened future.
Jessica Hockley
junior, sociology
Bad breath
Pres. Ronald Reagan has bad
breath. It is this stench one
detects between exhales of
platitudes and policy
statements. It is the smell, to
borrow a phrase from Celine,
behind even teeth and clear
white smi|e.
Where does this smell
originate? In a basic philosophy
toward the role of government,
in the belief that if things are
good on the top they will, by
corollary, be better at the bot
tom. It is an argument as old as
privilege itself. And usually ex
pounded by the privileged. One
can find its crude expression
125 years ago in a nation struggl
ing over the issue of slavery. It is
the same argument that, as Abe
Lincoln said, professes to the
belief that, "the richer the
slaveholder the better fed will
be his slave.1" The argument
hasn't lost its stench in its
modern, more "subtle"
expression.
Time has passed but the smell
remains. It trickles down from
lofty ranches and private mens
clubs to infest busted unions
and church basement soup kit
chens. It finds its way into emp
ty rooms where legal aid offices
used to be, into school lunch
rooms (to mention but a few
places) and, ultimately, it seeps
into places where the despon
dent sit wondering if they are in
deed useless.
Reagan has announced his
candidacy for re-election. Can
we endure four more years of
this smell?
Carmen Pecheone
speech
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