Advocate attacks new rule
By Doug Nash
Of the Emerald
A proposed rule designed to crack down on Stu
dent Conduct Code violators who fail to comply with
their imposed sanctions is being strongly attacked by
the University's student advocate.
The new rule only concerns those students who
break some part of the code but don't pay the penalty,
such as community service, within the required term.
At that time, the student would be notified of a
“show cause" proceeding, in which the student would
have to either prove the sanctions had been fulfilled or
explain why they were not, says Associate Dean of
Students Vern Barkhurst, who helped design the rule.
The hearing officer at such a proceeding would
have a number of different alternatives at hand, in
cluding extending the time to complete the sanction,
blocking the student's registration, or making a nota
tion on the student's transcript that the service had not
yet been carried out, he says.
Barkhurst says the new rule is necessary to expedite
the delinquent sanction process.
“Right now, the code provides for a process to deal
with the delinquency, but the process is as cumber
some as the original (hearings) process," Barkhurst
says.
But Student Advocate Bill Kittredge disagrees, say
ing the new code would be a more cumbersome pro
cess than the one already intact. He adds that a lawsuit
could ensue if, say, the student actually had fulfilled the
sanction but it was not recorded due to an ad
ministrative foul-up.
"This is enforcement before the appeal," he says.
"The burden is upon you to prove you're right."
What's more, Kittredge disputes Barkhurst's claim
that so many unfulfilled sanctions exist.
"It's a case of reactive, instead of proactive-rulemak
ing," Kittredge says. "It's a bureaucratic nightmare. And
besides that, his (Barkhurst's) own records don't bear
out the need for this."
Kittredge also takes offense at the fact that the rule
would not allow a "peremptory challenge" in the show
cause proceeding. A norma! procedure at other hear
ings, peremptory challenge allows the student defender
to ask for the replacement of a hearings officer who is
acting inconsistently.
Kittredge says the challenge was kept out of the pro
ceeding for Barkhurst's own personal reasons.
"The rule is a direct attack upon a problem Mr.
Barkhurst sees," Kittredge says. "One of his favorite
hearing officers was essentially replaced because we
challenged him every time we came before him."
Barkhurst, however, says peremptory challenge was
prevented for reasons of efficiency. In addition, he says
the procedure is unnecessary because the show cause
proceeding is unlike a regular hearing.
"Show cause is not a subjective judgment kind of
thing,” Barkhurst says. "Either the student has or hasn't
fulfilled the sanction."
Alumnus dies
University graduate Lila Acheson Wallace, co
founder of “The Reader's Digest" and a $1.5
million donor to the University, died Tuesday.
“We regret the passing of a good friend of the
University of Oregon," said University Pres. Paul
Olum.
He added that Wallace was a generous sup
porter of the University, especially of the pro
grams in community service and public affairs.
"That support played a major role in the
development of these programs, especially in at
tracting a strong faculty. Even though the Univer
sity has changed the administrative structure of
the programs, the legacy of Lila Acheson
Wallace's gift to the University continues," he
said.
The $1.5 million gift from Wallace was the
largest gift ever made by a living donor to the
University through the University of Oregon
Foundation, according to Russ Picton, the founda
tion's executive director.
Wallace graduated from the University in 1917
with a bachelor of arts degree in Germanic
languages and literature.
In 1966, Wallace gave $1.5 million to the
University to establish the Lila Acheson Wallace
School of Community Service and Public Affairs.
The school was dedicated and named for
Wallace on May 3, 1969, but was suspended as of
July 1, 1981 to save an estimated $85,000.
University profs
take presidential
candidates' roles
Three University professors
will debate the merits of the
candidates vying for the
Democratic presidential
nomination at a forum tonight
in EMU.
Each professor will represent
one of the candidates, giving a
short presentation on where the
candidate stands on the issues.
Afterwards, each professor will
answer questions from the
other representatives and the
audience.
Education Management Prof.
Max Abbott will represent Col
orado Sen. Gary Hart, and
Sociology Prof. David Milton
will represent Rev. Jesse
Jackson. Political Science Prof.
Jim Klonoski will represent
former Vice President Walter
Mondale.
The forum is sponsored by
University Democrats as part of
"Democrat Week" on campus.
The forum's purpose is to in
form students about the issues
and candidates so they can
make informed choices in the
May 15 Oregon primary, says
Marina Yu, president of Univer
sity Democrats.
"I don't feel our generation
can be politically ignorant in
times like these," she says. "We
must take a stand now for the
generations to come.".
The professor's forum will be
held at 7:30 p.m. in 167 EMU.
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