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lo handle nil uws similarly
whether H I*- rm ml. sexual or am
other form of discrimination
The public hearing, who It is
today at it .10 |> in in the I Ml'
(aim wood Hooin. follows the first
puhlu meeting vvhidi svns ear
ly last month to generate i nm*
ments ami suggestions on the
proposed changes
.Since the mooting, Alison Bak
it. exet titive assistant to Uni
versity I’resident Myles Brand,
said she has rt* eived numerous
written suggestions on what
i hanges to make to the proposal.
She prisiu led amendments to the
proposal will lie made as a result
of the feedhai k
1 in i onvini ed that the pro
povsl rule, as we have it. will not
lie exiii tlv the same." Baker said
The wording of the definition
of discrimination will likely
remain the same. Baker said
However, examples ol what does
not constitute do* rimination will
Is- added such as the disi ussion
ol different es that are in class
materials nr in resean h
AVe want to make sure fai ul
t\ (eel free to present i ontrover
sink information in the
i lassroom,' Maker said "At ade
iiiii freedom is yery important
Some faculty members said
they believe the rule is not spe
i ifu enough and they plan to
address this at the hearing
I.aw Professor Caroline I'orwll
said she has problems with the
iai k of clarity regarding yy hat
responsibilities University offi
cers have, and site wants a i loar
er idea ol the i onfidentiality issue
surrounding informal com
plaints
Currently, il th«• University
re< i'ivbs lanonymous infor
mal complaints. it ss 111 likely
ln^in .m investigation In the pro
posed rule. tin- University would
only need two i omplaints. but
tin-1 omplamants ma\ have to
n-\ imI their idi-ntitii-s and Is- will
ing to participate m an investi
gation.
I on-11 said the proposed mil
ls vague on which situations
would ri-ipiiri- a hn-ui h of i on
lidmu i
"(Till* administration) makes it
sound like it s an unusual i ase
(lireai h ol i onfideni«), hut I don't
think it's as unlikely as they say
fond I said
Mathematn s Professor Marie
Vitulli also said she didn't agree
with hreai hing anonymity when
ms essary She said she lielieves
students m.in In- intimidated by
using their names, thus resulting
in fewer informal complaints
Marlene Utesi her. dins tor of
student advocat said the vague
ness of the rule is disturbing She
said she will encourage the
administration to use more spe
i ilu language and word usage,
and also include in the rule
resuuri es such as her office and
Sexual harassment
article faces hearing
By Beth Hege
(VlXJU* l lT*>r*>d
Students ma> now Ite charged with sexual harassment and
disciplined aaxirding to the Student Conduct Code, following
a decision by the Student Conduct Committee April 6.
The t ode currently contains no explicit ruling on the topic
but allows enforcement of other University codes, including
the sexual harassment regulations that will face a hearing
today.
Student Conduct Committee members have taken two steps
to address sexual harassment among students The April fi
vote was the first, intended to "c lose the loop” until a per
manent regulation can he put into force. This temporary
action allows the dean of students office to enforce the pro
posed sexual harassment regulations on students.
The conduct code currently lists 20 offenses that can be
punishable by suspension or expulsion from the University.
The committee will add another article that specifically
addresses sexual harassment, a process that could take up to
a year. In the meantime, students will he responsible to the
University regulations.
“We want to make a moral statement that sexual harass
ment is a problem, that it is wrong." said Caitiliil Twain, a stu
dent representative on the eight-member Student Conduct
Committee. "Sexual harassment goes on at this campus. We’re
just catching up with the rest of the world."
Elaine Green, student conduct coordinator, said sexual
harassment doesn't always involve a traditional power
dynamic , such as between professors and students.
"Peer harassment cam include c renting a hostile or intimi
dating environment." she said. And sometimes the tradition
al "power" structure is turned upside down.
‘We’ve been
messing around for
too long, and now
we're doing
something about it.
We should have
something come
out of the process
that we're proud to
have.'
Alison Baker,
assistant to Mvh ?s Brand
thi* mediation off it <•
"It's i le.tr thai tlin drafter of
the proposal didn't mention the
primary resoun os tliat students
use for these cases,'' I)res< her
said.
The proposed amendments to
the rule are in keeping with an
agreement the University
entered into with federal i mu
pliant o auditors in february
Auditors found several defit ien
ctes in the rule, whit h l inverse
ty officials believe will be
remedied by the amendments
Some major projtosod t hanges
from the current rule ini hide
•"Inappropriate conduct in
the work or educational envi
ronment no longer has to he
physical, its is stall’d in tin* i ur
rent ruin "Creating an intimi
dating. hostile or offensive
environment” may include
offensive words or pictures,
at cording to the proposed rule
• University employees, upon
luarning of allegations of any
form of illegal disi rimination,
have the responsibility to report
allegations to the (Hfu e of Alfir
mative At lion This isn't staled
m the current rule
•Discrimination i ases, in the
proposed rule, are i hanneled to
the Office of Affirmative Ai tiou
Currently , there is no protfuctive
way to steer all complaints into
a single channel
following the hearing. Hater
will review the i ommeiits yy itli
affirmative ai lion officers and
others and draft the final rule.
The new rule should tie adopted
by the beginning of June, she
said
The rule will become offic ial
once it is adopted by the Uni
versity through the state exei U
tive department
' I’ve fa-en interested in revis
ing the rule for a long time yy itfi
a number of these positive
changes.” Baker said "We’ve
been messing around for too
long, and now yve're doing
something about it We should
have something t onnyout “I the
process that we re proud to
have.”
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