Show jnadav January 10 1968 Student Life - Utah State University Page 5 IPmer: for rights beyond tests receiv more rights and powers through the conventional chan nels of student government Stu dent body presidents student councils and senates are shouting with a voice heard around the campuses Many universities have and or In the process of adopting a student Bill of Rights A slxpage document was draft ed this summer called the State ment on Rights and Freedoms of Students the Magna ChartaBill of Rights for students It was written by representatives of five student faculty and admlnlstra tlve organizations (See accom word baby It’s Student pow hangup student (he academic student freedom are one and the same freedom of students to do and ‘dto have a say about their panylng statement) The move has mushroomed and blltzkrleged on campuses across the nation It explodes In the form of antlwar dem moves for liberal onstratlons rules endless "ins'’ forums Bush Bt Karen Life News Editor is hap nRecause something nut you don't know what Mister Jones?" is Do you pening Bob Dylan and 13427300 what’s happening the campus bes ides !wrri of classes tests dances busts and football games? 1 : or identity found it? As a citi campus do you know lost your looked for you of the 1 rights? Those registering taking power’s' the educations across the nation are a "power bag" We challenging and contending Students experiencing ire speakouts sound-off- s passfall grading prereglstration and what Edward Schwartz old president of National Student Association not says Is " simply the ability to Influence decisions but the ability to make them" Less than a month ago the American Association of Unlver sity Professors went on record favoring the statement on the rights and dents freedoms of stu- Other organizations to do the same are the American Association s of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the National Association of Women’s Deans and Counselors These organizations had the main hand In the drafting of the statement Also having a fin ger in the pie was of course the NSA which has already endorsed the statement "Why the move for power" asks a bewildered parent of a son "News week" hints an answer by describing the powerful generation" as sophisticated by travel a lerted by the universal media power-advocat- weaned on the security of an af fluent society and having no fear to assert their beliefs” Thus realizing that the student body Is changing more rapidly than the university No doubt the campus is the Ideal place for assertion of be llefs "Where can an enlighten ed society originate if not In an educated and informed I'niver sity Community?" questions the of South Carolina University Gamecock student newspaper At Grambllng College 25 students were suspended for leading demonstrations aimed at upgranding the "aca demic environment" of the school and sports deemphaslzlng asserted Grambllng students their beliefs Students at Miles College (Birmingham) have been talking with administrators for three years about obtaining morepower and responslbllty In the decisions which affect their education and recently became tired of wait (Loui-Sana- JOINT STATEMENT ON RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF Prepared by a Joint draltlng Committee representing the American Association of University Professors US National Student Association Association of American Colleges National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and National Association of Women Deans and Counselors Approved by U S Student National Association (August 1967) Approved by Council of American Association of University Professors (October 1967) S Rights For Students More ! CP- S- the Amerl-cAssociation of University Professors has become the sec ond of five national organizations a Joint to go on record in favor of statement on the rights and free Washington students statement endorses such in poi rights as a student role Icy maklng and due process for cases students in disciplinary of The NATIONAL coun AAUP’S THE the dl unanimously endorsed statement during a closed meet lug here last weekend Although the statement still must be pre serted to the full AAUP member ship ai a passage Council next April meeting there appears likely The is the organization’s body and Its recom have considerable in licence on the membership The mendations consists of 30 elected Council representatives The National Student Association was the first of the five to endoise the arjultziloiis This action came at the NSA Congress in August In addition to AAUP and NSA the statement was drafted by rep resstaUves of the American As locution of Colleges the Na tlonal Association of Student Per sonnel Administrators and the National Association of Women's Deans and Counselors statement THE GOVERNING BODY of win consider the statement January and the policymak AAC In oNASPA and NAWDC bodies lng ill review These April hurdles for the are considered tougher and AAUP approval NSA since these groups particularly were more conserva dve in their views the tie AAC during the statement this a survey of college drawing up of summer Presidents conducted the by magazine College showed that Management most of them agreed with baste academic freedoms of students in principle but were willing toapprove suchprac tical applications as a free stu en Press and free choice of campus speakers The statement is considered 1‘Mcant because the bodies ® draited It represent admin-aor- s Acuity members and students ROBERT VAN Waes associate scretary of AAUP said the uni COUnc11 was very enthusl icademiUt the PrlnclPles ot !reedom Dor students He J” the Jolnt "A hi"1? 5 ep towarcl creating a tiatinnM c°nsensus on certain student 8hts and freedoms and I -rtr statent 0 achlvtng a nation student role consensus on the 31 T ltu‘‘onal goverment” 0 the maJor provisions ement ‘"dude: a long Pr°Cess re4i lrement thakCases’ Eluding put coL eaPurdea 01 proof on the Hem's n kgUaranteeln8 the Ibt rrfrf In mator deend hlmelf 118 4ttend coUe6e with t0 race to Invite atuden's own choos reiarrt out speak tag tei “it 4nd ? have oj (Mr ment (or t°i! liwj flnClude itudentj and Protection "arbltrary '8Mked’0m ’fJsors of and bY fgr4dln ree student press Td vdDer Ujr9 b8 StUd"‘ legall'lu’d ronomous rom the 4 SePrate wk n lMnclUy "1V8rsitv oration this is not Hi institutions exist for the transmission of knowledge of truth the development of students and the general well-beinof society Free Inquiry and free expression are in dispensable to the attainment of these goals As members of the academic community students should be encouraged to de velop the capacity for critical judgment and to engage in a sustained and Independent search for truth Institutional procedures for achieving these purposes may vary from campus to essential to any community of scholars Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are Inseparable facets of academic freedom The freedom tc learn depends upon apopportunities and conditions in the classroom or the propriate campus and in the larger community Students should exercise their freedom with responsibility The responsibility to secure and to respect general conditions conducive to the freedom to learn is shared by all members of the adademic community Each college and university has a duty to develop policies and procedures which provide and safeguard this freedom Such policies and procedures should be developed at each institution within the framework of general standards and with the broadest possible participation of the members of the academic community The purpose of this statement Is to enumerate the essential provisions for student freedom to learn I Freedom of Access to Higher Education Tlie admissions policies of each college and university are a matter of institutional choice provided that each college and university makes clear the characteristics and expectations of stu dents whlfhlt considers relevant to success In the Institution’s church-relateInstitutions may give admissloi program While preference to students of their own persuasion such a preference should be clearly and publicly stated Under no circumstances should a student be barred from admission to a particular insti tutlon on the basis of race Thus within the limits of Its facilities each college and university should be open to all students who are qualified according to Its admission standards The facilities and services of a college should be open to all of its enrolled students and Institutions should use their Influence to secure equal access for all students to public facilities in the local community Ireedom Phislon 0 madfr draftln committee lmcil??°mmendatlon cities our'!!atlon °t prln ln the statement Perhap tk6 facoirm91 alKnllcantWU lfor Joint sp to !?tl0n ‘Mncies g!onal accrediting to " embodiment of ln 8Und4r(ta 110 “ J iSs Freedoms Rights policy-makin- Moderator a student magazine editorialized "Their education Is not preparing them for the world In which they live" If this Is so a Bill of Rights adopted on every campus will help alleviate this vacuum However what students do with their new emancipation and “pow er bag” remains to be seen The Implications are strong though Students clamoring for a say In their educations is evidence of a generation that cares about Its future Paint-I- n SELINSGROVE Pa AP — Stu dents at Susquelianna University held a paint In when Eric Horn a senior from Alexandria Pa suggested a new coat of paint for 46 year old Hassinger Hall Some 93 freshmen residents com pleted the Job In nine hours us ing 72 gallons of paint In five colors while girl students served the painters coffee and cake The professor in the classroom and In conference should en courage free discussion Inquiry and expression Student performance should be evaluated solely on an academic basis not on opinions or conduct In matters unrelated to academic standards A Protection of Freedom of Expression Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered In any course of study and to reserve Judgment about matters of opln-iobut they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled B Protection Against Improper Academic Evaluation Students should have protection through orderly procedures against pre judlced or capricious academic evaluation At the same time they are responsible for maintaining standards of academic per forniance established for each course in which they are enrolled Protection Against Improper Disclosure Information about stu dent views beliefs and political associations which professors acquire In the course of their work as Instructors advisors and counselors should be considered confidential Protection against Improper disclosure is a serious professional obligation Judg ments of ability and character may be provided under appro consent of priate circumstances normally with the knowledge or the student C III Student Records Campus are primarily sectarian B Freedom of Inquiry and Expression stitutlon As conStudent Participation ln Institutional- - Government of the academic community students should be free Individually and collectively to express their views on Issues of institutional policy and on matters of general Interest to the student body The student body should have clearly defined means to participate ln the formulation and application of Institutional policy affecting academic and student affairs The role of the and both Its general and specific respons student government lbilltles should be made explicit and the actions of the student government within the areas of its jurisdiction should be reviewed C stituents only through orderly and prescribed procedures Publiciations Student publications and the student a valuable aid ln establishing and maintaining an atmos phere of free and responsible discussion and of lntellectural ex ploratlon on the campus They are a means of bringing student concerns to the attention of the faculty and the institutional authorities and of formulating student opinion on various Issues on the campus and ln the world at large Whenever possible the student newspaper should be an lnde pendent corporation financially and legally separate from the uni verslty Where financial and legal autonomy Is not possible the in stitutlon as the publisher of student publications may have to bear the legal responsibility for the contents of the publications In the delegation of editorial responsibility to students the In stitutlon must provide sufficient editorial freedom and financial autonomy for the student publications to maintain their integrity of purpose as vehicles for free inquiry and free expression In an academic community Institutional authorities ln consultation with students and facul ty have a responsibility to provide written clarification of the role of the student publications the standards to be used ln their evalua tlon and the limitations on external control of their operation At the same time the editorial freedom of student editors and managers entails corollary responsibilities to be governed by the canons of responsible journalism such as the avoidance of libel Indecency undocumented allegations attacks on personal Integrity and the techniques of harassment and innuendo As safeguards for the editorial freedom of student publications the following pro D Student visions are necessary: Affairs V certain standards must be maintained If In student affairs the freedom of students is to be preserved a A Freedom of Association Students bring to the campusnew and develop many acquired of previously Interests variety should Interests as members of the academic community Theycommon be free to organize and join associations to promote their interests of a student crganl policies and actions vote determined by be will zation usuMiy or university com- who hold bona fide membership ln the college with an extramural organization Institutional recognl Itself disqualify a student organization from should If camnus advisors are required each organization and the°inab be free to choose Its own advisor t of should not be withheld or withdrawn solelyanbewuse advisor Campus ad tv of a student organization to secure tl0a' visors but they sLfd organizations not “organization the in the exercise of responsibility to control the policy of such authority to aubmit a statement rules of procedures and may be required of purpose criteria for membership not be requ red o su m a list of officers They should Institutional recognition of a membership list as a condition cren Procedural Standards in Disciplinary Proceedings In developing responsible student conduct disciplinary proceed lngs play a role substantially secondary to example counseling guidance and admonition At the same time educational insti t tutions have a duty and the corollary disciplinary powers to their educational purpose through the setting of standards of scholarship and conduct for the students who attend them and through the regulations of the use of Institutional facilities In the exceptional circumstances when the preferred means fail to resolve problems of student conduct proper procedural safeguards should be observed to protect the student from the unfair imposi-tloof serious penalities of discipline should guarantee procedural The administration fairness to an accused student Practices in disciplinary cases may vary in formality with the gravity of the offense and the sane tlons which may be applied They should also take Into account the presence or absence of an Honor Code and the degree to have direct acquaintance with stu which the institutional-officialdent life ln general and with the Involved student and the circumstances of the case ln particular The jurisdictions of faculty or student Judicial bodies the disciplinary responsibilities of In officials and the regular disciplinary procedures eluding the student’s right to appeal a decision should be clearly formulated and communicated in advance Minor penalties may be assessed Informally under prescribed procedures In all situations procedural fair play requires that the student be Informed of the nature of the charges against him that he be given a fair opportunity to refute them that the institution not be arbitrary ln Its actions and that there be provision for appeal of a decision The following are recommended as proper safeguards ln such proceedings when there are no Honor Codes offering comparable guarantees A Standards of Conduct Expected of Students The Institution has an obligation to clarify those standards of behavior which It considers essential to its educational mission and its community life These general behavioral expectations and the resultant spe ciflc regulation should represent a reasonable regulation of stu dent conduct but the student should be as free as possible from Imposed limitations that have no direct relevance to his education Offenses should be as clearly defined as possible and Interpreted ' In a manner consistent with the aforementioned principles of re levancy and reasonableness Disciplinary proceedings should be Instituted only for violations of standards of conduct formulated with significant student participation and published ln advance through such means as a student handbook or a generally avail able body of Institutional regulations B Investigation of Student Conduct 1 premises Except under extreme emergency circumstances occupied by students and the personal possessions of students should not be searched unless appropriate authorization has been obtained For premises such as residence halls controlled by the an appropriate and responsible authority should be Institution designated to whom application should be made before a search is conducted The application should specify the reasons for the search and the objects or Information sought The student should be present If possible during the search For premises not con trolled by the Institution the ordinary requirements for lawful search should be followed 2 Students detected or arrested ln the course of serious vio latlons of Institutional regulations or Infractions of ordinary law should be Informed of their rights No form of harassment should be used by Institutional representatives to coerce admissions of guilt or information about conduct of other suspected persons C Status of Student Pending Final Actior Pending action on the charges the status of a student should not be altered or his right to be present on the campus and to attend classes suspended except for reasons relating to his physical or emotional safety of students faculty or university property and D Hearing Committee Procedures When the misconduct may result in serious penalties and If the student questions the fair ness of disciplinary action taken against him he should be grant-eon request the privilege of a hearing before a regularly con stituted hearing committee The following suggested hearing com s mittee procedures satisfy the rquirements of procedural due ln situations requiring a high degree of formality The hearing committee should include faculty members or students or If regularly Included or requested by the accused e both faculty and student members No member of the hearing who is otherwise Interested in the particular case should sit in Judgment during the proceeding 2 The student should be Informed ln writing of the reasons for the proposed disciplinary action with sufficient particularity and ln sufficient time to Insure opportunity to prepare for the hearing 3 The student appearing before the hearing committee should have the right to be assisted ln his defense by an advisor of his choice 4 The burden of proof should rest upon the officials bringing the charge 5 The student should be given an opportunity to testify and to present evidence and witnesses He should have an opportunity to hear and question adverse witnesses In no case should the committee consider statements against him unless he has been ad vised of their content and of the names of those who made them and unless he has been given an opportunity to rebut unfavorable Inferences which might otherwise be drawn 6 All matters upon which the decision may be based must be introduced into evidence at the proceeding before the hearing committee The decision should be based solely upon such matter Improperly acquired evidence should not be admitted 7 In the absence of a transcript there should be both a digest and a verbatim record such as a tape recording of the hearing 8 The decision of the hearing committee should be final sub Ject only to the student’s right of appeal to the President or ultl mately to the governing board of the institution pro-tec- s Students and student organizations should be free to examine and to discuss all questions of interest to them and to express opinions publicly and privately They should always be free to support causes by orderly means which do not disrupt the regular and essential operation of the Institution At the same time its should be made clear to the academic and the larger community that ln their public expressions or demonstrations students or stu dent organizations speak only for themselves 2 Students should be allowed to Invite and to hear any person of their own choosing Those routine procedures required by an Institution before a quest speaker is Invited to appear on campus should be designed only to Insure that there Is orderly schedul lng of facilities and adequate preparation for the event and that the occasion is conducted in a manner appropriate to an academic community The Institutional control of campus facilities should not be used as a device of censorship It should be made clear to the academic and larger community that sponsorship of guest speakers does not necessarily imply approval or endorsement of the views expressed either by the sponsoring group or the In 1 Institutions should have a carefully considered policy as to the eduInformation which should be part of a student's permanent min 1 The student press should be free of censorship and advance cational record and as to the conditions of Its disclosure To of copy and its editors and managers should be free to and approval academic discipll imize the risk of improper disclosure own editorial policies and news coverage their to access of develop conditions the and nary records should be separate 2 and managers of student publications should be proEditors Transtatement each should be set forth ln an explicit policy from tected suspension and removal because of student about arbitrary Information scripts of academic records should contain only or public disapproval of editorial policy administrative files tacuity academic status Information from' disciplinary or counseling or to or content Only for proper and stated causes should editors and should not be available to unauthorized persons on campus of the student managers he subject to removal and then by orderly and preany person off campus without the express orconsent The agency responsible for the appointment where the scribed procedures cases ln compulsion Involved except under legal of editors and managers should be the agency responsible for their should be No records involved is safety of persons or property removal or beliefs of students kept which reflect the political activities 3 All university published and financed student publications destruction Provisions should also be made for periodic routine should explicitly state on the editorial page that the opinions and staff faculty Administrative of noncurrent disciplinary records are not necessarily those of the college unthere expressed students about members should respect confidential Information or student body iversity which they acquire ln the course of their work IV Student VI n organizations including those affiliated with an ex should be open to all students without tramural organization respect to race creed or national origin except for religious qualifications which may be required by organizations whose aims 5 press are II In the Classroom por "’Affiliation ?!n4ln 4 vehicle lntiuiry and ex 0r ! Academic the pursuit complete free amPus action with Unlversity punish vl°latlon of civil Statement: AAUP Preamble three statement than next it sum-me- - The right to attend college without regard to race to In vite speakers of students’ own choosing and to have complete freedom of action without fear of university punish ment for the violation of clvU laws Protection of students from "arbitrary and prejudiced" grad lng by professors (passfall) A free student press When ever possible the statement says student newspapers should be legally and financially auto nomous from the university as a separate corporation When this Is not possible a student press should remain sufficiently autonomous a vehicle for free dom of Inquiry and expression The statement also provides such rights as a student role In free choice of campus speakers and that the in the classroom professor should free dls encourage cusslon "Students are being had" The Likes AAUP doms ) lng and want more militant ac tlon The University of Utah (Salt Lake City) passed an official policy statement on Nov 28 guar anteelng freedom of students The statement was accepted by the Board of Regents Utah State University Itself has set up a committee to study and form a Bill of Rights hoped to be adopted by spring of 1968 The list goes on and on prov lng student are asserting their beliefs The student BUI of Rights on many campuses Is fashioned after the one drafted this r but entails rights peculiar to its own needs Some of the major provisions of the Statement drafted this summer include some of the following provisions A tong list of due process requirements In major cases In eluding putting the burden of proof on the college and guar anteeing the student’s right to defend himself A Exercise s of Rights Freedom of Students of Citizenship College and university students are both citizens and members of the academic communl ty As citizens students should enjoy the same freedom of speech peaceful assembly and right of petition that other citizens enjoy and as members of the academic community they are subject to the obligations which accrue to them by virtue of this member ship Faculty members and administrative officials should insure that institutional powers are not employed to Inhibit such Intel lectual and personal development of students as is often promoted by their exercise of the rights of citizenship both on and off campus Institutional Authority and Civil Penalties Activities of students may upon occasion result In violation of law In such cases institutional officials should be prepared to apprise students of sources of legal counsel and may offer other assistance Students who violate the law may incur penalties prescribed by civil au thorltles but Institutional authority should never be used merely to duplicate the function of general laws Only where the Institu tion’s Interests as an academic community are distinct and clear asly Involved should the special authority of the Institution be serted The student who incidentally violates institutional regula activity such as those retlons ln the course of his lating to class attendance should be subject to no greater penal ty than would normally be Imposed Institutional action should be Independent of community presure well-bein- g d pro-ces- 1 com-mitte- “Fill It Up” Tax Edition Here BOSTON AP — "Fill the bag up with all your money” said a note a man handed Tuesday to Lawrence Goldman a teller at a branch of the Charlestown Savings Bank ' Goldman conferred briefly with another teller then wrote the would-brobber this note: "You’re ln the wrong bank You’ll have to go somewhere else" The man quickly left The 1968 edition of "Know Your Income Tax’’ Is now a vallable at most Internal Revenue Service offices an IRS spokes man announced James M Nicholson of Indianapolis will be sworn ln today as one of the five federal trade He succeeds commissioners John R Reilly who resigned to enter private law practice ln Washington B -- |