The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1978 Page: 3 of 16
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Two amendment changes proposed by Honor Council
by Robert Herlin
Since 1958, when the Honor
System was initiated, the
Council and student body
have amended the Honor Code
in five instances to allow for
problems encountered iiWhe
administration of the Csfee.
The present council is of the
opinion that two changes
requiring student approval
should be made in the Honor
Code. It is important that all
students understand these
changes and vote responsibly,
as amendments require 75%
approval to be enacted.
The first amendment
concerns the determination of
penalties. While assessing a
penalty for a person convicted
of an Honor Code violation,
the Council presently cannot
be told of prior Honor Code
records of that person. In other
words, a person convicted of a
first violation will receive the
same penalty as he would on a
second or third identical
violation. To correct for this
problem, the Council has, on
occasion, added a clause to a
penalty stating that if the
student is convicted of a future
Honor Code violation the
Council recommends to the
Proctor that the student be
suspended for at least one
semester. If a second violation
occurs, the Proctor is free to
override the penalty pre-
viously assessed by the Coucil
and suspend the student.
Therefore, the Council gives
part of its authority and
responsibility to the Proctor
whenever a person is
convicted of a second
violation.
The present Council believes
^that this is an unwarranted
abrogation of the responsi-
bilities originally mandated to
the Honor Council. We believe
that any penalty given to a
student for an Honor Code
violation should be deter-
mined by the Council at the
time of the associated trial.
Therefore, the Council
recommends that penalty
determination on second
violations be by the Council,
and use a person's past record.
The wording to this effect
follows as an amendment to
the Constitution.
"If a person pleads guilty or
is found guilty of a violation,
the Council at the penalty
phase of the deliberation
shall be informed of any
previous Honor Code viola-
tions. The transcripts of the
previous trials shall be made
available to the Honor
Council."
The second change to the
Constitution of the Honor
System is the result of an
experiment begun with
student approval one year ago.
It is the Council's opinion that
the use of non-voting faculty
advisors has been a success
and should be continued as a
permanent part of the Honor
System. The amendment,
In the colleges
Han&zeA College—The
Hanszen College cabinet is in
the process of appointing a
committee to search for a new
college master, who will take
office in the fall. President
Sharon Stephenson, vice-
presidents Mike Datz and
Doug May, and associations
co-chairs Margaret Raymond
and Vicki Raab have already
been appointed to the
committee; applications are
being taken for the six
remaining openings, which
will be filled by the cabinet.
Sign up lists for volunteers are
in the mail room and the
commons.
Hanszen Mardi Gras will
be held on Saturday, February
11; those interested in helping
out with publicity, decora-
tions, entertainment and the
like should contact Melissa
Skolfield, 526-4534.
Brown College—will give an
all-school party, The Brown
Derby, on February 18. With
lots of cooperation from
Brown members the party will
be a great success. Brown
elections will be held on
February 23. Those seeking
office must file their petitions
and blurbs by February 19.
Brown sandwich service is
'operating again this semester
every Saturday and Sunday
evening from 5 to 6. Anyone in
Brown whose address or room
number has changed should
update their file card in Mrs.
VonEifFs office.
Lovett College—has chosen
a master search committee to
meet this spring and make a
recommendation to Dr.
Hackerman on the new
master, whose tenure will
begin in the fall. The
committee consists of Alex
Arts, Leon Vance, Chip
Bledsoe, Jim Cobb, Alan Frey,
and Dr. C.S. Burrus. College
members with ideas or
suggestions on the subject
should speak with one of the
members.
Wiess—The Wiess Off-
campus commitee is planning
an evening of strategy and fun
on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m.
in the Wiess Commons.
Featured games will be
Diplomacy, bridge, chess and
Monopoly. Free drinks and
munchies available and dates
are welcomed.
as approved earlier, will read
as follows:
"Two faculty advisors, to be
appointed by the Honor
Council at the end of each
school year, will serve on a
rotating basis merely in an
advisory capacity and may
attend trials and hearings but
may not vote."
The Honor Council strongly
recommends these amend-
ments to the Constitution, and
we hope that all students will
carefully consider the merits
of these changes. In order to
discuss these changes and
their merits with the student
body, members of the Honor
Council will be available for
questioning on Thursday,
January 26th, after dinner in
each college commons. Other
comments should be directed
to any member of the Council.
DOOIESBUBY
UNCLE ID0ffTKN0U)Um
DUKE? OW HAPPENED, TOMER.
W HEAR HEMSFINEUHEN
i ME? UNCLB I LEFT HERE A
3 DUKE? F6UJHOURS ABO-
yes, it's me,
zonker? uncle puke.
is that what is it?
you, boy? whats 60in&
. on, man?
YOU'RE WHAT,
UNCiE DUKE ?..
TAKE fT EASY. .
TELL ME UUH/rfS
HAPPENING..
/
i'm trapped not to m
in A swiss worn, cmr,
eons' BOARD- i KNOW
m SCHOOL, this ONE- I
ZONKER.. I
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AH..HERB HE
COMES! BACK
FROM THE SWISS
&RIS' BOARD-
ING SCHOOL,
UNCLB?
FINE!
, never.
better! HEL6A?
where's ,
hel6a!
THE HEAD- rM GCHNG
MISTRESS! I TO NEED A
WANT YOU UTTLE MORE
TO MEET TIME, MAN-
NER! j
WELCOME HOME
uncle duke!
zonker!
YOU FEEL OKAY
PENED?
V "1
IF YOU'LL ALL JUST BEAR
WITH US, I'M SURE MR.
DUKE Will BE ARRIVING
HERE JUST AS SOON
AS HE IS ABLE!
THROUGH AN UNFORTUNATE
SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES,
OUR SPEAKER T0NI6HT, FOR-
MER AMBASSADOR DUKE,
HAS BEEN DELAYED!
MAY I HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION,
PLEASE?
OKAY,
HOW MANY
FINGERS? NINE.
(J*
GOOD EVENING.
FEW OF NATURES WON-
DERS HAVE BEEN MORE
WIDELY MmCERSWOP
THAN THE PLAYFUL
PE/CTTE BUTTON.
THATS
NORMAL I
JUST HOPE
HE'S REASON-
ABLY COHER-
HB LOOKS
A LITTLE
SHAKY STILL,
ZONKER.
/
J THINK HPS MAY I
GOING TO HAVE THE
8B OKAY.. FIRSTSUDE,
PLEASE?
.. AND NOW, OflHOUT
FURTHER ADO, THE
PRINCE OF 60N70-
AMBASSADOR DUKE!
n/
SO D£ FT! I BEEN THERE! IF YOU
FALTER FOR. A SECOND, YOUR
COLLEAGUES WILL WASTE YOU,
WILLS/MSB YOUR REP, YOUR.
\^~v NAME, YOUR..
YOUR...
LOOK, JUNIOR, JOURNALISM ISA
JUNGLE! NEVBl FORGET THAT!
IN JOURNALISM, THERE ARE NO
WINNERS, JUST SURVIVORS! WB
ARE TALKING
SNAKE PIT
cm SUM!
MR. DUKE, rM THINKING
OF BEOOMIN6 A REPORTER
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU
j GIVE SOMEONE WHO IS
lUHAT WAS THE
QUESTION AGAIN?
UM-HOW
DOYOUUKE
OUR CAMPUS?
JUST START
INS OUT?
ANY
FURVER
QUERIES?
- \ "
YES, MR. AMBASSADOR,
lUEM&BERSOFTHE
AUDIENCE COULDNT
HELP NCmCIH6THAT
YOU'RE STONED
TO THE GIUS!
CONSIDERING YOUR SIZABLE
LECTURE FEE, PAID IN PART
BY CLASS DUES, CAN YOU
think OF ANY REASON WHY
s WE SHOULDN'T 8B
.GROSSLY INSULTED?
look, i was hoping
to avoid the subject
of mother's tumor.
' but..
I
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Parker, Philip. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1978, newspaper, January 19, 1978; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245357/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.