The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1982 Page: 5 of 12
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Verdict reversals worry council...
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and the President within the
Honor System. As a result, a
critical incompatibility now
surrounds the viewed roles of the
Honor Council within the wider
Rice community.
The problem, simply put, is that
the Honor Council's verdicts and
penalties are being consistently
overturned or lessened when they
are appealed to the President. The
Honor Council supports the right
of every accused person to appeal
their case to the Proctor and
President if dissatisfied with that
action taken by the Honor
Council. Even so, it seems unlikely
that the combined judgements of
the original 9-member panel, the 3-
person appeal panel as well as the
judgement of the Proctor is
deficient often enough to warrant
the 90 percent reversal rate that we
have seen in recent years by the
President.
What worries the Council more
than this reversal rate though is the
basis for these reversals. In nearly
every case appealed to them, the
Proctor and the President have
allowed the introduction of new
evidence by the accused in arguing
their appeal. The Honor System,
in spirit and letter, clearly
necessitates the opening of a new
trial when there is an introduction
of new evidence or witnesses. We
are strict not to allow new evidence
against the accused to be
considered in an appeal. In the
same fashion, new evidence should
not serve as the basis of a decision
for the accused in an appeal
because to do so severely inhibits
the objective scrutiny that we work
so hard to retain in the Honor
System.
In addition to the fact that there
are no restrictions on the
administration in their adjudica-
tion, neither are there an^
requirements. Neither the Proctor"
nor the President need listen to the
tapes of the earlier decisions in
coming to their respective
judgements. This troubles the
Council because the ability and
propensity to overturn Honor
Council decisions without concern
for the reasoning of the student
panels can only bring disillu-
sionment to Council members
and cynicism to the students and
faculty of Rice.
For this reason, it is with great
urgency that the Honor Council
unaninously requests that the
University Council appoint an ad
hoc committee to investigate the
difficulties that have arisen
between the Honor Council and
the Rice Administration. It is our
recommendation that the
committee be composed of Honor
Council members, students at
large, faculty members and
administrators. We further
recommend that the committee
work with all reasonable speed and
that it be prepared to report its
findings in approximately one
month.
The tripartite cooperation of
students, faculty and admin-
istration is paramount to a
successful Honor System. We look
anxiously and optimistically to the
University Council for aid in this
problem that weighs so heavily
upon us.
Sincerely,
Tom Pajewski, H.C. Chairman
Senate chooses calendar
by Brad Sevetson
The Student Association senate
will recommend a "compromise"
calendar for 1983-1984 to the
University Council today,
following much discussion during
the Monday night premier meeting
of the senate. The calendar, which
features a four-week winter break,
schedules classes to begin August
22 and commencement to be held
May 12.
The senate examined two
calendar proposals for the next
school year. Using the "early"
calendar, classes would start
August 22, break December Hand
resume January 5, with
commencement slated for May 5.
On the "regular" calendar, all dates
would be moved ahead by one
week.
The "early" calendar would hold
the two-day spring break over the
weekend of April 5-8 while the
"regular" version allows four
weekend recess options.
The senate criticized both
calendars, noting that the
"regular" winter break would not
begin until four days before
Christmas. Some members argued
that spring recess in the "early"
plan should be matched to Easter,
celebrated April 22 in 1983.
The senate decided to
compromise by recommending a
calendar utilizing the first semester
of the early version and the second
semester of the regular version.
The approved schedule gives
October 10 and 11 for fall midterm
and March 2-11 for spring
midterm.
The senate also considered one
proposal for the 1984-85 school
year, which designated August 27
as first day, December 19 as
beginning of winter break and
May 11 as commencement. First
semester midterm will fall on
October 15 and 16, while March 2-
10 is scheduled for spring midterm.
Spring break would coincide with
Easter weekend. April 4-7.
The University Council will vote
on both calendars today in its first
meeting of the school year.
The senate will also soon select
fifth-year students to serve on the
Honor Council. Interested
students are advised to report their
intentions within the next week.
Wie$p water attack
not part of flooding
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around 2 p.m. Paine believes the
afternoon soaking caused no
additional damage to Lovett. "The
office got a little wet, but theyjust
closed the door," she commented.
Paine did inform the campus
police of Wiess' water assault,
because "I didn't know how long it
would last."
Privacy Act reveals many records to students
The Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974 grants all
students attending post-secondary
educational institutions these
rights: 1) the right to examine their
own records under certain
conditions, 2) the right to a hearing
for the purpose of correcting
information in their records, and
3) the right of privacy to all
personally identifiable informa-
tion contained in their records.
Students interested in knowing
the exact wording of the provisions
should consult the actual text of
the Act which is available for hall
reading in the office of the Dean of
Undergraduate Affairs, 101 Lovett
Hall.
Students may file a written
request to examine their folders by
using the forms which are available
in any department which may be
holding their records.
The principal offices which
maintain records as part of their
assigned duties are:
1. The Admissions Office: information,
documents, and correspondence with
reference to the student's application for
admissions. After a student has accepted an
offer of admissions from the University, his
or her admission folder is sent to the
Registrar's office to be kept in his or her
permanent file.
2. The Registrar's Office: the student's
permanent record of courses, grades,
advanced placement degree credit, transfer
credit, academic standing, and degrees
awarded, the student's admission folder, and
other documents and correspondence
relating to his or her academic standing or
status.
. The Office of the Dean of Undergraduate
Affairs: information, documents, and
correspondence relating to the academic
standing or status of currently enrolled
students on leave of absence, on voluntary
withdrawl, or suspension. This includes an
unofficial transcript and material relating to
an action of the Committee on Examinations
and Standing and the award of any honors.
4. The Office of the Proctor: documents
and correspondence relating to Honor
Council cases and other student disciplinary
action.
5. The Office of the Dean of Advanced
Studies and Research: information,
documents, and correspondence relating the
academic standing, the research of graduate
students and grants of financial assistance
made to them.
6. The Financial Aid office: information,
documents, correspondence relating to
applications for financial aid from
undergraduate students and grants of
undergraduate financial aid.
7. The Placement Office: information,
documents, and correspondence relating to
student applications for employment.
8. The Office of Student Advising and
counseling of students, and the advising of
foreign students, and the activities of student
organizations.
9. The Athletic Office.
10. The Alumni Association Office.
11. The Office of the College Masters.
12. The offices of a student's major
department or his or her faculty advisor.
13.The Cashier's Office: information,
records, or correspondence relating to the
students' financial account with the
University.
14.Student Health Service, Psychiatric
Service, Rice University Police: Students
records in these three offices may be subject
to special provisions in the Act and
regulations.
Copies of material in a student's
file in any office will be made on
the student's request by that office
at a nominal charge for each xerox
copy. The only exception to this
rule is that each student is given
two official transcripts of his or her
permanent records free of charge.
Additional transcripts will cost $1
each.
In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, the
University reserves the right to
publish directory information. As
defined in the Act, students who do
not wish such information to be
released should submit notifica-
tion of their preference in writing
to the Student Associaiton Office
or the Dean of Undergraduate
Affairs no latter than Thursday,
September 2. Directory
information includes such
information as the student's name,
address, telephone number, and
affiliated residential college.
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Morgan, Tom. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1982, newspaper, August 27, 1982; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245505/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.