The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1983 Page: 7 of 20
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Committee outlines recommendations for HC procedure
continued from page I
but of nine to the President, seven
were granted.
The committee cited three
detrimental effects of this trend.
First, the morale of the Honor
Council has suffered. Members
have experienced a feeling of
frustration over what is perceived
to be a perfunctory and non-
systematic review of their
extensive deliberation.
Moreover, the student body
senses and perceives it as a
manifestation of the erosion of
student control of the Honor
System. Some students have lost
confidence in the fairness of the
system.
The report further states that the
rate of appeals continues to
increase, due in part to the
increasing rate of reversal. This
factor may ultimately impose an
intolerable burden on the
administrative review process,
resulting in inadequate reviews or
hasty decisions.
The committee tried to review
the system and ascertain attitudes
concerning its effectiveness. In the
process, it took testimony from
Honor Council members, Holt
and Hackerman.
There were a number of issues
on which the committee could not
reach complete agreement.
However, they did decide that the
Council's small size put a strain on
the system, and membership
should therefore be expanded to 18
members — four per class and two
at-large. The committee suggested
that the Council should also
consider reducing the number
which constitutes a quorum for
hearings and trials.
Conflicting views arose on
changing the structure of the
review process, which now allows
three stages of appeal. Currently, a
defendant may appeal first to the
Honor Council itself, then to the
Proctor and then the President.
There was also a suggestion that a
clause be added to the
matriculation pledge requiring
students to stay until graduation
exercises in the spring for a trial if
necessary.
Other suggestions dealt with the
interaction between Council and
administration. Specifically, the
committee suggested clarification
of the Council's reasons for
specific decisions. They also seek a
clearer understanding bv the
Council of "what trial defects the
administration regards as grounds
for an appeal," documentation by
the administration of the
disposition of appeals and
explanation of reasons for their
verdict on each appeal.
The committee suggested
further that the Thresher report on
Council activities and that Council
membership be well-publicized.
The committee urged that
complainants be informed in
writing of the outcome of their
complaint.
The committee agreed
unanimouslv on a number of
recommendations. "The Council,"
they wrote, "should bring cases to
trial with greater speed."
The report continued, "All trial
procedures that suggest
'kangarooism,' such as all-night
trials, should be eliminated." Also
recommended were strengthened
communication channels between
Council and administration, with
an improvement in trial summaries
by the council, better docu-
mentation of appeals and some
general, mutually agreed upon
procedure which could be reduced
to written form."
Honor Council referendum passes
by Chris Ekren
Rice's student body approved a
request by the Honor Council to
make changes in its constitution on
Tuesday, March 19, by a vote of
669 in favor of the referendum to
104 opposed. The Council
proposed the changes as a way to
deal with its increased workload.
As a result of the referendum,
the Council will add one
sophomore representative and
three at-large representatives to its
deliberative body while removing
one fifth-year representative.
In addition, the Council will
elect from its members another
officer, an internal vice chairman,
who will support the chairman and
vice-chairman in administrative
matters. The Student Association
Senate has ruled that freshmen
shall be explicitly excluded from
the mid-year at-large elections.
With the passage of the
referendum, there will be elections
to fill the newly-created positions.
The deadline for submitting
Thresher election statements for
publication is Sunday, April 10;
the deadline for filing for positions
is Friday, April 15. The
Baker rusticates four
by Mark Rome
Baker Master Dr. Jeffrey
Kurtzman opted to exercise his
power of rustication on Thursday,
March 31, by removing four Baker
residents from the college who
were believed to have fired BB
shots at other students. Kurtzman
commented, "Due to sufficient
suspicion, the action had to be
taken."
Between March 25 and 29, there
were several complaints that the
four students had fired at others
with a BB gun. Kurtzman said that
seven people had been hit with BBs
while crossing the Baker quad.
Although no one was injured
seriously, one victim was taken to
Park Plaza Hospital after a BB
lodged in his cheek, approximately
one inch below his eye. The pellets
were moving with enough force to
penetrate the jacket of another
bypasser. The rest of the shots
resulted in either bruises or
scratches.
The University Court
deliberated last night over the fate
of the accused Baker students. The
names of the students involved are
being kept confidential until the
trial concludes in order to protect
their right to privacy.
Beta names Rice scholars
The Beta of Texas chapter of Phi Beta Kappa has chosen the following
Rice students as its spring contigent for 1983. The students must
have demonstrated outstanding ability in the liberal arts and sciences.
Richard Lee Avant
Baker
Douglas L. Jones
Hanszen
Gautam Biswas
W iess
Jennifer Ruth Josephson
Brown
Linda Renee Bosse
Brown
Landman B. Ligon
Wiess
Robert Christopher Brehm
Baker
Tony Wei Liu
Baker
Kerne L. Carmichael
Hanszen
Scott H. Lushbough
Will Ricc
Scott Alan Cohen
Richardson
Douglas W. Moore
Will Rice
Steven H. Dillman
Richardson
Sumit Nanda
Wiess
James F. Donnell
Wiess
Thomas A. B. Nyiro
Lovett
Susan Faust
Lovett
Silvia D. Orengo
Will Rice
Erin Marie Flaherty
Brown
Harry Joseph Ploehn
Wiess
Steven V. Foster
Baker
Patricia Lee Richter
Hanszen
David Henry Gay
Baker
Carolyn Ann Rose
Brown
P. Stinson Gibner
Lovett
Autry W. Ross
Richardson
Anna Nellie Gonzalez
Jones
Karen E. Scholz
Brown
Catherine Ellen Graubart
Brown
William T. Shea, Jr.
Wiess
Aneysa Christine Haggard
Brown
Julia E. Shryne
Lovett
Lynn F. Hardin
Baker
Jennifer Anne Stone
Hanszen
Darrell Glenn Hill
Lovett
Robyn Lynn Sutton
Jones
Richard Alan Hunt
Richardson
Richard J. Thomson, Jr.
Lovett
Robert L. Ilaria, Jr.
Lovett
Kristine Susan Vogel
Will Rice
Stephen Clark Ingels
Richardson
Joe David Warren
Richardson
Eric George Johannessen
Jones
Karen Anne Williamson
Baker
Christian C. Jones
Richardson
Gregory L. Wortham
Jones
sophomore position elections will
be held Monday, April 18, and the
at-large positions on Thursday,
April 21. Candidates that do not
win a sophomore position may run
for - an at-large position by
indicating an interest in doing so at
the bottom of their petition.
GSA members practice for beer-bike. The annua! race will begin tomorrow
afternoon at 2 p.m. ori Hackerman field. —M. Gladu
Couple
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Cooper, Jeanne. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1983, newspaper, April 8, 1983; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245529/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.