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UILFORDIAN
Judicial reform waits for Senate approval
Peter Smith
News Editor
The Judicial Review Task
Force submitted to the Commu
nity Senate proposed revisions
of the current Judicial System
last week, culminating a 14-
month long project to improve
the Judicial System on campus.
The task force's 14-page pro
posal offered suggestions to
improve the "philosophy, work
ability, and standards for justice
and fairness within the system,"
and presented a summary of their
recommendations.
Guilford NCSL continues success in N.C.
Peter Smith
News Editor
Guilford's NCSL delegation continues to
prove to be one of the premier student groups
in North Carolina as they returned from the
54th annual NCSL Session in Raleigh with a
slew of awards and appointments, bringing
Guilford state-wide recognition among 25
public and private universities and colleges
in the state.
"This session was incredibly successful
for the Guilford delegation," said Keir
Tuckey, leader of this year's group. "We
took a position as state wide leaders for the
organization."
Among the students receiving recognition
were Delegation Chairperson Tuckey who
was elected President Pro Tem of the NCSL
Senate. Tuckey, a sophomore history and
political science major from Carrboro, North
Carolina was also appointed as the honorary
caretaker of the North Carolina State
Constitution by Rufus Edmenson, North
Carolina's Secretary of State.
Jennie Southard, a freshman from Wil
liamson, West Virginia received the honor of
being appointed the principle cleik of the
NCSL House of Representatives. Southard
will also be next year's delegation chair
person from Guilford.
Tuckey and Southard'sappointments were
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Among the new proposals was
a recommendation that Judicial
Board members be selected by a
Judicial Committee which is
chaired by the vice president of
the Community Senate. Other
committee members would in
clude one senator from each class
and the day student Senator. The
selection process would consist
in an open call for nominations, a
formal written application and
an interview. The new proposal
was an effort to make the judicial
board a more representative body
oncampus. The Board used to be
selected by a small number of
administrators.
The task force is also propos
photo by Charles Almy
Officlers of the Guilford chapter of NCSL display their award.
the first time Guilford students have served as
officers during legislative session.
Eric Reid, a senior political science major
from Asheboro was nominated for the pres
tigious Carlse Award which is given to the
senior NCSL member who has contributed
the most to the organization throughout his or
her career with NCSL.
As a group, the Guilford NCSL delegation
had two resolutions nominated for the Best
Resolution of the Year award. The group also
received the award for the Most Improved
Delegation of the Year in NSCL.
The Most Improved Award marks the
Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C.
ing a revision of the current
appellate process. The Student
Affairs Committee, an advisory
committee to the dean of stu
dents, was removed from the
judicial process and a Discipli
nary Appeals Board and Aca
demic Appeals Board were cre
ated in its place. Also, President
Rogers will no longer hear final
appeals in judicial and honor
cases. All decisions of the two
appeals boards will be final.
The Judicialßeview group also
further defined the grounds for
which an appeal can be made by
the defendant. This includes
violations of due process or pro
cedural irregularity that could be
determined to deny the defen
dant a fair hearing, new evidence
that was not known or brought
before the original board at the
time of the original hearing, and
sanctions that appear grossly out
of line with established and rec
ommended sanctions in the Stu
dent Handbook.
Other new proposals include
abolishing administrative hear
ings and creating a Residential
Hall Cluster Board which would
consist of one representative from
each residence hall, alternative
housing, and off-campus. The
cluster board would hear viola
tions of the social and residence
hall codes where guilt is admit
3rd major award the Guilford NCSL delega
tion has received in the five years the group
has existed. Guilford's delegation was
founded in 1985.
Founded in 1937, NCSL is the oldest
active student legislature in the country.
Over 5,000 students have participated in
NCSL over the years, including former
governors of North Carolina Jim Hunt and
James Holshouser, Senator Robert Morgan
and Charlotte mayor Eddie Knox.
More than 40 percent of NCSL's legisla
tive ideas have been written into North Caro
lina state law.
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ted and replace many of the func
tions of an administrative hear
ing.
The Judicial Board and the
Academic Honor Board would
also undergo extensive training
during the fall in order to insure
that the both Boards are trained
in the "philosophical, logistical,
and practical aspects of the judi
cial process." Training will be
required before any member can
adjudicate a case.
Senate will deliberate on the
Task Force's proposals Wednes
day, April 18. The new revisions
must also pass through the
Administrative Council and re
ceive final approval by the Board
of Trustees.
This year's task force was
spearheaded by chairman Scott
Huger, a senior sociology major
from Virginia Beach, Va., and
Dean of Students Nancy Cable-
Wells. Over 20 students, fac
ulty, and administrators took part
in drafting the final proposal.
Dick Dyer, assistant to the dean
of students, "This new system
will better work for Guil ford Col
lege. My sense is that it is a
system that is more educational
and resolution at the bottom end
and more unforgiving and pun
ishing at the top end. By and
large, it's a significant improve
ment"
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