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New ju By Mark J. Lundgren The Student Senate bill nrnnnsinff a npw linivprsitv inriirial r ? ?? o "?-v J system is a 17-page, nine part document which shall serve to make the system an "effective and efficient operation," according to the bill. The bill provides for two courts, the Campus Court and the Supreme Court. The Campus Court will have jurisdiction in alleged violations of the university's code of conduct and in cases referred to ?f Kir a(Xai* nnnrAt?c*Uir nrf n uj uuiti uiiivci ohj iicai 1115 bodies. The Campus Court will have four student members, two faculty members and one administrator. Five court members must be present for a quorum, and "at least one student, one faculty member, and one administrator must be present," the bill says. Three members will compose a quorum during summer sessions, and, "at least two students must be nr*?spnt " arrnrdinP tn thp hill Members to consider each case will be picked randomly from "a pool consisting of 24 individuals." The court will also have a chief judge and an assistant chief judge, to be elected from among the court members. The chief judge will be a voting member responsible for conducting hearings in the manner as outlined by the bill. "Members shall be appointed for three-year terms," with exceptions made for juniors and seniors, and "all mcmhfrs mav hp annnintpH fnr additional terms," according to the bill. The Supreme Court will have original jurisdiction in "all disputes between the residence hall governments or between such governments and the Student Government, ( SG), all cases arising from university regulations governing chartered organizations n "MDRHS / ^ Spring St wunL'T mam iOMtf 1221 i idicial s and all cases in which Student Government constitutional clarification is sought." The Supreme Court will also have jurisdiction in "all decisions and sanctions of the Campus Court, all administrative disciDlinarv *> decisions and sanctions, all decisions of the Committee on Student Academic Responsibility, all cases arising under the Student Government Constitution or enactments of the Student Senate, all impeachments of Student Government officers and all election disputes resulting from elections." One administrator, three faculty members and five students will make up the Supreme Court. Five members will be a quorum and "at least one student, one faculty member and one administrator must be present." The five student members will be appointed by the SG president and must be confirmed by the Student Senate. The three faculty members will be appointed by the Faculty Senate, and the administrator I* 185link /-?_ (Earner q THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC DAVID WALL ECH IN SKY and IRVING WA A monumental publishing project, Huge in s and scope, THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC change the future of all statistical references facts with entertainment. It is a whole new tormaiionai reference, with a Whole E. approach to past and contemporary kno history. It picks up where the standard te* f...adding what has elsewhere been omitt looked-behindthescenes or hidden fad highlights, repressed material...all writtet tremely lively manner. $12.95, hardcover, $5.95 paperback; 200 ph cartoons, diagrams, etc. a Fashion DOTWEA 'vv f'%. '% vVf." i X i'$ i . i : t.v pierr EH] lipments Arriv ??f iMmittTxtrrrr Main St. {Down* ? ? i ystem / court member will be appointed by the university president or his representative, along with one alternate, the bill says. Procedures for election of the chief justice and his assistant are the same as for the Campus Court. The accused has the right to waive a hearing and have administrative action taken instead. If the accused is pleading guilty to charges, the Office of Campus Relations must agree to take administrative action. If the accused is pleading not *1? ? :j ? i ? guiuy, uic vicc pr?iumi iur student affairs will hear the case. If a student pleads guilty and i^ a first offender charged with "visitation violations or excessive noise that occur in residence halls," administrative action will be taken. The bill says the Office of Campus Relations may drop charges, "against a student after consultation and approval by the / C n\ o>f/V!.nnt. ?? VUVJ/ anvil iicjr ^uuuiai. A Judicial Advisory Board is outlined in the bill as "an advisory (partment of your Campus Bookstore eat For raduation R <:: ':?:iC:'.. ' ' :> .: % ^^>^..-: k J< :;. ..y- . ?v' -; >? 5 ' ? > ;; I :.: v.>.- ' ' // 4 i- t' > ; f^|' ?:.: i. : ' ; j <;. ! " * -"J % ? "'<>* 'b -'*K# >' ^ * ?. v ** A' * > - ? .?? .? . ^ Vv>j? .* ,'vyx ", ) e cardin OTTTO ing Daily I jropost board to the judicial system of the University of South Carolina." The board will consist of, the assistant dean for campus relations (who will serve as the secretary of the Judicial Advisory Board), the dean of students, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, the SG attorney general, the chairperson of the Onnoln Dn?i/)?r.nA T ifn oiuucui ocncit^ tvcoiucucc juiiu Committee, the chairperson of the Student Senate Judiciary Committee, the chief student advocate and two faculty members appointed by the president of the Faculty Senate for two-year terms. Responsibility for "the approval of training programs for members of the judicial system," are designated to the board. The board, according to the bill, "shall review and make recommendations on any proposal affecting the judicial system." Two "support systems" are provided in the bill. The Student k!' , ,'^r^>B|kNYSSXtfVHl^HK Hl^l:^ .-"Mb MBBRB5 f Bl"?^ ^ ?/[ r <x ?d Advocate Program is to "assist members of the university community with any aspect of a judicial case." The student at torney general is to be, "responsible for investigating and presenting cases to the Campus Court." The accused student is protected by a long list of rights included in the bill. The student is entitled to all rights unless he or she expressly waives them. The hearing will be conducted within 30 days of the alleged infraction, and the siuaeni win nave a wruien notice forwarded to him or her "at least seven days prior to the hearing," outlining charges and the student's rights. The accused will have the right, the bill says, to review all available evidence, documents, exhibits and a list of witnesses that may testify against him or her, to appear in See SENATE, Page 12 <f x/// < J i/ \ J I ^ ^\\J I / A ' j HH Wt yA