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October 25, 2005
News Briefs
New sexual violence policy draft presented at HUSC
During HUSC’s general assembly on Oct. 18, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life Patty Klein presented a draft of Hamline’s new sexual violence policy. She said that over the summer, a task force, in conjunction with a lawyer, decided that the sexual violence policy had to be re-written to fit the Hamline community and to consolidate all of the policy information into a single document. She asked the HUSC representatives to share the policy with their constituents for suggestions and comments on the policy draft.
“We want comments and suggestions from different groups of students; also, we want feedback from students about what concerns them most about the policy,” Klein said to the general assembly.
Klein said that one of the biggest changes in the draft is that terms are now clearly defined in the policy. Terms such as coercion, complainant, incapacitated, and others relating to sexual violence are outlined in the draft. Another change is that the policy includes a section detailing what will happen if a student files charges with various judicial parties. Klein said this would help victims get an idea of what to expect as far as the process of reporting possible crimes.
To find a copy of the draft, contact your HUSC representative or the office of Residential Life.
Grade review resolution rejected by HUSC
HUSC junior representative Ian Johnson proposed a resolution on the Oct. 18 general assembly that offered a compromise to the grade review policy issue. The resolution would suggest to the administration and faculty that after a grade petition reaches the head of a department, it would be sent to a committee of professors; if no resolution can be reached at that level, it would then be sent to the dean’s office. As it stands, grade petitions are sent directly to the dean’s office after the department head’s evaluation.
Debate was opened on the resolution. President Shanelle Evens and others raised questions in attendance about the timeliness of such a process. Student Organizations Committee chair Dee Dee Shogren and Tim McDonald, president of the Minnesota Association of Private College Students (MAPCS), also questioned whether a compromise was good for any party involved.
The resolution did not pass.
College Republicans meet with Governor Pawlenty
The fifteenth of October was a big day for College Republicans (CR) around the state. Governor Tim Pawlenty met with 65 CR, including eight Hamline students, from all over Minnesota to commend and encourage them for being involved with an organization that can make a difference. The university’s delegation was the second largest in attendance, second only to the group from the University of Minnesota. This impressive representation came as a surprise to some, according to Hamline’s CR president Brad Short, who is also on the State Board of College Republicans.
Another group of students that traveled to St. John’s University in Collegeville last Monday to hear the wife of a man who led resistance against the hijackers on a plane on September 11 speak about freedom and how everyone can be a hero. The College Republicans are currently working with the Hamline College Democrats for get-out-the-vote for the November 8 mayoral election between Democrat incumbent Randy Kelly and Democrat challenger Chris Coleman. The project begins with the Coleman-Kelly debate in Sundin Music Hall on Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m.
-Compiled by staff
Posted by msveum at October 25, 2005 12:43 AM
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