1968-01-09; Central Michigan Life

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CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, MT, PLEASANT, MICHIGAN
Tuesday, January 9, 1968
art Decision Upholds Bill of Rights
by SANDY DRAKE
life News Editor
, under the newly revised and
J constitution, Student Judiciary ree-
Sdfoat charges of illegal entry and
consuming alcoholic beverages be
, against two students because the
j£occurred off-campus,
[justice Barry Nobles cited the newly
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^Amendment V of the Student Body Con-
Em in the court's decision.
tnk? ^f%ln ?3rt that the University cannot
take any disciplinary action concerning student
tteTW^.°Ut,dde ^ PhySlCal b°U"darieS °*
C Milton Pike, dean of students, called the
S0^. dj;?lsl,on "entirely premature" and said
that his office s decision on the case will be known
the first part of this week.
Dean's Decision
Pike's office had charged two male students
with the above actions although the Mt. Pleasant
Municipal Court had only found them guilty of
the illegal entry charge and had not charged them
with minors in possession.
In Student Court's written decision of the case,
it stated- that "obviously the two students had
consumed alcoholic beverages and that they had
used a barn for a party without the consent of
the owner."
The students admitted this during the Student
Judiciary hearing and testified to the accuracy of
iffy OK's Temporary Services
|r $8 Million Dormitory Site
Irresolution granting temporary  water  and
iservices to CMU's $8 million dormitory com-
jwas approved last week by the Mt. Pleas-
Jjity Commission.
[resolution will supply the complex with
s only for the duration of the construction.
Immanent utilities for the dormitory have not
^approved yet, according to Norvall C. Bovee,
president of business and finance;
tl    . Annexation Not Approved
ipite temporary approval of water and sewer
s, Central's petition to annex the. 10-15 acres
|rtog the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks has yet
i approved.
J. petition, denied by Union Township, will
■^submitted to the Board. The petition was
fnously denied because,  according  to  Union
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napp Chosen
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Nedictorian
M C._ Knapp of Mt. Pleasant has been
valedictorian of the January graduating
Mjft 21, is a history major and a Spanish.
IjWs pomt average is 3.933 including 103
EvTs of A and 7 hours-of B for his three
■one-half years of college.
i«son wJfa!°rian is Thomas G. Robinson from
Mr„f_ s a double "major in business adjuration and mathematics.
A CMU Family
Pi.owa. ?e sahrtatorian of the 1964 grad-
|^lass of Mt. Pleasant High School. -
Mpwf^ ?f Mr. and Mrs. Austin C. Knapp
%AvSSr Austin C- Knapp,-is a professor of
ffoSf5^ a 1941 graduate of Central.
iSKTl^V?4™' C' a Knapp ^graduated:
| • ral State Normal School in 1907, .
Campus Activities
'A?Saa .member of the Trafffc'Court, Phi
^anmon ? Was named to Phi Eta Sigma, •
Pet S'°norary- He spearheaded the drive
|k.,       ng stamps for- the : Methodist stu-
ipiapp SD   . - /;,    .. .   -.
PinthPr.       °  s«namdrs  in  Europe   and
Plan  * dePartmehtdf the library.
^er orfei? enro11 in graduate school next
rate. and continue until he earns his
i later
Township chairman John Verwey, the Board could
not rescind a resolution passed last year concerning land annexation.
3 Sides Surrounded
According to the resolution, no land could be
annexed unless the proposed land was surrounded
by city property on at least three sides. Revisal of
the resolution is necessary for the Union Township
Board to grant annexation approval.
With the request for reconsideration of the
petition, Central will announce their plans to file
a petition with the Isabella County Board of Supervisors for an election on the annexation issue.
If the Union Township votes to accept the petition, then annexation will be complete.
the situation sheet presented by the dean of students office. '       '
The court also pointed out in its decision that
the students behavior was both illegal and certainly short-sighted but that they had been fined
accordingly in Municipal Court.
Student Judiciary then recommended dropping
the charges because they were unconstitutional
when compared with Amendment V of the Constitution.
Court Recommendations
"Primarily, the incident took place while the
students were off-campus, therefore nullifying the
need of the University to enter into the problem.
Secondly, the University is charging the students
for consumption of alcoholic beverages as minors
when even the civil authorities felt that charge
unnecessary," the Court stated.
Student Judiciary also recommended that. Ceil*
tral "curtail future involvement in off-cahipus
discipline situations leaving the punishment of
wrong-doings to the proper authorities."
In basing its decision on Amendment V in the
recently passed Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, the Court cited Article V, Section 3, of
the present constitution which reads, "Proposed
revisions and/or amendments of this constitution
shall become effective immediately upon the certification of the election committee to the president
of the Student Body that said proposals have
received a simple majority vote of those-voting in
said election. -
Court Accepts Revision
Since the elections had been certified by the
Elections Committee, the Judiciary felt it, "must
govern itself in accordance with the newly revised
and amended Constitution."
"We fully realize that the administration has
yet to approve the new Constitution, but this does
not affect the will of the students to devise their
own governmental form," the Court stated.
The constitution, with its new amendments in
the form of a Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, has not yet been ratified by the Board of
Trustees.
61 Plans to teach at the college level.
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Weri . 1S^n ex"Marihe Corps sergeant.
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(Photo by Wiebef J
PipH"an7iis.lnarrie<I»-is a member of Phi
^a the Vet's Club*   , ...
^^— (Photo by  Wieber)
,„«    i.   rt,* mvsterv man was who hung.itt effigy on Warriner Hall Dec, 2(Tor how
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