1967-11-14; Central Michigan Life

              obles Finds Discipl
by SANDY DRAKE
Life tfews Editor
I. tn qtudent Senate last night, Barry
to^sreP; iustice  of  the  Student  Judiciary
5k chief ]   IfMtudents office with handkng
^f^in ^rwithout consulting the
J Committer ^?   <<this cancels the entire
Coinnui-^ <<this canceis tne enure
efiect|    5 the Student Body Constitution
ts on
ist'the arb"^mmeeir a routing committee
Venue Cornmn it deddes rf a
fecial section oi u    , s  stand   unprotected
all studentson «m .p      rf ^..^
i arbitiau u rnil«nff committe
16   Mine cases and it decides if a
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tudent Judiciary   ^^ from pike,s office make
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Tap committee.
[U Inconsistent Figures
I- *aA nut to the senators that at the
Sobles pointed out ^ he rece.ved 24 sodal
5innlI!g n ders of which he had no previous
otohon oraers, ^ ^^ concerned COn-
:ordfnof a coholic beverages, while his Venue
nation oi ai g  cases   concerning
iKeverie's Me routed to the dean of
bents office. students were penal-
%S 1 chance whatsoever of using the
J^SdSry Vovided for their use in the
?•£ That office did not consult students,
ffSdA the Venue guidelines; it ren-
!1both Venue and the Judiciary useless," he
lorn the Student Senate minutes dated March
:£ under old business,  Dean Pike  stated,
■     All cases one way or  another would be
L'd by Venue Committee and hoped the prob-
can be solved that has been before us these
last few months." And again he stated near the
end of that same speech, ". . . all cases would go
to Venue Committee."
Truth Must Apply Equally
Quoting from the Student-Pacultv Judicial
Committee minutes dated March 9, 1967, "Student
Judiciary must not create more concerns in a
posture of establishing precedents as a circumvention of guidelines which are the basic responsibility of SFJC," Nobles said he agreed with the
dean then, and he agreed with him now, but the
truth in that statement had to apply equally.
"As we have neither the desire nor the'right
to abuse accepted traditions and procedures,
neither does the dean of students office have the
right to disregard established rights. If Venue is
not safe, student government is in peril," Noble
said.
Nobles Proposal
He proposed that, "Student Senate and Student  Judiciary   must  together  fight  to  prevent
such double-dealings in the future" and that there
were five things that had to be done:
1.) That the Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities be passed as amendments to the
Student Body Constitution (as the constitution
now stands there is no Bill of Rights for students).
2.) That the amended constitution be submitted
to the Board of Trustees for ratification.
3.) That the proposal in Student-Faculty Judiciary Committee (stating that routing guidelines
and procedures that will make students aware of
their rights and all the agencies handling their
case plus an addition to the Student Handbook
that would explain regulations and the penalties)
be completed by the end of this semester.
4.) That the decision of mistrial be recognized
by the dean of students office as a valid decision
Central
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, 48, NO. 21
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Tuesday, November 14, 1967
PRE THAN 21 REHEARSALS like this one will be performed before   I production to
I'* Superman!" hits the stage at Warriner Auditorium. A cast of 24-plus star
»shown Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m.
Superman's Antics Come to Stage
1 .     ,  j maovw rnmic straps as well
i Deception
in the event that insufficient or incorrect evidence
is presented by that office. A case must either be
dropped or reheard by the Student Judiciary.
5.) Last and most important, that the probation
of the two students {see adjoining story) be officially lowered to one semester and their records
be changed to include the correct charge and circumstances.
Senate Faces Choice
Nobles concluded that Student Senate has a
choice to make. They have to decide whether the
student body is satisfied with a "puppet government," or whether then- Senate speaks for the
students and basic civil rights.
"Student Senate must decide that the system:
Venue Committee, Student Judiciary and student
government is dead," he said, "for if the constitution isn't upheld, there's no need for student government."
by LINDA GOODWIN
Life Staff Writer
lb S.uperman- that immortal, super-strong, super-
l^dsome young man with the bulging biceps, the
e«> Ught and his Sentle compulsion to "do
oi • soar int0 Warriner Auditorium tomor-
ilyU at 8 P-m- bringing with him song,
» and adventure.
Wri?,      a11 his red and blue splendor, including
Ctl +uPe and knit tights. our hero wiU fly
-evil air to defend innocence and conquer
I hk^ ldea of a comic striP was first conceived
advent! newsmen> Jerry   Siegel, who wrote the
the 2?S .and Joe Schuster, the one who drew
6 ant Wlth the glowing red "S" on his chest.
.   ti     .      ^° Sale for Superman
I sammL flJ^ years  they   unsuccessfully   peddled
iCJL? A,eir elation to editors of comic books
PiS     e nation-
k£'they attracted the attention of a prom-
«SuDerMer 0f monthly comic books who included
Amies'- r adventure in a collection of'"Action
;ov/n ma_~y the next year, Superman had his
being rea??6' "SuPer™an Quarterly," and was
Soon aft     twenty million Americans.
d"er, people were reading about Super
man in daily and weekly comic strips as well as
hearing him on radio and seeing him on television.
Musical Comedy
His adventures were later incorporated into a
Broadway musical comedy which was chosen by
Broadway  critics   as  one  of  the  best  theatrical •
presentations of New York's 1965-66 season.
Now, with the help of William E. Valle, technical director; R. Cedric Colness, musical director
and Blaine Quarnstrom, stage director, Superman
will appear before CMU students.
According to Quarnstrom, "Superman will live
at CMU as he has perhaps never lived before."
Comic Book Costumes
Doris Ramsey, the head of the costuming department, revealed that the costumes will be in
the comic book character style, with the "flat look"
of the comic strip.
Scenery for Superman will literally reveal
comic book style. William Valle, technical director,
said one of the major scenic elements will have
a false proscenium wall covered with the Sunday
comics.
According to Valle, "Superman will have
seventeen different scenes,' of which only four
will be repeated. But the biggest technical difficulty will be flying Superman himself."
Two Students
Denied Rights
Noting that his objective as chief justice was
one of a sincere desire to build good will between
the administration and student government,
Barry Nobles noted that in the past months the
"Student Judiciary has bent over backwards to
be fair in its attempt to understand the viewpoint
of the administration.
"We have tried to compromise with the administration basing our decisions on mutual contribution, not on concession. But compromise is
a two-way street, it requires that both parties
deal squarely with each other and that mutual
agreements are not violated."
Nobles Observation
Upon receiving the social probation orders concerning the alcoholic beverages and discovering
that the Venue Committee hadn't been consulted
on 15 of the cases, Nobles wanted to confirm his
observation:
"I was able to contact two students who were
willing to testify to the truth of this charge. Their
case is indeed a tragic one and well worth the
telling.
"It appears that the dormitory father walked
into their room one night and finding two beer
bottle caps, which he claimed to be moist, charged
them with drinking on University property and
said they would be called before the dean.
Students Explain to Bealer
"Later they saw James Bealer, student person-    '
nel assistant in the dean of student's office. The
students said that they had been drinking, but not
in the residence hall. They had been out with
dates on a dirt road and could even account for
the bottles. Bealer replied that they were lying,
and that their story was irrelevant."
"At no time during that interview did Bealer
state or imply that these students could or should
have their case heard by the Student Judiciary.
On the  24th of May,  again the  students were    "
summoned to Warriner Hall; this time to sign the    -
probation orders.
"The dean's representative was Glen Starner,
associate dean of students.
Court Ends Day After
"The date is important here, because the official
court semester ended on May 25, 1967, one day
after the students signed their probation orders.
This date was established in Venue on May 12,
1967, two days after the students were apprehended and thirteen days before the cut-off date.
"During that time, Judiciary met twice giving
the dean ample chance to turn this case over to
the Judiciary.
"Why didn't this happen?
Evidence Available Immediately
"Certainly, the situation was not premature;
all the evidence deemed necessary, two bottle
caps, was collected the night the incident occurred.
"It is true that reports from the residence hall
were turned in to the dean's office, but these
were available for Bealer's first talk to the students, almost two weeks before the probation
orders were signed.
"The only conclusion that one can reach is
that the dean of students office had no intention
of turning these cases over to the Judiciary; they
had no intention of living up to their own terms
of court co-operation or predetermined guidelines.
"But the saddest part of this case is yet to be
told.
Double Trouble
"Not only were these students grossly mistreated, but they were placed on social probation
for a period of one year, exactly double the penalty
established for such an offense.
"This is a precedent which has been in effect
for over one year.
"I ask you, on what grounds does the dean of
students office justify such double Standards?
"What is meant by co-operation?
"Words of mutual understanding seem empty
in the face of such bold facts."
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