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The Other Paper Page 3 STUDENT-FA CULTY JUDICIAL BOARD RULES ARTICLE I. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD. 51.0 Student-Faculty Judicial Board. The Student-Faculty Judicial Board, hereinafter referred to as “Board,” may be recognized by its short title, “SFJB,” and is authorized to act as specified in these Rules. 51.1 Rules of Board. The Board shall abide by the Rules of the Board as contained herein, and all amendments hereto. These Rules may be recognized by its short title, “SFJB R u les,” and are hereinafter referred to as “Rules.” S 1.2 Composition of Board. (a) Number. The Board shall be composed of seven (7) justices. (b) Student Justices. The Board shall be composed of five (5) Student Justices, three of whom shall be Senior Justices and two of whom shall be Junior Justices. (1) Senior Justice. A student who has completed at least twenty-four (24) credit hours, but not more than sixty (60) credit hours, may be selected for the position of Senior Justice. (2) Junior Justice. A student who has completed at least twelve (12) credit hours, but , not more than twenty-four (24) credit hours, may be selected for the position of Junior Justice. (c) Faculty Justices. The Board shall be composed of two (2) Faculty Justices. (d) Chief Justice. At the opening of each term of the Board, the Justices will select a Chief Justice, who shall be a Senior Justice. (e) Associate Chief Justice. At the opening of each term of the Board, the Justices will select an Associate Chief Justice, who shall be a Senior Justice. 51.3 Selection of Justices and Terms. (a) Eligibility. Student Justices must be full-time matriculated students at the College and must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 throughout their terms. Faculty justices must be full time voting members of the College Faculty. (b) Selection. Student and Faculty Justices, including replacements therefore, shall be selected by an affirmative vote of the officers of the Student Senate and the Executive Committee of the Faculty, respectively. The Student Senate and the Executive Committee of the Faculty may prescribe their own rules and procedures for selection of justices. (c) Terms of Appointment. Senior and Junior Justices shall serve in such position for one academic year, beginning at the Fall Semester. A Junior Justice shall become a Senior Justice unless he shall be denied such privilege for cause. Faculty Justices shall serve for two academic years, beginning at the fall Semester. 51.4 Certification of Board and Justices. No Justice shall be certified to hear any case until such person has participated in four (4) training sessions as directed by the Office of the Dean of Student Personnel Services. Certification of a quorum of the Board shall be certification of the Board, it self. 51.5 Officers of Board. The Board will select the following officers: (a) Prosecutor. The Prosecutor shall be a student who satisfies all the requirements of a Senior Justice as stated in 551.2 (b) (1) and 1.3 (a). (b) Defender. The Defender shall be a student who satisfies all the requirements of a Senior Justice as stated in 551.2 (b) (I) and 1.3 (a). (c) Clerk. The Clerk shall be a student who satisfies the requirements of SI.3 (a) of these Rules. 51.6 Selection of Officers and , Terms. (a) Selection. The Officers of Student Senate, after an affir mative vote, shall submit to the Board two (2) candidates for each such office (except where there is only one student applicant) and the Board shall choose one of these candidates. (b) Terms o f Office. The term of office for such officers shall be the same as that specified for Student Justices S1.3 (c). 51.7 Duties of Officers. (a) Prosecutor. It shall be the duty of the Prosecutor to argue before the Board any matter referred to the Board by the Office of the Dean of Student Personnel Services, and to otherwise assist any ap plicant who seeks to invoke the jurisdiction of the Board. (b) Defender. It shall be the duty of the Defender to represent or assist; any person who is required to appear before the Board as a defen dant. (c) Clerk. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to record and publish the preceedings of the Board in accordance with these Rules, and to perform such other duties in fur therance of Board purposes as the Chief Justice may, from time to time, direct. ARTICLE II. JURISDICTION S2.0Jurisdiction. The Board shall have jurisdiction over any matter involving an alleged violation of social conduct on the part of any student enrolled at the College. “Violation of Social Con duct” means any non academic conduct that disrupts the normal educational routine of the College or that disrupts the at tainment of the educational objectives of any member of the College community, or any conduct considered to be , socially unacceptable behavior. “Student” within the terms of this section means any per son enrolled in a course (credit or non-credit bearing) at the College. 52.1 Advisory Options. The Board may, at the request of any student of the College render an advisory opinion concerning the con- stiutionality of any Student Senate legislation and/or resolutions, or of the Student Senate Constitution itself. The opinion of the Board shall not have binding effect and shall only be considered advisory. 52.2 Contested Jurisdiction. In any case where the defendant contests the jurisdiction of the Board, the Board shall only decide the jurisdictional dispute. A defendant shall have five (5) days from a decision adverse to his in terests within which to file an appeal as provided in S3.7 of these Rules. The failure to timely file such an appeal shall cause the case to again be placed on the docket of the Board for hearing at the next session of the Board. Upon the conclusion of the appeals process, the decision of the Board being upheld, the case shall be returned to the docket of the Board for hearing at the next session of the Board. ARTICLE III. BOARD-FORM AND PROCEDURES. 53.0 Term of Board. The Board , shall have two terms annually: a Fall Term and a Spring Term, beginning and ending on the first and last day of classes of the appropriate College semester. 53.1 Application to Board. Any member of the College com munity may invoke the jurisdiction of the Board by submitting to the Clerk of the Board a written application stating: (1) the name(s) of the applicant(s); (2) the name(s) of the defendant(s); (3) the alleged acts constituting a basis for jurisdiction; (4) the name(s) of any witness(es); and (5) the remedy sought, if applicable. 53.2 Granting of Hearing. Upon receipt of an application to the Board, the Board may accept jurisdiction by an affirmative vote of a majority of those justices present. No appeal may be taken from a rejection . of application. 53.3 Case Docket (a) Applications. U p o n re c e i p t of an application to the Board, the Chief Justice will assign the application a num ber beginning with the letter “A” and place the application on the docket of the Board. All such applications shall be the first consideration of the Board at each session. m (b) Hearings. Upon acceptance of an application, the case shall be placed on the docket for a hearing and will bear the same original number, the let ter “A” being removed. (c) Sessions. A docket being established, the Chief Justice will, with the concurrence of a majority of the Board, establish regular sessions of the Board for the term of the Board. Special sessions may be held on the call of the Chief Justice, with the concurrence of two other justices, should an application require im mediate attention. (d) Case Numbers. Each matter presented to the Board shall be numbered consecutively and shall be heard in that or der, except where the Board unanimously decides to ad vance out of order an urgent matter. 53.4 Hearings. (a) Quorum Necessary. No hearing shall be held, nor any action taken by the Board, un der these Rules unless a quorum of five (5) justices shall be present. (b) Notice o f Hearings. The Clerk of the Board shall be responsible for serving written notice of hearings of the Board in accordance with this section. (1) To Justices and Board Of ficers. All justices and officers of the Board shall be given five (5) days prior written notice of the opening session of each term of the Board, and written notice twenty-four (24) hours in advance of each Continued on Page 5, Column 1 HOME FROM THE WAR Robert Jay Lifton “The Psychology of Survival” Atlantic, November 1972, p. 52 Summary: . bor of my mind. I question the “Vietnam veterans tend to see validity of what I was forced to do. their experience as an exercise in Vietnam is survival for 365 days; survival rather than as a defense of as each day passes you place an (x) National Values.” Why! Few non- on that day Hoping you’ll be able militariests believe in the Viet Nam to place an (x) on tomorrow. War’s lucky denouement. The G.I. Psychic numbing, suppressing asks himself “What the HELL am I feeling is the way to psycholically doing here?” Once he realizes he survive. IS there he withdraws from reality, On his homecoming the Vietnam if reality it is, in order to survive returnee finds it hard to lose those psychologically and physically. feelings; they return with him, and The returning veteran finds him- now he finds that the violence he self alienated - in the midst of an thought he had left behind the identity crisis. He carries with him American society thrives on and degrees of bitterness, distrust and perpetuates - in slightly different suspicion of those in authority, forms. I guess the most difficult One absurd evil is that war’s task of a Vietnam vet is readjusting overall implication to him if any to a society that passively places emotional sense can be made of it. blind faith in a political-economic It is best understood through the war machine, eyes of survivors as one huge' I’ll never forget what the astrocity producing situation, debriefing officer said to us as we especially atrocious because of boarded the Freedom Bird for the BODY COUNT POLICIES - a States. “At first, upon your return, symbol of America’s descent into you will find it hard to adapt to the evil. NEW way of life. If you observe Jay Lifton says, “What the actions of others you will find distinguishes Vietnam veterans it no longer necessary to be an from the rest of their countrymen ANIMAL.” is their awesome experience and Anger, rage, flexed muscles, their knowledge of what others twisted faces! “Tear that man sense and resist knowing, their suf- apart!\ someone shouted, fering on the basis of that “Let the LIFER PIG say what he knowledge and experience. The wants; we are human beings and veterans struggle silently and tomorrow we’ll be home, apolitically because of that sur- I now realized just how difficult vivor conflict associated with Viet- readjustment to society would be. nam’s atrocity producing situation, During flight, as one man put it, they are survivors who cannot in- back in the Nam we were cogs in wardly justify what they have seen the GREEN MACHINE (Army), and done - caught in a vicious cir- in the World (State’s) we’re mur- cle of death and guilt.” Guilt is derers, druggies, animals, misfits, sometimes associated with rage and but up here in NO MAN’S LAND, violence. we have one comforting thought - Many veterans say “the only we’re ourselves. From the applause th in g w o r s e th a n b e in g o r d e r e d by a n d c h e e r s he re c e i v e d 1 c o u ld military authorities to participate sense that I wasn’t the o n l y o n e e n in 'absurd evil’ is to have that evil tertaining my mind with fears of rationalized and justified by Coun- freedom awaiting, terfeiters or Guardians of Spirit - It’s as if we were sent over chaplains and psychiatrists. labeled \Product of U.S.A. No “The Vietnam War has revelaed deposit! No return!” And people and intensified counterfeit dimen- went on an ecology kick deciding sions throughout the American that the GI’s have now littered up society.” Vietnam too long and should be In conclusion, “Where does brought back to the factory for Vietnam end and America - the recycling. What will be the END America one used to believe in - product and what will the begin?” political-economic war machine REACTION: produce next? This is un As a survivor and participant of foreseeable but undoubtedly the the Southeast Asian War Games I contents will read: EXPLOSIVE, must totally agree with Mr. Lifton. and of course there will be that I, too, like the majority, if not all, warning HAZARDOUS TO the returning veterans felt and still YOUR HEALTH! feel somewhat alienated, bitter, suspicious, distrustful. Yes, and why not? written by: One can never forget or be free James G. McDermott of doubt about the nature of the as an assignment in College war and one’s role in it. Every time Reading and Study Skills no. 153, I hear the word Vietnam the ship a course offered by the English of suspicion flying the American Department of Onondaga Corn- flag and unloading its cargo of “it munity College, Syracuse, • New was all for nothing” enters the har- York. David Brown Memorial The family of David Brown have very kindly established a Library Memorial Shelf in the name of their son who was a student at Onondaga Com munity College. David’s books are now an impor tant part of the Cayuga Room Reserve Collection and will be issued for room use so that many students will have access to much needed infor mation sources. You have the opportunity to assist in the con tinued building of this collection. Did you receive that “A” and are now finished with the course - especially the text book? Render a great service by donating these books to the Library where a fellow student can work for his or her “ A” even on a day when that important book was left home, is lost, or hasn’t “ come in” to the book store.
