This policy has led to many innocent students being convicted like myself.
B
Ben Wachtler
12 years ago
Go Leopards
D
Dennis Melesky
12 years ago
Justice and due process is never to much to ask for in this country
A
Andrew Long
12 years ago
Justice is not a "He said, she said" arguement
W
William Rappolt
12 years ago
Panels should NEVER NEVER be in absentia and subjects should be allowed counsel of their choice and have an opportunity to question witnesses and see evidence.
W
William Rappolt
12 years ago
Featured
The college, as a liberal arts institution should have a standard at least equal to that of the US Constitution. Panels should be weighted more towards a panel of peers rather than a panel who owes their job and tenure status to the administration making the charges. At stake is a student's future, or perhaps millions of dollars of owned property by a greek organization. If agreed to by the defending party the panel should be open to the student newspaper along with appeals.
B
Barbara Bowen
12 years ago
It is beyond comprehension how Lafayette College can approach a Student Conduct Hearing without all the fact surrounding the conduct of the accused. This "More likely Than Not" scenario must not stand. There is NO justice in this approach. Shame on the Student Conduct Hearing and Lafayette College. Whether it be in a court of law or a conduct hearing, the principle of "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" must always be the standard.
W
William Rappolt
12 years ago
Featured
The standard of "more likely than not " is even below that for civil trials which is preponderance of the evidence.
M
Makenzie Danis
12 years ago
Freedom4
G
Greg Haddad
12 years ago
The student conduct committee has always been a sad joke
T
Thomas Ashton
12 years ago
Time to catch up with the rest of society; presumption of guilt or wrongdoing is insufficient for condemnation
F
Fletcher Sipple
12 years ago
It's about time. There is no respect for facts, due process or justice at all in this conduct system.
H
Harrison Philipps
12 years ago
Boifromnyc5
D
Dan Weiss
12 years ago
LOL
A
Alexander Rabke
12 years ago
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
W
Will Brown
12 years ago
To me it looked like a leprechaun to me. All you gotta do is look up in the tree. Who else seen the leprechaun? Say ya
E
Ed O'Brien
12 years ago
Featured
As a former member of the Student Conduct Committee, I support this proposal. I often found it way too easy that the standard was "more likely than not" and think we need to give students some more leeway when we talk about their student records.
Yep
This policy has led to many innocent students being convicted like myself.
Go Leopards
Justice and due process is never to much to ask for in this country
Justice is not a "He said, she said" arguement
Panels should NEVER NEVER be in absentia and subjects should be allowed counsel of their choice and have an opportunity to question witnesses and see evidence.
The college, as a liberal arts institution should have a standard at least equal to that of the US Constitution. Panels should be weighted more towards a panel of peers rather than a panel who owes their job and tenure status to the administration making the charges. At stake is a student's future, or perhaps millions of dollars of owned property by a greek organization. If agreed to by the defending party the panel should be open to the student newspaper along with appeals.
It is beyond comprehension how Lafayette College can approach a Student Conduct Hearing without all the fact surrounding the conduct of the accused. This "More likely Than Not" scenario must not stand. There is NO justice in this approach. Shame on the Student Conduct Hearing and Lafayette College. Whether it be in a court of law or a conduct hearing, the principle of "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" must always be the standard.
The standard of "more likely than not " is even below that for civil trials which is preponderance of the evidence.
Freedom4
The student conduct committee has always been a sad joke
Time to catch up with the rest of society; presumption of guilt or wrongdoing is insufficient for condemnation
It's about time. There is no respect for facts, due process or justice at all in this conduct system.
Boifromnyc5
LOL
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
To me it looked like a leprechaun to me. All you gotta do is look up in the tree. Who else seen the leprechaun? Say ya
As a former member of the Student Conduct Committee, I support this proposal. I often found it way too easy that the standard was "more likely than not" and think we need to give students some more leeway when we talk about their student records.