The DePauw, December 4, 1989

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MONDAY
DECEMBER 4. 1989
GREENCASTLE. INDIANA
VOLUME 138. NUMBER 2A TheDEPAU
Greek judiciary gains momentum
by Dan Draheim said the type of board now being reCommend a punishment for
started at DePauw is cammori at Smith to administer.
An greek court of student other universitieS. " Junior Tim Burton, 'also: a
judges, independent of the "Most, schools have ),ome memtWrofthe commitlee"said he
Panhellenic and Interfraternity form oL.judicial board,~~ Smith ,looks forward to seeing the board
councils, is now in its initial stages said., "It's' consistent with the maierialize.
of existence. concept of self-governance." "I'm very optimistic about
Agreekjudicialcorrimitleeis Smith said the board would [the boardl," Burton said:"This is
drawing up the plans for the' give students a betteridea of how a fanm'stic opportunity forgreeks
judicial board. An official the disciplinary system works. to recognize their own
constitution has not yet been "IsJronglysupportit,"Smith responsibility in playing an even
written, according to junior said. "It's a follow-through to larger role in governing
Stewart Lumsden; a member of something I proposed last year themselves.'"
the founding committee. when I was interviewing for the The committee has consulted
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"This is a fantastic opportunity for greeks to judicial boards nationwide, in an
recognize their own responsibility in playing attempt to model the proposed
an even larger role in governing DePauwjudieialboardafterthose
themselves." -Tim Burton, committee member already in existence.
, "We're jUst starting to get
things rolling," Lumsden said.
The committee has had three
meetings so far, according to
Lumsden, In their last meeting,
the group of ,six students voted
that the court should consist of
seven greek students: six equal
judges (three male and three
female), and one "chief justice" in
case of a verdict tie.
Assistant Dean of Students
Bob Smith, who originally
proposed the judicial organization,
would also be its adviser. Smith
In house
"We're sifting through a lot
position." of mail right now," Lumsden said,
both adding that the board at Indiana
Interfraternity' Council and University-Bloomington is "a
Panhellenic Council support it basis for a number of other
Smith said
also. university [boardsl."
Lumsden said the board
would possess a great deal of
power in the recommendation of
punishments for fraternities and
sororities. The board would vote
on appropriate penalties for any
greek organizations· found guilty
of charges involving things like
hazing and alcohol policy
violations. The board would then
The committee will probably
not draw up a consititution until
next semester, at which time they
plan to present their results to the'
university administration, the
Board of Trustees, !FC, Paohel,
and the presidents of all greek
houses, Lumden said. '
The board would probllbly
not become an official, acting
organization until next school
year, Lumsden said. It must fIrst
Martin to lead spring staff be accepted by the administration
and possibly the BoardofTrustees.
Judges would probably then
be hand-chosen by the committee
and Smith from volunteers
applying for positions on the
board, Lumsden said.
by Hung-Yang Chen
Sophomores Erin Martin and
Timothy McCaughan have been
selected to head TheDePauw's
staff next semester.
editorial page, junior Scott
Gossett, of Hopkinsville, Ky., waS
elected copy editor. Sophomore
Tim Beverly will join the staff as
Gosset's assistant .... Members of the judicial
committee are senior Clare Smith;
juniors Colin McClary, BUrton;
and Lumsden; and sophomores
Betsy Ingham and Pam Pearson.
INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER
Martin, from Albuquerque,
NM., will be editor-in-chief. She
is currently the production
manager and was sports editor
last year.
McCaughan, who has been
news editor for two consecutive,
semesters. is promoted to
managing editor. He's from
Kenilworth, Ill.
Commentary editor, a new
position next semester. is
sophomore Gail Reddemann, of
Fort Wayne, Ind. She is currently
copy editor and was assistantnews
editor last. year. She will work
with Martin and McCaughan on
iheeditorial page,
Open abortion debate scheduled for Thursday
Other positions were also
selected at a Publications Board
meeting Thursday. The new staff
will start working on the paper
Wednesday with the cuirentstaff.
A frequent contributor to the
Sophomore Dan Draheim;
from Brentwood, Mo., has been
promoted from assistant news
editor 'to news editor.
Currently an editorial
columnist, sophomore Jennifer
Hartpence, of Indianapolis, will
be feattires editor. She won a
see STAFF, page 2
by Timothy McCaughan
DePauw's debate society is
planning an open debate on the
topic of abortion for this'Thursday
at 8 p.m. in room 107.
The debate according to Kraig
Kinney, president of the society,
will be presented and then opened
up to interaction amongst the
audience and actual debaters.
Although the general topic
of the debate will be abortion,
according to Kinney, the actual
topic may become more focused
if the incoming debaters choose to
focus it. Specifically, the
government's role and whether it
should actually have one in
abortion may become the topic.
Kinney said the society is
looking forward to the
possibilities of the debate.
"!t's not just for debaters. It
is a good way for everyone to
voice their opinion. A standing
vote at the end will allow people
to see how all the people feel," he
said.