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— Middletown, Connecticut, since 1868 — TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 VOLUME CLIV, ISSUE 6 WESLEYANARGUS.COM WSA, Whaley to Adapt Appeals Process By Jenny Davis “President Roth doesn’t always Assistant Opinion Editor seem accessible if you’re a student in crisis,” Updegrove said. “Judicially, Last semester, President he’s also far removed from students Michael Roth deliberated over and professors.” roughly 40 appeals to decisions As the system functions now, made by the Student Judicial Board when a student appeals a decision, (SJB), the Honor Board, and the Roth receives a file on his desk with sexual assault board. Effective next the recording, hearing, and written year, however, Roth will no lon- appeal from the original case. He ger preside over those cases. He then chooses to accept the appeal, has tasked the Wesleyan Student deny it, or call for a rehearing. Assembly (WSA), the Student Whaley explained that the sud- Affairs Committee (SAC), and Vice den interest in changing the process President for Student Affairs Dean stems from concerns surrounding Michael Whaley with establishing a compliance with Title IX, the section new appeals process. of the 1972 Education Amendments It is a change that WSA that protects against discrimination President Nicole Updegrove ’14 and based on sex in judicial hearings. SAC Chair Kate Cullen ’16 are eager CHONG GU/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER PUT THE BEST CAPTION EVER RIGHT HERE. “Times Bones,” the newest work from the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, was performed at the to implement. APPEALS, page 3 And then another line of text... Turn to page x for the full story...
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