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Daily Egyptianwww.siude.com VOL. 92, NO. 61, 16 PAGES S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 14, 2006 Student Conduct Code to be reviewed USG to do review, make suggestions to administration Wayne Utterback DAILY EGYPTIAN Undergraduate Student Government will put a spotlight on the Student Conduct Code when members request for portions of it to be reviewed in coming weeks. USG leaders say they will work with administrators to look at spe- cific portions of the code and make possible changes. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Larry Dietz said he met with USG President Akeem Mustapha LANE CHRISTIANSEN ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN and Vice President Paul Ogwal to Provost John Dunn, left, who will become interim chancellor Wednesday, laughs with Rickey McCurry, vice chancellor for institutional discuss their concerns about the advancement, during the women’s basketball game Sunday afternoon in the Arena. code. He suggested that instead of revising the entire student code, they should request a review of a specific portion. The Student Conduct Code has been the subject of criticism, spe- Dunn ready to step up cifically for the section that discusses interim separation, the process by Provost poised Monday. “I really desire to try and do “ which students can be banned from what I can to help our university and “I really desire to try and do what I can to help our campus if university officials con- to assume to make a difference, and that can sider them a threat to others. really only be done through a coordi- university and to make a difference, and that can really The university’s legal coun- chancellorship nated, team effort.” sel Jerry Blakemore said the code Dunn has immersed himself only be done through a coordinated, team effort. does provide due process and that — Provost John Dunn temporarily in higher education for more than interim chancellor from a legal standpoint, the Student 25 years. He graduated with his Conduct Code is fine. Brandon Weisenberger bachelor’s and master’s degrees in “My roots are here. If I have to go headquarters. Dietz said an entire revision of DAILY EGYPTIAN physical education from Northern to Red Bud, I know where that is,” Dunn said one of his top priorities the code would require a year to Illinois University and went on to get Dunn said. “There are people here — along with working to improve finish while looking at a specific Provost John Dunn will wake up his doctorate from Brigham Young that at an earlier time I knew very enrollment and reaching an agree- portion of the code can make the Thursday as SIUC’s commander-in- University. He rose from associate well, and I’ve continued to re-estab- ment in faculty contract negotiations process go significantly quicker. chief. professor of physical education to lish those connections during my four — was establishing a sense of team- The Student Conduct Code, The 61-year-old administrator, associate provost between 1980 and years here.” work and cooperation. which is reviewed every five years, is who has held the campus’ second- 1995 at Oregon State University. SIU President Glenn Poshard “Effective management involves up for review in 2008. highest rank since 2002, takes over as Dunn took on a seven-year stint as — a fellow southern Illinois native — teamwork within the campus and The chance to review it before interim chancellor this week during dean of the College of Health at the announced Dunn as interim chancel- making sure we have excellent coop- then is a success for USG, Mustapha an overhaul in Anthony Hall that University of Utah before landing at lor Wednesday as he told media of eration and communication with said. brings with it the ouster of Walter SIUC in 2002. Wendler’s demotion to a professor of the President’s Office and his staff,” “For them to be willing to review Wendler. A native of Pinckneyville in architecture. Dunn said certain segments is a winner for us,” Nervousness, he said, is not a Perry County, which is north of One motive for the chancellor’s Dunn did not rule out the pos- he said. factor. Jackson County, Dunn said his removal, Poshard said, was shoddy sibility of other administrative cuts in Dietz said the review would begin “My career in higher education is southern Illinois upbringing would communication between SIUC’s the near future. next semester because appeals of over a number of years. I’m not sure mesh well during his temporary administrative offices in Anthony nine freshmen involved in the Oct. 6 ‘nervous’ is the right term,” Dunn said tenure as chancellor. Hall and the president’s Stone Center See DUNN, Page 10 assault on a sophomore are ongoing. The next appeal is set for Friday, four more will take place the week after Thanksgiving break, and the final two have not been scheduled. “There are still some appeals GPSC to continue funding travel occurring,” Dietz said. “We wanted those to wind themselves through Wayne Utterback of a summertime audit conducted from different areas, such as the tion and not by average credit the system.” DAILY EGYPTIAN by the SIU President’s Office. colleges, besides GPSC. hours. Dietz said he expects the review Vice President Ed Ford said if Last year, the organization For the past few years, GPSC to yield results that will keep civility The Graduate and Professional GPSC loses the revenue it has col- paid $23,951 toward travel reim- was rolling over unspent money. in Carbondale and on campus. Student Council may have become lected, there is room for changes to bursements, according to Student GPSC currently has more than “I think that we’re going to come targets of the undergraduates for the budget. Development records. This year, $100,000 in excess money and has to some positive resolution with the having revenue that could belong “There are really three plac- it has paid graduate students more decided to use $30,000 of its rev- code,” Dietz said. to the latter, but GPSC leaders es in our expenditures that have than $8,000 and expects to pay as enue instead of making cuts in the Mustapha said a committee say they will continue to use it to flexibility, and that is professional much as it did last year. budget. might be created to look at the code. finance travel for graduate stu- development, events and officers’ USG leaders have said they The audit led to USG and He said USG has selected certain dents. salaries,” Ford said. want to look into recouping money GPSC receiving student activity segments of the code that it believes GPSC has been under fire in Vice President Ed Ford said that GPSC has accumulated in fee money for their budgets based need to be changed. recent months because of revenue GPSC usually pays up to $150 revenue. The request is a result on the average credit hours of the group has been holding over apiece for 200 students each year. of the audit, which revealed each SIUC students. Wayne Utterback can be reached at the past few years. That money He said he has noticed a trend of student government body receives 536-3311 ext. 268 or could be stripped away as the result graduate students receiving money money based on student popula- See GPSC, Page 10 [email protected]. 2 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS Coats for Kids Visitation of graduate students set tomorrow • Will be taking place through December 1 An open visitation for Jessica Yorama will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the at Kroger, Schnucks, and Bowen Gym Drops Rock Hill Baptist Church. The church is located on 219 E. Monroe St., in Carbondale. • Collecting coats for children in the com- The funeral will be held at 1 p.m., with a reception following the service. munity Yorama, a 24-year-old graduate student from Carbondale, died Thursday after complica- • Coats will be donated to local organiza- tions with epilepsy. She was a working on a master’s degree in public administration. tions Yorama worked for the DAILY EGYPTIAN from June 2002 to December 2004. She also interned at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. All donations, cards and condolences should be directed to the Jackson Funeral Home Faculty/staff located at 306 N. Wall St., in Carbondale. vs. students Governor names new senior policy adviser basketball game SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A longtime television news reporter started Monday as senior • 7:30 p.m. doors open, game begins at 8 adviser to Gov. Rod Blagojevich. p.m. today at the Pulliam Gym Bob Arya, 38, will research issues and brief the Democrat — who won election to a second • $3 for adults and students, $1 for children term last week — on policy and legislative topics and prepare remarks for his speeches. ages 1-12 and adults with canned food Arya will make $115,000 and report to Deputy Gov.