Comments on: Judicial Matters http://sites.middlebury.edu/onedeansview/2007/11/26/judicial-matters/ Wed, 08 May 2013 01:03:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Franny Glass http://sites.middlebury.edu/onedeansview/2007/11/26/judicial-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Franny Glass Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:59:35 +0000 http://deanofthecollege.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/judicial-matters/#comment-31 About the judicial board: if you’re looking for input, I’d suggest 3 things – put more weight on legality, stop giving faculty the upper hand, and give more consideration to compounding factors. As the process stands now, matters may be decided on the basis of “plausibility” and arguments based in legality bear little weight. If something happens which is legally wrong, but is not brought to the courts for whatever reason, I’d feel much more comfortable bringing it to the judicial board if I could be assured that they would consider the legal ramifications if it were brought to court. Otherwise, decisions are based on personal convictions about what constitutes right and wrong, and what seems likely rather than the actual legality of the situation. When a faculty member is involved in judicial proceedings, they are intrinsically given an unfair advantage, and I personally don’t know how to remedy the situation. It seems like walking into a shark tank trying to argue against a member of the Middlebury faculty and staff. You should also allow students to present their case together, which may give them more credibility against an “authority”. Finally, whether the person has been deemed guilty or not guilty, more consideration must be given to confounding factors, particularly if the procedure is to remain as informal as it currently is. If the person is in the wrong, maybe the punishment should be tempered if they have compelling confounding factors. While the board officially maintains that punishments are not universal, and are considered on a case-by-case basis, the “anecdotal” results I’ve heard have all pointed to the same punishments for vastly different situations. This may be coincidence, I’m not sure. But I think more weight should be given to these confounding factors in a hearing.

Advice from a student who does know about the judiciary board.

]]> By: Anonymous http://sites.middlebury.edu/onedeansview/2007/11/26/judicial-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Anonymous Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:59:29 +0000 http://deanofthecollege.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/judicial-matters/#comment-30 MOO was great, but I wouldn’t force people to do it. Perhaps if there were just enough spots to accommodate everyone who wanted to go..

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