UK Students Lack Formal Rights

By LINDA MILLS
Kernel Executive Editor
Disciplinary procedure at the University reflect s a paternalistic approach which
some administrators view as outmoded
in a modern university.
"We operate quite clearly under the
in loco parentis concept," Robert L. Johnson, vice president for student affairs,
said. "I think we will become increasingly

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restrictive in our jurisdiction to that which
takes place on campus and in university-owne- d

structures."

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Mr. Johnson said that while he thinks
most students get fair treatment from the
University injudicial matters, procedures
are not so good.
"In a society which cares so much for
individual rights, procedures arc important," he said.
Many elements of due process, such as
written notice of charges, records of
judicial proceedings, and rights of students
to counsel have been enacted in informal
procedure, but the University regulations
lack specific guarantee of these student
rights.
Jurisdictional limits of the various

disciplinary agencies also are not clearly
designated.
Neither are offenses clearly specified.
Listed in the University catalogue as
official violations are four offenses cheating, hazing, drinking and financial delinquency, but these offenses provide only a
small fraction of the business before disciplinary agents.
A general statement giving the University power to discipline "conduct unbecoming a student" is the basis for
discipline for other "offenses." Such ambiguous phrases have been a target for
strong attack by educational and pro

fessional societies seeking reform on due
process for students.
Currently, a student who commits an
offense may face a number of possible
actions:
1. Appearance
before the Dean of
Men or Dean of Women or another administrator.
2. Appearance before the Student Congress Judiciary board.
3. Appearing before a dormitory council
or house standards council (for
Greeks).

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Vol. LVII, No. 127

University of Kentucky

LEXINGTON, KY., TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1966

Sixteen Pages

Miller Names Advantages
Of Proposed Constitution
In Request For Support

and Dr. Malcom Jewell, of the
Sen. John Sherman Cooper
Department of Political Science, talk politics at a reception for the
senior senator sponsored Monday by Pi Sigma Alpha, law honorary.
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Winston Miller, immediate past president of
Student Congress, Monday urged endorsement
of the new proposed constitution for the student
government body in Thursday's referendum as a
step to strengthen the student's representative
body.
The retiring president, who is heading the
program seeking adoption of the proposed constitution in lieu of the current constitution, adopted
in 1964, said that the proposed constitution had
been carefully worked out and that it more clearly
deliniated the powers and duties of the several
branches of the student government.
A referendum vote on whether or not the
proposed constitution will replace the current
constitution will be taken from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
in the Student Center.
All full time students of the University are
eligible to vote and will be asked to present
their identification cards at the polling place.
If the proposed constitution is adopted it
will replace the current document immediately,
Miller said.
Miller said he had been chosen to lead the
campaign for the adoption of the new constitution
because it was adopted under his administration
and that he was instrumental in its inception.
Work began on the proposed constitution last
spring under the Interim Committee, composed
of representatives of, at that time, Student Congress
President Steve Beshear, the congress assembly,
the Student Centennial Committee and the incoming officers.
Miller said he and some other people took the
document finished under this committee, polished
it, and returned it to that committee for its final
approval. This work took place over the summer,
he said.
He said that some weaknesses, pointed out in
the document prepared by the Interim Committee
during negotiations to merge the Student Congress
and the Student Center Board, were adopted into
the proposed constitution before it was approved
by last month by congress.

'Issue Important9

Cooper Gives Support
To Dirksen Proposal
By WARREN DAVIES

Kernel Staff Writer
group of University political science students last night were
told that while the defeat of the Dirksen reapportionment amendment leaves the question moot now, the "issue is important and
there will be other votes on it in the future."
The speaker was Kentucky
and different inSenator John Sherman Cooper.
subdivision
Senator Cooper, speaking in terests.
favor of the ammendment,
"The Dirksen amendment
covered the question of the rewould, if adopted, enable the
of state legisapportionment
people of a state by a majority
latures, the Supreme Court devote, choose between the plan
cision ordering apportionment in decreed by the Supreme Court
districts of substantially equal that is both houses apportioned
population, and Senator Dirk-sen- 's upon the basis of population
or a plan in which one house
proposed amendment allowing a state's voters to decide would be apportioned on the
whether one house of its legisbasis of population and the other
lature should not be based on upon population, geography and
population.
political subdivisions," the sen"In view of the failure of the ator added.
State legislatures to reapportion
"As the subject involves the
according to their constitutions ability of the people of a state
or statutes," said Senator Cooper, to establish its own gov ernmental
"action by the Supreme Court structure," Senator Cooper went
was inevitable. For, as the Court on, "and the same time estabsaid in several cases, the apporlishes safeguards for protecting
tionment of State legislatures was the interests of all groups, majorwithout any rational purpose and ity and minority, I favored the
Dirksen amendment."
obviously discriminatory."
folAn informal reception
The talk was the third in a
series sponsored by Pi Sigma lowed the Senator's talk.
Alpha, law honorary.
"However, the decision of the
Court selecting one basis for reapportionment also removed from
the power of the people of a state
to choose a method of apportionment of State legislatures which,
in their judgment, would be the
best method of representative
their
government considering
subdivision
population, political
interests," he
and different
added.
Senator Cooper went on to say
that the Dirksen amendment
would, if adopted, enable the
people of a state to choose a
method of apportionment of State
legislatures which, in their judgement, would be the best method
of representative government conSen.
sidering their population, plitical
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"The proposed Constitution was passed in
Congress last month by a vote of 16 to 0,"
Miller said, and he added, "there was not one
voice of opposition."
Miller said the strong advantage of the proposed document was that it was flexible while
more clearly deliniating the duties of the branches
of the student body government.
"We modeled this constitution after the Model
State Constitution," Miller said. He said he felt
that this proposed constitution could supply most
readily the specific needs at the University of
Kentucky.
Miller said that important changes made in
the executive, legislative and judicial branches
of the student government by the proposed constitution would provide a better functioning system
to represent students.
Miller cited first, changes in the number of
groups that could be represented in the assembly.
The old constitution provides that there shall
be 23 elected members of the Congress assembly
and six members representing men's residence
halls; town housing, Allied Women Students,
Panhellenic Council, married students and
Council.
The proposed constitution, he explained, provides for the 23 members elected at large with
representatives from subgroups to be determined
by the Assembly body. Such representatives shall
not exceed 10, he said.
"We considered many representation system's,
and this seemed to be the best for UK," he exInter-fraterni-

plained.
A second major point of change that Miller
pointed out was in the executive branch.
The proposed constitution eliminates the elective offices of secretary and treasurer, Miller said.
He explained that these two offices would be
appointive by the president, but that all presidential appointments would have to be approved
vote of the assembly.
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The Fashion Beat '66, a
special supplement, appears in
today's Kernel.
Edited by Kernel Feature
Editor, Carolyn Williams, the
section focuses on the looks for
spring and summer. You'll find
out what styles are going to be
popular for casual and evening
wear as well as the lively colors
and fabrics.
Kernel staff writers discuss
the new sleek hair styles and
the natural look in cosmetics.
Spring and summer brides will
find interesting hints on bridal
gowns for the season.

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