The

Kentucky

Kernel

Vol. LXIV No. 85

Eight pages

Revised revisions?
Proposed code changes stir dispute

By NI‘IIIJ. MURUAN
Kernel Staff Writer
Amid some controversy. l'K president
tltis Singletary has sent to the Student
(‘ode (‘ommittee (S(‘(‘l of the Board of
Trustees 1.5 proposed amendments to the
Student (‘ode The amendments were
recommended by an ad hoc tripartite
committee which was appointed by
Singletary last semester.
However. in a memorandum acv
companying the report. Singletary

Metro police
not snooping,
says Schafter

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Kernel Staff “riter

Lexington police chief James
1.. Schaffer denied today that
area police “spied" on a local
antiwar rally held Jan 20

Responding to charges made
by Lexington attorney J. Stewart
Schneider. Schaffer said officers
assigned to the rally were there
to keep the peace,

In a letter to the police chief.
Schneider complained of un-
dercover officers in the crowd
taking pictures of the marchers.
"I am well aware of the many
police responsibilities during any
sort of political rally." the letter
read in part. “however. in the
past the cloak of preservation of
the peace has too often been used
to mask an invasion of the
people‘s right to treely assem-
ltlf'.”

Schneider. a tormer Lexington
police dispatcher. recognized
tletective James I, Latimer in
the crowd lialimer was dressed
in jeans and a stocking cap and
was taking pictures.

In the letter. Schneider
demanded that the photos
purged trom police tiles and that
the negatives be turned over to
him

Schafter said that it is common
procedure to assign officers to
any large gathering. The officers
assigned to the rally were
dressed in civilian clothes “due to
the nature of the crowd." he said.

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recommends approval of only 16 amend-
ments. He suggests approval of five of the
proposals with further amendments and
disapproval of tour.

Bl"l‘ l)ll“FI('l'l.'l‘ll‘IS over the role (ll
the ad hoc committee. Advisory ('om—
inittee on Student ('ode Revision t:\(‘~
S(‘l{ t. have developed between Singletary
and Scott \Vendelsdorl'. Student (lovern-
ment president and a member ot the
(‘ommittee

.-\ccording to Wendelsdorf. he and
Singletary reached an "understanding"
last spring that Singletary would not pass
approval or disapproval on any proposed
..\l)S(‘lt amendments but would relay
them to the trustees.

Singletary unequivocally denies Wen-
delsdort‘s accusation He said he would not
turn over to any committee the respon‘
sibitity delegated to him in Section 1.1 of
the Student (‘ode which says “ .the Board
ot Trustees hereby delegates the
responsibility tor student discipline to the
President ot the l'niversity "

.\.\ttt\'(; THOSE proposed amendments
Singletarv approved are:

Abolishing the present system of
choosing a t'niversity Judicial Board.

(‘ompletely replacing Article 11
«which deals with dorms: of the present
code.

Heqmring all l'niversity personnel to

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keep contidential any llt)ll'ii(‘£i(l(‘nllc in-
tormation they acquire about students.

Some ot the proposed amendments that
Singletary disapproved are’

(living the l'niversity president the
power to torm an ad hoc Emergency
(‘ouncil when he tears a mass disturbance
is likely to occur

(living the Hoard of Student
Publications less control over the editorial
content of the publications tailing under it.

I\ .\l)l)l’l‘lt)\ ’t‘tt giving approval or
disapproval to the proposed amendments,
Singletary in his memorandum said that
currently "no mechanism exists for the
provision ot prompt hearings where large
numbers ot students have been charged
with \iolations ot the code This is. in my
opinion. a deficiency to which the Board
~ol 'l‘rustees' should address itself."

.\ccordIng to \k'endelsdort this statement
in itsclt is a violation of any "un-
derstanding” that he and Singletary had
over the role of the committee He said
Singletary is attempting to “second
guess” his own committee by sending to
the trustees what amounts to be a
proposal to consider another amendment
to the code

Wendetsdort said Singletary should hay e

brought any proposal tor amendment of

the Student (‘ode before A(‘S(‘R when it
was holding hearings last semester.

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Singletary admitted that he didn't ap»
pear betore the committee because he
would have to judge any of the proposed
amendments that came from it. He said
his statement was not a proposed amend-
ment. but a situation he thought the
trustees should be aware ot. This situation
hadn't occurred to him until he began
reviewing the report of amendments. he
said
sl\(tl.l£'l'.\lt\' .\I)I)H) he was not
second guessing the committee as it only
served him in an advisory capacity. He
has both the authority and the respon-
sibility to administer student discipline. he
said. and he considered the Student (‘ode
amendments part of that area.

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today with a high temperature in the low
30‘s. although the olticial precipitation
chances only 31) percent. These
decrease to to percent tor tonight when it
“I” be partly cloud and cooler. with a
low in the upper Ito‘s

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