you're reading the wrong section. Section 9 (Sanctions) doesn't apply unless a charge has been brought. to see the rules on bringing a charge, you look at Section 8 (Misconduct). 8.0. MISCONDUCT ... 8.2. Non-Academic Misconduct A. On or off-campus behavior - To protect the University's educational purposes and the University community, a Student may be formally charged with a violation of this Code and be subject to the sanctions herein for acts or omissions that occur on or off-campus when, as a result of conduct, the Student is: (and it lists 9 things) ... B. Misconduct Offenses – A Student may be charged with misconduct for any of the following offenses on or off campus. A Student may be charged with: (and it lists 34 things) Soooo . . . .it is in the Dean's discretion to decide whether charges will be brought or not. if he doesn't decide to bring charges, Section 9 (Sanctions) doesn't apply. if he does decide to bring charges, and they go through the whole administrative process and the charges stick, that's the only time Section 9 (Sanctions) will apply
Academically suspended for the rest of the semester in which the offense was committed is how it reads. That would make him eligible for summer and fall, n'est-ce pas?
I didn't think I needed to state the obvious, as if talking to a child. My point was about possible outcomes. Thank you for that clarification. We all thought that a robot would make these decisions. So it is the dean? Imagine that!
I suppose that it is really up to the judge. If he decides that Hill has violated his probation, Hill will be off to Dixon while LSU and Les will each be presented a fait accompli.
You should see the LSU Faculty Handbook . . . 72 pages of bureaucratic procedures and buzzwords that nobody has ever read.
Unfortunately, we have evolved into a society where we all see way too much of this legalistic-bureaucratic, mumble, jumble that we all routinely simply gloss over and either check the box "agree to terms" or sign on the dotted line over and over again. It's part and parcel of our contemporary society where one's word has been watered down to the point where it's no longer a sacred bond. Quite frankly, it's a wonder that we have all not become curmudgeons.
bottom line is that like the Code of Student Conduct indicates, the kind of people LSU is worried about are the people that are way out of control, people that are basically a Menace to Society, a Menace to The LSU Community here are some of the things the Code of Student Conduct says the Dean should consider when deciding whether or not to bring charges against a student: the student's continued presence at the University potentially threatens the property, health, safety, or well being of members of the University community Believed by the Dean or designee to have committed any act of violence that, by its very nature, indicates the individual might present a threat to the security and safety of the University community; Believed by the Dean or designee to have committed a crime of such nature that his or her continued presence at the University potentially threatens the property, health, safety, or well being of the University community, but civil authorities have not brought charges or imposed penalties; now sure, to some, the act of Hill getting intoxicated at a bar and beating up someone who was pushing his buttons shows them that Hill is a menace to the LSU community but come on, people beating people up at Reggie's and Fred's is a fairly common occurrence. if you decide to go to Reggie's or Fred's, you know or should know that you're putting yourself at a much higher risk of getting beaten up, especially when you start running your mouth and taunting the big black dude now sure, if the reality is that Hill is a jerk that is often about to go off on someone, a person that people don't feel comfortable around and that people feel threatened by, that's the kind of people LSU doesn't want around the LSU community, and that the LSU football team doesn't want in their locker room, either if the Dean is worried that Hill is that type of person, all he has to do is call up the professors that teach Hill's classes, etc, and ask them about him
In fact, the bottom line to LSU is ethics, public opinion, and the political winds from the Board of Supervisors. Any high-profile incident involving a star athlete is a Menace to the University. They have more flexibility in cases that are not national news and a political Very Big Deal in the state. LSU is concerned with maintaining the status quo at LSU and they will do whatever is needed to do so. LSU tripped all over its pecker in the handling of Ivor van Heerden and they cannot tolerate another black eye. LSU will cover its ass completely and do whatever is needed to make a problem go away. If that means giving Hill more chances and graciously allowing him to play football next year, it will be done. If it means throwing Hill under the bus, it will be done. One probation-breaking felon does not come before the best interests of the University. Many, many factors will come into it and make no mistake . . . it won't be the Dean of Students making the call. It will come from the top.
