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Tuesday, April 11, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Bylaws, student rights, bed checks at issue at Haskell
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it may be involved in Washington." Haskell is administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C.
The idea for a task force was greeted with enthusiasm. Martin said.
"First we asked for volunteers, and there were more volunteers than needed." Martin said "The team has no administrative members."
Martin presides over the campus in an office that still belongs to Gipp.
Gipp's awards crowd the office walls. Pictures of Gipp's past sports teams and Gipp's personal memories are there, too. A plaque with a comical description of Indians asks, "Why do they call them 'Sue?'."
But Martin refers to the Haskell administration as "we" and calls the president's office "mine," although his term as acting president ends May 15. He talks as if he always has been part of Haskell.
"Some of the statements made and the way Haskell has been characterized have not only been unfair to our staff—some of them have spent 20 to 25 years here and are committed to the college — but also to our students." Martin said. "Some statements say over 50 percent of our students are on academic probation. Not true. For the last couple of
semesters, it's been around 20 percent."
One of the first problems Martin faced was the qualifications a student had to meet to hold a campus office.
Lisa Luther, Haskell Student Senate president, brought the issue to his attention. She thought she unjustly had been removed from office.
Luther was removed from office because her attendance at the National Congress of American Indians Convention in October caused her to miss classes, she said. She and the other teachers point average down to 1.97, and she was told in January that she could no longer serve as president.
Luther argued that the Bylaws of the Haskell Student Senate stated that only one grade qualification was necessary for a student to be eligible for an executive board position. She said the bylaws say a student "must have at the time of election and through the duration of his or her term in office, at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA."
Luther said her cumulative GPA had remained above 3.0.
Luther was voted back into office March 23 by an 11-0 vote of the Student Senate Executive Board.
decision about whether he would officially recognize her as president by March 30.
"Whatever he says doesn't matter It's not going to change me being president."
In an interview Thursday afternoon, Martin said he respected the position of the executive board and that he was willing to let the Senate decide whether Luther should be president.
But Wednesday, Luther said she still had not received an answer.
"He kept delaying our meetings," she said. "I finally just said, 'Forget it.'
"If they want to interpret their constitution a different way, if they say it is unclean, then I feel it should be changed," he said. "Just just the executive board." He said.
She said Martin would reach a
"I realize their own constitution says 'good standing.' But I think it has been generally understood and respected. It refers to both academia and social."
Luther received a memo from Martin Thursday morning that said reinstalement would be in conflict with the Student Senate constitution.
Dario Robertson, KU associate professor of law, said the executive board represented the views of the Student Senate and that no vote was needed because the executive board already voted Luther back into office.
The memo stated that it was generally understood and had been past practice that a student in good stand- alteregion or other academic or social probation
"This would permit proper consideration, review and potential redress of grievances regarding the assign-ment of a last semester." Martin's memo said.
Martin suggested in the memo that Luther appeal her grades from last semester to her instructors and the dean of instruction.
"How many times do they need to vote?" he asked. "Until they reach a decision Martin agrees with?"
The students said they were denied the right to manage and publish the Indian Leader, the student newspaper without administration censorship.
Martin faced other problems when a petition was circulated March 14 by Haskell students, KU law students and Robertson.
U. S. District Judge Richard Ruggs issued a temporary restraining order March 30 that prevented the paper's publication. He told the
Robertson said 326 students had signed the petition in three hours. The students alleged that their rights had been violated.
Haskell administration and the students, who were represented by Robertson and Patrick Nichols, to counsel them to settle their problems out of court.
Robertson said a meeting between the parties was tentatively scheduled for today.
Martin said he was not aware of any censorship by Haskell administration or staff.
“You’re kind of surprised when the American Civil Liberties Union and the courts bring everything to a halt,” he said.
James Hills, Haskell electronics instructor, agreed to work as acting faculty adviser for the newspaper because it had not been published since Oct. 28. After that edition, the 'adviser跌落' the position.
Martin said Hills did not have experience in publishing a paper.
"He does have some journalism background," Martin said. "But youre going to run into problems you have an adviser without experience."
Another grievance listed on the petition stated that unannounced bed checks in Haskell residence halls had been made under the argument rights to freedom from unrega-
"I'm willing to work with the students and whomever to work out those problems."
sonable searches and seizures
Martin said the bed checks had been discontinued and that bed checks were one of the issues the task force would look into.
Martin said the task force would look into the policy.
The petition also protested a randomly administered attendance policy, which stated that both excused and unexcused absences were counted in the total allowed absences.
"I think it is part of our policy that we just allow so many absences," he said. "I know in most cases there will be a lack of room for circumstances that will be excused."
Martin also has been faced with complaints about the college's work contribution program.
The program requires students living in on-campus housing to contribute 40 hours of work each semester to the college.
Martin said that with dwindling budgets, the college had to cut some services.
The task force also will look into the work contribution program, Martin said.
He said he had not received word as to who would fill the Haskell president's position after he leaves.
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