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University Council reviews freedoms report at meeting

April 22, 2014

The Academic Freedoms Report drafted by ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, stirred up some controversy at the University Council meeting on Tuesday.

The council met Tuesday to review several documents, including Law Students Rights and Responsibilities and  Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Former ASMSU Vice President for Governmental Affairs Jessica Leacher gave a presentation on the revised freedom report, which contained some changes as to how students address grievances at MSU.

One major change made to the report entailed giving students who are found guilty of a transgression and choose to appeal the redress the opportunity to appeal the sanction without fear of receiving a more severe punishment if the appeal finds them guilty.

Paul Hunt, senior associate vice president for Research and Graduate Studies, expressed his concerns several times, which mostly pertained to wording and clarification issues in the document.

Campus Planner for Infrastructure Planning and Facilities Stephen Troost also gave a presentation on how MSU could use its space more efficiently at the council meeting.

Troost’s long-term plans involved the demolition of the parking structure behind Bessey Hall and moving more parking to the outskirts of campus instead of in the middle.

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