Chancellor says UNL will not tolerate violence
University to crack
down on cheating
conduct violations
By Matthew Waite
Editor
When University of Nebraska-Lin
coln Chancellor James Moeser came
to Lincoln this spring, he walked into
a campus still feeling the effects of the
Lawrence Phillips incident.
When Phillips assaulted a former
girlfriend in October, a task force was
formed by then-interim Chancellor
Joan Leitzel to look into campus be
havioral problems.
On Thursday, June 6, Moeser re
leased the final report from the com
mittee to the media.
In a press conference that lasted a
little over an hour, Moeser said UNL
was not a campus in trouble — finan
cially, academically or socially — but
that didn’t mean the work was fin
ished.
“We are not in crisis over student
conduct,” Moeser said. “This is a safe
campus.”
But the nice rhetoric stopped there.
Replaced with a “get-tough” attitude,
Moeser outlined changes in the way
UNL conducts discipline.
While he said the report dealt witn
many areas, much of Moeser’s speech
— and the following discussion —
was about violence committed by UNL
students.
“We will not tolerate violence”
Moeser said. “We will insist on a
balance between the rights of the indi
vidual and the needs of the institution.
“Representing this university is a
privilege, not a right.”
Recommendations made by the
committee included:
• The university adopting a zero
tolerance policy of abusive or violent
behavior that disrupts the community
by threatening the health or safety of
any person or persons.
» ine university consistently en
forcing existing alcohol policies on
campus. The report claims that re
search shows a correlation between
alcohol and violence. It also says that
the policy is sound, the enforcement,
however, is inconsistent.
• When more than one violation of
the Student Code of Conduct is com
mitted, actions will be taken on all
charges. Currently, a second charge
of consuming alcohol on campus is
often dropped by the judicial board if
the first charge is punishable.
• A file will be maintained by the
judicial board on all academic dishon
esty offenses. The board will now
track the offenses.
we uu nui wain iu giauuaic aiu
dents who are repeat offenders of aca
demic dishonesty,” Moeser said.
• That the Athletic Department,
which bore the brunt of most of the
public scrutiny for violence on cam
pus, be held responsible for providing
a harassment-free environment for
women. Also, an external consultant
would be brought in to review the
climate for women.
• The ban on guns on campus,
which currently only applies to stu
dents, would be extended to faculty
and staff.
Moeser said he was “absolutely
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