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43 Prohibited Conduct Any student found to have committed one or more of the following acts of prohibited conduct will be subject to sanctions. A. Offenses Against the University Community 1. Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to the following: a. Furnishing false information to the University or any University official. b. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any University or government document, record, or instrument of identification. c. Tampering with the election of any organization. Note: Violations of the Code of Academic Honesty are not included in this section. 2. Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, conduct proceedings, or other University activities, including its public service functions, whether on or off campus, and other authorized non-University activities which occur on University premises. 3. Failure to comply with directions of University officials, including law enforcement officers, acting in performance of their duties, and/or failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to do so. 4. Violations of other published University policies, rules or regulations. Such policies, rules or regulations include but are not limited to Residence Life Community Living Standards and Residential Living Agreement, Information Technology Network and Computer Policies, parking and traffic regulations, policies governing student organizations and other published policies. 5. Recording a lecture or other classroom interaction, selling class notes, or being paid for taking class notes, without the permission of the instructor or of Disability Services staff. 6. Videotaping, audiotaping, or photographing members of the University community without permission. B. Offenses Against Persons 1. Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, sexual contact without permission, sex-based violence, stalking, coercion and other conduct, which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person. This section is intended to include any contact or communication that threatens, harasses or injures a person or oneself. 2. Hazing, which includes any mental or physical requirement, request or obligation placed upon any person that could cause discomfort, pain, fright, disgrace, injury or which is personally degrading or which violates any federal, state, local law or University policy. A person’s consent to hazing is not an excuse under this section. a. No member of the University community shall participate in the hazing of another. b. No member of the University community shall knowingly permit the hazing of any person. c. No member of the University community shall fail to report hazing. C. Offenses Against Property 1. Attempted or actual theft or possession of stolen property. 2. Attempted or actual damage or vandalism to property. 3. Unauthorized possession, duplication, or use of keys and other entry codes or devices to any University premises or unauthorized entry to or use of University premises. 4. Theft or other abuse of computer facilities and resources, including but not limited to: a. Unauthorized entry into a file to use, read, or change the contents, or for any other purpose. b. Unauthorized transfer of a file. c. Use of another individual’s identification and/or password. d. Use of computing facilities and resources to interfere with the work of others. e. Use of computing facilities and resources to send obscene or abusive messages. f. Use of computing facilities and resources to interfere with normal operation of the Bowling Green State University computing system. g. Use of computing facilities or resources in violation of copyright laws. h. Any violation of Bowling Green State University’s Network and Computer Policies. 5. Littering on University premises. 6. Intentionally setting fire to property. D. Offenses Disrupting Order or Disregarding Health and Safety 1. Use, possession, distribution or manufacture of illegal drugs including drug-related paraphernalia containing illegal residue; or prescription meds that are unmarked or not for the person in possession of them. 2. Use, possession or distribution of alcoholic beverages except as expressly permitted by the law and University regulations. 3. Possession of firearms, explosives, incendiary devices, or illegal or unauthorized possession of weapons, or dangerous chemicals. 4. Participation in a campus demonstration which disrupts the normal operations of the University or infringes on the rights of other members of the University community. 5. Leading or inciting others to disrupt scheduled or normal activities within any campus building or area. 6. Intentional obstruction of the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on University premises or at University sponsored or supervised functions.