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VOL. 109, NO. 51 ● SINCE 1908
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2017
‘Mediator’ for students CJC helps students get job experience
Jasmine Ranjit @THEGAMECOCK
Have you ever faced disciplinary action? Have you ever contested said disciplinary action? Then you might have met the students of the Carolina Judicial Council. This impartial committee is designed to be a mediator between the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity and the student body. A ny st udent who faces a n accusation of violating the code of conduct goes to a hearing with the Office of Student Conduct, a faculty member or a graduate student in wh ich t he decider ca n ag ree or disagree with the finding. If they find the student responsible, the
student can be sanctioned. From there, the student can disagree with the sanction, and that is when the CJC comes into play. T he com m it tee cont a i ns a m i x of st udent s f rom d if ferent backgrounds. Di l lon Li nder, a fou r t h-yea r criminal justice student and the vice president of recruitment for CJC, said that there is no “cookie-cutter” CJC member. While many members are pre-law, the organization does not require members to be a certain major. Linder says that pre-law students may have ver y black a nd wh ite opinions on what is right and wrong, so allowing students of all majors to join CJC is crucial to maintaining
objectivity. R ac hel K l i n k , t he pr e s ide nt of CJC and fourt h-year English student, agrees with Linder. “ O u r me m b e r s a r e i n v ol v e d i n a w ide va r iet y of st udent orga n izat ions, ex t ra- c u r r ic u la r a c t i v it ie s a nd f ie ld s of s t u d y. We really appreciate the diverse perspect ives t hat new members bring to the table,” she said. T he g roup t abled on Greene Street and reached out to University 101 classes in order to get reach students. Linder says that the main goal of their most recent recruitment was to “bring as many good members as JUDICIALPAGE2
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New signs promoting safe practices in traffic can be seen around campus.
New sign campaign pushes for safety Hannah Dear @THEGAMECOCK
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New members of the Carolina Judicial Council go on a retreat to build comraderie and get extra job training.
Counseling services move to Thomson Building Mary Ramsey @MCOLLEEN1996
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The Thomson Building was renovated alongside the new health center.
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USC ’s cou n sel i ng ser v ic e s are moving their offices into the recent ly renovated T hom son Building. The move will take place Oct. 19, according to the university. St udent Hea lt h Ser v ices advises students with counseling appoint ments to double check the location of their appointment using MyHealthSpace during the transition. The Thomson Building, formerly t he home of St udent Hea lt h Services, underwent renovations in conjunction with the construction of t he Center for Healt h and Well-Being. Student Health Services’ mental health branch staffs 29 counselors, as well as two full-time psychiatrists, a case manager, a physician assistant and a nurse practitioner.
Several of f ices on ca mpus h ave l au nc hed a c a mp a ig n to draw students’ attention to their t e c h nolog y u s a g e a nd how it distracts from the chaos around t hem. T he c a mpa ig n i nvolve s new signs at intersections around campus encouraging pedestrians and cyclists to stay alert. “The idea came from President Past ides’ concer n t hat t he increased use of handheld devices and earbuds were making students less aware of their surroundings while tr ying to navigate any of t he ca mpuses,” Koby Padget t , t he universit y communicat ions manager, said. The campaign was developed by a team involving the off ices of Communications and Public A f f a i r s , S t u d e nt A f f a i r s a n d Academic Support and Facilities and Transportation. Wa l k i ng a rou nd c a mpu s , it is easy to find students focused on their music, talk ing to their pa rent s back home or tex t i ng t heir roommates. According to Padgett, making sure students are focused on where they are going will help especially in a busy urban community like Columbia. W h i le tech nolog y u se when crossing t he st reet is seen as a problem on campus, some students like first-year pharmacy student K at ie H a rlac her were c a ref u l before they saw the signs. “I don’t want to get h it by a car, for one …. I use my phone a lot, but not when I’m with other people,” she said. “A lot of times I’m usually with other people when I cross the street.” This campus wide initiative is working with students to ensure that everyone can cross the streets safely. “The goal is to lessen the number of accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists across the university system campuses,” Padgett said.
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