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If students are interested in giving their input on Student Code of Conduct changes, they can visit the Dean of Students office on the second floor of the TLC.

UJC to review code of conduct Kaitlyn Krasselt Argonaut

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ASUI Senator Anthony Filicetti listens to Senator Andrew Baldridge speak during Wednesday night’s ASUI meeting. Filicetti is a member of the task force formed to address the changes to the Student Code of Conduct.

Senators seek new student code adjustments Amber Emery Argonaut

The University of Idaho Memes Facebook page posted an image on Oct. 8 that depicts ASUI as the creators of the new draft of the Student Code of Conduct — catching many students’ attention. When really, that couldn’t be further from the truth. The new code was actually drafted by the Dean of Students Office, and they are seeking student feedback from ASUI and other student groups on campus. Administrators briefed ASUI senators about the new student code of conduct, two weeks ago. ASUI has since formed a task force including six senators who will spend the coming weeks looking over and recommending changes to the Dean of Students on the new Student Code of Conduct.

The task force was set up at Wednesday’s senate pre-session and the senators started by making lists of the positives and negatives of the new code of conduct. Senator Anthony Filicetti said he is taking a leadership role in the task force. “Specifically there were clarity issues, there were parts that didn’t have enough detail and there were also a lot of issues that people on the senate just plain didn’t agree with,” Filicetti said. Filicetti said while there are many issues to the draft, there are a few that specifically stand out to the senate — one of them being the consolidation of power. “They want to get rid of the UJC, the University Judicial Council, which is made up by 11 people, five of which are students and one is a graduate student,” Filicetti said. “They want to replace that with just two people — the dean of students and their coordinator.” Senator Bruno Bennett is part of the ASUI task force and is one of the five

student members of the UJC. He said his biggest concern is that the transfer of judicial power to the Dean of Students Office undermines the students. “It limits the rights of the students in terms of representation, in terms of overall due process, as well as transparency,” Bennett said. Bennett said a consolidation of power is also troubling because he foresees negative consequences for the university if the change happens. “I also am slightly concerned that the University of Idaho could even face lawsuits in the future from students who feel like they were not given their right of due process,” Bennett said. Another issue the ASUI senators are going to address is the clause that states disciplinary action may be taken for offcampus conduct that adversely affects the university.

The University of Idaho Faculty Senate has requested a new draft of the Student Code of Conduct be composed by the University Judicial Council. Aafter members of the senate felt the original revision proposed by the Dean of Students Office did not include enough protection of students rights. Norman Pendegraft, senator and faculty member in the College of Business and Economics, proposed the resolution for a new draft of the code. “Proposed changes to the faculty-staff handbook typically go through one of the faculty committees anyway and UJC would be the appropriate committee in this case,” Pendegraft said. “This is just giving them the opportunity to look at it now instead of later.” Senate members expressed concern that the referral to UJC could complicate the process by creating an additional draft rather than working with the draft already proposed by the SEE code, PAGE 5

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Zombies for charity Normal Hill organizes fourth annual Zombie Walk to support Palouse Habitat for Humanity Danielle Wiley Argonaut

Protecting pedestrians IWalk aims to bring children safely to school on foot Justin Ackerman Argonaut

More than 1,000 students, parents, and community members took part in the annual International Walk to School Day, also known as iWalk on Wednesday. The day is part of the city’s effort to create a healthy and sustainable community. According to Moscow Mayor Nancy

Chaney, International Walk to School Day is an important event that really makes an impact in the community. “Children, their siblings, their parents, lots of people come out who normally would not walk to school,” Chaney said. “We have the walking, school buses, children on scooters and bicycles, this event is festive and fun and gives children a sense that it’s normal to walk to school. That’s a great thing for our community.” IWalk is part of a greater community effort to get

people walking and just one event of many sponsored by the city throughout the year. “We have an event called Fill the Racks that happens in the fall,” Chaney said. “We had a bike to work or school day and now it has morphed to Bike for Life, which continues throughout the year, which is incredible.” IWalk is a community effort and depends heavily on both teacher and parent volunteers. On street corners throughout SEE pedestrians, PAGE 5

Tonight will be a creepy night in downtown Moscow as it becomes infested with zombies of all ages for the fourth annual Zombie Walk and Carnival. The event is hosted by Normal Hill, a local one-man filming company run by Matt Robinson. Normal Hill is a creative film company that produces short films for festivals and online. This is the first year Robinson is responsible for organizing the event, which was previously organized by Zombie Sevant. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Palouse Habitat for Humanity. Robinson has volunteered for Palouse Habitat for Humanity in the past and felt it would be a worthwhile designation for Zombie Walk proceeds.

Palouse Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1992 and is a non-profit Christian organization that builds, repairs and remodels homes for families in need. Palouse Habitat for Humanity is part of the global organization and its goal is to eliminate substandard housing locally by building new homes and repairing homes that owners cannot afford to repair themselves. They also advocate for fair and just housing policies in the Palouse while providing resources and education for families in need. The Palouse Habitat for Humanity has built houses in Uniontown, Colfax, Pullman, Genesee, Palouse and Moscow. Robinson hosted a stand at the Moscow Farmers Market Saturday to collect donations for the charity. He said he raised about $200. “My belief is that people do charity for a few personal reasons, it makes us feel

good,” Robinson said. Robinson has participated in the Zombie Carnival before and is excited to be hosting both the carnival and walk this weekend. The event is sponsored by Paradise Creek Bicycle and Safari Pearl. “It’s an event for everyone,” Robinson said. “It’s very social and its fun to see a lot of different people come together.” The Zombie Carnival will be at 4 p.m. Oct. 11 in Friendship Square in downtown Moscow. The carnival will feature a Zombification booth by Safari Pearl. The carnival will end at 6:30 p.m. and be followed by the Zombie Walk, which is open to anyone. The Zombie Walk will be filmed by Normal Hill, so all participants are encouraged to have fun and be in character. The Zombie Walk will end at the Kenworthy SEE zombies, PAGE 5

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