2008 Woodie Awards
Lennox hearing scheduled for Wednesday
Memorandum claims three sections of code were violated
By: Angela Favot
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: News
Dennis Lennox II said CMU is hosting a previously rescheduled hearing against him at 1 p.m. Wednesday
"It's ridiculous, absurd and needs to end because I would like to be a student at CMU and not have to worry every night that my school is going to kick me out," the Topinabee junior said.
The original disciplinary hearing was scheduled for Dec. 6, 2007, but was delayed at Lennox's request. It was postponed again Jan. 30, when campus was closed because of a snowstorm.
According to a memorandum sent to Lennox from Director of Student Life Tony Voisin, Lennox allegedly violated three sections of the CMU Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Disciplinary Procedures.
According to the memorandum, section 3.2.2 defines providing false information to a university official, section 3.2.15 defines not identifying oneself to a university agent when asked and section 3.2.32 defines distributing printed materials in violation of the Advocacy Policy.
Voisin said the university does not hold "expulsion" hearings, only student hearings.
"I can't comment on any student that has a hearing or does not have a hearing because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act," he said.
Lennox said the hearing stemmed from a complaint filed by English Language and Literature Professor Peter Koper on Oct. 23, 2007 about Lennox distributing anti-Gary Peters, temporary political science professor and congressional candidate, fliers throughout Anspach Hall. Central Michigan Life obtained a copy of that complaint.
In the complaint, Koper said he saw Lennox's fliers and began to dispose of them because they were littering the building and were placed in violation of the University Policies and Procedures Affecting Advocacy Activities.
Koper then alleges Lennox approached him and "jerked the fliers that (Lennox) was holding out of (his) hand."
"I asked him to identify himself. He refused to do so," Koper wrote in the complaint. "I spoke to him several times, attempting to explain to him the rules he was violating."
"It's ridiculous, absurd and needs to end because I would like to be a student at CMU and not have to worry every night that my school is going to kick me out," the Topinabee junior said.
The original disciplinary hearing was scheduled for Dec. 6, 2007, but was delayed at Lennox's request. It was postponed again Jan. 30, when campus was closed because of a snowstorm.
According to a memorandum sent to Lennox from Director of Student Life Tony Voisin, Lennox allegedly violated three sections of the CMU Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Disciplinary Procedures.
According to the memorandum, section 3.2.2 defines providing false information to a university official, section 3.2.15 defines not identifying oneself to a university agent when asked and section 3.2.32 defines distributing printed materials in violation of the Advocacy Policy.
Voisin said the university does not hold "expulsion" hearings, only student hearings.
"I can't comment on any student that has a hearing or does not have a hearing because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act," he said.
Lennox said the hearing stemmed from a complaint filed by English Language and Literature Professor Peter Koper on Oct. 23, 2007 about Lennox distributing anti-Gary Peters, temporary political science professor and congressional candidate, fliers throughout Anspach Hall. Central Michigan Life obtained a copy of that complaint.
In the complaint, Koper said he saw Lennox's fliers and began to dispose of them because they were littering the building and were placed in violation of the University Policies and Procedures Affecting Advocacy Activities.
Koper then alleges Lennox approached him and "jerked the fliers that (Lennox) was holding out of (his) hand."
"I asked him to identify himself. He refused to do so," Koper wrote in the complaint. "I spoke to him several times, attempting to explain to him the rules he was violating."
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Observer
posted 2/25/08 @ 12:05 AM EST
Will CMU end this madness?
Mitch
posted 2/25/08 @ 12:28 AM EST
I think it's "funny" that CMU waited so long to file charges against Lennox. They waited until ACLU threatened to sue them for the videotape ban.
Nick Locke
posted 2/25/08 @ 12:29 AM EST
For a great analysis of this situation, go to http://www.outsidelansing.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=171.
They have published Koper's complaint in full; which is dubious when you closely examine it. (Continued…)
Kyle
posted 2/25/08 @ 1:51 AM EST
Personally I agree that this whole "Lennox hearing thing" is being somewhat dragged out. However, had Lennox not requested to push back the hearing from it's original date, it would have occurred as planned. (Continued…)
Observer
posted 2/25/08 @ 1:30 PM EST
I seem to recall the hearing was delayed because the school wasn't turning over evidence.
melmo1221
Melissa
posted 2/25/08 @ 5:07 PM EST
"When he filed the complaint he had no idea who I was," he (Lennox)said.
Since Lennox is qouted saying Professor Koper had no idea who he was, makes this whole thing more legitimate. (Continued…)
Nick Smith
posted 2/25/08 @ 7:52 PM EST
Kick him out. Worthless piece of conservative scum.
David
posted 2/26/08 @ 11:31 PM EST
Good luck, Dennis.
Will be pulling for you.
Mike
posted 2/27/08 @ 4:52 AM EST
Mr. Lennox,
If you spend so much time worrying that CMU is going to expel you maybe you should try shutting up and going to class? You do have a right to speak your mind that is protected, but holding press conferences to attack Griffin chairs, sticking cameras in the face of an interim Dean, harassing a man walking to his car, seeking funding delays to your own school, and whining more than any 3 kindergartners is sure to attract some negative attention. (Continued…)
Student
posted 2/27/08 @ 1:22 PM EST
if Dennis is worried about his school kicking him out, he should quit acting like such a idiot. It's people like him who give conservative-minded people like me a bad name. (Continued…)
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