05-12-2010, 07:36 PM
this may (or may not) factor into things (see new item regarding on-campus DUI effective winter 2010)
The Fundamental Standard
The Fundamental Standard has set the standard of conduct for students at Stanford since 1896. It states:
  Students at Stanford are expected to show both within and without the University such respect for order, morality, personal honor and the rights of others as is demanded of good citizens. Failure to do this will be sufficient cause for removal from the University.
Over the years, the Fundamental Standard has been applied to a great variety of situations. Actions that have been found to be in violation of it include:
  * Physical Assault
  * Property damage; attempts to damage University property
  * Theft, including theft of University property such as street signs, furniture, and library books
  * Forgery, such as signing an instructors signature to a grade change card
  * Sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct
  * Charging computer time or long distance telephone calls to unauthorized accounts
  * Misrepresentation in seeking financial aid, University housing, discount computer purchases, or other University benefits
  * Misuse of University computer equipment or e-mail
  * Driving on campus while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
  * Sending threatening and obscene messages to another student via e-mail, phone or voice-mail
There is no standard penalty which applies to violations of the Fundamental Standard. Infractions have led to penalties ranging from formal warning and community service to expulsion. In each case, the nature and seriousness of the offense, the motivation underlying the offense and precedent in similar cases are considered.
and
Driving on Campus Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs
The following guidance supersedes past guidance of the Stanford Judicial Council and Board on Judicial Affairs concerning driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
If a student is charged with violation of a university policy, such as the University\'s Controlled Substances and Alcohol policy, then the Judicial Panel must look to the policy, which may or may not reference the law.
If a student is charged with violation of the Fundamental Standard, then the Judicial Panel must look to the Fundamental Standard itself:
   Students at Stanford are expected to show both within and without the University such respect for order, morality, personal honor and the rights of others as is demanded of good citizens.
Conduct that poses a risk of significant harm to people or property will generally violate this standard. Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is an example of such conduct. If the legal standard for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is met, the risk is particularly clear, but meeting a legal standard is not necessary for finding a violation of the Fundamental Standard. Additionally, if an outside court or District Attorney\'s Office, for whatever reason, permitted a student to plea bargain down from a charged DUI offense, Judicial Panels must still decide for themselves what conduct the student engaged in and whether that conduct violates the community\'s standard for "order, morality, personal honor and the rights of others as is demanded of good citizens." [Adopted Winter 2010]
The Fundamental Standard
The Fundamental Standard has set the standard of conduct for students at Stanford since 1896. It states:
  Students at Stanford are expected to show both within and without the University such respect for order, morality, personal honor and the rights of others as is demanded of good citizens. Failure to do this will be sufficient cause for removal from the University.
Over the years, the Fundamental Standard has been applied to a great variety of situations. Actions that have been found to be in violation of it include:
  * Physical Assault
  * Property damage; attempts to damage University property
  * Theft, including theft of University property such as street signs, furniture, and library books
  * Forgery, such as signing an instructors signature to a grade change card
  * Sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct
  * Charging computer time or long distance telephone calls to unauthorized accounts
  * Misrepresentation in seeking financial aid, University housing, discount computer purchases, or other University benefits
  * Misuse of University computer equipment or e-mail
  * Driving on campus while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
  * Sending threatening and obscene messages to another student via e-mail, phone or voice-mail
There is no standard penalty which applies to violations of the Fundamental Standard. Infractions have led to penalties ranging from formal warning and community service to expulsion. In each case, the nature and seriousness of the offense, the motivation underlying the offense and precedent in similar cases are considered.
and
Driving on Campus Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs
The following guidance supersedes past guidance of the Stanford Judicial Council and Board on Judicial Affairs concerning driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
If a student is charged with violation of a university policy, such as the University\'s Controlled Substances and Alcohol policy, then the Judicial Panel must look to the policy, which may or may not reference the law.
If a student is charged with violation of the Fundamental Standard, then the Judicial Panel must look to the Fundamental Standard itself:
   Students at Stanford are expected to show both within and without the University such respect for order, morality, personal honor and the rights of others as is demanded of good citizens.
Conduct that poses a risk of significant harm to people or property will generally violate this standard. Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is an example of such conduct. If the legal standard for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is met, the risk is particularly clear, but meeting a legal standard is not necessary for finding a violation of the Fundamental Standard. Additionally, if an outside court or District Attorney\'s Office, for whatever reason, permitted a student to plea bargain down from a charged DUI offense, Judicial Panels must still decide for themselves what conduct the student engaged in and whether that conduct violates the community\'s standard for "order, morality, personal honor and the rights of others as is demanded of good citizens." [Adopted Winter 2010]
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
