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The Banned Bunch
Questions are raised as to legitimacy of bannings
Erik Myers
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: News
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These are the University of Northern Colorado's banned individuals: 24 people whose names, along with a mug shots in some cases, have been posted on the UNC Police Department Web site. These are individuals who have been issued persona non grata orders, and are not allowed to step foot onto university property.
Those listed on the page include former students and faculty, as well as individuals not affiliated with the campus. The unusual practice has come as a surprise to many throughout campus, going so far as to attract national attention.
Nate Haas, media relations manager, has acknowledged that the massacre that took place at Virginia Tech last week was a large factor in the administration's decision to produce the Web page.
"The event really got us thinking about the practices we have in place here, we've reviewed our practices, procedures and policies on an ongoing basis," Haas said. "It's an awareness tool for our campus community, a way for the campus to have another tool they can use to help keep them safe."
Despite the university's concerns with security, there are some who take issue with the fact that not all of those posted are necessarily dangerous. Many students have also been left wondering what kind of activity warrants a ban from the university.
It is an issue raised with Brittany Bethel, a former junior sports and exercise major at UNC. Bethel, whose photo was posted on the site, said she was unjustly removed from the campus.
In September 2006, Bethel collapsed after spending time in the Campus Recreation Center. Further investigation revealed that Bethel had been suffering from anorexia nervosa, and had collapsed as a result. According to Bethel, she was still recovering at the North Colorado Medical Center when she received a letter from the university informing her of her sudden placement into summary suspension. According to the letter Bethel had received, she had violated code H of the student code of conduct: Conduct which threatens or endangers the health, safety, or welfare of any person on university-owned or controlled property.
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Mr. Earl
posted 4/27/07 @ 8:11 AM MST
It was Benjamin Franklin who said if you are willing to give up freedom to obtain a small measure of security, you deserved neither.
Nazi's, communist thugs, Islam-o-fascist, and tyrants in general love this type of action; ban, castigate, impugn and malign, we don't have to give no stinking reason, we're in charge. (Continued…)
Jeff Peck
posted 4/27/07 @ 10:37 AM MST
This looks like "campus administrators" trying to cash in on better paying jobs at bigger universities at the expsnes of the Va. Tech tragedy. Why, if this was policy, did they not publish this BEFORE that incident?
Eric Blair
posted 4/28/07 @ 3:58 PM MST
Brittany should consult a lawyer. Her rights have been violated. She (and the lawyer) could probably chip off a nice chunk of the U's endowment.
Wilson Skomal
posted 4/30/07 @ 9:47 PM MST
From the Denver Post:
"Paul Seabrooks, who also was named, said he was expelled from UNC because he did not attend a campus hearing, on his attorney's advice, regarding criminal charges that were subsequently dismissed. (Continued…)
Adam Davidson
posted 5/01/07 @ 5:39 PM MST
This is something that I had caught wind of before it was implemented. I thought to myself, there's no way they'll implement that; it will be absolutely useless. (Continued…)
Pete Barsness
posted 2/19/09 @ 2:00 PM MST
I am supposedly banned from the UNC Campus For a Threatening E-mail To the Dir of HR. Marshall Parks. When in Fact the UNC Police are simply using policy they Failed to Enforce With "Willfull Intent" to Hide behind. (Continued…)
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