Responsibilities of Students
This section of the Code of Conduct lists the policies students are responsible for following.
3. Responsibilities of students
3.1 General regulations concerning student conduct
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Students subject to the provisions of this Code are defined as all persons who have enrolled at the university, either full-time or part-time, pursuing undergraduate, graduate, or non-degree studies. Persons who have been enrolled at the university, and who have not withdrawn, are students even when they are not enrolled for a particular term. Students also include persons who have been admitted to the university and who, before their first attendance, participate in activities intended only for prospective students (e.g., orientation, leadership, band, or other camps, athletic training, and practices).
3.2 Specific regulations concerning student conduct
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Violation of the Residence Life Alcohol and Controlled Substances Policy is a violation of this section. Controlled substances are defined in the Controlled Substances Act of 1971, as amended.
The use or abuse of prescription drugs or over the counter substances such as inhalants or herbals, in any way other than the intended or appropriate use, may be interpreted as a violation under this policy.
A student agrees that if the student is in possession of marijuana, or any related or derivative marijuana product (product), the student will comply with the directive of a CMU employee, including in university housing, to discard such product in accordance with the CMU employee's directive. If a student fails or refuses to comply with such a directive, the student will be considered in violation of a Grave Offense (Section 4.4.14) under this Code, which carries the minimum mandatory sanction of suspension from the university.
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The State of Michigan has enacted a concealed carry law that prohibits carrying a concealed pistol into a dormitory (residence hall) or classroom of a university.
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Hazing. Any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person (whether individually or in concert with other persons) against another person or person(s) regardless of the willingness of such other person or persons to participate, that (I) is committed in the course of an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of the membership in, a student organization; and (II) causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the institution of higher education or the organization (such as the physical preparation necessary for participation in an athletic team), of physical or psychological injury including but not limited to (aa) whipping, beating, striking, electronic shocking, placing of a harmful substance on someone’s body, or similar activity; (bb) causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, extreme calisthenics, or other similar activity; (cc) causing coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to consume food, liquid, alcohol, drugs, or other substances; (dd) causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to perform sexual acts; (ee) any activity that places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words or conduct; (ff) any activity against another person that includes a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law; (gg) and any activity that induces, causes, or requires another person to perform a duty or task that involves a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law.
This policy also includes situations created to produce embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule. This would include but is not limited to:
Road trips
Wearing of apparel which is conspicuous or not normally in good taste
Actions or activities that cause mental or emotional distress, but may not involve physical harm
Morally degrading or humiliating games and activities
Assigning pranks
Forced tasks that do not involve those other than new members
Line ups
Calling members demeaning names
Apathy or acquiescence in the presence of hazing