Breeze Reporter Found Responsible
November 9, 2009 • By Katie Thisdell, The Breeze
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Not a Strike, Sophomore Says She Won’t Appeal
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Katie Hibson, contributing news writer for The Breeze, has been found responsible by Judicial Affairs for one of the four charges brought against her and has decided not to appeal. Judicial Affairs cleared editor-in-chief Tim Chapman of all three charges he faced in a separate hearing Thursday.
In both hearings, the students met with Greg Meyer, assistant director of Judicial Affairs.
On Oct. 22, Judicial Affairs charged the two with trespassing, disorderly conduct and non-compliance with an official request. Hibson received two charges of trespassing.
Hibson received an assignment Oct. 18 to report an Oct. 17 trespassing incident in Hillside Hall that resulted in a “Timely Notice” e-mail to the campus, stating an unidentified black male opened shower curtains while women showered in a hall bathroom.
After she was invited into the residence Hall, Hibson said, a resident adviser asked her to leave and escorted her out of the building.
Chapman and Hibson, accompanied by a resident, later entered Hillside Hall but were asked to leave by the RA and hall director.
Hibson has decided not to appeal her trespassing charge. In a letter sent to Judicial Affairs Friday, she said while she does not believe she violated university policies, the judicial process has had a negative effect on her schoolwork. Hibson will remain on probation through Fall 2010, but the charge will not count as a strike.
Chapman, who previously encouraged Hibson to appeal the charge, said he was pleased with the outcome of his own case.
Outside Frederikson Hall on Thursday, several students supported the reporters with what they called a rally for “champions of the First Amendment of the Constitution.”
Contact Katie Thisdell at breezenews@gmail.com.
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