UTA Official: Residence Hall Signs (fwd)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Tandy Warnow <tandy () cs utexas edu>
Date: October 9, 2008 2:48:43 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Official:  Residence Hall Signs (fwd)

Dear Dave,

You may wish to forward this to your list.

Cheers, Tandy

Tandy Warnow, Professor
Department of Computer Sciences
The University of Texas at Austin


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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:30:59 -0500
From: President <President () po utexas edu>
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Subject: Official:  Residence Hall Signs

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The University's rule prohibiting the display of signs in students'  
residence hall room windows has been the subject of a great deal of  
discussion for the past few days. I am keenly aware that this  
prohibition is of intense concern to many members of the student body,  
as well as the larger community. I believe that the free expression of  
ideas is crucial to our educational mission, and that our rules should  
foster civil discourse and debate.  I conclude, therefore, that this  
rule should be carefully reviewed with the participation of all  
constituencies in The University of Texas at Austin community,  
including students.

Effective immediately, I am suspending the prohibition on signs in  
individual students' residence hall room windows and any sanctions  
related to its enforcement. The rule will be removed today from the  
Division of Housing and Food Service's rules, and will be replaced  
with an interim regulation that expressly allows the display of signs  
and posters in students' residence hall room windows.

Juan Gonzalez, Vice President for Student Affairs, has kept me well  
informed on this issue. I have asked him to convene a committee  
composed of all major constituencies to discuss all aspects of the  
policy on residence hall room signs and make recommendations on any  
changes that need to be made. The interim rule allowing signage in  
individual students' residence hall room windows will remain in place  
until the committee issues its report and I act upon their  
recommendations.


William Powers, Jr.
President
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