Any written statement must be dated, signed by the person making it, and witnessed by a University employee. The work of a hearing authority will not, as a general practice, be delayed due to the unavailability of a witness. The chairperson will accept for consideration all matters which reasonable persons would accept as having probative value in the conduct of their affairs. Unduly repetitious, irrelevant, or personally abusive material should be excluded. Pertinent records, exhibits, and written statements may be accepted as evidence for consideration by a judicial body at the discretion of the chairperson.
All procedural questions are subject to the final decision of the chairperson of the judicial body.
If a disability prevents a student from speaking, a nonattorney advisor may speak on behalf of that student. There shall be a single verbatim record, such as a tape recording, of all hearings before a judicial body. The record shall be the property of the University. Except in the case of a student charged with failing to obey the summons of a judicial body or University official, no student may be found to have violated the Code solely because the student failed to appear before a judicial body. In all cases, the evidence in support of the charges shall be presented and considered.