2008 Woodie Awards
Student removed from ASCC for 'unethical conduct'
Curtis Ballard voted out of ICC chair five months after he took office
Lane, Terri L.
Issue date: 2/8/07 Section: In Focus
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It doesn't matter whether or not you are in a small city or a prosperous nation; there is some form of politics that have been created to keep people in order. Even this very college has a form of politics, known as the ASCC, Associated Students of Chabot College. However, Chabot even has had its share of impeachments and ordeals with finance that comes with politics.
This past semester the previous Inter Club Council Chair, Curtis Ballard, was removed from his position, shortly after the position was granted. This is the first time in eight years a staff member was removed from hirs or her position.
Ballard held his position since September 2006. The decision to remove him from office occurred on Jan. 17. The reasoning for Ballard's dismissal was sent to The Spectator from the ASCC said that Ballard acted in an "unethical manner." But according to an e-mail, Ballard stated, "Someone accused me of saying that I wanted to have sex with a girl." This action, according to Ballard, was claimed to have happened in a car ride where the female in question along with two other people were present. Ballard went on to explain "The person who filed the charges wasn't even the girl."
However the overall details of the remark were not disclosed. Both Ballard and the ASCC are not explaining specifically what was said. They are only disclosing the surface facts. However, there is a contradiction between Ballard and the ASCC version of what happened. In an interview with the Director of Communication, Renato Ramento, said, "This happened during a conference, basically on school campus."
Without the actual incident being explained in detail, there is already a conflict as to where the incident occurred. However, did it matter if the incident took place in a car or on campus?
These are questions left unanswered by the ASCC. If the incident indeed happened on campus, it should be stated in the Student Code of Conduct as to what should be constituted as "unethical" according to the written statement.
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