Students & Education

As many know, members of SDS at the University of Minnesota are facing charges, having supposedly breached the student conduct code by dropping banners at freshman convocation on September 3rd of 2009. These charges include theft, disorderly conduct, misuse of university facilities, and unauthorized access of a university building. What is more, SDS members were charged without proof or evidence of any particular individual’s involvement.



Individuals still enrolled at the U of M were obligated to meet individually with the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity (OSCAI). After the first few meetings it was clear to us that the university was employing scare tactics as a way to dismantle the group and turn members against one another. The OSCAI interviewers claimed that suspension, expulsion, and a revocation of degrees would be possible, and one member did in fact note that the interviewer questioned their ability to graduate.