A third year student was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for failure to stop
working on an exam when time was called. The student was taking a math placement
exam in the Student Academic Success Center (SASC), formerly known as the Learning
Skills Center. He was afforded three full hours to finish the exam because of a disability,
but refused to cease working on the exam when time was called. Additionally, the door to
the testing room was to remain unlocked during the exam, but when SASC staff returned
to collect the test, the door was locked. The student admitted his failure to stop working
on the exam but denied locking the door. Continuing to work on a test after time is called
is a violation of the UC Davis Code of Academic Conduct because it is unfair to other
students. The student agreed to the sanction of Disciplinary Probation, which extends
through his graduation from UC Davis. This means that he retains the right to a formal
hearing if referred to SJA again, but should he be found in violation in the future, it
would likely result in his suspension or dismissal from the University.
A junior was referred to SJA by Student Housing for being under the influence of alcohol
in a University residence hall. Although the student was over the age of 21, she herself
was not a resident and she was in the room of underage residents, which had numerous
empty alcohol containers on the floor. In addition, they were playing music loudly and
tossing things over the balcony, which was causing a disruption. As a result, an RA
noticed them and went to the suite that the students retreated into when spotted. The
student claimed that she consumed the alcohol at a downtown bar to celebrate the
completion of a class project, and then accompanied her friends, who live in Student
Housing, back to their dorm room. The student acknowledged that she was not a
resident, and admitted that she was intoxicated in the room of underage residents. She
agreed to accept Disciplinary Probation until graduation and a consultation with UC
Davis’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention & Treatment program (ADAPT).
A fourth year student was referred to SJA for allegedly copying from or collaborating
with another student during the final exam in her upper division Economics course. The
student had previously been referred for the same violation in a prior quarter. During this
exam, she was observed copying from the male student sitting in front of her. She
initially denied any relationship with the student, but was later found to actually be
engaged to the male student she was copying from. He denied that he had been
consciously helping her cheat, a fact that was supported by the referred student when she
admitted to copying from his exam. Her prior violation of the Code of Academic
Conduct, coupled with the fact that she lied about her relationship with the male student,
led to the disciplinary sanction of suspension