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47 Administrative Policies 2017-2018 Catalog Student Protests and Demonstration The students, faculty, and administration of the community college district are expected to respect the rights of the minority just as much as they respect those of the majority. Every individual, operating within the law, is guaranteed the basic freedoms. Students may participate in demonstrations or protests as long as they do not interfere with the main job of the college - education. Picketing, demonstrations, or other forms of protest are not to be carried on so as to interfere with instructional activities or the normal flow of student traffic in and out of buildings. Each college has the right to make and enforce reasonable regulations relating to the time, place, and manner of the exercise of these rights, in order to prevent interference with college programs and services. Student Publications Student publications are a valuable aid in establishing and maintaining an atmosphere of free and responsible discussion and in intellectual exploration. They serve as a means of bringing student concerns to the attention of the college community and the public and of formulating student opinion on various issues. The editorial freedom of student editors and managers entails corresponding responsibilities to be governed by the canons of responsible journalism such as the avoidance of libel, indecency, undocumented allegations, attacks on personal integrity, and the techniques of harassment and innuendo. As safeguards for the editorial freedom of student publications, the following provisions shall apply: 1. Editors and managers of student publications shall be protected from arbitrary suspension and be removed only for proper cause through orderly procedures. 2. All college published and financed student publications shall state explicitly on the editorial page that the opinions there expressed are not necessarily those of the college or the student body. Computer/Network Equipment Use Policy Every State Center Community College District (SCCCD) student is permitted to use a District owned computer/network. As a condition of this use, each student agrees to: • use the computer/network for educational purposes only and not for any commercial purpose or financial gain; • use the computer and software in an ethical manner; this means he/she will respect the security of the District’s computer system and will not illegally gain access to any network, hardware or software; • not take or copy any copyrighted or patented software or any part of such software; further, he/she agrees not to install/uninstall any program or software, including shareware programs, on the computer; • not use the electronic mail system for any illegal or illicit purpose, including solicitation; the District reserves the right to monitor all computer activities on its computers; the student agrees to abide by the rules of any other computer system that he/she may contact through the Internet; • not transmit any communication in which the meaning of the message or its transmission or distribution would violate any applicable law or regulation or be offensive to the recipient or recipients; and • not search, view or download pornographic material through any means. It is understood that information, programs or data a stu- dent obtains from the Internet are used at his/her own risk. He/she is responsible for any damage caused by malicious programs, commonly known as viruses, received from the Internet. Each student is expected to abide by the District’s Ac- ceptable Use Policy (http://www.scccd.edu/index.aspx- ?page=218). The District is the sole determiner of the inter- pretation and application of the Acceptable Use Policy. It is understood that if a student violates any of the above rules, he/she is subject to removal from the computer facility as well as discipline as a student. Smoke Free Campus Effective November 17, 2016, smoking and tobacco use shall not be permitted on any Reedley College property. For the purposes of this policy, the following definitions shall apply: Tobacco Product means any form of tobacco, including but not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, water pipes (hookah), chew, inhalants, smokeless tobacco products and unregulated nicotine products (e.g., “e-cigarettes”). Smoking means any form of smoking, including but not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, mini-cigars, and hookah. E-Cigarette use or vaping means any form of electronic smoking or electronic nicotine delivery systems. FDA- approved nicotine patches and gum defined as cessation aids