DCB Student Handbook 2023-2024

24 | P a g e D C B S t u d e n t H a n d b o o k sound by another person or organization acting under the rules in this chapter. • Except in the most extreme cases, interference and disruption are unavoidably contextual. Intentional physical interference with other persons is nearly always disruptive in any context. Interfering with traffic depends on the relation between the volume of traffic and the size of the passageway left open. Disruptive noise is the most contextual of all, because it depends on the activity disrupted. Any distracting sound may disrupt a memorial service. Any sound sufficiently loud or persistent to make concentration difficult may disrupt a class or library. Occas ional heckling in the speaker’s pauses may not disrupt a political speech, but persistent heckling that prevents listeners from hearing the speaker does disrupt a political speech. These illustrations may be helpful, but none of them includes enough context to be taken as a rule. We cannot escape relying on the judgment and fairness of Dakota College at Bottineau authorities in particular cases. In this context where difficult enforcement judgments are unavoidable, it is especially important for administrators to remember that their judgements must not be influenced by the viewpoint of those claiming disruption or of those allegedly disrupting. Potentially disruptive events can often proceed without disruption if participants and administrators cooperate to avoid disruption without stopping the event. In cases of marginal or unintentional disruption, administrators should clearly state what they consider disruptive and seek voluntary compliance before stopping the event or resorting to disciplinary charges. Damage to Property No speech, expression, or assembly may be conducted in a way that damages, defaces, marks, discolors, or alters in any way property of the Dakota College at Bottineau or of any person who has not authorized the speaker to damage or deface their property. Amplified Sound General Rule on Amplified Dakota College at Bottineau academic or administrative units and student, faculty, or staff organizations may use amplified sound on campus at designated times and locations, with advance permission from the Campus Dean, subject to the following restrictions. Location and Times of Weekday Amplified Sound Areas • Amplified sound is restricted to the hours of 8:00 am to 9:00 pm daily. • Amplified sound may not be used within 100 feet of academic buildings, residence halls and the dining center. • The Campus Dean may prescribe rules concerning scheduling, sound levels, the location of speakers and the direction in which they are pointed, and other rules to facilitate the use of weekday amplified sound areas, to mediate any conflict with Dakota College at Bottineau functions and other nearby activities, and to manage environmental impact. All such rules will be reasonable and nondiscriminatory. • Student, faculty, or staff organizations or academic or administrative units wishing to use a weekday amplified sound area must reserve a particular area at a particular time. Reservations must be made with the Campus Dean on a form prescribed by the Campus Dean. • The Campus Dean may limit the number or frequency of reservations for each student, faculty, or staff organization or academic or administrative unit to ensure reasonable access for all persons and organizations desiring to use amplified sound on weekdays. • Dakota College at Bottineau persons and organizations using amplified sound are responsible for maintaining a passageway for pedestrians that is adequate to the volume of pedestrian traffic passing through the area. Amplified Sound on Evenings and Weekends • With advance permission, Dakota College at Bottineau organizations may use amplified sound in any outdoor location on campus after 5:00 pm on weekdays, and after 8:00 pm on weekends. • The Campus Dean may prescribe reasonable and nondiscriminatory rules concerning scheduling, sound levels, the location of speakers and the direction in which they are pointed, and other rules to facilitate the use of amplified sound on evenings and weekends, to mediate any conflict with Dakota College at Bottineau functions and other nearby activities, and to manage environmental impact. • Use of amplified sound on evenings and weekends requires advance permission from the Campus Dean. Student, faculty, or staff organizations and academic or administrative units will apply through a process prescribed by the Campus Dean. • If amplified sound is authorized for an event on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evening, the sound must be turned off by midnight on the following day. If amplified sound is authorized for an event on a Friday or Saturday evening, the sound must be turned off by 1:00 am on the following day. Amplified Sound Indoors Amplified sound sufficient to be heard throughout the room may be used in any room in any building, but the Campus Dean may limit or prohibit sound that would be disruptive outside the room. Reservations may be required. Public Assemblies without Amplified Sound General Public Assemblies • “Publicly assemble” and “public Assembly” include any gathering of persons, including discussions, rallies, and demonstrations.