To the Editor:
In an article in Wednesday's Herald ("UCS discusses dorm renovations, maintenance," Sept. 26), Undergraduate Council of Students Admissions and Student Services Chair Abby Braiman '15 was quoted as describing the developing Student Advocate Service as a "student-lawyer" system. Because the Brown American Civil Liberties Union, along with UCS, has taken the lead role in formulating this program, I want to clarify that student advocates would not assume lawyerly or legalistic roles. Our goal is to empower students to make informed decisions in the face of possible disciplinary action by providing them with a better understanding of their rights and responsibilities in accordance with the Code of Conduct.
Bradley Silverman '13
President of Brown ACLU, former Herald opinions columnist
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