The eight students who received sanctions from the Office of Judicial Affairs for their parts in an unauthorized Nov. 5 rally have waived their rights to speedy All-University Judiciary preliminary hearings.

Allan Nosworthy, chairman for The September 29th Movement and president of the Black Cultural Center, said the group chose to waive the 10-day time frame because their lawyers, Maggi Moss and Matthew Boles, could not attend.

“[Our preliminary hearings] will most likely be the 5th or 7th of March,” Nosworthy said. The preliminary hearings will simply determine if the students will be granted a formal hearing before the AUJ.

The eight students sent letters of appeal to the AUJ a few days after being sanctioned by the Office of Judicial Affairs earlier this semester.

In those hearings, the OJA gave five students conduct probation. The sanctions are on hold pending appeal.

Three other students received written reprimands. The eight students were all found guilty of unauthorized use of university facilities and failure to comply with proper order.

If the AUJ decides not to grant the formal hearing, the eight students plan to appeal to the President’s Appeal Board. Ultimately, the students may have to go before the state Board of Regents.

According to the Student Information Handbook, the students have the right to request open preliminary hearings and open formal hearings, if they are granted. Movement members have said they want the hearings open.