Ratified: March 12, 2001

Constitution

Article I: Title

    Section I: The name of the Organization shall be Radix.

Article II: Purpose

    Section I: The purpose of this organization shall be:

    (a): to facilitate the proliferation of liberal ideas through the use of media.

    (b): to provide an inclusionary outlet for students to express ideas through prose, poetry, and art.

    (c): to provide the student body with insightful national and campus news analysis.

    (d): to print and distribute no less than one edition of the Radix publication in a given semester.

    (e): to empower students through the equal distribution of power within Radix.

    Section II: Radix will function as a positive change agent to promote diversity and excellence at all levels within the community and to ensure that there are no barriers to equal opportunity and the advancement of all qualified individuals as listed under Article IV, Section I.

    Section III: Amendments to Article II change the purpose of the organization and thus merit the strict evaluation of the Tufts Community Union Judiciary (TCUJ).

Article III: Membership

    Section I: Membership will be open to any undergraduate or graduate member of the Tufts community who has paid their student activities fee.

Article IV: Scope of Fellowship

    Section I: Non-Discrimination Policy: Radix prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnic or national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability. This policy is understood to include self-acceptance of one's identity.

    Section II: Affirmative Action Policy

    (a): Radix is in compliance with equal opportunity statutes and executive orders aimed at eliminating the present effects of past discrimination.

    (b): It would be impossible for Radix to fulfill Article II, Section II and Article II, Section I (b) without a diverse membership.  If at any point Radix is  lacking in diversity, the organization will concentrate on diversifying its membership instead of publishing, except as provided in Article II, Section I (b).

Article V: Meetings

    Section I: Meetings shall be held weekly throughout the academic year.

Article VI: Decision-making Process

    Section I: A concerted effort must be made to have all decisions reached by consensus.

    Section II: An effort must be made to announce agenda items prior to the meeting via email or otherwise.

    Section III: Any person who attends a Radix meeting shall be considered a member and allowed to participate in the decision-making process.

    Section IV: There shall be one standing committee, of whose membership shall be decided by consensus by the membership, that will prepare proposals for the purposes of expediting the decision-making process.  Said proposals must be approved by the membership for enactment.

    Section V: Every committee of Radix, standing or ad hoc, must comply with the decision-making process outlined in this Constitution.

    Section VI: Any member(s) of Radix may make a proposal.

    Section VII: All members of Radix shall preside as officers.

Article VII: Amendments

    Section I: Any member may present a proposed amendment to the Constitution to the membership at large during any meeting.

    Section II: If the membership approves the amendment, the amendment will take effect immediately unless otherwise stated in the amendment.

Article VIII: Selection of Officers

    Section I: All members of Radix shall preside as officers.

    Section II: Officer positions include, but are not limited to (except under Article VIII, Section III): one signatory, one national affairs editor, one campus affairs editor, one cultural editor, one arts editor, one graphics editor, staff writers, staff photographers, staff layout persons, webmaster, minister of propaganda, and any other position(s) that the membership deems necessary except as limited under Article VIII, Section III.

    Section III: Radix will not have an Editor-in-Chief

Article IX: Duties of the Officers

    Section I: The duties of all officers will be determined by consensus at the first meeting of each semester except as provided in Article IX, Section II and Article IX, Section III.

    Section II: The signatory will sign all forms related to the transfer of student activity funds as mandated by the TCUJ.  The duty of the signatory may change as mandated by the TCUJ.

    Section III: The duties of the editors shall include, but are not limited to: collection, editing, and laying out of their respective page(s) for each issue.

Article X: Impeachment of Officers

    Section I: The signatory may be impeached when he or she conducts fiscal decisions without the expressed consent of the membership of Radix.

    Section II: Any officer of the standing committee may be impeached when he or she fails in fulfilling the duties assigned to him or her as defined under Article IX, Section I.

    Section III: Charges for impeachment may be brought by any member of Radix.

    Section IV: Impeachment is decided by consensus whereas all members of the meeting may participate except for the accused.

    Section V: Should impeachment occur, the signatory will still be considered a member of Radix if they choose to do so.  The impeachment process must comply with all TCUJ rules and regulations.

    Section VI: The membership has the power to revoke the accused signatory of his or her powers immediately by consensus, whereby the accused signatory does not have the power to break consensus.  This power is given to the membership in order to ensure the fiscal safety of Radix and is to be used prudently.