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76 will be removed from the process at the discretion of the hearing chairperson, and the process will continue. If the adviser does not appear at the hearing, after proper notice to the complainant or respondent, the hearing process will continue in the adviser's absence. Only the respondent, the complainant, and witnesses can address the hearing board during the proceedings. Legal representation is only permitted when the student faces concurrent criminal charges or for proceedings related to an alleged violation of the sexual misconduct policy. The committee may request the appearance of any person that each party wishes to have appear and testify. The committee has no authority to compel the appearance of any person who is neither respondent nor complainant. The chairperson of the committee will have the duty of maintaining order at the hearing and will have the right to exclude any party or witness from the hearing, temporarily or permanently. Order of Presentation: 1. Chairperson's opening remarks. 2. Opening statements of complainant and respondent. 3. Presentation of evidence by complainant and respondent. 4. Questions by members of the hearing panel. 5. Closing statement by the complainant and the respondent. 6. Private deliberation by the committee. 7. Committee decision. At a student conduct hearing, the technical rules of evidence applicable to civil and criminal cases shall not apply. Evidence will include all facts based on oral testimony of witnesses who are present before the committee and all tangible objective evidence including but not limited to photographs, charts, papers, electronic or other recorded statements. Written statements by witnesses not present at the hearing may be admitted into evidence, but the committee will decide how much weight, if any, will be given to such statements. Evidence of a student's past record may be introduced if a pattern of similar behavior has been demonstrated. The sanction phase of the hearing will consider evidence of pattern behavior. • Any party may present witnesses. Neither the complainant nor the respondent can cross examine or personally question witnesses. If the respondent or the complainant has questions for the witnesses, they may submit those questions to the hearing chairperson during the hearing. The hearing chairperson may use the submitted questions to inform which questions the hearing panel asks. • The respondent cannot cross examine or personally question the complainant, and the complainant cannot cross examine or personally question the respondent. If the respondent or the complainant has questions for the other party, they may submit those questions to the hearing chairperson during the hearing. The hearing chairperson may use the submitted questions to inform which questions the hearing panel asks. • Witnesses are excluded from the hearing room, but brought in individually before the committee to provide testimony. (This provision does not apply to the complainant and respondent.) • At the close of all testimony and after the admission of all evidence, the complainant and the respondent will