The Cavalier Daily's Managing Board is pleased to endorse several candidates running for the Honor Committee from both the College and the Commerce School. Each candidate appeared to be well-qualified and committed to serving the interests of those in the community of trust.
As an honor counsel for five semesters, Alex Solomon's involvement in the Committee has demonstrated a dedication that will produce tangible results. He cited a lack of community outreach as the primary challenge facing the Committee and hopes to ramp up efforts to clarify its proceedings. Though most students are aware of the basic tenets of the honor system, not all have a clear understanding of the three criteria for determining guilt - act, intent and triviality, he said. By carefully delineating these standards, Solomon hopes to eliminate this confusion.
Third-year College student Adam Michel has filled several roles on the Committee, such as serving as counsel on investigations and trials, on the Procedures Committee and as a pre-trial coordinator. Michel also has set concrete goals, including mandatory exams for all Committee members and instituting a comprehensive evaluation process to maintain the Committee's internal standards.
Similarly, third-year College student Greg Siegel intends to focus on bringing more accountability to the Committee and implementing stricter training programs. He also wishes to increase dialogue about clarifying definitions within the honor code. Further steps should be taken to reduce the ambiguity surrounding certain issues such as plagiarism; Siegel recognizes this need and suggests adding a class dedicated to this topic.
Third-year College student Rubana Masood would like to see the Committee become more integrated into the University community. She hopes to increase the diversity of the Committee's support staff to better accommodate certain underrepresented student groups. She noted the "Community Concerns" portions of the Committee's weekly meetings as an effective method to gauge outsiders' perspectives, and thus, as a way for Committee decisions to better reflect opinions from the community.
Actively involved in the Committee since her first year, third-year College student McKenzie Furber has served as an adviser, a mentor to new advisers and a member of the Diversity Advisory Board. She would like tweak the language of the intent clause so that it is presented to students in a more precise manner. Furber also emphasized the importance of collaboration among Committee members to realize a number of her goals.
Third-year Gordon Crenshaw is running to represent the Commerce School. During his five semesters of service to the Committee, Crenshaw rose through the ranks ultimately to become a pre-trial coordinator. He also hopes to engender more accountability for the support staff by instituting formal reviews.
The Managing Board's final endorsement for the Honor Committee goes to third-year Commerce student Whitney Johnson. One of Johnson's primary goals is to increase the efficiency of case processing; he believes that the time period between investigation and trial could be reduced. Johnson also highlights the need to create a more user-friendly system for reporting offenses.\nEach of the aforementioned candidates is well-qualified to serve the student body during the upcoming term. Each has the necessary experience to carry out the responsibilities of a Committee representative, but all must live up to the challenge of producing results in line with their campaign visions.
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