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The changing face of student self governance

By Farrar Pace | March 23, 2014

In fall 2010, the Gooch-Dillard residence area had a problem: the UTS bus schedule was a mess. One frustrated student posted his concerns on SpeakUpUVA.com, a website run by Student Council that lists student-generated proposals to change University policies, and sent his proposed solution around on the Gooch-Dillard listserv to encourage people to vote for his idea. As the idea quickly became the top post on the website for that month, a UTS subsequently implemented a new, more efficient bus schedule for the Gooch-Dillard area.

The incoming Honor Committee elected third-year College student Nicholas Hine (center) as its chair Saturday. The Committee also elected second-year College student Martese Johnson (bottom right), third-year Commerce student Joe Martin (top left) and third-year College students Nick Lee (bottom left) and Henley Hopkinson (top right) as vice-chairs.
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Honor Committee elects Chair, Executive Committee

By Joseph Liss | March 23, 2014

The incoming Honor Committee elected third-year College student Nicholas Hine as its chair on Saturday. The Committee also elected second-year College student Martese Johnson, third-year Commerce student Joe Martin and third-year College students Nick Lee and Henley Hopkinson as vice-chairs. All but Hopkinson ran in contested elections.

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Transfer credits affect student success, study finds

By Sarah Hainbach | March 23, 2014

This strategy works for some, but only approximately 25% of students who start at a community college make it to the BA in six years. This is a much lower proportion than the 46% of students who start at four-year colleges. Attewell and Monaghan conducted their study to find out why this disparity exists.

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Student Health diagnoses mumps

By Jenna Dickerson | March 23, 2014

A University student was recently diagnosed with a suspected case of the mumps, a contagious viral disease, at Student Health, Director of Student Health Dr. Chris Holstege said.

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GSAS changes student stipend allocation policy

By Owen Robinson | March 23, 2014

The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences recently made a decision to alter its financial aid policy, and will now require many students to report any sources of aid they receive from outside the University to their graduate directors.The change reflects an effort to increase the efficiency and the distribution of financial aid to graduate students and to prevent financial losses.

Virginia State Capital in Richmond, VA, above.
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McAuliffe exercises first veto

By Rachel Goretsky and Thrisha Potluri | March 20, 2014

Gov. Terry McAuliffe exercised his right to veto a state bill for the first time Wednesday on House Bill 962. The bill would have clarified existing legislation about guns stored in motor vehicles when the owner does not have a concealed weapons permit. It stipulated that the guns must be in “secured” containers, such as glove compartments or consoles, but not necessarily locked containers. McAuliffe’s objection to the bill was that not requiring the containers be locked was a public safety risk.

The Batten School celebrated Constitution Day with a panel on the importance of the freedom of the press and the media it supports.
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Wallace, Fu seek Batten Grad Council presidency

By Meg Gardner | March 20, 2014

Eight candidates have kicked off the campaign for Batten Graduate Council positions this week. The candidates for Batten Council President are fourth-year College student Alex Wallace and third-year College student Yuhuan Fu.

Sen. Mark Warner (above) visited the University's Focused Ultrasound Center Wednesday morning while on a tour of the state. He is up for reelection this November.
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Senator Warner visits University Medical School

By Annie O'Brien | March 20, 2014

Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA, visited the Medical School’s Focused Ultrasound Center to see a demonstration of the cutting-edge focused ultrasound technology Wednesday morning. While there, he praised the benefits of government investment in research and development, promoting its place in both state and federal budgets.

Accepted candidates have until March 24 to make their decisions. If not all the spots are filled after this date, Housing and Resident Life will turn to an list of alternates based on the original pool of applicants.
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Housing and Residence Life releases RA selections

By Alia Sharif | March 20, 2014

The Office of Housing and Resident Life released the resident advisor decisions for this upcoming year during Spring Break for first-year, upper class and focused residential areas. Of the 409 students who applied, 90 candidates received offers.

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