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Fortuno discusses GOP future

By Maggie Ambrose | April 1, 2013

Former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño about the need for the Republican party to make itself more attractive to Hispanic voters, especially after Romney’s loss in the 2012 election, in Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s class on Monday. Fortuño showed slides with headings like “The Latino Problem,” which he recently used in a presentation to Republican leaders in Congress. His presentation addressed data from Hispanic voters in the 2012 election, which showed the feeling that the GOP does not respect the values and concerns of Hispanics.

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Hogan announces reorganization

By Meghan Cioci | April 1, 2013

Changes to the structure of Executive Vice President Patrick Hogan’s office took effect Monday, including the reorganization of the management team in lieu of hiring a new Chief Financial Officer. The restructuring, announced last week, seeks to promote the streamlining goals laid out by University President Teresa Sullivan.

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Praxis Network promotes digital humanities study

By Shannon Reres | April 1, 2013

In an effort to increase inter-university collaboration in studying digital humanities, the University’s Scholarly Communications Institute debuted the Praxis Network Thursday. As part of its first stage, the initiative will provide a website for graduate students across the world to document their research processes and share them with other institutions, said Bethany Nowvisckie, director of the institute.

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Harringtons file civil lawsuit

By Sara Rourke | March 27, 2013

Dan Harrington, father of the late Morgan Harrington, announced in an email Tuesday the Harrington family will file an amended civil lawsuit against defendant Regional Marketing Concepts, Inc. for negligence the night of their daughter’s disappearance at John Paul Jones Arena in 2009.

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Sullivan keynote address kicks off Grad Days

By Jordan Bower | March 26, 2013

“Grad Days” commenced Tuesday afternoon with a keynote speech by University President Teresa Sullivan on the future of graduate students at the University in the light of major changes in the higher education system.

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University researchers receive grants

By Erik Payne | March 25, 2013

The University’s Biomedical Innovation Fund announced Friday the awarding of a total of $200,00 to several University research projects, to promote collaborative research efforts potentially leading to improved diagnostic techniques in disease treatment.

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UJC elects executive committee

By Joseph Liss | March 25, 2013

The University Judiciary Committee elected its new leadership Sunday evening. Third-year Engineering student David Ensey was elected incoming Chair. Ensey and outgoing Chair Emily Forrester, a fourth-year College student, said the new Committee was generally pleased with the way the Committee was currently being run but hoped to improve the efficiency of the process.

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Honor Committee selects new leadership

By Joseph Liss | March 24, 2013

Third-year College Student Evan Behrle was elected chair of the Honor Committee this weekend during the Committee’s annual retreat. He ran unopposed for the position and will replace fourth-year College student Stephen Nash when the new committee takes office on April 1. The Committee also elected its four vice chairs.

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