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Samuel White

School:College Year:Second Majors:Possible Politics and Studio Art double major Hometown:Castlewood, Va. Housing: On Grounds, International Residential College Current Office:Student Council Representative What makes you a competent and qualified candidate? I previously served as a representative for Student Council, so I have an understanding of the procedures required to conduct the meetings.

College Student Council Reps

Name: Angela Johnson School: College Year: First Major(s): Undecided Hometown: Woodbridge, Va. Housing: On Grounds, McCormick Road Activities: Student Council What makes you a competent and qualified candidate? I was heavily involved with Student Council in high school, ending my senior year as Student Body President.

Monti Lawson

School: College Year: First Majors: Economics and American Politics Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va. Housing: On Grounds, Hereford College Activities: First Year Council, University Guide Service, Student Council, Madison House

College UJC Reps

Name: Connor Sullivan School: College Year: First Major(s): Undeclared Hometown: Gates Mills, OH Housing: On Grounds, Watson Activities: First Year Judiciary Committee Chair, Arts and Sciences Council First Year Representative, Cavalier Daily Life Columnist, University Democrats, Madison House Tutor, The Oculus Undergraduate Research Journal Editing and Formatting Committee Member, South Lawn Student Task Force What makes you a competent and qualified candidate? As the chair of the First Year Judiciary Committee, I have spent the past year as a non-voting member of the University Judiciary Committee, learning about the Committee's structure and function from the inside out and the top down.The time I have spent this year becoming familiar with the whole range of Committee activities through the entire trial process, from beginning to end, has given me an excellent perspective on the duties and responsibilities of a UJC judge In your opinion, what are the most pressing issues facing the University and how would you use your office to deal with them? Among the most pressing issues facing the University is the necessity of continuing our drive to support and expand the diversity of viewpoints represented within student institutions, something I would love to pursue next year for the UJC as a judge. How will you maintain contact with your constituency and ensure transparency in your actions? One of the problems with the UJC in our community is its relative lack of prominence.Many people are unfamiliar with the nature and purposes of the Committee.

Dave Lee

School: College Year: Third Major: Anthropology Hometown: Yorktown, Va. Housing: Off Grounds, Theta Delta Chi Activities: Theta Delta Chi Social Chair, former cheerleader, hang-gliding instructor What makes you a competent and qualified candidate? I am an extremely energetic and outgoing gentleman.

Plans to reconstruct Alderman Rd. dormitories underway

University students can expect an increase of on-Grounds housing in future years now that plans for completely reconstructing the Alderman Road dormitories are underway. Though the Board of Visitors must approve the construction project in May, Richard Kovatch, associate vice president for business operations, said it is possible that construction for the project could begin within the next year.

U.Va. deans assess fundraising

The deans of every school at the University and leaders from various centers within the University have begun meeting monthly in a group called the Deans Development Forum to strategize about the direction of the new Capital Campaign. University President John T.

UBE sponsors Student Council debates

Last night the University Board of Elections hosted the Student Council representative and executive candidate debates. Candidates running for the positions of College of Arts and Sciences representative, vice president of administration, executive vice president, and Council president responded to questions concerning their stance on various University issues and elaborated upon their qualifications for positions.

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Faculty reacts to higher ed restructuring

The Faculty Senate ratified a new statement recently that explains the faculty position on the restructuring of public higher education, including issues such as benefits, diversity and governance. In a one page statement, the Faculty Senate's ad hoc committee developed four major points to be addressed and referenced by the administration working on the management agreement.

Nation's colleges focus on revenue

Institutions of higher education are becoming increasingly "market- oriented" and less focused on the quality of education they provide, according to a report published by The Futures Project, a higher education research group, on Feb.

Honor holds forum on minority concerns

The Honor Committee hosted a forum on Minorities and Honor last night, kicking off the weeklong Honor Forum to raise awareness of Honor issues before spring elections. The forum included three speakers -- Sara Page, the Honor Diversity Advisory Board chair, Assistant Dean of Students Daisy Rodriguez and Professor of Business Administration Sherwood Frey. The forum, titled "Minorities and Honor --What's the Deal?" addressed Honor issues affecting minority students, especially the disproportionate number of initiations against minorities. Professor Frey reviewed the Faculty Advisory Committee Report on honor initiations that was published last spring. The report shows that the proportion of honor cases initiated against international students, athletes and African-Americans was several times greater that the proportion of cases initiated against the general student population. "There is absolutely no doubt that when one looks at expulsion cases that there is a significant statistical difference between minority and majority," Frey said. In the FAC Report, a partial control was provided by the Bloomfield cases -- when University Physics Prof.

Libraries win national recognition

The staff of the University Library has won the highest national service award sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries and Blackwell's Book Services. The "Excellence in Academic Libraries Award," given for "exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution," will be formally presented at the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American Literature, History and Culture and the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library later this spring. Library staff members at the University said they are proud of this special recognition. "We try to work with all of our users to provide above and beyond services in terms of reference help," Education Library Reserve Specialist Jane Walker said. Matt Ball, University library coordinator of outreach and public services, worked at the Emory and Harvard University libraries before joining the staff at the University. Ball said he notices a significant difference in the attitude that the University library staff takes in helping its users. "This library takes a very proactive approach in customer service and is definitely more service oriented," Ball said. The University Library system was also recognized for its exemplary and innovative programs and services, said Charlotte Morford, University Library director of communication. "The earliest and most popular example would be the Alderman Café," Morford said.

UJC reviews hate crime referendum

Student Council President Noah Sullivan spoke to the University Judiciary Committee last night advocating a proposed ballot referendum on hate crimes. The new referendum, is worded slightly differently than the referendum rejected by the Student Council last week, would be a general question asking whether the students would support harsher UJC penalties for crimes motivated by hate. "It's a pulse check on the student body," Sullivan said. Sullivan said creating harsher sanctions for hate crimes would serve two purposes -- to act as a deterrent for future crimes and to assert a community standard on the issue. "We are trying to find the best way to codify the idea that hate crimes are a more serious assault on the community than regular crimes," Sullivan said. Sullivan took questions from UJC representatives during the meeting.

Alleged assault occurs on UTS bus

A University microbiologist faces assault and battery charges following an alleged violent outburst aboard a University Transit Service bus on Friday. John Eugene Myers, a laboratory and research microbiologist in the Medical School's Center for Research in Reproduction became irate as he attempted to exit a UTS bus caught in traffic at the corner of Stadium Road and Emmet Street, according to Charlottesville Police Sgt.

UBE releases candidate expenditures

The University Board of Elections recently posted individual candidate expenditure reports for the 2005-2006 elections on its Web site. This year is the first year the UBE has made expenditure reports available online through its Web site. "The UBE is pleased with the effectiveness of the new online method for representing expenditures," UBE Chair Steve Yang said.

Correction

The Feb. 17 article, "Alston to serve three year prison sentence," mistakenly called Walker Sisk, the victim of the stabbing death, Walter Sisk.

Student shot during armed robbery

Fourth-year College students Josh Hailey and Emily Sigmon were assaulted Friday night walking on 15th Street NW from the Corner. According to the police report, between 11:30 p.m.

Crosswalks cause concern

Following several incidents involving pedestrian and motor vehicle collisions, the City of Charlottesville, with input from the University's Security and General Safety Committee, will repave the stretch of Emmet Street adjacent to Memorial Gymnasium.

Temporary e-mail system used to report racial incidents

In light of several racially-motivated incidents within the last year, the Vice President for Student Affairs Office recently created a temporary system for notifying the University community of racial or biased episodes.