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Honor, UJC candidates attend debates

By Lauren Todd Pappa | March 1, 2004

With elections beginning tomorrow, the University Board of Elections held two separate forums for Honor and University Judiciary Committee candidates in Jefferson Hall last night, giving them the opportunity to voice their opinions on a wide range of topics. Candidates running for seats on both committees responded to questions posed by the UBE dealing with issues pertinent to Honor and UJC. Six of the eleven candidates running for Honor were present, including College students Nikki Cowing, Rebecca Menges, Sara Page and Ben Sachs.

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Simulators aid medical ed.

By Jayni Foley | March 1, 2004

The Medical School plans to increase the use of artificial simulators in its educational curriculum, offering more opportunities for students and residents to practice realistic procedures on human models, officials said recently. The use of new technology gained relevance following Friday's announcement that the University Medical Center will eliminate the use of dogs in Medical School teaching practices. Nearly 75 percent of U.S.

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$300,000 Newcomb diversity center holds grand opening

By Jayni Foley | February 27, 2004

Kaleidoscope, the name of the new center on the fourth floor of Newcomb Hall, was a fitting word to describe the diverse crowd and student performances that filled the room during its grand opening yesterday. The center, formally titled "Kaleidoscope: Center for Cultural Fluency," is intended to be a place for students, faculty and administrators to explore diversity issues, hold events, interact and relax. Previously an informal lounge, the center underwent a $300,000 transformation which completely renovated the area and brought in new couches, chairs, reading materials and a 61" plasma television. "If we want to have new and different discussions, might be inspired by a place that is new and different?" asked Shamim Sisson, senior associate dean of students, who worked with a student committee to develop the center. Student Council President Daisy Lundy and M.

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Yale lets all students attend minority orientation sessions

By Christopher Jones | February 27, 2004

Yale University has joined the ranks of universities across the country expanding programs formerly open only to minorities to all students. In an e-mail sent to students last Friday, Yale College Dean Richard Brodhead announced that Cultural Connections, an orientation program that offers freshmen minority students a chance to go to New Haven before classes begin and to adjust to the campus before classes start, would be open to all incoming freshmen. The announcement, made after Yale already had opened up other programs to all interested students, reflects changes in minority programs at several universities following two June Supreme Court rulings regarding affirmative action.

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Referenda on partner benefits, Council voting powers sent to students

By Shannon Sturcken | February 27, 2004

University students can expect a range of surprising and not-so-surprising referenda on the spring ballot next week. The ballot will include five referenda for students to vote on -- one Student Council-initiated item, one from the Class Trustees Program and three student-initiated items. Student-initiated referenda required the submission of a petition with 900 signatures by Wednesday night, University Board of Elections Chair Brian Cook said. A major student-initiated referendum is an item supporting domestic partner benefits.

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Candidates endorse 'No. 2'

By Matt Galati | February 27, 2004

In an unusual twist of events, two opposing Student Council presidential candidates have endorsed each other as number-two choices in the University Board of Election's runoff voting system.

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Dogs to be eliminated from Medical School labs

By Allison Sherrier | February 27, 2004

The University's Medical Center announced yesterday it will eliminate the use of dogs in the Medical School's educational curriculum, following a heated community debate over the practice. The controversy centered on the optional laboratory course, Emergency Life Saving Techniques, which used dogs to teach students how to tie sutures around blood vessels, insert chest tubes, open collapsed air passages and insert IV needles.

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FBI continues probe into alleged hate crime, assault on Lundy

By Alexis Unkovic | February 26, 2004

In the early morning hours of Feb. 26, one year ago today, the University community was rocked by the alleged assault of then-second-year College student and Student Council presidential candidate Daisy Lundy in Poe Alley directly behind the West side of the Lawn. Lundy told police that an unknown assailant assaulted her, slamming her head against the steering wheel of her car as she attempted to retrieve her cellular phone, according to students on the Lawn at the time.

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Fiji regains charter, IFC membership

By Corinne Shamy | February 26, 2004

Phi Gamma Delta fraternity received a long-awaited gift on Valentine's Day. The University's Omicron chapter of the national fraternity, also known as Fiji, officially was re-charted Feb.

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Student Council Elections: College Representative

By Cavalier Daily Staff | February 25, 2004

Daniel Hartzman School: College Year: First Major: Political Science Hometown: Santa Barbara, Calif. Housing: On-Grounds (McCormick Road) Activities: Honor Committee, University Democrats, Virginia Swing Jazz Orchestra, Hillel Jewish Student Union Offices: Member of Student Council Legislative Affairs Committee, Echols House Council President Why did you decide to run for office? I got the feeling from many students that they feel alienated by student government, and they feel Student Council does not listen to their needs.

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New UBE looks to avoid old problems

By Timothy Lee | February 25, 2004

With the formation of the University Board of Elections, Student Council President Daisy Lundy said she hopes the upcoming election will run more smoothly than last year's tumultuous contest. "I think we can learn a lot from the lessons of the past," Lundy said.

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