Voting for all student elections — which includes candidates for Student Council, Honor Council, University Judiciary Committee and Class Council — will open Wednesday March 2 at 10 a.m. and close Friday March 4 at 4 p.m.
The referendum petition went public on Jan. 25 and garnered the required 1,250 signatures in less than nine days — officially surpassing the threshold on Feb. 3.
Held biennially, Popular Assembly allows University community members to express their opinions regarding the Honor Committee’s effectiveness and learn about the history of the Committee as well as its present function.
The budget funds seven different sectors — the Presidential Cabinet Agency, Administrative Committee, Support and Access Services, Organizations Committee, Representative Committee, Executive and Administrative Operations and Coalition Engagement.
Popular Assembly events are geared towards soliciting student feedback on Honor processes and faith in the Honor system.
The proposals each require 1,250 signatures to appear on the University-wide in March.
The total budget was $169,403.40.
Sunday’s meeting did not meet quorum, the minimum number of representatives needed to vote on agenda items.
A total of 12 cases were adjudicated in the previous term, down from a recent peak of 57 in the spring semester of 2021.
More than 30 individuals attended the event and participants voiced opinions on a number of issues.
In an email obtained by The Cavalier Daily, Benos submitted two proposals to the University Board of Elections in hopes that they will appear on the ballot.
Liu outlined Student Council's priorities for the upcoming semester.
The Honor Committee met for the first time this semester Sunday.
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In the following days, conflict ensued between Honor Committee Chair and UBE Chair, most of which concerned the number of signatures required for an individual to put referenda on the ballot.
Honor funds are directly managed by the chair of the Honor Committee — currently fourth-year College student Andy Chambers — who said the organization has previously donated to U.Va. Mutual Aid under previous committees.
Over the past several months, members of the Honor Committee have proposed, debated and refined various proposals to put forth to the student body during elections this spring, aimed at fostering an Honor system everyone buys into.
The total fall 2021 budget is $141,115, with $129,190 coming from student activities fees.
DivestUVA organized the rally as the December 1 deadline requested in an online petition by the organization eclipsed.
With only 14 members in attendance, the committee did not meet quorum, which requires 19 present members of 28 total.
The program aims to curb financial challenges posed by the University’s requirement that all students not enrolled in health insurance pay for the University's Aetna Student Plan, which cost $3,148 this year.
