This year, a referendum to reduce the Honor Committee’s guilty sanction from expulsion to a two-semester leave of absence passed by a ratio of four votes to one.
The Graduate Honor representative position has not appeared on a University Board of Elections ballot in recent years.
The referendum — which reduces the sanction of expulsion to a two-semester leave of absence — is the largest change to the Honor system since its inception over 150 years ago.
The rest of Cain’s ticket was elected in unopposed races — third-year College students Jaden Evans and Riley Reynolds will serve as vice president for administration and vice president for organizations, respectively.
SR22-04 criticized the University’s recent decision to lift certain mask mandates, as the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing.
This year’s race for Fourth-Year Trustee President is contested between two candidates, third-year College student Anisa Mohamed and Sophia Liao, current third-year class president and Commerce student.
Several students came out both against and in support of the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Honor Committee that will be voted on this week.
![In response, Cain wrote that she has “never agreed with the sentiment that anyone should vote for [her]” solely because she is a Black student herself, particularly given that her opponent is also Black. ](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/cav/29aa8749-affc-49e7-9de6-c8dd8212cc9d.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
The NAACP at U.Va. statement accused Cain of “inherently misleading” Black students, writing that they would not stand for “destructive behaviors” or Cain’s alleged “weaponization of Black students’ concerns.”
Apart from a contested presidential election, students will also vote to decide whether expulsion should remain the sanction for committing an Honor offense.
The voting period opens Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Community members are encouraged to share their thoughts regarding the proposed refenda at a town hall hosted by Cavalier Daily on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Liu and his administration are in conversation with University administration to secure permanent funding and endowment of the Support and Access Services Branch.
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.
