Honor Committee discusses Contributory Health Impairments, upcoming Popular Assembly
By Julianne Saunders | February 2, 2022Sunday’s meeting did not meet quorum, the minimum number of representatives needed to vote on agenda items.
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.
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.
The proposed tuition increase will be open for public comment during a public forum Dec. 2 and the Board of Visitors will vote on the proposal Dec. 10.
The grants would be available for undergraduate Pell Grant recipients — students whose expected family contribution to college tuition falls below $5,846 — and out-of-state undergraduate students who are eligible for Medicaid in their home states.
At the Oct. 24 meeting, 20 members were in attendance out of a total of 28, but Andy Chambers, Chair of the Committee and fourth-year College student, was ineligible to vote because of his position as Chair. The proposal needed 19 votes in favor and received only 14.
The representative body passed a bill amending the organization’s code of ethics to grant Student Council the regulatory power to temporarily dismiss members who have been accused of violating the University Judiciary Committee’s 12 Standards of Conduct or the Honor Code.
While the proposal did not pass Sunday, there is still opportunity for discussion in the coming weeks. One possibility is for another vote to take place with more members in attendance.
UNOC is a community-based crisis response program that will remove the University Police Department from nonviolent mental health crises involving students.
Student Council will sponsor free Uber and Lyft rides to local early voting sites.