StudCo passed bills with unanimous consent, including an initiative in respect for the tragedy in Boston yesterday.
Student Council met last night to discuss various topics, including the creation of a new Membership Committee.
Student Council elected third-year College student Michael Promisel as the chair of representative body on Tuesday.
The University is in the process of finalizing the details of a program that would partner with the Trinity college of Arts and Sciences at Duke University to give students access to less commonly taught languages.
Counseling and Psychological Services hosted free mental wellness screenings in Newcomb Hall Tuesday afternoon to assess students for various psychological issues and traumas. CAPS partners with Peer Health Educators and the Office of Health Promotion to host the outreach event once each semester. “I think this program is always pertinent,” CAPS assistant director Dr. Leonard Carter said.
Student Council discussed the Restore the Ideal proposal Tuesday evening, but ultimately decided not to endorse or oppose the proposed amendments to the Honor Committee’s constitution and bylaws, saying neither position would be truly representative of the student body on the polarizing issue.
Honor Committee Chair Stephen Nash, a fourth-year College student, and fourth-year Medical student Taylor Richardson spoke at Tuesday’s Student Council meeting about the proposed Honor Committee reforms.
Board of Visitors student representative Hillary Hurd spoke out at Tuesday’s Student Council meeting against a Virginia House of Delegates bill that would require all student Board representatives to be elected. Currently, any eligible student interested in serving as a representative to the Board submits an application that is then reviewed by a panel of elected student leaders.
Several pieces of gun ownership legislation were met with mostly negative reviews in Virginia’s House of Delegates and State Senate last week.
The University’s College at Wise suspended junior football player Melquan Huntley Tuesday after he was charged with shooting a woman in the head last week.
