Student Council re-elects Hernandez as chair of representative body, approves leadership appointments
By John Bedell | April 22, 2022Cain said she was heartened to see a diverse representation of communities in this leadership team.
Cain said she was heartened to see a diverse representation of communities in this leadership team.
The bylaw will require there to be an in-person quorum for remaining members to attend virtually and members who wish to attend virtually must have their reasoning approved by the chair.
Cain spoke about the communities she hopes to empower during her time as President.
Ultimately, Chambers was disappointed in the committee’s failure to complete some notable tasks, held back by a failure to meet meeting attendance requirements.
By-law revisions included certifying the results of recent executive committee elections and eliminating the interview response period.
Kim will be succeeded in her position by third-year College student Nabeel Raza.
Previously, both organizational and individual student case data could only be publically shared through statistics that generalized cases without revealing identifying information.
The proposal has yet to officially reach the University administration.
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.
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.