Candidates face grievance hearings
In the first week of campaigning, a total of four grievances were filed against student body president candidates Sean Maloney and Michael Sabo. The first grievance was brought against Sabo by Maloney, who claimed the Sabo campaign placed chalk advertisements in an area restricted by SGA policy. The second was brought against Sabo by current SGA president Ryan Fox, who charged that Sabo distributed campaign materials before campaigning officially began. Sabo was found not responsible in both cases and was not sanctioned.
Anthony Golia, a representative of the Sabo campaign, brought two grievances against Maloney. The first accused Maloney of campaigning too early via Twitter. The second alleged that Maloney violated campaign rules by campaigning during Campus Invasion, a bi-partisan event sponsored by SGA. Maloney was found not responsible for the first grievance, but was found responsible for the second. He was sanctioned with one demerit point, which functions as a warning.
Holocaust Memorial Council member to speak
Menachem Rosencraft, a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, will give this year’s Morton Lecture for Holocaust Awareness Week March 31 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Sacred Space in Ell Hall. Rosencraft will present “The Transference of Memory: Holocaust Remembrance in the 21st Century.” He was born in Bergen-Belsen, a displaced persons camp, in 1948. He is the founding chairman of the International Network of Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors. Rosencraft currently teaches as an adjunct law professor at Cornell University. The event is free and open to the public. A reception with light refreshments will follow. Contact Brandy Purcell at [email protected] for more information.
Students and faculty to highlight research
The Research & Scholarship Expo will showcase the work of Northeastern students and faculty April 6 in Cabot Physical Education Center. This is the annual poster exhibition’s 10th year. Attendees will have the chance to interact with over 250 university scholars and find interdisciplinary research opportunities. The event is free and open to the public. Contact Christine Willis at [email protected] or go to http://www.northeastern.edu/expo/ for more information.
Admissions rate under 35 percent
Northeastern administrators anticipate being under a 35 percent admission rate this year, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Ronne Turner said Monday at SGA’s meeting. Turner said the university will likely admit fewer than 35 percent of its more than 43,000 freshmen applicants this year. Northeastern received more freshmen applications in 2011 than any other US private university. University officials have previously stated the 2011 freshman class will be about the same size as last year’s, or close to 2,837. Turner said the university admissions office will know after May 2 if applicants placed on the wait list will be offered admission.
