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The Old Dominion University Dance Program is holding auditions for students to qualify to become a dance major. In-person auditions will be held on Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. All auditions, including online auditions submitted by March 1, will be considered for dance scholarships. After this deadline, ODU’s dance program accepts online auditions on a rolling basis. Applicants must also be enrolled as a student at ODU. Applicants must submit a resume of their dance experience and training through the online application portal, where they can also submit their online audition video if they are unable to attend the in-person auditions.

The dance program at ODU provides students with courses on dance training in multiple disciplines, with opportunities for collaboration and research. A part of the university’s Department of Communications and Theatre Arts, the program offers a BA in Theatre and Dance, either in dance performance or dance education, and a minor in dance. The program gives two concerts per year and features student, staff and guest choreographers. There are multiple other opportunities for dance students to perform.

Six dance scholarships are awarded each year in amounts between $700 and $4,500. These scholarships include the Eva May Morris Gregory Scholarship, the Marilyn Marloff Scholarship, the Marilyn Marloff and John Luker Scholarship, the Amanda Kinzer Memorial Scholarship, and the Melchor Award. The Eva May Morris Gregory Scholarship requires the recipient to be a rising senior with an overall GPA of at least 3.0.

More information on auditions and the dance programs can be found here. The link to the application portal can be found here.

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US Chegg Study Pack subscribers will now get a free DashPass Student membership which gives students more savings and convenience from their favorite merchants 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 2, 2023 – DoorDash, Inc. (NYSE:DASH) and Chegg (NYSE: CHGG), the leading student-first connected learning platform, today announced a new partnership to offer US Chegg Study Pack subscribers a free DashPass Student membership, including all the perks and benefits that come with it. Starting today, Chegg subscribers can activate their DashPass Student membership and gain access to convenient, affordable on-demand delivery of everything they need from thousands of eligible restaurants, convenience and grocery stores, and other local and national retailers to fuel their study sessions.

Through the partnership, new and existing US Chegg Study Pack subscribers can get a free DashPass Student membership bundled into their existing Chegg subscription.* With DashPass for students, members can enjoy access to always-on benefits and perks including unlimited $0 delivery fees and reduced service fees on eligible orders, 5% DoorDash credits back on every eligible Pickup order, and members-only promotions and DashPass exclusive menu items. Chegg Study Pack is a monthly subscription service offering learning support such as practice tests, and math and writing help.

“We are thrilled to partner with Chegg to empower students with the tools they need to manage their coursework and get everything they desire for school delivered on-demand,” said Rob Edell, GM & Head of Consumer Engagement at DoorDash. “Whether fueling up for a late night study session or stocking up on dorm essentials and supplies for the semester, Chegg Study Pack subscribers can now enjoy all the benefits of a DashPass Student membership for free and unlock convenient, affordable delivery from thousands of restaurants and retailers on DoorDash.”

“Chegg has always focused on saving students time and money. DoorDash is a brand beloved by our users, and through this partnership, we will not only be able to offer them additional value with free DashPass membership, but also help to alleviate some of the everyday stressors of being a college student,” said Mitch Spolan, EVP of Partnerships at Chegg.

DoorDash launched the DashPass Student membership in April 2022 and since then has seen that the back-to-school timeframe and finals were among the most popular times to order for college students. For just $4.99 a month, a DashPass Student membership is a wallet-friendly option for students at half the price of a standard monthly DashPass membership.

To learn more about the partnership and how to activate the free DashPass Student benefit, consumers can visit http://chegg.com/life/doordash.

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DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) is a technology company that connects consumers with their favorite local businesses in 27 countries across the globe. Founded in 2013, DoorDash builds products and services to help businesses innovate, grow, and reach more customers. DoorDash is building infrastructure for local commerce, enabling merchants to thrive in the convenience economy, giving consumers access to more of their communities, and providing work that empowers. With DoorDash, there is a neighborhood of good in every order.

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Since she was a freshman at the University of Utah, junior Maddie Hair has wanted to run for student body president with endless ideas of how to make the U better. But now, that’s not possible, Hair said.

On Wednesday morning, the Hair ticket — one of four tickets to announce their campaigns for this year’s ASUU executive branch elections — withdrew from the race because another ticket member wanted to pull out of the campaign.

“She basically just said that the whole thing has been very overwhelming, and she felt really disorganized about it, I guess,” Hair said.

Since the member of Hair’s ticket notified Hair so late, it wasn’t an option to replace the ticket member, according to Jacob Jones, the ASUU Elections Registrar. He said there’s a window where Hair could have replaced the ticket member but the specific amount of time is determined on a case-by-case basis because it requires communication between elections staff and the Marketing Board Director Madison Hozdic.

“However, if a candidate changes their running mates before marketing is ordered and headshots are taken, we are usually able to accommodate their request,” Jones said in an email interview.

The voting for the primary elections, which would have narrowed down the number of tickets from four to three, originally was going to take place Feb. 6. With the Hair ticket dropping, a primary election won’t be needed but otherwise, the election will move forward as originally planned, Jones said.

Jones added that out of the four years he’s served in ASUU on many different boards, he has not heard of any instances where a ticket had to drop out of the race due to an individual candidate not being able to participate.

“I am very disappointed to have had to drop out,” Hair said. “And I think that my ticket would have done the best job. I think that I would have done a really good job as president, I had a lot of good ideas.”

Even though she was forced to drop out of the race, Hair plans to still be involved in the elections as much as she can. She said she has already received requests for endorsement or to share her ideas from two of the remaining tickets and will probably end up endorsing a ticket sometime soon.

“It’s tough to surrender my ideas, but I know that I want the better good for the university,” Hair said. “That’s the reason why I was running. So whichever ticket wins, I want them to work on the issues that I was going to prioritize as well.”

Those issues include improving campus safety, as well as some of the U’s resources such as the counseling center, which she said is understaffed.

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“There are huge waits for people to get the mental health help they need,” she said.

Hair also said she thinks the Office of Equal Opportunity is not a helpful resource for students and could be better.

“In fact, they often, in many cases I’ve heard about, made students feel worse or more unsafe,” Hair said. “So I think that there needs to be a serious push for reform in OEO.”

Hair also mentioned as a top-tier research university, she believes the U could be doing more to provide research opportunities for students to go out to the Great Salt Lake.

“And the best way to do that is to offer students incentives, through scholarship opportunities, through community service, through academic means,” Hair said. “And so I wanted to work with professors and scholarship opportunity donors and stuff like that to make sure that this huge issue is being recognized.”

Looking forward to next year’s ASUU election, Hair said she would love to run if she decides to stay at the U for a fifth year, but doesn’t see that happening as she’ll probably be going to law school. She said she’s still interested in working with someone else running to help them with their ideas and get them ready because a really good student body president is valuable.

“They can do a lot, they have a lot of power,” she said. “And there’s a lot of things at the university that kind of aren’t talked about very much, like with OEO and other programs that really do have a big impact on students and especially when they need those programs the most.”

The ASUU presidential debate will be hosted by the Daily Utah Chronicle and will be held on Feb. 6 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Hinckley Caucus Room.

On Feb. 21, general election voting will open at 7 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. on Feb. 24.

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President Joan Gabel presented the University of Minnesota’s $250 million funding request for the next two years to the House of Representatives Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee on Tuesday. The University’s request was lower than Minnesota State System of College’s request, which was $350 million. 

If the University receives the full funding request from the state, tuition is expected to increase on the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses 3.5% each year for the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years, Gabel said at the presentation. 

The University generates revenue through several sources, including tuition and state appropriations, as well as grants, contracts, gifts and auxiliary sales. Nearly one-fourth of the University’s current $4.2 billion budget comes from tuition revenue, while about 17% comes from state appropriations. 

If the state does not grant the University the full request, there’s a possibility tuition could increase beyond 3.5%, depending on the other revenue streams. The Board of Regents ultimately votes on tuition increases, typically at the June board meeting. 

The University increased tuition 3.5% for the 2022-23 school year. 

Multiple committee members raised concerns about the high cost of in-state tuition at the University and raising tuition more than 3% in the future, questioning how it could impact enrollment and the University’s competitiveness with surrounding states. 

“Our net price that the average Minnesotan pays is virtually identical to our neighboring states,” Gabel said. “If we didn’t have to increase tuition, we would be delighted not to.” 

Gabel cited the University’s philanthropy and scholarships for lower student debt rates compared to neighboring institutions like the University of Iowa, which has lower in-state tuition but higher average student debt. Gabel also said the 3.5% tuition increase is lower than the proposed increases at most of the University’s peer institutions. 

Rep. Ginny Klevorn (DFL-Plymouth) said she would want to know what it would cost the state to cover the tuition increase. 

“I would always prefer the institution to come to this body with what you really need,” Klevorn said. 

Gabel pointed to declining state support in recent years for tuition increases. Over the past 30 years, tuition has increased from 12% to about 25% of the University’s total revenue because state funding dropped from nearly 40% to less than one-fifth of the University’s revenue. 

To make up this difference in funding and account for increasing inflation, the University raises tuition and implements internal budget cuts, Gabel said.  

The University cut administrative costs from 11.6% to 10.8% of total costs over the past 18 months through the PEAK initiative, Gabel said. The PEAK initiative began in July 2021 and is focused on cutting expenses and increasing operational efficiency. 

Breakdown of the $250 million 

For funding the University’s core mission, which covers compensation, operational support and student services, the University requested $45 million in 2024 and $90 million in 2025. 

The University requested another $30 million in both years for the Minnesota Resident Scholarship, which aims to recruit and retain undergraduate Minnesota residents and increase enrollment at the University’s system campuses in Morris, Crookston and Duluth. 

Lastly, the University requested $10 million over the two years for investments in public safety. Gabel said the money would go toward increasing officers, cameras and security equipment. 

Gabel said if the University does not receive the full $10 million ask for public safety, the University will continue to increase lighting and officers, working with the Minneapolis Police Department and working with the Strategic Safety Advisory Committee, but this work will take more time. 

Multiple representatives shared concerns from some of their constituents about safety around the University. 

“There are very serious problems with crime that I think are not being adequately addressed, and that certainly has been the experience of my constituents,” Rep. Kristin Robbins (R-Maple Grove) said, citing instances of her constituents being carjacked in the University area. 

A declining enrollment systemwide 

Enrollment has decreased about 6% systemwide since 2013, which has resulted in a decrease of $60 million in annual tuition, Gabel said. Each of the five campuses experienced a decline in enrollment over the past decade except Rochester and the Twin Cities. 

While Gabel said each campus has capacity to enroll more students and increase retention, Morris has experienced the largest enrollment decline, with the student body decreasing nearly 45% since 2013. 

“Across the board, we’re seeing, I think, a loss of appreciation for what liberal arts colleges offer our students,” Gabel said. “A lot of this is storytelling and really educating potential students about what is or isn’t available on a campus like that, and I think we have some work to do there.”

Rep. Mohamud Noor (DFL-Minneapolis) said accepting more PSEO students to the University could help increase enrollment and retention. 

Gabel said streamlining, improving and increasing degree programs to cater to students’ needs are potential ways to increase enrollment at the system campuses. She also highlighted the student experience at the University. 

“We are not perfect all the time…but we think we do an amazing job on the totality of the student experience,” Gabel said. “That’s certainly what our students report.” 

Next, the University will present its capital investment request to the committee on Tuesday. 

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The long-awaited sequel pits the titular character against his greatest enemy yet: himself. The catchy opening track proves ironic as Puss battles his anxieties about death and fragility.

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In early November, a UHPD officer pointed his weapon at a student who a witness mistakenly believed was assaulting a woman on campus. The lead officer arrived to find what was reported to be an assault was actually a rehearsal. 

The incident has sparked outrage among students across campus and has only been compounded by the School of Theatre and Dance’s solution to the issue. Their answer? Distribute brightly-colored vests to students, so UHPD knows not to shoot them.

Domonique Champion, the student who was mistakenly believed to be attacking his rehearsing partner, has attended UH off and on for more than 10 years and is pursuing a master’s degree in acting and theatre. When he saw the officer bearing down on him with his gun drawn, he knew immediately it was a matter of life or death. 

“It was generations of instinct just thrust upon you, and the only thing that I could do is drop to my knees and yell: ‘We’re rehearsing!’” Champion said. “ It wasn’t until I heard the voice of a Black sergeant that I finally felt at ease.” 

The witness who reported the crime said Champion was armed. The supposed weapon was a folded piece of white paper, which he was holding in plain view above his head. Champion said the officer initially believed it to be a 3D-printed weapon.

The incident aside, the vests provided to prevent future incidents were seen as a slap in the face for students like theatre senior Brandon Sanders. Sanders quickly took the issue to social media, where it has since gained traction on platforms such as Twitter and YouTube. 

“A bright green vest will not change the color of my skin,” Sanders said. “I saw it as the utmost disrespect. These vests aren’t bulletproof. All they do is make me stand out.”

Sanders learned about the incident when he was handed a vest on his first day back in class. He felt blindsided and took the issue to the UH faculty. He demanded they inform the student body by sending out an alert to all students enrolled. 

While the School of Theatre and Dance has held several meetings for concerned students, Sanders said they had revealed more issues than they have solved. Most notably, in a video posted to his YouTube, UHPD Chief Caesar Moore said his department had not even been informed of the vest situation. 

“When I talked to the dean, there were a lot of things that came to light that I wasn’t happy about,” Moore said. “The green vests. I didn’t agree with that. I didn’t approve of that. I didn’t know about that.” 

Moore described it as a “horrible miscommunication” between UHPD and the School of Theatre and Dance. For Moore, the issues lie at the administrative level. 

“There may need to be some discussion about how higher-level decisions are made to ensure greater inclusion,” Moore said. “If that inclusion and equality are not perceived to be there, then that trust is not there.” 

Despite his procedural objections, Moore recommended students wear the vests for the time being.

For Sanders and many other students at the School of Theatre and Dance, the vests represent a much bigger issue, one of representation.

“There is no person of color on the School of Theatre and Dance faculty at all,” Sander said. “ How can your administration look like all white people when the demographics of your student body do not reflect that?”

Sanders ultimately sees the vests as the type of solution only those with the ignorance and privilege of not having to worry about the color of their skin could concoct. For him, the lime-green vest is a symbol of deep-seated institutional failure. 

Champion echoed Sander’s concerns regarding racial representation. While he generally likes his professors and believes they are qualified, he questions the extent to which the University prioritizes diversity within its staff. 

“I can’t help the fact that the faculty is white. They’re good at their jobs. They teach good shit,” Champion said. “But I know there are people out there who look like me who can do it just as well.”

Since the incident, Champion has struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation. He has had difficulty eating and suffers from frequent panic attacks. 

“I was struggling with suicidal ideation,” Champion said. “I kept seeing this image of a gun and almost hoping something would happen to me. I realized it was because I was carrying this survivor’s guilt with me.” 

Champion’s survivor’s guilt stems from the pattern and history of police brutality directed toward Black Americans. He was lucky, Champion said, but many others that look like him have not been so lucky. The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers has only made it more difficult.

The moment the officer pointed his gun at him, Champion felt he was handed a responsibility. Where before his primary concern was completing school, now a cause has been thrust upon him. One which he’s not entirely sure he has the strength to carry. 

“There’s this societal expectation to be strong, to keep pushing. To keep going,” Champion said. “But I am physically, mentally and emotionally spent, and I don’t know how much more of myself to give to make sure that, whatever this is supposed to be for, actually ends in success.” 

Years of fighting, generations of struggle, and still an issue lies latent at the core of American society. Champion, already contending with issues at home and academic stress is now expected to shoulder the burden of a cause that began hundreds of years before his birth. 

Yet he is not alone. Students and friends like Sanders have given fuel to Champion’s sputtering flame and have stood up alongside him to demand better from the administration. What they want is simple: Better. They are tired of institutions failing them, tired of being swept under the rug and tired of fighting a seemingly endless war. 

“I want the students to be informed, and I want them to know how much power they have,” Sanders said. “Because they need to understand that their lives are at risk.”

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