The Independent Collegian

A group of UT students uncovered a controversial e-mail exchange between UT President Lloyd Jacobs and Main Campus Provost Rosemary Haggett through a public records request and released the e-mails in a press release on June 30. The e-mail dialogue came after the College of Arts and Sciences Council's 42-7 no-confidence vote against Yueh-Ting Lee, the college's dean, in April.

Speaking before a standing room only crowd in the Law School Auditorium, Ohio's Chancellor of Education Eric Fingerhut outlined his Ten Year Strategic Plan for Ohio on June 17 and its implications for the future of UT. The presentation, which focused primarily on the "centers of excellence" part of the plan, was conducted in a roundtable format.

Previously, leftover funds from each department would completely carry over into the next fiscal year. For the 2008-2009 fiscal year, however, departments will only retain half of their rollover surplus. "Of course there will be faculty members unhappy with the change of this policy," said Scott Scarborough, UT's senior vice president for finance and administration.

A new food service provider won the bid to replace AVI FoodSystems Inc. at UT. Aramark, headquartered in Philadelphia and has approximately 250,000 employees serving clients in 19 countries, was selected as UT's new provider. AVI experienced a number of problems during its five years at UT.

For over 2,500 girls across the nation, volleyball is not just a sport. It's an option to escape their socio-economically disadvantaged background. Starlings Volleyball Club started as a single inner-city San Diego team in 1996 and provides opportunities for girls from lower socio-economic groups to train and compete at USA Volleyball's Junior Olympic level.