Elizabeth Adkins officially sworn in as student body president
The incoming student government officers for the 2017-18 school year were inaugurated Tuesday at the Great Hall in the Student Union.
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The incoming student government officers for the 2017-18 school year were inaugurated Tuesday at the Great Hall in the Student Union.
UNC student government faces a crisis of legitimacy. Not counting the run-off election, less than half as many students voted for a student body president candidate this year as did last year. It’s hard not to attribute that turnout to students’ disenchantment with the whole institution of student government.
On Friday, Elizabeth Adkins was elected student body president of UNC. She is taking over an office that has been traditionally associated with white male recipients of the Morehead-Cain scholarship.
UNC student government welcomed students from four different African countries on March 18 as part of its first African University Leader Exchange Program.
After a prolonged election cycle, Elizabeth Adkins was declared the student body president for the 2017-18 school year on Friday. Staff writer Molly Looman spoke with Adkins, whose inauguration is set for April 4, about her plans.
The editor-in-chief of this paper recently argued that basketball is a UNC religion.
TO THE EDITOR:
TO THE EDITOR:
Truthfully, Danny is still waiting for his soul to return to his body from Saturday night's game. We'll be back to regularly scheduled anecdotes tomorrow morning.
Staff writer Molly Looman live-tweeted the last student body president debate tonight between Maurice Grier and Elizabeth Adkins which was hosted by the Dialectic and Philanthrophic Societies.
Student body president candidates Maurice Grier and Elizabeth Adkins debated in the UNC Young Democrats debate in Manning Hall. Senior writer Brinley Lowe live-tweeted the debate.
UNC graduate Alyson Culin is the new executive director of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. Staff writer Molly Horak talked with Culin about her work with the center.
After hearing a complaint from Travis Broadhurst against the UNC Board of Elections, the UNC Student Supreme Court has halted the student body president elections until further notice. Students will still vote on the graduate governance referendum Thursday.
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This week, two N.C. General Assembly Republicans came together with two Democrats to sponsor a bill that “repeals” the controversial House Bill 2.
TO THE EDITOR:
Drinking is a big part of social culture on college campuses. More broadly, drinking is a longstanding and relatively inelastic part of American culture, and restricting people’s freedom to drink has a high cost in both human autonomy and dignity. Excessive and inappropriate alcohol consumption, however, comes with a huge cost in emotional and physical well-being on college campuses (as well as nationwide).
First-years, we know it can be difficult to be aware of exactly which issues to keep up with in terms of news when you arrive on campus. You’re too busy trying to adjust to classes and college life to really pay attention to anything going on within the University and its administration. Now that you have a semester under your belt, we think there are a few headlining issues that began before you arrived on campus but are important to know and stay updated on.
Gov. Roy Cooper announced plans to repeal House Bill 2 and crack down on crimes committed in locker rooms and bathrooms in a Tuesday press conference.
A newly released documentary centers around the efforts of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., to pass legislation to compensate victims of North Carolina's forced sterilization program, which lasted until 1974.