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BOE chairman-select Dakota Williams targets Student Code

By Paula Seligson | April 20

The Student Code is anything but a bedtime story for most. But for Board of Elections chairman-select Dakota Williams, it will be just that.

UNC to organize relief efforts for communities

By Kaitlyn Knepp | April 20

Days after dozens of tornadoes raged across the state, the University is looking to extend a hand and lift N.C. communities from the rubble.

Congress amends Title II

By Katia Martinez | April 19

As part of its continued reforms of the Student Code, the finance committee of Student Congress passed a bill Tuesday providing members more control over ...

Williams tapped for student elections board chairman

By Katia Martinez | April 19

Dakota Williams, former student body treasurer, accepted an offer to become chairman of the Board of Elections on Tuesday night. Student body president ...

Bowing out in a big way

By Jenna Stout | April 13

Senior Amelia Sciandra calls her last production with LAB! Theatre a ‘play within a play within a play.’ But that level of nuanced complexity has ...

Oversight committee passes bill to regulate student fees

By Brooke Hefner | April 12

A bill that passed through a Student Congress committee Tuesday night would give the full body the power to regulate changes to eight major student fees. In ...

UNC’s basketball ticket policy to change little

By Lauren Ratcliffe | April 12

By the time incoming freshmen step foot on campus for orientation, any changes to the basketball ticket policy should be set in stone. But students ...

Students can now apply for student government posts

By From staff and wire reports | April 7

Student government has opened spring applications for students interested in serving on campus committees and advisory boards. Opportunities are available ...

Photo: De La Rosa to be speaker (Brooke Hefner)

UNC elects Zack De La Rosa as new Student Congress speaker

By Brooke Hefner | April 6

The first meeting of the 93rd session of Student Congress voted in a new leader who promised to further revise the Student Code and improve efficiency. ...

Fewer but newer faces take student government reins

By Aaron Moore | April 5

After emerging as the unscathed winner in a contentious election and waiting for more than a month to be inaugurated, Mary Cooper stepped up to the Great ...

UNC SBP Medlin serves his last day in office

By Andy Thomason | April 4

There was nothing Hogan Medlin could do. Administrators had tacked on an additional increase of $750 per student to the tuition plan — and the student ...

Photo: Medlin vetoes bill that clari?es SBP rules

Medlin vetoes bill clarifying SBP rules

By Claire McNeill | April 3

After Student Congress passed a bill March 15 clarifying certain members of student government’s executive branch cannot run for another elected position ...

Cooper to slash size of her cabinet, combine positions

By From staff and wire reports | April 3

In an effort to streamline her cabinet, Student Body President-elect Mary Cooper is planning to cut its size dramatically. Applications for spots on ...

Creative Arts week attracts big names

By Britton Alexander | March 31

Student Government is beginning a push to break down the barriers between the student body and the arts community. Carolina Creative Arts — a week-long ...

UNC student organizations throughout history showcased in Wilson Library exhibit

By Amelia Fisher | March 31

Decades ago, The Ugly Club reigned at the University. Club officers openly boasted unattractive faces and aimed to scare the homesickness out of freshman ...

Exhibit documents history of student extracurriculars

By From staff and wire reports | March 30

An exhibit focusing on student extracurricular activities through the past two centuries will be held in the Wilson Special Collections Library through ...

Student Congress concludes 92nd session

By Brooke Hefner | March 30

In the final meeting of the 92nd sesssion of Student Congress, members had their say on a variety of issues, ranging from executive branch appointments ...

Cooper’s executive picks to appear at Student Congress

By From staff and wire reports | March 28

Student Body President-elect Mary Cooper’s appointees for executive branch officers will appear before Student Congress tonight for confirmation. Cooper’s ...

Photo: No SBP among Cooper officers (Elizabeth Mendoza)

Cooper's officers say they will not run for student body president

By Andy Thomason | March 27

One distinguishing feature of Mary Cooper’s team of executive branch officers — that two members are rising juniors — has required the reinforcement ...

President-elect Mary Cooper chooses diverse cabinet

By Megan McCluskey | March 23

When Student Body President-elect Mary Cooper was choosing her executive branch officers, she wanted to make sure their first priority would be helping ...