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Graduate student leaders in Student Congress don't support separation

By Aaron Redus | February 2

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation is campaigning to separate from Student Congress, but not all graduate students agree with the plan — ...

Parker Draughon, left, and Joey Skavroneck are business partners and operators of Buzz Rides, a free alternative transportation on campus.

Buzz Rides says they're growing even without money from Student Congress

By Kelly Jasiura | January 28

Buzz Rides still doesn’t have funding from student government, but that isn’t stopping them from staying on track to give 20,000 rides this school ...

GPSF pushing for signatures to split from student government

By Belle Hillenburg | January 28

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation must raise signatures from 10 percent of the student body to get its proposed split from undergraduate ...

David Joyner, speaker of the student congress, and Houston Summers, student body president, discussed how they could better serve both undergraduate and graduate student needs at a town hall meeting in the Genome Science Building Monday night.

Student leaders hold town hall to discuss possible split

By Anna Freeman | January 25

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation, Student Congress and Student Government’s executive branch hosted a town hall meeting Monday night ...

Student Congress discusses deficit, Summers' veto

By Cain Twyman | January 19

For the fiscal year 2015, student government has a net deficit of $209,498.01 — and while Congress usually has a net deficit, this is the first year ...

Student Congress sets goals, talks GPSF split

By Belle Hillenburg | January 19

Members of Student Congress discussed the proposed split between the Graduate and Professional Student Federation and undergraduate student government ...

GPSF proposes plans for separation from student government

By Jamie Gwaltney | January 13

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation presented two plans for co-optation or separation from student government at its Tuesday meeting.

Finance committee's first spring ends in unanimous decision on handling of funds

By Sarah Watson | January 12

In its first meeting of the semester on Tuesday, the finance committee for Student Congress heard from a representative from the Board of Elections, a ...

New GPSF president hopes to define organization's role

By Maria Prokopowicz | January 10

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation has elected a new president, Dylan Russell, to fill the position left by Brandon Linz in November.

Final finance committee reviews fall semester

By Cain Twyman | November 18

In its last meeting of the semester Tuesday, Student Congress's Finance Committee looked back on its fall legislative cycle.

GPSF seeks to separate from undergraduate student government

By Maria Prokopowicz | November 18

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation met Tuesday in an emergency meeting after the resignation of their President Brandon Linz and Secretary ...

New inductees into Student Congress take the oath to officially join.

UNC Student Congress inducts 11 new members

By Felicia Bailey | November 4

Student Congress held a special meeting Tuesday evening to induct its newest representatives and nominate them to three committees: Rules & Judiciary, ...

UNC Student Congress stands with Ole Miss

By Cain Twyman | October 28

UNC Student Congress approved a resolution to express support for the University of Mississippi’s decision to remove the state flag, which displays ...

Funding uncertain as congress nears the end of their fall budget

By Cain Twyman | October 21

Uncertainty and a lack of money slowed down Student Congress's finance committee meeting Tuesday. With only about $7,700 left for the fall semester, they ...

Adventures in procedure at Student Congress

By Cain Twyman | October 13

Full Student Congress dissolved into a committee for approximately 10 minutes in the middle of its meeting Tuesday evening.

Finance Committee allots most of its remaining money

By Maria Prokopowicz | October 7

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Open Student Congress forum talks vacant seats

By Ashlen Renner | October 6

With the goal of filling 19 vacant seats by the next election, UNC’s Student Congress held an open forum Monday evening.

Student Congress approves new chief justice, committee members

By Karli Krasnipol | September 30

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UNControllables denied money by full Student Congress

By Cain Twyman | September 16

Of the six bills discussed and debated in front of full Student Congress on Tuesday, the only one that did not pass was a funding request from the UNControllables, ...

Finance committee discusses money for 15 student groups

By Liz Bell | September 9

Fifteen UNC student organizations presented to Student Congress’s finance committee Tuesday night, competing for a limited amount of student government ...