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Student Congress confronts money, energy questions

By Cain Twyman | September 2

Despite the daunting list of bills presented at Tuesday’s Student Congress meeting, there was very little debate among representatives.

Student Congress kicks off year with committee meetings

By Cain Twyman | August 26

Student Congress’s first legislative cycle began with back-to-back committee meetings on Tuesday.

Student Congress creates Saunders Hall renaming committee

By Victoria Mirian | April 22

Student Congress is the latest group that will try to tackle the Saunders Hall issue next school year.

Joshua Aristy, the finance committee chair, speaks at the student congress meeting.

Congress OKs stipends for speaker, 1 chairman

By Kristen Chung | March 18

Proposed changes to the Student Constitution led one of the longest-serving students in Student Congress to resign Monday.

The Student Congress Finance Committee meets in Gardner Hall Tuesday evening. The small committee discusses a large topic: stipends. Committee members proposed a bill to amend the process by which stipends are overseen.

Student Congress targets stipend reports

By Anyssa Reddix | March 4

The Student Congress Finance Committee passed a bill Tuesday night to revise the process of oversight for student government stipends.

UNC Student Congress questions Alert Carolina

By Sara Salinas | February 12

Student Congress will hold an emergency meeting Friday to call for more answers from police about Tuesday’s triple homicide at an off-campus condominium ...

Student Congress reviewing student body vice president's stipend

By David Doochin | February 11

The Student Congress Finance Committee decided on Tuesday to draft a bill to cut Student Body Vice President Kyle Villemain’s stipend for one month. ...

Student Congress committee approves funding for new ice machines in dorms

By Katie Kilmartin | January 28

Students living in residence halls on UNC’s campus have come across unlikely surprises in their ice machines — bugs.

Student Congress proposes changes to hardship parking

By Colleen Moir | November 19

The rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress began its meeting Tuesday with a hearing to discuss the redistricting of Student Congress seats ...

The Student Safety and Security Committee met on Monday night to discuss the future of SafeWalk. They voted on contributing a significant sum of money to SafeWalk while they come up with a more sustainable plan for the future.

SafeWalk gets some of its needed funding

By Langston Taylor | November 18

SafeWalk, the student night-safety organization that has been scrambling for money since seeing its funding cut in September, secured $12,200 Monday from ...

Student Congress special election turnout still low

By Maura Devetski | November 14

While the recent Student Congress special election filled almost all the open representative spots in undergraduate and graduate districts, the winners’ ...

Student Congress votes to keep district seats

By Kristen Chung | November 12

A bill to redistrict congressional seats and reduce vacancies failed to pass in a close vote at a full meeting of Student Congress Tuesday.

Student Congress fills 17 of 18 vacant seats

November 10

The special elections for Student Congress took place Friday to fill 18 seats. All but one seat were filled when the elections concluded.

UNC Student Congress committee redistricts, could eliminate 8 seats

By Megan Morris | November 5

If Student Congress approves the redistricting plan passed by its Rules & Judiciary Committee Tuesday night, Congress will shrink by eight seats in ...

SafeWalk is finding permanent funding options after receiving support from Student Congress.

SafeWalk still without new plan to become more sustainable

By Sofia Edelman | November 4

Student Government is still working with SafeWalk to create a more sustainable business model after giving the group a $25,000 grant in September to cover ...

Transit student fee looking at increase

By Katie Reeder | October 27

Students might see their transportation fees go up by about $30 in the next academic year.

Students declare candidacy for Student Congress

By Eric Surber | October 24

Students running for 18 vacant seats in Student Congress can start collecting signatures at 5 p.m. today.

UNC Student Congress Finance Committee debates stipend fairness

By Olivia Bane | October 22

Stipends were the main topic of discussion at Tuesday night’s Student Congress finance committee meeting.

Fishing Club and Geology Honors Society get funding for rods, flights

By Emily Lowe | October 8

Members of Student Congress had tough decisions to make Tuesday as student clubs came before the Finance Committee asking for everything from money for ...

From left to right, co-founders of Buzz Rides Parker Draughon (President), a Business Administration and Romance Languages major from Atlanta, Ga., and Joey Skavroneck (CEO), a Business Administration major from Waxhaw, N.C., stand with Chris Jones (CFO), a Business Administration major from Charlotte, N.C.

Buzz Rides loses fight for student fees

By Kate Albers | October 2

When Buzz Rides founders Joey Skavroneck and Parker Draughon came up with the idea for the student startup while in India, they never thought they’d ...