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No. 16 UNC women's basketball overpowers Ball State, 63-52, in the first round of Battle 4 Atlantis

| November 23

Student Government

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 ...

SafeWalk appropriated enough money for October

By Langston Taylor | September 29

Of the $25,000 Student Congress gave to SafeWalk during its meeting Sept. 21, $5,000 is a stopgap while the group meets with student government representatives ...

SafeWalk gets funding back from Student Congress

By David Doochin | September 25

SafeWalk will no longer operate in the red, Student Government officials believe.

UNC Student Congress sets limits on funding

By Megan Morris | September 24

The Student Congress Rules and Judiciary Committee met Tuesday to discuss proposed amendments to the Student Code dealing with the May allocation of student ...

Q&A with student, town representative Brannum Forsyth

By Maggie Monsrud | September 24

Sophomore economics major Brannum Forsyth from Birmingham, Alabama recently began his work as member of the Board of Directors of the Chapel Hill Downtown ...

Peter McClelland, Executive Director with the North Carolina Federation of College Republicans and the current Speaker Pro-Tempore in UNC's Student Congress looks forward to his political involvement on campus for his senior year.

Student Congress’ longtime veteran: Peter McClelland

By Eric Surber | September 23

Senior Peter McClelland can claim something most UNC students cannot — he has been a member of three different UNC Student Congresses.

Student Congress has vacancies in 19 positions

By Deborah Harris | September 19

As representatives for the UNC student body, Student Congress has a problem — out of 41 positions, 19 are vacant.

Obama’s campaign against sexual assault to launch

By David Doochin | September 17

In a phone conference Tuesday night, White House representatives gave students at UNC and around the country an exclusive preview of a national campaign ...

Student Congress debates for-profit funding

By Olivia Bane | September 17

The Student Safety and Security Committee drew criticism for its appropriations procedures — causing the delay of the re-appointment of two committee ...

McKinney Brown, left, and Ariel Eure call the SafeWalk dispatcher on January 19, 2010.

SafeWalk loses student fee funding

By Sam Shaw | September 16

After years of protecting students late at night, SafeWalk has found itself in a danger of its own.

Buzz Rides is expanding to other campuses.

For-profit startup company Buzz Rides loses student fees money

By Acy Jackson | September 16

Due to lack of adherence to committee laws, Buzz Rides won’t get the funding it was promised.

Investigation of UNC football team handed to Honor System

By Jordan Nash and Bradley Saacks | September 12

Student Attorney General Raquel Dominguez will determine whether an investigation will continue in the case regarding the alleged assault of UNC redshirt ...

Kamaira Philips is the founder, president and treasurer of Mind, Body, Spirit Connection, a social and wellness organization at UNC. Philips is leading a community yoga class in the Coker Arboretum at 2 p.m. on Friday.

Student Congress controls student groups’ budgets

By Langston Taylor | September 4

Each student stands at the bottom of a three-tiered classroom in Gardner Hall, looking up at dozens of their peers. They represent up to hundreds of students ...

UNC Honor System informs with food

By Jane Wester | September 2

The list of what Student Congress cannot pay for is short: no firearms, no T-shirts, no lobbying and no food.

Early voting appeal denied at App State

By Lindsey Brunson | September 1

A final push to save Appalachian State University’s on-campus early voting site was denied at the end of August — ensuring students will have ...

Political groups plan for fall campaigns

By Paul Kushner | August 16

UNC’s on-campus political organizations are jumping into the fray as the fall’s midterm campaigns get underway.

New Honor Court rules for hearings, penalties

By Langston Taylor | August 16

The Honor Court will now need less evidence to convict students after major changes were implemented to the student Honor Code this month.

Student Congress allocates small sum

By Jane Wester | July 1

With fewer than ten representatives present and just $2,500 to appropriate, Student Congress’s July meeting was relaxed.

For-profit company Buzz Rides receives $15,000 in student fees

By Jenny Surane | May 15

In a precedent-setting move, the Student Safety and Security Committee granted $15,000 in student fees to Buzz Rides — the for-profit taxi service ...