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No. 12 UNC baseball cruises past Charlotte, 14-4, in midweek victory

| April 15

Student Government

Graduate fund seeks to sustain itself

By Olivia Bane | November 18

Expensive emergencies strike all people indiscriminately — including those living off a graduate student stipend.

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 ...

Students respond to Wainstein report in panel

By Rebecca Brickner | October 31

Emotions ran high in Carroll Hall Thursday night as a student panel led more than 100 people in a discussion of Kenneth Wainstein’s report.

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 ...

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 ...