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UNC kicks off parking permit lottery

By Marshall Winchester | June 25

After four years, the University is returning to a lottery system to distribute on-campus parking permits.

Student Congress needs to focus on funding requests

By Editorial Board | April 8

As the 95th Student Congress commences, each of its members should take care to focus on performing their duties to this University and its students without ...

Farley receives approval for student body treasurer

By Randy Short | April 4

Junior Matt Farley will be student body treasurer after all. After failing to receive the approval of the 94th Student Congress in March, Farley’s nomination ...

Student Congress gets new leaders

By Haley Waxman | April 4

Junior Connor Brady was elected speaker of Student Congress Wednesday night by a majority of the new members.

Apply for executive branch committees

April 1

As the year winds down and thoughts of next semester begin to creep up amidst exam preparation and daydreams of summer, it is the perfect time to consider ...

Leimenstoll, Myrick deserve our thanks

April 1

Today, we welcome the Lambden administration to the helm of student self-governance. Over the past few weeks, I have worked closely with Christy and his ...

Lambden must pick new student body treasurer

By Taryn Rothstein | March 27

The nominee for next year’s student body treasurer did not pass through Student Congress Tuesday night — forcing Student Body President-elect Christy ...

Ammunition bill veto not overridden

By Jordan Bailey | March 27

Efforts to revive a vetoed ammunition funding bill failed at Tuesday’s Student Congress meeting.

Student Body President Will Leimenstoll vetoes ammunition funding bill

By Jordan Bailey | March 19

Student Body President Will Leimenstoll vetoed Tuesday a controversial bill about ammunition funding, saying it was passed without substantial debate. ...

Hannah Fussell, student body secretary. Fussell has been involved in N.C. Fellows, among other activities.

Student Body President-elect Christy Lambden selects his officers

By Andy Willard | March 17

When Student Body President-elect Christy Lambden was assembling his executive board officers, diversity and effectiveness were the top qualities he looked ...

Cabinet selection begins for Christy Lambden

By Brooke Eller | March 6

Student Body President-elect Christy Lambden is looking to fill the traditional cabinet positions — as well as a new one he has created.

Gun club bill passed in tense vote

By Sam Schaefer | March 6

In a controversial vote Tuesday night, Student Congress passed by a one-vote margin a bill that will make it more difficult for the Tar Heel Rifle and ...

Christy Lambden reacts after hearing that he has won the the SBP elections. He won with 55% of the vote.

Lambden hits the ground running

By Neal Smith | February 20

After winning the student body president election Tuesday night, Christy Lambden said he feels like he’s on cloud nine. But before he takes office on ...

Students campaigning for Will Lindsey and Christy Lambden in the pit . Jimmy Decker, right, who was Lambden's roommate for two years, is excited to support his friend in his campaign.

Lindsey, Lambden face off today

By Jordan Bailey | February 18

The last two standing in the student body president race will face off today, and students should know by tonight who their next student body president ...

SBP candidates debate important topics

By Kristen Skill | February 6

Student body president candidate Christy Lambden received another round of endorsements Wednesday night at the third annual Great South Campus Debate. ...

Veto on meeting minutes overturned

By Emily Byrd | February 6

Students will now have access to minutes from all student government meetings, following the passage of a bill by Student Congress aimed at improving ...

Rob Jones is running on a 3-teared platform: an events calander, a “true OneCard,” and exam week stress relief.

Jones emphasizes plan to connect campus

By Hailey Vest | February 6

Unity — that’s the word Rob Jones uses to describe his campaign for student body president.

Bhardwaj to strive for efficiency in presidency

By Janell Smith | February 4

Winning is inevitable for Kiran Bhardwaj. She is running unopposed for Graduate and Professional Student Federation president, but she said an efficient ...

Money requests from student groups increase rapidly

By Lauren Gil | February 3

Student Congress has seen about a 60 percent increase in student organizations applying for money — but it has not seen a corresponding increase in ...

Will Lindsey, junior, History and Political Science double major

Student body president candidates ?le complaints

By Neal Smith | January 28

Candidates Rob Jones and Christy Lambden filed two joint complaints Monday morning with the Board of Elections against candidates Hetali Lodaya and Will ...