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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 ...

Chancellor Thorp spoke at the Student Congress meeting Tuesday night. Chancellor Thorp spoke at the Student Congress meeting Tuesday night about the state of the university.

Chancellor Holden Thorp said he believes the University is in good shape

By Jordan Bailey | January 23

Despite the recent scandals UNC has faced, including those that contributed to his decision to resign, Chancellor Holden Thorp believes it’s still in ...

UNC vice president stipend upheld

By Mary Frances Buoyer | December 5

The UNC student body vice president’s position will remain open to all students — regardless of financial means. Student Congress tried to sustain ...

Leimenstoll vetoes stipend elimination

By Megan Cassella | November 28

A controversial bill that passed through Student Congress has hit a roadblock after a veto from Student Body President Will Leimenstoll.

UNC Student Body Vice President Rachel Myrick wins Rhodes Scholarship

By Kristen Skill | November 18

Senior Rachel Myrick is happily rescinding all of her other graduate school applications after receiving news Saturday that she will be a Rhodes Scholar. ...

Leimenstoll says he will veto cut to vice president stipend

By Mary Frances Buoyer | November 14

Student Body President Will Leimenstoll said he will veto the bill that Student Congress passed Tuesday to eliminate the student body vice president’s ...

The first-year focus council’s efforts are too focused

By Editoiral Board | November 13

The first-year focus council operates as a special project of the executive branch of student government. It is in desperate need of reform.

Student government clashes over stipend

By Lauren Gil | November 8

Students considering whether to apply for student body vice president next year might need to check the size of their wallets first.

Park and ride lot not free next year

By Jessica New | October 26

In less than a year, access to the nine UNC park-and-ride lots will no longer be free for commuters, who will be required to pay a minimum $227 fee.

94th Student Congress meets to decide the fate of a bill that would effectively disenfranchise the Tar Heel Rifle and Pistol Club.

The President of the Tar Heel Rifle and Pistol Club stands to listen to the members of Congress.

Zach Ferguson, 2nd year Law student leans back and listens.

Rifle and pistol club’s protest shot down

By Andy Willard | October 16

Members of the Tar Heel Rifle and Pistol Club threw themselves into the appropriations crossfire of Student Congress Tuesday night.

Student Congress special elections have high turnout

By Kate Fedder | October 9

The Student Congress special elections held Monday featured an unusually high level of participation — both in voter turnout and in candidates running ...

Student government to analyze whether student fees are used efficiently

By Devyn McDonald | April 19

With in-state tuition set in stone, student government will have a chance to examine another area in which it has some influence: student fees. The UNC-system ...