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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

Leimenstoll administration receives 231 applications for external appointments

By Liz Crampton | April 16

In March, a student government committee had trouble finding the right students to join Student Body President Will Leimenstoll’s closest team of advisers. ...

UNC Student Congress elects Paige Comparato new speaker

By Becky Bush | April 8

The new leader of Student Congress wants to emphasize the organization’s roots — student representation.

UNC Student Congress to elect new speaker

By Robert Bryan | April 3

The gavel that reigns over Student Congress will change hands tonight. Sophomores Connor Brady and Paige Comparato have announced that they are running ...

New UNC Student Body President Will Leimenstoll takes office

By Liz Crampton | April 3

Following a student body president election hurt by modest voter turnout, Will Leimenstoll took office Tuesday with a fix in mind.

Student Body President Mary Cooper fulfilled all ‘big three’ campaign points before leaving office

By Katie Quine | April 2

Mary Cooper was caught in the middle. In a year of unprecedented tuition hikes that often pitted student against administrator, the student body president ...

De La Rosa, adviser bid farewell at final Student Congress meeting

By Edward Pickup | March 28

On the night that Speaker Zach De La Rosa said farewell to Student Congress, he did not have to say goodbye to Student Body President Mary Cooper.

Leimenstoll nominates student government’s top officers

By Liz Crampton | March 26

When Student Body President–elect Will Leimenstoll was choosing his executive branch officers, he said he kept the legacy of Eve Carson in mind. Leimenstoll ...

Leimenstoll picks executive officers

By From staff reports | March 26

Student Body President-elect Will Leimenstoll tapped his executive officers Sunday night, making the names public Monday morning.

UNC, Duke student government officers share policy ideas

By Leslie Carlucci | March 22

Although UNC and Duke might be intense rivals on the basketball court, the student governments from both schools have been collaborating.

Faculty Council may cosolidate UNC's many separate graduate Honor Courts

By Megan Cassella | March 15

UNC’s Faculty Council is poised to vote on a graduate-level honor system reform — one that is long overdue, proponents say.

UNC’s grad schools see new rankings in U.S. News and World Report

By Maggie Conner | March 13

One of the most visible sets of rankings for U.S. graduate schools shuffled many of UNC’s programs’ placements on the prestigious list.

De La Rosa at work: Speaker of Student Congress rewrites the Student Code

By Sarah Niss | February 27

In a deaf Jamaican community he visited last year, Zach De La Rosa was given a special sign — a Z drawn over the heart, meant to reflect his good character. ...

(left to right): Lauren Donoghue (sophomore, Environmental Health Sciences major), Stephanie Schwemlein (sophomore, Public Health Environmental Health sciences major). Jerry Knight (Junior, Public Relations Journalism major), Natalie Borrego (sophomore, Political Science and Global studies double major), and Will Leimenstoll (Junior, Environmental Studies and Geography major).

Will asked students about what they want student government to do for them. The students expressed their interest in knowing what student government does. "Students want to know now they can voice their opinion," said Jerry Knight.

Tea Talks are held in the Union every month. This week they talked about what student government does for the student body. "The Tea Talks are about meeting people at Carolina with different experiences so you can learn more about each other," said Elizabeth Merritt (Junior, Public Policy and Peace War and Defense double major, on the organizing committee for the tea talks). Former student body president, John Saunders, came to the event to talk to the students. "The most important part of student government is continuity- from generation to generation, from student to student," he said. Newly elected student body president, Will Leimenstoll, came to the event and said the event was very informative for him. "This input is very helpful in the process. Its a huge diverse group of students. I am very glad to be here," he said. Gaining greater access to information about what the student government does was a main topic of interest during the tea talk.

Tea Talk hosts discussion on student government’s effectiveness

By Katharine McAnarney | February 23

Sipping tea and eating muffins, students debated student government’s capability to create real change.

Board of Elections member resigns after endorsing SBP candidate online

By Carly Baker | February 23

The student body presidential election season might have ended without conflict, but two days later, a violation led to the resignation of a member of ...

Speaker cap unnecessary

February 21

The bill in Student Congress to put a $500 cap on UNC employees’ speaking fees for on-campus events is a good idea, but it doesn’t go far enough.

Student Congress expresses opposition to Amendment One

By Grace Raynor | February 21

Student Congress members almost unanimously came together Tuesday night in opposition of North Carolina’s Amendment One.

UNC employees could face $500 cap in student fees for speaking engagements

By Emily Overcarsh | February 19

Student groups could have a harder time getting UNC faculty to speak at their events if a bill presented to Student Congress passes Tuesday.

Senior Class headed for ?rst run-off election in years

By Jessica New | February 14

Tuesday’s election for senior class president resulted in a rare runoff election between two of the three candidate pairs because neither received a ...

Jon Curtis, adviser to student government and organizations, retires

By Edward Pickup | February 9

Student government’s very own Dumbledore is retiring. After more than 25 years at UNC, Jon Curtis will be trading a desk for a plane ticket as he leaves ...

Student Congress funds to help bring Herman Cain to campus

By Jamie Gnazzo | February 8

He may no longer be in the race for president, but former Republican candidate Herman Cain still has a lot to say about politics, the economy and the ...