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UNC Student Congress passes tuition resolution

By Jordan Carmichael | November 8

Student Congress passed a resolution Tuesday opposing any tuition increase exceeding the 6.5 percent cap mandated by the UNC-system Board of Governors. ...

UNC SBP Mary Cooper holds second tuition meeting

By Jamie Gnazzo | November 8

More than 70 students — an increase from Monday’s turnout of roughly 30 — attended Student Body President Mary Cooper’s second tuition forum ...

UNC students will pay less in fees for 2012-2013

By Nicole Comparato | November 2

Students might face unprecedented tuition hikes for next year, but the amount they will pay in fees will be lower. An effort by the student fee advisory ...

Progress report: Cooper’s executive branch

By Claire McNeill | November 2

The Cooper administration’s self-evaluation was released Monday in the form of its annual October report. It details progress in major platform areas ...

Student Congress asks for legal aid

By Jordan Carmichael | November 1

The rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress passed a bill Tuesday that would provide students legal representation in front of the Student Supreme ...

Graduate and Professional Student Federation speaks out against tuition increases

By Riley Davis | November 1

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation discussed ways to broadcast their discontentment with impending tuition hikes and University budget cuts ...

UNC SBP Mary Cooper faces delays on two of her ‘big three’ campaign platforms

By Grace Harvey | October 26

Two months into the school year, Student Body President Mary Cooper is pushing back deadlines after meeting roadblocks on two of her three primary platform ...

Student Congress to divide South Campus into two districts

By Jordan Carmichael | October 25

Student Congress passed a bill Tuesday that will divide South Campus into two congressional districts. Effective April 1 of next year, the redistricting ...

Student Congress considers redistricting South Campus

By Jordan Carmichael | October 18

The rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress considered a bill Tuesday that would divide South Campus representation into two separate districts. ...

Airport shuttle service to be more consistent

By Amber Zee | October 18

As many out-of-state students board the free shuttle to the airport today for Fall Break, they can count on the service being more consistent for the ...

Student Congress appropriates about $20,000 to organizations’ funding requests

By Jordan Carmichael | October 12

About $20,000 was appropriated to the seven organizations that came before Student Congress Tuesday. Funding proposals were brought forward by several ...

Enrich the fund: The Student Enrichment Fund needs to pick up steam to last

By Editorial Board | October 4

If there is one thing every UNC student should be encouraged to do during their college experience, it is explore. Whether it be in the classroom, in ...

GPSF discusses gender-neutral housing, fee increases

By Kate Caison | October 4

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation voted to support a gender-neutral housing initiative Tuesday night and debated the merits of student ...

UNC’s Student Congress fills 13 vacant seats in special election

By Grace Raynor | October 3

All 13 of the vacant seats in Student Congress were filled Monday after a special election that saw 564 students vote online. But write-in candidates, ...

UNC student government launches student enrichment fund

By Meredith Hamrick | October 3

The opportunity for students to attend off-campus events this year will come straight out of two student leaders’ pockets, at least initially. The ...

Administrators to consider gender-neutral housing proposal

By Megan Cassella | September 28

After receiving a vote of symbolic support from Student Congress on Tuesday, a proposal to create a gender-neutral housing option is primed for consideration ...

College Republicans to seek new speaker after $20,000 request denied

By Lauren Piemont | September 28

After full funding to bring Republican pundit Ann Coulter to campus was denied for a second time by Student Congress Tuesday, leaders of the College Republicans ...

UNC Student Congress denies College Republicans’ request for funding, votes to support gender-neutral housing

By Nicole Kraemer | September 27

At a packed meeting of Student Congress Tuesday night, the body denied a funding request of about $20,000 by the College Republicans to bring pundit Ann ...

UNC Student Congress to vote on gender-neutral housing option

By Leda Strong | September 26

Tonight Student Congress will vote on whether it will show support for an effort to institute a gender-neutral housing option— an issue that will ultimately ...

Ann Coulter speech still possible at UNC

By Josie Hollingsworth | September 21

On Tuesday, the UNC College Republicans will go before Student Congress for the second time in less than a month requesting about $20,000 to bring conservative ...