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Student Congress passes changes to Student Code

By Riley Davis | September 20

On Tuesday night, the rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress passed changes to two titles of the Student Code, while eliminating another. Speaker ...

UNC Student Congress has trouble filling graduate seats

By Sarah Niss | September 18

The problem of vacant seats — largely fueled by problems of interest among graduate students — has plagued Student Congress for years. Sixteen of ...

Updated Student Code to be posted online today

By Kelly Williamson | September 15

An outdated version of the Student Code, UNC’s primary document governing student affairs, has been posted online for several months. But that should ...

Congress decoded: Congress must provide an updated Student Code to organizations.

By Editorial Board | September 13

Student Congress has kept itself busy lately, expanding its power and taking on new responsibilities — but you wouldn’t know it from reading the Student ...

Student Congress doles out $40,000 after debate over speaker fees

By Melvin Backman | September 6

The finance committee of Student Congress approved more than $40,000 in funding requests from student groups Tuesday.

College Republicans forced to scrap Ann Coulter event

By Caitlin McCabe | September 5

The College Republicans decided Monday to postpone Coulter’s speaking event following Student Congress’ allocation of funds on Aug. 30 for the event. ...

Misplaced priorities: Speaker pro tempore Kristen Johnson should resign immediately.

By Editorial Board | September 5

Kristen Johnson is setting quite the example as speaker pro tempore of Student Congress. After being elected last spring to represent District 7, Johnson ...

UNC Student Congress talks funding for groups

By Kaitlyn Knepp | August 30

The first meeting of the 93rd session of Student Congress Tuesday night was defined by one of the body’s main responsibilities — allocating funds ...

UNC Christian a cappella group ousts gay member

By Andy Thomason | August 30

The Christian a cappella group Psalm 100 voted unanimously Sunday night to remove one of its members, senior Will Thomason, because of his views on homosexuality, ...

UNC Student Code to undergo a rewrite

By Katyayani Jhaveri | August 29

Speaker of Student Congress Zach De La Rosa is championing an effort to rewrite the entire Student Code during the course of this school year.

Shruthi Sundaram to be next Board of Elections chairwoman

By Paula Seligson | July 11

Junior Shruthi Sundaram is no stranger to the controversy that often surrounds student elections.

Student government still looking for new chairman of Board of Elections

By From staff and wire reports | June 15

The deadline for applications to be chairman of student government’s Board of Elections is tomorrow.

Photo: Cooper wins SBP in venomous election (Lauren McCay)

Year in Review: Cooper wins SBP in venomous election

April 26

Student body president Mary Cooper was able to pull away in a sweeping victory in the spring election, but the unprecedented level of controversy that ...

Student Congress rejects Dakota Williams as BOE chairman

By Brooke Hefner | April 26

Student Congress’ final meeting of the academic year was burdened with the task of external appointments. All were approved — except one. Without ...

SBP Mary Cooper recruits student lobbyists

By Alex Hammer | April 26

Student government is ready to rally. At an open house hosted Tuesday by Student Body President Mary Cooper, students had the opportunity to sign up ...

Congress reviews external appointments, finance bill

By From staff and wire reports | April 20

The rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress met Wednesday to review external appointments and to discuss a finance bill dealing with student ...

BOE chairman-select Dakota Williams targets Student Code

By Paula Seligson | April 20

The Student Code is anything but a bedtime story for most. But for Board of Elections chairman-select Dakota Williams, it will be just that.

Congress amends Title II

By Katia Martinez | April 19

As part of its continued reforms of the Student Code, the finance committee of Student Congress passed a bill Tuesday providing members more control over ...

Williams tapped for student elections board chairman

By Katia Martinez | April 19

Dakota Williams, former student body treasurer, accepted an offer to become chairman of the Board of Elections on Tuesday night. Student body president ...

UNC’s harassment policy to be rewritten

By Melissa Abbey | April 13

In the fall of 2009, a graduate student was sexually harassed by her adviser — but the problem didn’t stop there. After UNC’s confusing harassment ...