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Cooper’s executive picks to appear at Student Congress

By From staff and wire reports | March 28

Student Body President-elect Mary Cooper’s appointees for executive branch officers will appear before Student Congress tonight for confirmation. Cooper’s ...

Photo: No SBP among Cooper officers (Elizabeth Mendoza)

Cooper's officers say they will not run for student body president

By Andy Thomason | March 27

One distinguishing feature of Mary Cooper’s team of executive branch officers — that two members are rising juniors — has required the reinforcement ...

President-elect Mary Cooper chooses diverse cabinet

By Megan McCluskey | March 23

When Student Body President-elect Mary Cooper was choosing her executive branch officers, she wanted to make sure their first priority would be helping ...

Finance committee passes revision to funding bill

By Ashlyn Still | March 22

Dakota Williams wants to use his last few days as student body treasurer to make a portion of the Student Code easier to read. Williams presented a bill ...

Secretary no longer in charge of Student Code

By Nicole Comparato | March 15

The Student Code outlines only one job for the student body secretary. Tuesday night, that job was stripped from the role. After approving a budget ...

Cooper gets an early start

By Caitlin McCabe | March 2

The congratulations have flowed in to Mary Cooper. But after the initial shock of winning the student body presidency over Ian Lee with a sweeping 62 ...

Congress committee passes bill on election eligibility

By Brooke Hefner | March 1

One bill passed through a committee of Student Congress Tuesday night came in response to controversy. The other is just plain controversial, members ...

Cooper seeks executive board officers

By From staff and wire reports | March 1

Applications are being accepted for executive board officers in Mary Cooper student body president administration. Positions available include vice president, ...

In aftermath of elections, Student Code may be altered

By Jessica Kennedy | February 28

A bill that will arise in the rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress today could make this year’s student election the last to be riddled ...

For Mills, allocating budget to be priority

By Aaron Moore | February 28

Alex Mills’ promotion came at a momentous time for Student Congress. And it was momentous in itself. By stepping in for Deanna Santoro as speaker, ...

Mills to replace Santoro as Student Congress speaker

By Brooke Hefner | February 22

Alex Mills will be the first graduate student in recent memory to serve in the position of speaker of Student Congress. Mills, who previously served as ...

Student Congress needs new speaker

By Brooke Hefner | February 20

With little more than a month remaining in its 92nd session, Student Congress is looking to fill the speaker position vacated Feb. 7 by Deanna Santoro. ...

Standing by campaign, Student Union rebuffs code

By Amelia Nitz and Caitlin McCabe | February 17

Amid an election season plagued by lawsuits, the status of the UCommons referendum is mired in uncertainty. Those involved in the suit, which accuses ...

Dismissal could lead to SBP results

By Chelsea Bailey | February 14

The road leading up to tonight’s pre-trial hearing that could result in the release of student body president election results has featured more than ...

SBP results may come out Tuesday

By Andy Thomason | February 14

The results of the student body president election won’t be released until Tuesday at the earliest, said Jessica Womack, chief justice of the Student ...

SBP election results delayed due to Student Supreme Court injunction

By Jordan H. Walker | February 8

The student body president election ground to a halt Tuesday when the Student Supreme Court issued an injunction that prevented the release and certification ...

Santoro resigns as speaker, files suit against elections board

By Andy Thomason | February 7

In the latest complication to an already tumultuous campaign season, Deanna Santoro, speaker of Student Congress, resigned her post Monday and filed a ...

Congress speaker resigns, to sue elections board

By From staff reports | February 7

Deanna Santoro, speaker of Student Congress, resigned this morning in order to pursue a lawsuit against the Board of Elections for “refusing to ...

Union renovation needs 1,000 signatures

By Caitlin McCabe and Aaron Moore | February 1

With just six days left before student elections, volunteers are rushing to collect signatures to breathe life into a Student Union renovation, requiring ...

Bill to abolish Student Congress rejected

By Nicole Comparato | January 25

A reform bill to rid UNC of its Student Congress was unanimously rejected when it was brought to the rules and judiciary committee for review Tuesday. ...