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Student Body Secretary Ian Lee said he expects the complaint against him to be thrown out.

Board of Elections considers early SBP campaign complaint

By Andy Thomason | November 29

A complaint submitted Sunday night to the Board of Elections claims that Student Body Secretary Ian Lee has been campaigning for student body president, ...

Override and amend: Pushing to properly amend the Student Code would have been better than an outright veto

By Editorial Board | November 29

We endorsed Speaker Deanna Santoro’s Student Congress redistricting bill earlier this month. In spite of Student Body President Hogan Medlin’s official ...

Hogan Medlin vetoes Student Congress' redistricting bill

By Brooke Hefner | November 29

The passage of the redistricting bill that has been discussed and tweaked by Student Congress for three months was stalled Nov. 23 due to a veto — Student ...

Student government to film videos for TV and web

By Sophia Zhang | November 15

Members of student government are taking to web videos and television to talk about campus issues. Student government is working with Carolina Week, ...

Tuition survey seeks student opinion, ideas

By Aaron Moore | November 15

Faced with a $3.5 billion state budget shortfall and an anticipated $54 million in cuts to the University, student government is seeking to measure just ...

Student Congress considers Santoro's redistricting bill

By From staff and wire reports | November 3

The rules and judiciary committee met Tuesday night to discuss a bill that, if passed, would revise voting districts. Student Congress Speaker Deanna ...

Sign the bill: A bill to increase the number of signatures needed by candidates to 1,250 is a good compromise

By Editorial Board | October 31

Last week Student Congress passed a bill that would raise the signature threshold for student body president candidates to get on the ballot from 1,000 ...

UNC Student Congress raises mininum signature count for Student Body President

By Brooke Hefner | October 27

If a bill passed Tuesday by the Student Congress is approved, the field for the February student body president election will be smaller — but each ...

Congress rules committee passes Title VI elections bill

By From staff and wire reports | October 20

The rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress passed a bill Tuesday that would reorganize Title VI of the Student Code. The committee clarified ...

Student Congress needs second special election to fill 6 vacant seats

By Sarayu Kumar | October 18

On Oct. 29, Student Congress will hold its second special election of the year in an effort to fill seat vacancies, a problem that has nagged the group ...

Student Body President Hogan Medlin may veto a signature increase.

Student Body President Hogan Medlin expected to veto election bill

By Andy Thomason | October 12

Hogan Medlin has his sights set on a bill currently making its way through Student Congress that would make it more difficult for students to run for ...

Student Congress rules and judiciary committee considers amending SBP election process

By Brooke Hefner | October 4

Becoming student body president could become more difficult this February. At the weekly Student Congress meeting today, Evan Ross, vice-chairman of ...

UNC Student Code conflict of interest clause might be altered

By Brooke Hefner | September 29

The Student Code policy preventing some student government members from also participating in the Honor Court has come under fire. At a meeting Tuesday ...

Early elections decide new campus representatives

By Jacqueline Kantor and Victoria Cook | September 22

Six of seven vacant seats in Student Congress were filled Tuesday through an online special election. Results for the South Campus District 3 seat are ...

Few candidates for Student Congress election

By Jessica Kennedy | September 16

The annual Student Congress election traditionally draws low voter turnout and few candidates. But Student Congress members said that won’t be a matter ...

Student Congress vote shortens election season, limits campaign funds

By Katie Little | April 5

During Student Congress’ full- body meeting Monday night, members voted for a bill that will shorten the student election season from 28 days to 21 ...

Student Congress distributes most of subsequent budget

By From staff and wire reports | February 16

Student Congress voted to distribute all but $9.71 of its subsequent appropriations budget, the money it has to give out after the annual budget process ...

Students choose Congress members

By Katie Little | February 10

Forty-one new members of Student Congress were elected to serve in the 2010-11 legislative branch of student government on Tuesday night.Congress allocates ...

Blue ‘excited’ to lead GPSF

By Hillary Rose Owens | February 10

After running an unopposed campaign in this year’s student election, Laura Blue finally claimed victory Tuesday as president of the Graduate and Professional ...

Laura Blue has served in other positions in GPSF and is now running uncontested for the top spot. DTH file

Laura Blue only candidate in GPSF race

By Steven Norton | January 26

Laura Blue’s excitement for becoming president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation is especially noteworthy when you look at her competition. ...