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Folt addresses campus safety following a week of two protests and 11 arrests

By Myah Ward | August 25

In an update sent by UNC Media Relations at 9:52 p.m. on Saturday, the 11 individuals that have been arrested during this week's protests of Silent Sam ...

UNC-system to hire outside firm to investigate University, police response to protest

By Taylor Buck | August 22

After releasing a short statement Monday night following the Silent Sam protest where the Confederate monument was forcibly removed by demonstrators, ...

UNC Student Body President's offensive tweets reflect careless nature of social media

By Maddy Arrowood | June 14

UNC Student Body President Savannah Putnam used racial slurs and offensive language in tweets from 2013 and 2014. What does that mean within the context ...

A Year in Review: Elizabeth Adkins looks back at her year as president

By Suzanne Blake | April 18

As the school year ends, junior Savannah Putnam is taking on the role of student body president in senior Elizabeth Adkins’ place. In her administration, ...

Honor Court attempts to balance increased efficiency with fairness

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | April 18

The UNC Honor Court has increased its efficiency by 25 percent since last year, meaning that students get in and out of the system almost two weeks faster. ...

The Daily Tar Heel will receive student government funding to reimburse reporter travel

By Lorcan Farrell | February 28

The Daily Tar Heel was approved to receive funding from student fees to cover travel expenses. The DTH stopped receiving funding from the University in ...

Savannah Putnam reacts to winning the 2018 UNC Student Body President Election on Feb. 13.

Incoming Student Body President Savannah Putnam talks CAPS reform and grad students

By Preston Lennon | February 20

The polls are now quiet, and a new term begins. From platform to policy, newly elected Student Body President Savannah Putnam talks goals for her time ...

Silent Sam "difficult" for University, says Folt

By Ramishah Maruf | February 13

Chancellor Folt addressed changes in the University over the past year in her annual State of University address at the Undergraduate Student Senate meeting ...

Student Body President candidates tackle CAPS, Silent Sam before Tuesday election

By Preston Lennon | February 12

On Monday, Student Body President candidates met for the final time during a debate hosted by the Board of Elections, with questions submitted via email. ...

Student government is joining the cause to save Horace Williams

By Mark Burnett | February 12

With Horace Williams Airport on the brink of closure once again, both the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Undergraduate Senate and Carolina General Aviation ...

Student government is divided over funding for various student organizations

By Emily Galvin | February 11

Student government officials are divided over the process by which student organizations receive funding. While some student senators want to prioritize ...

SBP candidates split on mental health during first debate

By Madeleine Fraley | February 11

In the first official debate of the campaign season, the Greek Student Body hosted the two student body president candidates, juniors Savannah Putnam ...

Editorial: Let's be engaged but realistic for the SBP election

February 11

If you’re reading this, you probably (statistically and realistically speaking) don’t care about the student body president election tomorrow. ...

Turning Point USA is a conservative organization with presence at UNC.

Conservative activist group Turning Point USA endorses Elizabeth Adkins

By Kate Karstens | February 7

Turning Point USA labeled Elizabeth Adkins' student body presidency a victory for the conservative group, but she never even communicated with the organization. ...

SBP candidate Garima Tomar receives complaint, to be heard by Board of Elections

By Preston Lennon | February 4

A complaint has been filed against a student working on behalf of Student Body President candidate Garima Tomar, just three days after the campaign period ...

Another year, another SBP election: here's what to expect

By Preston Lennon | February 1

A new student government election cycle, with new rules and regulations, is starting at Chapel Hill as Elizabeth Adkins’ year in office comes to an ...