UNC’s Faculty Council is poised to vote on a graduate-level honor system reform — one that is long overdue, proponents say.

One of the most visible sets of rankings for U.S. graduate schools shuffled many of UNC’s programs’ placements on the prestigious list.

Emphasizing the importance of including graduate students in student government, the Graduate and Professional Student Federation held a forum for its senate members.

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 subcommittee to eliminate unnecessary fees resulted in a $10.41 decrease in student fees for 2012-13.

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

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation voted to support a gender-neutral housing initiative Tuesday night and debated the merits of student fee increases. GPSF passed a resolution to offer symbolic support of gender-neutral housing, following a similar vote from Student Congress last week.

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 policy prompted her to seek help, the dean she spoke to was legally required to file a report.
Now, a year and a half later, her case has led the University to consider permanent changes in its harassment policy.

The rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress will debate major legislation tonight that proposes a referendum for the spring election that would, if passed, abolish the organization as students know it.

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

The third-year doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry said she is excited to represent graduate students on a campus dominated by undergraduates. She said she wants to get the word out about GPSF.

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

Nobody.