Student Congress rejects Dakota Williams as BOE chairman
Student Congress’ final meeting of the academic year was burdened with the task of external appointments.
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Student Congress’ final meeting of the academic year was burdened with the task of external appointments.
A bill that passed through a Student Congress committee Tuesday night would give the full body the power to regulate changes to eight major student fees.
The first meeting of the 93rd session of Student Congress voted in a new leader who promised to further revise the Student Code and improve efficiency.
In the final meeting of the 92nd sesssion of Student Congress, members had their say on a variety of issues, ranging from executive branch appointments to Snoop Dogg.
One bill passed through a committee of Student Congress Tuesday night came in response to controversy.
Alex Mills will be the first graduate student in recent memory to serve in the position of speaker of Student Congress.
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.
The Board of Elections issued its first fine of the election season Tuesday against student body president candidate Rick Ingram for dorm-storming before the practice was allowed.
Student body president candidates Ian Lee and Rick Ingram were endorsed Monday by UNC’s College Republicans and Young Democrats, respectively, after taking part in back-to-back forums.
Having submitted almost double the number of signatures of any other candidate — and more than any in recent memory — junior Rick Ingram has emerged as the favorite in the race for student body president.
A Student Congress known for ambitious reforms to streamline student government has found its latest target.
The candidates for student body president have taken on a range of opinions in their opposition to the online petitioning method used by the Ian Lee campaign.
A flurry of complaints citing illegal campaign practices came in the immediate aftermath of the Tuesday candidates meeting in what is shaping up to be one of the most litigious starts to student body election season in recent memory.
Deanna Santoro, the speaker of Student Congress, was promoted to the role of associate vice president of the Association of Student Governments’ legislative and public affairs committee in late December.
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 Body President Hogan Medlin’s first.
Correciton (November 17, 2010): Due to a reporting error, a previous version of this story incorrectly stated the number of districts reserved for graduate students. Three districts are reserved. The story has been updated to reflect the correction. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
Correction (October 29 1:57 AM): Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that a bill passed in Student Congress increased campaign funding for student body president candidates from $250 to $300. This was not a provision of the bill. Should the bill be passed, candidates will receive $250. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
Becoming student body president could become more difficult this February.
The Student Code policy preventing some student government members from also participating in the Honor Court has come under fire.