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(11/11/11 12:58am)
CORRECTION: The original version of this story neglected to state that the forum in which Student Body President Mary Cooper participated was sponsored by the Black Student Movement and several other student groups. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for any confusion.
(11/10/11 5:02am)
Since assuming the student body presidency in April, Mary Cooper has wasted little time pursuing her platform goals. After putting a face on the deep cuts to the University’s funding with a coordinated summer lobbying effort, Cooper presented ambitious plans for her “big three” platform goals.
(11/10/11 4:52am)
It’s been more than seven months since the Cooper Administration took office. Though it’s a little hard to believe how fast the time is flying by, we are excited about what we have accomplished so far and what we will accomplish in the next few months.
(11/10/11 4:35am)
The UNC-system Board of Governors has yet to receive any tuition increase proposals from universities, but members plan to take the first step in the tuition conversation at their meeting today.
(11/10/11 3:35am)
Attendance dwindled at Student Body President Mary Cooper’s third day of tuition forums.
(11/09/11 9:29pm)
The University’s most vocal protest group in recent years, UNC’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society is raising its collective voice in opposition to tuition hikes.
(11/08/11 9:19pm)
Student Congress passed a resolution Tuesday opposing any tuition increase exceeding the 6.5 percent cap mandated by the UNC-system Board of Governors.
(11/08/11 9:18pm)
More than 70 students — an increase from Monday’s turnout of roughly 30 — attended Student Body President Mary Cooper’s second tuition forum Tuesday.
(11/08/11 4:41am)
A group of about 30 students — mostly from student government — attended Student Body President Mary Cooper’s forum on tuition increases Monday. Cooper will hold a forum each night this week in hopes of raising student awareness about the issue. Tonight’s meetings will be held at 6 p.m. in SASB Upendo Lounge and 7 p.m. in Carroll 111.
(11/06/11 9:29pm)
Although UNC’s tentative multi-year proposal to increase tuition by 40 percent would fit within the confines of the UNC-system Board of Governors’ tuition policy, board members say it’s not a foregone conclusion that the increase will be approved.
(11/06/11 9:27pm)
Graduate students from North Carolina will no longer have the opportunity to pay in-state tuition while attending out-of-state schools.
(11/03/11 8:44pm)
For Student Body President Mary Cooper, now is the time for students to speak up about tuition.
(11/02/11 9:36pm)
First and foremost, I want to be clear: my goal is to hear from the student body so that I can be the best advocate that I can be. At the end of the day, despite all of the other tasks that I do, my job is to represent the student voice, and that is exactly what I’m going to do.
(11/02/11 8:27pm)
Students might face unprecedented tuition hikes for next year, but the amount they will pay in fees will be lower.
(11/02/11 4:20am)
The University’s desperate search for funding has thrust Student Body President Mary Cooper into the spotlight.
(11/02/11 3:41am)
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.
(11/02/11 2:48am)
Last year, former Student Body President Hogan Medlin and his executive board told Department of Public Safety officials that the five-year transportation plan was unacceptable and burdensome to students but say they were repeatedly ignored. Last week, students proved that these concerns were more than just talk by rejecting a proposed $14.50 increase to the student transportation fee. DPS needs to accept that rejection and find a revenue model that fairly incorporates student concerns.
(11/02/11 1:14am)
Facing impending tuition hikes, the UNC-system Association of Student Governments is taking a harder look at how well it represents students.
(11/01/11 12:44am)
Fiscal strains on the University have created the harsh reality that a 6.5 percent tuition increase simply won’t do. But, in a span of two to four years, a 40 percent increase to in-state tuition would unduly burden students who came to the University with the expectation of affordable and relatively stable tuition.
(10/31/11 8:35pm)
UNC’s tentative proposal to increase in-state tuition by 40 percent during a multi-year span far exceeds the UNC system’s cap, but administrators said they were not surprised by the proposal.