Theodore Nollert, the 2022-23 Graduate and Professional Student Government president reflects on the year as his term comes to an end. During his time, he aimed to forge connections across campus and advocated for increases in graduate student stipends.
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Student Body President Taliajah "Teddy" Vann doesn’t measure the success of her term by how many changes she’s made or boxes she can check off, she said, as she reflected on her time as SBP.
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The student government at UNC was designed to resemble the structure of the U.S. Government. Here's an explainer of how it works and who holds positions in the undergraduate and graduate populations.
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Christopher Everett has been elected to serve as the 2023-2024 Student Body President, the the UNC Board of Elections announced around 2:16 a.m. Wednesday morning. Everett received 57.45 percent of the overall vote, defeating fellow certified candidate TJ Edwards and write-in candidate Theodore Nollert, who announced his intent to run last week. "I just really want this win to be for everyone who's felt so unseen, undervalued and targeted by the institutions," Everett said
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"We are honored to use our collective voice to express what we feel is best for our fellow students, faculty and staff of the University. This year’s race, however, looks different than in years past."
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"After conducting interviews and researching their campaign platforms, we’ve come to the unconventional decision not to endorse a candidate for the 2023 Student Body President race."
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Student Body President Taliajah "Teddy" Vann said she does not recognize her nomination of former Student Body Vice President Sam Robinson to serve on the UNC Student Supreme Court to be official. Undergraduate Senate Speaker Christian Phillips said in response to Vann's most recent letter that nominations submitted to the Senate in previous years did not require extensive documentation, or even a signed document. The process to potentially confirm Robinson is still ongoing, and the Senate will likely discuss his nomination during its next scheduled meeting.
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Undergraduate Vice President Sam Robinson has announced his resignation from his position effective immediately in a letter addressed to current Student Body President Taliajah "Teddy" Vann. He has separately applied to be a justice on the UNC Student Supreme Court.
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Due to pandemic-related low activity, nearly a million dollars of in unallocated UNC Undergraduate Senate funds were carried over to this year. Of the half a million dollars brought annually from student fees, only $349,401 was spent during the 2021-22 school year.
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UNC Undergraduate Vice President Sam Robinson announced he has ended his bid for 2023 student body president after being confirmed yesterday as a certified candidate on the ballot.
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The UNC Young Democrats hosted a town hall panel on Tuesday for prospective student body president (SBP) candidates. TJ Edwards, Chris Everett and Sam Robinson presented their platforms and answered student questions.
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Chris Everett, Sam Robinson and TJ Edwards have been named the initial certified candidates for the 2023 Student Body President elections, the UNC Board of Elections announced last night. Corrected ballot petitions are due tonight at 7 p.m. and the final list of certified candidates will be released on Saturday.
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When checking finances on ConnectCarolina, students may notice a number of different fees charged to their student account. Here's a breakdown of these fee charges at the University: what they are, who creates them and who has the ability to change them.
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In early September, a community governor-elect’s suspension kickstarted a chain of events that brought about a constitutional impasse between the Undergraduate Senate and Residence Hall Association. Last week, Nate Worley, former president of the RHA, announced his resignation on Oct. 11. His resignation took effect yesterday.
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The order, titled Executive Order No. 2, prevents the executive branch from contracting or giving funds to any business, organization or individual that actively advocates against reproductive health care, such as abortions or contraceptives.
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On Sunday, UNC students participated in Redirect the Rage, a rally hosted by the UNC Undergraduate Student Government and several other student organizations to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Students made posters at the Old Well and marched down East Cameron Avenue and Raleigh Street to the Pit. Chants such as "My body, my choice," and "I've been mad for too many days, time to redirect the rage!" rang out through the streets.
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The University's Undergraduate Senate unanimously voted to pass a concurrent resolution demanding that UNC remove names of white supremacists, confederates and slave owners from all University buildings during its meeting on June 28.
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Vann received 47.03 percent of the 4,246 votes cast in the student body president election, according to the results from the UNC Board of Elections.
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Junior Lamar Richards' term as student body president will come to an end in April. As the junior public policy and human organizational leadership and development double major reflected on his time in office, he wants to share a message with the UNC community. “Measure failure only in the context of things that you did not attempt," Richards said. "Always keep that in mind. You don’t have to succeed, but you have to try.”
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Here's what you need to know about voting and the offices that are on the ballot in UNC's spring 2022 general election.
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