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From the UNC System to our University – how the state, school and student body are led

By Eliza Benbow | June 27

UNC is led by a variety of governing bodies that make decisions on the state, school and student body level. The Daily Tar Heel has compiled a list of ...

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Q&A: Graduate and Professional Student Government President Lauren Hawkinson

By Akash Bhowmik | May 29

The Daily Tar Heel's Akash Bhowmik sat down with Graduate and Professional Student Government President Lauren Hawkinson to discuss her administration's ...

Theodore Nollert reflects on term as GPSG president

By Adele Morris | March 28

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, ...

Taliajah "Teddy" Vann reflects on her year as student body president

By Jessica Walker | March 28

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 ...

Explainer: What is the function of student governance at UNC?

By Liza Smith | March 21

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 ...

Christopher Everett elected as 2023-2024 UNC student body president

By Liv Reilly | February 22

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 ...

Column: How we made Student Body President endorsements

By Caitlyn Yaede | February 21

"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 ...

Editorial: Our endorsement for UNC's Student Body President

By Editorial Board | February 21

"After conducting interviews and researching their campaign platforms, we’ve come to the unconventional decision not to endorse a candidate for the ...

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Vann says Robinson supreme court nomination isn't official; Senate speaker says it is

By Guillermo Molero , Caitlyn Yaede and Liv Reilly | February 17

Student Body President Taliajah "Teddy" Vann said she does not recognize her nomination of former Student Body Vice President Sam Robinson to serve on ...

Sam Robinson steps down as undergraduate vice president, applies to be on student supreme court

By Liv Reilly | February 16

Undergraduate Vice President Sam Robinson has announced his resignation from his position effective immediately in a letter addressed to current Student ...

'A massive, massive surplus': Student government deals with nearly $1 million in unspent funds

By Satchel Walton | February 16

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 ...

Student Body President Candidate Sam Robinson suspends his campaign

By Liv Reilly | February 9

UNC Undergraduate Vice President Sam Robinson announced he has ended his bid for 2023 student body president after being confirmed yesterday as a certified ...

Prospective student body president candidates discuss platforms in town hall

By Stella Griffin | February 9

The UNC Young Democrats hosted a town hall panel on Tuesday for prospective student body president (SBP) candidates.  TJ Edwards, Chris Everett and ...

Certified candidates for 2023 UNC student body president announced

By Liv Reilly | February 9

Chris Everett, Sam Robinson and TJ Edwards have been named the initial certified candidates for the 2023 Student Body President elections, the UNC Board ...

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From Student Government to Connect Carolina: how your student fees are reviewed

By Collin Tadlock | February 8

When checking finances on ConnectCarolina, students may notice a number of different fees charged to their student account. Here's a breakdown of these ...

RHA president resigns, former community governor-elect files suit

By Tristan Slates | October 19

In early September, a community governor-elect’s suspension kickstarted a chain of events that brought about a constitutional impasse between the Undergraduate ...

Confusion arises over executive branch's abortion viewpoint neutrality

By Brianna Atkinson | August 24

The order, titled Executive Order No. 2, prevents the executive branch from contracting or giving funds to any business, organization or individual that ...

UNC students participate in first Redirect the Rage rally to protest overturning of Roe v. Wade

By Sarah Choi | July 25

On Sunday, UNC students participated in Redirect the Rage, a rally hosted by the UNC Undergraduate Student Government and several other student organizations ...

Undergraduate Senate unanimously votes to pass new campus building renaming bill

By Collin Tadlock | July 13

The University's Undergraduate Senate unanimously voted to pass a concurrent resolution demanding that UNC remove names of white supremacists, confederates ...

Junior Teddy Vann elected 2022-2023 UNC student body president

By Allie Kelly | February 9

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.