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Student body election signature deadline extended by 48 hours due to water crisis

By Jamie Gwaltney | February 5

The deadline for candidates to gather signatures has been extended by 48 hours due to the water crisis in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

Signature deadline for spring election extended due to water crisis

By Jamie Gwaltney | February 4

The UNC Board of Elections extended the deadline for candidates to gather 1,250 student signatures due to the water crisis and suggested evacuation from ...

Andrew Clark is running a fake campaign for student body president.

Junior Andrew Clark mocks student body presidential campaigns with fake site

By Tiffani Gibbs | February 3

While other candidates are collecting signatures, junior Andrew Clark is causing confusion over his campaign.

Historical SBP campaigns involved horses, narwhals and renaming the town

By Charlie McGee | February 3

This is part of a series of stories looking into different parts of UNC’s long history and how life at the University has changed over time.

A meeting was held in Carroll Hall on Monday for students to announce their intent to run for Student Body President.

Meet the six student body president candidates for 2017-18

By Brinley Lowe and Celia McRae | February 1

UNC students have six choices for who will lead them in the 2017-18 academic year — Sammie Espada, Matthew McKnight, Elizabeth Adkins, Joe Nail, Maurice ...

The Student Congress Rules and Judiciary Committee discussed the proposal to separate the undergraduate and graduate student government on Tuesday.

Student Congress committees review bill for split government

By Nic Rardin | February 1

Student Congress revealed more details of the potential split between undergraduate and graduate student governments at its Tuesday night committee meetings. ...

Bradley Opere talks student government split with Board of Trustees

By Paige Nehls | January 27

At the Board of Trustees full body meeting, Dwight Stone, chairperson of the board, presented a summary of reports about Chancellor Carol Folt that were ...

Student Activities Fund Office, Student Fee Audit Committee plan for student government split

By Aaron Redus | January 27

The Student Fee Audit Committee discussed how the proposed split in student government will affect the budget and student fees in a meeting with the Student ...

Student Congress changes fee request system

By Celia McRae | January 25

At the first Student Congress general body meeting of the semester, representatives discussed the split between graduate and undergradute student governments ...

Wilson Sink (left) and John Taylor participate in the Student Body President debate hosted by Student Congress Tuesday evening. Bradley Opere was present, however could not participate.

Student Congress, finance committee struggle with gender diversity among members

By Brinley Lowe | January 19

When Ivy Hardy was elected to Student Congress in 2013, she decided to join finance committee so the committee, which had about 20 members at the time, ...

Student Congress committees discuss new funding bill and student government split

By Aaron Redus | January 18

On Tuesday night, three of the Student Government committees — finance, oversight and advocacy and rules and judiciary — met to discuss plans for ...

Student government will be split into undergraduate and graduate bodies

By Allie Mobley | January 11

After months of conflict among students, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp stepped in to resolve the question of a divided student government. ...

Crisp intervenes: Graduate students will now have their own government

By Acy Jackson | January 7

Student governance will be split into two governing bodies — an undergraduate student government and a graduate and professional student government. ...

Year in Review: GPSF attempted to split from student government

By Jamie Gwaltney | December 7

After referendums failed to pass in two elections, administrators are stepping in to resolve tension between the Graduate and Professional Student Federation ...

Students vote to approve $10 increase in student fees

By From staff and wire reports | December 6

On Tuesday, students voted to approve a $10 increase in student fees. The referendum was approved, getting 68.8 percent of the vote.

After two failed referendums, GPSF separation decision will go to administration

By Malin Curry | December 5

The Graduate Student and Professional Student Federation still wants to separate from student government soon.

Student Congress plans for spring at fall semester's last committee meetings

By Molly Looman | November 16

On Tuesday evening, Student Congress committees met for the last time before winter break to discuss new bills and propose future plans for the spring ...

GPSF plans to continue pursuing Two for Two referendum

By Charlotte Harris | November 2

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation met Tuesday to discuss upcoming programs and changes after the “Two for Two” separation referendum’s ...

GPSF talks next steps after referendum fails by 41 votes

By Natalie Conti | October 31

After two referendums to change the structure of student government failed in Friday’s vote, Dylan Russell, president of the Graduate and Professional ...

From left: Graduate students Emily Brennan Moran, Kasia Grzebyk, Brett Winters, and Amy Lin encourage students in the pit to vote to divide student government.

Student Congress, GPSF leaders spar before vote on separation

By Anish Bhatia | October 28

Today, the student body will vote to decide whether student government and the Graduate and Professional Student Federation will become two separate entities ...