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New inductees into Student Congress take the oath to officially join.

UNC Student Congress inducts 11 new members

By Felicia Bailey | November 4

Student Congress held a special meeting Tuesday evening to induct its newest representatives and nominate them to three committees: Rules & Judiciary, ...

UNC Student Congress stands with Ole Miss

By Cain Twyman | October 28

UNC Student Congress approved a resolution to express support for the University of Mississippi’s decision to remove the state flag, which displays ...

Funding uncertain as congress nears the end of their fall budget

By Cain Twyman | October 21

Uncertainty and a lack of money slowed down Student Congress's finance committee meeting Tuesday. With only about $7,700 left for the fall semester, they ...

Adventures in procedure at Student Congress

By Cain Twyman | October 13

Full Student Congress dissolved into a committee for approximately 10 minutes in the middle of its meeting Tuesday evening.

Finance Committee allots most of its remaining money

By Maria Prokopowicz | October 7

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Open Student Congress forum talks vacant seats

By Ashlen Renner | October 6

With the goal of filling 19 vacant seats by the next election, UNC’s Student Congress held an open forum Monday evening.

Student Congress approves new chief justice, committee members

By Karli Krasnipol | September 30

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UNControllables denied money by full Student Congress

By Cain Twyman | September 16

Of the six bills discussed and debated in front of full Student Congress on Tuesday, the only one that did not pass was a funding request from the UNControllables, ...

Finance committee discusses money for 15 student groups

By Liz Bell | September 9

Fifteen UNC student organizations presented to Student Congress’s finance committee Tuesday night, competing for a limited amount of student government ...

Student Congress confronts money, energy questions

By Cain Twyman | September 2

Despite the daunting list of bills presented at Tuesday’s Student Congress meeting, there was very little debate among representatives.

Student Congress kicks off year with committee meetings

By Cain Twyman | August 26

Student Congress’s first legislative cycle began with back-to-back committee meetings on Tuesday.

With no revisions, student congress amendments are up for second vote

By Hannah Smoot | April 29

Student Government is back for round two. Though a referendum failed to pass amendments to the Student Constitution in March, these amendments were once ...

Student contests law school election

By Jenn Morrison | April 22

The loser of the Student Bar Association presidential election is challenging the results in the Student Supreme Court.

Student Congress creates Saunders Hall renaming committee

By Victoria Mirian | April 22

Student Congress is the latest group that will try to tackle the Saunders Hall issue next school year.

Workers warn of sweatshop injustices

By Kelly Jasiura | April 9

The issue of low-wage work often seems distant to UNC students, but health care worker Shannon Milton said her job and others like it don’t pay people ...

UNC student Keelon Dixon discusses social media anonymity with other students at the Carolina Conversations panel on Tuesday evening.

Carolina Pulse looks to increase participation

By Stephanie Lamm | April 9

Attendance has declined sharply at the Carolina Conversations events since their creation in March.

Junior Houston Summers taking his oath to office as UNC Student Body President for the 2015-2016 academic year in the Great Hall on Tuesday. He succeed former SBP Andrew Powell.

Houston Summers sworn in as student body president

By Acy Jackson | April 8

Houston Summers was sworn in as student body president in a Tuesday ceremony culminating in a rendition of the alma mater and a reception featuring meatballs ...

Student body president Andrew Powell moves on from challenging year

By Brielle Kronstedt | April 7

Student Body President Andrew Powell will step down today to be replaced by Houston Summers after an eventful year.

The Asian Student Association partnered with Radical Asians to host a discussion on identity and race. Dr. Jennifer Ho, a professor of English and Comparative Literature and Stevie Larsen, a graduate student led the discussion. Jasmin Huang, a senior clinical laboratory science major and the president of the Asian Students Association explained that "this is technically our first event and we're co-sponsoring holi moli and the fusion festival next month. These events are meant to unite the community of Asian American issues and bring them to light."

Student Congress amends outdated student code

By Sofia Edelman | April 1

With the threat of a lawsuit looming, Student Congress amended the Instrument of Student Judicial Governance to remove unconstitutional sections in its ...

CarolinaGO app to release update

By Mark Lihn | March 30

Five months after its release, the CarolinaGO mobile application will soon introduce its first update.