A reform bill to rid UNC of its Student Congress was unanimously rejected when it was brought to the rules and judiciary committee for review Tuesday. The committee voted against passing the bill on to the full Congress because it was too drastic — but still plans on working toward Student Congress reform.
Read More »The rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress will debate major legislation tonight that proposes a referendum for the spring election that would, if passed, abolish the organization as students know it.
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A flurry of complaints citing illegal campaign practices came in the immediate aftermath of the Tuesday candidates meeting in what is shaping up to be one of the most litigious starts to student body election season in recent memory. Of the eight complaints submitted to the Board of Elections, all but two are against student body president candidate Rick Ingram who, for the second time in the young election season, is under investigation for allegedly violating campaign rules.
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Student Union officials are pushing their campaign for renovation despite unexpected student opposition to the increase in fees the project would require.
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Deanna Santoro, the speaker of Student Congress, was promoted to the role of associate vice president of the Association of Student Governments’ legislative and public affairs committee in late December.
Read More »UNC student government will be launching a blog to better communicate with students, faculty and town members and to reach out to them and inform them about what the various branches are up to.
Read More »The board will host a hearing that will determine whether junior Rick Ingram and Student Body Secretary Ian Lee have broken election law by campaigning for student body president.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: In submitting his letter “Ingram’s Board of Elections complaint is legitimate,” De La Rosa committed the very violation of which he has accused Mr. Lee. The very Title VI bill which De La Rosa cites defines campaign staff as “any person who assists the activities of campaigning.” Campaigning is then defined as “any act … that has the effect of promoting the interests of a campaign.” In decrying Lee, one of Ingram’s potential opponents, De La Rosa is advancing the interests of Ingram’s campaign.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: As the leading proponent of the Title VI bill, I would like to point out Title VI, Section 404 states “potential candidates and campaigns shall be subject to the laws governing elections and all restrictions herein.”
Read More »At a meeting Tuesday on the third floor of the Student Union, the Board of Elections will look to nip campaign violations in the bud.
Read More »Though they might face punishment by the Board of Elections for illegal campaigning, Student Body Secretary Ian Lee and junior Rick Ingram aren’t worried, they said. The board can levy fines or increases in the number of signatures they would be required to collect to become certified student body president candidates. But both possibilities would only be enforced if Lee or Ingram choose to run.
Read More »Student Congress voted 23-7, with one abstaining vote, to let Student Body President Hogan Medlin’s veto on the redistricting bill stand at its meeting Tuesday night. Speaker of Congress Deanna Santoro originally introduced the bill but said that in the end, it didn’t even seem like her bill anymore.
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A complaint submitted Sunday night to the Board of Elections claims that Student Body Secretary Ian Lee has been campaigning for student body president, which is prohibited by the Student Code because of his position in the executive branch.
Read More »We endorsed Speaker Deanna Santoro’s Student Congress redistricting bill earlier this month. In spite of Student Body President Hogan Medlin’s official veto, this bill still deserves to pass. Student Congress should vote tonight to override Medlin.
Read More »The passage of the redistricting bill that has been discussed and tweaked by Student Congress for three months was stalled Nov. 23 due to a veto — Student Body President Hogan Medlin’s first. But the veto is likely to be overridden tonight at the full meeting of Student Congress, several members of the body said.
Read More »Members of student government are taking to web videos and television to talk about campus issues. Student government is working with Carolina Week, Student Television and the new Carolina Broadcast Team to deliver videos.
Read More »Faced with a $3.5 billion state budget shortfall and an anticipated $54 million in cuts to the University, student government is seeking to measure just how much students think their bills should rise. It is doing so by conducting an online survey that asks for students’ opinions on how they want the University to deal with imminent budget cuts.
Read More »The rules and judiciary committee met Tuesday night to discuss a bill that, if passed, would revise voting districts. Student Congress Speaker Deanna Santoro proposed the bill earlier this year and appeared at the meeting to present it to the committee members.
Read More »Last week Student Congress passed a bill that would raise the signature threshold for student body president candidates to get on the ballot from 1,000 to 1,250 signatures. Student Body President Hogan Medlin has until Friday to either sign or veto the bill.
Read More »If a bill passed Tuesday by the Student Congress is approved, the field for the February student body president election will be smaller — but each of the candidates’ pockets will be deeper.
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