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UNC student body president candidates David Marsh (left), Kathryn Walker and Houston Summers participate in Campus Y's "Student Voices and Social Justice" forum on Tuesday evening in Manning Hall.

SBP candidates call for renaming of Saunders Hall

By Victoria Mirian | February 4

The three remaining candidates for student body president all came out in favor of renaming Saunders Hall during a forum Tuesday night.

The democratic candidates for student body president stand before the Young Democrats Debate on Monday night.

Young Democrats offer no SBP endorsement

By Katie Reeder | February 3

The Young Democrats voted not to endorse a candidate after the group held a student body president debate Monday night.

Candidates share plans for residence association leadership

By Sarah Thomas | February 3

Three candidates are competing for the presidency of UNC’s Residence Hall Association. Election day is Feb. 10.

Three teams vie for UNC senior class officer

By Ashlen Renner | February 3

Gathering in the Pit — their clipboards in hand — three teams of candidates for senior class officer are tallying up petition signatures.

Student Congress committee approves funding for new ice machines in dorms

By Katie Kilmartin | January 28

Students living in residence halls on UNC’s campus have come across unlikely surprises in their ice machines — bugs.

Claire Leadbetter, a freshman biology major and member of the service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, serves pancakes at the University United Method Church on Tuesday night. The pancake dinner was in support of Relay For Life. Chair of the Board of Elections Alex Piasecki, a senior majoring in business and global studies, explains the campaigning regulations to students running for student government at the candidate meeting in the auditorium of the Union on Tuesday.

UNC student body president race draws 4

By Kelly Jasiura | January 28

Two more students added their names to the ballot for student body president at Tuesday’s mandatory meetings to declare candidacy.

Two vie for student body president slot on first day

By Acy Jackson | January 27

Juniors Tyler Jacon and Houston Summers declared their candidacies for student body president on Monday.

Muslim Student Association, others get Student Congress funding

By Kristen Chung | January 21

After Duke canceled its scheduled call to prayer Friday, discussions of University resources for UNC Muslims students were brought to the surface. ...

Student government wants to delay new contextualized grading plan

By Bri Cotton | December 2

Student government is pushing to delay contextualized grading, which is supposed to make its debut on transcripts this month.

Student government wears Carolina Blue for athletes

By Katie Kilmartin | December 2

Since the release of the Wainstein report in October, Student Body President Andrew Powell has watched student-athletes and the athletic department squirm ...

The Student Safety and Security Committee met on Monday night to discuss the future of SafeWalk. They voted on contributing a significant sum of money to SafeWalk while they come up with a more sustainable plan for the future.

SafeWalk gets some of its needed funding

By Langston Taylor | November 18

SafeWalk, the student night-safety organization that has been scrambling for money since seeing its funding cut in September, secured $12,200 Monday from ...

Student Congress special election turnout still low

By Maura Devetski | November 14

While the recent Student Congress special election filled almost all the open representative spots in undergraduate and graduate districts, the winners’ ...

Student Congress fills 17 of 18 vacant seats

November 10

The special elections for Student Congress took place Friday to fill 18 seats. All but one seat were filled when the elections concluded.

SafeWalk is finding permanent funding options after receiving support from Student Congress.

SafeWalk still without new plan to become more sustainable

By Sofia Edelman | November 4

Student Government is still working with SafeWalk to create a more sustainable business model after giving the group a $25,000 grant in September to cover ...

Students respond to Wainstein report in panel

By Rebecca Brickner | October 31

Emotions ran high in Carroll Hall Thursday night as a student panel led more than 100 people in a discussion of Kenneth Wainstein’s report.

Students declare candidacy for Student Congress

By Eric Surber | October 24

Students running for 18 vacant seats in Student Congress can start collecting signatures at 5 p.m. today.

From left to right, co-founders of Buzz Rides Parker Draughon (President), a Business Administration and Romance Languages major from Atlanta, Ga., and Joey Skavroneck (CEO), a Business Administration major from Waxhaw, N.C., stand with Chris Jones (CFO), a Business Administration major from Charlotte, N.C.

Buzz Rides loses fight for student fees

By Kate Albers | October 2

When Buzz Rides founders Joey Skavroneck and Parker Draughon came up with the idea for the student startup while in India, they never thought they’d ...

SafeWalk appropriated enough money for October

By Langston Taylor | September 29

Of the $25,000 Student Congress gave to SafeWalk during its meeting Sept. 21, $5,000 is a stopgap while the group meets with student government representatives ...

Q&A with student, town representative Brannum Forsyth

By Maggie Monsrud | September 24

Sophomore economics major Brannum Forsyth from Birmingham, Alabama recently began his work as member of the Board of Directors of the Chapel Hill Downtown ...

Peter McClelland, Executive Director with the North Carolina Federation of College Republicans and the current Speaker Pro-Tempore in UNC's Student Congress looks forward to his political involvement on campus for his senior year.

Student Congress’ longtime veteran: Peter McClelland

By Eric Surber | September 23

Senior Peter McClelland can claim something most UNC students cannot — he has been a member of three different UNC Student Congresses.