The way Student Congress accounts for its property held by student organizations will be streamlined significantly if a bill presented before the body passes tonight.
Read More »Since assuming the student body presidency in April, Mary Cooper has wasted little time pursuing her platform goals. After putting a face on the deep cuts to the University’s funding with a coordinated summer lobbying effort, Cooper presented ambitious plans for her “big three” platform goals.
Read More »Student Body President Mary Cooper wants to step up her administration’s involvement in town government, but she is facing logistical challenges in passing a flat-rate taxi ordinance.
Read More »It’s been more than seven months since the Cooper Administration took office. Though it’s a little hard to believe how fast the time is flying by, we are excited about what we have accomplished so far and what we will accomplish in the next few months.
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More than 70 students — an increase from Monday’s turnout of roughly 30 — attended Student Body President Mary Cooper’s second tuition forum Tuesday.
Read More »The Cooper administration’s self-evaluation was released Monday in the form of its annual October report. It details progress in major platform areas and new projects. Though some projects are on their way to completion, others have stalled.
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Two months into the school year, Student Body President Mary Cooper is pushing back deadlines after meeting roadblocks on two of her three primary platform points.
Read More »As many out-of-state students board the free shuttle to the airport today for Fall Break, they can count on the service being more consistent for the rest of the year, coordinators said.
Read More »If there is one thing every UNC student should be encouraged to do during their college experience, it is explore. Whether it be in the classroom, in the lab or abroad, college is an ideal time to discover new ideas, develop new talents and broaden your world view. Thanks to the generosity of two student leaders, funding those discoveries just got a little bit easier.
Read More »The opportunity for students to attend off-campus events this year will come straight out of two student leaders’ pockets, at least initially. The Student Enrichment Fund, a project launched by student government on Saturday, is being funded primarily by the monthly stipend Student Body President Mary Cooper receives as president, coupled with a portion of her vice president Zealan Hoover’s stipend.
Read More »The problem of vacant seats — largely fueled by problems of interest among graduate students — has plagued Student Congress for years. Sixteen of the 42 seats in Student Congress are reserved for graduate students, but nine out of the 13 seats now vacant are graduate seats.
Read More »The finance committee of Student Congress approved more than $40,000 in funding requests from student groups Tuesday.
Read More »Kristen Johnson is setting quite the example as speaker pro tempore of Student Congress. After being elected last spring to represent District 7, Johnson moved to Granville Towers in District 4, where she decided a paying job as resident adviser superseded her obligation to her constituents in Baity Hill, Odum Village and Ram Village.
Read More »The deadline for applications to be chairman of student government’s Board of Elections is tomorrow.
Read More »Student government is ready to rally. At an open house hosted Tuesday by Student Body President Mary Cooper, students had the opportunity to sign up for a listserv aimed at organizing students to lobby legislators for limited budget cuts.
Read More »The rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress met Wednesday to review external appointments and to discuss a finance bill dealing with student fees.
Read More »The Student Code is anything but a bedtime story for most. But for Board of Elections chairman-select Dakota Williams, it will be just that.
Read More »As part of its continued reforms of the Student Code, the finance committee of Student Congress passed a bill Tuesday providing members more control over student fees.
Read More »Dakota Williams, former student body treasurer, accepted an offer to become chairman of the Board of Elections on Tuesday night. Student body president Mary Cooper chose Williams, who has also served as speaker of Student Congress, to take over a body that oversaw a particularly venomous election season this year.
Read More »Student government has opened spring applications for students interested in serving on campus committees and advisory boards. Opportunities are available for those interested in meeting to discuss pressing campus issues or chairing the Board of Elections, as well as students with ideas about student fees, libraries and parking issues.
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