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Leaders Look at Code Changes

By Elizabeth Daniels | January 22

About 25 students -- most of whom were student leaders -- met for a forum Tuesday to discuss the proposed revisions to UNC's honor system and debate ways to reach out to students on such issues as integrity and honor. The group discussed the changes and how they will benefit the code by making it more comprehensible and easier for students to read, as well as clarifying what is under Honor Court jurisdiction.

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4 SBP Hopefuls Secure Petitions

By Elizabeth Daniels | January 22

Many students vying for various student body offices now officially will have their names on February's ballot. Candidates running in the student elections had to turn in the necessary signatures at 5 p.m. Tuesday to become official candidates in the race. Nearly every candidate succeeded in accumulating enough signatures to run except for junior Haroun Habib, who had decided to run without a running mate for senior class president. Habib said Tuesday that he will pursue the post as a write-in candidate.

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Students Donate 289 Meals to IFC

By Elizabeth Daniels | December 4

With the help of UNC students and the Freshman Focus Council, a total of 289 takeout meals from Lenoir Dining Hall were sent to the Inter-Faith Council Community Kitchen in Chapel Hill on Tuesday. For all the freshmen who have been frantically trying to use up their meal plans before the semester ends, a plan was devised to allow them to use their meals and give back to the community. The council, a subgroup of the executive branch, devised a plan that created an opportunity to give UNC meals to a local food kitchen, as well as give students the initiative to use their excess meals for

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Directory Delayed, Assisted by Online Edition

By Elizabeth Daniels | November 26

Students who might be wondering what happened to this year's paper version of the UNC directory need not worry much longer. Annette Harmon, campus directory coordinator, said that the published 2002-03 edition of the directory will be out after Thanksgiving break. The student directory, which is normally published by the end of October, is coming out only a few days before semester classes end because of the increased listings added this year.

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Energy Source Referendum in Congress Today

By Elizabeth Daniels | November 12

Student Congress will vote today on whether to create a task force to study renewable energy on campus and whether to place a referendum on the February general election ballot asking students to approve a student fee increase to support further investigation. The resolution calling for a referendum states that by creating a student fee for renewable energy, the University can fund projects such as developing solar energy on campus and purchasing alternative energy from outside sources such as N.C. GreenPower.

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Seniors Choose Gift to Library

By Elizabeth Daniels | November 7

After their second trip to Student Central, 486 seniors voted Wednesday to fund an endowment for the Undergraduate Library for their 2003 class gift. The winning gift is an endowment of at least $20,000 to keep the Undergrad's resources up-to-date. It also includes quotes chosen by the seniors for all the new benches outside the library, as well as a plaque inside the building that will memorialize the gift. The other two gift options were four glass etchings in the Campus Y memorializing the Sept.

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Students Discuss Affirmative Action

By Elizabeth Daniels | November 6

Students had the opportunity to talk to the directors of admissions from both UNC and Duke University about affirmative action in college admissions on Tuesday night. The discussion, sponsored by the Table Talk committee of the Campus Y, attracted almost 90 students to Greenlaw 101. Though the term "affirmative action" was mentioned only once, students were able to listen to and ask questions of Jerry Lucido of UNC and Christoph Guttentag of Duke about the status of race in admissions at both universities.

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Homecoming, Class Gift Votes Today

By Elizabeth Daniels | October 30

Seniors will have many options to choose from in the two online elections being held today. The day has come to vote for Homecoming king and queen, as well as the senior class gift -- the first time the two elections have been held online the same day. This year all students can vote online through Student Central for Homecoming king and queen between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Seniors have the same option for the senior class gift and can vote between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.

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Referendum For Increased Fees Possible

By Elizabeth Daniels | October 23

A Student Congress committee passed a bill Tuesday calling for a referendum asking students to raise the student activity fee to be placed on the February ballot. Rules and Judiciary Committee members discussed the need for an increased fee because of inflation, which has decreased the purchasing power of the fee, and the growth of campus activities. The fee, now $11.50 per semester for undergraduates and $9.50 per semester for graduate students, is used for student organizations.

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UNC Dignitaries Past, Present Celebrate UNC

By Elizabeth Daniels | October 14

This year's University Day was a day for faculty, alumni and other members of the UNC community to come together and celebrate the history of the University and the many achievements its alumni have made. The commemoration of the University's 209th birthday began at 9:30 a.m. in Hill Hall on Saturday as faculty and administrators walked down the aisle to the sounds of the Crown Chamber Brass playing Johann Pezel's Sonata No. 22.