Articles by Stephanie Bullins

Four candidates see end of the road

Juniors Monique Hardin, Nash Keune, Joe Levin-Manning and Greg Strompolos did not receive enough votes to compete next Tuesday’s runoff election and were eliminated from the race after a month of campaigning.

Hogan Medlin and Shruti Shah will continue campaigning for another week until students vote again in a runoff to determine the next student body president.

Even on a challenging bike ride in Malaysia this summer, student body president candidate Monique Hardin knew what it took to be a leader.

Leading a group of rising sophomores on a study abroad trip through southeast Asia, Hardin showed her determination and perseverance by motivating the group to finish the ride, said sophomore Laura Harker.

SBP candidates to face tuition issue

The student body president has always faced difficulties when it comes to tuition — namely balancing student interests with UNC’s fiscal needs. But next year’s chief student representative could face greater challenges than usual.

Only one candidate this year is truly going to hit home with most students.

Ryan Collins, a junior political science and economics major, is running unopposed for president of the Residence Hall Association, which could impact all 16 on-campus residential communities.

From James Bond movie nights to Sadie Hawkins dances, this year’s senior class president candidates have filled their platforms with ideas for social and service events.

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Di-Phi endorses Medlin for SBP

Members of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies endorsed Hogan Medlin for student body president at their forum Thursday night.

The forum marked the beginning of a series of public events that will take place throughout the race until election day on Feb. 9.

Campaign signs to be regulated

They’re inconvenient, unsightly and one of the most popular ways to campaign for student government. And they’re threatening students’ health.

Campaign signs, often referred to as “A-frames” because of their shape, have grown taller than candidates (more than 8 feet), flown through the air because of a stiff breeze and distributed more than their fair share of splinters and cuts.

Graduate students push for funding

In the past nine years, Theresa McReynolds has been divorced, learned to cope with a chronic illness and spent countless hours in the library.

But she has yet to receive the doctoral degree in anthropology that brought her to UNC in the first place.

Parade returns to downtown

Students’ passion for Saturday morning sleep will be overcome by their visceral hatred of Duke University this weekend.

Dozens of student groups will wake up early, dress in Carolina blue and roll through the streets of downtown Chapel Hill as part of student government’s Homecoming parade to build spirit for another chapter in UNC and Duke’s storied rivalry.

Hospitals a hazard for drivers

Blocked by a truck travelling in the neighboring lane, junior Caldwell Zimmerman could not see what was coming when his scooter crashed into a turning car on Manning Drive.

Zimmerman’s accident was one of 50 collisions since the start of 2009 on either Manning Drive, Mason Farm Road or the smaller roads in the area of UNC Hospitals.

Efforts to make the roads safer have been targeted toward pedestrians despite higher accident numbers for vehicle-to-vehicle accidents.

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