Student Congress committees debated several bills Tuesday that could affect how student groups obtain money in the future.

These bills will be voted on at next week’s full-body Congress meeting.

Some of the bills are intended to correct the current problems with the budgetary process.

The Carolina Union Activities Board is looking for students to help plan next year’s social, cultural and educational events for the campus community.

Student Union President-elect Adele Ricciardi said she is looking for a diverse pool of applicants to represent “as many student voices as possible.”

UNC’s Department of Public Safety announced it will hold a driving while impaired checkpoint on campus before Thursday.

Checkpoints are intended to raise public awareness about the dangers of drunk driving.

This particular checkpoint will be held in conjunction with the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program with local police departments.

Students crammed into the fourth-floor conference room of the FedEx Global Education Center on Tuesday night for the chance to hear Russian journalist Yulia Latynina speak candidly about her country.

Her provocative blend of sarcasm and intellect might garner a large audience in the U.S., but in Russia, Latynina’s candor has made her an infamous government target.

1.5.0., the newest restaurant at Lenoir Mainstreet, is known for advertising the farms its products come from and how the food being served each day was grown or raised.

“We can source it all the way to the ground,” said Bill Cunningham, resident district manager for Carolina Dining Services.

University researchers have found that obesity can inhibit the body’s ability to develop immunity against influenza viruses.

The study’s results, which were printed in the Monday issue of The Journal of Immunology, showed that obesity can detract from the body’s ability to “remember” how it did away with prior episodes with the illness.

An otherwise bleak room in the Student Union was brought to life Monday night.

With the bright attire and lively music of Native American culture, students from the Carolina Indian Circle gathered to present and learn about tribal garb and traditions.

When Carolina Dining Services first started offering sustainable food last year, the menus looked a lot like what they were already serving.

Executive Chef Paul Basciano was struggling to find enough local ingredients, and students weren’t backing the offerings with their dollars — two continuing challenges to UNC’s efforts to provide more sustainable dining options.

There’s nothing new about UNC’s new executive vice chancellor and provost.

Chancellor Holden Thorp announced Wednesday that Bruce Carney, who serves as interim provost this year, will assume the job permanently pending approval by the Board of Trustees next week.

Wilmington-based research organization PPD Inc. donated $25,000 to the Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Data Coordination and Analysis Center at UNC.

The center will use the donation to develop a data management system for a consolidated database for six pediatric multiple sclerosis centers across the country.

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication will gain a new professor in June 2011 who  will focus on innovation in digital advertising.

The dedication of the Eve Carson Memorial Garden on a sunny Thursday afternoon brought people together.

Friends embraced. Some cried. Others in the crowd of more than 100 stood in silence. Everyone remembered.

A new study by UNC researchers has found that young children in the U.S. are now consuming a large portion of their diets through snacking on salty chips, candy and other junk food.

Snacking now comprises up to 27 percent of children’s daily calories, the study found. It was published in the March issue of the Health Affairs journal.

UNC’s Information Technology Services has planned a major emergency outage for March 13 to conduct “critical maintenance” on its data center.

The outage will last from 4 p.m. March 13 until 8 a.m. March 14, for a total of 16 hours.

Services that will be affected include UNC e-mail, Connect Carolina, Finance Central, Student Central and others.