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UNC Elects First Native American Student Body President

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Sep 16, 2019
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The University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill elected its first Native American student body president in February following a controversial election. More than 3,000 students voted in the election, giving the win to then-junior Ashton Martin with 51.8 percent of the vote.

The race for student body president earlier in 2019 was highly contentious, …

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