Let’s talk about me for a minute. I’m a Virgo. I’m a planner. I need to know everything that is going to happen to me in the next six months so that I can plan accordingly. I am so schedule-oriented that I already know the next time I’ll need to scratch my back (I have about 15 minutes).
So I will never understand how people can wait until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 30 to decide what they're going to be for Halloween.
Have you no sense of reverence? Is nothing sacred? Halloween costumes take careful planning and care, even if you only plan to wear it for three hours before vomiting Jell-O shots onto it. Plan your costume in advance, y’all, for the pics if nothing else. Here — we’ll even help you pick one out.
— Tiana
QUICK HITS
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From linking arms to raising fists to staying seated during the National Anthem, student protestors say they're fighting against something more than just police brutality — they’re fighting against racism.
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Some communities are accusing the North Carolina swine industry of intimidating residents who live near their facilities into keeping quiet about the negative health effects the facilities can cause.
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Witness testimonies continued in the fourth day of Chandler Kania’s trial, including a member of Kania’s fraternity and one of the first responders to the deadly car crash.
IN MENTAL HEALTH
The Durham County Detention Facility will soon be improving its mental health services. Thanks to the combination of county money and a federal grant, more than $280,000 will be devoted to the creation of the Jail and Mental Health Collaboration Project. The project will focus on improving the identification, screening and tracking process for mental illnesses among detainees.
IN A PICKLE
The pickle may be North Carolina’s next great energy source. Yes, pickles. They have salinity gradients that scientists across the state have been using to produce energy. Orlando Coronell, a UNC researcher working on the project, said that it is “research that may be high risk but it needs to be game changing for the state of North Carolina." Personally, I’m all for pickles as long as they stay the heck off my sandwiches.
IN BEING LADYLIKE
Women at UNC have historically faced a lot more inequity on campus than men. From the time female students were first able to attend UNC, rigid curfews, strict dress codes and behavior regulations — all overseen by the "Dean of Women" — sought to control girls across UNC’s campus, often even confining them to their dorms. But the most frustrating thing? None of these rules applied to male students.
IN BEING SINGLE AND CARELESS AF
It’s cuffing season, and I don’t give a crap. Honestly, nobody cares about being in a relationship anymore — they just want to go on fun dates and produce Instas that’ll make their high school friends jealous. Luckily, Swerve is here to let you know that you do not, in fact, need a sig o' to let everybody know how good your life is. All you need is a smartphone, this list of date spots and your best friends.
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