Farewell Column: Being vulnerable, having joy and printing news
"The parts of ourselves that make us vulnerable are also the parts that make us beautiful."
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"The parts of ourselves that make us vulnerable are also the parts that make us beautiful."
Sometimes, I still feel like I’m new around here.
I have texted and called my high school journalism teacher, Jason Livingston, at least once per semester to ask him how he’s doing, what’s happening around town and if he can connect me to sources for journalism assignments.
A message about my class being canceled, some junk mail and an email from a Daily Tar Heel reader entitled “You’re not ready for the grown-up world.” That’s what my inbox looked like one day after publishing a column titled, "Sexual harassment on Franklin Street is a problem."
I still remember exactly where I was, and the excitement I felt, when I was accepted as a staff writer for The Daily Tar Heel.
A voice has cracked through the establishment politicking of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
If you’re a healthy and able-bodied individual, the risk of getting COVID-19 may not even cross your mind anymore. After all, most of us have opted out of mask-wearing, social distancing and the like.
I’m the first to leave every party I go to. My bed and I have a passionate affair that I refuse to cut short in the name of social graces. I always know when to say my goodbyes. And while I’m not a senior, it’s time I say goodbye to The Daily Tar Heel.
We are graduating, and we are sad about it. We figure you might be, too.
After a record-breaking season, the Louisiana State University Tigers were hailed as the winners of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. In the final game against the Iowa Hawkeyes, LSU won its first national title — beating Iowa 102 points to 85.
Chapel Hill Town Council is considering an update to the zoning code that would allow for denser development and more middle housing. The proposal has also received substantial criticism from not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) activist groups wanting to preserve Chapel Hill in amber.
I spend too much time on TikTok.
March 27, the day Caleb Love announced he was entering the transfer portal, will go down UNC history. But why did Love — and every other athlete — enter the portal?
Picture this: You’ve made it. You graduated with your degree. You interviewed and landed your dream job in your favorite city. They’re paying you a very pretty penny. You did everything right, but when you look around on that first day at a new job in a new city, you realize something important is missing: your friends.
In high school, I didn’t date at all.
The stereotype that “Asians love to study” remains a pervasive trope, with roots connecting it to a "study culture" that emphasizes collectivism and routine. While this study culture has tangible benefits for those who practice it, the stereotype that accompanies it is harmful.
This month, billions of Muslims worldwide celebrate Ramadan, which is one of the sacred months on the Islamic calendar.
Last month, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce grilled TikTok’s Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew during a hearing about the platform’s relationship with the Chinese government. This ongoing bipartisan battle against the app highlights how social media companies can abuse users’ data rights – even if TikTok is an undue, yet convenient scapegoat.
In 1978, Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) to stop Indigenous children from being taken from their families.
When I heard that for the first time since 2010, the North Carolina men’s basketball team failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, I made up my mind that I would not watch a second of it. If my team wasn’t playing, I did not care.