Angum Check

Opinion

Column: “UNC culture is resume-building.”

By Angum Check | October 10

For today’s column I decided to take a step away from my usual writing on Silent Sam, the Center for Civil Rights, Boycott UNC and other sociopolitical activism. Tuesday was World Mental Health day and I thought it be important to both highlight mental wellness but also apply it to myself and take a breather. I want to use this article to offer my thoughts on a very important but often overlooked issue.

Opinion

Column: Activism will never be convenient. #BoycottUNC

By Angum Check | September 27

When it comes to the glorification of activism, I very often have mixed feelings. Being vocal about sociopolitical issues has its inherent consequences.

Gabrielle Palacio

Opinion

The unsung founders deserve better

By Angum Check | September 5

With the current conversation around Silent Sam and its removal, I thought I’d write about the monument that stands in juxtaposition to Sam — the Unsung Founders Memorial.

News

#WhoAreYouProtecting

By Angum Check | August 25

The UNC Civil Rights Center is under attack. Founded in 2001 by Julius Chambers, a black attorney who survived firebomb attacks in the 1960s and 1970s while fighting for equality, the center plays a pivotal role in protecting marginalized people.

Opinion

Alternative facts: American exceptionalism

By Angum Check | January 25

The tale of American exceptionalism is a sensitive subject I imagine for many readers (especially those who take their time to send me angry emails and comments).

Opinion

Column: Joyful celebrations and mournful cries: Fidel Castro

By Angum Check | December 1

Since his death, a number of world leaders such as Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, and Pope Francis have issued statements expressing their condolences and sentiments of sorrow.

Opinion

Column: ALERT! ALERT! The negroes are congregating again!

By Angum Check | November 17

On Nov. 4, UNC’s National Pan-Hellenic Council, a group of historically black fraternities and sororities known as the Divine Nine, held their 2016 Step Show. The step shows have been a long-running annual event during Homecoming Week.

Opinion

Column: ‘I can wear whatever I want’

By Angum Check | October 27

Halloween is fast approaching! A night filled with parties, adventures and creative transformations. It’s an overwhelming atmosphere of carefreeness from the stress of school.

Opinion

Column: UNC loves empty dialogues

By Angum Check | October 6

Last month, I attended a town hall meeting on police brutality and campus safety hosted by the Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Outreach Committee of Student Government.

Opinion

Column: When the wolf cries are real

By Angum Check | September 19

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.