Farewell column: Chasing my journalist dreams one last time
The first thing I tell people in the newsroom is that I’m not a real journalist.
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The first thing I tell people in the newsroom is that I’m not a real journalist.
Content warning: This article contains mention of violence, sexual assault and mental health.
For a North Carolina fan, this week has been unbearable – just thinking about the game on Saturday makes my stomach turn.
Nobody likes to lose — especially to Duke.
The last two years have produced a surge in coronavirus research, with investigators racing to learn more about COVID-19 to recommend public health measures, vaccines and booster shots.
As a transfer student, sometimes it feels like I was robbed of the “Carolina Experience.”
This last year has involved hundreds of thousands of scientific discoveries and movements, from the biomedical sciences to exploration of Mars. We take a look at just a few of the most memorable headlines in science this year here:
Assistant Opinion Editor Ben Rappaport is heading to South Africa next semester after graduating — and today, he asked me, “Do you think I’ll still be able to go?”
The delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified by researchers to have passed its peak, with new cases, hospitalizations and deaths declining in most states. However, with advancements in the booster shot rollout, the virus has continued to be a major point of conversation regarding transmission during the holiday season.
The time to register for spring courses is upon us, and UNC has rolled out a new registration process for students. Enrollment times — now based on credit hours — are over the course of four weeks, in which students can first register for up to 12 hours before registering for up to 17 during their second enrollment appointment.
I’m currently applying to 12 doctoral programs in computational biology that all have relatively low average acceptance rates. The process isn’t centralized like undergraduate admissions; it’s filling out a dozen different applications, personal statements and supplementary questions.
Ask your professors if they’ve received their restitution checks from Duke yet. Chances are, they might have.
Update 10/27/2021, 05:25 p.m.: Chapel Hill police said the road has reopened at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in a tweet earlier this afternoon.
In the last month, the Food and Drug Administration approved emergency use authorization of a supplemental third dose — also known as a booster shot — of the Pfizer-BioNtech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
Early voting for Orange County municipal elections began last week on Oct. 14 and is open to all registered Orange County voters. This comes as an alternative to voting absentee by mail or in person on Election Day. Same-day voter registration is available at all early voting sites.
University Libraries announced this week it is facing a significant budget cut, with a loss of $2 million this fiscal year and $3 million the next. To mitigate this, librarians plan to reduce the purchase of books and multimedia items and cancel certain subscription journals, packages and databases.
The average person drives 13,500 miles a year.
On the side of Beech Mountain in the Appalachian range, you can find Dorothy, a tin man, a cowardly lion, a scarecrow and a yellow brick road.
Kanye West is notorious in the musical sphere as a critically acclaimed American producer and rapper. With the release of his 10th studio album, “Donda,” members of The Daily Tar Heel’s editorial staff ranked which of Kanye’s solo albums are contenders for his best work — and which ones fall short.
The original COVID-19 strain was daunting on its own, with record hospitalizations and countless deaths. With the rise in variants of coronavirus, the fear surrounding it hasn’t slowed down.