Farewell Column: You've heard of an Irish exit. Here's a Danish farewell
A farewell from opinion writer Marie Thamdrup before she heads home to Copenhagen.
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Farewell Column: Super senior signoff
Super senior Malik Jabati signs off as he says goodbye to Chapel Hill this semester.
Column: The 'perfect' gift
"The ‘perfect’ gift for a partner seems ever-elusive, and rightly so. How could it be possible to convey the true complications and complexities of love in an object that can be wrapped in paper and set under a tree? No matter how much you spend, no gift can say what you want to convey better than you could with your own words and actions."
Column: Speaking my truth
"Who I was at the beginning of this semester is not who I am now. I’ve changed, in a good way. But if I’m being honest, this will probably be the last column I write for a while. I still have a lot to figure out, and that’s OK."
Column: The odd traditions of the Nacirema: Thanksgiving, a day for mass consumption
"Naciremans should consider showing gratitude year-round and one way they can begin doing so is by consuming less and giving more."
Column: Dear NCGOP: Stop using teachers as pawns
As government parties argue over the North Carolina state budget, teachers across the state have held walk-ins to raise awareness about the real-life issues surrounding their insufficient salaries.
Column: Male cheerleaders, take off your clothes!
So please, male cheerleaders, take off your clothes!
Column: Like a virgin
"The whole concept of virginity, although entrenched in our culture, religion and education, needs a serious makeover. Like, let’s Queer Eye that shit."
Column: Injured or not, Mitchell Trubisky is embarrassing UNC and has got to go
I like you, Matt Nagy. You seem like a nice enough guy, and I'm a fan of the visor. So let me help you take one big thing off of your plate: Mitchell Trubisky has absolutely, positively got to go.
Column: North Carolina would benefit from the Dream Act
As with most immigration policy, the real change here has to come through Congress. But from my view here in the state, all North Carolinians would benefit from Washington stepping up to make dreams come true.
Column: Reckoning with myself
"The road to self-acceptance is a long one. In fact, I’m not sure if it ever really ends. The only thing I do know is this: my struggles explain me, but they don’t define me. And I think I’m OK with that."
Column: UNC study finds that pain care inequity persists
If we care about the health of this country, we have to address the underserved populations. We have to target these gaps in medicine with actionable change.
Column: Inescapable misogyny
The culture of these sites threatens to reverse whatever progress we’ve made in the past fifty years promoting sexual agency and reducing the shame and stigma of female sexuality. Personally, that’s not really a path I want to go down. Do you?
Column: Rowhouses — the tour de force of urban housing
"Our solutions to affordable housing don’t have to be shining, happy, single family homes or gleaming apartment towers. Sometimes, one of the oldest solutions can be the best."
Column: Elections don’t just happen every four years
The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Michael Taffe is the assistant City & State editor.
Column: The odd traditions of the Nacirema: The oldest authoritarian regime
"Nacireman federal elections are coming up in less than a year. Unfortunately for Nacireman folk, they have to vote in yet another election under an authoritarian regime that is becoming increasingly oligarchic."
Stripped: Anal sex is not my idea of a good time, but maybe it's yours?
My personal plan is to keep anal as something to try if I ever get too bored. It’s on my list of possibilities, probably right after a sex swing but before verbal humiliation. But hey — don’t knock it till you try it.
Column: We need to complete Chapel Hill's streets
Sue Hunter is running for a seat on Chapel Hill Town Council and wants to talk about how to make Chapel Hill more commuter-friendly.
Column: It’s time for a fare-free Triangle
Michael Parker is running for re-election on Chapel Hill Town Council and wants to talk about why we need to improve our public transit system.
Column: Fridamania still deserves the hype
"This is why it is so important to celebrate artists like Frida Kahlo, who see themselves and allow you to see them, too."
