Column: How it feels to be a transfer student during COVID-19
"Fellow transfer students: I know a lot of us are feeling discouraged and wondering if this is the right time to be transferring, but we have come this far."
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Column: No, we don't know if there are aliens on Venus
Does the latest scientific discovery point to aliens on Venus? Columnist Rajee Ganesan explains.
Old North State stories: The New Deal in Chapel Hill
Columnist Michael Beauregard explores the influence of the New Deal on Chapel Hill.
Column: Put the personal before the political
"If we aren’t holding the people in our community accountable, our politics are largely empty — they're performative, self-serving, feel-good mechanisms which allow us to simultaneously ignore and other ourselves from the very systems we claim to be fighting against."
Column: Defund the police
Police agencies currently receive a large budget to respond to a broad umbrella of issues, but using police funds to invest in low-income housing, mental healthcare and school counseling may prevent the need for their involvement in the first place.
Column: Surviving Zoom University burnout
Here’s how I’m trying to survive Zoom burnout -- these are easy to write but honestly difficult to establish as long-term habits. Do what you can to build a healthier, energetic routine, and don’t worry about being perfect. We’re all going through this together, so never be afraid to reach out to friends, family or mental health professionals for support.
Column: Thom Tillis has never cared about his constituents
"In the middle of a pandemic that is brutally ravaging our country and state, Tillis continues to show that he has no compassion for his constituents."
Column: UNC is facing two public health crises
"It is not a radical idea to suggest that students deserve basic safety. Let’s hope that Carolina will sit with and learn from the ghosts of their past — instead of treating them with apathy."
Column: The cost of higher education in a COVID-19 world
"A society's values are reflected in its investments, and the current higher education system isn’t adequately investing in its students to meet the demands of America’s future."
Column: How 'I May Destroy You' reconstructed my perspective
"Three weeks ago when the finale of 'I May Destroy You' aired, I earnestly wept at the story I was just told. The way I looked at sex and consent had changed forever — as it should for everyone."
Column: UNC tried to get away with it
"We predicted this would happen, and we continue to refuse to let the chancellor, the Board of Governors and anyone else who licensed this idea of reopening off the hook."
Office DJ: There goes the last great American lifeguarding dynasty
So now, at 21 years old, I am revisiting the pop hits of my pool days. I hope this playlist of songs I heard over and over those summers makes you feel like you, too, are part of a small lifeguarding dynasty.
Column: A disgrace to UNC Hussman’s core, Tucker Carlson fuels white supremacy
"But UNC Hussman should teach future journalists to be the antithesis of Tucker Carlson — to tell stories not by creating false dualities of good and evil, but by presenting the most compelling facts to elicit compassion and understanding rather than shallow hatred for others."
Column: Controlling COVID-19 will require a global effort
"Given the inevitable movement of individuals internationally, to effectively put an end to this pandemic, the movement to develop a vaccine in the next few months must span internationally as well."
Column: American sports need to be put on pause
"There are simply too many people that have no problem cheering for the athlete that wears the number 7 on their back when they compete but have difficulty with speaking up about how wrong it was for Jacob Blake to get shot by police 7 times in the back."
Column: We're committed to preserving Franklin Street's legacy in our coverage
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. Brittany McGee is an assistant city & state editor and a senior at UNC.
Column: Kevin G is a G
"Leaping into the coronavirus era with no clear precedent, Chancellor Guskiewicz has aimed to be transparent that nothing is straightforward, everything can change instantly and there is only so much humans can control."
Column: Give WNBA players their credit
"It’s time for the WNBA administration and leaders in basketball to call for better pay equity and recognize the WNBA as the trailblazers they are — in athletics and in social justice."
Column: We are doing the best we can
"So, to you, reader, I want to tell you what I wish others would tell me — do what you can, little by little, and remember that so many others are with you."
Column: Why do both parties focus so much attention on North Carolina?
"Once a stone-strong beacon of conservatism, North Carolina is now delicately balanced between Democrats and Republicans. With tremendous amounts of ad spending, voter registration drives and lavish party conventions, each seeks to pull the Old North State to their side."
