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Why is it front page news?

By Andy Thomason | January 21

Friday’s front page story detailing a complaint filed against the University — regarding its handling of sexual assault cases — has rightly shocked ...

The end of dating? Nope, not really

By Sarah Edwards | January 17

“Can I have your number?” I’d just spent an hour talking with the guy about homework, but the question caught me off-guard.

Life in secondhand spaces

By Sarah Bufkin | January 16

Sequined jackets. Floor-length sailor dresses. Neon sweaters embroidered with panthers. The questions fall thick and fast among the morass of hangers ...

Guns, games or male culture?

By Tim Longest | January 15

Last month we experienced one of the most grievous tragedies in memory as 20-year-old Adam Lanza murdered 20 children and six women in a Newtown, Conn., ...

McCrory and Duke’s close ties

By Stewart Boss | January 14

With former Duke Energy executive Pat McCrory now sworn in as governor of North Carolina, Duke Energy could be more powerful than ever — and that’s ...

MLK’s work must continue

By Averi Harper | January 13

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, we must re-evaluate race relations in this country. Chatter using President Barack Obama as the poster child ...

Feminist should save the funny

By Sarah Edwards | January 10

“The only thing I care about more than feminism,” writes Caitlin Moran in an interview with Salon magazine, “is being funny.”

Who really owns our work?

By Everett Lozzi | January 9

Slavery is a practice that virtually all people find morally and ethically abhorrent. I’d contend that the most sacred gift we are given as human beings ...

The Martin Report Report

By Memet Walker | January 8

You have to credit Holden Thorp for keeping staff on their best worst behavior. Since he started, every semester’s been like an entire season of “Mad ...

‘Papa, please don’t preach!’

By Katherine Proctor | December 4

It was late morning, and Gary Birdsong had finished eating his sandwich on the wall outside Lenoir, had set up his folding chair in the Pit and was commencing ...

UNC ’12: come what Mayan

By Memet Walker | December 3

Can you believe it? There’s only 21 more shopping days ‘til Christmas, and 17 more days ‘til the End of Days!

Race is not just for the left

By Averi Harper | December 2

Race is not an inherently political issue. Recognizing that racial differences still matter in American society isn’t a politically biased statement. ...

Gravesite tyranny: a grave concern

By Everett Lozzi | November 29

George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,” could also be called “Seven Words You Can Never Say in Chapel Hill Cemeteries.” ...

Food waste: life of a pie

By Jagir Patel | November 28

I looked at the half-eaten slice of pumpkin pie on my plate. It was past midnight post-Thanksgiving day, and I was adamant about continuing the tradition ...

Maybe consider the hipster

By Sarah Edwards | November 27

Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, I bring you Sufjan Stevens. Reindeer headbands and Santa hats are most commonly associated with your Grandma’s ...

Climate changing pop culture

By Holly Beilin | November 26

Although it seems like “global warming” has long been a common term, it only entered the cultural vernacular recently as climate change was being ...

Stand with campus workers

By Zaina Alsous | November 25

“They treat us like criminals or slaves.” A Burmese housekeeper details what it’s like to work with a manager who constantly berates and harasses ...

Eat pray love drink ?ght slap

By Memet Walker | November 19

I’ll never forget the year my mom tearfully carried out her jet-black Thanksgiving turkey from the kitchen.

Hedgepeth warrant sealed another 45 days

By Chelsey Dulaney | November 18

On Friday, I spent a lot of time waiting — more than an hour in the Durham Clerk of Superior Court’s office, another 45 minutes in the back of a courtroom ...

Secession implies racial hostility

By Averi Harper | November 18

Petitions to secede from the Union are the latest in a slew of incidents that can be considered racially hostile toward President Barack Obama.