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Literally a column about ‘literally’

By Sarah Edwards | November 8

My complicated relationship with the word “literally” began earlier this year. Two of my best friends began a Twitter account called Literally a Handle, ...

Extreme makeover NC edition

By Stewart Boss | November 7

The year 2010 started the shift, but the 2012 election marks the beginning of an unprecedented re-alignment in North Carolina politics. For the first ...

Facing a cultural blackout abroad

By Georgia Cavanaugh | November 6

To spot an American student in Paris, you don’t have to examine their clothes or keep an ear out for words spoken in English. Just look at how much ...

While my nose gently seeps

By Memet Walker | November 5

Memet: My guest today is a hilarious, infectious virus who can be seen this fall on campus and in my upper respiratory tract. He may have no cure, but ...

Break the silence

By Andrea Pino | November 5

You never think it’ll happen to you, but once it does, you’re initiated into a community that, hauntingly, grows larger and larger every day.

People of color should vote

By Averi Harper | November 4

The blatant barriers that once existed to prevent people of color from completing their democratic duty as citizens are all but defunct.

An easy solution to end lobbying

By Everett Lozzi | November 1

We are just days away from the most expensive election cycle in history. The Center for Responsive Politics predicts the price tag for the 2012 elections ...

Voter ID coming to North Carolina

By Stewart Boss | October 31

Like many of you, I voted early at Rams Head Dining Hall last week. But the next time I show up to vote in North Carolina, there’s a good chance I’ll ...

Undress, and this year, impress

By Katherine Proctor | October 30

It’s Halloween, which according to the contemporary cultural mindset (and the film “Mean Girls”) means that today is a golden opportunity for women ...

A new kind of college credit

By Holly Beilin | October 29

As part of the 2009 Climate Action Plan, UNC pledged to reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2050. This is a noble goal, and I have no doubt that we ...

We sued, and we would do it again

By Andy Thomason | October 28

“A lawsuit is a last resort.” Those words appeared on this page two years ago today, as the paper’s editor-in-chief explained why the DTH was suing ...

Droning on and on about peace

By Jagir Patel | October 24

Dear Mr. President and Gov. Romney, I have been thinking about you both a lot recently while showering.

Me talk pretty true one day

By Sarah Edwards | October 23

This Friday, hometown hero David Sedaris is speaking in Durham. It’s been an odd year for Sedaris. A persistent debate about accuracy in nonfiction ...

Always intern the other cheek

By Memet Walker | October 22

The Gazette Monthly (formerly The Gazette Weekly) is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for its summer internship program.

Heels vs. State: the green challenge

By Holly Beilin | October 15

At the N.C. State game on Oct. 27, UNC students should show they can beat State in more ways than just football.

This election, who isn’t voting?

By Zaina Alsous | October 14

Only weeks remain in the election cycle and Democrats and Republicans are scrambling to win the last remaining undecided voters. Besides who citizens ...

You’re boring me, Obomney

By Everett Lozzi | October 11

Since it’s debate season, we should all step back and realize who controls the debates to begin with. It should not be surprising that a debate between ...

The search for spare change

By Jagir Patel | October 10

“Sir, got any spare change?” I swiftly walk past the homeless man on Franklin Street, muttering, “Sorry, I don’t.”

Street molesting not only in Paris

By Georgia Cavanaugh | October 9

The Paris subway was standing room only, typical for a Friday night. A friend and I were deep in conversation when I felt a hand up my skirt. My head ...

Tales from the campus crypt

By Memet Walker | October 8

I’m an Edgar Allan Poe fan. I’ve seen all his movies. But why is everything so repetitive now? “Silent House,” “House on Haunted Hill,” “Last ...