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No. 1-seed UNC field hockey defeats No. 3-seed Boston College, 4-1, for eighth straight ACC title

| November 8

Column

Durham article lacked context

By Andy Thomason | March 6

When unified criticism of Tuesday’s article “Durham crime crosses over” began flowing in, I felt blindsided. And that, I think, is the problem.

Have fun, and watch the road

By Michael Dickson | March 5

It was the end of my second semester of college, and I hadn’t driven a car in months. I got sick of the P2P after the fall semester (very nearly literally), ...

The people’s Honor Court

By Memet Walker | March 4

Political science majors spend a lot of class time pondering one thing: “What is justice?” It’s so simple a word, yet so boring to define.

Honor working-class women

By Zaina Alsous | March 3

This Friday, March 8, marks International Women’s Day, an opportunity to celebrate women around the world. However, the history behind International ...

Les missing the point

By Sarah Edwards | February 28

Among the thick rustle of silk and ego at the Oscars on Sunday, a question surfaced: why does everyone hate Anne Hathaway so much?

Where do we go from here?

By Sarah Bufkin | February 27

Carolina has been awash with words this week — words that testify and words that incite, words that bridge and words that accuse. As a transgression ...

A voice in times of deep despair

By Andy Thomason | February 26

I expect to wake up to big news on some days. But in the past four months, I have woken up twice to heavier news than I’ve been prepared for: that acquaintances ...

Public needs state coverage

By Stewart Boss | February 25

The N.C. General Assembly is in full swing with a flurry of bills ranging from blocking the expansion of Medicaid and trimming unemployment insurance ...

Innocent and locked up

By Averi Harper | February 24

When musician Bill Dillon takes to the stage Wednesday in the Genome Sciences Building for the distinguished speaker series on innocence, justice and ...

House of Cards: reality TV?

By Everett Lozzi | February 21

Spoiler alert: the Netflix version of House of Cards, produced by and starring Kevin Spacey, is highly entertaining. If you have Netflix, you should watch ...

Step away from the iPad

By Sarah Bufkin | February 20

Artfully arrange laptop, iPad and iPhone on table. Check Facebook. Send text to friend sitting 10 feet away.

The privilege of privacy

By Michael Dickson | February 19

There are some things in today’s society that we take completely for granted. We feel entitled, more so than ever before, to these certain privileges, ...

Annie get your character witness

By Memet Walker | February 18

In the United States, a citizen’s right to bear arms is one of our most sacred and cherished possessions, right up there with the Snuggie.

An apple a day? Not for long

By Patrick Short | February 17

The apple hasn’t changed much in 50 years. It still comes in a variety of shades of red and green and can still be pretty crunchy.

Today, celebrate the unicorn

By Sarah Edwards | February 14

Sophomore year, my friend Noah introduced me to the term “unicorn.” It may not be the one in Webster’s dictionary, but, essentially, a unicorn is ...

Singles: reclaim the Valentine

By Jagir Patel | February 13

Happy Valentine’s Day (or, how I used to adoringly call it, “Drink Until You Throw Up on a Happy Couple Day”)!

Systemic sexism hurts students

By Tim Longest | February 12

Men are overwhelmingly the perpetrators of violence against women and other men. But physical violence is reinforced and sometimes surpassed by another ...

Maps protect GOP agenda

By Stewart Boss | February 11

Right out of the gate, Republicans in the N.C. General Assembly want to reject federal Medicaid money, eliminate the state income tax and fire every member ...

Senate Bill 4 will hurt the state

By Andrew Moon | February 10

Whether you are a Republican or Democrat, you should be outraged by N.C. Senate Bill 4.

Choose principle over party

By Everett Lozzi | February 7

You might have noticed that folks around Chapel Hill are paying a lot more attention to the governorship nowadays.