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Parking tickets reflect flippant attitude

By Jonathan Jones | June 17

Did you think these parking tickets were supposed to show agents buying flashy cars for football players? The revelation is more subtle than that.

Think outside of the Triangle

By Ellen Locke | June 15

On Monday afternoon, President Obama addressed employees of Cree Inc. as part of his visit bent on boosting the fledgling economic recovery.

Take time to enjoy the here and now

By Katyayani Jhaveri | June 6

Do you know that feeling — the one you get when you’re desperate to get onto the last P2P of the night along with 30 other semi-intoxicated teenagers? ...

Honor system lacks clarity

By Mark Laichena | May 27

Is anyone else not really sure how UNC’s honor system works?

150 years later, race con?icts remain

By Ellen Locke | May 23

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. With North Carolina commemorating its secession decision on Saturday, I find myself ...

We need to place a premium on writing

By Maggie Zellner | May 18

There are few things I dread more than group papers. Even in classes where every assignment feels like a punishment, being asked to write a paper with ...

Bin Laden de?ned us in life and in death

By Sam Jacobson | May 11

I was in seventh grade homeroom when I first learned the World Trade Centers had been destroyed and the Pentagon attacked by terrorists.

The learning curve of the DTH

By Sarah Frier | April 26

The job means working constant hours and making decisions that draw merciless public scrutiny. It means feeling, sometimes, like you’re graduating from ...

Tickets and talk are too cheap

By Noah Brisbin | April 25

The incoming Carolina Athletic Association cabinet has made clear in recent days their fealty to the current basketball distribution scheme.

What you get with a redesigned DTH

By Kelly McHugh and Beatrice Moss | April 24

You may have noticed that the paper looks a little different today. It’s not a mistake. We’ve been working on a redesign for more than a year. We’ve ...

Professors hurt your credibility online

By Taylor Holgate | April 24

In a world where Google search results have value, it is worth it to put time into managing your digital self.

All that you ever wanted to know

By Sarah Dugan | April 20

What I’ve figured out over the past four years is that the knowledge you get in the classroom is just the beginning of your college education (I know ...

Lawsuit decision is a call for openness

By Sarah Frier | April 20

On Tuesday, a state judge told the University that it was overusing a federal statute to illegally withhold information from the public. The University ...

The best workout you never tried

By Matthew Moran | April 18

Maybe you’ve heard of it. Some call it torture. For many it’s the best part of their day. CrossFit is the workout regimen that’s taking the fitness ...

Title IX and the baseball dilemma

By Sam Ellis | April 14

College baseball could be a revenue-generating sport. There is no bigger void in America between the popularity of a college sport and professional sport ...

The real Carrboro party animals

By Alex Walters | April 13

Everyone complains about roommates. From puking in closets, stealing food or never even returning, we’ve heard some pretty wild stories about those ...

Honor Virginia Tech’s victims

By Taylor Fulton | April 13

All too often this time of year we find ourselves overwhelmed with day-to-day college troubles. And all too often we forget to take the time to remember ...

Extra change to make a change

By Troy Smith | April 11

We’ve all heard the phrase: “Sir, how about sparing some change?” Those words often make people clutch their purses and ignore the jangling quarters ...

Sex and drugs on rocky ground

April 11

Ian Dury was very clear at the start of his 1977 punk rock hit, “Sex and drugs and rock and roll is all my brain and body need / Sex and drugs and rock ...

Seize the ?nal days to expand horizons

By Noah Brisbin | April 10

April is an interesting crossroads for students here and on countless other campuses. While Chapel Hill bursts in color and the weather turns wonderful ...