Column: Morehouse College's new gender identity policy has its flaws
Editorial Board recognizes that Morehouse College is taking a step in the right direction with their new gender identity policy, however it is not without flaw.
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Editorial: And it was all yellow
"All we want is to be able to step outside without feeling like we’ve stepped into a Coldplay song. Everything is yellow. Especially the sidewalks – we ought to just start calling them the yellow brick road."
Letter to the Editor: Goodbye, McCracken
"McCracken’s claim that his officers are 'assaulted, both literally and figuratively' is demonstrably false and dangerous."
Guest Column: 'The only crime UNC Police has committed'
"These intentional, slanderous fabrications are an attempt to recruit for a cause that for some may have begun as an anti-racism campaign, but has now devolved into a concerted effort focused on the opposition to, and destruction of, all forms of campus authority."
Column: Why we need to stand with Ilhan Omar
"If we do not fight against these attacks, then we are surrendering ground to the continued expansion of violent reactionary politics. This is why we must stand in solidarity with Rep. Omar."
Column: A love letter to Kevin Durant
"As a lifelong Warriors fan, I’ll be sad and disappointed to see KD go. But as a lifelong basketball fan? I wish him nothing but the best. I am eternally thankful for his contributions to the game and grateful for the privilege of seeing him play in our colors for our city. From the bottom of my heart, I cannot wait to see what #35 accomplishes next."
Column: Mohammad Abu-Salha deserved better at congressional hearing on hate crimes
"Well, since the U.S. House of Representatives was OK with having Abu-Salha represent all of Islam, I guess I will, too."
Column: "Beto is a furry" and other tales from his UNC campaign stop
Beto O'Rouke's campaign stop, much like many political campaign events, was met with a few upstarts by the crowd, including interruptions and signs suggesting O'Rouke is a "furry."
Guest Column: Believe me
"I’m going to invoke my 20-year service plaque and ask a few things of my campus community:"
Column: "Unplanned" promotes a dangerous narrative
"These anti-abortion tropes, many of them generalizations and misrepresentations of the truth, matter."
Column: Boss behavior shouldn't be a generational divide
"While direct verbal abuse by a supervisor may become less common as we all move forward, shaming culture may simply move the abuse from individual to collective (and less accountable) agency."
Column: Lightskin privilege and its place in activism
"Thanks to the toxic ways in which race defines and structures our interactions with one another, I felt trapped in a lightskin purgatory feeling both privileged and marginalized and not knowing how to reconcile that."
Column: And that, ladies and gentlemen, is democracy
"Or, as "Veep" calls it, bipartisan-shit."
Column: Chapel Hill needs a Publix
Chapel Hill doesn't just need a Publix, it deserves a Publix. Editorial Board's Ramishah Maruf shares her thoughts on why a Publix would fit right in with the Chapel Hill vibe.
Column: How to be an advocate for mental health
Not everyone has a mental illness – but we all have mental health. Editorial Board speaks on why Mental Health Awareness Week serves an important role on the University's campus.
Column: Superlatives don't belong in politics
"My advice to our political leaders is the same as to my students, to everyone: TONE DOWN YOUR CLAIMS."
Column: Save the trailer parks
"I am willing to dream that the most vulnerable among us can be included in the American Dream of homeownership. If the trailer is the gateway to that, bring it on and defend those residents already in them."
Column: Some Berry good news
"The Elevator Queen has decided to abdicate her throne, and we should all rejoice. Last week, North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry announced she thankfully won’t run for a sixth term in 2020."
Column: My terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
Although it often feels more like a curse, the ability to feel things so deeply is, truthfully, a blessing in disguise. In a world without struggle, the joy I feel when I’m laughing with friends, playing with my dog or taking that first bite of a Cosmic quesadilla wouldn’t be nearly as profound.
Column: There's more to life than politics
Editorial Board's Alec Dent reminds everyone that just because political discourse surrounds most of our every day life, it's not what life is all about.
