Column: The protest that cried wolf
Power and fame are intoxicating even in small doses; it would not surprise me if they’ve had a taste and want more.
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Editorial: Shame on Carolina Housing
RAs deserve better. Carolina Housing needs to do better.
Column: My farewell (of sorts) address
"The Daily Tar Heel is an important Carolina institution, and I have been privileged to serve as opinion editor for this semester. So, it is with a touch of sadness that I am stepping down from my role at the paper."
Column: Nancy Jo Sales … Don’t Buy What She’s Selling
"Nancy Jo Sales is not a journalist; she is an unethical solicitor."
Column: Stop talking about food during the holidays
"Unfortunately, for many people, the holidays can also be a time fraught with strange, tortured food relationships."
Column: This Christmas, Vanity Fair gave us the profile we didn't want
"But you know which marginalized groups on campus we want to read long-form feature articles about?"
Column: Stop the stigma, get tested for HIV
"Know your status" on World AIDS Day this year and get tested for HIV.
Column: Try something new on Netflix
"So, as winter break approaches and you find yourself with some more free time, try scrolling past your "Continue Watching" list and find something new."
Viewpoints: Remakes are uncreative and add nothing new to the story or our culture
(Alec's note: Sorry Paige, I couldn't resist! Well, I could, I just chose not to.)
Column: Fedora's $12 million unemployment claim
"While I have issues with Fedora's linkage of football to American greatness, I do not have much of a personal issue with the coach."
Viewpoints: "Lion King" remake, hear me roar
Twenty-five years after the release of "The Lion King," Disney is giving us a remake. Anyway, they released a teaser trailer last week, and honestly, we’re not worthy.
Column: Pour one out for Fedora
"Although perhaps he could not quite overcome the tasks which he was faced with, Coach Fedora did his level best and took responsibility when he did not live up. For that I commend him."
YAFI: In which we save your Christmases
YAFI brings you a holiday gift-giving guide for all kinds of friends.
Column: Senseless death, same as it ever was
A small death of my soul occurs every time I hear of another slaughter. I worry that enough of these small deaths, felt as a nation, will leave no one to take a hold of the wheel and swerve us off of this terrible path.
Column: The real enemy
I’m a journalism major, and I think often about what my career will look like after I graduate. It’s a dangerous time to be a journalist, and if our president won’t protect us, who will?
Column: Peter Tosh was right
An important component of any bill that legalizes marijuana, however, should be the release of all prisoners held on marijuana-related charges, as well as some compensation for their legal persecution. Ending a long-standing tool of systemic oppression is not enough; we will also have to undo the damage that this oppression created.
Column: Is age just a number?
One of the most notable of these civil rights movements has been the transgender movement. Their success has been nearly unprecedented in political and cultural history. The rapidity at which they have succeeded at achieving recognition has been remarkable, especially when you consider that movements who represent larger portions of the population have taken much longer to achieve their goals.
Column: Diversity was the biggest winner in 2018 midterms
The 2018 midterm elections produced many surprising victories, but perhaps the most game-changing of them all was that won by diversity in politics.
Column: CAPS needs to be better
Throw into the mix that these students are struggling with mental disorders that can border on debilitating, and CAPS can be distinctly unhelpful.
