"Harm reduction policies prevent the most severe consequences of risky behaviors while maintaining dignity and autonomy for those struggling with drug or alcohol dependencies."
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"Inaccessibility thrives because it is invisible to the people who do not face it, regardless of how much education you receive. As with shame and embarrassment, the only way to address it is to talk about it and create a action path forward."
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"And maybe someday if you're lucky, you can scare girls away at parties by talking about emo — just like me."
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"We believe that these candidates would make excellent members for each position being voted on during the Orange County municipal elections. We urge you, if eligible, to vote in municipal elections in the upcoming month and support our local government."
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"An emphasis on student wellness should not be conditional on students experiencing tragedies."
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"The AAUP calls on the UNC Board of Governors to rescind the austerity cuts inflicted on Chapel Hill by the BOG’s own business model."
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"And even if you don’t listen to my playlist, I hope you listen to something that brings you comfort, or at least reminds you that you had it."
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"They spread fear in the community with early voting for municipal elections starting Oct. 14. Signs aimed at division rather than town unity have no place in Chapel Hill, regardless of your opinions on Stegman’s politics, the Aura development or the best candidate for Chapel Hill Town Council."
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"UNC cannot continue to rank as a top university for federal research, conduct the same level of research and serve the state as an integral public institution when decisions by the administration cut resources that allow the University to do so."
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"As a teaching assistant, I prepare myself for the usual emails I receive around this time of the semester of students asking for added grace. Grace is always given, but I wish that students wouldn’t worry so much about grades."
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"Programs housed here at UNC can play an important role in nurturing emerging artists of color, like the screenwriters and producers of the next generation. The support for student filmmakers of color on this campus is objectively lacking, and at the same time, it’s better than it’s ever been. Just like the industry itself, there is still much further to go."
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"I’ve compiled a few of my favorites here: some of the best rap features on an R&B song and vice versa. Here’s to another 55,000 miles (if my Honda Accord can take it)."
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"While the road to free, accessible health care may be arduous, there is still a plethora of options available to you if you’ve decided to terminate your pregnancy. Keeping this information transparent, public and accessible is essential for supporting abortion access for all students at UNC."
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"While this initially seems to be trivial celebrity drama, it highlights how the ex-couple's complacency can be emblematic of systemic racism in the music industry and broader society."
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Philosopher Jorge Santayana wrote, “those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” There are definitely some rap songs you’d never want on repeat.
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"No street with car and pedestrian interactions will ever be 100 percent safe, but it should not take people getting hit to make a change to the intersection."
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"While I’m not sure that we’ve reached 'back to normal,' it’s clear that my graduate student experience has been forever changed by the ongoing pandemic."
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"The future of the Greene Tract needs to uplift, center and see historically marginalized voices. Recognizing their vision for the future is about those struggles."
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"Bridgers has a unique ability of balancing the most depressing songs you’ve ever heard with subtly energetic live performance. She locked the audience in a trance and demanded ultimate captivation. I was happy to oblige."
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"UNC must consider implementing wellness days now and beyond the pandemic, so I don’t have to risk an absence for granting myself a wellness day of my own."
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