"The removal of Silent Sam was long overdue, but his departure mirrored its origins. Since that fateful protest, Black students have faced criminal charges while white supremacist and neo-Confederate groups have found ways to use the statue to promote their lost cause."
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"For a UNC fan, this week has been unbearable – just thinking about the game on Saturday makes my stomach turn."
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"To disagree or raise concern is not a sign of restricted freedoms, but rather the intended outcome of debate. And a fear of being held accountable doesn't mean you're being silenced."
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"However, music evokes an intense variety of emotions that I cannot quite communicate in a still image. And photos cannot always do a moment justice, but the right song can."
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"For the first time since Jimmy Kimmel in 2018, there will be a host for the evening’s proceedings — three, actually: Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. But there will still be winners and losers, both deserved and undeserved."
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"Though the feature has the potential to change the everyday practices of granting credit, it's just a start to challenging a general societal trend that has an appetite for Black content and culture, but only when it’s performed by white and white-passing people."
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"As for 'The Tobacco Wives,' I’d recommend it to anyone, but specifically to someone who is from North Carolina. Learning about the history of the state I live in through vivid imagery and a compelling story made it one of my first great reads of the year."
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"If we rely on statistics and aerial reporting, we lose sight of individuals. Loss is reduced to numbers — an indifferent, diplomatic game of chess. Visual journalists in Ukraine are instead providing essential conduits to a broken reality."
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"People want more daylight, but the reality is that we need it on our morning commutes just as much as we need it at any other time. So let’s ditch the clock adjusting and just stick with standard time — we can have our sunlight and enjoy it too."
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"I am inspired to lead and learn just as my mom has, and to inspire more women to see themselves in success. I have been lucky to have professors and professionals who are role models for me and for others, but there is still much more work to be done to make sure women continue to feel represented."
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"You might just surprise yourself with how well you can balance a job with your other responsibilities and make a few bucks to treat yourself along the way."
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"UNC has shown that when it actually cares about something, then it can produce swift and deliberate change and accountability. So when it stalls on accessibility, racial justice initiatives, financial aid or paying reasonable wages to all of its workers, it is clear it simply does not care. It is time for UNC to put action behind its promises and make this campus actually accessible for all of its students."
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"'The Batman' is easily one of the most complete superhero movies ever made, a cinematic triumph that uses everything at its disposal to provide a thoroughly engrossing, enriching experience for viewers lucky enough to see it in theaters."
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"In the age of information, it has never been so easy to overlook conflicts the media has already covered in seeming abundance and instead focus on the new, oftentimes sensationalized, events which emerge. This harmful tradeoff should not exist."
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"The internal struggles Kanye has dealt with, however, don’t justify the harm he has brought. They shouldn’t be forgotten, no matter how much we — and I include myself in this — love the old Kanye that hustled for the love of his craft and greatly impacted hip-hop music."
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"In its current state, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area is difficult to navigate by foot and car. And when these modes of transportation intersect, neither is properly managed or advocated for. But if the balance had to be shifted in the favor of one side, it should be the pedestrians."
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"The University should be open to telling this story even if it’s not convenient for its brand. Further, the gross exertion of control over a Black artist does not honor their supposed commitment to supporting 'talented and visionary artists.'"
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"It's far past time to push calorie monitors so they don't have to be right above food to a place where they are accessible to students who need them but not forced upon anyone trying to grab a meal at the dining halls."
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"Racism and hatred toward Black people who are seeking to better themselves intellectually still exists, and isn’t a remnant of the past, but rather a practice of the present. Knowledge is power and white supremacy functions best when that power is stripped from the individuals that it hopes to oppress."
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"The psychology of both exterior and interior design is a relatively new concept (and long overdue). The benefit here is not just for students struggling with their mental health — it’s for anyone who needs a place to land."
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