Column: Borders and violence
“'The Wall' that Trump and the Republican base have rallied around should be understood as a symbolic project representing their worldview rather than a feasible policy proposal."
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Column: Resolutions matter
"Whether you’ve committed to working out five times a week or spending less time online shopping in class or eating more broccoli or traveling to New Zealand to visit Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth, (OK, I’m definitely projecting here), your goals for this year are valid and worth making."
Column: Reflections on my first day on Earth
"Yesterday I was brought into this world ... That’s right, I was born yesterday, just yesterday! Given the current political climate I’ve just learned about, I thought I should relay some of my newborn thoughts on all of the current events I’ve just learned about within the past 24 hours."
Column: The Edit Board Secret Santa Roast!
The Editorial Board has had a lot of disagreements at board meetings this semester but our relationships are largely defined by mutual respect and good-natured ribbing. This may be a politically divisive time, but friendships still can, and do, happen across the aisle. So, without further ado, allow me to present the DTH Edit Board Roast.
Column: Shout-out to my fans
“Claude: ‘I am the worst writer on the DTH staff, and I am the most disconnected from objective reality.’ Paige: ‘Hold my Tide pod.’”
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.
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?
