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Column: What this year's Oscar nominations should've looked like

By Guillermo Molero | January 29

"The beauty of Awards season, though, is that these are just nominations, a way to recognize the greatness that the year in film has presented us. Much ...

Column: It’s a nepo's world

By Mariam Ali | January 29

"Suffice it to say that nepotism gives one opportunity many can’t attain, but it becomes another topic of discussion when one denies this reality."

Column: Resale culture disadvantages customers

By Zari Taylor | January 26

"Companies have little actual incentive to prevent reselling – they profit regardless. But resale culture hurts customers the most, and customers should ...

Column: A guide for navigating your college breakup

By Georgia Roda-Moorhead | January 24

"A week ago I discovered that my boyfriend was cheating on me. This discovery sent me into emotional shambles. I needed to re-introduce structure to my ...

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Column: You don’t have to hate your hometown

By Kennedy Cox | January 23

"We’ve all seen the 'peaked in high school' tweets and TikTok videos. We know the stereotypical person who shares nostalgic memories on social media, ...

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Column: "The perfect body" has changed over the years

By Georgia Roda-Moorhead | January 17

"My New Year’s resolution since age 12 was always 'get fit.' Each year I scribbled those words onto a piece of notebook paper and sealed it with an ...

Column: "Name three hip-hop songs"

By Kailee Sullivan | January 17

"Through my years of being a woman who appreciates this kind of music, I have noticed men consistently have not taken me as seriously as other male fans. ...

Column: Music math in the streaming age — listening bleeds into purchasing

By Ira Wilder | January 16

"It’s annoying to get caught up in chart politics, especially with faceless hordes on Twitter screaming at you to stream the worst song you’ve ever ...

Column: Thank you, Meghan Markle.

By Kennedy Cox | January 12

"Despite all of the vitriol that Meghan Markle has received from the media regarding her experiences, her words and her vulnerability have made me feel ...

Column: My week of rejection therapy

By Harry Black | January 11

"You get rejected – it’s an unavoidable aspect of life and you might as well accept its inevitability. I think I’ll pause on my rejection therapy ...

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Column: Down with Duke (Energy)

By Samad Rangoonwala | January 11

"Wide-scale blackouts because a company ran out of electricity during a weather event they had the potential to know about far ahead of time is not inevitable, ...

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Column: Highlights from a packed holiday season at the movies

By Guillermo Molero | January 9

"After a lengthy time away, audiences were finally back in theaters during winter break. Here are some of the highs and lows for the movies that they ...

Column: My predictions for 2023

By Spence Whitman | January 9

"Do you know what this year is all about? Do you? No, I don’t think you do. But I do."

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Column: We should transfer maintenance of Franklin Street from NCDOT to the Town

By Samad Rangoonwala | January 9

"There's an opportunity to make Chapel Hill the gold standard for walkability in the South. We just need to take it."

Column: Getting out of the post-break slump

By Spence Whitman | January 8

"A slump occurs when you least expect it. You can’t focus on your work, you’re tired and it feels like you haven’t had fun in ages."

Column: Robots are taking over. Here's how to profit from it.

By Noelle Harff | December 4

"Selling Google is like dropping out of UNC after Roy Williams left. Yes, things are changing, but that doesn’t mean a Tar Heel diploma is going to ...

A year in review: reflecting on the old and the new

By Liv Reilly | November 30

2022 brought both old and new to the UNC and greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro community. History repeated itself through championship runs and midterm ...

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Column: Teachers deserve better than test score-based pay

By Franklin Payne | November 30

"Teachers should not be treated menially with few rewards. They deserve to be paid well and given the autonomy in their classroom to focus on the student ...

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Column: The missing middle – is Chapel Hill a community or just a campus?

By Noelle Harff | November 30

"There's great irony in the housing market of a college town. Generational homeowners supply rundown roach infested properties for an extortionate price ...

Column: The guilts of being a first generation immigrant

By Mariam Ali | November 29

"The guilt is very real; however, there should be no shame in upward mobility. Your family's sacrifices are honored when you progress and go after what ...