Editorials -

Overdue, but in the lead: Postpartum clinic should be replicated to ensure adequate treatment

By Edtiorial Board | September 27

For a condition as rampant and debilitating as postpartum depression, proper resources for treatment have been surprisingly lacking. By opening the nation’s ...

Faculty, follow the rules: The campaign email sent to faculty should serve as a reminder.

By Editorial Board | September 27

As much as the flexible hours and offices filled with graded papers might lead them to think otherwise, UNC professors are state employees. They should ...

Food for no thought: Sales of melatonin brownies are reckless until FDA weighs in.

By Editorial Board | September 27

The sign in the window says it all: This product may cause extreme relaxation and excessive use of the word “dude.”

The University should reconsider Karen Gil's role in the AFAM review

By Editorial Board | September 27

In light of findings that left the African and Afro-American Studies department battered and bruised, the University dutifully launched a review.

ASG should shift toward original guidelines for campus grants

By Editorial Board | September 27

The Association of Student Governments is an organization that represents all 17 schools in the UNC system. Yet when it comes to distributing its $10,000 ...

Bang for our buck: CUAB needs to make better investments for fee-paying students.

By Editorial Board | September 25

The Carolina Union Activities Board owes fee-paying students a better return on their investment. With few exceptions, CUAB has used student fees to pay ...

Bloomberg's choice

By Editorial Board | September 25

From founding Bloomberg LP to running New York City, Michael Bloomberg has been no stranger to the University’s favorite buzzwords of innovation and ...

Backhanded generosity

By Editorial Board | September 22

Beneath a veil of generosity, The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy made a backhanded offer earlier this month to help fund Larry Goldberg’s ...

In, but left out

By Callie Bost | September 22

Last spring, I received an email from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication notifying me of my acceptance to the school. Apparently, my GPA ...

Quiet down on Silent Sam

September 21

There’s protesting for a cause that needs championing — and then there’s protesting for the sake of protesting.

Keeping it local: ASG should vote on a bill to lobby closer to home for more of an impact

By Editorial Board | September 21

The Association of Student Governments deserves credit for trying to have its voice heard in Washington, D.C. But in a time of steep budget cuts, the ...

Tethering the public voice: Carrboro’s tethering ban overlooked public input and concerns

By Editorial Board | September 20

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen had dogs’ — but maybe not the public’s — best interests in mind when it voted last week to ban tethering. While ...

Not in my frack yard: Environmental risks outweigh the potential benefits of fracking

By Editorial Board | September 20

In the name of energy independence and job creation, state legislators are trying to trade North Carolina’s environment for political points. With the ...

The Super Conference: The ACC must consider continuing expansion beyond 14 teams

By Editorial Board | September 20

With the addition of the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University this past weekend, the Atlantic Coast Conference has taken an important step ...

A small price to pay: Long-term benefits dwarf the cost of the vote on a tax increase

By Editorial Board | September 20

If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again. That has been the mantra of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners as it works to implement ...

Eight of Nine

September 20

Each of the eight NCAA allegations UNC responded to were correct, both in the accusation and the penalties the University proposed for them. The same ...

Faculty need more: Recent rankings show UNC needs to do more for faculty in trying times.

By Editorial Board | September 19

UNC needs to do more to ensure it is creating a supportive and enriching environment for faculty success and retention, or it risks losing its status ...

No slap on the wrist: Response sent the right message to the NCAA, but questions remain for UNC.

By Editorial Board | September 19

As the University took care to note in a 111-page response to the NCAA’s allegations Monday, the athletic department’s history is almost entirely ...

The need for collectivism

By Vera Parra | September 15

When I was 3 years old, my great-grandmother, concerned with the fate of my soul, tried to arrange a secret baptism. My grandmother intervened, and that ...

The county should have better luck with its new development director

By Editorial Board | September 15

Orange County has had a hard time of holding onto its economic development directors. The county has lost two directors to more lucrative positions since ...