Editorials - The Daily Tar Heel

Student activists placed a banner reading "Hurston Hall" over the name plaque of Saunders Hall Friday, April 24, 2015. It has since been renamed "Carolina Hall."

Editorial: The University that doesn't care

By Editorial Board | June 18

What Chancellor Guskiewicz and the administration fail to realize is that UNC is certainly not the University of the people — and it never has been, ...

Editorial: Black lives matter

By Editorial Board | May 31

The Editorial Board stands in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis and across America. 

Editorial: Thank you, UNC professors, faculty and staff

By Editorial Board | April 19

There is always time to hold the University accountable for its missteps, but right now the Editorial Board wants to express our gratitude to everyone ...

Editorial: Quarantine state of mind

By Editorial Board | April 5

So, instead of prioritizing productivity, let's put empathy, creativity and self care at the top of our to-do lists.

Quiz: What's your (quarantine) type?

By Editorial Board | April 2

What type of person are YOU in quarantine? Find out with this short quiz!

Editorial: Curbing misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic

By Editorial Board | March 29

COVID-19 is the world’s first social media pandemic, and we all have a responsibility to fight back — especially when misinformation can have life-and-death ...

Editorial: ICE agents don't need masks, doctors do

By Editorial Board | March 25

"And when time inevitably comes that you or someone you know needs treatment for COVID-19, who would you rather have the mask?"

Editorial: UNC's coronavirus response — the good, the bad and the ugly

By Editorial Board | March 22

"The Editorial Board urges the University to make decisions with the community's best interests in mind, and avoid placing further financial or emotional ...

Editorial: Support UCSC graduate workers

By Editorial Board | March 5

"Given the dire financial precariousness facing graduate workers here and around the country, the Editorial Board joins StrikeDownSam’s endorsement ...

Editorial: A test of pandemic control

By Editorial Board | March 5

 It’s imperative that during this pandemic, individuals remain calm. 

Editorial: In budget fight, politics continue to plague UNC System

By Editorial Board | March 1

The UNC System has been derailed by politics for far too long, and untangling itself from this web of partisanship begins with the Board of Governors. ...

Editorial: Let's flip the Board of Governors

By Editorial Board | February 27

"This year, the Editorial Board urges you to pay close attention to the N.C. House and Senate races for your district (in addition to those for other ...

Editorial: Rent is too damn high

By Editorial Board | February 27

"The affordable housing crisis has many interrelated causes, most of which require far-reaching structural change to mend. Nevertheless, $10 million can ...

Editorial: Snow days and pay days

By Editorial Board | February 24

The University classifies weather-related closings by the UNC System’s Adverse Weather and Emergency Events Policy. Condition 2: Suspended Operations ...

Editorial: Why you should watch Netflix's 'Cheer'

By Editorial Board | February 23

“Cheer” follows a community college cheerleading team from Corsicana, Texas as they prepare for the National Cheerleaders Association Collegiate National ...

Editorial: Support local journalism

By Editorial Board | February 18

All journalism is local — we can’t keep taking it for granted.

Editorial: Silent Sam settlement dismissed, but still no victory

By Editorial Board | February 16

"And though the monument itself may be gone from our campus, the systemic injustices it stood for live on, entangled firmly in the embrace of the UNC ...

Editorial: Computer Science growing pains

By Editorial Board | February 16

"Over the past ten years, the number of UNC students declaring or intending to major in computer science has swelled 831.65 percent, far outpacing faculty ...

Editorial: Silent Sam settlement is bogus

By Editorial Board | February 11

The Editorial Board responds to the Silent Sam settlement.

Interviews with your Student Body President candidates

By Editorial Board | February 11

The editorial board sat down with the two candidates running for Student Body President. Here's some of what they said. 