Editorial: Don't shoot the messenger
"Thunberg may not be an expert on climate change, but none of the real experts have managed to get people to care in the way that she has."
EDITORIALS
Editorial: UNC is shaking down cancer patients
As students, we know that parking on campus isn’t cheap, so most of us try to avoid it altogether by walking or taking a bus instead. But patients at UNC Hospitals don’t have the same freedom. For cancer patients, many of whom must park several times per week for treatments that last several hours, these expenses can really add up.
Editorial: Town council makes the ~right~ move
The Chapel Hill Town Council’s vote is an important step toward future-proofing Chapel Hill by making the town less dependent on cars.
Editorial: Keep race-conscious admissions at UNC
Affirmative action should not be about tokenizing people of color for diversity, it should be about creating multifaceted, critical learning spaces. At the same time, race-conscious admissions practices should challenge historically-white and exclusive institutions, like UNC.
Column: Immigrants make Chapel Hill home for all of us
The value that immigrants bring is found in the ideas, traditions and cultures that continually enrich our town and University.
Editorial: Listen to Dr. Yusef Salaam to learn from the criminalization of Black men
Salaam is so much more than his tale of stolen youth, but his experiences highlight both the overt and subtle forms of criminalization that Black boys and men have no choice but to encounter.
Editorial: With Smith gone, we hope a more courageous chairperson will take his place
"Do not let pettiness or personal endeavor stop you from using your position for good. Refuse to allow bullies to stop you from doing what is right for the students of this state. The Board of Governors has great power in steering the future of UNC-Chapel Hill. Be bold, be courageous and be just."
Editorial: Four million North Carolinians' healthcare is being neglected
Rural health centers suffer from a lack of funds and healthcare professionals, and as a result people who live in rural areas cannot get the prompt medical care they need.
Editorial: Keep your hands to yourself
"Women are conditioned to believe that microaggressions are an integral part of living as a woman in this world."
Editorial: Lt. Gov. Dan Forest must speak against Islamophobic North Carolinians
"By keynoting this event, Forest legitimizes those who spout Islamophobia in the public sphere and into the consciousness of radical supporters."
Editorial: Wherefore art thou, chancellor?
With the search for UNC’s next chancellor now underway, here are some suggestions for whoever is brave enough to take the job.
Editorial: Women should feel safe at night, too
Nighttime safety is something already guaranteed to most men — for women to receive the same luxury shouldn’t be too much to ask.
Editorial: On-campus safety resources at UNC
Due to recent events on campus, the editorial board has assembled this short list of resources for anyone who may be at-risk of interpersonal, sexual or gender-based violence. This list also includes two proactive trainings that anyone can complete to help create a safer environment on campus for us all.
Editorial: The Triangle is holding elections soon. Please vote
Voter turnout has historically been incredibly low for municipal elections, despite their importance.
Editorial: Police violence, gay penguins and Pride parades: Banned Books Week at UNC
Books are banned for a variety of reasons, from LGBTQIA+ content to being "anti-cop." Here is a selection of must-read books off the banned book list.
Editorial: Leave the Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies alone
The U.S. Department of Education wrote a letter to the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies, ordering it to revise its curriculum or risk losing federal funding.
Viewpoints: Should UNC allow athletes to be paid?
"Given the rising popularity and huge profits being pocketed by administrators in the NCAA, it’s time to begin compensating student athletes for their time and effort that they pour into the industry."
Editorial: Make the student football ticket system a lottery
The new first-come, first-serve system for football tickets that starts at 9 a.m. leaves students with obligations during that time without tickets to games.
Editorial: Consequences of e-cigarettes are hazy, so put down your Juul
With that in mind, the best remedy to this is time to further investigate. Whether the problem be specific to one e-cigarette or all of them, knowledge begets better policy.
Editorial: In N.C. politics, the glass is half-empty and so is the House
"Never has it been more apparent that North Carolinians deserve better than these representatives who, though skilled in deceit and self-preservation, betray the basic ethics underpinning functional democracies."
