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.
EDITORIALS
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."
Editorial: Welcome to the Crowded Table
This album is not easy listening like most country music. It’s not about drinking beer with your friends or girls in short shorts. This is protest music — protesting the death of these women and women being silenced.
Guest column: Thoughts from beneath the tarp
"Wait, have I been ghosted? I don’t know what to do. Should I text them? Or would that seem too clingy?"
Editorial: UNC police chief must listen
"Perry must actively listen to and learn from student leaders from every corner of the University."
Obituary: Eno the emu
Eno ran so we, too, could run. And boy, could Eno run!
Editorial: A meaningful ballot
We love North Carolina. We are proud to go to school here. Moreover, we love having our voices heard and our votes matter — thankfully, this is becoming a possibility.
Editorial: Will the real conservatives please stand up?
Politics is about finding solutions that satisfy as many people as possible. Only through an open debate will we learn what those are. Let’s create a school of not just diversity of gender, race and sexuality, but also of political views.
Editorial: A thank you
UNC is full of students, professors and faculty members who have served, are serving or will serve in the military. We owe them a thank you for their service.
Remembering 9/11
Instilled in our hearts is an undying American spirit, based on a love for and commitment to our citizens and our country. Of the people, by the people, for the people. That’s our light at the end of the tunnel. That’s what we choose to believe in. That’s what we hope you carry with you, today and on all days.
Explained: Why you can't say the N-word if you're not Black
"So while you may not be personally responsible for racial inequity in America, and you may not be able to personally make reparations, the least you can do is refrain from actively robbing Black people of their ownership of the N-word."
