Letter: Silent Sam promotes free, open discourse
Aug. 27, 2017TO THE EDITOR: I, like many alumni, oppose the removal of the statue of Silent Sam from the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: I, like many alumni, oppose the removal of the statue of Silent Sam from the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: William Sturkey (History) argued in a recent Letter to the Editor on Aug. 25 that restricting student access to Anne Queen Commons in the Campus Y was “a gross example of faculty elitism and privilege,” running counter to the recently-established “Guiding Principles” of the College. Indeed.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: With the nation now focused on calls for the removal of confederate monuments including Silent Sam, it is critical for us to consider more pervasive forms of racism affecting our country and, more specifically, affecting our campus.
Read More »Today the University will be conducting our summer semester emergency sirens test between noon and 1 p.m.
Read More »In his letter outlining the ways in which Roy Williams has failed to live up to John Wooden’s life credo, Mr. James Harris demonstrated an incredible acuity: the ability to flawlessly count to six.
Read More »Steve Kirschner, our Director of Athletic Communications, yesterday admonished the Daily Tar Heel for publishing letters critical of Roy Williams. He argues that their actions “smear the reputation of the coach, program and university.”
Read More »I am writing in response to the editorial asking for ideas for better student seating.
Read More »In response to the editorial titled “Free speech is good in theory, but not so easy in practice,” I agree that free speech is a right that applies to all people.
Read More »Twice in the last three days The Daily Tar Heel has published letters that have for all intents and purposes assassinated the character of men’s basketball coach Roy Williams.
Read More »The opinion section of The Daily Tar Heel functions as a sounding board for what the public has to say and as a platform for great writers to freely express themselves.
Read More »The powder blue and white confetti has been swept away, and the last embers of the bonfires have burned out.
Read More »John Wooden lived by these words: 1. Never lie.
Read More »I am a non-student reader. I am old and liberal.
Read More »Over the past several years it has become apparent to me that this nation’s people-centered, democratic republic has become eroded to the point of no longer functioning as, of and for the people.
Read More »I applaud the April 17 editorial cartoon supporting the benefits of fluoridation.
Read More »HB2 and the subsequent “compromise bill,” HB 142, are actually identity-based issues about the rights of the LGBTQ community, and in particular, the transgender community.
Read More »On April 27, UNC students from all fields of study will present their research at UNC-Chapel Hill’s 18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research.
Read More »I was disappointed to read “The Real Price of Food,” which argues that we should avoid business with UNC’s food service provider because “Aramark supplies food for public and private prisons,” and thus “If you’re against Aramark for their prison involvement,” you should “speak out with your dollars.”
Read More »We are two ‘non-whites’ who felt compelled to respond to your letter to the editor which claimed that a space for only people of color is evidence of reverse-racism. We disagree.
Read More »In February of 2017, University of Michigan students demanded a non-whites only, segregated space to organize social justice efforts.
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