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."
Column: The math of social democracy
"Right now, the American system is structured in a way that helps a few rich people become richer, which I honestly think is undemocratic."
Column: Women just want to walk without fear
"I don’t want to always be thinking, 'What would I do if someone was following me down Franklin?'"
Letter: David Perry, UNC Chief of Police
"Yes, the UNC police chief must listen, and I am listening and ready to get to work!"
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!
Column: The odd traditions of the Nacirema: football
"The Naciremanian tradition of football is long-standing and important to the various tribes. In many senses, this ceremony forms the foundation of their communities' public social exchanges."
Letter: What's in a name
"We proudly wear this new name. " Dean Susan King speaks to the renaming of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
Column: Welp: Sam Howell, chancellor?
"I’m no expert when it comes to administrators of institutions of higher education, but what’s not to like about Chancellor Sam True First-Year Quarterback Howell?"
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.
