Editorial: Policing is not the solution to traffic safety crisis
By Editorial Board | Feb. 14"Investment into these infrastructural changes — and the community members that voice them as solutions — is key."
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"Investment into these infrastructural changes — and the community members that voice them as solutions — is key."
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"Nowadays, I’ve been curious about how single people operate on dating platforms online. At their best, these interactions are embarrassing, exhausting and corny; at their worst, they’ll drain your self-esteem (and possibly your bank account)."
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"Although D.A.R.E. did get one thing right — for every input, there’s an output. For every cause, an effect. But while weed is a rather safe substance, UNC has fallen into a much more serious and far more permanent addiction: Wordle."
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Cycling is how I ground myself in a place, regardless of whether it is the city where I grew up or where I spent the summer.
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Advancing vehicle electrification is a “conscious effort” North Carolina can act on to reduce pollution and address climate change.
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"Our campus is home to a vast ecosystem of labor that we, as students, depend on. Its absence would be a detriment – if not bring a complete halt – to our lives. Despite this, many of the housekeeping, groundskeeping, and maintenance staff that make up UNC’s campus are severely underpaid, especially relative to University administration."
Read More »"Reach out to your local elected leaders today and let them know that you want Chapel Hill and Carrboro streets to be safe for everyone, no matter how they travel."
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"There can be a hundred claims made on an Oscar campaign, but it just takes a few insane ones to fumble the best actress bag."
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The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were finally revealed, albeit tafter some woefully cringeworthy banter by presenters Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross. (We’ll take what we can get, I suppose.)
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"It’s our time to unseat the Cameron Crazies and become nationally recognized as the best fans in college basketball."
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"Black History Month is a time to spotlight the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans that dealt with centuries of slavery, legalized discrimination, systemic racism and interpersonal hatred and anti-Blackness."
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"Although federal programs have made N95 masks more accessible, students still cannot be sure that they — and everyone else in their classrooms — have them. Policies like these only serve to obstruct public health and safety."
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"Because of global warming, the Earth is absorbing larger quantities of water into the atmosphere. This results in heavier snowfall during the colder months, and the higher possibility of flooding and downpours in warmer months — neither of which North Carolina is prepared to handle."
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"Breyer’s retirement will have profound impacts in the arena of college sports litigation. In the past, Breyer has argued for the preservation of college sports and fought against changes in how they operate. With his retirement, the NCAA has lost its most vocal supporter in the nation's highest court."
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" ... it’s important to remember that the people that we’re dealing with are human and have emotions. Ask questions about what your partner wants and don’t just assume everyone is after the same thing. We can all find meaningful connections that fulfill us, even in this disconnected era of college dating culture."
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"For all I knew, the tent was gone, so why not say a few kind words in its passing? But now that it's coming back in some half-baked zombie form, I can speak freely: That tent is my greatest enemy."
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"While I’ve managed to clear out my apartment and make space for my family’s judgment, these songs serve as a reminder of some of the music I tend to put away while I’m around them."
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After a unanimous vote, the Editorial Board is endorsing Teddy Vann for student body president. We believe that her voice is the change this campus needs.
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"If North Carolina wants to get out of its policy rut, it must pay its legislators enough to concentrate on legislation."
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"It’s fitting that this transition for UNC basketball is happening now. In one of the most tumultuous four years in UNC’s history, the University has experienced the reckoning of Silent Sam, sexual assault lawsuits and a global pandemic. It’s not really a surprise that UNC basketball had one of its statistically worst seasons ever in 2020-2021, a head coaching change and a blowout loss to Duke in the same span of time."
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