"If the Biden-Harris campaign really wants to secure our votes, secure the election and raise enthusiasm, they need to make better strides in connecting — playing 'Despacito' at a Hispanic Heritage Month event is not going to cut it."
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"The decision to not implement breaks into our schedule feels like blatant disregard for our mental and physical health during this already fraught time of crisis, and, frankly, we’re disappointed."
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"Years from now, UNC lore will be stocked with stories still untold about how Guskiewicz’s leadership defined an era in Chapel Hill. What sort of an era will it be?"
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"Guskiewicz should regret his decisions. Showing a little remorse is the least he can provide."
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Does the latest scientific discovery point to aliens on Venus? Columnist Rajee Ganesan explains.
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"Fellow transfer students: I know a lot of us are feeling discouraged and wondering if this is the right time to be transferring, but we have come this far."
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Columnist Michael Beauregard explores the influence of the New Deal on Chapel Hill.
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"According to some parents, having a mental illness can be shameful, so they are told to suppress their feelings. Conversations about mental health are on the rise, especially amongst our generation; however, in South Asian households, it still seems to be a taboo."
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"Even if you feel let down or disappointed by politics, voting is the most direct and effective way to have a say in what goes on in our government, especially as young people."
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"If we aren’t holding the people in our community accountable, our politics are largely empty — they're performative, self-serving, feel-good mechanisms which allow us to simultaneously ignore and other ourselves from the very systems we claim to be fighting against."
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Police agencies currently receive a large budget to respond to a broad umbrella of issues, but using police funds to invest in low-income housing, mental healthcare and school counseling may prevent the need for their involvement in the first place.
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Here’s how I’m trying to survive Zoom burnout -- these are easy to write but honestly difficult to establish as long-term habits. Do what you can to build a healthier, energetic routine, and don’t worry about being perfect. We’re all going through this together, so never be afraid to reach out to friends, family or mental health professionals for support.
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"In the middle of a pandemic that is brutally ravaging our country and state, Tillis continues to show that he has no compassion for his constituents."
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"It is not a radical idea to suggest that students deserve basic safety. Let’s hope that Carolina will sit with and learn from the ghosts of their past — instead of treating them with apathy."
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"A society's values are reflected in its investments, and the current higher education system isn’t adequately investing in its students to meet the demands of America’s future."
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"We need more present mental health services at UNC. We need them to be more active in students’ lives, especially during a global pandemic."
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"Three weeks ago when the finale of 'I May Destroy You' aired, I earnestly wept at the story I was just told. The way I looked at sex and consent had changed forever — as it should for everyone."
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"We predicted this would happen, and we continue to refuse to let the chancellor, the Board of Governors and anyone else who licensed this idea of reopening off the hook."
Read More »"The University of North Carolina may never love you, but Carolina always will."
Read More »"Learning about privilege and racism shouldn't be optional."
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It's been a rough year for Chapel Hill-Carrboro businesses. Vote for the best of the best to win a Carolina's Finest award.
