Opinion - The Daily Tar Heel

A group of students protest UNC's coal plant at the Old Well on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. The protest was organized by multiple local and university groups, including the Student Environmental Action Coalition and UNC Reinvest.

Op-ed: Challenging UNC to invest in our future

Feb. 9

Despite claiming to be a beacon of social progress, UNC directly funds the climate crisis through its investments in the fossil fuel industry.

DTH Photo Illustration. Many think that Euphoria may be difficult for watchers due to its striking resemblance to real life. However, it is an important factor in the conversation about drugs and sexuality.

Column: Euphoria is difficult to watch. That may be the point.

By Savannah Bradley | Feb. 8

"'Euphoria' may deserve better, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve our attention."

Lenoir Dining Hall is one of 14 buildings across campus in which students are able to use Meal Swipes, PLUS Swipes, or Dining Flex. Photo taken on April 22, 2019.

Editorial: It's time to fully reopen Lenoir

By Editorial Board | Feb. 8

In this unprecedented year and semester, can we at least have some normalcy with our dining options?

An empty classroom in Murphey hall on Feb 6, 2021. In person classes are scheduled to start Monday Feb 7.

Editorial: UNC makes the cowardly decision — again

By Editorial Board | Feb. 7

"Do we want to wait and watch for a second time as the University weighs putting students at undue risk against the monetary loss of shutting down?"

UNC fans rush Franklin Street and light a mattress on fire after UNC's basketball team triumphs over Duke despite COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021.

Editorial: Go to hell, Carolina

By Editorial Board | Feb. 7

These fleeting moments of fun have a deadly cost – one that we will all have to pay.

DTH Photo Illustration. With many of UNC's classes being moved online, students adjust to the new class format.

Column: Hitting the pandemic wall

By Aditi Kharod | Feb. 7

"We have been in fight-or-flight mode since March, and nearly everyone I know is feeling more tired, helpless and pessimistic than ever before."

DTH Photo Illustration. President Trump signed Executive Order 13856 on Thursday, March 21, 2019 allowing the government to withhold research funding from colleges and universities that fail to protect free speech. Trump emphasized this measure as being for those "challenging rigid, far-left ideology."

Column: The social and political divisions of an online education

By Layla Peykamian | Feb. 7

"Due to the pandemic, we face an alarmingly low degree of exposure to new perspectives. College students face this during a formative time when we should be growing our perspectives, not shrinking them."

DTH Graphic. DTH Media Corp., parent company of The Daily Tar Heel, settled its lawsuit against the UNC System over alleged violations of state Open Meetings Law.

Editorial: Takeaways from the DTH's settlement with the UNC System

By Editorial Board | Feb. 4

Here’s what the Editorial Board learned after reviewing the documents released through the DTH's settlement with the UNC System over Silent Sam, what it all means and why it matters.

The North Carolina men's basketball team celebrates its 2017 national championship win over Gonzaga in April in Glendale, Ariz.

Quiz: Which UNC basketball player are you?

By Editorial Board | Feb. 4

Which UNC basketball player are you? Take our quiz to find out!

Column: What a new presidential administration means for science

By Rajee Ganesan | Feb. 4

A quick breakdown of the science-related goals of President Biden’s first 100 days in office (and beyond).

DTH Photo Illustration. Olivia Rodrigo's debut single "drivers license" was released on Jan 8, 2021 and quickly broke records on Spotify and Amazon Music along with creating new trends on Tik Tok within days of its release.

Quiz: Which member of the 'drivers license' love triangle are you?

By Editorial Board | Feb. 3

Are you Olivia, Joshua or Sabrina? Take this quiz to find out!

A student puts her COVID-19 test in the tube at the Rams Head Recreation CTTP testing site on Jan. 19, 2021.

Editorial: Is COVID-19 testing a double-edged sword?

By Editorial Board | Feb. 3

Keep up with testing, but don’t treat it as a ticket to ignore the pandemic.

Sophomore Emma Hennen writes down the phone numbers of senators and organizations to call to discuss stopping the construction of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines.

Editorial: Lessons North Carolina can learn from the Keystone XL pipeline

By Editorial Board | Jan. 31

Indigenous people and the environment should be North Carolina's first priority.

DTH Photo Illustration. The Voice for Efland website explains the plans for and negative consequences of the construction of a Buc-ee's gas station.

Editorial: Buc-ee's, stay in Texas

By Editorial Board | Jan. 31

Buc-ee’s may be a Texas favorite, but we don’t need one here.

A shirt depicting an anti-confederate symbol is draped over a banister on the second flood of the Campus Y. The shirts were left there by a vandalist who broke in over the weekend of Jan. 23-24, 2021.

Editorial: We support the Campus Y

By Editorial Board | Jan. 31

The Campus Y has always supported us — now it's time for us to support them.

DTH Photo Illustration. For many students, there is pressure to stay organized and caught up on assignments for their classes. This can be challenging for students who are doing their classes online.

Column: Having trouble staying organized? Ditch the agenda

By Ana Sofia Thomas | Jan. 31

"Some people thrive on the pressure of writing an entire paper before the deadline, while others simply need a small to-do list to keep up with their responsibilities. At the end of the day, whatever gets the job done and keeps you sane works."