Opinion - The Daily Tar Heel

A single-family home next to an apartment complex in the Cameron-McCauley Historic District is pictured on Oct. 29.

Column: The blight of historic preservation

By Michael Beauregard | Oct. 31

"While keeping a standard as intricate as Chapel Hill’s historic district would render new projects unattractive to developers, maintaining some sort of form-based code while also allowing denser development could open the door to more affordable housing. By loosening some of our town’s zoning regulations and historic preservation restrictions, we can have a middle ground between gigantic apartment complexes and small, single-family homes."

Future DTH Copy Chief Krista Nichols looks at her cake on her 6th birthday. Photo courtesy of John Nichols.

Column: October is Selective Mutism Awareness Month, so I'm breaking my silence

By Krista Nichols | Oct. 28

"October is Selective Mutism Awareness Month, so I want to address some misconceptions and provide information I wish people had known when I was a kid."

UNC senior Olivia Sullivan portrays Dr. Frank-N-Furter during the final scene of an Oct. 26 technical rehearsal of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Varsity Theatre. The production is an annual tradition of the UNC Pauper Players.

Column: UNC Pauper Players' production of 'Rocky Horror' rose-tinted my world

By Ira Wilder | Oct. 27

The UNC Pauper Players’ production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," an annual Chapel Hill staple, has sold out four shows this weekend at the Varsity Theatre.

Lenoir Hall pictured on Sep. 14 juxtaposed with a photograph by Fil Hunter from the Food Workers’ Strike of 1969. In the spring of 1969, dining hall workers went on strike with the support of the Black Student Movement.

Column: The 1969 Food Workers’ Strike brought labor battle to campus

By Michael Beauregard | Oct. 26

"It's sometimes said that history is a circle; just as workers and students in the 1960s fought against the injustices of their time, workers and students today will do the same. One can only hope that the changes this generation brings about will be permanent."

DTH Photo Illustration. In anticipation of Halloween, the Editorial Board offers opinions about various Halloween candies.

Viewpoints: The Editorial Board's favorite Halloween candies

By Editorial Board | Oct. 26

"Being sold in giant bags at the supermarket, everyone has their own opinions on which Halloween treat reigns supreme during the month of October. Here, the Editorial Board explains their favorite confection and why they think it bests all others."

The Old Well is pictured on Oct. 17, 2021.

Column: We shouldn’t still be squabbling over affirmative action

By Nicholas Li-wen Hatcher | Oct. 25

"Yes, it is frustrating whenever anyone receives an advantage in college admissions — fair or not. However, the real problem is that we have to play this ridiculous game in the first place."

Caroline Chen, a senior at East Chapel Hill High School,  poses for a portrait with her article "How CHALT chokes authentic progress in Chapel Hill" on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. Chen's critique of CHALT, a.k.a. the Chapel Hill Alliance for a Livable Town, was originally published in the East Chapel Hill Observer and has since received a direct response from the organization.

Column: CHALT's attacks on young journalists are unacceptable

By Ben Rappaport | Oct. 25

"CHALT’s voices have disproportionately affected local political discussion for far too long — and their attacks on young journalists should not silence the desire for progress in our town."

Rep. David Price speaks outside of the N.C. Democratic Party headquarters in Raleigh on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

Editorial: David Price's retirement opens the door for change

By Editorial Board | Oct. 25

"In a district Price has easily carried over the past three decades, the district is all but certain to remain as a Democratic hold. Still, a new face will bring new ideas, policies and an agenda that may differ from Price’s."

DTH Photo Illustration. Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has recently come under fire for her music video, "Boyz."

Column: The impacts of blackfishing in entertainment

By Zari Taylor | Oct. 25

"Blackfishing takes on many forms, but typically involves white women cosplaying as Black women on social media."

UNC pharmacists prepare a vaccine dose in the former Wendy’s in the Student Union on March 31, 2021. As North Carolina began to allow college students to receive coronavirus vaccines, UNC opened a clinic on campus where students can receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Column: Yes, you can mix your COVID-19 booster shot brands

By Rajee Ganesan | Oct. 25

"With the increase in research and data being completed and gathered over the next several months, we will be able to find if interchanging vaccines have greater advantages in some communities over others."

Assistant Photo Editor Ira Wilder and his mother, Renee Wilder, dress as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, respectively, for Halloween in 2006. Photo courtesy of Jeff Wilder.

Office DJ: A genre-crossing Halloween

By Ira Wilder | Oct. 25

"I want more ditties about demons, more melodies about monsters, more vamps about vampires and more beats about beasts."

A sign listing numbers for the suicide hotline and CAPS is posted on a light pole outside of Murphey Hall on Oct. 11.

Editorial: Professors shouldn't have to be mental health resources

By Editorial Board | Oct. 24

"Teachers should serve as role models, educators and occasionally mentors to students — not therapists."

NARCAN Nasal Spray is available for free at the pharmacy in the Student Stores.

Column: College campuses model harm reduction policies

By Caitlyn Yaede | Oct. 24

"Harm reduction policies prevent the most severe consequences of risky behaviors while maintaining dignity and autonomy for those struggling with drug or alcohol dependencies."

DTH Photo Illustration. A sticker on the front door of Carroll Hall once read "Is this accessible to all students?" but this message has been since scratched away.

Column: UNC's campus is inherently inaccessible

By Nicholas Li-wen Hatcher | Oct. 19

"Inaccessibility thrives because it is invisible to the people who do not face it, regardless of how much education you receive. As with shame and embarrassment, the only way to address it is to talk about it and create a action path forward."

"The history of Emo is extremely complex and filled with numerous twists and turns. The movement had a special knack for spawning several subgenres," Carson Elm-Picard writes for his Office DJ on the misconception of emo.

Office DJ: The misconception of emo

By Carson Elm-Picard | Oct. 19

"And maybe someday if you're lucky, you can scare girls away at parties by talking about emo — just like me."

Column: How we made our Chapel Hill and Carrboro election endorsements

By Rajee Ganesan | Oct. 19

"We believe that these candidates would make excellent members for each position being voted on during the Orange County municipal elections. We urge you, if eligible, to vote in municipal elections in the upcoming month and support our local government."

The Editorial Board makes their endorsements for this year's Orange County Municipal Elections. The positions being voted on include: Chapel Hill Mayor, Carrboro Mayor, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, Chapel Hill Town Council and Carrboro Town Council.

Editorial: The Editorial Board's endorsements for Orange County's municipal elections

By Editorial Board | Oct. 18

"We believe the endorsed individuals below would make strong candidates for office in Orange County. We urge you, if eligible, to vote in municipal elections in the upcoming month and support our local government."

Banners fly on UNC's South Building on Oct. 11, 2021.

Editorial: Attendance policies need to be adjusted for student mental health

By Editorial Board | Oct. 18

"By increasing flexibility in attendance policies across all departments, as well as integrating wellness days into the regular semester schedule, the University can do its part in promoting mental wellness for students across campus."

Emily Midea, the mother of a first-year student, offers hugs to students behind the Old Well on Thursday. Parents and puppies filled the upper quad to offer hugs, baked goods and support as part of a parent rally organized by the Facebook group UNC-CH Parents Helping Parents.

Column: Making mental health a priority at UNC

By Caitlyn Yaede | Oct. 18

"An emphasis on student wellness should not be conditional on students experiencing tragedies."

DTH Photo Illustration. It was announced last week that UNC Libraries will undergo a $2 million budget cut over the next fiscal year that is expected to reduce the libraries’ purchases and subsciptions to academic journals.

Op-ed: Library budget cuts are unacceptable and unnecessary

Oct. 17

"The AAUP calls on the UNC Board of Governors to rescind the austerity cuts inflicted on Chapel Hill by the BOG’s own business model."