Opinion

Editorial: Can we get a new chancellor, please?

Amid frustration with how Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz has handled UNC's reopening, the Editorial Board has compiled a list of campus figures who may be better suited to the role of chancellor.

Column: Kevin G is a G

"Leaping into the coronavirus era with no clear precedent, Chancellor Guskiewicz has aimed to be transparent that nothing is straightforward, everything can change instantly and there is only so much humans can control."

Column: Give WNBA players their credit

"It’s time for the WNBA administration and leaders in basketball to call for better pay equity and recognize the WNBA as the trailblazers they are — in athletics and in social justice."

Op-ed: Local response to a global pandemic

"Local public health and emergency services officials have stepped up their efforts even more in response to the spike at UNC-Chapel Hill. Likewise, we all need to step up our own efforts as well. Each of us in Orange County is integral to the identity and success of this community. We are in this together. Let’s do this together."

Cartoon: Mood

Op-ed: Why COVID-19 compels us to vote

"As NextGen’s UNC-Chapel Hill Fellows, we’re committed to helping our peers navigate the voting process, which like everything else, has become more complicated for many because of the coronavirus."

Column: We are doing the best we can

"So, to you, reader, I want to tell you what I wish others would tell me — do what you can, little by little, and remember that so many others are with you."

Column: Why do both parties focus so much attention on North Carolina?

"Once a stone-strong beacon of conservatism, North Carolina is now delicately balanced between Democrats and Republicans. With tremendous amounts of ad spending, voter registration drives and lavish party conventions, each seeks to pull the Old North State to their side."

Editorial: A farewell to some Franklin Street staples

In light of the many changes happening on Franklin Street this year, the Editorial Board came together to write a short note on some of our favorite restaurants that have had to close their doors.

Letter: The Daily Tar Heel paints an incomplete picture of reopening process

"By pulling emails from May and not following the full chain on how the University responded and used this guidance to inform our planning, The Daily Tar Heel has shared one paragraph of a very detailed book and sold it as a complete work on social media."

Column: If our behavior doesn't change, things will get worse

"The upcoming days are so important in curbing the spread of COVID-19. Now is the time to step up and be responsible for our own lives and the lives of our peers. UNC didn’t do it, so we have to."

Editorial: Black activists deserve better from us

"Just as the University has wronged its Black students by perpetuating white supremacy, we, too, have failed them by drowning out their voices and ignoring their concerns. We can — and will — do better."

Cartoon: Waiting

Column: Dear sister, again

"And now you know that your experiences, your sufferings, your safety, your health and even your expensive learning — they are all pitted against the cold background of a university that could not be bothered to care."

Op-ed: How COVID-19 has impacted international students

"Ultimately, it is not just international students, but also colleges who lose when they are unable to host some of the brightest minds from across the world."

Column: Stop gatekeeping graduate school admissions

"Graduate programs should use this unprecedented year as an opportunity to not only waive standardized testing requirements for program admission, but remove them altogether in the years to follow."

Column: The BOG is greedy, but they're not stupid

"BOG members are greedy, but they are not as stupid as you’d imagine. They are fully aware that tens of thousands of students will move across North Carolina and the country, become infected and be abruptly sent back home."

Editorial: Tuition adjustment is necessary for undergraduate students

"The University claims to care about its students. If this is true, UNC should request a tuition and fee adjustment for all undergraduate students. It’s the least they can do."

Cartoon: Grand reclosing

Column: Where UNC went wrong

"Continuing higher education amidst a pandemic is certainly unprecedented, and as one of the nation’s leading public universities, and coming up with an effective plan for reopening is going to take more work."