"The North Carolina Republican-led Redistricting Committee's maps represent everything wrong with partisan map-making. The manipulation in the proposed maps is evident."
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"The ACC's rise can be traced back to North Carolina. Without the basketball success and national branding of Duke and UNC, the ACC wouldn't have nearly as much prestige it does today."
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"There is little to be done to change the history of our University and the actions of those we once chose to honor, but there should be swifter steps in taking a close look across our landscape and being sure we can fully be proud of what we see."
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"This approach of relying on the community is ultimately rooted in abolitionist principles — a set of goals that work to dismantle the prison-industrial complex as it unjustly targets low income communities and communities of color."
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In August, a federal judge approved a $19 million settlement between thousands of faculty members at UNC and Duke to resolve a class-action lawsuit asserting that the two universities colluded not to steal faculty from each other. Duke and UNC allegedly held a “no-poach understanding” that reached back decades. Essentially, each university promised not to steal professors and faculty members from the other. This agreement violates state and federal antitrust laws. Neither Duke nor UNC-Chapel Hill admitted any wrongdoing in the settlements of either lawsuit.
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With October in full swing and Halloween right around the corner, it's more than the perfect time to snuggle up in your living room and watch the spookiest films ever created.
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"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."
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"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."
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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.
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"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."
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"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."
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"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."
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"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."
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"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."
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"Blackfishing takes on many forms, but typically involves white women cosplaying as Black women on social media."
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"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."
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"I want more ditties about demons, more melodies about monsters, more vamps about vampires and more beats about beasts."
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"Teachers should serve as role models, educators and occasionally mentors to students — not therapists."
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"Harm reduction policies prevent the most severe consequences of risky behaviors while maintaining dignity and autonomy for those struggling with drug or alcohol dependencies."
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"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."
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