Column: Fines are not enough to address Robert Sarver’s bigotry

By Zari Taylor | September 22

"Saying you have a Black friend and are nice to women because you know them, are not acknowledgments of wrongdoing. Further, a fine only throws money at an issue rather than digging deep to correct and heal."

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Column: The chips and queso of it all

By Claire Burch | September 22

"As the girl who used to be gifted cheese from family members (we’ll leave it at that), it felt too good to be true that I’d get to drag my friends around and indulge in quite possibly the most beloved appetizer there is. Well, indulge I did, and I’m happy to announce, the results are in."

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Office DJ: Songs I used to sing

By Ethan E. Horton | September 19

"These are the songs I used to sing, the songs that take me back to a taking-out-all-of-the-bad-stuff reality I wish I lived. Enjoy, or don’t. That’s your problem, not mine."

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Column: I’m going to fight the coal plant.

By Samad Rangoonwala | September 19

"I have a love hate relationship with the UNC Coal plant. Yeah, the UNC coal plant. The one you probably didn’t know existed."

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Column: You don’t really hate country music.

By Kennedy Cox | September 19

"Why has the genre of the American working class that is revered for its ability to tell stories over beautifully and simply written melodies become the laughing stock of the music industry?"

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Editorial: Even robots need ethics training

By Editorial Board | September 19

"Bias must be eliminated from the data used in AI algorithms, beginning with a more representative group of artificial intelligence developers. Either artificial intelligence algorithms need to have corrective measures or the solutions to our growing world just got a lot more complicated."

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Op-ed: Calling on Chancellor Guskiewicz & Provost Clemens to support free speech

September 19

"The UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of the American Association of University Professors calls upon Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Provost Chris Clemens to publicly support and defend UNC students, faculty and staff who are supportive of Palestinian rights or critical of Israeli policies and practices."

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Column: Halle Bailey is the Little Mermaid we deserve

By Savannah Clay | September 19

"Ariel’s Blackness does not take away from the original or her beauty, nor is her Blackness the problem. The problem is you — if it bothers you so much. It is time to stop hiding behind YouTube comments and accept that Ariel is Black, period."

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Op-ed: Kenan-Flagler Business School needs a change in leadership

September 18

"Kenan-Flagler does not prioritize the success of all students, and has made it very clear that if something is not revenue-generating, there is no room for it. Let’s make sure the next dean of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School is truly focused on the mission to build and inspire leaders who make the world a better place."

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Column: ... And they were roommates

By Spence Whitman | September 18

"You might think you have it bad. Especially if you’re a freshman sharing a room with someone for the first time. I’ve been there. But if you’re just marinating in the terribleness, waiting for your own room next year, I’ve got bad news."

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Column: Let's gossip

By Layla Peykamian | September 14

"Water cooler conversations and class GroupMes aren’t chintzy spaces of the public. They’re powerful networks. Their influence is feared by those who are too 'good' to be a part of them. When people in power converse, they are just speaking. When marginalized groups converse, we are dangerous."

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Column: Listserv Survival Guide

By Hannah Kaufman | September 13

"For those of you who don’t know about the listserv emails I’m referring to: consider yourselves lucky. The chain emails began my freshman year. I remember the day vividly: I was sitting in my Morrison dorm room, absentmindedly reorganizing my hand sanitizer and disposable mask collection, when all of a sudden I heard a familiar noise. 'Ping.' And then again. 'Ping.' 'Ping.' 'Ping.' 'Ping.'"

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Column: Too few protections exist for young women, non-binary renters

By Sophie Teague | September 12

"Little can be done, however, to enforce the everyday interactions that result in the stigmatizing, belittling and disempowerment of female and female-presenting renters, as they are informal breaches in a longstanding culture of inequity."

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Column: Emmys spotlight — my predictions for television's biggest night

By Guillermo Molero | September 12

"Regardless of how the night turns out, it’ll be hard for the Television Academy to hand out awards to anyone that doesn’t deserve it. I’m sure they’ll try anyway, though, in true awards show fashion, at 8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock."

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Op-ed: Lessons from American activists

September 12

I’ve learnt that activists are making choices to stay involved in the fight for abortion rights and there is strength, conviction, and courage in that choice.

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Office DJ: For when you need to go touch grass

By Kennedy Cox | September 11

"... I have made a point to incorporate both music and nature into my routine to ensure that I feel human. I have to constantly remind myself that there is more out there than my anxieties and my ruminations. When I touch grass, I come back to earth and reenter the real world."

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Column: Reflecting on the electric scooter epidemic

By Claire Burch | September 11

"Forget pedaling your bike or God forbid, walking, up and down campus’ various hills - scooting students are now flying up them at unreasonable speeds, the buzzing hum of each passing motor doubling as a mocking laugh that says to each on-foot observer, 'I can see your sweat through your shirt, come and join me.' This opinion writer is taking a stand — I will not come and join you!"

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Column: Opinion Desk FAQs — everything you need to know about the Opinion section

By Caitlyn Yaede | September 6

"Opinion writing differs drastically from reporting. Opinion writers are not objective conveyers of the news, but engage with complicated discussions or complex issues and provide their own perspectives. They rely on truth and fact to build their own understanding for readers who might lack the same access to information or diverse views."

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Editorial: The recession is disproportionately hurting students

By Editorial Board | September 5

"The advice offered to students is the same advice they’ve heard for years: 'Learn how to stretch a dollar, spend a little less and make a little more, and make sure to have a budget.' While this advice is helpful, with the current economy, and the outrageous cost of higher education, these efforts have started to go in vain," the Editorial Board writes. " All this said, the only way to get through higher education for most people these days is by borrowing money."

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Office DJ: Songs for a new beginning

By Adrian Tillman | September 1

"As we move into a new school year with new challenges, goals and experiences in store, I thought it would be a perfect time to collect some songs to prepare for that new beginning."

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