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South Building, home to the Office of the Chancellor, as pictured from the Old Well on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2020.

Editorial: Our predictions for the year ahead

By Editorial Board | Dec. 6

The Editorial Board proudly presents our 2021 predictions. Please, don't take us seriously.

A group of students wearing masks study together at the quad, Polk Place, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020

Editorial: What got us through 2020

By Editorial Board | Dec. 6

Here's what helped the Editorial Board weather the storm that was 2020.

Editorial: Our soundtrack to 2020

By Editorial Board | Dec. 6

The Editorial Board is proud to announce our non-comprehensive soundtrack to 2020, featuring our favorite tunes that got us through the year.

Column: Here's what happened in science this year

By Rajee Ganesan | Dec. 6

"If this year has proven anything, it’s that it's going to be difficult to predict anything for 2021."

Op-ed: An open letter from faculty to the UNC community

Dec. 1

"We call on UNC administrators to put public health first, to show courageous leadership and to accept the realities that the unchecked coronavirus has created for us all."

DTH Photo Illustration. DFSAs, or drug facilitated sexual assaults, reportedly make up about 75 percent of all occurrences of sexual assault.

Op-ed: How UNC betrays survivors like me

Dec. 1

One in three undergraduate women at UNC have been sexually assaulted — yet UNC has received only 200 reports of sex offenses since 2007, and just 15 of these reports have been found to violate UNC’s policy on sexual assault.

Kendall Harrow, a sophomore economics major, works on an assignment on her computer at the UNC Student Store on Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 2019.

Column: How tech can learn from the pandemic

By Elisa Kadackal | Nov. 16

"In a world increasingly dominated by usernames and mouse clicks, it’s important not to let the millions of other people and non-tech sectors buffer for the sake of rapid virtual innovation."

Sergio Osnaya, Chief Copy Editor and UNC graduating senior.

Farewell column: Be kind and you'll thrive

By Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | Nov. 15

"As we trudge through this pandemic, the magical moments we all miss are moments of connection to our friends and loved ones. But you have an opportunity to keep the spark of connection going by being kind to those who still surround you — in person or virtually."

Column: This year has been a wild, Schitty ride

By Brooke Dougherty | Nov. 15

"Let’s be real: we’re all a bunch of disgruntled pelicans right now. The past year has been a wild, Schitty ride."

DTH Photo Illustration. With online classes forcing unfamiliar working habits and adding a new level of stress, UNC hopes a switch to a pass/fail option for all undergraduate classes will ease that stress.

Editorial: How to survive finals season

By Editorial Board | Nov. 15

Whether it’s your first finals week or your last, these tips will help you make it through the week.

Cartoon: Thank you, UNC

By John Galapon | Nov. 15

Cartoon: Thanksgiving

By Tate Godwin | Nov. 15

Michael Taffe is the data editor for the 2020-2021 school year.

Farewell column: News, numbers and the mayor of North Carolina

By Michael Taffe | Nov. 15

"I’ll always be proud of our newsroom’s pursuit of serving not just the campus community, but the town and state as a whole."

President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and their spouses grasp hands after addressing the nation from the Chase Center on Nov. 7, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo courtesy of Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images/TNS

Column: Clothing makes a statement in our political conversation

By Layla Peykamian | Nov. 15

"One thing I’ve learned following women in politics is that there’s always going to be a conversation about your clothing — so you might as well choose what statement you want to make."

Op-ed: Secretary of the Faculty holds too much power

Nov. 15

"It’s not just the gender and race of the holders of the office of Secretary that seem to carry forward the norms of an earlier era. It’s also the concentration of power in that office."

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a rally ahead of Super Tuesday at St. Augustine's University in Raleigh, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Later that day, Biden won the South Carolina primary.

Editorial: We have a long way to go

By Editorial Board | Nov. 15

"A return to the pre-Trump status quo might feel good for a moment, but there is still work to be done before we truly achieve equality and justice for all."

Column: If COVID-19 were a YouTuber

By Trevor Stevenson | Nov. 12

"If COVID-19 were a YouTuber, it would be about time to cancel it." COVID-19 as a YouTuber would be looking for more followers and sharing suggestions for your Thanksgiving holiday.

Cartoon: The only way this can end

By Tate Godwin | Nov. 12

Protestors hold signs in front of the Wake County Courthouse in downtown Raleigh during the Black Lives Matter protest on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020.

Editorial: Let's talk about white allyship

By Editorial Board | Nov. 12

If there is one takeaway from this election, it is that white people must practice better allyship to communities of color, especially Black Americans.

Items from a student's dorm sits in a pile outside Hinton James Residence Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Students began to move out of various residence halls on campus after the announcement that all undergraduate classes would be moving online for the Fall 2020 semester.

Editorial: Carolina Housing, do better

By Editorial Board | Nov. 12

"This compromising position that Carolina Housing is forcing upon hundreds of students is wildly unfair, as it is nearly impossible to foresee the future of classes before you can even register for them."