Letter: Climate Strike
September 20 has been designed to bring the issue of climate change, always simmering in the background, to the forefront, sending a message that this is an issue about which people care and demand action.
Viewpoints: Should UNC allow athletes to be paid?
"Given the rising popularity and huge profits being pocketed by administrators in the NCAA, it’s time to begin compensating student athletes for their time and effort that they pour into the industry."
Editorial: Make the student football ticket system a lottery
The new first-come, first-serve system for football tickets that starts at 9 a.m. leaves students with obligations during that time without tickets to games.
Column: The math of social democracy
"Right now, the American system is structured in a way that helps a few rich people become richer, which I honestly think is undemocratic."
Column: Women just want to walk without fear
"I don’t want to always be thinking, 'What would I do if someone was following me down Franklin?'"
Letter: David Perry, UNC Chief of Police
"Yes, the UNC police chief must listen, and I am listening and ready to get to work!"
Editorial: Consequences of e-cigarettes are hazy, so put down your Juul
With that in mind, the best remedy to this is time to further investigate. Whether the problem be specific to one e-cigarette or all of them, knowledge begets better policy.
Editorial: In N.C. politics, the glass is half-empty and so is the House
"Never has it been more apparent that North Carolinians deserve better than these representatives who, though skilled in deceit and self-preservation, betray the basic ethics underpinning functional democracies."
Editorial: Welcome to the Crowded Table
This album is not easy listening like most country music. It’s not about drinking beer with your friends or girls in short shorts. This is protest music — protesting the death of these women and women being silenced.
Column: Stripped: Sex is everywhere
The way we talk about sex and sexuality is both a byproduct of our society and a tool that can be used to shape that same social structure.
Guest column: Thoughts from beneath the tarp
"Wait, have I been ghosted? I don’t know what to do. Should I text them? Or would that seem too clingy?"
Editorial: UNC police chief must listen
"Perry must actively listen to and learn from student leaders from every corner of the University."
Obituary: Eno the emu
Eno ran so we, too, could run. And boy, could Eno run!
Column: The odd traditions of the Nacirema: football
"The Naciremanian tradition of football is long-standing and important to the various tribes. In many senses, this ceremony forms the foundation of their communities' public social exchanges."
Letter: What's in a name
"We proudly wear this new name. " Dean Susan King speaks to the renaming of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
Column: Welp: Sam Howell, chancellor?
"I’m no expert when it comes to administrators of institutions of higher education, but what’s not to like about Chancellor Sam True First-Year Quarterback Howell?"
Editorial: A meaningful ballot
We love North Carolina. We are proud to go to school here. Moreover, we love having our voices heard and our votes matter — thankfully, this is becoming a possibility.
