Opinion

Column: Be wary of (political) party games

Instead of focusing on important problems (including environmental concerns, issues of equity, and access to quality healthcare) and how to go about fixing them, we are pulled into echochambers which encourage us to support our party no matter the potential value of proposals from the other side. 

Op-ed: We need unarmed alternatives to UNC Police

"We hope that UNC will step up to create this change — change that facilitates trust and provides options that support the entire UNC community, creating a safe campus for all students."

Cartoon: Hump day

Column: UNC doesn't care about our mental health

"The University’s assertion that it actually cares about the mental health of its students is gaslighting at its worst."

Column: Interview nerves are not (I repeat, NOT!) sustainable

Assistant opinion editor Amena Saad provides some Very Serious interviewing tips to get you through hiring season. 

Op-ed: UNC should cut from the top

In order to address UNC’s financial crisis, those paid the most should take the largest salary cuts, professor Jay Smith argues.

Editorial: Why we need to vote local

The 2020 election will have major ramifications for North Carolina as a whole — including the UNC System.

Op-ed: How and when to vote

Wake County Board of Elections member Gerry Cohen provides some important information about voting.

Old North State stories: That time students threw rocks at their professors

Columnist Michael Beauregard highlights some little-known instances of student rebellion at UNC.

Editorial: Why we endorse candy corn

We love candy corn, and you should, too.

Viewpoints: Candy corn is beyond redemption

We hate candy corn. Here's why.

Column: Work is wherever the person is

"What needs to be done in order to establish new boundaries? When the pandemic dissipates, what will we be left with?"

Column: Twitter's and Zoom's algorithms illustrate why diversity in tech matters

"A lack of diversity in technology, as well as a disregard for ethics in the development of algorithms, consistently disadvantages women and people of color, whether it's in the use of the technology itself or in the lack of support for these individuals in the workforce."

Column: Don't let North Carolina disintegrate democracy

"If Trump loses North Carolina’s popular vote in November, there is a clear, sinister path for our state legislature to elect Trump regardless. Make no mistake, it would trigger a behemoth of a trial — one that would eventually land in a Republican-dominated Supreme Court."

Column: UNC's inadequacy punishes survivors of sexual violence

"By building the basic infrastructure needed to support survivors, we can start to address why UNC, and college culture in general, is founded in inherent violence, and create a campus culture which not only adequately responds to violence but eradicates it in the first place."

Column: Is America really as divided as it seems?

"Most of the country believes we are divided. But, ironically, we also agree on more societal issues than we believe we do."

Cartoon: P2P

Editorial: Election Day should be an academic holiday

"Colleges and universities have an obligation to ensure that work and academic commitments do not function as yet another form of voter suppression and disenfranchisement imposed on marginalized students and workers in this country."

Column: Navigating digital sex in a pandemic

Bumble has experienced an 84 percent increase in video call volume and longevity, and the adult platform OnlyFans has reported a 75 percent increase in sign-ups, a number likely to grow as more people turn to cybersex work in the wake of COVID-19 layoffs. In the wake of these increases, we need to have a conversation about how we can make things safer.

Viewpoints: How we feel about the pumpkin spice latte

Opposing factions of The Daily Tar Heel's Editorial Board weigh in on the Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks.