Editorial: Support local journalism
All journalism is local — we can’t keep taking it for granted.
The odd traditions of the Nacirema: The religion of basketball
"Basketball is a traditional competition where the tallest children in the village attempt to put a brown sphere into a sacred high basket. It is quite a futile task because the basket has a gaping hole at its bottom; hence, the ball always falls through."
Op-ed: What can the Board of Governors do with Silent Sam?
"The Board of Governors can — and should — leave it in storage."
Letter: University silent on Our Three Winners Day
"Though these three bright lights from our community are gone, we will not let their voices go unheard."
Editorial: Silent Sam settlement dismissed, but still no victory
"And though the monument itself may be gone from our campus, the systemic injustices it stood for live on, entangled firmly in the embrace of the UNC System's administration."
Editorial: Computer Science growing pains
"Over the past ten years, the number of UNC students declaring or intending to major in computer science has swelled 831.65 percent, far outpacing faculty growth in the department, which grew 8.2 percent in the same time period."
Column: Support the UCSC strike for COLA
"As the underpaid, overworked UCSC graduate workers put their careers, livelihoods and even immigration status on the line, we have to stand behind them."
Column: Misinformation spreads faster than the coronavirus
The virus has impacted UNC students in a multitude of ways; from the University banning all nonessential travel to China and potentially suspending study abroad programs, the virus has been in the news for weeks now. And the media has definitely done its part in making the virus something that can’t be ignored by any college administration.
Letter: More options for PrEP access
David Alain Wohl, site leader at the HIV Prevention and Treatment Clinical Research site in Chapel Hill, talks about alternative access to PrEP.
Column: Old North State Stories: UNC and the Spanish flu
The disease took the life of then-University President Edward Graham on Oct. 26. His successor, Marvin Stacy, would also be lost to the disease, dying in Jan. 1919. By spring 1919, more than 500 infected were treated at the University’s infirmary, and seven died.
Editorial: Silent Sam settlement is bogus
The Editorial Board responds to the Silent Sam settlement.
Letter: UNC's coal usage is an environmental justice problem
"There are the obvious negative effects of a coal plant in the middle of Chapel Hill — the risk of pollution for nearby residents, the environmental impact and the fact that it contradicts UNC’s goal of zero carbon initiatives. UNC has been sued over burning too much coal, risking increased asthma attacks in the community."
Letter: Guskiewicz must combat the climate crisis
"We call on you to take immediate and comprehensive action, Chancellor Guskiewicz. We cannot afford to wait."
Column: Lessons from Brexit
"While the drama surrounding Brexit is quite entertaining on its own, it has brought to our attention that maybe the U.S. is much more similar to the U.K. than it would like to admit."
Interviews with your Student Body President candidates
The editorial board sat down with the two candidates running for Student Body President. Here's some of what they said.
