Editorial Board

Editorial: Wealth inequality in higher education must be addressed

"The system of selecting students for their future donor potential only further contributes to the systemic challenges of gaining admission to top universities for high-achieving, low-earning students."

Editorial: How to get at-home COVID-19 test kits

"Although these options to obtain a free COVID-19 test are steps forward, they aren’t steps that are large enough. With the rise in omicron cases, it’s imperative that these tests and resources are available to everyone, regardless of geographic, socioeconomic and financial status."

Editorial: What mask should you be wearing?

"Masking has been proven to be a critical public health tool for preventing the spread of COVID-19. And to protect yourself, others and the community, it’s important to wear the most protective mask that you can wear consistently."

Editorial: Pandemic highlights rural healthcare disparity

"The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated health care barriers for rural communities, including health care provider shortages, insufficient internet availability, geographic location and other issues."

Editorial: UNC's COVID-19 policies fall behind other elite institutions

"Should UNC have taken a similar approach to what the likes of Duke and Yale have done and postpone the start of the semester? Or even completely move instruction online for the first few weeks?"

Editorial: UNC's lack of leadership isn't new, but it's still unacceptable

"We’ve seen it before — the lack of leadership to condemn racism and discrimination on campus, the lack of leadership to offer attendance flexibility during a global pandemic and the lack of leadership to mandate a COVID-19 vaccine."

Editorial: Relaxing COVID-19 policies is dangerous – UNC does it anyway

"UNC administration cannot be the master of both worlds, although it may try, because there is only one right course of action – the one that protects students, faculty and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro communities we reside within. Anything else is negligent."

Editorial: How UNC can plan for a spring semester with COVID-19 variants

"History is repeating itself – as public health professionals warned us it would – and it’s up to UNC to ensure that we do not mirror the mistakes of the past."

Editorial: Alleged interference in hiring endangers community trust in UNC

"After decades of unadulterated racism, violence and controversy across campus, hiring a new executive leader under the influence of a polarized political climate is a disservice — not only to the UNC community, but higher education across the board. Transparency about hiring decisions is only the first step in preserving universities as trusted institutions by all communities."

Quiz: Which Franklin Street bar are you?

"For all those over 21 (and as we head to Franklin Street for LDOC), take this quiz to find out which Chapel Hill bar you are."

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