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Column: UNC grads are good — but rarely great

By Ryan Pham | April 27

"While our speakers are undoubtedly accomplished and deserving of respect, graduation speakers tend to be successful professionals rather than the kind ...

Column: This summer, don’t write off a crappy job

By Cogan McMichaels | April 27

"There’s definitely a time and place for internships focused on career development, but don’t write off jobs just because they don’t fit the pretentious ...

Column: With the death of Pope Francis, the marginalized lose another champion

By Elisa Troncoso | April 27

"It feels as though all the powerful now, especially in the United States and within Christianity, are cruel and hardhearted and unforgiving."

Column: McCarthyism-era crackdowns make their grand return to universities

By Salma Mourad | April 24

"Now that universities face accusations of antisemitism and fostering terrorism, the Red Scare of the 1950s has transformed into the pro-Palestine scare ...

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Column: Be a user of UNC's BeAM makerspaces

By Keya Mahajan | April 24

"Somewhere between staying up till 4 a.m. perfecting my handmade stationery organizer and graduating high school, I lost my meticulously curated DIY spirit." ...

Column: The Trump administration devalues the legacy of university education

By Maggie Mead | April 23

"However, the Trump administration cutting billions of dollars in research funding and deporting law-abiding international students strips universities ...

Farewell Column: The people make the place

By Maggie Buck | April 22

"Anywhere I go, I can count on running into a friend from the office. I have learned that The DTH is everywhere."

Farewell Column: A little prouder to be at The Daily Tar Heel

By Aisha Baiocchi | April 22

"I’ve been writing for The Daily Tar Heel since my my first year's fall semester. Four years later, I still find myself apologizing when I say I work ...

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Farewell Column: A bunch of tiny, maybe coincidences

By Laney Crawley | April 22

"That's the thing about The DTH — you can't control it, you don't even notice it — you just do it."

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Farewell Column: A kingdom of our own

By Emily Gessner | April 22

"But for me, looking at this newsroom that I’ve worked in for the last two years, these people are my royal court."

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Farewell Column: The Daily Tar Heel was my defining college experience — thank God!

By Sarah Monoson | April 22

"I’m 21 years old, and I’ve had the privilege of writing headlines, editing stories, designing pages and more for my favorite publication. How many ...

Column: Criticism isn’t a character judgment — taking it well is a skill to learn

By Anna Gage | April 22

"It’s vulnerable to hear your writing criticized in front of you. But it allows you to remember that they’re criticizing your ideas, not you as a ...

Column: Death to the Bradford pear tree

By Owen Baxter | April 21

"If the Bradford pear has a million haters, I'm one of them. If the Bradford pear has one hater, it's me. If the Bradford pear has zero haters, I’m ...

Column: Fascists like Trump love art — for all of the wrong reasons

By Hailie Davidson | April 21

"By policing what these institutions can talk about and trying to influence the kind of art that is and isn’t acceptable, President Trump is leveraging ...

Column: In opposition to the Triple-I: An ineffective, uneven, arbitrary requirement

By Keya Mahajan | April 20

"The premise of the Triple-I may sound invigorating, but in practice, it’s ineffective. Having multiple professors teach a course can lead to confusing ...

Column: Stand on the shoulders of seniors

By Cooper Hall | April 20

"With a path laid before you, you can choose where to follow the footsteps and where to diverge — forging your own track, with the knowledge of someone ...

Column: In defense of the Triple-I: UNC must preserve interdisciplinary learning

By Arya Mehta | April 20

"This is the crux of the Triple-I, its true raison d’être. Preventing the harm of others relies on our ability to be multifaceted."

Column: Dear Pit preachers, read this article — or thou art wretched sinners

By Sydney Baker | April 15

"The MAGA preacher sparked theatrics and our more familiar Pit preachers are usually ignored — so why do they continue coming to our campus?"

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Column: The rise of country music is a pathway for bridging America’s divides

By Quin Edelin | April 15

"If country music’s upward trajectory continues, then by introducing new and diverse audiences to southern culture and normalizing more rural lifestyles ...

Column: What great art refuses to be

By Nakai Moore | April 14

"The conditions under which great art tends to flourish — openness, risk, experimentation — are fundamentally misaligned with conservatism’s preference ...