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No. 12 UNC men's late 92-90 comeback pushes Tar Heels past Dayton in Maui Invitational

| November 26

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Rex-Goliath: comfort wine

By Katherine Proctor | September 16

Though I know it’s meant to indicate that its wine is robust, the name “Rex Goliath” seems like overkill to me.

Call me, beep me, try to reach me

By Megan Cassella | September 11

The bus wasn’t coming. Twenty minutes later, it still wasn’t coming. And I was late.

Student Congress goes stag hunting

By Alex Keith | September 10

The recent controversy surrounding the College Republicans’ fight for funding was the perfect cable news drama. It had all the required elements: the ...

The dirty cost of doing laundry

By Glenn Lippig | September 10

As I write this, I’m sitting in my Carrboro house on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Birds are chirping, children are playing and the mailwoman whistles on ...

Don't forget about Asia

By Graham Palmer | September 9

Syria has been the focal point of campus debate over the last week, but forgetting about the rest of Asia would be a serious miscalculation.

Don't play a zero-sum game

By Alex Karsten | September 8

Are you interested in a high stakes internship?

Hey, we’re going to Syria!

By Memet Walker | September 6

As a columnist, any time I hear the drumbeat of war growing, I consider it my ethical duty to carefully reflect on the human costs before publicly endorsing ...

Go home America, you're drunk

By Michael Dickson | September 3

Title credits fade. We open on a wide shot, panning across the bloody, urban desert. America is a rogue cop, fed up with the bureaucratic nonsense and ...

Do superheroeseat goji berries?

By Holly Beilin | September 3

It seems like the term “superfood” has been thrown around the nutrition world a lot lately. And indeed, the superfood industry generated more than ...

A dream should not be deferred

By Trey Mangum | September 2

Last week we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic 1963 speech, “I Have a Dream.”

Stranger in a strange land

By Megan Cassella | August 29

The guy in the bar asked my name, what I did for a living and then proceeded easily into the next topic of small talk. “Where are you from?”

Do super heroes eat goji berries?

By Holly Beilin | August 29

It seems like the term “superfood” has been thrown around the nutrition world a lot lately. And indeed, the superfood industry generated more than ...

Fashion on a college budget

By Glenn Lippig | August 29

Last weekend on Franklin Street, I passed a gaggle of sorority girls singing Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop” in loud, drunken unison. Considering they ...

Shaping a Grand New Party

By Alex Keith | August 26

Since the last time the Republicans won the youth vote in 1984 and 1988, the GOP has barely put up a fight.

Taking my seat at the table

By Alex Karsten | August 25

A s a Classics student, I get a lot of questions about my major. They range from “Can you actually speak Latin?” to “You mean like ‘Moby Dick?’” ...

Pretty in pink: a sugary blush

By Katherine Proctor | August 22

Earlier this month my housemate Maggie’s cousin got married. The spoils Maggie brought back to the domicile included: a pink drink koozie decorated ...

Too fast but not too furious

By Memet Walker | August 21

Another exciting year at Monsters University. Honestly, I swore I was done with the business of bashing the athletic department, but like Michael Corleone ...

Let's all go play spot the zebra

By Michael Dickson | August 20

On lazy afternoons, when I get bored of worrying about the future or forgetting to plan for it, I like to wander down lists of published scientific studies, ...

Please don't stop and frisk me

By Trey Mangum | August 19

Although it may not be a direct form, New York’s stop-and-frisk law is a form of racial profiling by unfairly targeting the city’s men of color.

Nicole is a senior journalism and political science Boca Raton, Fla., and the editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel. She is serving her first term on the editorial board. She served last year as the DTH’s University editor.

Know your editorial board

By Sanem Kabaca and Kareem Ramadan | August 17

It is our honor to introduce this year’s opinion staff. Comprised of editorial board members, columnists and cartoonists, the opinion desk is tasked ...