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No. 1 seed UNC field hockey fell to No. 4 seed Saint Joseph's, 2-1, in the semifinal of the NCAA tournament

| November 22

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There’s no time to be neutral

By Zaina Alsous | April 14

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, which still rings as one of our most honored memories of the civil rights movement, ...

Leaving the magic school bus

By Sarah Edwards | April 11

It comes up, a punch line inevitable in conversations about things like school buses or lockers: I’m home schooled. No, I didn’t go to a normal school. ...

In pursuit of an education

By Sarah Bufkin | April 10

Conservatives like N.C. Budget Director Art Pope — who visited UNC’s campus on Tuesday — point to high rates of post-graduate unemployment and soaring ...

Humans vs. Zombies: a defense

By Michael Dickson | April 9

Nearly every semester, a not insignificant segment of the student population stuffs socks into its pockets and bands together to re-enact “28 Days Later” ...

To go or not to go to the NBA?

By Brandon Moree | April 8

With the final horn in the NCAA Championship game Monday night in Atlanta, March Madness officially gave way to April’s anticipation.

Is the BOG really not political?

By Stewart Boss | April 8

There was a telling disparity between how the UNC-system General Administration and its governing board responded to Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposed budget ...

Address graduate disparity at UNC

By Averi Harper | April 7

As graduation approaches and my fellow seniors prepare to leave this place with a degree representing four years of hard work and joyous memories, I’d ...

514 days later, no use for records

By Andy Thomason | April 5

A year and a half is a long time to wait for most things, but especially something that the state of North Carolina requires be given to you quickly.

A fear of too much justice?

By Sarah Bufkin | April 3

“It has already become a truism that only the indigent and friendless are given the supreme penalty for murder.”

Express yourself (just not like that)

By Memet Walker | April 1

Since the dawn of time, cavemen have decorated their walls with stirring visual expressions of their lives — stunning portraits of hunting, fishing ...

Asking the tough questions

By Caitlin McCabe | March 31

When I was asked to write a story in November about the University’s sexual assault policy, I never expected the topic to be something that I reported ...

Assault on the teaching profession

By Jagir Patel | March 27

Teaching, to me, represents the joy of learning. I have found no better way to express this joy than to have pursued a license in secondary education ...

Obama’s visit to Israel was all talk, no action

By Samer Hjouj and Sima Sharara | March 26

President Barack Obama’s “historic” visit to Israel last week has been celebrated as a groundbreaking step in the right direction for a two-state ...

Making ASG more effective

By Chelsea Phipps | March 26

New leadership is coming to what is largely viewed as an ineffective statewide student organization. But a low public opinion doesn’t necessarily mean ...

Wrecking ball for the economy

By Stewart Boss | March 25

In an era of intense political polarization, most of us can agree that creating jobs and reviving the economy should be a top policy priority, given that ...

Celebrate black women at UNC

By Averi Harper | March 24

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’d like to honor the far-reaching achievements of black women on this campus. The legacy they leave will ...

Taking the long way home

By Sarah Edwards | March 21

The distance between my room and the classroom has, historically, been measured with swearing. I’m usually half-awake and late for class. It is not ...

To seek the place of writing

By Sarah Bufkin | March 20

Propositions: College students cannot write worth a damn. The business world values stellar communication skills. Yet universities do not teach how to ...

A spring break by any other name

By Michael Dickson | March 19

It’s 9 p.m. on a weekday, you’re on spring break, and you’re in a country where the drinking age is being able to look the bartender in the eyes ...

Perks of being a Waffle House

By Memet Walker | March 18

What’s happening to this place? Pepper’s Pizza, Kildare’s, Tomato Jake’s. Old restaurants are being taken away in the dark of night, and new ones ...