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Secession implies racial hostility

By Averi Harper | November 18

Petitions to secede from the Union are the latest in a slew of incidents that can be considered racially hostile toward President Barack Obama.

Kicked out of the dog house

By Everett Lozzi | November 15

I am sent to the “dog house” quite often. Surely your significant other sends you there, too; no relationship would be complete without a good ol’ ...

Thinking ‘No hair, don’t care’

By Jagir Patel | November 14

I was six years old when my hair began to fall out. One morning, I woke up and my pillow was covered with hair. One patch on my head turned into larger ...

The intrusive holiday interview

By Katherine Proctor | November 13

The holidays approacheth. For me, whose hometown is small and in the eastern part of the state, so do many unsolicited questions about my life choices. ...

Making cents of climate change

By Holly Beilin | November 12

Though I was impressed by UNC students’ participation in this election — anyone who doubts our involvement should have seen the Pit on Election Day ...

Gender neutral housing can’t wait

By Zaina Alsous | November 11

Living in a dorm is a rite of passage in college. Yet for many students who do not fit within imposed ‘norms’ of sexual orientation, gender identity ...

Literally a column about ‘literally’

By Sarah Edwards | November 8

My complicated relationship with the word “literally” began earlier this year. Two of my best friends began a Twitter account called Literally a Handle, ...

Extreme makeover NC edition

By Stewart Boss | November 7

The year 2010 started the shift, but the 2012 election marks the beginning of an unprecedented re-alignment in North Carolina politics. For the first ...

Facing a cultural blackout abroad

By Georgia Cavanaugh | November 6

To spot an American student in Paris, you don’t have to examine their clothes or keep an ear out for words spoken in English. Just look at how much ...

While my nose gently seeps

By Memet Walker | November 5

Memet: My guest today is a hilarious, infectious virus who can be seen this fall on campus and in my upper respiratory tract. He may have no cure, but ...

Break the silence

By Andrea Pino | November 5

You never think it’ll happen to you, but once it does, you’re initiated into a community that, hauntingly, grows larger and larger every day.

People of color should vote

By Averi Harper | November 4

The blatant barriers that once existed to prevent people of color from completing their democratic duty as citizens are all but defunct.

An easy solution to end lobbying

By Everett Lozzi | November 1

We are just days away from the most expensive election cycle in history. The Center for Responsive Politics predicts the price tag for the 2012 elections ...

Voter ID coming to North Carolina

By Stewart Boss | October 31

Like many of you, I voted early at Rams Head Dining Hall last week. But the next time I show up to vote in North Carolina, there’s a good chance I’ll ...

Undress, and this year, impress

By Katherine Proctor | October 30

It’s Halloween, which according to the contemporary cultural mindset (and the film “Mean Girls”) means that today is a golden opportunity for women ...

A new kind of college credit

By Holly Beilin | October 29

As part of the 2009 Climate Action Plan, UNC pledged to reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2050. This is a noble goal, and I have no doubt that we ...

We sued, and we would do it again

By Andy Thomason | October 28

“A lawsuit is a last resort.” Those words appeared on this page two years ago today, as the paper’s editor-in-chief explained why the DTH was suing ...

Droning on and on about peace

By Jagir Patel | October 24

Dear Mr. President and Gov. Romney, I have been thinking about you both a lot recently while showering.

Me talk pretty true one day

By Sarah Edwards | October 23

This Friday, hometown hero David Sedaris is speaking in Durham. It’s been an odd year for Sedaris. A persistent debate about accuracy in nonfiction ...

Always intern the other cheek

By Memet Walker | October 22

The Gazette Monthly (formerly The Gazette Weekly) is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for its summer internship program.