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Letting our walls down together

By Sarah Edwards | October 4

A week into August, I knew something was different. It was as if I was looking at senior year through sea glass — a deep, blurry blue. I found myself ...

Adapting to a new political reality

By Stewart Boss | October 3

The 2010 shift to a Republican majority in the N.C. General Assembly is reshaping the relationship between UNC-CH and lawmakers holding the purse strings ...

There’s more to breast cancer awareness than pink

By Katherine Proctor | October 2

If you were a member of Facebook in October 2009, you might recall your female friends posting statuses that simply stated a color (i.e. “Katherine ...

Compost trend grows on campus

By Holly Beilin | October 1

With blue recycling bins dotting every hallway on campus, UNC has certainly earned its ‘A’ for the second year in a row in the Food and Recycling ...

Student role as agent of change

By Zaina Alsous | September 30

On Sept. 10th, 1992, hundreds of students marched to South Building to deliver a letter to then Chancellor Paul Hardin demanding that the University establish ...

What would Draper do?

By Everett Lozzi | September 27

Smoking is cool, or at least that’s what “Mad Men” has taught me. Science, though, has taught me that it’s bad. The recent uproar over a proposed ...

Sorry, but I’m not really sorry

By Jagir Patel | September 26

There are two types of apologies that I have seen used throughout my life: The bad, fake apology and the good, awkward apology.

Why I came to North Carolina

By Emilio Vicente | September 25

Imagine being born in a rural area with limited resources to help you get ahead in life. You only made it to the seventh grade because you had to drop ...

How to lose a guy in 2,000 years

By Memet Walker | September 24

Last week, a newly discovered 4th century shred of paper quotes Jesus as having a wife, prompting strong skepticism from the Vatican and inciting furious ...

Let go of the term 'reverse racism'

By Averi Harper | September 23

Reverse racism is a phrase often used to connote discrimination aimed at the dominant racial group in a given area to benefit historically disadvantaged ...

Not just givers and takers

By Sarah Edwards | September 20

During my senior year of high school, I applied to nine schools, dreaming vaguely of cinematic ivy-clad private schools. But when I received the acceptance ...

UNC fostering ideas

By Julian Wooten | September 19

I recall in 7th grade reading from a pink and green social studies book a passage about what makes America exceptional. The list included benefits such ...

Preserve nature, but enjoy it too

By Holly Beilin | September 19

Sometimes I use this column to explain a new invention or policy, sometimes to encourage everyone to adopt a more eco-friendly way of living. But today ...

The ‘Fifty Shades’ effect

By Katherine Proctor | September 18

It’s time, I think, for me to write about “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Silly woman, you’re thinking, that book was a summer phenomenon. She is coming ...

The BOG's shift to the right

By Stewart Boss | September 17

Being the party in charge of the North Carolina General Assembly comes with a few perks. One example is putting your campaign donors and ideological allies ...

Ethos of being a good neighbor

By Zaiha Alsous | September 16

Though we may not recognize it within our first footsteps on campus, when we become UNC students, we simultaneously put on many other hats. We also become ...

My big brother, Steve Jobs

By Everett Lozzi | September 13

For many of you, Wednesday was just another day. For me, it was decision day.

Having the very awkward sex talk

By Jagir Patel | September 12

Masturbation, penetration and the other sexy actions that lie between, above and under seem to attract a string of awkward reactions among college students. ...

Preserve access to study abroad

By Georgia Cavanaugh | September 12

In the past week, I’ve climbed the Arc de Triomphe, roamed the halls of Versailles and visited the grave of Oscar Wilde. I’m still stunned as I pass ...

Ode to our best getaway spots

By Sarah Edwards | September 10

Not long after I moved my laundry baskets into Parker Residence Hall, I had the strong compulsion to go.