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In defense of the Southern drawl, y’all

By Mark Abadi | February 28

They’re the words you didn’t learn in English class. Honeyfuggle. Pinkwink. Schnickelfritz. They might sound like gibberish, but you can find them ...

Students living in a paperless world

By Holly Beilin | February 27

You really shouldn’t be reading this. No, I’m not telling you to stop reading my column.

Perdue must exercise caution

By Graham Clay | February 27

On Jan. 26, Gov. Bev Perdue surprised North Carolinians by announcing that her current and first term would be her last.

'What you want to do is get the truth'

By Eliza Kern and Jarrard Cole | February 26

We recently led a seminar on journalism and citizenship, and when we asked our classmates how many of them had been misquoted by The Daily Tar Heel, about ...

Obama, the state and civil society

By Anthony Dent | February 23

The real issue at stake is whether or not civil society ought to be subservient to the all-encompassing state.

‘Eternal Sunshine,’ ethereal love

By Rocco Giamatteo | February 22

My generation is anything but naïve. Embittered by news media, as well as Comedy Central, we cannot accept purported truths with a nod and smile.

Working out the real cost of tuition

By Lily Roberts | February 22

During tuition discussions at the UNC-system Board of Governors meeting this month, a student spoke of the jobs she holds to pay tuition, and a board ...

GoMeals! helping Greeks to go green

By Holly Beilin | February 21

Until a few months ago, Dumpsters outside UNC’s sorority and fraternity houses were filled every weeknight with wasted food from that day’s meals. ...

Black men as equal citizens

By Eric Campbell | February 19

Thirty-three percent of African-American males will end up in prison at some point in their life. Why isn’t anyone confronting the problem?

Rural areas see an exodus of youth

By Allison Hawkins | February 19

Too often, it seems to me, negativity carries the day. Our existence is filled with exposure to dire messages, usually designed to incite us to take action ...

Popular literature, racism and ‘The Help’

By Sarah Edwards | February 15

Amid floral bathing suits and the overpowering smell of chlorine, I learned this summer that when I took the kids I babysit to the pool, there were guaranteed ...

Language is not a ‘mental cage’

By Mark Abadi | February 14

Why are Greek people fatter than other Europeans? Why are some cultures more frugal than others? Because it’s built into their language.

On the art of being artsy

By Lucy Shelly | February 13

Artsy. What does that even mean, “artsy?” It’s pretty artsy. He’s all artsy. Don’t be so artsy-fartsy.

Defining diversity on our campus

By Brittany Johnson | February 13

Last week, my roommate sent me a link to a YouTube video in which a white comedian in blackface interviewed students at Brigham Young University about ...

Protecting ?nancial aid at UNC

By Mary Cooper | February 9

At Thursday’s Board of Governors budget and finance committee meeting, UNC-system President Thomas Ross’s tuition plan passed by a vote of 5-1. But ...

College kids and trendy candidates

By Taylor Hartley | February 7

You want my vote for president? Show me a political platform. Amid growing election buzz, it’s easy for students to get behind a trendy candidate without ...

Risks and rewards of disease research

By Andrew Moon | February 6

If Vegas took bets on the next worldwide pandemic, the safe money might be on H5N1, better known as the bird flu. Since 2003, the H5N1 virus has killed ...

Lux, libertas and the liberal arts

By Anthony Dent | February 6

When you meet someone new at college, the invariable question — “What’s your major” — is generally followed up by asking, “So, what are you ...

Where American Muslims went wrong

By Amna Baloch | February 5

This column is part of a series written by seniors from the pilot senior seminar on American citizenship. The class is led by its students, whose interests ...

Schools and the future NC governor

By Will Doran | February 2

This gubernatorial race could have far-reaching consequences for the future of this state’s schools.