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As evidenced by last night’s festivities, Chapel Hill isn’t your average small town. It doesn’t think small, whether it’s thousands crowding Franklin ...

A camel and clown walk into a bar

By Andrew Moon | October 27

A camel with black sunglasses walks into a bar. Sitting down, he sees a clown with a yellow jumpsuit, white face paint and red hair, drinking an appletini. ...

Don’t knock it until you try it

By Andrew Harrell | October 26

I’m a fan of new things and I’m a fan of porn, but I can’t claim to be a fan of The New Pornographers. That doesn’t mean I think the indie rock ...

Student debt and the price we pay

By Patricia Laya | October 25

Last year, the amount owed for student loans surpassed credit card debt. That was troubling enough. But by the end of this year, student debt will have ...

Finding time for career exploration

By Mark Laichena | October 25

According to UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute, more than half of all freshmen nationally say that a key reason they picked their college was ...

What is so close, yet so far, Alex?

By Mark Abadi | October 23

There were 14 students seated inside. Each shared a common goal: becoming a contestant on the Jeopardy College Championship.

Where is the actual bottom line?

By Vera Parra | October 18

Two years ago, my sociology professor kicked off the semester with a bang. On the surface, he was talking about attendance.

Can you really pray the gay away?

By Perry Tsai | October 18

Across the country, Christian churches and ministries — including at least nine in North Carolina — want to help free you from homosexuality. But ...

Thou shalt not litter or waste

By Holly Beilin | October 16

If God were one of us, one thing’s for sure: His carbon footprint would be miniscule. At least that’s what the world’s first bestseller, the Bible ...

For now, don’t fear the color pink

By Andrew Moon | October 13

The breast cancer awareness campaign comes with a side effect: It needlessly raises alarm among some young women.

The audacity of the fee increase

By Andrew Harrell | October 12

I don’t think the athletic department is intentionally trying to spit in the face of the campus community.

A gender gap, both here and out there

By Patricia Laya | October 11

The University’s male-to-female ratio may skew dating patterns and max-out Zumba classes. But come May, we’ll be graduating to a larger, even more ...

Don’t just do service, think about it, too

By Mark Laichena | October 11

A whole lot of UNC students care about public service. The Buckley Public Service scholars program has thousands of participants, and there are more than ...

A column about, um, you know…

By Mark Abadi | October 10

In newspapers across the country, there are two words people say hundreds of times a day yet almost never make it to print. I’m not talking about vulgarities ...

My time ‘occupying’ Wall Street

By Joseph Terrell | October 9

I went to Wall Street last week looking for a protest. But beyond the familiar display of activists’ handmade signs and picket lines, I found a smart ...

To cut or not to cut, still a question

By Perry Tsai | October 5

Recent reports of the health benefits of circumcision have come up against arguments that the procedure violates infants’ autonomy. The controversy ...

The real concern about Facebook

By Andrew Harrell | October 5

There were two major developments for the social media site Facebook in September. The first was the introduction of a number of changes and new features. ...