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Column: The CLE requirement only increases student disinterest

By Mary Blake Nobles | November 28

"It’s perfectly understandable that UNC wants to increase student engagement and event attendance. They’re just going about it the wrong way."

Column: Romance got run over by a reindeer named Tinder

By Maddie Whitaker | November 28

"Even if these dating apps had nothing but pure intentions, it’s still strange for people to have access to thousands of posts from other singles looking ...

Column: Why I talk to strangers

By Spence Whitman | November 28

"Start a conversation with the person next to you in the lecture hall, even if it might be uncomfortable. Chat with the person in line behind you at the ...

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Column: This Thanksgiving, let a moment of gratitude also be a moment of reflection

By Emma Culley | November 20

"As I continued to learn more about the history of Colonist-Native relations, I grew more and more apprehensive of celebrating Thanksgiving. I felt guilty. ...

Column: The Beatles release song ‘Now and Then’ featuring a fifth member, artificial intelligence

By Juliana Chiaramonte | November 16

"The cultural and historical context of the band’s rise is pivotal to fans’ emotional connection to the Beatles’ music, and a song created by only ...

Column: Why North Carolina should, but won’t, legalize marijuana

By Emma Culley | November 13

"You may be wondering: Will North Carolina be the 25th state to legalize recreational marijuana? The answer, unfortunately, is probably not."

Column: The successes and pitfalls of The DTH's 2023 election coverage

By Ethan E. Horton | November 12

"I wanted to do things differently — and the biggest change I wanted to make was to focus primarily on the issues driving the campaigns, rather than ...

Dear UNC: Make student parking more accessible

By Mariam Ali | November 12

"The parking dilemma on UNC’s campus presents complex challenges for students, with fines, long walks and limited options becoming a common theme. It’s ...

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Column: Panera's 'Charged Lemonade' calls into question energy drink culture

By Franklin Payne | November 12

"What could be more convincing to become hooked on energy drinks than to make them highly available on campus and sell them as a necessity for academic ...

Column: Mike Johnson is not the House Speaker we need

By Katelin Harmon | November 7

"However, Johnson’s policy plans seem amoral in themselves. Some of his biggest, most threatening takes are rooted in a significant cut in federal ...

Column: Is 'homeless' the right word?

By Brigit Pierce | November 5

'We need to shift toward language that describes the situation and include people experiencing homelessness in the conversation. Because our word choice ...

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Column: Job interviews are new and not so improved

By Maddie Whitaker | November 5

"When I consulted friends for advice on how to perform best in these interviews, I found out they also had been introduced to interviews using AI." ...

Everything The Daily Tar Heel has published about the 2023 municipal elections

By Ethan E. Horton | November 3

The Daily Tar Heel has covered a wide array of issues and produced dozens of stories on the 2023 municipal elections. We've compiled these stories into ...

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Column: Future LSAT changes cause concerns for some prospective law students

By Eleanor Goldstein | November 2

"As a current student looking to take the LSAT exam, worrying about the exam is nothing new. What is most worrisome is that one of the most learnable ...

Satire: How to get your dream schedule on ConnectCarolina

By Katelin Harmon | October 30

"It looks like you still have 50 general education requirements left; It's almost like they keep adding new ones every year. Before you know it, you’re ...

Column: Normalize politicians retiring from office

By Dayna Wilkerson | October 30

"Elected politicians should be held to the same expectations as the rest of us — the average retirement age in the U.S. is about 64, and more than half ...

COLUMN: This Halloween, Barbie is just like other girls

By Emma Culley | October 29

"When deciding what to be for Halloween, I’ve felt like I either have to look super sexy or be super unique, which is an experience I’m sure many ...

Column: The multi-faceted glamour of Halloween

By Sarayu Thondapu | October 29

"The allure of a brand-new costume is hard to resist, but the consequences of buying something new every year, just to wear one time, has a great toll ...

Column: How you can survive the sophomore slump, too

By Shea McIntyre | October 27

"Candidly, I never thought I would say goodbye to the honeymoon phase of college. I had to acknowledge some good things may not stay the same, but there's ...

Column: Film industry must focus on quality, not profit

By Connor Foote | October 27

"In recent years, instead of quality screenplays being supported and selected for production, more emphasis has put on things already familiar to a wider ...