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Really though, who are you?

By Hinson Neville | September 8

Hi, my name is Hinson Neville, and I’m a freshman prospective business major from Roanoke Rapids, N.C. living in Granville Towers — and if I have ...

Medical students need more sex

By Perry Tsai | September 7

It’s true. I asked them. Well, not really. But Dr. Alan Shindel of UCSF did, in last month’s Academic Medicine. He asked more than 2,000 U.S. and ...

The birthright of a generation

By Ron Bilbao | September 6

What does it mean to be a citizen? As the immigration debate heated up this summer, some Republican lawmakers proposed denying babies born of undocumented ...

Summer Lost and Found... and Lost

By Sam Perkins | September 2

Summer is a valuable time for those of us in academia. It’s like our halftime. We can game plan or — for the more realistic, modern athletic parallel ...

One shirt, two shirt, red shirt, blue shirt

By David Bierer | September 1

I have enough T-shirts. Long-sleeve, short-sleeve. White tee, tall tee. Turtleneck, V-neck. You name it, I’ve got it in at least one color. I definitely ...

We all just want to know, 'Why?'

By Nick Mykins | August 31

When I meet new people at UNC and tell them I’m majoring in physics, I almost always get one of two reactions.

An unhealthy free food fixation

By Saffa Khan | August 30

Hello, “Freshman Fifteen.” I expected the scary professors, I was warned about the dorms, I was even mentally prepared to get lost.

Livin' la vida absurda, abroad

By Kyle Olson | August 30

When I awoke this morning to the screeching banshee howl of a cat named Betty, I knew that I was not at home. I drowsily got up, ate breakfast and went ...

Gripe to me, it's what I'm here for

By Evan Rose | August 27

Despite the title, the Public Editor is not an “editor.” I have no desk, no writers to look after, no salary.

A warm welcome back

August 26

Whether it’s your first year at UNC or you’re coming back after a summer away, we hope you’ve gotten a chance to rediscover our beautiful campus, ...

The right price for Ross: Efficiency is important, but getting the best candidate is worth the money

By Editorial Board | August 26

In light of continuing economic difficulties, the UNC-system Board of Governors has zeroed in on efficiency as the name of the game for the coming year. We ...

Let us feed your online addiction

By Sara Gregory | August 25

The Daily Tar Heel amped up efforts to reach readers through social media last year when we put someone in charge of building and interacting with the ...

Tilting at windmills: Duke Energy and UNC should partner to produce technologies that truly benefit consumers

By Editorial Board | August 25

Duke Energy’s decision to abandon the construction of wind turbines in the Pamlico Sound is indicative of just how uneconomical wind is as an energy ...

What we have to do is just DREAM

By Rosario Lopez | July 21

My name is Rosario Lopez. I am a Tar Heel; I am also undocumented. I am not the only one who is both of those things.

Prevailing in the pursuit of soul food

By Abe Johns | July 14

You begin to look at life in a different way when you’re waiting in line for food stamps. For me, that point in life has come sooner than expected. I ...