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Testing diversity by nixing race

By Sam Perkins | November 9

Three years ago, the NAACP buried the N-word. The word isn’t as forgotten as Middle English, but it did seem to alleviate some racial tension. Yet I ...

The population we can all hate

By Saffa Khan | November 8

In the quaint little town of Chapel Hill, nestled in the bucolic milieu, is a population of millions that are oft neglected, or at least until they cause ...

Shedding light on the nature of light

By Nick Mykins | November 7

As a student of physics, I’ve noticed that a lot of times, it’s helpful to think of certain difficult concepts in terms of simple things with which ...

Crazy crowds change to crazy cops

By Hinson Neville | November 4

A line of heavily armed men on motorcycles simultaneously rev up their engines preparing to push civilians out of their way. The intimidation factor is ...

Lawsuit is about more than football

By Evan Rose | November 4

Since news broke that the Daily Tar Heel and seven other media organizations have filed suit for the release of several records related to the investigations ...

Got tested? Being inspi(RED)

By Julian E. Wooten | November 2

It is estimated that 1 out of 500 college students (0.2 percent) is infected with HIV/AIDS. This shows an alarming trend primarily fueled by three factors: ...

Don't let stress get you down

By Sarah Dugan | November 2

It’s that time of year again—the leaves are changing, it’s getting cold (kind of) and the holidays are slowly creeping closer. But along with ...

American politics is going South

By Kyle Olson | November 1

As any good college student does on a daily basis, I procrastinated the other day. While squandering untold precious hours of my quickly dwindling time ...

A 'teachable moment' in LGBT health

By Perry Tsai | October 31

Our campus, our community and our country have been gripped in recent months by the harrowing number of gay teen suicides reported in the media.

Why we are suing UNC

By Sarah Frier | October 29

A lawsuit is a last resort. But it is in everybody’s best interest to know if the University has handled an investigation into the football team the ...

Sticks and Stones: Let's erase the I-Word

By Ron Bilbao | October 28

In a globalized world in the midst of a social media revolution, the things we say have become increasingly impactful. Words may start as just that, but ...

New recommendations, if approved, would make for better undergraduate curriculum requirements

By Editorial Board | October 28

Proposed revisions to the undergraduate curriculum would go a long way in addressing problems with the current requirements. The most significant — ...

When Bambi ceases to be cute

By Sam Perkins | October 27

I have come to think that if Michael Vick had been running a deer-fighting ring, even PETA would have been tempted to place a bet and cheer on. Deer ...

Love is more than just a bagel

By Saffa Khan | October 26

Next, please! One sun-dried tomato bagel with cream cheese and hot sauce. Toasted? Yes, please. For here or to go? To go. This little exchange costs me ...

Keeping medicinal pot illegal is dopey

By Sarah Dugan | October 25

Pot, weed, dope, Mary Jane, Cannabis — marijuana goes by many names. But whatever you want to call it, it is a drug worthy of legalization — at least ...

Messy room? It's a law of nature

By Nick Mykins | October 24

If you’re like me, this is about the time of the semester that schoolwork starts gnawing away at every last second of your free time.

Zen and the art of bicycling

By Hinson Neville | October 19

Someone yells “Passin’ on your right.” I hear this harried phrase accompanied by a jaunty bell ringing. If I don’t move quickly enough, then I ...

There is honor in being college poor

By David Bierer | October 18

Many adults look back fondly on their college days as the best four years of their life. The years spent in college are supposed to be the foundation ...

Brought to you by the letter, 'O'

By Perry Tsai | October 17

The new NSSHB is out! No, I’m not talking about the latest New Kids on the Block. It’s the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. This is ...

Moving forward, looking back

By Jonathan Tarleton | October 15

As we celebrate the Campus Y´s 150-year history this weekend, I feel immense pride in the catalyzing role it has played in student ideas and action throughout ...