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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 ...

Boycott of big oil hits small businesses

July 7

While driving down the road the other day, I passed a BP gas station. I pass them often, but this one was noticeable.

N.C. State and UNC unite in IT savings

By Jerri Bland | June 30

Summer on campus is generally a quiet time — fewer students and faculty, and many staff away on vacation.

DTH lives inside its pages, not its office

By Rebecca Putterman | June 24

I’ll never forget the first day I walked into The Daily Tar Heel newsroom. Dressed in a white summer suit and carrying a reporter’s notebook, I ...

Let's talk face-to-face. Lose Facebook.

By Rachel Bennett | June 17

A plague of narcissism is breeding among the college youth. No longer are we considered Generation Y. We have been labeled Generation Me.

Become inspired with your own life

June 10

These days it seems everywhere I look there is a new disaster.

Being a neighbor, but also a hypocrite

By Abe Johns | June 3

My summer living situation is what the literary world would call ironic.