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Find comfort in the chaotic

By Nick Mykins | September 26

They say if you don’t like the weather in North Carolina, just wait five minutes. Of course, the exception is the one time you leave your umbrella at ...

From defeat, a unified struggle

By Ron Bilbao | September 23

This week, we witnessed an example of American government at its worst. In a hasty attempt to garner votes for the midterm elections, Senate Majority ...

Ending exposure to harmful chemicals

By Sarah Dugan | September 22

Environmental health has been a hot topic in the news all over the world in the past few years.

It takes pride to be a GDI

By Hinson Neville | September 21

Which frat are you joining? Pi Lambda Phi? Sigma Nu? Some other combination of letters from the Greek alphabet? When I say that I’m not joining and ...

Can you really have love at first sex?

By Perry Tsai | September 20

I’ll admit it. I’ve had sex on the first date. Actually, I’ve had sex before the first date, or any dates for that matter. Ok, I agree it’s ...

How to critique the source and the story

By Evan Rose | September 19

In the past month or so, you’ve read a lot about housekeepers, their management and the “sit-down” policy in this newspaper. This is good. Coverage ...

Laying out the rules of laziness

By David Bierer | September 16

The other day I attempted to turn off my light without leaving the warm confines of my bed. After stretching and struggling for a good minute and a half, ...

Hispanic heritage month: An American celebration

By Ron Bilbao | September 16

Did you know that in 1822 Joseph Marion Hernández of Florida became the first Hispanic elected to the U.S.

When you wish upon yourself

By Nick Mykins | September 15

There’s nothing quite like looking up at the stars at night to get an idea of how small we are compared to the rest of the universe.

Can I get some climate change?

By Sam Perkins | September 14

After seven years at UNC, one thing has worn on me about this campus: the political climate. UNC has sadly become a stagnant cesspool for political thought. ...

Freshmen, you are the school's foundation

By Saffa Khan | September 13

Dear upperclassmen: We all know what you’re thinking when you see us. We’ve seen you smirk when we get lost and ask for directions or when we ask ...

Say no to sexual abuse: University-sponsored Polanski tribute in poor taste

By Sam Jacobson | September 13

Filmmaker Roman Polanski has directed stellar films for decades. He has earned the title of “Best Director” at the Golden Globe Awards in 1975 and ...

Make food your deciding factor

By Kyle Olson | September 12

When choosing where to study abroad one must weigh the many options carefully. The plethora of cities, countries or regions in which to spend a summer, ...

Integrative medicine is the future

By Sarah Dugan | September 10

Drugs. We all use them — whether recreationally or to treat medical problems. And the thing is, we use them too often. When you are choosing a treatment ...

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.