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Column: In light of Ruby Franke, it's time to crack down on family vlogging

By Katelin Harmon | October 15

"Family vlogging doesn’t account for kids not understanding or consenting to the permanency of the internet. Even when videos are removed, the case ...

Column: Wake County has an innovative solution to affordable housing crisis

By Maddie Whitaker | October 15

"Chapel Hill needs affordable housing desperately, but Town efforts to enact policy to make that possible are repeatedly fought by residents of wealthy ...

Satire: New campus strip mall – it’s pit perfect!

By Hannah Kaufman | October 13

"How did we get here? How have these corporations managed to intrude on our lively, bustling campus center? How has our marketplace of ideas turned into ...

Column: Which UNC library has gotten etiquette 'just right'?

By Nethali Padmaperuma | October 11

"The library etiquette and how it formed across our many campus libraries has recently become a great mystery to me. It's an anomaly. Although it seems ...

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Column: Stop making your favorite artists hate you

By Mary Blake Nobles | October 9

"It’s really about reading the room. If the music is loud and intense, it’s probably okay and welcomed to match the vibe. But during an emotional ...

Satire: Raising Cane’s has raised me from the dead

By Emma Culley | October 9

"Now, nearly two years later, I’m a first-year in college and my mouth is watering for the chicken fingers and crinkle-cut fries I’ve been promised. ...

Satire: Who would win?

By Harry Black | October 9

"The "Who Would Win" book series is a collection that pits two animals against each other and evaluates who would win. Here are my own, with a modern ...

Column: Why you should register to vote in Orange County

By Rebecca Savidge | October 9

"I recently changed my voting address from my hometown to Orange County – it’s an easy task that allows me to have a say about policies that will ...

Column: Finding your place at a predominantly white institution

By Ankur Mutyala | October 6

"This feeling wasn’t entirely new to me; I’ve attempted to erase my heritage before. But this time, being in a majority white space, I was constantly ...

Column: I am an IDEAS In Action apologist

By Shea McIntyre | October 5

"I wouldn’t have had this awakening of an experience in such a random class, if it weren’t for Carolina’s IDEAS in Action requirements."

Column: Why we should think about more than the Roman Empire

By Brigit Pierce | October 5

"How often do you think about the Roman Empire? It’s a question that may have garnered confused looks a couple of weeks ago, but has since found its ...

Column: When it comes to politician accountability, the bar is in hell

By Mary Blake Nobles | October 3

"We should not be giving politicians a pat on the back for doing the bare minimum. Save that energy for when they pass important legislation or finally ...

Column: Get ready with me

By Spence Whitman | October 2

"Before my hair was luscious, days were good because I decided they were. Not because I waited for people to decide they were."

Column: Local school board elections matter, too

By Emma Culley | October 2

"Every child and teacher deserves to feel supported and engaged at school. No matter how small or inconsequential you think your vote may be, don't skip ...

Column: Well-being days are not helping our well-being

By Rebecca Savidge | October 2

"As a UNC student, the anticipation of a well-being day spurs a short moment of joy. That short moment is made shorter when the realization sets in that ...

Column: We're tired of being the 'lockdown generation'

By Emmy Martin | October 1

"I never thought I’d visit the White House for anything other than a public tour. But, last weekend, I sat in the Rose Garden as President Joe Biden ...

Column: Hall cleanliness is your problem, not just UNC housekeepers'

By Brigit Pierce | October 1

"Realistically, most students aren’t responsible for leaving three-course meals on the stairs to be devoured by mice, bugs and other pests that scientists ...

Satire: Doing Chapel Hill housing by the (Face)book

By Hannah Kaufman | October 1

"If you aren’t on the 'UNC Chapel Hill Subleases, Roommates, Off Campus Housing & Apartments Facebook Group', I encourage you to apply today. With ...

Column: What are we paying for? When will student costs reflect our quality of living?

By Dayna Wilkerson | October 1

"With these increases in the cost of all on-campus housing, we would expect housing-related issues to improve. But the mounting $1.1 billion maintenance ...

Column: The battle of housing costs in two college towns

By Maddie Whitaker | September 27

"Both Chapel Hill and Athens have been named the best college town in the country in years past. And both schools have plenty of national championships ...