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Column: Mike Johnson is not the House Speaker we need

By Katelin Harmon | November 7

"However, Johnson’s policy plans seem amoral in themselves. Some of his biggest, most threatening takes are rooted in a significant cut in federal ...

Column: Is 'homeless' the right word?

By Brigit Pierce | November 5

'We need to shift toward language that describes the situation and include people experiencing homelessness in the conversation. Because our word choice ...

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Column: Job interviews are new and not so improved

By Maddie Whitaker | November 5

"When I consulted friends for advice on how to perform best in these interviews, I found out they also had been introduced to interviews using AI." ...

Everything The Daily Tar Heel has published about the 2023 municipal elections

By Ethan E. Horton | November 3

The Daily Tar Heel has covered a wide array of issues and produced dozens of stories on the 2023 municipal elections. We've compiled these stories into ...

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Column: Future LSAT changes cause concerns for some prospective law students

By Eleanor Goldstein | November 2

"As a current student looking to take the LSAT exam, worrying about the exam is nothing new. What is most worrisome is that one of the most learnable ...

Satire: How to get your dream schedule on ConnectCarolina

By Katelin Harmon | October 30

"It looks like you still have 50 general education requirements left; It's almost like they keep adding new ones every year. Before you know it, you’re ...

Column: Normalize politicians retiring from office

By Dayna Wilkerson | October 30

"Elected politicians should be held to the same expectations as the rest of us — the average retirement age in the U.S. is about 64, and more than half ...

COLUMN: This Halloween, Barbie is just like other girls

By Emma Culley | October 29

"When deciding what to be for Halloween, I’ve felt like I either have to look super sexy or be super unique, which is an experience I’m sure many ...

Column: The multi-faceted glamour of Halloween

By Sarayu Thondapu | October 29

"The allure of a brand-new costume is hard to resist, but the consequences of buying something new every year, just to wear one time, has a great toll ...

Column: How you can survive the sophomore slump, too

By Shea McIntyre | October 27

"Candidly, I never thought I would say goodbye to the honeymoon phase of college. I had to acknowledge some good things may not stay the same, but there's ...

Column: Film industry must focus on quality, not profit

By Connor Foote | October 27

"In recent years, instead of quality screenplays being supported and selected for production, more emphasis has put on things already familiar to a wider ...

Column: Vote substance over spectacle this election

By Brigit Pierce | October 25

"I’m already tired of the spectacle of politics, despite not having even been old enough to vote in the last election."

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Column: Inclusion of non-English-speaking voters needs more than translating

By Brigit Pierce | October 24

"Election day is fast approaching. As English speakers, this information seems almost unavoidable. Do those with limited English proficiency share this ...

Column: Voting in municipal elections is important. Do your research.

By Ethan E. Horton | October 24

"The point is, don't go in blind. While you're in Chapel Hill, you owe it to the community to let your voice be heard. You owe it to democracy."

Column: It’s always been about housing

By Samad Rangoonwala | October 23

"The reality is this: The Searing slate has made it clear they support parks and splash pads over people and housing. That would be fine and dandy if ...

Column: The Durham-Orange Light Rail is dead. Long live Bus Rapid Transit.

By Samad Rangoonwala | October 22

"Bus Rapid Transit is a bus system on steroids. It’s not as shiny of a public transit toy as a light rail line, but might be far more useful."

Campus Quandaries: Toilet paper and roommate politics

By Satchel Walton | October 17

"In this 'Campus Quandaries' edition, Satchel Walton takes on the social politics of changing housemates and the morality of taking toilet paper from ...

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 ...