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Column: An incel fell, but Google dug the rabbit hole

By Noelle Harff | October 18

"I know everyone but the political science kids left when I started talking about legislation, but this is important. Every meme in your group message, ...

Column: Learning to deal with grief

By Maya Ticku | October 18

"Grief knows no boundaries; it can attack you at work, in the middle of class, in your parked car while you listen to the radio. I’ve lived with my ...

Column: UNC needs gender-nonspecific housing

By Harry Black | October 17

"How are trans students supposed to feel comfortable and validated in their academic environment when their own University does not allow them the decency ...

Column: Ban the bands from the football stands

By Olivia Henley | October 16

"It’s gameday at Carolina: this means screaming fans and a resounding school spirit that peels the paint off the walls. Not long, disorderly lines waiting ...

Column: Kid Cudi breaks barriers in music and film

By David Rowe | October 16

"With today’s technology, the possibilities for combining music and visuals are endless. I think (and hope) that 'Entergalactic' is only the start of ...

Column: Finding beauty within chaos

By Layan Qaimari | October 16

"Even while hundreds of students are pushing through the quad, rushing to their next class, there is beauty to be found in this crowd, so find that beauty ...

Column: The GOP's hypocrisy on abortion rights

By Sophie Teague | October 13

"Graham’s proposed bill is at not only at odds with Democrats, but also with the many elected Republicans who declared that abortion laws should be ...

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Column: The Stilllife sickness claims another victim (me)

By Hannah Kaufman | October 13

"It wasn’t your average, travel-size Kleenex type of cold. It wasn’t COVID-19, strep throat or bronchitis. In fact, it wasn’t anything that modern ...

Column: The prison system has always preyed on pregnant women

By Maya Ticku and Caitlyn Yaede | October 11

"The bodies of people who can become pregnant have always been policed, and are a part of the intricate carceral system that impacts each and every one ...

Column: Justice Clarence Thomas is a serious threat to abortion access

By Juliana Chiaramonte | October 11

"Clarence Thomas went rogue in his concurrence and called for a rollback of several fundamental rights, despite the majority’s claim that no other precedents ...

Column: What my sexual assault taught me about abortion rights

By Brianna Brigman | October 11

"I strongly believe that if I was to get pregnant by any of my assaulters I would have had an abortion and that would be my choice. Not someone else's. ...

Column: North Carolina's judicial elections are crucial for reproductive rights

By Sophie Teague | October 11

"Our generation has the power and passion for political change, we just have to take that to the ballot box. Voting sends a direct message to those in ...

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Column: Forced sterilization, Dobbs and a long history of regulating people's bodies

By Zari Taylor | October 11

"The regulation of women’s bodies has a long history in the United States, not only regarding abortion, wherein women exercise the autonomy to make ...

Column: It’s going down. I’m yelling Tinder.

By Spence Whitman | October 10

"If you're reading this, I’m assuming you're a young, smart, single person who just wants to have picnics on the quad with a boo of your own. But let ...

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Column: What I am.

By Michelle Seucan | October 10

"What are you?" "Out of all the 171,476 words in the English language, those three words are the ones I am most familiar with, a trio of old friends ...

Column: Kiss me, I'm (economically) insecure

By Noelle Harff | October 7

"Unfortunately, the market is expected to continue to slow. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, basically guaranteed negative growth into 2023. ...

Column: My foray into BookTok and the world of Colleen Hoover

By Liv Reilly | October 6

"The New York Times bestselling author has charmed the people with her adult fiction and romance novels for the past few months. After being given her ...

Column: An honors thesis on my Student Rec Center experience

By Claire Burch | October 6

"I’m severely exercise-avoidant. That is until my best friend became a personal trainer and I realized I had difficulty lifting items my 13-year-old ...

Column: From not to hot – the evolution of thrifting

By Savannah Clay | October 5

"People switch up how they feel about clothing all the time. But not everyone has the luxury of renovating their wardrobe every 5 to 10 business days. ...

Column: COVID-19 has changed "grind culture"

By Olivia Henley | October 4

"Our post-COVID-19 era has developed a societal standard that contradicts what the past 40 to 50 years have prioritized: incessant perseverance. While ...