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Editorial: The food waste solution for college towns

By Caitlyn Yaede | September 1

"One app is attempting to close the gap between food waste and food insecurity. It’s called Too Good To Go, and it allows users to purchase leftover ...

Column: OnlyFans nearly banning sexual content is dangerous

By Savannah Bradley | August 30

"Let’s get one thing perfectly clear: sex work is work, and workers deserve to be paid and protected."

Column: Money doesn't buy happiness

By Raymond Pang | August 30

"While having a lot of money can resolve a lot of your issues and provides many opportunities and experiences, I also want to remind people — particularly ...

Column: Ten years since UNC's academic scandal — and we still haven't learned

By Rajee Ganesan | August 29

"In retrospect, the fact that an alleged academic fraud was investigated at UNC — a University known for their lack of transparency — is no surprise." ...

Column: A history of baseball in the Triangle

By Michael Beauregard | August 26

"Over the past 150 years, baseball has seen its ups and downs in North Carolina. After its various ebbs and flows throughout the twentieth century, it ...

Column: Giving journalism a better name

By Caitlyn Yaede | August 25

"You can recognize the monetary contributions Walter Hussman has made for journalism at UNC and still be critical of the values he stands for."

Column: Being an ethical traveler doesn’t stop after you come home

By Layla Peykamian | August 24

"Learning a few phrases in Greek didn’t result in me being forever changed and well-traveled. Understanding my role in relation to the rest of the world ...

Column: Lorde's "Solar Power" doesn't produce much energy

By Ira Wilder | August 23

"According to Lorde, her new album is 'a celebration of the natural world,' or an ode to happiness, and a reflection on finding joy in simplicity. I have ...

Column: Deconstructing the straight-A student mindset

By Brooke Dougherty | August 19

"In a university surrounded by brilliant minds and self-described overachievers, I know I’m not the only one that falls prey to this mindset. Having ...

Column: We want YOU! to help us cover elections

By Guillermo Molero | August 17

"This year, we’ll be placing a special emphasis on a topic I’ve always been greatly interested in: elections."

Column: UNC's missing piece is accountability

By Caitlyn Yaede | August 15

"The honor system can’t work when students have proved, time and time again, that they do not honor the system. This is a chance at a semblance of normalcy, ...

Column: Mayor Pam welcomes students back to Chapel Hill

August 15

In addition to COVID-19 safety information, Mayor Pam Hemminger writes about new projects as students return to town.

Column: Finding balance and avoiding burnout

By Kayleigh Carpenter | July 5

"College is supposed to be fun. Yes, you are working on advancing your schooling to eventually be a cog in the capitalist machine, but you will meet some ...

Column: Dealing with impostor syndrome as a transfer student

By Krista Nichols | July 5

"There will be times when you feel like you're incompetent and don't have your life figured out, but trust me — most people are just faking it till ...