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Column: Stuck in the middle

By Ben Rappaport | April 6

"Chapel Hill demands housing choice. Legislation like Senate Bill 349 is how we get it."

Column: Do you believe (in the power of music)?

By Brooke Dougherty | April 6

Music has played a huge role in helping people survive the past 12 months.

Column: From social media to mutual aid

By Caitlyn Yaede | April 6

"At best, limiting your advocacy to social media posts and shares will at least bring awareness about issues that many people would lack otherwise. At ...

Column: When it comes to COVID-19 research, UNC is leading the charge

By Rajee Ganesan | April 6

When COVID-19 was discovered, science had a lot of catching up to do. Here are just a few of the on-campus labs that have been leading the charge in COVID-19 ...

Column: Just one more, Roy

By JC Leser | April 1

"A great man and a great coach, he will be sorely missed by the Carolina community, who will struggle to replace everything Williams brought."

Column: It's time to call out fake news

By JC Leser | March 31

"Mainstream media have begun to use provocative titles to draw in readership to fight unreliable news sources for attention. But misleading clickbait ...

Column: What we should actually be learning in college

By Ana Sofia Thomas | March 31

"What could we be learning and doing that would help us better prepare for the future? Here are a few ideas for things that might actually be useful ...

Column: The fight for the soul of our nation

By Will Melfi | March 30

"Lil Nas’ video is not shocking. What’s shocking is that people really expected queer people to just shut up and take it."

Column: In Chase Dining Hall, seating is getting a little fishy

By Hannah Kaufman | March 30

To many students, it’s just the clear, open seating area at Chase Dining Hall. Some might even call it “the big glass box” or “that thing people ...

Column: Nostalgia isn't always a good thing

By Raymond Pang | March 30

"By constantly trying to revisit the past, we risk not striving for innovation or creativity."

Column: Stan culture fails to hold creators accountable

By Caitlyn Yaede | March 29

"The expectation that we provide unwavering fanship to celebrities and influencers is not only unhealthy for us and for creators, but also for victims." ...

Column: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch

By Asad Yusuf | March 28

Administrative bloat is leading to increased tuition costs, and is arguably the driving force behind the student debt crisis.

Column: 'Tis the season for finding a computer science internship

By Callie Xu | March 28

"The programming world was a competitive industry to begin with, and the emergence of COVID-19 has only fueled the sense of urgency students feel to obtain ...

Column: Let's turn toward optimism

By Vance Stiles | March 22

"America is faced with the choice of continuing the turn to optimism instead of setting the rudder back to violence."

Column: A year without sex

By Savannah Bradley | March 22

What really happens when you lose a year of sex?

Column: CRISPR cures — the ethics of what's next in gene editing

By Rajee Ganesan | March 22

Genome editing is a powerful, cutting-edge technology that could potentially reshape clinical environments and people's lives.

Column: Wealth inequality in the college admission process

By Josiah Townsend | March 21

"The college admissions scandal has exposed the ultra-competitive nature of the college application process. In this process, it’s the wealthy that ...

Column: This is for the seniors

By Elisa Kadackal | March 18

"We’re growing, and it doesn’t always feel safe or stable. But we are also planting and taking the time to manifest the beauty and joys we hope to ...

Column: Generation Z and kids in a crisis

By Brooke Dougherty | March 18

"As a generation, we aren’t just growing up against a backdrop of a crisis — our whole lives have been fundamentally impacted as we live through it." ...

Column: UNC is not just a basketball school

By JC Leser | March 18

"History shows that UNC is not and has never been just a basketball school, but rather the best sports school in the Triangle and the ACC."