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Column: Preserving students' generational knowledge is key to building a better community

By Maggie Mead | November 24

"A loss of institutional knowledge forces future generations to retread old mistakes, navigate the process of remaking connections and waste time relearning ...

Column: Men's mental health is not a problem for women to solve

By Arya Mehta | November 24

"Droves of men say not enough people observe Men's Health Awareness Month without understanding that if they themselves took the initiative to communicate ...

Column: A life of pursuing knowledge over wisdom is not worth living

By Delaney Broderick | November 24

"We are just copyreaders to information and reserve wisdom for our later years as though it's something to be extracted by the human experience."

Column: Clap back against STDs and practice safe sex

By Harry Black | November 20

"As for pleasure, I understand that condoms may not feel great, but neither do genital warts."

Column: Board of Trustees resignations signal dangerous partisanship

By Delaney Broderick | November 19

"There is a separation of powers, but it’s dysfunctional."

Column: Electoral politics cannot be the end-all be-all of American political participation

By Hailie Davidson | November 18

"This perspective is one of learned helplessness that has become a fixed social reality, so much so that many Americans are not aware of any possible ...

Column: The Democrats lost the presidential election, but here's where we won in N.C.

By Savannah Clay | November 18

"It's okay to process that hurt and acknowledge what the Harris campaign should’ve done differently. But, it's also important to recognize how hard ...

Column: I logged off for a week. So should you.

By Adele Harris | November 18

Lifestyle Staff Writer Adele Harris deleted social media apps from her phone for a couple of days. Here are her reflections.

Column: We can't ignore how the 'tradwife' trend predicted Trump's win

By Victoria Kirova | November 18

"Incorporating hyper-feminine ideals regarding a 'clean' aesthetic in which women are expected to re-embrace a 1900s life of countryside peace and solitude, ...

Column: Trump’s election has already brought out the torches and pitchforks

By Arya Mehta | November 17

"Extremist conservatives have lived in their self-imposed bunkers for years, lying in wait to return to a time of terror and violence. Trump’s election ...

Column: For Black Americans, prioritizing Black candidates is historically sound

By Davina Boison | November 17

"Politically, Black identity is shaped by the collective experience of being misunderstood, misrepresented and marginalized by politicians. This shared ...

Column: Speak as many love languages as you want, but one stands above the rest

By Cecily Ross | November 17

"The only way to find true compatibility is within the minutes and hours spent with a person."

Satire: Hello, world. It's me — the quintessential fake major.

By Sydney Baker | November 17

"After eating lunch, I skip to my next class, Intro to Media Law. We learn about the Constitution by eating an amount of marshmallows based on the number ...

Column: Trump returning to White House unleashes 'get back in the kitchen' rhetoric

By Cooper Hall | November 17

"Misogyny is deeply rooted in our country. This election and Trump’s upcoming presidency is digging it up, brushing off the dirt and putting it in direct ...

Column: Maybe I Met Carrie Bradshaw

By Hamsini Sivakumar | November 14

Senior writer Hamsini Sivakumar shares her new column "Maybe I met Carrie Bradshaw."

Column: Crises end — the communities formed after don’t have to

By Cooper Hall | November 14

"The cycle of crisis, support and then disregard is never-ending. As a society, we are desensitized to the perpetual pattern of tragedies — not yet ...

Column: My journey with short-form content

By Teo Almaguer | November 14

"In an ideal world, I wouldn’t consume short-form videos at all. This would leave me more time to read, watch TV and start Good Will Hunting, but this ...

Column: Joe Rogan and Elon Musk's election influence define the true value of X

By Esha Singaraju | November 13

"Together, Musk and Rogan created a groundswell of support through platforms that signaled a shift in how public figures wield influence — no longer ...

Column: The South is not a political monolith. Stop treating it as such.

By Rachel Moody | November 13

"To believe the South is doomed to be stuck in its conservative ways and should be left behind ignores the hard work of thousands of organizers who continue ...

Column: Don't let right-wing college campus debaters rile you up

By Cogan McMichaels | November 12

"When Crowder sets up his 'Change My Mind' table or Shapiro’s Daily Wire clips go viral with jabs at liberals, it’s less about fostering dialogue ...