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Column: When I laughed with Trump

By Mejs Hasan | January 20

“Trump? You like Donald Trump?”

Column: Asking questions about Cosby

By Gwendolyn Smith | January 18

During my winter break, regardless of which home I visited or for how long I stayed, I was asked in some form or another, “What do you think about Bill ...

Column: To defend neighborhoods, live cooperatively

By Brian Vaughn | January 14

For a formerly miserable suburbanite, the town of Chapel Hill is a breath of fresh air. I grew up in a city of 60,000 on Florida’s east coast, one in ...

Column: Making liberty the top priority

By Alex Thomas | January 13

If you look at my voter information, you can see I am a registered Republican. While it would be simple to call me a member of the Grand Old Party, it ...

Column: Ansari misses the point

By Chiraayu Gosrani | January 12

The premiere of Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series “Master of None” in November was perceived as an “at last” moment for South Asian American immigrants. ...

Column: Rethink support for Roy Cooper

By Alice Wilder | January 11

I thought Roy Cooper was a good guy. When I moved to North Carolina, I learned there were two groups of politicians — ones who would move North Carolina ...

Column: To all my Black people

By Jalynn Harris | December 1

Recently, I visited Cape Coast castle, the sight along the coast of Ghana, West Africa where millions of enslaved Ghanaians were violently shipped to ...

Arts column: Millennials have wrongfully chosen whiskey over vodka

By Ryan Schocket | December 1

A recent Wall Street Journal report showed that millennials in the United States now prefer whiskey to vodka.

Column: It is going to be OK

By Alice Wilder | November 30

My friend Mary has a lot of things above her desk — to-do lists, encouraging mantras, long-term goals and her full star chart. But the thing that struck ...

Column: Why a Life & Death Issue?

By Samantha Sabin | November 30

When I tell people that my biological father died in January, their eyes bulge, sadness overtakes them and the reactions like, “I’m sorry to hear ...

Column: Lessons from Shotgun Willie

By Alex Thomas | November 29

The last month has been an eventful one in both campus and American politics.

Column: Go and take in Teddy’s treasures

By Morgan Zemaitis | November 23

America’s best president was Theodore Roosevelt. He fought against oversized business as the “trust buster.” He fought for peace in the Russo-Japanese ...

Column: Stop the ‘race’ talk

By Jaslina Paintal | November 23

The recent “Town Hall on Race and Inclusion,” was the University’s attempt to “have a conversation” in order to cover its respective derriere. ...

Column: Stop the selective outrage

By Chiraayu Gosrani | November 19

Today marks a week since the Paris attacks, and with it a renewed sense of anguish and grief over the loss of innocent life.

Column: It’s not basic if you love it

By Evana Bodiker | November 18

In case you missed it, Ed Sheeran and Joe Jonas were both on campus last week. In other words, my inner fangirl started to bubble with something reminiscent ...

Column: A prayer for unrest

By Jalynn Harris | November 17

From Missouri to Cape Town and back again, black university students are fed up. Transatlantically, campuses have been frequented with rallies and protests, ...

Guest column: UNC football could crash the playoffs with three more wins

By C Jackson Cowart | November 17

With three more wins, North Carolina is destined for the College Football Playoff.

Column: When is it worth it to ﬁght?

By Alice Wilder | November 16

On the Friday Margaret Spellings was announced as the next UNC-system president, I was exhausted. I was running on four hours of sleep and hadn’t gotten ...

Column: Politics in the wake of tragedy

By Alex Thomas | November 15

When the news regarding the terrorist attacks in Paris broke Friday, many were shocked. With the death toll growing above 100 and details emerging on ...

Column: Taking the time to get it right

By Paige Ladisic | November 13

I was scrolling through Yik Yak on Wednesday evening and found a troubling post: “I get all of my news from Yik Yak these days.”