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Column: UNC football's 5-1 start has come against inferior competition

By C Jackson Cowart | October 21

Six games into the season, the North Carolina football team is masquerading as a dominant squad.

Column: The Black woman’s self-love

By Jalynn Harris | October 21

In contemporary discourses on identity politics, the term “intersectionality” is often thrown around.

Column: Teachers’ issues go beyond pay

By Alex Thomas | October 18

When it comes to K-12 education in North Carolina, the first thing that most likely comes to mind is how poor the state has become for teachers and with ...

Column: October is a stressful month, but it is important to still have fun

By Sarah Vassello | October 13

Here’s the thing about fall break — it is what you want it to be.

Column: Pop music’s global roots

By Colin Kantor | October 13

People who know me well probably also know that my taste in music could, perhaps, best be described as “eccentric.

Column: Advice for first years

By Morgan Zemaitis | October 12

Just like every other wide-eyed first-year, I spent my first few weeks mapping out what my path at UNC would look like in the years to come.

Column: HB 318 tries to bury us

By Jaslina Paintal | October 11

As Amerikkka continues to sanction the deportation, killing and exploitation of Black and brown bodies, the state of North Carolina chose to ramp up its ...

Column: The story of America is a lie

By Chiraayu Gosrani | October 9

When I was four years old, my parents decided to immigrate to the United States for the promise of a better life. They wanted my brother and me to have ...

Column: Leave a blank space for passion

By Evana Bodiker | October 7

I live my life by making lists. These bulleted agendas are what help me get through the week, and look a little something like this: do laundry, write ...

Column: Why Religion?

By Samantha Sabin | October 6

I am not religious. I’m not sure if I’m an agnostic or just an atheist in denial, but I definitely do not practice any of the religions covered in ...

Sports Column: UNC football has a strong chance to win the Coastal Division

By Carlos Collazo | October 6

Don’t look now, but apparently the North Carolina football team is currently the favorite to win the ACC Coastal Division.

Column: Poetics of AAVE slang

By Jalynn Harris | October 6

“Black life is not lived in the world that the world lives in, but it is lived underground, in outer space,” Jared Sexton said.

Column: Shifting ideas about self-care

By Alice Wilder | October 5

This time of year, lots of lists start to come out with ways to practice self-care during midterms. Paint your nails. Eat some junk food. Take a bath. ...

Column: The new cliche: being the outsider

By Alex Thomas | October 4

“Outsider” is a term that used to have some meaning to it. If you were an outsider in a group, it meant you were a new face that raised eyebrows as ...

Column: Not the comics of your youth

By Tyler Fleming | October 1

Rafah is a city on the southern end of the Gaza Strip, right on the border with Egypt. In 1956, the Israeli military killed 111 innocent civilians in ...

Column: Your words have an impact

By Gwendolyn Smith | October 1

A piece on The Daily Tar Heel’s Pit Talk blog was offensive to me in several ways:

Viewpoints: School choice expands opportunity

By Zach Rachuba | September 30

THE ISSUE: Tuesday, the N.C. legislature adjourned without passing a controversial bill concerning charter school funding. The issue seems likely to be ...

Viewpoints: Believe and invest in your public schools

By Ishmael Bishop | September 30

THE ISSUE: Tuesday, the N.C. legislature adjourned without passing a controversial bill concerning charter school funding. The issue seems likely to be ...

Column: Run The Jewels’ cat-rap album can be fun and serious all at once

By Sarah Vassello | September 30

To all the 45-year-old dads who hated my Kanye column: You’re going to hate this column even more. This week, we’re talking about rap albums remixed ...

Column: Your vote is your voice

By Colin Kantor | September 29

There was something exhilarating about voting for the first time. Even though the literal extent of my (absentee) voting action was marking boxes on a ...