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Students must DREAM on: New immigration policy gives hope to students without documents.

By Editorial Board | June 18

President Obama’s new immigration policy promises to “lift the shadow of deportation” from students that “are Americans in their hearts, in their ...

Finding equilibrium: Think about what your body can do, not what it looks like

By Colleen Daly | June 11

As a fitness instructor, I am constantly barraged with questions that associate fitness with “thinness,” by people who fail to recognize that the ...

Reforming the research: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships should be reformed

By Editorial Board | June 11

As a top research university, UNC should offer a top-notch summer undergraduate research program. And while the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ...

Let’s join the 21st century: A technology advisory committee would help Chapel Hill 2020 plan

By Editorial Board | June 4

Proponents of Chapel Hill 2020 described the development plan as “a living document,” conceived with the intention of reflecting “the values, aspirations, ...

Perceiving what's real: How to live in a nation of extremes

By Taylor Hartley | May 27

Eating disorder? Not me. I loved food. I loved my body. No way.

A difficult solution: A magnet school may be the best solution to a complex problem

By Editorial Board | May 27

On June 7, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will vote whether or not to turn Frank Porter Graham Elementary School into a magnet school. While this ...

A lack of transparency: Administrative silence sends a loud, negative message.

By Editorial Board | May 21

Administrators could use The Daily Tar Heel as a means for communication with students, but recent fraud within a University department has created a ...

A man without a party: To compete in the fall, Democrats must force David Parker out

By Editorial Board | May 16

A tempest in a teapot. That was how David Parker, embattled chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, described the sexual harassment scandal that ...

Repeal Amendment One: An amendment that violates equality for all cannot stand

By Editorial Board | May 16

While the outcome of the May 8 election is a setback for both unmarried homosexual and heterosexual couples, the battle against Amendment One must rage ...

Quickhits for April 25, 2012

By Editorial Board | April 24

Basketball prospects Hey guys, only about six months until basketball starts again.

Advocacy, or adios: ASG’s new leaders need to have a structured vision for the future

By Editorial Board | April 24

The Association of Student Governments has new leadership but looks to be up to the same old tricks. After two years of leadership under President ...

The ongoing work to ensure freedom in America

By Elizabeth McCain | April 24

On June 11, 1776, Thomas Jefferson began writing what would become one of the most important documents for our nation. In the final draft, which he submitted ...

Clothing with a conscience

By Editorial Board | April 22

Few UNC students would intentionally support sweatshops. Unfortunately, many do so unknowingly when they patronize UNC Student Stores.

Obama, and the cost of college

By Mark Laichena | April 22

If only President Barack Obama were here today to talk about a real solution to the cost of a college education. I don’t mean to suggest that the interest ...

In honor of life

By Taylor Hartley | April 19

You watch the movies. Anytime someone says the word cancer, the music swells, the eyes on the screen grow teary and there’s a big running monologue ...

A toast to the class of 2012

By Mohammad Saad | April 19

We came to this place, so young and so bold; we’ll soon say goodbye feeling so wise and so old. We’ll leave this place with a degree that we’ve ...

Quickhits for April 19, 2012

By Editorial Board | April 19

There was an upshot to Wednesday’s ill-fated attempt at cyberbullying (see thumbs-down to the left): the hilarity that unfolded on the Internet after ...

Give back, pay it forward

By Editorial Board | April 17

As seniors approach their departure from Chapel Hill, they should consider giving a small donation to the Senior Campaign. The impacts of student donations ...

Bring back Jubilee: CUAB should fund two large celebrations instead of several small concerts.

By Editorial Board | April 17

As the semester draws to a close, UNC must once again look on from afar as Duke University draws high-profile musical acts to campus for their annual ...

A new non-discrimination policy: The new policy should foster clarity without prohibiting belief-based groups

By Editorial Board | April 17

Students who care about the rights of student groups to limit membership should do their part to contribute to the process of redefining these rights. ...