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Reckoning with our past

By Joseph Terrell and Laurel Ashton | March 26

Our own university — from the monuments we build to the stories we tell about ourselves — suggests an unwillingness to reckon with our past.

Big ideas don't always need big budgets

By Editorial Board | March 26

Living-learning communities like the Connected Learning Program in Cobb Residence Hall serve around 500 students each year. Unfortunately, this program ...

Reflections on Trayvon Martin

By Brittany Johnson and Lauren Winston | March 23

Regardless of the color of your skin, the death of Trayvon Martin is your concern. It’s not a black issue. It is a justice issue. It is a freedom issue. ...

The Friday Interview: David Baron discusses building a business and why he’s still in college

By Mark Laichena | March 22

David Baron is creating a couch. “It’s going to be 100 percent biodegradable — technically sustainable, in a way that furniture, when it’s called ...

Dialogue must precede change in immigration debate

By Editorial Board | March 22

Last week, UNC’s Students United for Immigrant Equality (SUIE) and Duke’s Students for Humane Borders partnered to host Immigration Awareness Week. ...

The writing dream realized

By Taylor Hartley | March 22

I knew in the third grade I wanted to be a writer. It wasn’t a wish or a dream. I knew at age 9 — right after I finished “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s ...

Quickhits for March 22, 2012

By Editorial Staff | March 22

Vibrating tatoo: Nokia can make magnetic tattoos that go off when you get a call or text message. We don’t know whether to be more excited about becoming ...

Editorial Q&A: Students, student counselors and the student-run honor system

By Maggie Zellner | March 21

Opinion editor Maggie Zellner sat down with Henry Ross, the incoming Deputy Student Attorney General. As a general counsel, Ross has been defending students ...

The godfather of dialogue: We hope Herman Cain’s talk today sparks productive conversation

March 21

In the four years seniors have been on this campus, there has been a marked dearth of dialogue stemming from conservative speakers.

Viewpoints: A limited legacy policy helps connect, not exclude

By Maggie Zellner | March 21

I have no idea if I got into this university because I was a legacy, but I can say for sure that it’s the reason I applied here.

Credit where it's due: Students deserve more than 1 credit for the time they spend in labs

By Editorial Board | March 20

Students shouldn’t be shorted credits they’ve worked hard for. If students are putting in the work and class time of a three-hour course, it is only ...

Viewpoints: A legacy clause ?disregards UNC’s ideals of equality

By Lauren Winston | March 19

As an out-of-state student with no legacy status, to me the legacy clause supports elitist notions often perpetuated in higher education. UNC is a public ...

A stake in the conversation: Administrators should be allowed to protest misguided legislation

By Editorial Board | March 19

UNC administrators are prohibited from using their offices as platforms from which to promote a specific partisan agenda — as they should be. However, ...

WNIT was the way to go: No postseason play deprives women's team of experience

By Editorial Board | March 18

Sylvia Hatchell’s decision to deny the UNC women’s basketball team an opportunity for postseason play sent the wrong message about UNC athletics.

An issue worth the attention

By Katie Orndahl | March 18

United Nations human rights experts have brought attention to a proposed project in Bangladesh that would immediately displace 50,000 to 130,000 Bangladeshis ...

No reason to stop giving

March 18

Chancellor Holden Thorp’s decision to fire Butch Davis as head football coach was polarizing to say the least. Much of the anger was directed at Thorp, ...

Embrace pragmatic solutions to grow

By Michelle Healy and Kelsey Kirchmann | March 15

This column is part of a series written by seniors from the pilot senior seminar on American citizenship. The class is led by its students, whose interests ...

Quickhits for March 15, 2012

By Editorial Board | March 14

Go Heels, Go Obama We can all rally behind the President on this issue: He picked the Heels to go all the way in his March Madness bracket.

Making up for the good we lost

By Erskine Bowles | March 14

You know, you can’t walk into this great big room and not see Eve Carson, right behind me where the students sit, with this great big smile that filled ...

The right time to notify

By Editorial Board | March 14

When it comes to deciding whether a situation merits immediate notification, Alert Carolina doesn’t have the best track record. But last Saturday marked ...