You know my dog, not my story

We dog owners love it when you give our furry friends some attention. But please, give us some attention too while you’re at it. 

The paradox of the BOG: By closing the Center for Civil Rights, the BOG contradicts itself.

The Board of Governors’ latest strike on marginalized groups at UNC-Chapel Hill and around North Carolina comes in the form of its newly-approved litigation ...

Beyond pregnancy scares: birth control services many purposes, all of which are important

Nurx-an app with a purpose of dispensing affordable birth control to women with and without insurance-is a revolutionary idea.  This brand-new company ...

Dear P2P: A love letter for the night bus

25 years ago, you came into this world, and it’s been a little brighter since. Technically, you’re just a well-deployed bus service for UNC students ...

The Institute of Politics is more than just a "resume booster"

The newly-founded Institute of Politics on campus has faced criticism for apparently benefitting a small number of students who are already highly involved ...

Know how you know what you know

Epistemology, or how we know what we know, sounds like a very complicated, advanced philosophical concept. In some ways, it definitely can be. But in ...

Phillips Hall is spooky, confusing and among the worst buildings to have class in

It's creepy and it's kooky. Mysterious and spooky. It's altogether ooky. It's Phillips Hall.

Remembering and reflecting

On this day of collective mourning and remembrance, this board took time to reflect on the tragedy's legacy and its place within a larger timeline of ...

Speak your mind, mindfully

Talking about race doesn’t make you racist. 

Viewpoint: Chapel Hill is a public forum for students

Perhaps the best argument that voting in Chapel Hill in important is that legislators have repeatedly attempted to strip students of this right to vote ...

Viewpoints: Home is where the vote is

As students of UNC, we live in our own little bubble, with the University as the focus of our lives. But UNC is not Chapel Hill. It is only a part of ...

It's not just politically correct

There is nothing “political” about removing hateful speech from your everyday word choice. Using language that aims to respect everyone in our community ...

Speak up in recitations, save your TA some time

It would be torturous if every student in a 100-person lecture volunteered to speak up every class.

Get to class. Now.

 The conclusion of Spider-Man’s origin comic bears this quote: “With great power comes great responsibility.”  

Thank you, faculty

Pick two!

Now is the time to avoid new commitments like a politician dodges shoes. Studying in Chapel Hill as the academic year accelerates means being presented ...

Beers for our peers

Beer and wine, served one drink at a time: that’s how the North Carolina General Assembly should let 18 to 20-year-olds enjoy alcohol.   While ...

Tailgate for football

  The soccer program at UNC deserves way more hype than we give it. 

Mental Health Needs Orientation

 First year is definitely an exciting time. From planning dorm room decorations to the anticipated growing list of college friends, it is often touted ...