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Opinion: Chancellor Folt’s emails need more substance

By Editorial Board | October 5

The job of chancellor is a difficult one. There is no denying it. Trying to balance UNC’s public image and please sometimes angry students can be easier ...

Opinion: Required night classes assume a degree of privilege

By Editorial Board | October 5

When a class required for a major only offers sections at night, a department essentially requires that a student with work or family responsibilities ...

Opinion: Contextualizing violent protests

By Editorial Board | October 3

It’s a cycle rooted in centuries of oppression and fear. From Ferguson to Charlotte. From 1619 to today. But arguably one of the most interesting aspects ...

Opinion: Put democracy before politics

By Editorial Board | October 3

Getting out to vote is important — it is a primary driver for change in our society. That said, the way we vote was designed more than 200 years ago ...

Opinion: Safe spaces don’t exist

By Editorial Board | October 2

From the second we are born, we live in a state of threat or insecurity.

Opinion: The police can be real public servants with reforms

By Editorial Board | September 30

Western pop culture depicts the ideal police officer as a man with a friendly face, who maybe knows your name and is a trusted member of the community. ...

Opinion: Not releasing body camera footage only hurts trust

By Editorial Board | September 28

Police body camera programs came about to help civilians and police officers hold each other accountable.

Opinion: Oppression spreads beyond any nation’s borders

By Editorial Board | September 28

Police look at you strangely, you get stopped randomly, you’re treated like a second-class citizen, and your life is seen as either a number or as a ...

Opinion: It's not enough just to know buzzwords to understand social justice

By Editorial Board | September 26

Let’s talk about being conscious. Not “conscious” as in that cruel moment when we’re taken away from our dreams every morning. I’m talking about ...

Opinion: An opportunity for Margaret Spellings to do good

By Editorial Board | September 26

Last spring, when asked about her stance on providing in-state tuition to undocumented students in North Carolina, System President Margaret Spellings ...

Opinion: UNC ought to be a campus where it’s safe to 'bee'

By Editorial Board | September 25

Big problems can often lie hidden. While the honey bee might only be a few millimeters long, making sure it is thriving can lead to a happier existence ...

Opinion: Now is not the time to remain silent on social justice

By Editorial Board | September 25

In the rare moments when we are willing to imagine sexual assault, we picture dark corners, secluded alleyways and silence. Indeed, that silence makes ...

Opinion: Journalists are still showing areas UNC can improve

By Editorial Board | September 23

It’s been about two years since the Wainstein report irrevocably changed the discourse concerning student athletics and academic integrity on this campus. ...

Opinion: Renovate the Union to make it greener, not just cooler

By Editorial Board | September 23

UNC’s Student Union may be leaving behind its unattractive 1960s counterpart buildings around campus for a 21st century facelift.

Opinion: With HB2, vote your conscience, not just your wallet

By Editorial Board | September 22

House Bill 2 has and will continue to cost North Carolina and its taxpayers money. This conclusion appears to have stymied support for the bill, as Gov. ...

Opinion: Entrepreneurship means more than making money

By Editorial Board | September 22

Entrepreneurship is a buzzword that increasingly is used by anyone wishing to connote innovation, newness and success. According to Merriam-Webster, an ...

Opinion: Tampons and pads should be free in UNC's bathrooms

By Editorial Board | September 21

Everyone who gets a period needs menstrual products for several days each month. Those products are often disposable paper goods used in bathrooms several ...

Opinion: UNC needs to switch to two-ply toilet paper

By Editorial Board | September 21

UNC is often characterized as a liberal university, and right off the bat, we get painted as whiny, lazy millennials who complain too much.

Opinion: Methodology of comparing universities is bad

By Editorial Board | September 19

As a board, we frequently oppose grandiose displays of privatization and suppression of free expression.

Opinion: Night at the theater

By Editorial Staff | September 16

Tucked next to the woods along Country Club Road sits one of the great cultural treasures of our community. For $10 and a OneCard, Playmakers Repertory ...