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Viewpoint: Equality will be hurt by unpaid internships

By Zach Gaver | March 19

The value of experience should never be question. The fact is, an undergraduate degree — even one from a prestigious university like UNC — is only ...

Opinion: Law makers should work to give order to health care

March 18

Aproposal to alter Medicaid in North Carolina is facing some opposition in the state legislature. While Medicaid’s multi-billion dollar budget requires ...

Opinion: The town should be ready to react to an unfavorable ruling on towing and cell phone ban

March 18

Earlier this week the North Carolina State Supreme Court heard the case of King v. Town of Chapel Hill, in which a local towing service is challenging ...

Opinion: Mental Health training should be required of faculty

March 18

While faculty and staff might soon be able to undergo training for sexual assault, there is one major training piece missing for faculty and staff that ...

Opinion: A new penny tax is a good step, but not the finish line

March 17

The Chapel Hill Town Council’s decision to ask for a penny on the town’s tax rate should be lauded as it will enable the town to take definitive and ...

Opinion: Drive-thrus at pharmacies are worth the cost

March 17

As the Carrboro Board of Aldermen moves forward, it should craft legislation that would allow for future pharmacies to construct drive-thrus for their ...

Opinion: Instant Runoff Voting simplifies elections

March 17

Student Congress should promptly pass a bill aiming to eliminate the need for runoff student body president elections.

UNC should work together with local comedy theater

March 16

With Dirty South Improv Comedy Theater soon relocating to Franklin Street, UNC should work to encourage its relationship with the local comedy company, ...

Tuition raise can secure bus system’s future

March 16

Chapel Hill’s public transportation is one of the best and most successful features of both the University and the town. UNC is proud to boast an incredibly ...

Admissions office should study test changes

March 16

Often seen as the epitome of standardized tests, the SAT has historically drawn a good deal of criticism. Therefore, it is refreshing when its administrators ...

The University should make moves for workers’ rights

By Alexandra Willcox | March 7

On April 24 of last year, more than 100 workers died in a factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was one of the most deadly factory disasters in history, ...

Carrboro should apply proposed rule to certain areas

March 7

The new towing regulations Carrboro Aldermen are currently considering are a great step to addressing predatory towing practices.

Lethal injection should be norm for N.C. shelters

March 7

In a perfect world, euthanization of domesticated animals would never be an issue. But the reality is that in many shelters, animals that aren’t adopted ...

Quickhits for March 6, 2014

March 6

*A poor trait* Monday, someone commited the most deadly of sins and “replied all” to a senior portrait listserv.

It’s time to keep student loan lenders honest

By Trey Bright | March 6

As tuition bills increase, so does the demand for student loans — but sadly these loans lack necessary consumer protections. The aforementioned bill ...

One of the bill’s key provisions is severely flawed

By Mahmoud Saad | March 6

Although the Student Loan Borrowers’ Bill of Rights Act has great intentions, one of the bill’s main provisions needs to be restructured before it ...

Forms of activism should not go rogue

March 5

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a major issue in the world we live in today. It has occupied many facets of international relations and has a large ...

Solarize Carrboro would benefit all those involved

March 5

The Solarize Carrboro project benefits Carrboro residents, and creating similar projects across the area would be advantageous for the community.

Roy Cooper should consider Eric Holder’s remarks

March 5

Arecent statement by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has special weight in North Carolina. The Attorney General implored his counterparts in each state ...

In-state tuition should be given to nearby students

March 3

Little to no good news has come out of UNC-system recently regarding tuition, particularly for out-of-state students, until last week’s Board of Governors’ ...