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Each NC General Assembly bill boggles the mind and churns the stomach

April 3

The N.C. General Assembly is wasting no time introducing a litany of bills that would squelch civil rights and set the state back decades. It’s at times ...

Nicole Comparato: Leadership in a time of change

By Nicole Comparato | April 2

Next year will be one of the most comprehensive transition periods the University has seen in decades. A new chancellor, provost and other top administrators ...

Memet Walker: Different faces, new stories

By Memet Walker | April 2

The DTH is an important part of the UNC experience. Our job is to provide students, and the community as a whole, with news that’s relevant to their ...

Chelsey Dulaney: Focus on integrated storytelling

By Chelsey Dulaney | April 2

The DTH has long been a leader in college journalism — and in many ways we are just that. But in recent years, we have lagged behind our peers in online ...

Bill barring towns from regulating houses was wrong

April 1

The recently passed N.C. House Bill 150 would remove the ability of local governments throughout the state to regulate the appearances of single-family ...

Board of Governors appointees need to put education first

April 1

While the N.C. General Assembly has claimed that it tried to avoid partisanship in making appointments to the Board of Governors, the naming of a largely ...

The Board of Trustees should have heard coal concerns

April 1

The Board of Trustees’ refusal to hear the Sierra Student Coalition’s presentation on coal divestment at its Wednesday budget, finance and audit committee ...

A principled solution for UNC's sexual assault problem

By Editorial Board | March 31

Rape is a violent crime. At UNC and colleges across the country, it is treated as an infraction. Something so fundamentally wrong demands a principled ...

Dorm room to the boardroom: Sexual misconduct affects everyone

By Gina Smith | March 31

During the two months I have spent on UNC’s campus, I have been impressed with the cross-section of the community that has fully and openly engaged ...

The honor system is not at odds with interpersonal violence prevention

By Joe Holthaus and Anna Sturkey | March 31

We are members of UNC’s student-led honor system. We are also HAVEN facilitators and allies. We stand with all survivors, and we stand with the honor ...

Quickhits for March 28, 2013

By Editorial Board | March 27

The student newspaper of a New Mexico community college had one of its issues pulled by the school for being controversial. In “protest” the University ...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro face large transit questions

By Editorial Board | March 27

Recent developments have brought the discourse on transportation in the community to the forefront.

Suspending the investigation raises many questions

By Editorial Board | March 26

Chancellor Holden Thorp’s decision to suspend the Honor Court investigation into complaints of harassment by Landen Gambill is, by his own reckoning, ...

Administrators and students must talk about sexual assault

By Editorial Board | March 25

As the University’s administration continues to evaluate the way that sexual assault is handled at UNC, the community finds itself at a crucial crossroads. ...

McCrory’s proposed budget neglects higher education

By Editorial Board | March 25

Last week, the Office of State Budget and Management released Gov. Pat McCrory’s first budget proposal. The proposal contained drastic cuts to the UNC ...

The Monday interview: Shirley Ort

By Chelsea Phipps | March 24

Thanks to the brainchild of one woman, thousands of low-income students are able to graduate from UNC completely debt-free. That woman is the associate ...

Out-of-state or out of luck?

By Michael Hardison | March 24

More and more, I’m beginning to think that Gov. Pat McCrory is painting a giant target on UNC.

Rising global conflict over water calls for more cooperation

By Stefanie Schwemlein and Cate Parker | March 21

Past societies have battled bitterly over power, ideology and access to resources. Wars of the 20th century were fought over oil, but some scholars believe ...

Students must act to support Obama’s vision for Israel/Palestine

By Lauren Donoghue , Jacob Plitman and Josh Orol | March 21

President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Jerusalem means the U.S. is back in the two-state solution game. Now we must do our part.

Quickhits for March 21, 2013

By Editorial Board | March 21

March Madness is everyone’s favorite time of year, and if it’s not yours, then you’re wrong. Every single thing about it is great. Non-stop games ...