Editorials -

The candidates struggle to realize ASG’s limited scope

By Editorial Board | March 20

This editorial board chose not to endorse the pairs of Ron Hinton and April Love or John Secrest and Anita Simha for UNC-system Association of Student ...

ASG’s president must be articulate and focused

By Editorial Board | March 20

Though none of the candidates were particularly inspiring, the best ticket that is running in the UNC-system Association of Student Government election ...

To seek the place of writing

By Sarah Bufkin | March 20

Propositions: College students cannot write worth a damn. The business world values stellar communication skills. Yet universities do not teach how to ...

Title IX complaints won’t be solved by punishment

By Editorial Board | March 19

As the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights investigates UNC’s handling of sexual assault, it should continue its history of working ...

Inaccurate Israeli “apartheid” rhetoric inflames and divides

By Kira Borman , Josh Orol and Israel Abitbol | March 19

The pro-Israel community at UNC is committed to open dialogue around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and together creating a space where all students ...

Chapel Hill’s limit on residents unfair and unrealistic

By Editorial Board | March 19

This editorial board has said it over and over again. It is time Chapel Hill repeals the ordinance banning more than four unrelated people from residing ...

The University needs to take care in how it prevents violence

By Editorial Board | March 18

As the campus dialogue about the University’s role in forming sexual assault policy develops, students and administrators alike should consider what ...

Why are animal research ethics not discussed more at UNC?

By Matt Leming | March 18

There are more than 100,000 animals at UNC. They are not heard, they are not seen. For most of us, it will remain that way. This is why they are never ...

Wanted: ASG President

March 18

The president of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments should be a representative of the schools, but at the same time know the responsibilities ...

New chancellor has the chance to get transparency right

March 17

A panel discussion last week explored media coverage of the University’s football probe, and further illuminated South Building’s problematic philosophy ...

Introduce choice into the North Carolina school system

By Everett Lozzi | March 17

North Carolina voters decided to play with fire last year and elect a one-party state government (assuming, of course, that there has been much of a difference ...

Column: Why I still hate Duke

By Ian Williams | March 8

I always hated it when alumni came back and waxed rhapsodic about their undergraduate years.

DPS shouldn’t snatch laptops to prove a point

March 7

The Department of Public Safety’s new efforts to fight larceny have gone too far.

Incorporate sexual, mental health into LFIT classes

March 7

The implementation of the proposed Lifetime Wellness curriculum into the current required Lifetime Fitness courses would benefit students — provided ...

Quickhits for March 7, 2013

By Editorial Board | March 7

Last week, a sinkhole opened up all of a sudden and swallowed a Florida man who was sleeping peacefully in his home. This just confirms the fact Florida ...

Mandatory car inspections keep roads safe

By Editorial Board | March 6

A proposed bill that aims to repeal the requirement for safety inspections for North Carolina drivers is potentially dangerous and should not be passed. ...

Don’t randomize basketball lines without notice

By Editorial Board | March 6

Randomizing the entrance lines for Sunday’s basketball game against Florida State was one way to try to encourage students to stop cutting in line.

Police reports from private universities should be public

By Editorial Board | March 5

Last month, the N.C. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case regarding the release of public records from private universities in the state.

Potential strategic partnerships could help Rogers Road

By Editorial Board | March 5

The Historic Rogers Road Task Force should work with the town’s recommended potential strategic partners when it resumes its meetings this spring.

New immigrant driver’s licenses considered discriminatory

By Editorial Board | March 5

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing special driver’s licenses by the end of the month that unnecessarily single out and stigmatize ...