We, the undersigned, are graduate students in the UNC Department of American Studies and the Folklore Program.
Read More »Though I generally stay out of campus politics, I felt compelled to respond to this paper’s editorial of Feb. 10.
Read More »In 2015, the specter of Puritanism again haunts America — not in the form of New England fundamentalism, but as campus activism obsessed with identity ...
Read More »On Tuesday, UNC-Chapel Hill’s student body will vote for a new student body president.
Read More »Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha were three incredible, selfless and caring students who were taken too soon from our community. ...
Read More »While Taylor Bates has a platform with nearly as much depth as his opponent Grayson Berger, Bates continually highlights his stipend refusal as a selling ...
Read More »Barely two months into 2015, we have faced so much tragedy. We lost Stuart Scott, an inspirational man who stayed dedicated to the Carolina Way in spite ...
Read More »Zora Neale Hurston was crucial to the Harlem Renaissance, and her lasting influence in the literary world is undeniable. But there are far more appropriate ...
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: Deah Barakat, a dental student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, was murdered Tuesday night along with his wife ...
Read More »Over the past several weeks, I have engaged in conversations with people beyond the student activist community about the memorialization of racist men ...
Read More »I have been intensely interested in the questions about UNC’s intellectual integrity as presented in recent sports scandals, the question of “grade ...
Read More »Your Feb. 6 editorial, “Cut ties with VF Corp.,” overlooked the significant steps the University has taken in requiring all of its licensees that ...
Read More »Gov. Pat McCrory claimed in his recent State of the State address that North Carolina ought to be the “third vertex in a ‘National Innovation Triangle,’” ...
Read More »A recent letter asked why we should cheer for underperforming sports teams when everyone is “wine and cheese” at other forms of entertainment.
Read More »My last cross-country race as a senior in high school, I was dog-tired and lagging behind my usual pace, but I needed to speed up if I wanted to qualify ...
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: I will proudly defend the “wine and cheese” crowd.
Read More »This letter is written in response to comments in various listservs and news media arguing against changing the name of Saunders Hall, and two specific ...
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: In response to Mr. Peter McClelland’s letter published Wednesday, I offer two observations.
Read More »Last Friday I attended the play in Memorial Hall, the first time I’ve been there since moving back to the area. There on the wall was a plaque for William ...
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