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UNC men's basketball survives N.C. State, 63-61, despite late-game comeback from Wolfpack

| January 11

Letters

A graduate thinks back over his four years

By Letter to the Editor | May 23

My experience at UNC is something I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to fully appreciate.

Affordable housing crisis affects all of us

By Letter to the Editor | May 23

The swiftly vanishing prospect of affordable housing will affect many in the Chapel Hill community, including students and employees of the University. ...

Our shrinking faculty requires more action

By Letter to the Editor | May 20

This summer, Carolina will lose three of its best young faculty working on climate change. We’ve been experiencing this for years — and not just in ...

Banning sex-selective abortion aids no one

By Letter to the Editor | May 20

If the primary goal of legislation is to provide the greatest benefit to the greatest number, then select lawmakers in North Carolina seem to consistently ...

Students are what I will miss most at UNC

By Letter to the Editor | April 25

After 10 years at Carolina, I will teach my last class at UNC on Thursday. There is much to love about this place, but what I will miss above all are ...

Folt should continue making bold moves

By Letter to the Editor | April 25

If you went to Dartmouth, you wouldn’t have class today. On Tuesday evening, students received an email informing them that classes will “be replaced ...

Thorp should allow plaque on Silent Sam

By Letter to the Editor | April 25

We delivered a letter last winter to Chancellor Holden Thorp, asking him to break the loud tradition of silence at UNC in regards to its history and continued ...

Attend the Women of Excellence Conference

April 23

The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP announces today it will hold its Women of Excellence Conference and 58th Annual Mother of the Year Coronation ...

Anti-abortion group got the facts wrong

April 23

Let’s talk about abortion. On Monday afternoon, walking through Polk Place, I saw several signs advertising the “Planned Parenthood Project.”

Students: stand for reproductive justice

April 23

If there was ever a time to be loud and passionate at UNC, April 22 was that day. But fear not my fellow classmates, because another opportunity is bound ...

Seniors, even a dollar can make an impact

April 22

With less than three weeks left until graduation, we’ve reached approximately 36 percent participation for the senior campaign.

Advocate for rural public charter schools

April 22

Public charter schools in rural North Carolina present an opportunity for more school choice options and economic development in the state’s 85 rural ...

University employees: stand against violence

April 21

Let me tell you about a text message I received from my brother, a first-year student at MIT, who was working the front desk in his residence hall.

Donate platelets at UNC Hospitals center

April 21

One of the things that makes UNC great is its students’ commitment to the service of others.

On days of tragedy, focus on the good

April 18

I think I can speak for my whole generation when I say that I’ll never forget 9/11. I hoped that I would never experience another day as heartbreaking, ...

Virginia Tech survivor to speak on campus

April 18

This month marks the sixth anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre. Colin Goddard was shot four times at Virginia Tech but survived. The Young Democrats ...

DTH underrepresented proposed budget cuts

April 17

Gov. Pat McCrory released his budget in March, promising huge cuts to higher education. Tom Ross himself has cited the proposed cuts to the UNC system ...

Attend rally on the future of NC education

April 17

The state of education in North Carolina has reached a crucial juncture. As you indicated last week in “N.C. Senate bill could end tenure for K-12 teachers,” ...

Support new bill for instant runoff voting

April 17

Prompted by a great DTH editorial from earlier this semester, I decided to introduce legislation in Student Congress that starts moving our single-office ...

A runner’s take on the bombings in Boston

April 16

When tragedy hits, we try to grasp at the meaning of the horror before us. There is solace to be found in how we explain these events and reveal their ...