Letter: ​Embrace and debate conflicting opinions

March 24

The decision for UNC Students for Justice in Palestine to cancel a speech by Rania Khalek because her beliefs about the Syrian war are too controversial is a nonsensical outrage especially as she is an effective advocate for the Palestinians who have lived with Israel’s heavy boot on their necks for over seven decades.

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Column: Case for reparations

By Claude Wilson | March 24

Almost 250 years of slavery, 100 years of legal segregation and discrimination and over 50 years of redlining and other forms of institutional racism beyond that. All of these factors have led to the disproportionate poverty found in black communities in the United States, and all of them are cause for the need for reparations.

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Letter: ​​You don’t need a degree to succeed

March 24

In response to “Opinion: We generally love college, but not at this moment”: I believe the timeless adage “You can be anything you want to be when you grow up” is a reasonable truth, but should be followed by “as long as you work hard toward your goals."

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Column: I still don't speak French

By Alison Krug | March 24

Up until just a few weeks ago, I’d never traveled outside the United States. The farthest I’d traveled is Austin, Texas, which is essentially a satellite colony of Carrboro and therefore doesn’t count.

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Kvetching Board for March 24, 2017

March 24

Seeing as I got in an argument with my dental hygienist about House Bill 2, I’m kinda glad to be back on campus.

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Quick Hits for March 23, 2017

March 22

Thumbs up to all the people who believed in the UNC basketball team from the start of filling out your brackets.

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Column: Thanks a lot, Carroll Hall

By Gwendolyn Smith | March 22

For Spring Break, I didn’t sunbathe in Cancun or live it up on the West Coast.

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Opinion: Polarization shouldn’t keep you from speaking

By Editorial Board | March 22

It’s springtime, and the sound of the birds chirping on campus proves it. There is still a notably missing and much-needed chorus on campus, though: moderate conservative and libertarian voices.

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Letter: ​House Bill 2 has gone on for too long

March 22

I have read so much on this unjust bill and how it came about from the fearmongering of the Conservative side who based it on no factual evidence, (and) feel that granting the basic right of using the restroom you identify with is some sort of threat to girls and women.

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Letter: ​UNC fans ought to support ACC teams

March 22

Thanks to all UNC fans for rooting against their own conference at Greenville, S.C. Shows real character.

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Letter: ​Die-in scheduled for Sen. Burr Duke visit

March 22

Sen. Richard Burr is scheduled to speak at Duke University on Friday, March 24, the day after Congress will vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. 

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Opinion: Senators Burr and Tillis must hold town halls

By Editorial Board | March 22

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the necessity of town halls for North Carolina Congresspeople. Meeting with constituents is one of the only ways for a representative to know how to vote.

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Opinion: UNC should consider adding more seats in the quads

By Editorial Board | March 22

UNC’s beautiful campus is transitioning from the barren winter into a spring full of life. As the trees begin to bloom, students begin to step outside the dark halls of Davis Library and onto sunny Polk Place.

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Column: Don't waste your worries

By Jesus Gonzalez-Ventura | March 22

We spend — no, waste — too large a chunk of our mental space thinking about what others think of us.

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Letter: ​Support mental health on campus

March 22

We’re fortunate to attend a school where many professors are accepting of students who need to take “mental health days.”

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Letter: ​Column ignored facts on education

March 22

Cameron Jernigan shows a fundamental ignorance of federal government roles in “We must stand with our schools.”

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Letter: SBP race has missed a few key issues

March 22

Several issues regarding the arts, student-athletes and financial feasibility for students have not been addressed during this campaign season.

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Letter: Health care proposal is bad for America

March 22

Trumpcare is a blow to working class families, older adults and an assault on Medicaid and Medicare! It does nothing to CUT costs, the very premise on which it is planning to supersede Obamacare!

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Column: A case study of narcissism

By Cole Stanley | March 22

The NPI-16 is an index which is commonly used in social science research to evaluate an individual’s level of narcissism. Below is each item on that index, coupled with quotes from a respondent who was evaluated as highly narcissistic.

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Op-ed: College debt affects academic performance

March 20

Money, balance, finance, loans, stress, academics, work-study, etc. Does hearing that give you stress and anxiety? All college students have struggled with some sort of college debt in their lives and, currently, it is a big issue in the media and in most American households. When kids pick colleges, they think about the financial obstacles that might be in the way. 

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