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Local business leaders and community officials held their annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Meeting Thursday morning. UNC System Body President Margaret Spellings spoke at the meeting.

Opinion: Spellings and DeVos may create a public schools disaster

By Editorial Board | February 8

Vice President Mike Pence cast a historic tie-breaking vote yesterday to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. It is clear that DeVos has, at best, contempt for the public education system and, at worst, outright hostility.

Opinion: Chapel Hill and Carrboro, thank you for caring

By Editorial Board | February 8

Chapel Hill and Carrboro are special. It is no secret that both towns are mostly liberal places, but focusing on political ideologies completely misses the point.

Opinion: A responsible endowment

By Editorial Board | February 6

Endowing professorships has been common practice in the United States for some time. It first occurred when Thomas Hollis, a London merchant, gave money to Harvard University to create the Hollis Professorship of Divinity, which still exists today.

Column: It is almost baseball season

By Tyler Fleming | February 6

Baseball is back. Football is dead. Well football isn't dead, but it might as well be.

Lena Dunham leads a march with a heard of UNC students in tow to the early voting site at Chapel of the Cross.

Opinion: The celebrity is political

By Editorial Board | February 6

Gone are the days where Taylor Swift can stand on stages in sparkly dresses with her guitar and sing songs about love and heartache.

Campus Y Co-President Forum 6-7 on Wednesday night

Opinion: Why we care about the upcoming Campus Y election

February 6

This year, the editorial board decided to interview both sets of Campus Y co-presidential candidates, Alexander Peeples and Courtney Staton, and Nick McKenzie and Asha Patel, in order to make an endorsement.

Opinion: How did the Right become the “godly’”party?

By Editorial Board | February 6

Lately, we have seen right-wing politicians invoking Judeo-Christian worldviews.

Column: You’re right, but are you helping?

By Benji Schwartz | February 6

I remember once trying to solve a problem during high school algebra that was way over my head and making a few unnecessary steps along the way.

Letter: UNC Persian Cultural Society is here for you

February 6

On Friday, Jan. 27, President Trump issued an executive order that severely restricts immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries and the admission of refugees to the United States.

Column: President Trump’s Muslim ban threatens our identity

By Kate Stotesbery | February 3

Two weeks ago, I wrote a column asking: In politics, who really are our neighbors? I meant for the piece to play on that perennial impulse, the command to love thy neighbor as yourself. Now I ask: Who are our strangers?

Opinion: Identity is a process of flourishing and changing

By Editorial Board | February 3

Cognitive dissonance — the process by which the beliefs someone thinks they hold and the reality of their actions contradict each other — may seem overwhelming.

Letter: Trump article lacked UNC representation

February 3

When I saw The Daily Tar Heel front cover had a “Make America Great Again” hat on it, I immediately picked it up, very surprised that a pro-Trump article would make the front page.

Letter: DTH editorial left out crucial information

February 3

The Feb. 1 opinion piece “UNC administrators mishandled Trump’s ban” left out important facts.

Column: Walk your cat and take a nap

By Alison Krug | February 3

I am very tired. I got jaw surgery one week ago and then slept for eight hours, which was a real feat for me.

Kvetching Board for Feb. 3, 2017

February 3

Let’s swap Trump for Arnold: Trump hosts the Apprentice, and Arnold runs the country.

Op-ed: An open letter to President Spellings

February 3

President Spellings: Not only am I a doctoral student at UNC and a longtime resident of North Carolina, I am also a former undocumented immigrant.

Column: Hail to the Chief Strategist

By Claude Wilson | February 2

The executive order issued by President Donald Trump banning migrants from seven different Muslim-majority countries for 90 days, and barring Syrian refugees from entry indefinitely, was signed on Jan. 27, Holocaust Memorial Day.

Quick Hits for Feb. 2, 2017

February 2

President Trump said he’d support the approval of Judge Neil Gorsuch with 51 votes, instead of the 60 that have traditionally been required in the Senate to break a filibuster.

Letter: Divided we might not be a democracy

February 2

I am writing in response to the opinion piece “UNC administrators mishandled Trump’s ban.” I agree with the need for the UNC community to respond strongly to this development.

Letter: Neither party has a monopoly on hate

February 2

TO THE EDITOR I think we have lost sight of reason’s light It’s true Reagan once said, “We must fight.” But not with each other. I should treat you as my brother. Or my sister. Call old men mister. An old lady should be ma’am. We all fall under Uncle Sam. With all this division, Of course there has been a collision. We need to make a decision. To forgive, to accept, To love and respect. This should be something we expect. “But they don’t, So we won’t!” Has become our nation’s rallying cry. Do we honestly even try? Or has all this gone to die? Stand up for what you believe in, yes. Without that we’d be in a mess. But, if someone disagrees with your view, You should listen, debate, Pause, then educate. Don’t give in to the bait. I’m discussing all people who identify only by political spectrums. Kindly remove your head from your rectums. Neither side has a monopoly on hate. Quit using pronouns to speak of the other side. Call their names in conversation, And extend your arms wide With an invitation To a civilized chat Not a bout on the wrestling mat. I leave you with this: Listen First. Remember this verse, And don’t make the problem any worse. Lane Dougherty Senior Chinese