Opinion: Our endorsements for Lt. Governor, commissioner of labor and attorney general

By Editorial Board | October 30

Linda Coleman, a former classroom teacher, N.C. House legislator and Wake County commissioner, captured over 2.1 million votes in the 2012 race for Lt. Governor, narrowly losing to Dan Forest by a margin of 0.2 percentage points.

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Opinion: It is a loss to only experience a story one time

By Editorial Board | October 28

Friendship is not just grabbing coffee once and never seeing or interacting with the person again. It is engaging with a person over and over — through time spent together or the thoughts shared back and forth. 

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Opinion: Is making debate a sport-like spectacle a good thing?

By Editorial Board | October 28

Debate season is over. It has been one to remember and/or an excuse to pull your brain out of your head and give it a good scrubbing. This board laughed with each other, while perhaps crying privately, at some of the more memorable turns of phrases we heard from both sides.

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Kvetching Board for Oct. 28, 2016

October 28

If you are consistently late to class, will the professor think you have another class that runs over? Asking for a friend who wakes up late.

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Column: Drake's comments on Kid Cudi's mental health were egregious

By Cameron Jernigan | October 28

As some of you might know, rappers Drake and Kid Cudi have been engulfed in a feud for the past month. It all started when Kid Cudi criticized Kanye West and Drake in a Twitter rant in September.

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Letter: ​Consider the facts on Jewish refugees

October 27

This letter is in response to Tillotson and his perceived facts about Israel.

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Letter: ​Vote yes on bonds to better our schools

October 27

As Interim Superintendent of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, I take great pride in our school system. But I have also found that we face many school facility challenges with aging schools that have many deficiencies.

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Viewpoints: Students are stronger when they’re together

October 27

I advocated strongly for “Better Together” last year. However, graduate students rejected this plan, and I respect their decision. “Better Together” might not be the right solution, but neither is “Two for Two.” 

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Viewpoints: Separation gives all students equal power on campus

October 27

Frequently, students email GPSF asking for help paying for medical bills and daycare after unforeseen financial troubles. But GPSF’s emergency fund only can help so many students. 

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Column: ‘I can wear whatever I want’

By Angum Check | October 27

Halloween is fast approaching! A night filled with parties, adventures and creative transformations. It’s an overwhelming atmosphere of carefreeness from the stress of school.

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Quick hits for Oct. 27, 2016

October 27

Vote. Vote after you get out of class. Vote during lunch. Vote with green eggs and ham. Vote before class.

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Letter: Protests are necessary

October 27

In your editorial “Contextualizing violent protests,” you talked about how the problem with Black Lives Matter protests are not the form of protest, but rather the reason for protesting.http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2016/10/opinion-contextualizing-violent-protests

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Letter: ​Education issues are multifaceted

October 26

I am writing in regards to Danielle Chemtob’s article “Spellings addresses NC education concerns at forum,” which details the proceedings of the Carolina Forum hosted by UNC-system President Margaret Spellings and Kati Haycock, CEO of The Education Trust.

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Letter: ​Nazi comparisons prevent discourse

October 26

In response to the Oct. 18 letter “Republicans are not Nazis, obviously,” it should be noted that Mr. Council’s passionate defense of the GOP and disgust for ahistorical comparisons contains not only substantial factual errors on the history of National Socialism, but also logical fallacies.

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Opinion: Help undergrads learn about rural North Carolina

By Editorial Board | October 26

Rural areas have historically been overlooked and screwed over by the political system, big business and Mother Nature.

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Opinion: UNC’s culture should give more attention to rural areas

By Editorial Board | October 26

It’s been a few weeks since Hurricane Matthew struck North Carolina, and Chapel Hill residents have had little reason to consider the hurricane’s effects.

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Column: Spooky costume ideas for Oct. 31

By Evana Bodiker | October 26

Every year I begin planning my Halloween costume months before the spookiest day of the year is even close.

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Letter: ​Stop misrepresenting Two for Two, please

October 25

The article titled “GPSF asks for changes ...” published on Oct. 25 addresses an important conversation happening between members of GPSF and Student Congress, but it misrepresents the timeline and motivation behind the emergency meeting request.

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Letter: Administrators are important to campus

October 25

The call for the minimization of campus administration in the article, “Instruction, not administration, is our mission” is a decree that negates the importance of administrators on the UNC campus.

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Letter: ​We should look at Zionism objectively

October 25

As an alumnus, I read The Daily Tar Heel occasionally and am concerned that one of the most compelling issues that motivates students on California campuses is the subject of Zionism and the gross human rights violations being perpetrated on the indigenous Palestinian people who have been militarily occupied for over five decades and who must endure living in an apartheid situation.

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