Letter: Viewpoints sparked a good conversation

October 2

As University Entrepreneur-in-Residence and one of the founders of the E-Minor in the Department of Economics I could not be more pleased with the provocative and thoughtful essays on entrepreneurship in the Viewpoints column. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a continuing conversation about ways that innovation and entrepreneurial thinking can be appropriately integrated into a liberal arts curriculum.

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Letter: ​ASGA is in solidarity with protesters

October 2

We are members of the American Studies Graduate Student Association. We write now in solidarity with the protests against police violence in Charlotte following the murder of Keith Lamont Scott and with those fighting against the transphobic politics of North Carolina’s House Bill 2.

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Opinion: Safe spaces don’t exist

By Editorial Board | October 2

From the second we are born, we live in a state of threat or insecurity. 

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Column: We should know who’s found responsible for sexual assault

By Jane Wester | October 2

On Friday, we did something important.

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Column: 'Just gonna stand there and watch me burn'

By Mejs Hasan | October 2

In 2013, Egypt suffered a military coup and their president was arrested. Many Muslims blamed the Christian minority — at least, enough Muslims believed the rumor of Christian coup support that 50 Egyptian churches were reported torched.

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Column: See the causes, not the damages

By Cameron Jernigan | September 30

On July 14, I wrote a column published in this newspaper titled “Delrawn, Alton, Philando, Unknown.” In the column, I discussed the four Black men that were killed by state violence daily between July 4 and 7. 

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Kvetching Board for Sept. 30, 2016

September 30

If some right winger writes to a college newspaper and suggests repealing child labor laws, can the 13th amendment be far behind?

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Column: You don’t have to be on the front lines to help the cause

By Emily Yue | September 30

Charlotte is only a two-hour drive from our campus. Of the approximately 80 percent of UNC students who hail from North Carolina, many come from Charlotte. When injustice strikes so close to home, it’s shocking.

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Opinion: The police can be real public servants with reforms

By Editorial Board | September 30

Western pop culture depicts the ideal police officer as a man with a friendly face, who maybe knows your name and is a trusted member of the community. Even though he might have been an actor, fellow Tar Heel Andy Griffith helped shaped the image of this idea public servant.

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Letter: ​Don’t draw false dichotomies to Black Lives Matter

September 30

The Daily Tar Heel does a disservice to African Americans and the Black Lives Matter movement by highlighting superficial “similarities” between the circumstances of black Americans and Palestinians.

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Letter: ​Duke Energy pollutes NC’s water

September 30

Following the settlement by Duke Energy for the Dan River coal ash spill, the utility company has claimed responsibility for the repercussions. Their actions suggest otherwise.

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Quick hits for Sept. 29, 2016

September 29

In wake of the student protest of the National Anthem at the Sept. 24 football game, the more racist alumni of our ‘Carolina Community’ have not been shy in condemning students. Hey alumni, you already get the best seats in the stadium. Why do you complain so much? Find something better to do, like pottery. 

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Opinion: Educate citizens, not entrepreneurs

By David Farrow | September 29

The rise of entrepreneurship threatens the integrity of liberal arts education. The increasing focus on entrepreneurship corrodes the core value of critical thinking inherent to liberal arts. Critical thinking enables individuals to disentangle the complicated structures that produce social ills. 

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Opinion: Innovation needs the liberal arts

By Eliza Filene | September 28

Entrepreneurship and the liberal arts benefit from cross-disciplinary collaboration. Entrepreneurship is an innovative mindset — it’s a way to solve problems, not necessarily make a profit.

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Column: Choose the best protest for you

By Gwendolyn Smith | September 28

I am from Charlotte. I have two Black teenage brothers in Charlotte. I have a Black father in Charlotte. I have Black cousins and uncles and friends in Charlotte. 

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Letter: Satire editorial was not productive

September 28

This letter is in response to the Sept. 12 editorial “Just what you need: a safe space for white men.” We know, we know, we are a little late to comment on this one.

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Letter: What more can UNC’s public records do?

September 28

I was surprised that Editor Jane Wester’s column (“It’s Your Government”) provided Daily Tar Heel readers with such an outdated and inaccurate picture of how the University responds to public records requests.

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Letter: A poem concerning the election

September 28

Concerning the election, I’ve looked in every direction.

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Letter: Why there was a full page BLM ad today

September 28

Your activism amplifies the voice of the powerless, commands the attention of the powerful and forces awareness on the ignorant.

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Column: Saying no to shit you hate

By Evana Bodiker | September 28

My mom tells me constantly, “You can’t do it all.” She’s been saying this to me for years — slow down, take care of yourself, some things will have to wait.

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