TO THE EDITOR: At first glance, I would have expected Alexander Peeples’ column (Environmental policy at UNC isn’t for sale, Aug.
If you can’t accept me at my FDOC playlist, you don’t deserve me at my LDOC playlist.
It starts in earnest, probably, about three months after classes start. Around then, some of us begin wishing those classes would, well, end — but that would mean missing half the fun of being at college.
At first glance, the recent creation of an environmental think tank on UNC’s campus by the Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly seems to be a surprising step towards new effective environmental policy.
The Daily Tar Heel is lacking in diversity and inclusion. It needs to change.
Thanks for reading the DTH on our first day back. I can already tell you it’s going to be a great year — today we’re launching Swerve, a new section covering student life, arts and entertainment; our app is now available for download in the App Store and on Google Play; and our opinion editors have just started accepting op-eds.
TO THE EDITOR: I write to extend a heartfelt letter of gratitude to the 300+ community members who attended and spoke at “A Healing Discussion on Race & America” on Monday night at the United Church of Chapel Hill.
TO THE EDITOR: Stepping outside Wilson Library can be a hazardous activity.
Not everyone knows what it takes to put a paper together. The quotes won’t always be perfect, although we try our best to have crystal clear citations, sometimes they fall short.
Recently, there’s been quite a bit of Taylor Swift drama—you know, her new relationship with Tom Hiddleston, Calvin Harris’ admission she wrote the song “This Is What You Came For,” and now, the infamous “TaylorGate.” It’s easy to forget Swift is not just a public persona, but a musician, too.
It’s been a long, incredibly eventful summer. As we’ve been scurrying in and out of our office all summer, our budget meetings have never been short of ideas. For those of you that may have missed a paper or two, because or traveling or a mishap, the opinion desk is here to help.
This past week’s events have me reeling. On four consecutive days, a Black man in America was killed or found dead.
We, as humans, all have two things in common. We were born, and we will die. The identities, affiliations, and social groups that we join along our journey are what differentiate us.
As humans, we strive for internal consistency. When things don’t add up, we get uncomfortable.
TO THE EDITOR: For most of the past year, I have been a minority in countries where I did not speak the local language.
TO THE EDITOR: Looking back at my first two years at UNC, I’m starting to realize it’s not so much the injuries that have wrapped the iconic phrase, “I’m a Tar Heel,” in a somewhat depressing connotation — it’s the feeling of guilt associated with it.
TO THE EDITOR: This past week, the American Indian Center (AIC) held its annual Carolina Horizons program.
TO THE EDITOR: The DTH editorial, “More support is critical,” characterizes the fundamental conflict of interest between Big Time sports and university education.
I've been thinking about Harambe, the gorilla killed to protect a little mite of humanity that had tumbled into his enclosure.
We get it, readers have opinions too. But as a part of the page that is required to scan through our online comments to fill the wonderful little box on the upper right hand corner on our page each week, we’ve noticed some things.
