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Opinion: UNC has a moral imperative to reject House Bill 2

May 11

House Bill 2 has become a multi-billion dollar topic of conversation for UNC. The school system has found itself in between two governing powers, both with the tenacity to see their fights out to the bitter end. As the lawsuits pile up and the state becomes more divided, it is clear that the costs of this fight are only increasing.

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Opinion: Community interests ought to be primary

April 26

When the decision about Student Stores was announced last week — after 100 years of operation, Barnes & Noble College Booksellers would privatize the store — people across campus and Chapel Hill were quick to react. Some praised the decision, while others lamented. Activists rallied as employees adjusted their plans. Administrators negotiated details; social media users opined within minutes of the news breaking.

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Letter: DTH editorial was unfair to Greek life

April 26

TO THE EDITOR: The editorial written on Monday about the Greek community’s responsibility failed to accurately portray the situation and provide constructive suggestions.

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Letter: ​HB2 is a deterrent to attending UNC

April 26

TO THE EDITOR: I am a freshman at Carrboro High School and I am in our school’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance Club. I would like to go to UNC to get a degree or two, but I cannot support them if they continue to enforce House Bill 2. People should be able to be themselves.

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Column: Honing my voice in the DTH’s pages

By Cameron Jernigan | April 25

When I applied for edit board (as The Daily Tar Heel staff affectionately calls it) around this time last year, I thought I wanted to be a journalist, covering everything from systemic racism and poverty, to politics in the age of President Barack Obama, to the most recent Kanye West or Allen Stone concert. 

Sam Schaefer

Column: Learning to converse more selflessly

By Sam Schaefer | April 25

If there’s one rule of polite company I deeply object to, it’s this: “Don’t talk about politics.” I’ve spent the last two years of my life employed by this organization and talking about politics, and they have been the most fulfilling years of my life.

Alice Wilder

Column: Long live The Daily Grind

By Alice Wilder | April 25

This is my last column for The Daily Tar Heel. It’s been two and a half years, and I’ve asked a lot of UNC in this column during that time. I was going to write this column asking the University to renew The Daily Grind’s contract. But then the news came that our contract would not be renegotiated or extended.

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Letter: ​Outsourcing student stores is best move

April 25

TO THE EDITOR: I joined the Student Stores Advisory Committee with deep concerns about how possible changes in the store’s management might undermine employee well-being and the intellectual community that we value and seek to sustain at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Opinion: Fraternities ought to reform a toxic culture

April 24

On April 20, the Interfratenity Council and student government held a cookout in Fraternity Court, with proceeds going to Project Dinah, a campus anti-interpersonal violence organization. On April 7, four fraternities hosted It’s On Us, a fundraiser for the Orange County Rape Crisis Center.

Column: You can call me Ishmael

By Ishmael Bishop | April 24

My name is two syllables long. It comes from the Hebrew language meaning “God hears,” and is sometimes such a tongue twister that it’s shortened to “Ish” for the sake of brevity.