Column: Why modern food media doesn't taste the same

By Ryan Pham | March 24

"This loss of prominence of chefs like Bourdain and Fieri affects not just food journalism, culinary storytelling and cuisine exploration but something deeper — it has led to a commercialization of food culture and the erosion of its artistry."

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Column: To keep North Carolina red, Republicans should reject protectionism

By Quin Edelin | March 23

"If he delivers on a pro-growth agenda with rising pay and falling inflation, the tide of economic optimism will lift the GOP’s electoral prospects, boost the party’s midterm performance and solidify North Carolina’s status as a lean-red swing state."

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Satire: UNC creates DERP to increase University efficiency

By Maggie Mead | March 23

"DERP has taken immediate action to minimize UNC’s spending, starting with the most inefficient thing of all: learning."

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Column: Our campus needs better ways to debate

By Jaden Miller | March 23

"If we are able to create a paradigm of open understanding through whatever method possible, we could set our university and country back on a path of cooperation, not polarization."

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Column: Federal spending cuts puts access to school lunches in jeopardy

By Katie Littlejohn | March 21

"A decline in funding of this magnitude will force these committees to cut or rollback these programs, which would be devastating to many, especially schoolchildren."

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Column: The kids are not all right: can we hustle our way out of a recession?

By Salma Mourad | March 20

"As Generation Z navigates an increasingly absurd world — one of slashed public sector jobs, frozen federal funding and a looming recession — trying to beat a failing system at its own game will ultimately harm us more."

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Column: Nonchalance spells the slow death of freedom

By Arya Mehta | March 20

"Where is your whimsy? Where is your passion?"

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Op-ed: Lee Roberts and UNC's administration are putting marginalized communities at risk

March 19

"The use of vague language in lieu of concrete action is unacceptable. Alert Carolina must be inclusive, and the Chancellor’s office must take accountability for its ongoing failure to serve UNC’s diverse community."

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Editorial: The best struggle meals for the struggling college student

By Editorial Board | March 18

"But, within the confines of a Davis Library corral, 2 a.m. during finals, these foods sustain us in our Sisyphean struggles toward that 4.0."

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Column: Gather ‘round the dinner table, it’s time to talk about UNC’s dining system

By Cooper Hall | March 18

"Students shouldn’t have to worry about having enough time to eat in a dining hall if they only have a 30-minute lunch break or not being able to find a table where they can sit with six of their friends at dinner. There are many possible solutions to ensure they won’t."

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Column: How to be a UNC dining hall connoisseur

By Keya Mahajan | March 18

"Think back to when you first stepped into a UNC dining hall. Recall the excitement, the sensory overload and the inherent giddiness sparked by the multitude of food options. If this wasn’t your initial experience, maybe this article will change your mind."

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Column: Reviewing my 21st birthday Franklin Street bar crawl

By Emma Moon | March 18

"It was almost time for my first birthday bar crawl, time to search for all the free birthday drinks I could find and purchase some I had longed for in between."

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Column: Where you should spend your PLUS Swipes before it’s too late

By Jaden Miller | March 18

"I had no idea the diversity of flavor that existed in places like Mediterranean Deli or CholaNad. The tastiness of a tikka masala bowl and the beautiful pasta sides of a three-item sampler — cuisine that was so startlingly new to me but so profound in its impression."

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Column: Meals swipes at UNC are highway robbery

By Cogan McMichaels | March 18

"So, if you’re anything like me — on-campus, carless and stretched thin on time — the allure of a CDS meal plan draws you in. Then you realize it’s just ripping you off."

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Column: Sports media has been hunting you for sport

By Mary Thomas Watkins | March 16

"You may not have consented to your name, image or likeness being transmitted across the internet but Barstool Sports, who depend on virality for marketability, have no qualms about facilitating online harassment. This issue is compounded for women, regardless if they are young fans in the audience or student athletes on the field."

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Satire: Gordon Ramsay visits Lenoir for one week of 'Hell’s Dining Hall'

By Sydney Baker | March 16

"I ate breakfast, lunch and dinner every day at Lenoir last week to study how Gordon Ramsay would improve the UNC dining experience. He started off mildly insulting students at the escalators who were standing instead of walking up the moving stairs, saying 'Maybe if you all walked up the escalator and lost some weight, it wouldn’t break every other day from how fat you all are.'"

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Column: Despite DOGE’s best efforts, equity cannot be left behind

By Mary Blake Nobles | March 16

"Trump’s message was clear: in a government plagued by wasteful expenditure, there is no room for equity. As a public policy student, this is antithetical to one of the main concepts I’ve been taught."

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Column: The federal government sets an environmental baseline. Amid cuts, where do states go?

By Maggie Mead | March 6

"As states rush to fill the voids left by drastic budget and workforce reductions, the environment suffers."

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Column: Trump’s shortsighted spree of cuts is detrimental to small farmers

By Gray Hamby | March 5

"The administration’s reckless spending cuts place an unbearable burden on farmers across the country, pulling the safety net out from producers that are integral to our communities."

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Column: Not all art needs an audience

By Esha Singaraju | March 5

"In a world that constantly pushes us to be good at everything, to improve, to turn our hobbies into marketable skills, there’s a quiet joy in having something that’s just for you — something you’re not trying to monetize, showcase or perfect."

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