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Column: Cut the UNC men's basketball team some slack

By Rajee Ganesan | February 6

"It’s fitting that this transition for UNC basketball is happening now. In one of the most tumultuous four years in UNC’s history, the University has experienced the reckoning of Silent Sam, sexual assault lawsuits and a global pandemic. It’s not really a surprise that UNC basketball had one of its statistically worst seasons ever in 2020-2021, a head coaching change and a blowout loss to Duke in the same span of time."

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Quiz: Which Harry Styles era are you?

By Layla Peykamian | February 4

"Feb. 1 was Harry Styles' birthday, and naturally, we can’t think of anything else."

Column: BeReal — the app that’s even realer than real life

By Hannah Kaufman | February 2

"Tired of taking a stroll in the park? Inhaling a breath of fresh air on a cool spring day? Sharing a meaningful hug with a friend? Well, you’re in luck — we’ve found a brand new app that can replace these core life moments with a more honest, social and memorable portrayal of your reality: BeReal."

Office DJ: Tunes for being homesick

By Hannah Collett | February 1

"In some ways, I’m often less sick for home, the place, and more so for home, the feeling. But you can’t always recreate something so specific and intangible. You can drive back to your childhood house, but you can’t drive back to your childhood, when you were a kid and everything seemed so simple. So, instead of filling up my gas tank whenever I wish I could be 'home,' I put on my sad girl homesick playlist. "

Editorial: CAPS should evolve to meet student mental health needs

By Editorial Board | February 1

"UNC thrives because of its students, and there need to be options to maintain our mental health long term."

Column: The post-COVID-19 study abroad blip

By Layla Peykamian | January 31

"Due to the pandemic, many students who planned on studying abroad earlier in their college careers had their plans rescheduled. And rescheduled again. And again. Now that the CDC has loosened restrictions following COVID-19 exposure and infection, study abroad programs are beginning to travel again. And all the students who have been trying to study abroad left with them."

Column: Twenty-two years later, UNC's "Snowstorm 2000” remains unparalleled

By Michael Beauregard | January 31

"For a few days in late January of 2000, the conditions necessary for a snowstorm perfectly combined to dump a mammoth amount of snow — by North Carolina standards, anyway — in the central part of the state."

Column: The struggle to find long-term mental health aid in Chapel Hill

By Caitlyn Yaede | January 31

"The process must get easier. It must become more accessible. We need dedicated mental health professionals on our campus willing to provide long-term care, regardless of whether or not other universities have adopted this model of mental health care."

Op-ed: Republican redistricting doesn't add up

January 30

That is the story of where North Carolina’s population has been, and where we’re going: more urban and more diverse. But the reality is that our legislature and our congressional delegation don’t reflect the make-up of our state. It’s a problem that has long plagued state politics.

Editorial: Affirmative action must be protected — not attacked

By Editorial Board | January 30

"Black students are disproportionately underrepresented on college campuses and in higher education entirely. Opposition to affirmative action fails to realize the long-standing barriers that people of color have faced in accessing college educations that are equitable to their white peers."

Editorial: Living with COVID-19 appears inevitable

By Editorial Board | January 27

"As European countries move forward, the future of COVID-19 policies in the U.S. and on college campuses remains uncertain. The return to normalcy, however, seems inevitable as UNC prepares to return to fully in-person instruction by mid-February."

Editorial: Students deserve accessible PPE against COVID-19

By Editorial Board | January 26

"Supplying our most basic needs in the pandemic should not rest solely on the shoulders of student leaders. UNC has a responsibility to provide high-quality PPE to students."

Quiz: What kind of hot sauce are you?

By Editorial Board | January 26

"Find out which hot sauce you are — and which one you should add to your next sub-par meal to make it, well, at least a little spicier? Which is better than nothing. Right?"

Office DJ: Music for films in your head

By Chris Ocana | January 25

"It’s why I decided that maybe pursuing a career in visual communication might be worth the risk. And it makes feel like I could be behind a camera, chasing that feeling for the rest of my life."

Column: André Leon Talley demonstrated what is (and isn't) possible in fashion

By Zari Taylor | January 24

"André Leon Talley was a large, Black and Southern man that defied odds and became a fashion icon legend at the helm of a magazine that he read and fell in love with while his grandmother cleaned the halls of a university."

Editorial: Retaining BIPOC faculty must be a priority for higher education

By Editorial Board | January 24

"The University must dedicate itself to creating a thoughtful work environment that honors and respects the time, expertise and resources of faculty of color. Here are some ways that UNC can better retain faculty members of color."

Editorial: Breaking down the Board of Governors

By Editorial Board | January 23

"There is a disconnect between students and leaders. The power structure and appointment of leaders in the UNC School System are two important factors in understanding this disconnect."

Column: And just like that, sex on screen still has a long way to go

By Savannah Bradley | January 23

“When we’ve yet to see an honest and unembellished portrayal of Gen-Z women’s sex lives — in all the messiness, confusion, humor and thoughtfulness — I can’t help but wonder if we’re being deprived of interesting, necessary stories.”

Column: Male writing of female revenge limits our understanding of justice

By Nicholas Li-wen Hatcher | January 23

"We are challenged to root for these women by the invisible men behind the camera, but while their cinematic visions are often enthralling, their insight is shockingly limited when it comes to questioning what justice is. This dearth is the result of a failure of imagination."

Office DJ: Songs to hold onto

By Elizabeth Egan | January 20

"What brings me the most comfort amid the fast pace of life is music. I have always heavily associated songs with specific moments and people in my life, and when I listen to them again I am reminded that no matter how much time has passed, I will still carry those memories with me."