Column: What to expect at UNC in 2022

By Hannah Kaufman | January 19

So to mitigate this impending threat of annual monotony that is the new year, I have chosen to highlight some people, places or things on UNC’s campus that I think will take center stage in 2022. 

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Column: Critically changing how we honor Martin Luther King Jr.

By Zari Taylor | January 18

"We have a lot more to work on before we can congratulate ourselves for continuing King’s legacy. We should rather ask how much actual progress has been made to sustain the achievements he helped make regarding racial equality and voting rights and pledge to continue his fight for economic equality that ended when his life was violently taken."

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Editorial: Wealth inequality in higher education must be addressed

By Editorial Board | January 17

"The system of selecting students for their future donor potential only further contributes to the systemic challenges of gaining admission to top universities for high-achieving, low-earning students."

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Column: Translating UNC's COVID-19 communications

By Hannah Kaufman | January 17

"I wish I could decipher even more from these emails, but after six hours of nonstop reading, I have a headache like a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Unless ... I hope it’s not … I’d better get tested. Has anyone read the emails well enough to know where I can do that?"

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Editorial: How to get at-home COVID-19 test kits

By Editorial Board | January 16

"Although these options to obtain a free COVID-19 test are steps forward, they aren’t steps that are large enough. With the rise in omicron cases, it’s imperative that these tests and resources are available to everyone, regardless of geographic, socioeconomic and financial status."

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Column: UNC's inconsistency in COVID-19 testing helps no one

By Abbas Hasan | January 16

"The decision to move to appointment-only asymptomatic testing is emblematic of how UNC students, faculty and staff have to handle this pandemic: We are left to figure things out on our own."

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Column: How did the Board of Governors come to be?

By Michael Beauregard | January 16

"As this past decade has hopefully shown, the decisions brought about by 'the whims of political power' are neither sufficient nor desirable for governing world-class institutions of learning."

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Editorial: What mask should you be wearing?

By Editorial Board | January 16

"Masking has been proven to be a critical public health tool for preventing the spread of COVID-19. And to protect yourself, others and the community, it’s important to wear the most protective mask that you can wear consistently."

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Column: "Abbott Elementary" proves it's long past time to invest in Black creators

By Zari Taylor | January 16

"The tradeoff for investment in these two Black women are not only high ratings for the networks and sharing their brilliance with the world, but the representation on and behind the screen that Hollywood so desperately needs."

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Column: New year, new me!

By Layla Peykamian | January 13

"Rebranding yourself for the new year is both great for your mental health and to ensure you have an authentic and enjoyable 2022. Visualizing yourself as something that needs to be 'sold' or advertised to a consumer base is both healthy and natural, and definitely benefits our society as a whole."

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Column: You don’t have to be perfect in 2022, or ever

By Caitlyn Yaede | January 13

"It’s my annual reminder that we have such a fractured image of what self-care and self-improvement are. We are surrounded by the belief that our goals — especially fitness goals — should come at extreme costs to our time, nutrition, well-being and wallets."

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Column: Music in 2022 — the new 2013

By Ira Wilder | January 13

"So 2022 is here. It will be a year of new music to walk to class to. It will be a year of music that will inevitably define my nineteenth year. It will be a year of music by artists who remind me of simpler times — times when my mask loops didn’t interfere with my AirPods."

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Column: A look back at the winter break movie releases

By Guillermo Molero | January 12

"After all the craziness of the fall semester, Winter Break gave us time to sit down, relax and watch a movie. Fortunately, the holiday season is always filled to the brim with new releases — and this one was no different."

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Column: Athletics stock watch for the spring semester

By Josiah Townsend | January 11

"With another semester upon us, football season has come to a close and both men’s and women’s basketball have begun their conference play. It's time to check on some early (or late) season trends."

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Column: Ding, dong! The wicked Golden Globes are dead!

By Guillermo Molero | January 11

"Sure, awards shows are fun, but are they really as fun when they’re corrupt, blatantly racist and have no credibility whatsoever?"

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Column: Lessons from streaking in Davis Library

By Charlsie Doan | January 11

"I only have three semesters left at UNC, and I’m going into 2022 ready to make the absolute most of it. It may not be the best year of my life, but it doesn’t need to be. I’m just going to make sure that 2022 is the best that it can be."

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Column: Disabled people are experts on our own health

By Nicholas Li-wen Hatcher | January 10

"Now, I’m assumed to add so little to my classes that it is perfectly acceptable when I’m not really a part of them. I see campus opening back up and administrators sticking their heads in the sand, and the only decision being delegated to me is whether or not I risk my life to attend my classes. That’s a difficult decision to make."

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Editorial: Pandemic highlights rural healthcare disparity

By Editorial Board | January 10

"The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated health care barriers for rural communities, including health care provider shortages, insufficient internet availability, geographic location and other issues."

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Column: UNC continues to research omicron as variant spreads

By Rajee Ganesan | January 10

"With research on omicron developing from here on out, new recommendations and policies are likely to emerge to protect the general public from the variant. For the next several weeks, it’s imperative that institutions and individuals take all the measures that they can to prevent the surge from affecting our local communities."

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Editorial: UNC's COVID-19 policies fall behind other elite institutions

By Editorial Board | January 10

"Should UNC have taken a similar approach to what the likes of Duke and Yale have done and postpone the start of the semester? Or even completely move instruction online for the first few weeks?"

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