Editorial: Students must vote in the next election

"Even if you feel let down or disappointed by politics, voting is the most direct and effective way to have a say in what goes on in our government, especially as young people."

Column: Put the personal before the political

"If we aren’t holding the people in our community accountable, our politics are largely empty — they're performative, self-serving, feel-good mechanisms which allow us to simultaneously ignore and other ourselves from the very systems we claim to be fighting against."

Column: Defund the police

Police agencies currently receive a large budget to respond to a broad umbrella of issues, but using police funds to invest in low-income housing, mental healthcare and school counseling may prevent the need for their involvement in the first place.

Column: Surviving Zoom University burnout

Here’s how I’m trying to survive Zoom burnout -- these are easy to write but honestly difficult to establish as long-term habits. Do what you can to build a healthier, energetic routine, and don’t worry about being perfect. We’re all going through this together, so never be afraid to reach out to friends, family or mental health professionals for support.

Column: Thom Tillis has never cared about his constituents

"In the middle of a pandemic that is brutally ravaging our country and state, Tillis continues to show that he has no compassion for his constituents."

Column: UNC is facing two public health crises

"It is not a radical idea to suggest that students deserve basic safety. Let’s hope that Carolina will sit with and learn from the ghosts of their past — instead of treating them with apathy."

Column: The cost of higher education in a COVID-19 world

"A society's values are reflected in its investments, and the current higher education system isn’t adequately investing in its students to meet the demands of America’s future."

Editorial: UNC students need better mental health resources

"We need more present mental health services at UNC. We need them to be more active in students’ lives, especially during a global pandemic."

Column: How 'I May Destroy You' reconstructed my perspective

"Three weeks ago when the finale of 'I May Destroy You' aired, I earnestly wept at the story I was just told. The way I looked at sex and consent had changed forever — as it should for everyone."

Column: UNC tried to get away with it

"We predicted this would happen, and we continue to refuse to let the chancellor, the Board of Governors and anyone else who licensed this idea of reopening off the hook."

Op-ed: The University doesn't love you. It never did

"The University of North Carolina may never love you, but Carolina always will."

Editorial: UNC should require courses on privilege and racism

"Learning about privilege and racism shouldn't be optional."

Column: A disgrace to UNC Hussman’s core, Tucker Carlson fuels white supremacy

"But UNC Hussman should teach future journalists to be the antithesis of Tucker Carlson — to tell stories not by creating false dualities of good and evil, but by presenting the most compelling facts to elicit compassion and understanding rather than shallow hatred for others."

Column: Controlling COVID-19 will require a global effort

"Given the inevitable movement of individuals internationally, to effectively put an end to this pandemic, the movement to develop a vaccine in the next few months must span internationally as well."

Op-ed: Trump’s refusal to address COVID-19 is failing North Carolinians

"I don’t want to graduate from UNC from my bedroom, but if we continue down the path of failed leadership from the Trump administration, Zoom may be the only way we walk across the graduation stage."

Op-ed: Who I am

"Being closeted is extremely isolating and difficult, and I am sharing this to provide myself as a confidant for anyone who has ever felt the same."

Cartoon: Zoom class

Editorial: Professors, be kind (yes, even now)

"This pandemic doesn’t just affect our school work, but manifests itself in other aspects of our lives. Between juggling new classes, moving and dealing with illness, enforcing policies consistently across departments and schools is crucial in providing stability and easing students’ anxieties."

Editorial: Support your athletes on and off the court

"It is unacceptable to cheer for athletes at games, yet turn a blind eye to the discrimination that many of them face on a daily basis."

Op-ed: Chancellor Guskiewicz must act to protect workers

"Maybe the Chancellor is waiting to form another committee on the need to form a committee to create a working group to pretend to hear campus worker concerns. All I know is that if our jobs are not secure, his should not be either."