Column: Can you trust a COVID-19 vaccine?

"Vaccines, in general, are usually safe, and as long as the data and results of the clinical trials are released to the public in a transparent and consistent fashion, there should be no reason to be wary of a COVID-19 vaccine that has undergone extensive testing."

Column: Grab some juice (Ocean Spray?) and vibe to Fleetwood Mac

Times are stressful, but hearing "Dreams" circulating recently has brightened a few of my days. It also fits in with the season; something about Stevie Nicks’ ethereal presence screams Autumn to me, and I find myself listening to Fleetwood Mac on repeat as the leaves start change colors and we make our way through October. 

Editorial: Who to avoid at UNC

The Editorial Board presents: people you should steer clear of at UNC (if we're ever back on campus). 

Column: Take a gap semester

"Life’s long enough to take a semester off. But it’s too short to be stuck chasing contentment while perpetually suffocating in work."

Column: Our options for economic recovery

"Although Biden’s vision is flawed in many ways, and could have unexpected consequences, it may be the best we have."

Column: UNC needs better mental health infrastructure

"A culture that is conscious of mental health is one which creates an environment where students are fully supported, where they don't need to rely solely on University-recommended "pauses" in order to make it through each semester."

Old North State stories: The wild history of UNC’s political parties

Columnist Michael Beauregard sums up the long, tumultuous history of campus politics. 

Column: Why the Affordable Care Act matters for college students

"For many students, the ability to enjoy family coverage until 26 means more time to study, participate on campus and then figure out our lives once we graduate. It is absolutely worth defending."

Op-ed: Keep students centered in spring planning

"Many students have and will continue to demand that we remain in remote-only instruction through the spring semester or until a vaccine is widely available. Others argue that a return to campus is critical for their academic success and mental health. We express no opinion on that threshold question here, but we agree on this much: any attempt to return to in-person instruction must be accompanied by a robust, mandatory testing program."

Editorial Q&A: Student mental health and structural change

Opinion editor Paige Masten sits down with Raleigh Cury and Nikhil Rao, co-facilitators of the UNC-Chapel Hill Mental Health Coalition.

Cartoon: Charlie Tuskiewicz

Cartoon: Spooky season

Editorial: Our favorite Chapel Hill Transit bus routes

Considering factors like timeliness, location, access to campus and just that special something, here are the Editorial Board’s favorite bus routes.

Editorial: Keep your hands off our education

"Still, when educational freedom is under threat from the federal government, we feel compelled to support institutions that encourage us to critically evaluate the systems rather than take them at face value."

Column: Be wary of (political) party games

Instead of focusing on important problems (including environmental concerns, issues of equity, and access to quality healthcare) and how to go about fixing them, we are pulled into echochambers which encourage us to support our party no matter the potential value of proposals from the other side. 

Op-ed: We need unarmed alternatives to UNC Police

"We hope that UNC will step up to create this change — change that facilitates trust and provides options that support the entire UNC community, creating a safe campus for all students."

Cartoon: Hump day

Column: UNC doesn't care about our mental health

"The University’s assertion that it actually cares about the mental health of its students is gaslighting at its worst."

Column: Interview nerves are not (I repeat, NOT!) sustainable

Assistant opinion editor Amena Saad provides some Very Serious interviewing tips to get you through hiring season. 

Op-ed: UNC should cut from the top

In order to address UNC’s financial crisis, those paid the most should take the largest salary cuts, professor Jay Smith argues.