Column: The University's egregious changes this year shouldn't come as a shock

By Davina Boison | December 3

"For many, both the subtle and out-loud shifts this year feel abrupt and surprising. For me, they confirm what I've noticed over the past few years — UNC was not built for change."

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Column: The UNC housing crisis is still a crisis

By Cooper Hall | December 2

"Carolina Housing had plenty of time to solve the trainwreck that was the housing process for the 2024-25 school year. Despite attempted improvements, the housing process for the 2025-26 school year was, somehow, worse."

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Editorial: The Editorial Board reflects on its 2024 coverage

By Editorial Board | December 2

"With the year coming to a close, we reflect on our coverage — what we did well and what we can improve on moving forward."

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Column: Straight outta Scampus

By Sydney Baker | December 2

"After coming back from Franklin Street on a Friday night at the beginning of second semester, HoJo was woken up around 2 a.m. when the fire alarm went off. All 900 of us were freezing — but at least we froze together."

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Satire: The country should fear Trump cabinet picks’ secret agendas

By Sydney Baker | December 2

"Through the acquisition of leaked confidential documents, we have uncovered many concerning plans."

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Editorial: The Washington Post's non-endorsement reveals journalism's true threat

By Editorial Board | December 2

"Private capitalist and journalistic interests cannot coexist ethically at such a national organization as The Washington Post."

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Editorial: Protests are meant to disrupt to make a difference

By Editorial Board | December 2

"As protests related to the genocide in Gaza have emerged, Roberts’ sentiment has been echoed by university administrations across the country. However, the notion that effective protests will not be disruptive is infantile, to say the least."

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Editorial: Unacceptably low graduate worker stipends damage everyone at UNC

By Editorial Board | December 1

"If the University truly valued the work of graduate students and wanted undergraduate students to get involved, it would give them a sustainable stipend. Failing to do so diminishes our institution in numerous ways, including actively disincentivizing talented faculty from flocking here."

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Column: Hold onto timelessness at a changing UNC

By Esha Singaraju | November 25

"The bricks of the Pit, the towering trees along the quads, the Wilson Library steps — they’ve all been here for decades, witnessing generations of students as they laugh, grow and leave their marks. The faces change, the challenges shift, but UNC’s soul persists."

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Column: We can foster safer relations with drugs without expecting perfection

By Natalie McCarthy | November 25

"The stigma around addiction makes us flinch at the thought of perpetuating drug use in safer ways. People want it out of sight and out of mind."

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Column: I lost my 4.0 and found happiness

By Victoria Kirova | November 24

"Getting a B is a reminder that we are human and therefore capable of so much more than a letter grade could ever portray."

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Column: With veto power back, N.C. Democrats have restored a safeguard against Republican extremism

By Mary Blake Nobles | November 24

"The voters of North Carolina have spoken. They’ve demonstrated the pluralistic nature of the state and their unwillingness to bear the consequences of unpopular policies pushed by opportunistic policymakers."

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Column: Preserving students' generational knowledge is key to building a better community

By Maggie Mead | November 24

"A loss of institutional knowledge forces future generations to retread old mistakes, navigate the process of remaking connections and waste time relearning skills, hindering efforts to better our community in the present."

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Column: Men's mental health is not a problem for women to solve

By Arya Mehta | November 24

"Droves of men say not enough people observe Men's Health Awareness Month without understanding that if they themselves took the initiative to communicate their issues as the default instead of a response, many would follow suit."

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Column: A life of pursuing knowledge over wisdom is not worth living

By Delaney Broderick | November 24

"We are just copyreaders to information and reserve wisdom for our later years as though it's something to be extracted by the human experience."

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Column: Clap back against STDs and practice safe sex

By Harry Black | November 20

"As for pleasure, I understand that condoms may not feel great, but neither do genital warts."

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Column: Board of Trustees resignations signal dangerous partisanship

By Delaney Broderick | November 19

"There is a separation of powers, but it’s dysfunctional."

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Op-ed: A climate change refuter will be president — which side are you on?

November 19

"With a fascist in office, this far-reaching federal action is now impossible. It is abundantly clear that this government won't fight for us. Therefore, we must fight for ourselves."

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Column: Electoral politics cannot be the end-all be-all of American political participation

By Hailie Davidson | November 18

"This perspective is one of learned helplessness that has become a fixed social reality, so much so that many Americans are not aware of any possible alternatives. For young people especially, social media has made it clear that liberals are ignorant to their personal political agency, especially in their own neighborhoods."

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Column: The Democrats lost the presidential election, but here's where we won in N.C.

By Savannah Clay | November 18

"It's okay to process that hurt and acknowledge what the Harris campaign should’ve done differently. But, it's also important to recognize how hard we worked and celebrate what the Democratic Party did win, especially in North Carolina."

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