Column: The left at UNC needs to check its tolerance this election season

By Eva Eapen | August 25

"Confronting our convictions is supposed to be uncomfortable. Rigorous investigation of ideas is supposed to be uncomfortable. More than that, universities and colleges are supposed to be the very bastions of such ideals. The notion that we could be failing at that endeavor is one that I find incredibly disquieting."

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Column: Title IX must not be left behind as NIL develops

By Katie Littlejohn | August 25

"NIL rules have to be created to work in conjunction with Title IX in order to ensure that a law which has done so much good for women's collegiate sports and programs continues to be effectively administered in college athletics."

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Column: Board of Elections' approval of UNC ID is rare win for student voters

By Mary Thomas Watkins | August 21

"On Tuesday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 3-2 in favor of allowing the mobile UNC One Card to qualify as voter ID, a rare win for voting accessibility for students."

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Column: Special Projects Desk is back

By Aisha Baiocchi | August 18

"As a journalist, I really believe in our work as a medium of education and public service. I think it is our job to think deeply about what our communities need to know and do our best to provide that knowledge."

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Column: Opinion should challenge your opinions

By Sydney Baker | August 18

"Columns reflect the outlooks and experiences of the writer, not the newsroom. That’s a distinction often lost in publication."

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Column: Let the vice president chortle

By Madelyn Rowley | August 18

"Kamala Harris is not without her flaws; in fact, they are highly numbered. But there will be no space left to discuss sound critiques if all of our attention is diverted on suffocating a simple and endearing expression of joy."

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Column: Student Honor Court decision reduces already low trust in administration

By Connor Foote | August 18

"Now, as we return to campus en masse, the University should have taken the opportunity to try to build some of that lost trust back. In dissolving student Honor Courts, they have only lost more."

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Paris Olympics showed big strides in women’s sports coverage — let’s keep it going

By Mary Blake Nobles | August 18

"Some of the top reasons I hear for why women’s sports don't deserve greater investment is that no one watches them or they don’t bring in enough revenue. Now, we have the data to reflect exactly the opposite."

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Column: I can't stop thinking about jury duty

By Ananya Cox | July 30

"There were times I wanted to laugh, cry and disappear throughout the trial. Toward the end, I remember laying outside on the grass near the courthouse and watching people walk by, thinking about how each and every one of them had a story I would probably never know."

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Satire: Rest in peace, Sakai

By Lola Oliverio | July 29

On May 15, the learning management system Sakai entered restricted access, resulting in the permanent unpublishing of every single Sakai page ever made.

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Column: Combat homesickness by embracing your new school, town and community

By Viyathma Hapuarachchi | June 22

"I was miserable not because Chapel Hill couldn't be home, but because from the moment I stepped on campus, I decided it wouldn’t."

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Column: How to make a home at college

By Natalie McCormick | June 21

"Take it from me, a recent grad who is very sad to be leaving this little slice of light blue heaven — you will be OK. I know, I know, everyone has told you this. And while the first couple months might take some adjusting, I suggest that you find your home — a place where you can be your truest self."

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Column: Explore the towns outside Chapel Hill

By Lola Oliverio | June 20

"I’ve lived in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area since I was four years old. The first time I was allowed to wander Franklin Street completely alone, I was 12, and it was the first time I felt like I had some semblance of freedom. Now, at 20, the novelty of the ability to explore this area on my own terms has never worn off, and I’m constantly finding new places to deem 'my spot.'"

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Column: It's OK to change your mind, in fact, I recommend it

By Ananya Cox | June 20

"As someone who was described as 'really using the system' by an academic advisor last year for how many times I changed classes and majors, I had no idea what to do with myself, but I now feel like I’ve grown to reach a point of peace after being allowed to explore and make mistakes."

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Column: Don't be afraid to make the first move in a friendship

By Sarah Monoson | June 20

"I was 18 years old and I didn’t know how to make a friend. How do I continue a conversation beyond establishing our names, years, majors, residence halls and hometowns? How can I tell the difference between friendly pre-class chat and a burgeoning friendship? Is there a difference?"

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Editorial: Changes the Editorial Board hopes to see next fall

By Editorial Board | May 1

"The Editorial Board discussed its main grievances with UNC and the improvements we hope to come back to in the fall."

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Farewell Column: 14 minutes and 35 seconds.

By Aiko Rachel Peterson | May 1

"Herein lies the conclusion of my time at the DTH and my farewell column. As the last day of classes approaches, I can feel my time here slipping through my fingers."

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Farewell Column: Goodnight, Daily Tar Heel

By Kennedy Cox | May 1

"It’s going to be hard for me to let go, but I know that I’ll be leaving this newsroom and this school with something to show for myself and with an impact on others."

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Farewell column: When it all sinks in

By Ethan E. Horton | May 1

"Sooner or later, it’ll sink in that this might be among the most fulfilling things I’ll ever do and that it’s surely all downhill from here."

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Farewell Column: Figuring out how to build a trinket garden

By Emi Maerz and Eliza Benbow | May 1

"It started with a mini bubble gum machine, a disco ball and a small green stegosaurus. They were the seeds of our trinket garden, and physical representations of our main goal: to make the newly-minted Lifestyle desk fun and eclectic."

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