Column: I believed Jussie Smollett, and I'm not sorry

By Devon Johnson | February 24

"So no, I will not apologize for believing Smollett, because neither you nor I were the injured party following his lie; neither of us deserve atonement. However, I am deeply sorry to the victims of any attack on their personhood who may now be hesitant to seek justice, as this pernicious precedent has stripped hate victims of their credibility."

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Column: The Oscars don't understand movies

By Jack O'Grady | February 22

"Rather than actually appreciating the high art made by minority filmmakers, the Academy picks whatever movie seems popular among society in the hopes that they can trick us into thinking they actually understand diversity."

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Viewpoints: I love you, Cosmic

By Paige Masten | February 21

Some might even say the connection between us is cosmic. 

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Viewpoint: Cosmic's queso's only so-so

By Alec Dent | February 21

Help yourself, and a local business, out, go eat at Cosmic. 

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Editorial: The James Cates memorial deserves a place at UNC

February 21

The James Cates memorial is a monument. It is a memorial. It is a work of art

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To: Obama, Love, Edit Board

February 21

#neverforget #comebackin2020?

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You asked for it: In which we tell Dook to go to hell

By Kent McDonald and Annie Kiyonaga | February 21

YAFI gives you tips on how to do basketball in Chapel Hill.

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Letter to the editor: A legacy connecting UNC and Duke

February 19

What do Carolina and Duke basketball have in common, other than enthusiastic fans, multiple ACC and NCAA championships and Hall of Fame coaches?

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Column: Flight out of the cage

By Chris Dahlie | February 19

 We must continue to open the cages. Birds of all feathers should be free to love as they wish. 

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Column: CPAC and intellectual corruption

By Seth Newkirk | February 18

"Welcome to the corruption of the Republican party." 

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Column: ICE must be destroyed

By Claude Wilson | February 18

"Justifying the actions of ICE fundamentally requires that one believes that immigrants are less deserving of fundamental rights than other people, a vision of the world that places human worth on a hierarchy determined by where a person was born."

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Column: Toxic masculinity and political amateurs

By Devon Johnson | February 17

"If the preservation of one’s masculinity, through whatever means and modes of expression, are predicated upon the dehumanization of others, perhaps your brand of masculinity is inherently toxic."  

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Column: Make your voice heard and join our editor selection committee

By Rachel Jones | February 17

Now that the dust has (mostly) settled from Student Government elections, it’s time to focus on a different UNC institution’s much-less-annoying selection process for leaders: the editor-in-chief race at The Daily Tar Heel. 

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Editorial: Masters of their universe

February 17

"Graduate and professional students, we appreciate all you do for students, the University, the state, the nation and the world. Heaven helps those who help themselves. Get out and vote."

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Editorial: We’re composting well. Let’s compost better

February 17

"As it is said, good is the enemy of great. We are doing well, but we should be striving to do better."

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Column: “Nuns, too” and my own reckoning with the Church

By Annie Kiyonaga | February 17

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Column: Tattoo inspiration

By Sydney Peregoy | February 17

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Column: One year since the Parkland shooting changed our hometown forever

By Lily Skopp and Ramishah Maruf | February 14

"Today, we’ll be commemorating the victims and the families who lost children, spouses, parents. Alyssa, Scott, Martin, Nicholas, Aaron, Jaime, Chris, Luke, Cara, Joaquin, Alaina, Meadow, Helena, Alex, Carmen and Peter. "

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Poem: Love is a battlefield

By Chris Dahlie | February 13

"Our fight brings beauty to the world in ways we could not have foreseen or fore heard"

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Column: I love candy corn, even during Valentine's Day

By Alec Dent | February 13

Alec Dent's hunt for Valentine's Day candy corn.

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