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Column: Sexual harassment on Franklin Street is a problem

By Layla Peykamian | September 8

"UNC has consistently exhibited an unwillingness to put effort into keeping its students safe. For a campus infamous for its sexual assault rate, I am ...

Column: Three chords and the truth

By Ira Wilder and Caitlyn Yaede | September 8

"We have hopes that country music will return to its diverse roots, serving not only a white, conservative middle class, but the diverse ethnic and racial ...

Winston-Salem holds anti-gun rally following Sept 1. high school shooting

By David Richman | September 7

It was the second school shooting in North Carolina that week, but the first that was fatal. And on Friday — less than a day before the rally — a ...

Editorial: Reproductive autonomy needs more protection

By Editorial Board | September 7

"Abortion laws in the U.S. are consistently subject to the wanton judgment of nine people. They are the last line of defense for female-identifying individuals ...

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'Something bigger than us': Black women's fishing team holds summer camps for youth

By Bella Braddish | September 7

“For my son to have access to the sport in the same environment where people look like his mom and him is very important," Anthony said. "I really wanted ...

CHCCS votes to mandate vaccination for employees at Sept. 2 board meeting

By Emily Schmidt | September 7

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously last week to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees by Oct. 31. Since ...

Gov. Cooper signs bipartisan police reform bill, but some say more needs to be done

By Emily Schmidt | September 7

Senate Bill 300 covers a slew of provisions that aim to standardize law enforcement processes, increase officer accountability and establish a new line ...

Viewpoints: Ranking Kanye West's studio albums

By Rajee Ganesan , Leo Culp , PJ Morales and Carson Elm-Picard | September 7

"With the latest release of his 10th studio album, 'Donda,' members of the Daily Tar Heel’s editorial staff make their rankings on which of Kanye’s ...

OC Voice: The high costs of excessive drinking

September 7

"The Campus & Community Coalition is committed to reducing the harms of excessive drinking in and around the University," Elinor Landess, director ...

Column: Welcome (again) to Elevate

By Maydha Devarajan | September 7

"It’s important for us to start the work of moving beyond transactional relationships with our community and decentralizing the power held by the DTH ...

To Drink from the Well: UNC alumna writes book on University history and systemic racism

By Hannah Rosenberger | September 7

Written by civil rights lawyer and UNC alumna Geeta N. Kapur, "To Drink from the Well: The Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation’s Oldest Public ...

Office DJ: Songs and skiing. Here's to the 303

By Allie Kelly | September 6

"Like my roommate suggested yesterday, 'Colorado is like your whole personality.' I’ll take it. Cheers to the 303."

Column: A 'thank you' to the arts during COVID-19

By Layla Peykamian | September 6

"So, here is a thank you to all of the artists who made living through COVID-19 bearable. And thank you to all of the students studying the professions ...

Orange County appoints former Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP president as new commissioner

By David Richman | September 6

With the appointment of Anna Richards to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, six of the seven commissioners are now women, and three are ...

Dutch sisters Eva and Jasmina Smolenaars reunite for a semester with UNC field hockey

By Kaitlyn Schmidt | September 6

When Eva Smolenaars left the Netherlands to join the UNC field hockey team five years ago, a sense of homesickness swept over her. But now, ...

You've seen the rainbow belt and his moves. But who is the dancing man on Franklin Street?

By Sarah Choi | September 6

You may have seen him dancing away on Franklin Street, sporting a white shirt, white pants, headphones and a rainbow belt. But he wasn’t always ...

Column: What to know about the delta variant

By Rajee Ganesan | September 6

"So what is the delta variant, and what does it really mean for post-pandemic life?"

No. 10 UNC football falls at Virginia Tech, 17-10, in season opener

By Lucas Thomae | September 4

Following an offseason filled with hype, the No. 10 North Carolina football team dropped its season opener at Virginia Tech, 17-10.

Gov. Cooper signs new law preventing marriages for minors under 16

By Alexandra Myers | September 2

Before the bill's signing, children ages 14 or 15 could marry adults through a "pregnancy exception." This left a loophole that could be used to avoid ...

Editorial: UNC's pass/fail policies are a major fail

By Editorial Board | September 2

"But this isn’t a call to expand pass/fail for another semester, or even another full academic year as COVID-19 impacts campus — this is a call to ...