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How UNC's federal affairs office is navigating a new administration

By Claire Harutunian | April 24

The UNC Office of Federal Affairs continues to advocate for the University despite major changes being made by the Trump administration.

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Column: The rise of country music is a pathway for bridging America’s divides

By Quin Edelin | April 15

"If country music’s upward trajectory continues, then by introducing new and diverse audiences to southern culture and normalizing more rural lifestyles ...

Column: What is a real American man? Country music has been searching for decades.

By Gray Hamby | April 8

"What led a complex and thoughtful genre down the path of repeated lines about beer, trucks and ex-girlfriends? Country music has no short history of ...

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Column: Thank you, Donald Trump, for giving me my dad back

By Keya Mahajan | April 3

"Fortunately, Trump’s shameful and radical behavior was enough to return my economically conservative father to a left-leaning moderate."

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Column: Student protesters shouldn’t be more committed to fighting fascism than our elected officials

By Hailie Davidson | March 28

"Their performative concern for our descent into fascism has no teeth or stakes and is concerned primarily with the optics rather than the results."

UNC psychology professor Kurt Gray speaks on South by Southwest panel

By Alice Scott | March 17

South by Southwest 2025 was held from March 7-15, including film and TV, music and comedy festivals.

Column: Democratic states must fight back against federal erosion

By Nakai Moore | March 4

"Without a fundamental ideological shift within the Democratic Party — one that directly challenges the interests of its affluent donor class — any ...

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Column: Trump should change the GOP's approach to taxes

By Quin Edelin | February 24

"With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — the signature legislative achievement of Trump’s first presidency — set to expire at the end of this year, Trump ...

Column: Brawls between secular and spiritual leaders aren’t new — in fact, they’re downright medieval

By Maggie Mead | February 21

"Public spats between the president and religious leaders, from priests to popes, are not unprecedented. Rather, they coincide with the distinctly medieval ...

'True public servant': Caitlin Fenhagen becomes Orange County's deputy manager

By Iris Eyster | February 19

After decades of work as a public defender and leader of the County's criminal justice resource department, Fenhagen will serve as the County's next deputy ...

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Column: The revival of revolutionary '60s folk should come as no surprise

By Elisa Troncoso | February 17

"In a time where the power of the war machine feels all-consuming, what could be more magnetic than a cultural movement that believed in radical peace?" ...

Column: In the Trump 2.0 era, the Democratic Party can’t meet the moment

By Owen Baxter | February 11

"We’re currently staring down the barrel of Trump’s second administration, which promises to be even more cruel, unhinged and corrupt than the first, ...

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Column: The Trump administration's illegal acts skirt the law to usurp power

By Eva Eapen | February 6

"Taken together, these orders paint a picture of an administration intent on eroding the structures of our democracy to serve its own ends."

Column: Trump’s flood of executive orders are red herrings meant to distract and overwhelm you

By Cooper Hall | February 5

"The explosion of executive branch activity, conveniently placed red herrings and the push for news to be delivered on social media combine to create ...

Column: Elon Musk may soon control your money, and your mind

By Arya Mehta | January 13

"By convincing people to vote for someone who will catalyze late capitalism, X has become intrinsically tied to the government, letting its owner be spoon-fed ...

Board of Trustees award Davie Awards, some students voice concerns around recipients

By Akash Bhowmik | January 7

"We should honor the people who really represent the University as it stands,” UNC student Lauren Southwell said.

Column: Jimmy Carter leaves behind a legacy of southern progressive evangelism

By Mary Thomas Watkins | January 6

"Carter was singular in his fusion of Southern populism, Christian faith and progressivism. Each of these ideals seems to us diametrically opposed, but ...

Column: Musk got Trump to reverse position on H-1B in newest slight to U.S. workforce

By Connor Foote | January 6

"H-1B is so strongly supported by tech executives like Musk because it allows for what is essentially the importation of cheap human labor."

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 ...

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 ...