Cameron Jernigan

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Opinion

Farewell column: Poetry cured my writer's block

By Cameron Jernigan | April 26

Writing has always been there. Writing has always kept me. No matter what, writing has always loved me back.

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Column: Mascots shouldn't be racist

By Cameron Jernigan | April 12

I’m excited to be a Florida State grad student, but I’m not excited to be a Seminole.

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Column: Reflecting on my friend, Jimmy

By Cameron Jernigan | March 22

I’d like to discuss one of the greatest writers of the last century. I’d like to discuss Baldwin.

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Column: Arming teachers isn’t the answer.

By Cameron Jernigan | March 1

After a horrific incident like Parkland, everyone is reeling. Everyone is scared. But simply arming everyone isn’t the answer.

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Column: Parkland, Las Vegas and _____?

By Cameron Jernigan | February 16

To Congress: We don’t need your empty thoughts and prayers. We don’t need your moments of silence. We need policy and action. on. Do something. Now. Enough is enough.

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Column: Selfish motivations led to the rescinding of DACA. We need to bring it back.

By Cameron Jernigan | February 1

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Obama era policy that protects many undocumented immigrants from deportation, should be continued.

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Column: Rural America is more than just white people

By Cameron Jernigan | November 30

Last year’s presidential election opened my eyes to one thing: Many Americans have a largely inaccurate perception of rural America. More specifically, the racial makeup of rural America. Yes, much of Middle America and the Bible Belt is largely white and largely conservative. However, that is not the case everywhere.

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Column: Is an open campus truly safe?

By Cameron Jernigan | November 9

As most of us know, Thursday, Nov. 2, someone set fire to Davie Poplar, the 300-year-old tulip poplar tree that has stood for the entirety of UNC’s existence.

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Column: Black studies took the blame

By Cameron Jernigan | October 26

As of two weeks ago today, the NCAA officially cleared UNC of any violations. There will be no championships vacated, no banners taken and no (more) shame brought to our university. A six year scandal is finally coming to a close. While everything seems great in the land of the Tar Heels, we have forgotten that one defendant has been found guilty — at least in the court of opinion. While the greater institution have gotten off scot free, the reputation of the department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies has been greatly tarnished.

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Column: Believe in our public schools

By Cameron Jernigan | October 5

Back in September, the State of North Carolina identified 48 low-performing public schools that could potentially be taken of by charter school operators as part of the state’s new Innovative School District. The goal of the program is to take elementary schools in the bottom 5 percent and turn them around within 5 years. I am vehemently 100 percent opposed to this idea.