Editorial: The Editorial Board reflects on its 2024 coverage
By Editorial Board | December 2"With the year coming to a close, we reflect on our coverage — what we did well and what we can improve on moving forward."
"With the year coming to a close, we reflect on our coverage — what we did well and what we can improve on moving forward."
"Private capitalist and journalistic interests cannot coexist ethically at such a national organization as The Washington Post."
"As protests related to the genocide in Gaza have emerged, Roberts’ sentiment has been echoed by university administrations across the country. However, the notion that effective protests will not be disruptive is infantile, to say the least."
"If the University truly valued the work of graduate students and wanted undergraduate students to get involved, it would give them a sustainable stipend. Failing to do so diminishes our institution in numerous ways, including actively disincentivizing talented faculty from flocking here."
"Insulated on campus, we often forget the true plight of our fellow Americans. Most voters are far more concerned with their finances and family’s health than they are with achieving the performative standards of political correctness, which many in college have the freedom to do."
"If your desired schedule has been decimated from endless waitlist yellow triangles and class full red squares, the Editorial Board writers have chosen their favorite classes that students should consider taking."
"With Election Day around the corner, it’s important to inform your vote for the N.C. general election — local elections are just as, if not more important than, the presidential race. The Editorial Board chose specific races to endorse based on what we felt were most relevant and significant for this voting precinct."
"'Welcome to the School of Civic Life and Leadership,' reads the opening banner on the new UNC school’s website. The program’s dean and director, Jed Atkins, claims it to be a home for free speech culture and civil discourse. But the website neglects to mention its real intentions: controlling and informing public discourse on campus."
"Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives have been bashed and beaten, hurting everyone — including those who aren't traditionally targeted and impacted by these programs."
"Due to his severe lack of qualifications, soaring student disapproval and the exclusive nature of the election process, the Editorial Board does not approve of Lee Roberts as UNC’s chancellor."