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Kent McDonald


Kent McDonald
Opinion

Column: Thank you for reading!

Writing isn't just for the purpose of writing — its to be less alone and to make a connection with people — at least that's what Kent McDonald thinks as he reflects back on his time writing for the Daily Tar Heel. 

Kent McDonald
Opinion

Column: SOS I don't have a crush anymore!

Today I finally let go of my crush. I gave him one last hug, smiled and nodded farewell. After he left, a new sensation arrived. Equally as crushing as before, but without the erratic oscillations between ecstatic joys and infuriating lows. Just a crushingly static sobriety. The moment I didn’t have someone to think about, I missed the feeling of having someone to think about.

Kent McDonald
Opinion

Column: Learning to open my eyes

"I don’t really know how to make sense of a world where people do unimaginable things. I don’t know where such violence and hatred comes from. I don’t know what the right way to respond to something like this is, or if there even is one."

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Governor Pat McCrory stands outside the Hillsborough GOP office during his campaign for re-election on October 17.

News

Donald Trump held a rally in Raleigh at the JS Dorton Arena on the NC State Fairgrounds Monday afternoon. 

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Governor Pat McCrory answers press questions and discusses the impact of the vandalism and firebombing incident on the upcoming election.

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Members of the community gather to protest a new law that regulates transgender individuals’ use of bathrooms.

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