"A loss of institutional knowledge forces future generations to retread old mistakes, navigate the process of remaking connections and waste time relearning skills, hindering efforts to better our community in the present."
"Often, the responsibility of sustainability is placed on individuals, rendering it a commendable personal virtue rather than a necessity for the preservation of public health"
"To protect the health of current and future generations, we must demand actionable policy and long-term cooperation from politicians to address this threat."
"The UNC community’s mobilization to provide support for western N.C. during this catastrophe is an encouraging beacon of hope, exemplifying the kind of mutual aid that we should strive to provide for our community members during times of crisis."
"Gutting DEI in favor of 'abstaining from the political fray' only serves to perpetuate these systems by disproportionately excluding minority voices from the environment of civil discourse that the University seeks to create."
"You may not care about the Roman Empire, but a degree in Ancient Mediterranean Studies equips students with not only a greater historical understanding of the world, but also the skills to research, analyze, synthesize and communicate their findings and arguments."
"A reluctance to have hard conversations with each other doesn’t preserve “polite company,” it only serves to ignore — and therefore perpetuate — harmful systems and barriers to community."
"It’s easy to venerate the history that gives UNC the prestige, culture and resources that it’s become known for, but to embrace this history while ignoring the reality that many buildings and statues pay tribute to figures who perpetuated hateful ideologies is antithetical to the values of learning, collaboration and inclusivity that the university purports to champion."
"'Rough morning, okay?' you mumble, trying to escape the omnipotent eye of the camera. But it’s too late. You’ve been condemned to infamy by a TikTok street interview for eternity. Soon, the whole world will know that you are unconditionally and irrevocably uncool via short-form video content."
"The unique way Spotify and similar services have commercialized music has propagated a culture in which people are more invested in the act of listening to music rather than actually listening to the music."
