Sydney Baker

Assistant Opinion Editor

Sydney Baker is the 2024-2025 assistant opinion editor. She is a sophomore majoring in journalism and English with a minor in screenwriting.

Katrina Dong

Opinion

Satire: Gordon Ramsay visits Lenoir for one week of 'Hell’s Dining Hall'

By Sydney Baker | March 16

"I ate breakfast, lunch and dinner every day at Lenoir last week to study how Gordon Ramsay would improve the UNC dining experience. He started off mildly insulting students at the escalators who were standing instead of walking up the moving stairs, saying 'Maybe if you all walked up the escalator and lost some weight, it wouldn’t break every other day from how fat you all are.'"

Aubrey Word

News

Satire: Wake up — The Oh Well is spreading misinformation

By Sydney Baker | February 27

"Why is nobody in their Instagram comment sections questioning these obviously fake headlines? Why is nobody challenging the clearly photoshopped pictures?"

Kaitlin Stratemeier

Opinion

Satire: LinkedIn update: I’m thrilled to announce I’ve done some pretty great stuff

By Sydney Baker | February 20

"I’ve compiled a comprehensive inventory of what I’ve been working on — try to not get too jealous."

Shannon McManus

Opinion

Satire: Five Nights at Dookie's — my terrifying adventure in K-Ville

By Sydney Baker | January 30

"While most of them were away boogieing wit da Hoodie, I was renting their tenting, breaking into tents to see what I could find. This isn’t exactly how I pictured the living conditions of students who pay over $65,000 in tuition a year."

Shannon McManus

Opinion

Column: Don't purge opinion writing from newspapers

By Sydney Baker | January 13

"So why would newspapers bother with opinion sections when we no longer live in an age where people have few options for authoritative viewpoints?"

Liza Smith

Opinion

Column: Blame the ‘Sephora kid’ trend on avocado toast parents

By Sydney Baker | January 6

"Generation Alpha was thrusted into a world of social media and technology, and that is not their fault. And though parents can’t control the world they bring their children into, they can take measures to protect them from it."

Zoey Morris

Opinion

Satire: Liberals attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 insurrection anniversary

By Sydney Baker | January 6

"After Kamala Harris’ 2024 election loss, shocking to many Democrats, something even more shocking has happened — the liberals have carried through their own insurrection."

Shannon McManus

Opinion

Column: Straight outta Scampus

By Sydney Baker | December 2

"After coming back from Franklin Street on a Friday night at the beginning of second semester, HoJo was woken up around 2 a.m. when the fire alarm went off. All 900 of us were freezing — but at least we froze together."

Zoey Morris

Opinion

Satire: The country should fear Trump cabinet picks’ secret agendas

By Sydney Baker | December 2

"Through the acquisition of leaked confidential documents, we have uncovered many concerning plans."

Savannah Bishop

Opinion

Satire: Hello, world. It's me — the quintessential fake major.

By Sydney Baker | November 17

"After eating lunch, I skip to my next class, Intro to Media Law. We learn about the Constitution by eating an amount of marshmallows based on the number of the amendment we're learning."