Taylor Hartley

Opinion

We must honor those we’ve lost by never forgetting

By Taylor Hartley | November 1

This is a time of mourning in Chapel Hill. David Shannon’s death this week has brought us to our knees once again.

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We’re still a great university

By Taylor Hartley | July 25

The first time I stepped onto this campus as an official Tar Heel, I knew this place was different. Maybe it was something about the way the Bell Tower sounded on the first day of class.

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Lessons I learned from books

By Taylor Hartley | July 11

I have a wonderful family. My mom, dad and sister are the three greatest people in my life. But it’s nice to know you can find family in other places, too.

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Back to a time of fun and games

By Taylor Hartley | June 18

Kids today. It’s a statement I feel too young to say, and yet here I am at 21, griping already.

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Perceiving what's real: How to live in a nation of extremes

By Taylor Hartley | May 27

Eating disorder? Not me. I loved food. I loved my body. No way.

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In honor of life

By Taylor Hartley | April 19

You watch the movies. Anytime someone says the word cancer, the music swells, the eyes on the screen grow teary and there’s a big running monologue of “what if?”

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Race must remain a factor in affirmative action policy

By Taylor Hartley | April 2

People believe that we live in a post-racial society. It’s a nice thought, an ideal, but ultimately a fallacy.

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I knew in the third grade I wanted to be a writer. It wasn’t a wish or a dream. I knew at age 9 — right after I finished “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” — that I wanted to write stories for the rest of my life. I also thought J.K. Rowling was the greatest writer in the world, and while that has changed, the first part remains true.

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College kids and trendy candidates

By Taylor Hartley | February 7

You want my vote for president? Show me a political platform. Amid growing election buzz, it’s easy for students to get behind a trendy candidate without understanding the ins and outs of his platform.