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Social inequalities have been thrown into sharp relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. From access to healthcare to job security, along lines of ethnicity or income, existing injustices have only become …
The National Merit Scholarship is discriminatory Read More
“We have a Texas-sized development, shoehorned into an Efland-sized shoe.” Hope Horton was horrified when she first heard about a new Orange County development proposal: to build the largest gas …
“This Is Not Your Dam Site”: Orange County Residents Resist World’s Largest Gas Station Read More
Following the wildly successful release of the AirPods Max Dec. 15, Apple has announced its next project: the iWheel. The adapted high-tech steering wheel will combine traditional features of a …
Apple Reinvents the Wheel Read More
On the morning of Saturday Nov. 6, sophomore Cece Harrison was sitting in a rocking chair in her family living room, playing with her dog, when she saw on WRAL …
Exhaustion, Disappointment, Celebration: Students Weigh In On Election Read More
In the era of social distancing, more people turn to outdoor activities to fill their days and clear their Zoom-clouded minds. Tucked away into the woods around Chapel Hill are …
Best Around Chapel Hill: Hikes Read More
Four years of lies and divisiveness, a mass death event of Americans, under a president who has not had a positive approval rating since two weeks into his term, sounds …
The Democratic Party has failed America Read More
Once upon a time, in a land not too far away, lived a magical unicorn named the “October Surprise.” A month before the election, it could supposedly shock undecided or …
The Extinction of the October Surprise Read More
Initially, the call was supposed to be a straightforward one. The call list was targeting Democratic voters, on behalf of a Democratic candidate. But when the 94-year old woman on …
Too Young to Vote, But Not to Participate Read More
Real life and Instagram life seem to be getting further and further out of touch, especially in the pandemic era. While news outlets report on thousands of new infections and …
Stop performative mask wearing Read More
Early Saturday mornings, as the sun begins to climb into the sky, dozens of vehicles filled to the brim with goods pull into the Carrboro Town Commons. Unlike many other …
Amidst Pandemic, Carrboro Farmers Market Thrives Read More