Unfortunately, Silent Sam is coming back to the UNC-Chapel Hill. This news comes after a group of student protesters gathered on Aug. 20 to remove the Confederate monument. On Dec. 3, UNC-Chapel Hill presented a plan to relocate the Confederate monument to a new location, this time indoors due to “public safety concerns.” These public
Immigration, or more specifically undocumented immigration, is something of a hot-button topic in America. Seventy-eight percent of voters felt that immigration was an extremely important issue in the 2018 election, according to a November Gallup poll. This held true for both Democratic-leaning and Republican-leaning voters, with 74 and 84 percent holding this sentiment, respectively. With
Leave it to the inventors of the papermaking and printing processes to bring the world of news into the year 3018. On the world stage of broadcast journalism, China debuted two new news anchors. The reporters, the first of their kind, are completely digital despite their human-looking forms. Xinhua, a state-run Chinese press agency in
The 2018 midterm elections marked a milestone for voting rights in the U.S. A constitutional amendment on the ballot in Florida restored the right to vote for more than 1 million ex-felons. Kris Kobach, who investigated non-existent voter fraud for President Donald Trump after the 2016 election, lost the Kansas governor’s race. In Georgia, a
With the end of the semester looming on the horizon, mental health is the last thing on most people’s minds. That’s unfortunate because now is exactly the time of year for people to be concerned with their mental health. It’s no secret that many college students suffer from anxiety and depression. The American College Health
While the media and public raged, the U.S. government’s response to the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul was predictably borderline apathetic. Despite claims by the Saudi government, Khashoggi was by no means a radical. A progressive but respectful critic of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Khashoggi spent years
Reading the George Orwell novel “1984” as a high school student, it was easy to assume this dystopian future was far from the truth. Going back, however, it’s eerie to read some of the quotes. “And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed
In Boone finding parking is harder than finding a needle in a haystack. Actually, the needle is easier to find because at least its existence is guaranteed. In Boone, there’s no guarantee of finding parking anywhere. Well, that’s misleading. There’s a lot of parking in Boone, but most of it is inaccessible. Every lot seems
For some reason, the Republican Party is often conflated with Christianity, a confusing sentiment considering the majority of stances Republican policymakers take on social issues. Take, for example, Rep. Matt Shea, a state lawmaker in Washington who released a document called the “Biblical Basis for War.” A rather bare-bones outline, the document details Shea’s take
In Matthews, North Carolina, a Butler High School student was shot by another student on Monday morning. Matthews Police confirmed that the victim, an unnamed male, died after being rushed to the hospital. Police have the suspected shooter in custody. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools superintendent Clayton Wilcox said in a press conference that the shooting occurred after
