This is article is part of a point/counterpoint. You can read the counterpoint here. I’ve never taken out a loan in my life, but I’m already in $53,000 of debt.Thanks to excess government spending,...

I have had the good fortune to be a part of Social Justice Week. Many organizations on campus have united to build this week and to support the proposed Center for Social Justice and Human Rights. However,...

President Barack Obama’s visit last week to Israel and Palestine is certainly an international step in the right direction, but unless it’s followed up with action, it was meaningless. Israel’s...

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In the few months he has been governor, Pat McCrory has shown a great willingness to target education in his desire to cut the budget, a willingness which was further evident last week when McCrory’s...

Cartoon: ANDREW COX, Editorial Cartoonist

Representatives in the North Carolina state legislature have introduced a bill that would repeal mandates requiring North Carolina energy companies to get a minimum amount of their energy needs from renewable...

A new pope in the Vatican could mean change for the Catholic Church.Last week, the College of Cardinals announced that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio would replace the still-living Pope Benedict XVI as Pope...

  Cartoon: ANDREW COX, Editorial Cartoonist

North Carolina Democratic Senator Kay Hagan said more than 20,000 civilians who work at military bases could face “reduced pay through furloughs” due to sequestration, according to the Watauga Democrat....