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Letter: Early voting is important

Anne Buie October 30, 2012

Since Early Voting began, millions of voters across North Carolina have made their voices heard by casting their ballots at their nearest early voting site. And App students have it especially good: we...

Opinion: Obama, Romney are puppets in our political system

Anne Buie October 30, 2012

I was listening to a favorite artist of mine, Michael Render, when I stumbled upon his song "Reagan." I was struck by the line, "Ronald Reagan was an actor, not at all a factor/Just an employee of the...

Allison Langewisch

Cartoon PCP: Brobama 2012

Abbi Pittman October 29, 2012

View "Zombey" here. Cartoon: Allison Langewisch, Editorial Cartoonist

Andrew Cox

Cartoon PCP: Zombey 2012

Abbi Pittman October 29, 2012

View "Brobama" here. Cartoon: Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Lindsay Bookout

Opinion: ‘Freshman’ not a sexist term

Anne Buie October 29, 2012

UNC-Chapel Hill has recently decided to stop using the term "freshman" in favor of the term "first-year," according to The Huffington Post.UNC-Chapel Hill officials say this change was made to avoid sexism,...

Andrew Cox

Cartoon: Who really impedes progress?

Anne Buie October 26, 2012

Cartoon: Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Kaitlin Newkirk

Opinion: Technology hinders youth development in today’s society

Anne Buie October 25, 2012

"Lol," "jk," "brb," ttyl," "lmfao."This is what a quick conversation has turned into these days.For those of us who grew up before the days of chatspeak, we still hone our natural social skills that we...

Katie Reule

Opinion: Moderators set the tone, females prevail

Anne Buie October 25, 2012

The focus of debates is normally on the candidates, but today I'd like to offer some insight on a different angle of the debate's success.You might have been focusing on Big Bird and binders, but let's...

Opinion: Why I remain unaffiliated

Anne Buie October 23, 2012

Now more than ever, every vote is needed. The candidates have been neck-and-neck all election season and as the election date draws nearer, it is hard to determine who will actually win.The Watauga Democrat...

Michael Bragg

Opinion: Help is always readily available to those who seek it out

Anne Buie October 23, 2012

When I was left to my own devices at the university in August 2010, things changed.For the first time, I was on my own and for the first time, I felt a lack of energy, happiness and motivation to do anything...

Kevin Griffin

Opinion: Charity and celebrity statuses should be separate

Anne Buie October 23, 2012

The effects of Lance Armstrong's doping scandal go beyond the sports world – now conversation has turned into the ramifications for the well-known Livestrong charity.Exactly how much support the charity...

Lindsay Bookout

Opinion: Too young to vote? Who cares?

Anne Buie October 22, 2012

With the presidential election coming up, we have all seen the Facebook posts and the tweets concerning who the better candidate is -- you might even be the guilty ones posting or tweeting.But as of late,...

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