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Opinion Columns
OPINION: This was supposed to be a reckoning for Republicans. It needs to be one for the Democratic Party
Democrats again taste defeat to Donald Trump. The party only has itself to blame for continually platforming hollow candidates.
DUELING COLUMN: Raleigh voters ought to reckon with the ‘T.RUTH’
Sure, Janet Cowell has the experience, but does she know what Raleigh really needs? Terrance Ruth’s unconventional political background shouldn’t discount him from Raleigh’s mayoral race, and here’s why.
OPINION: Manipulating misinformation and rising death tolls
In the midst of one of the state’s worst ever natural disasters, relief, volunteers and well wishes have poured into North Carolina. In a time of absolute calamity and suffering, people across the world have come together to demonstrate the very best of humanity to support our state. Well, almost all of humanity...
OPINION: UNC Board of Governors cowers behind “institutional neutrality” in gutting DEI initiatives
Last week, the UNC Board of Governors voted to repeal a 2019 regulation that outlined diversity, equity and inclusion positions and initiatives for the state’s public universities. The board is justifying the move, which could result in diversity strategists across the state losing their jobs, with their favorite scape phrase...
EDITORIAL: Students have power within the University. Use it.
There were four tickets for student body president and vice president in last year’s Student Government election. This year, students had just two options — the current student body vice president or an abstention...
OPINION: Jon Stewart returns just in time to save political commentary
Last month, “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central surprised the media world by announcing the return of Jon Stewart as guest host and executive producer of the show after an eight-year hiatus. Though his homecoming will not magically cure the deep fractures of American media and political commentary, it's a good place to start.Political discourse in the United States is at an abhorrent level. Partisan divides continue to stretch further and further, everyone hates one another and the fundamental un...
EDITORIAL: Let's talk about NC State's connections to white supremacy
In this edition, Technician brought attention to 12 buildings on NC State’s campus with names directly connected to white supremacists and their racist ideologies and policies. Any way you frame it, the values and the sentiments they advanced in their public capacities are contradictory to our principles today...
OPINION: The Brick Layers Project - A promising catalyst left as a catalog
Almost five years on from the initiation of the Brick Layers Project, its work and legacy remain unfulfilled.In the spring of 2019, Chancellor Woodson funded several graduate students to work on a project exploring the campus’ built history for five semesters. The research publicized the reasons for the dedications of several individuals throughout campus, as well as the more nefarious sides of their biographies...
EDITORIAL: North Carolina Republicans' gerrymandering antics screw voters again
As the state gears up for municipal elections this week, state Republicans are already preparing to invalidate North Carolinians’ votes this time next November. Yes, here we go again...
OPINION: North Carolina, sound the alarm
A lot of us were doing the exact same thing Monday afternoon. Watching the news, refreshing social media for updates, frantically messaging people on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus — most of whom were barricading a classroom — just to make sure our friends weren’t dead...
OPINION: Call it what it is — Florida House Bill 999 is white supremacy at its finest
“Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.”
OPINION: UNC’s plan for new conservative school is not the way to fix political science
In the same week that Technician ran our yearly satirical Daily Tar Hell paper, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Faculty Council discussed the controversial introduction of a new political science school. The debacle between faculty and the board of trustees behind the proposed new “School of Civic Life and Leadership” could have made our front cover...
OPINION: College Board’s implication in Florida politics is a dire warning for higher education
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has for months been building a platform based on so-called “culture wars,” with legislation cracking down on LGBTQ and critical race theory content in schools. While his posturing on the culture warrior image is no surprise as he potentially readies a run for president in 2024, the most disturbing development has come from the response of organized education...
OPINION: The North Carolina General Assembly has busy 2023 agenda
Republicans have already begun capitalizing on their advantage, creating a rule that would enable the GOP to hold a vote on overriding a veto without prior notice. Here are the biggest items on the docket for 2023...
OPINION: Midterm takeaways — the good, the bad and the ugly
The 2022 midterm elections have come and passed; here’s our breakdown of the results locally, statewide and federally...
OPINION: North Carolina judicial elections should be non-partisan
With election day this week, tightly-contested races across North Carolina are reaching a boiling point. Perhaps the most overlooked elections this cycle are the seats up for grabs in the North Carolina Supreme Court...
OPINION: Voters should choose community over developer-friendly Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin
As early voting opens up in Talley Student Union, NC State prepares for a flurry of activity in the coming weeks for what will be a consequential midterm election. While the national spotlight is on the state’s closely-contested Senate race, dramatic developments in recent years make local Raleigh elections the most significant in years...
OPINION: NC State’s ‘own’ Bo Hines is not for the Wolfpack
As election season looms, one of the state’s most contentious races is playing out just south of NC State’s Centennial Campus. North Carolina’s newly drawn 13th Congressional District could have dramatic implications...
OPINION: While tuition costs spiral out of control, UNC schools ahead of curve
The Biden administration’s recent decision to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt has become a new hot topic in American politics. The move will drastically affect North Carolina...
OPINION: North Carolina is on the wrong side of the gun debate
As a new academic year begins, excitement from students and teachers alike is reviving schools and universities across the state, and NC State in particular has been preparing for the largest incoming first-year class in its history. In Madison County, the public school system is gearing up for the school year with a different newcomer: AR-15s. Yes, you read that right. In response to the Uvalde school shooting last spring, the Madison County Sheriff’s department has decided to arm each of the...
OPINION: NC State needs to stop honoring white supremacists
In the summer of 2020, the country was awash in anti-racist sentiment amid the surge of the Black Lives Matter movement. Across the nation, statues commemorating Confederate soldiers and other symbols of racism were challenged and torn down...
