Written by Hunter Klosty The images of murdered babies and bloodied corpses of Holocaust survivors coming out of Israel are devastating. Any person with basic morality can see these vile acts for what they are: evil. And this evil was solely perpetrated by the internationally designated terrorist organization Hamas, the elected…
Written by Max Schwartz This past weekend, Najma Sharif, a Somali-American writer, sparked outrage on Twitter/X by asking “What did y’all think decolonization meant? Vibes? Papers? Essays? Losers.” Many deserve to be outraged by this insensitive tweet, though one group in particular does not—academia. For decades, and especially in recent…
What is the most important issue for you in 2024? E. D. Parish — To me, the most important issue of 2024 is reigning in hawkish foreign policy. This includes, but is certainly not limited to, ceasing to occupy Syria, ceasing to bomb Somalia, ceasing to fund the genocide in…
Written by Kristen Snyder There’s an alarm coming from a patient’s monitor, and another one coming from the patient down the hall. Two minutes later, there’s a dozen call lights flickering at the nurse’s station. Nurses rush to answer each call, but there aren’t enough nurses…and perhaps there never will …
Written by Kristen Snyder On August 30th at 1:02 p.m., the Bell Tower rang three times. Time seemed to stop when the Tar Heel symbol of triumph became a memorial. Some students waited in silence, while others held hands and prayed. Some students put their arms around each other, just…
Written by Jason Kerr During my time as an undergraduate, I’ve slogged through my fair share of twenty-something page academic articles (that’s not to say I haven’t enjoyed many of them). Over the years I’ve come to see one person name-dropped in a handful of these papers—Michel Foucault. Maybe you…
