Senator Hagan faces tight race
BY: CAROLINE WORONOFF For the first time in 144 years, the Grand Old Party controls both the executive and legislative branches of North Carolina’s government. GOP candidate Pat McCrory won the...
View ArticleWill North Carolina’s new conservative laws be repealed?
An update on some of the legal challenges to be brought before the North Carolina Supreme Court. BY HANNAH STEIN-EICHNER In the past few years, North Carolina has seen the passage of a stunning number...
View ArticleClay Aiken: A New American Idol?
BY MATT KEENAN If you told me a year ago that Clay Aiken would run for Congress in North Carolina in 2014, I would have thought you to be audacious; maybe even ludicrous. And I would be wrong. Clay...
View ArticleFive things you ought to know about poverty and wealth inequality in North...
BY LINDSEY KELLOGG Do you know how much income the top fifth of North Carolinians make? Think not in terms of a yearly salary, but in a fraction of all the dollars earned through work in North...
View ArticleUnderpaid, Undervalued and Many on the Way Out: North Carolina’s teachers...
BY CAROLINE WORONOFF Teachers are one of North Carolina’s most undervalued assets. The state ranks 46th in the nation for teacher pay—with teachers making approximately ten thousand dollars less than...
View ArticlePat McCrory is not just any other guy
BY ANITA SIMHA Pat McCrory is not your average Joe. He’s a controversial figure in North Carolina, one whose name garners powerful reactions in a politically divided state. He and his administration...
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10 Things To Know About NC Attorney General Roy Cooper
BY CAROLINE WORONOFF NC Attorney General, Roy Cooper, will be speaking at UNC on Tuesday, October 14th at 7:00 p.m. in Bingham 103. The event is hosted by the Young Democrats. Before you hear him...
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Too Close To Call
BY WILSON SINK Six years ago, a young state senator took on the first-term incumbent of the United States Senate seat for North Carolina. She won. Now, finishing her own first term, Senator Kay...
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If “Too Many” Journalists, Then How’d They Miss This?
BY LINDSEY KELLOGG Lennon Lacy (from The Guardian) Governor Pat McCrory, ladies and gentlemen, on journalists in North Carolina: “We have way too many.” He says that in the state, we need “people who...
View ArticleVoter Turnout in NC Hits Record Highs
BY: SAMI LACHGAR It’s finally done. Students at UNC can finally walk across the pit peacefully, without the fear of a random stranger popping up out of nowhere whispering the words: “Have you...
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