Somebody’s there: Stalking is more real than you think

Christopher Williams ('25), Staff Writer When I found my suitemate sitting in my doorway one night, it was pretty weird. At the same time, his room is next to mine. …

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Exploring Blaxploitation and Black Violence in Horror Films: A Critical Analysis

Elvis Tanyi ('27), Staff Writer Since the inception of the motion picture industry in the late 1800s, depictions of Black people in film have mirrored their supposed socio-political status, perpetuating…

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Thriller: A League of its Own

Jada McGlothin, '27 Who does it best? Mariah Carey in “All I Want For Christmas is You,” Wham! in “This Christmas,” Frank Sinatra’s “Have Yourself a Merry Christmas,” or someone…

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Ten Black Celebrities in Fashion You Need to Know

Black women have been the backbone and muses of many industries, and fashion is no exception. These 10 celebrities are some of the hottest faces in fashion today. 1. Taylor…

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Diversity Deficit: Examining the Representation Gap in Chapel Hill Nightlife

Still Life, a popular nightclub on Franklin Street, has found itself at the center of a growing debate among students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about…

Chigozie Nnani

The other side of NBA trades

Elvis Tanyi, '27 With NBA basketball kicking into high gear on October 24, scintillating storylines have already begun to take form. This offseason, in particular, was intriguing, to say the…

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Navigating Freshman Year as Black Women: Insights on Our Experience

Nearly 60 days have passed since UNC welcomed its eager first-year students to campus, completing a whirlwind of emotions that started with those eagerly awaited acceptance letters well before our…

Madison Mitchell

Black (Scream) Queens: An Imaginary Casting of Black Final Girls

Chantel Gillus '24 Very rarely do we see Black women survive throughout a horror film and claim the title as the final girl. The final girl in a horror film…

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grown children

Na'dayah Pugh '27 Her wing was broken. The breeze was the only thing that soothed her, gentle against both the broken wing and the tears pooling on her hot cheeks.…

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Opinion: If you don’t want to live in a college town… don’t.

Julian Taylor '25 Why should we ‘Tell the Town Council No Rezoning?’ We shouldn’t. The signs (above) you may have seen refer to June’s ruling in which the Chapel Hill…

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