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Q&A: Diarrhea Planet

A super-fun, super-talented band is coming to town. Yes, their name is actually Diarrhea Planet, and there’s four guitarists in the band.

Making Ripples

Goat Your Yard

If you’re extremely allergic to poison ivy but love gardening and landscaping, perhaps you should consider “goatscaping,” a term coined by the Enrichmond Foundation of Richmond, Va.

Legacy Archive

WL: Protect Fayetteville Rallies, Excludes Select Attendees

Last week, Protect Fayetteville — a group against the proposed Civil Rights Protection Act, ordinance 5781 — held a “public” rally at University Baptist Church.

Cover Story

Vintage Music Shop Keeps Roots Music Thriving

Walking into May Bell Music on Block Street feels like stepping into an Ozark music store from the early mid 20th century.

Commentary

Toward A World Free From Nuclear Fear

On August 9th, 1945, the United States dropped the nuclear bomb Fat Man on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. Together with the previous nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, 340,000 civilians were killed, according to Tufts professor Tadatoshi Akiba.

Commentary

7 (Or So) Things Freshman Should Know

Hello to all the incoming freshmen! Welcome to one of the best towns in the United States! It probably sounds like I’m overselling it a bit, and maybe I am, but I love this town.

Risa's Astrology

The Secret Life of Virgo

Careful on Thursday. We could stumble, wound, hurt, be unaware, have revelations that create a revolution.

Commentary

One Year From Ferguson

It’s been a year now since Michael Brown was shot during an altercation with police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. A year since “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!” became a rallying cry for African-Americans across the country, a year since peaceful protests descended into militarized police and rioting.

Making Ripples

Last Minute Back-to-School Shopping on Block Avenue

Parents don’t want their kids to get hurt, and most parents don’t want to see kids in general get hurt.

Advice Advice Goddess

Gone Juan: Tale of The Disappearing Boyfriend

I’m a 20-year-old woman, and for three months last year, I dated a 21-year-old guy. Suddenly, out of the blue, he stopped returning my calls.