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Articles by Kaitlyn Cano
The Daily Tar Heel
One of the first things I learned about UNC when I got to campus was that it had a newspaper I could write for — The Daily Tar Heel. Putting in my application for the fall semester of my freshman year was an event I would not change, and one I think every incoming student should consider. But, before you do, I would like to explain to you what The Daily Tar Heel, colloquially known as The DTH, is.
So you want to join The Daily Tar Heel
One of the first things I learned about UNC when I got to campus was that it had a newspaper I could write for — The Daily Tar Heel. Putting in my application for the fall semester of my freshman year was an event I would not change, and one I think every incoming student should consider. But, before you do, I would like to explain to you what The Daily Tar Heel, colloquially known as The DTH, is.
The Daily Tar Heel's fall 2026 application is open
News Editor-in-Chief Jul 10, 2026, 6:06 PM The Daily Tar Heel's fall 2026 application is now open. Submissions are due Sunday, Aug. 30, at 11:59 p.m. — the most important deadline you'll meet during your student journalism career. We're looking for the next group of writers, photographers, videographers, Spanish translators, columnists, copyeditors, designers, cartoonists, data journalists, crossword-makers and more to join our 133-year-and-counting legacy of excellence in collegiate journalism.
So you want to join The Daily Tar Heel
Opinion The Daily Tar Heel office door on Aug. 9, 2020. Print Managing Editor May 29, 2026, 7:14 PM One of the first things I learned about UNC when I got to campus was that it had a newspaper I could write for — The Daily Tar Heel. Putting in my application for the fall semester of my freshman year was an event I would not change, and one I think every incoming student should consider. But, before you do, I would like to explain to you what The Daily Tar Heel, colloquially known as The DTH, is.
Loud division, steadfast resilience: 2025 Year in Review
News DTH Editor in Chief Alli Pardue, Print Managing Editor Kaitlyn Cano, Digital Managing Editor Avery Thatcher, and Community Engagement Managing Editor Daneen Khan. Dec 2, 2025, 11:52 PM Technological innovations of the 21st century have connected Americans with each other and with the rest of the world, bringing them, in many ways, closer together than ever before. And yet, as this quarter century comes to a close, divides are ever deepening across the nation. And it all starts at the top.
Column: Don’t wait until the future to appreciate this year’s music
Opinion Dec 2, 2025, 11:45 PM Since the beginning of time — or at least since the popularization of the radio — young people have been haunted by the words, “They just don’t make music like they used to.” I hear it every time I shuffle my rap playlist in the car with my parents. My mom’s face always puckers in disapproval, as if her mom didn’t have the same reaction to Madonna and Michael Jackson.
Office DJ: Home sounds like The Rolling Stones
Opinion Assistant City & State Editor Dec 1, 2025, 6:08 PM There are a lot of sounds that remind me of home. The NBC Sunday Night Football theme song takes me to nights poring over middle school science homework as my brothers and dad obsessed over their Fantasy Football teams.
Office DJ: How UNC helped me find the music I like
Opinion Assistant Lifestyle Editor Nov 30, 2025, 10:24 PM A few weeks ago, my roommate and friend Molly asked me if I think my music taste is defined more by my mom or my dad. After a few seconds of thinking, I settled on neither. Though I heard plenty of my parents’ favorite songs when I was younger, my dad tends to listen to either absolute silence, Grateful Dead or the likes of Jamaican legends Bob Marley and Eek-A-Mouse, while my mom opts for podcast hosts with the most monotonous voices.
Office DJ: An ode to the radio
Opinion Print Managing Editor Nov 17, 2025, 12:04 PM I come from a radio family. From when I was old enough to register what I was hearing to now, every memory has the distinct sound of my local radio stations in the background; in the car, in the kitchen and even in my childhood bedroom. I rarely hear about anyone listening to the radio anymore. The ease of which we now get into our cars and automatically connect to our latest ultra-curated playlist is great, but it is exactly that— curated.
'Building relationships is always first': Meet three CHCCS principals
Printing news. Raising hell. Since 1893. Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023 Newsletters Latest print issue Every October, communities celebrate principals and their devotion to students for National Principals Month. The Daily Tar Heel spoke to three Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools principals to learn more about their experiences, goals and struggles. Smith Middle School principal Pamela McAllister is the principal of Smith Middle School and has worked in this role for just over two years.
State board reopens application for institutional identification to count as voter ID
Printing news. Raising hell. Since 1893. Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 Newsletters Latest print issue The N.C. State Board of Elections plans to open a new round of applications for eligible educational institutions and government agencies to approve employee and student IDs as photo identification for voting. The application will be open from Nov. 13 to Dec. 15 for all colleges and universities in North Carolina.
State awarded $6.3 million for conservation easements in Neuse River Basin
Printing news. Raising hell. Since 1893. Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 Newsletters Latest print issue The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) has been awarded $6.3 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service to aid in the distribution of agricultural conservation easements. The conservation easements are intended for areas that have been affected by runoff during significant weather events in the Neuse River Basin.
Nikiya Cherry hired as new assistant director for Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation
Printing news. Raising hell. Since 1893. Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 Newsletters Latest print issue Nikiya Cherry has been hired as the new assistant director of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation after 19 years of experience working with the department. Before beginning her career as a recreation specialist for Durham Parks and Recreation in 2004, she served as a camp counselor starting in 1999.
Carrboro awarded grant for program to promote biking, walking to school
Printing news. Raising hell. Since 1893. Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 Newsletters Latest print issue The Carrboro Town Council announced at its Sept. 19 meeting that the N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded the Town a Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure Grant for $89,349. Safe Routes to School is a national program that promotes the benefits of physical activity through walking or biking to school along pedestrian-friendly routes.
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