Pit Perspectives is a podcast made by UNC students, for UNC students. We record your opinions in The Pit, add commentary and supplementary materials, and create episodes on relevant social issues facing college students at UNC and other colleges.
Taylor Swift (Pit Perspectives' Version): UNC students on fandom, fame, and feminism
Welcome to Pit Perspectives Season 5! Thanks for joining us and returning to the show for our third year. ---- Taylor Swift has lived in news headlines for over a decade now. Recently, her Ticketmaster drama and criticism of her private jet usage have ruled her public image, though her new relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce is starting to rewrite the media cycle. Today we're staying out of the politics and diving into the personal; what do UNC students think about Taylor Swift as a...
4 Nov 2022
UNC Students and the Right to (or not to) Vote
With election day around the corner, UNC students are struggling to balance their interests in their votes: hometown ties or the fight to turn NC blue? College students today have a unique opportunity to strategize when they take to the voting booth- vote in Chapel Hill or in your home state? Or, don't vote at all? While UNC students expressed an overwhelming excitement for political activism, young people are projected to be least likely to vote in the upcoming election. Why? Wh...
7 Oct 2022
Thrifting: Goodwill & Good Will
Fast fashion, online reselling, and class consciousness are on the rise; how do UNC students feel about today's practices of consumption? Here in Chapel Hill, students have access to Rumors- a secondhand boutique, Frat Court Flea- a UNC-alumni-run vintage vending event for students, and a Goodwill just a few minutes away. Students also have access to millions of secondhand items on their phones via apps like Depop, Poshmark, and eBay. As social media pressures us to fit in, the rise in the ...
16 Sept 2022
The Abortion Debate at UNC: pro-life, pro-choice, productive?
The abortion debate has been framed over the last decade as a matter of pro-life vs. pro-choice. But, is this distinction productive? Here at UNC, students engage with important social topics every day in and outside class. A college campus is supposed to be the marketplace of ideas, but what preconditions are required for civil discourse? In the abortion debate, it seems that we're lacking a common ground. Students have to wrestle with morality, religion, biology, and federalism when...
8 Apr 2022
The Ethics of Pit Preaching: conversation and censorship at UNC
Pit Preaching on UNC's campus has been historically attributable to Gary Birdsong, a fundamentalist Christian preacher whose message is riddled with racism, homophobia, and sexism. This semester, student preachers have been growing in popularity, and we're forced to face the consequences of free speech and potential censorship on our campus. Today's episode includes student views on Pit Preachers, the First Amendment, Censorship, and methods used by religious student organizations to recruit ...
25 Feb 2022
Study Drugs: Adderall use and abuse at UNC
Study drug usage, specifically of Adderall and Vyvanse, has become ingrained into student culture at universities across the nation. Here at UNC, prescription stimulant misuse is no different, although it seems to occur in self-reinforcing social circles. This episode tells the story of an Adderall acquisition from the original prescription to a student with ADHD, through a diversion of the medication, and then use before an exam. Pit Perspectives takes soundbites recorded candidly in...
11 Feb 2022
Student-Athletes at UNC Part 2: Glorification
This episode is the second in a two-part series on student-athletes. UNC, although a top-ranked academic institution, is known for its athletics. Student-athletes make immense contributions to the culture and reputation of our school, but are they deified by our student body, and are women's teams given the same respect? This episode covers gender disparities, viewership, revenue, deification, respect, and unfair resources. To learn more about the way student-athletes are compensated (or not)...
11 Feb 2022
Student-Athletes at UNC Part 1: Exploitation
This episode is the first in a two-part series on student-athletes. UNC, although a top-ranked academic institution, is known for its athletics. Student-athletes make immense contributions to the culture and reputation of our school, but are they given enough in return? This episode covers academic scandals, plantation mentality, graduation rates, and compensation through NIL. To learn more about the way students perceive athletes, check out Part 2: the Glorification of Student-Athletes. Pi...
28 Jan 2022
Sex Education: the orgasm gap and hook-up culture on UNC's campus
This episode covers the history and current state of sex education in America, the narrative of pleasure within sex education, the misinterpretation of porn, the orgasm gap at UNC and within the LGBTQ+ community, and the nature of hook-up culture at UNC. The episode was created with the input of 190 UNC students. This episode also features a Pit Poll; we asked students about their pattern of orgasming during sex and organized the results according to gender and sexual identity to expl...
10 Dec 2021
The Return to In-Person Classes: UNC student struggles and successes
For our third episode and final release for the fall 2021 semester, we are bringing you student commentary on the return to in-person classes here in Chapel Hill after a year of online school. Hear student opinions on UNC's resources during this transition, how our mental and emotional health has been impacted, and how we feel being back on campus. Pit Perspectives takes soundbites recorded candidly in The Pit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and mixes them with commentar...
19 Nov 2021
Performative Activism: student definitions and anecdotes of social movements at UNC
For our second episode, we are discussing performative activism, both at UNC and beyond. Today's subtopics include the definitions of performative and real activism, the Black Lives Matter movement and racial injustice on campus, and anecdotes about the Israel-Palestine conflict's presentation online. Pit Perspectives takes soundbites recorded candidly in The Pit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and mixes them with commentary to create a comprehensive review of the student...
5 Nov 2021
Greek Life at UNC: problematic or Panhellenic?
For our first episode, we are excited to present the UNC student body's thoughts on Greek Life, covering subtopics including hazing, race, class, and sexual assault. There are mentions of rape, sexual assault, and sexual violence in this episode. Pit Perspectives takes soundbites recorded candidly in The Pit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and mixes them with commentary and statistics to create a comprehensive review of the student body's thoughts on an important s...
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