In The Media

“As a young person, a graduate student, and a renter, I’ve seen housing costs explode during my time in Chapel Hill and have first-hand experience with how challenging it is to find housing on a low-income job,” Nollert said. 

"The students who show up are really hungry to learn...the classroom seems to be one of the places they feel most human”

"I’m running for Town Council because Chapel Hill can and should be a diverse, inclusive place where workers can afford to live," he said in the press release. "I want to ensure that our Town is a great place to live not just today, but tomorrow, too.”

"UNC Doctoral Student Theodore Nollert Announces Campaign for Chapel Hill Town Council"

"On Air Today: Theodore Nollert, Chapel Hill Town Council Candidate"

"I want people to feel some level of hope and optimism that there’s a lot of people who care about Franklin Street—they care about places like Linda’s, they want this to be a place where places like Linda’s exist...We want to hold on to that feeling and figure out how we’re going to now move forward and make the best of this situation, even while we treasure what we loved about places that have come and gone over time."

"I think people are confused, depressed, uncertain, worried, angry. A lot of emotions going around...The job of an elected official is to articulate the values of the community in situations where those values are being called into question"

"We all know what it’s like to go out with that friend who never picks up the tab. That’s basically the relationship North Carolina’s towns have with Raleigh Republicans. Every year our cities foot more of the bill, and the GOP dominated legislature won’t even cover the tip."

"I've been helping people clear their lives out of their homes, ruined apartments. I've seen ruined businesses...I want the focus on this to be not how do we prepare for the aftermath of disasters, but what do we have to do to avoid disasters like this in the future?"