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    ​​COVID cluster or electrical fire?

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    Biden Campaign sits down with student journalists to discuss abortion rights

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    UNCW invests in new expansion to Randall Library

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    Community, isolation and politics: The mental health of queer students at UNCW

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    The New Hanover County candidates on your general election ballot

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    Fire at Green Village Apartments displaces residents and students

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    Ann Marie Pierce: Wilmington local who took her love of running all the way to the Olympic Trials

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    Wilmington locals outraged at Cape Fear Memorial Bridge toll meeting

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    Ground Penetrating Radar used at Maides Cemetery to locate unmarked graves

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FAFSA applications may be delayed until March (Andril Dodonov/iStock).

FAFSA delays: what’s next for students

Amelia McNeese, Editor-in-Chief February 4, 2024

Following the redesign of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, the U.S. Department of Education released a statement on Jan. 30, saying most colleges will not receive decisions...

Police respond to gunshots at BP Gas station (Jamie Royal/The Seahawk).

Wilmington police respond to shooting on College Road

Jamie Leigh Royal, Staff Writer January 27, 2024

On Jan. 26 at 11:38 a.m. UNCW students received an email reporting shots had been fired near the 400 block of S. College Road, which is adjacent to the main campus. This incident is just a week after...

A birds eye view of the Sweeney Water Treatment Plant. (Cape Fear Public Water Utility)

Sweeney Water Treatment Plant receives award

Jackson Davenport, Contributing Writer January 10, 2024

In late Oct. 2023, the Sweeney Water Treatment Plant in New Hanover County was awarded the “Gold Star” honor by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Water Resources Division. The...

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A closer look at violent crime at UNCW

Hannah Markov, Editor-in-Chief December 30, 2023

A public records request submitted by The Seahawk has yielded the locations, dates and times of all documented violent crimes that took place on UNCW’s campus in the 2022 calendar year. The initial...

Outside of the UNCW Bookstore in Fisher. (UNCW)

UNCW bookstore to introduce First Day Complete Program for course materials

Hannah Markov, Editor-in-Chief December 20, 2023

SGA recently passed a resolution to implement a new program in UNCW’s bookstore, known as “First Day Complete” (FDC). The initiative, which will cover all undergraduate courses, will automatically...

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, white cap front, and National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, left, greet picketers at the Netflix picket line in Los Angeles, on July 14, 2023. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Wilmington’s film industry at a standstill after SAG-AFTRA strike

Emmy Berger, Contributing Writer December 17, 2023

The momentum made by Wilmington’s growing film industry has slid to a halt due to the recently ended SAG-AFTRA Actor’s Strike. The movement, beginning in and largely based in Los Angeles, impacted...

A map of emergency callboxes on campus. (UNCW) [hyperlink: https://uncw.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=579a0e90030c4864a41c70fbe06338d9 ]

New encrypted technology is allowing sexual assault survivors to anonymously report perpetrators

Amelia McNeese, Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2023

In Oct. 2023, Callisto, a nonprofit organization, launched an app called Callisto’s Vault to be available for all college students in the United States and its territories. The app is free for anyone...

From left, doctors Michael Tift, Allison Loftis and Tiffany Keenan of UNCW’s Marine Mammal Stranding Program.

Gervais’ beaked whale stranded with balloon in stomach

Grace Lanham, News Editor November 27, 2023

On Oct. 30, beachgoers of Emerald Isle discovered a Gervais' beaked whale in the shallow water. The Emerald Isle Police Department and Emerald Isle Public Works removed the whale from the water and...

One student expresses his stance on gun control, after which other students have the chance to ask questions or make a rebuttal. The debate was moderated by Braver Angels, a non profit crated with the mission to depolarize America.

Civil discourse in a time of division: UNCW hosts debate on gun restrictions

Peyton Lewis, Staff Writer November 24, 2023

On Nov. 8, UNCW hosted an open debate for students on a prominent political issue that has divided American citizens for years: Should the United States implement more restrictive gun laws to reduce...

UNCW biology assistant professor Dr. Lori Schweikert holds a Hogfish, the subject of her team’s latest research project. (UNCW)

Dr. Schweikert’s lab shows that the hogfish can “see” with its skin

Anthony Woodruff, Staff Writer November 13, 2023

On Aug. 22, UNCW biology and marine biology assistant professor Dr. Lorian Schweikert and her lab published a study in the scientific journal  Nature Communications. The study is the culmination of...

A ship passes by an iceberg off the coast of Greenland. (Hubert Neufeld/Unsplash)

Greenland’s icy giant: Frederikshåb Glacier melts at a quickening pace

Olivia Trahan, Staff Writer October 20, 2023

Glaciers are melting, and climate change is only speeding up that process. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Antarctica is losing ice to melting at an average of...

One of more than a dozen shirts hung on the railing of the Campus Commons Amphitheater. Painted on each of them are messages of hope and calls for action against domestic violence.

UNCW hosts Take Back the Night Rally for victims of domestic violence

Peyton Lewis, Staff Writer October 20, 2023

Each year, the month of October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness month; on Oct. 9, UNCW held its third annual Take Back the Night Rally to show support for victims and raise awareness about...

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