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Image of the April 2 SGA Meeting where they discussed the grading point-scale change. (Jackson Davenport/The Seahawk)

SGA looks to implement universal 10-point grading scale

Jackson Davenport, News Editor April 22, 2024

The Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously passed a resolution supporting the implementation of a 10-point grading scale at UNCW on April 2.  The SGA passed the resolution in response...

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Q&A with 2024-2025 school year student body president and student body vice president

Jimmy Parrish, Staff Writer April 22, 2024

Beginning in the fall of 2024, Skyler Stein and Barrett Butler will lead the Student Government Association (SGA) in its 78th administration. The Seahawk sat down with them for an interview to discuss...

Image of emergency service vehicles outside of Morton. (Peyton James/The Seahawk)

​​COVID cluster or electrical fire?

Peyton James, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

At 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, UNCW students and staff received an email regarding a main campus-wide power outage. The headline confused several students and staff members, as the subject line...

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UNCW Recycling enters Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition

Grace Lanham, News Editor April 9, 2024

Throughout the month of March, UNCW’s Recycling Services participated in the Campus Race to Zero Waste Electronic Recycling Competition, a North American collaborative in partnership with the National...

Randall Library is under construction as UNCW works to expand the building and resources it offers. (Peyton Lewis/The Seahawk)

UNCW invests in new expansion to Randall Library

Peyton Lewis, Assistant News Editor April 3, 2024

UNCW broke ground on a significant development back in 2022. The university commenced building for a three-story expansion at Randall Library with the hope of providing enhanced study spaces catering...

Smoke rises from Village Green, as seen from the Central Deck parking garage. (Amelia McNeese/The Seahawk)

Fire at Green Village Apartments displaces residents and students

Amelia McNeese, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2024

On Tuesday morning, March 12, a building at Village Green Apartments caught on fire, causing substantial damage to the privately owned complex situated on North MacMillan Ave., close to UNCW campus....

Plato's Lofts at Randall sign. (Grace Lanham/The Seahawk)

UNCW to lease off-campus apartments to accommodate increasing acceptance rates

Grace Lanham, News Editor February 9, 2024

In a recent announcement from UNCW’s Director of Housing and Residence Life (HRL), Dr. Kevin Meaney, said the university will be leasing off-campus apartments to students who are classified as upperclassmen...

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...

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A closer look at violent crime at UNCW

Hannah Markov, Editor-in-Chief December 29, 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...

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UNCW bookstore to introduce First Day Complete Program for course materials

Hannah Markov, Editor-in-Chief December 19, 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...

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...

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