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UNCW professor mistaken for possible assailant, campus police respond

Casey McAnarney, Editor-in-Chief • March 1, 2017

The professor's picture on the website for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

SGA President Dan McCord reminisces on time at UNCW, looks toward the future

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief • March 1, 2017

McCord, pictured here, interviewed with The Seahawk last year when running for reelection.

Turney & Mensah square-off in rare student government run-off

Daniel West | Contributing Writer • February 27, 2017

Both candidates will compete again for a short, three-day re-election for student body president, and this time write-in candidates will not be allowed.

UNCW sorority wins one thousand towards philanthropy, now competing for five thousand

Kristen Burgess | Contributing Writer • February 23, 2017

UNCW’s Delta Zeta Xi Theta Chapter was awarded $1,000 toward their philanthropy, the Starkey Hearing Foundation, on Feb. 17 through a social media contest put on by Aspen Heights, a student living company...

Shots fired on campus false alarm; unintentional message sent from UNCW

Robert Manion and Casey McAnarney • February 21, 2017

UNC Wilmington's alert system sent out a message about reported shots fired on campus on the morning of Feb. 21, 2017 only to rescind the message. At 9:36 a.m., the UNCW Alert system sent out a...

Candidate Profiles: SGA presidential running mates hope to be a voice for students, advocates on their behalf

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief • February 17, 2017

With the elections of the UNC Wilmington Student Government Association around the corner and a tumultuous semester left behind for students, two presidential running mates hope to work to overcome these...

College student suspended after filming teacher saying Trump’s election was ‘an act of terrorism’

Roxana Kopetman | MCT • February 16, 2017

COSTA MESA, Calif. - An Orange Coast College student who secretly videotaped his instructor making anti-Trump statements was suspended from school and told to write a letter of apology as well as a three-page...

Candidate Profile: New SGA president hopeful seeks change and new possibilities for campus

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief • February 13, 2017

As the end of the year approaches and the student body prepares for the election of officials to the UNC Wilmington Student Government Association, one candidate hopes to work with students in order...

Construction begins on intramural fields, year after project was announced

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief • February 9, 2017

UNCW students take a break from class and take advantage of the open soccer nets on UNCW's intramural fields.

UNCW environmental science professors discuss climate change under Trump

Megan Romanchok | Contributing Writer • February 9, 2017

President Donald J. Trump has caused concern for environmental advocates, scientists and citizens across the globe with his stance on climate change and the environment.Approximately 61 percent of United...

UNCW’s College of Arts and Sciences 2nd Annual Homecoming 5K and 1 Mile Run

Kristen Schimmoller | Contributing Writer • February 6, 2017

UNC Wilmington’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted its second Annual Homecoming 5K and 1 Mile Run on Sat., Feb. 4.It was a brisk 30 degrees outside in the morning. Some people came dressed in tutus,...

Cars broken into at Seahawk Landing residence area parking lot

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief • January 26, 2017

Five vehicles were broken into at the Seahawk Landing residence area on campus, according to the UNC Wilmington Police Department's crime log. The log stated that each car had been broken into,...