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New Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Undergraduate Students Dr. Paul A. Townend plans to improve the overall experience of undergraduates as well as encourage faculty to explore more inventive ways of teaching students.

New Associate Vice Chancellor’s plans to improve the undergraduate experience

Casey McAnarney | News Editor March 10, 2016

New Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Undergraduate Students Dr. Paul A. Townend plans to improve the overall experience of undergraduates as well as encourage faculty to explore more inventive ways of teaching students.

New Director of the Women’s Studies and Resource Center has plans to better the program

Casey McAnarney | News Editor March 10, 2016

As the current chair of the Department of English, Dr. Katherine Montwieler prepares for her new position as the director of the Women’s Studies and Resource Center by planning to expand the program...

UNCW Student Government Association makes motions to oppose NC Senate bill

Casey McAnarney | News Editor March 3, 2016

In a resolution entitled ‘An Act of Student Opposition to North Carolina House Bill 589,’ UNC Wilmington’s Student Government Association voiced the opinion of the organization and the campus as...

Upperman Center director speaks to importance of continuing conversations about race

Malia Benison | Contributing Writer March 3, 2016

As Black History Month concludes, the campus is left with a final concern: keeping the conversations about race going.Dr. Candace Thompson, interim director of the Upperman African American Cultural Center,...

Incumbent Dan McCord elected for second term as student body president

Hannah Williams, Assistant News Editor March 3, 2016

The Student Government Association officer election polls have closed, the votes have been counted and incumbent Dan McCord has been voted as UNC Wilmington SGA president for his second term. “It...

Conference plans in motion with St. Joseph’s University from India

Hannah Williams, Assistant News Editor February 25, 2016

Cross-cultural bonds were forged last December when 26 graduate students and faculty members from the College of Health and Human Services journeyed to Bangalore, India to present research on mental...

UNCW attack may have happened, just not on campus

Casey McAnarney | News Editor February 25, 2016

Contrary to an original email sent out by UNC Wilmington University Police two weeks ago, the assault of a female student by two men in ski masks did not actually occur on campus.The original email said...

ECO club on campus plans to fight environmental problems one volunteer outing at a time

Casey McAnarney | News Editor February 25, 2016

With many issues connected to the environment being talked about in the media and in the government, UNC Wilmington’s Environmental Concerns Organization - a group of students concerned with the current...

Bikes of Reckless Optimism urges students to partake in social enterprise

Casey McAnarney | News Editor February 25, 2016

Bikes of Reckless Optimism, a company created by a Duke University graduate in response to the need for transportation for residents of a refugee community in Kampala, Uganda where she worked, launches...

Student Government Association presidential candidate Joe Herlihy speaks about his plans for SGA if he were to be elected, like creating a more cohesive work environment for senators, executives and students alike.

SGA Presidential Candidate Joe Herlihy hopes to bridge gaps in SGA and create a more cohesive campus

Nathaniel Liu | Contributing Writer February 18, 2016

After spending his freshman and sophomore years as a senator for UNC Wilmington’s Student Government Association, UNCW sophomore and history and political science double major Joe Herlihy finds that...

UNCW junior and SGA presidential candidate Seth Rogers discusses his hopes and plans for the SGA presidency if elected.

Candidate Seth Rogers: Bringing new people and new ideas to student government

Nathaniel Liu | Contributing Writer February 18, 2016

UNCW junior and SGA presidential candidate Seth Rogers discusses his hopes and plans for the SGA presidency if elected.

Two Pender County students enter robotics competition with help of UNCW program

Gladys Padilla | Contributing Writer February 11, 2016

Two Pender High School students from UNC Wilmington’s Mentors Initiating Community Action, Support, and Advocacy program, or MI CASA, are eligible to attend a robotics competition, 1st Inspire Robotics....

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