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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...

UNCW Professors reflect upon Star News editorial on Mike Adams

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief January 12, 2017

In an editorial published Dec. 4 in the StarNews, the editorial board of the paper discussed the implications of the controversy regarding Dr. Mike Adams that reached national news at the end of 2016,...

Campus hostility worsens, students left to pick up the pieces

Casey McAnarney and Elizabeth Heglar November 22, 2016

Post-election hostility continues to grow on UNC Wilmington’s campus as arguments between students and a professor, Dr. Mike Adams, over social media erupt into petitions calling for his resignation...

Starting at 9 a.m. on Nov. 11, protesters gathered to show their distaste for the United State's new president-elect, Donald Trump. 

Peaceful Trump protest takes place on UNCW campus

Malia Benison | Assistant News Editor November 11, 2016

Rallying together after an election that many feel polarized the nation, UNC Wilmington students and community members came together for a peaceful protest against the new president-elect, Donald J. Trump.After...

Another image was changed to read "Vote 4 Hillary 4 Prison." the "...4 Prison" was added by unknown individuals.

Latest chalking drama shows unrest over election

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief November 8, 2016

After controversy last week over "chalkings" on campus that some thought borderlined vulgarity, students unaffiliated with organizations continued to chalk over each other's work as well as push their...

New chalkings outside of Morton and Leutze halls discuss both the political and personal aspects of current presidential candidates.

New chalkings outside of Morton get personal about the election

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief November 4, 2016

New chalkings outside of Morton and Leutze halls discuss both the political and personal aspects of current presidential candidates.

Donald Trump and and Hillary Clinton on stage during the second debate between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

UNCW leans toward Clinton, College Republicans divided on Trump

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief October 13, 2016

Donald Trump and and Hillary Clinton on stage during the second debate between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

Student Body President Dan McCord announces SGA’s plans for the upcoming year

Ava Hicks | Staff Writer September 6, 2016

On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Student Government Association held its annual State of the Student Government Association Address in James Hall. Student Body President Dan McCord spoke in regards...

OPINION: Politics 2016—student involvement and lack thereof

Helen Rogalski, Managing Editor August 18, 2016

I think we can all agree that the 2016 presidential campaigns have not turned out the way we expected. Where to begin? Many were surprised with the Bernie Sanders campaign gaining immeasurable momentum...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in UNCW's Trask Coliseum about major problems within the United States political system on Tuesday as a part of his 2016 campaign. 

Locals and UNCW students react to Trump’s Trask rally

Robert Manion | Contributing Writer August 9, 2016

The UNCW College Republicans and the Campaign for Donald Trump hosted a rally for the Republican presidential candidate in Trask Coliseum at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.It was the Trump campaign's first visit to...

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