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Data science student Olivia Bryson holds a baby sea turtle at the Bald Head Island Conservancy.

Grad students track sea turtle nesting habits along NC coast

Kristen Yun, Contributing Writer May 18, 2018

UNC Wilmington data science students Adam Silva and Olivia Bryson have been tracking sea turtle nesting habits along the North Carolina coast. They have worked on the project with Chris Shank, director...

New Hanover County unveils new 2018-2019 fiscal budget

New Hanover County unveils new 2018-2019 fiscal budget

Meredith Hoffman, News Editor May 16, 2018

On June 4 residents of New Hanover County will have the opportunity to voice their opinions to the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners on the newly recommended county budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal...

Linda Brown (center) with Ethel Brown, Harry Briggs and Spottswood Bolling Jr. Public domain image courtesy of The Library of Congress.

UNCW students reflect on the life and legacy of Linda Brown

Meredith Hoffman, News Editor April 19, 2018

On March 25, civil rights activist Linda Brown passed away at the age of 75 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas. In 1951, Brown was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board...

Thousands of Kentucky school teachers marched Monday, April 2, 2018 from the Kentucky Education Associations headquarters to the State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. to protest legislative changes to their pensions and education cuts. Public schools in all 120 Kentucky counties were closed Monday, either to join in the protest or because of spring break.

Teachers in Okla. & Ky. walking out over salary and funding – How does N.C. compare?

Tyler Newman, Assistant News Editor April 5, 2018

In Oklahoma and Kentucky, public school teachers are walking off the job following similar actions last month from West Virginia school teachers. On Tuesday, the second day of the walkout, Oklahoma...

Wilmington protestors ‘call BS’ during March for Our Lives Rally

Wilmington protestors ‘call BS’ during March for Our Lives Rally

Meredith Hoffman, Travis Stoker, and River Bondurant March 24, 2018

Citizens of Wilmington participated in the March for Our Lives rally on Saturday, as more than 2,000 protestors marched along the Riverwalk in downtown Wilmington and crowded around the Lennon Federal...

Major areas of the March for our Lives protest in Downtown Wilmington saw protestors gather in front of the Alton Lennon Federal Building on North Water Street.

GALLERY: The March for Our Lives, Downtown Wilmington

Travis Stoker and River Bondurant March 24, 2018

Nearly 2,000 Wilmington residents and UNC Wilmington students took part in the international March for Our Lives protests on Saturday. Armed with signs and their own voices, protestors advocated for gun...

Flyer for the fundraising event

Little Pink Houses of Hope bringing fundraising event to Wilmington

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor March 19, 2018

On March 1, the North Carolina non-profit organization Little Pink Houses of Hope [LPHOH] held a meeting on the UNC Wilmington’s campus. The meeting began with LPHOH planning and discussing the logistics...

A line of off-shore oil rigs in the Santa Barbara Channel near the Federal Ecological Preserve en route to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary in March 2015.

Federal government holds offshore drilling meeting in NC

Tyler Newman, Assistant News Editor February 28, 2018

In early January, the Trump administration announced that it would widely expand offshore drilling operations along the coastline of the United States. That announcement has been met with both praise...

Beach nourishment ongoing along North Carolinas beaches

Wrightsville Beach re-nourishment well underway

Tyler Newman, Assistant News Editor February 27, 2018

With warm weather driving many to the beach in recent weeks, many have noticed the barges offshore and the pipes that sit on the shore of Wrightsville Beach. As part of a new project, 700,000 cubic...

The Change.org campaign is seeking to display awareness-based posters in local bars.

UNCW student spearheads campaign to get awareness posters in bar restrooms

Casey McAnarney, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2018

UNC Wilmington student Elise Yost started a Change.org campaign after a friend of hers detailed frequent harassment she had experienced in the local bar scene. The campaign, titled “Wilmington NC:...

Michael Kelly, a former teacher at Isaac Bear Early College High School, was arrested late Tuesday, Jan. 6, for the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Former Isaac Bear teacher of the year charged with indecent liberties with student

Casey McAnarney, Editor-in-Chief February 8, 2018

A local teacher was arrested Feb. 6 for indecent liberties with a student after the FBI and New Hanover County Sheriff's Office conducted a lengthy investigation. Michael Kelly, a science teacher at...

Wrightsville Beach.
Photo courtesy of Travis Stoker

Wrightsville Beach violates drinking water standard

Meredith Hoffman, News Editor January 24, 2018

Residents of Wrightsville Beach received a public service notice in Dec. regarding the quality of public drinking water in the town. The notice began by saying “The Wrightsville Beach system recently...

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