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Documentary about saving and preserving North Carolina coasts playing at UNCW

Shea Lenkaitis | Staff Writer March 10, 2012

 The new documentary, "Habitats, Heroes and Hallelujah: Stories of Hope from the North Carolina Coast," will be played at Lumina Theater located in the Fisher Student Center at UNCW Thursday, Mar. 15...

UNCW Student Ryan Trimble on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer March 10, 2012

Here's the question we all want to know: did UNCW student Ryan Trimble win a million dollars on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Well, the answer is no, he did not. But to him, there was much more to the...

MISSrepresentation: media’s message

Kristiana Sigmon | Staff Writer March 10, 2012

 The media has used images of women in skimpy clothing to manipulate audiences into thinking that women are just attraction pieces without power or a brain. Advertisements on television use these demeaning...

The Shop of Seagate: Wilmington’s eclectic décor heaven

Rachel Herrington | Contributing Writer March 6, 2012

Even while the economy has caused people to pull back on spending the local Wilmington resale store, the Shop of Seagate, continues to entice people to shop.The array of benches, shutters and furniture...

REVIEW: ‘Six Degrees’ of Different Experiences

Juliane Bullard | Lifestyles Editor March 5, 2012

"Six Degrees of Separation," a play by John Guare, can connect any one person to another by a short chain of four people. It can connect English department lecturer Kimberley Faxon-Hemingway to George...

AraMark Disabled Employees in the Work Place

McLeod Brown | Staff Writer March 4, 2012

Across the dining halls on campus, mentally handicapped employees can be found performing duties and jobs that go along with the protocol of running a successful college eatery. Students often acknowledge...

REVIEW: Critics and fans agree: Anais Mitchell’s new album lives up to the high expectations

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer March 3, 2012

Critics and fans alike agreed that Anais Mitchell would have her work cut out for her after the release of her 2010 album "Hadestown," a powerful album (and stage production) in which each song was part...

REVIEW: “Leaving Eden” breathes new life into North Carolina’s old-time African American folk music

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer March 3, 2012

From the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops comes an album that is part backyard, boot-stomping goodness and part soulful ballad power, but all pure string, strong sound and a splash of sass....

Cristina Garcia coming to UNCW for reading and book signing

Shea Lenkaitis | Staff Writer February 27, 2012

Cristina Garcia is a noted author who has published novels, anthologies, poetry and nonfiction pieces. Her latest work, released in 2011, is the young adult novel, "Dreams of Significant Girls," and it...

ACE adopts Boseman Gallery

Gillian Perry | Assistant Lifestyles Editor February 26, 2012

 The Association for Campus Entertainment (ACE) is adding yet another section of student life to their organization: the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery. ACE, which currently consists of five committees dedicated...

REVIEW: ‘Heartbeat’ proves the Fray still has a pulse

Lauren Clairmont | Staff Writer February 25, 2012

 Pop rock band the Fray released their third album Feb. 7. "Scars & Stories" is a collection of songs that deals with love, loss and hope. The first single off the album, "Heartbeat," was met with mixed...

REVIEW: Dr. Dog’s New Release Gets Lost in the Void

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer February 22, 2012

The psychedelic rockers of Dr. Dog have done it again… and again and again. The band is consistently accused of putting out the same bright harmonies and head-bopping melodies that satisfy at first,...

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