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21st iWeek brings the world to the Dub

Sarah Hicks | Contributing Writer February 26, 2014

From Feb. 17-22, UNC Wilmington held the 21st annual Intercultural Week, a highly-anticipated event students and staff simply referred to as iWeek. The Office of International Programs coordinates with...

Black Alumni Homecoming Mixer takes place of cancelled NPHC Step Show

Asia Brown | Contributing Writer February 21, 2014

Today is Friday, Feb. 21: the day that UNCW would have hosted its 16th Annual Port City Step Show. Instead, the Upperman African American Cultural Center is partnering with UNCW’s National Pan Hellenic...

UNCW's Department of Theatre performs "We Are Proud to Present...," a play that touches on race relations and cultural memory.  

Student production tackles race issues

Megan Soult | Contributing Writer February 21, 2014

UNCW's Department of Theatre performs "We Are Proud to Present...," a play that touches on race relations and cultural memory.  

The UNC Wilmington Department of English offers students a variety of opportunities outside the classroom, including the bi-annual English in Action showcase. Students also have the unique opportunity to give feedback on prospective future professors in the classroom. 

Hiring in the English department: the teacher selection process

Asia Brown | Contributing Writer February 18, 2014

The UNC Wilmington Department of English offers students a variety of opportunities outside the classroom, including the bi-annual English in Action showcase. Students also have the unique opportunity to give feedback on prospective future professors in the classroom. 

Reel Teal Film Festival joins Homecoming roster

Reel Teal Film Festival joins Homecoming roster

Asia Brown | Contributing Writer February 12, 2014

16th Annual Port City Step Show set to electrify Homecoming

Asia Brown | Contributing Writer February 12, 2014

You may be acquainted with the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) by its Greek affiliation, but call-offs, stepping and strolls are major cornerstones of NPHC subculture as well. Members use them to...

Rebecca Lee: Story Prize finalist

Megan Soult | Contributing Writer February 6, 2014

Rebecca Lee, a creative writing professor at UNC Wilmington, has been selected as one of the final three candidates in the running for the prestigious Story Prize contest. Her book “Bobcat and Other...

PopMatters critics named "12 Years a Slave" the number one movie of 2013. Benedict Cumberbatch, left, plays "William Ford" and Chiwetel Ejiofor plays "Solomon Northup" in Steve McQueen's hit film. 

Film critics weigh in on favorites in time for Oscars

MCT Campus January 29, 2014

PopMatters critics named "12 Years a Slave" the number one movie of 2013. Benedict Cumberbatch, left, plays "William Ford" and Chiwetel Ejiofor plays "Solomon Northup" in Steve McQueen's hit film. 

Local clothing company HALF UNITED gives back

Tabitha Shiflett | Staff Writer January 15, 2014

Five years ago, brother-sister duo Christian and Carmin Black launched HALF UNITED, a humanitarian clothing company located in downtown Wilmington. They started with 200 dollars and a dream: to fight child...

Morrison slides into home at a Wilmington Miracle League game. As vice chair of the Miracle League, Morrison has gotten to enjoy the field that he helped create. 

The unknown hero: UNCW student with cerebral palsy defeats the odds

Juliane Bullard | Editor-In-Chief Kayla Franklin | Contributing Writer Daniel McClurg | Contributing Writer Zeinab Savage | Contributing Writer January 15, 2014

Morrison slides into home at a Wilmington Miracle League game. As vice chair of the Miracle League, Morrison has gotten to enjoy the field that he helped create. 

Two women, Yuval and Ruth, have developed Anti-Rape Wear clothing. Some of the garments can be worn under other clothing (such as these shorts), and all feature cut-resistant straps and webbing along the waist, thighs and central panels to deter removal.

Two women develop innovative anti-rape clothing

Tabitha Shiflett | Staff Writer November 20, 2013

Being a female college student is sometimes intimidating. Going to college parties, walking out to our cars at night or even going downtown are all potentially unsafe situations we face on a daily basis. But...

Cilano took this picture of a fountain on her first day in Belarus, at a park in Minsk. She and other faculty members shared their experiences in closed-door countries at a Big Read event hosted by Randall Library.

Faculty talk about travel in closed-door countries

Liz Cooper | Contributing Writer November 20, 2013

Cilano took this picture of a fountain on her first day in Belarus, at a park in Minsk. She and other faculty members shared their experiences in closed-door countries at a Big Read event hosted by Randall Library.

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