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Taco Roos and Cook-out location on 429 College Road in Wilmington, near UNCW campus (Samantha Hill/The Seahawk).

REVIEW: Taco Roos, your next Taco Tuesday spot

Samantha Hill, Digital Media Marketing/Photography Editor April 9, 2025

Driving to campus on my morning commute, I noticed the Cook Out near Randall Drive had a new sign on the side of the building. Bright yellow and green letters stood out against the brick reading “Taco...

A photo of Emma Anderson sitting on a stool (Courtesy of Emma Anderson).

Singer-songwriter Emma Andersen will be alright

Ashlynn Dziekiewicz, Staff Writer April 4, 2025

Emma Andersen’s debut EP, “I'll Be Alright” releases April 4. “This EP is a little diary of the past two years,” Andersen said. Her music tenderly picks up the pieces of her shattered heart...

A production photo of Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) from the movie "Mickey 17" (Courtesy of Warner Bros.).

REVIEW: ‘Mickey 17’ is an exceptional film plagued by exceptional mismanagement

Noah Phillips, Staff Writer April 3, 2025

If there is one director that should be a no-brainer to trust with any project after a major victory, it would have to be Bong Joon-ho. Growing to fame in South Korea with his films “Memories of...

(Gracie Davis/The Seahawk)

Systemic oppression and education: Williston High School and the Massacre of 1898

Megan Eesley, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2025

If you want to cripple a community, attack its schools. Serving as pillars of the community and a place of hope and safety for young people, harming schools and academics causes a shockwave of negative...

Cameron Diaz and Emma Stone picture from SNL's 50th Anniversary (Grace Lanham/The Seahawk).

Saturday Night Live celebrates 50 Years of quintessential and culturally-significant late-night comedy

Grace Lanham, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 15, 2025

SNL 50: The Anniversary Special, two hours and 32 minutes of pure, non-stop comedic joy, aired on Feb. 16 (a rather uncommon day for the icons of Studio 8H, considering it was a Sunday). With musical...

UNCW student Nicole Grady with a kangaroo in Australia (Courtesy: Nicole Grady).

Studying abroad amidst the LA fires and despite the Valencia flood

Deborah Williams, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

“My history teacher would always say this,” says Tina Astorga, a UNCW sophomore, “if you want to learn something, you have to go and see it for yourself. The best way to actually learn is by experiencing...

Dr. Caitlin Ryan, UNCW professor at Watson College of Education, reading "Saturday" (Deborah Williams/The Seahawk).

UNCW’s Step Show and Read-In

Deborah Williams, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

To celebrate Black culture and remember Black history, departments throughout UNCW hosted different events such as a step show and a read-in. On Feb. 15th, UNCW’s Fraternity and Sorority Life and National...

Kennedy Cole returns to UNCW to talk about her book deal with Penguin Random House Publishing for her debut novel, There Used to Be People. (Megan Eesley/The Seahawk).

UNCW alumni signs six-figure two-book deal with Penguin Random House

Megan Eesley, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 25, 2025

Kennedy Cole: UNCW alumni, author with a six-figure, two-book deal with the Penguin Random House Publishing, now with a film agent. After graduating with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in creative writing...

Graphic inspired by The Monkey film, featuring cymbals, an eye, and a mouth to represent key motifs. (Gracie Davis/The Seahawk)

REVIEW: ‘The Monkey’ provides a hellaciously gory and hilariously dark horror tale

Noah Phillips, Staff Writer February 24, 2025

Fresh off the success of “Longlegs” this past year, writer-director Osgood Perkins has put out yet another horror blockbuster in theaters. This time, in place of an original feature, he has chosen...

Guest at Lady Capulet's party dancing around on stage (Samantha Hill/The Seahawk).

REVIEW: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ hits UNCW’s mainstage with a musical twist

Samantha Hill, Digital Media Marketing February 20, 2025

We lay our scene at UNCW main stage theater, imitating the fair town of Verona, where two star crossed lovers take their lives between Feb. 13-16 and 20-23.  “Romeo and Juliet,” written by...

"Don't Get Me Wrong...I Love You And All...But I Am Going Surfing!" One of Cacciato's comic-book style art pieces (Courtesy of Bella Cacciato).

A spotlight on four of Wilmington’s up-and-coming artists and crafters

Grace Lanham, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 18, 2025

My current hyperfixation to keep me from scrolling mindlessly on TikTok or rotting on the couch with nothing else but endless Love Island episodes is creative: to start a random craft or art project and...

A mural of the Marvel character Iron Man painted on the side of a cargo shipping container (Marjan Blan/Unsplash).

OPINION: The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is uncertain and infuriating

Noah Phillips, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

Back in 2008, after a string of failed franchises from other studios starring their most iconic characters—with varying degrees of success—Marvel Comics decided to do something unparalleled in...

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