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Vivi Rincon is a rocker

Vivi Rincon is a rocker

Ashlynn Dziekiewicz, Staff Writer May 6, 2025

Vivi Rincon launched her music career with the 2022 release of her hit single “if we lived on the moon.”​​ The song has garnered over 3 million streams on Spotify. The song took on an identity...

Peace Gardens & Market (formerly Burton Street Peace Gardens) was founded in response to the ongoing War on Drugs and global war in Iraq in an effort to unite communities through food and art. It has now evolved into a vibrant, healing space featuring over 50 art installations, meditation areas, a performance stage, library, workshop, greenhouse, farmstand and more. (Emily Reier/The Seahawk)

Hood Huggers and Wilmington-N-Color Tours: Educating and continuing the conversation for change

Deborah Williams, Staff Writer April 26, 2025

Although the University of North Carolina campus makes Asheville, N.C. a college town; it is still a well-knit community nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. Much like other communities in the Appalachians,...

(Gracie Davis/The Seahawk)

REVIEW: ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ does the seemingly impossible and gives ‘The Hunger Games’ series an even darker perspective

Grace McCulloch, Staff Writer April 26, 2025

“I am completely in Snow’s power and his to manipulate. His puppet. His pawn. His plaything. It is his poster I am painting. His propaganda I am trapped into doing his bidding in the Hunger Games,...

Pep band members outside of INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, before UNCW Mens Basketball's first March Madness Game since 2017. (Courtesy Zoe Rudolph)

CULTURE: Pep Band brings spirit to UNCW

Addison Lowry, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

Despite being at almost every home basketball game with their instruments, the Pep Band is not a well-known organization on campus. Many may see them at games but think nothing of the hard work and dedication...

A group photo of all of the members who were a part of the production (Courtesy of Spoonfed Comedy).

Behind the lens: An award-winning sapphic film told by UNCW female students

Brielle Nugent, Staff Writer April 22, 2025

It is undoubtedly known that film is a male-dominated industry. For the last 27 years, the annual “Celluloid Ceiling” test has been conducted to track women’s employment on the top 250 grossing...

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...

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