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Myra Tejada: the girl who ran ’til her knees bled

Anglea Hunt | Photography Editor November 30, 2011

The time was 7:15 a.m. The fog wouldn't roll over the mountains until later. The downpour the evening before had robbed the air of all its moisture; it was clear, fresh. A horn echoed throughout Discovery...

Creative Vision Brought to Cedars Literary Magazine by UNCW Alumni

Jessica Ferrer | Contributing Writer November 16, 2011

As a UNCW graduate student in creative writing, Daren Dean would meet with his peers in a bar on Front Street where they would share stories and ideas. They would have a few drinks, surrounded by other...

Scholar to speak on Nazi treatment of LGBT community

Jessica Ferrer | Contributing Writer November 9, 2011

Author and professor of Jewish studies at the University of Colarado Dr. David Shneer will be presenting "Memorials to the Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: Who and What is being Remembered?" an event sponsored...

Business in a Jif

Jessica Ferrer | Contributing Writer November 2, 2011

There are lots of activities that can be accomplished in five minutes. Friends will meet each other in five minutes. There are only five minutes left to make it to class. The snooze button will go off...

Presentation shows Holocaust in a different light

Jessica Ferrer | Contributing Writer November 2, 2011

On Nov. 13, the Wilmington community and UNCW will have a chance to look at the Holocaust through a new set of eyes; Soviet Jewish eyes, to be exact.Dr. David Shneer will be giving his presentation "Through...

Panel Discusses Social Media Use and Battle for the White House

Jessica Ferrer | Contributing Writer November 2, 2011

Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Herman Cain have something in common other than their desire for presidency: they all have a Twitter account and Facebook fan pages.In the race for the White House, social media...

The Great American Songbook

Alex Nevill | Contributing Writer October 26, 2011

UNCW creative writing professor, Phillip Furia dabbles in many different aspects of his field including poetry and nonfiction. He often writes books on lyrics and lyric writers and even wrote the first...

Rare book store brings history buffs to Wilmington

Shelby Purvis | Staff Writer October 26, 2011

There was something indescribably cozy about the small room. It was sparsely furnished with an antique-looking couch, a brick fireplace and a dark wood coffee table.But the most noticeable thing about...

The Man Behind McDonalds Meltdown Comes to UNCW

Angela Hunt | Photography Editor October 26, 2011

Any man willing to eat nothing but McDonald's for a month to prove a point would have been labeled a lunatic before Morgan Spurlock made a movie about it in 2004. But there were two long lines of audience...

Philip Gerard gives Civil War a fresh look

Jessica Ferrer | Contributing Writer October 25, 2011

Slaves running towards freedom. Wives trying to hold down the household without their husbands and sons. Sounds of gun shots. Cries for equality.Imagine if this were everyday life. For creative writing...

The Katrina Collection: a look at the power of resilience after the greatest storm of the century

Lauren Clairmont | Staff Writer October 20, 2011

One hundred and fifty mph winds and storm surges 35 feet tall, $108 billion in damage and 1,833 confirmed fatalities—Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made these numbers more than figures in a tropical...

Greeks: Raising The Bar with Philanthropy

Jordan Wilkins | Staff Writer October 20, 2011

Most people assume that fraternity and sorority life is all about the parties, having fun and living the real-life "Animal House." However, there is more to be found in Greek life, such as high standards...

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