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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Seated at the dining table, he could look out the window and watch the grouper swim past. Looking at them, he'd think, "They're looking at us like we're the aquarium." Steve McMurray, a UNCW Ph.D. candidate...

October 26, four members of the UNCW Club Triathlon Team will take on one of the hardest races known to man—an Ironman Challenge. The Beach2Battleship is a long-distance triathlon that includes a 2.4...

Privacy. It's a coveted word. Everyone thinks they deserve a little privacy, a little respect for their personal space. Yet with social media around, privacy may not really exist—at least not on the...

In the summer of 2010, Margaret Miles of the New Hanover County Public Library (NHCPL) partnered with UNCW to apply for a grant from the American Library Association (ALA) that would enable them to put...

Who says a hippopotamus can only be seen at the zoo? A group from Grand Rapids, Mich., tempts the hippo out of its cage and into the psychedelic limelight. Don't be fooled by their techno sounding name;...

Director Morgan Spurlock, best known for his documentary "Super Size Me," will be speaking Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium. Spurlock's upcoming lecture about his new film, "The Greatest Movie Ever...

September 28 at 2:45 p.m. with guitar case in hand, UNCW creative writing professor and author Clyde Edgerton enters the campus bookstore and is greeted by an enthusiastic audience waiting to hear him...