State Republicans overrule veto by Gov. Cooper on GenX clean-up

October 15, 2017

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Republicans in the North Carolina legislature have overruled Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill on Thursday, Sept. 21, that North Carolina representatives formulated in response to the pollution of the Cape Fear River with the...

Campus landmarks series – The origins of the clocktower

October 15, 2017

Deadline to cancel on-campus housing Nov. 1

Casey McAnarney, Editor-in-Chief

October 12, 2017

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For on-campus students planning to leave UNC Wilmington for the spring semester — either indefinitely or with the intention of returning — the deadline to cancel on-campus housing is Nov. 1, and missing that deadline can...

Grocery growth and climbing competition in the Cape Fear

October 12, 2017

FEMA chooses UNCW to be the site of unique hurricane drill

Meredith Hoffman, Assistant News Editor

October 11, 2017

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North Carolina is currently ranked as the fourth most hurricane-prone state in the United States, according to the National Weather Service [NWS]. With a history of over 46 hurricanes impacting North Carolina directly, college...

New North Carolina artifacts unearthed in search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke

Tyler Newman, Staff Writer

October 11, 2017

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BERTIE COUNTY, N.C. – On a tract of land along the banks of the Albemarle Sound lies a site containing new artifacts that may relate to the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island. Dubbed “Site X” by local officials and archaeologists,...

Allegations of dangerous Uber/Lyft rides result in a decrease of popularity

October 11, 2017

58 dead in Las Vegas shooting at the Route 91 Highway Festival

Kristen Burgess, Staff Writer

October 3, 2017

Filed under News, News / National, Newscrime

64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock opened fire from a hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada late Sunday night Oct. 1 during the Route 91 Highway Festival, a country music event. The death...