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SGA runs into roadblocks, leaves promises unfulfilled

Sasha Johnson March 31, 2011

Last year, Matt Victory and Jenna Roney, the winning candidates for Student Body President and Vice-President, outlined in their joint platform some of the changes and improvements they planned to bring...

Rise of the Wilmington Film Industry

Jeremy Deal | Staff Writer March 31, 2011

"To.get.her," a film written and directed by Wilmington-based filmmaker Erica Dunton, premiered in a sold-out screening at the Sundance Film Festival in February. Over the next ten days, the film was screened...

Individual candidates discussed at chancellor search committee meeting last weekend

Amber Hughes | News Editor March 23, 2011

The UNCW chancellor search committee met last weekend, Friday March 18 through Sunday, March 20, to discuss individual candidates for the new chancellor. The committee met at the UNC Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler...

Students and community members hold solidarity rally

Sasha Johnson | Assistant News Editor March 23, 2011

On the first day of spring break, many UNCW students stayed in town to attend a solidarity rally in support of two New Hanover County residents who have been sued for slander by Titan America and Carolinas...

UNCW to hold PTSD lecture series

Juliane Bullard | Assistant Layout Editor March 9, 2011

UNCW's School of Social Work will host guest speakers Richard Tedeschi and Maj. Thomas A. Jarrett March 11 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Burney Center. It is a part of the department's annually held...

UNCW ranked yet again in The Princeton Review’s 100 ‘Best Value College’

Sasha Johnson | Assistant News Editor March 9, 2011

For the third consecutive year, UNCW has ranked in The Princeton Review's 100 "Best Value Colleges" in America. But The Princeton Review is facing some public criticism for its ranking systemThis is the...

Campus Master Plan nearing completion

Sasha Johnson | Assistant News Editor March 2, 2011

Phase II of the 2010-2011 UNCW Campus Master Plan is in its final stages and is expected to be complete by the end of May. AECOM, a design and planning firm, has been working with the university to design...

UNCW showcases new energy upgrades

Amber Hughes | News Editor March 2, 2011

UNCW showcased new mechanical and electrical upgrades to the campus on Wednesday. These upgrades will save the state $8.9 million. Chancellor DePaolo and Brady Services President Jim Brady led the tour...

UNCW announces Multi-million ‘Soaring to Greatness’ campaign

Amber Hughes | News Editor February 24, 2011

UNCW announced last Friday, Feb. 18, the official launch of a multi-million fundraising campaign for the university called Soaring to Greatness.$57.7 million has already been raised. The campaign goal...

Team of researchers including UNCW professor find active harpy eagle nest in Belize

Sasha Johnson | Assistant News Editor February 24, 2011

Researchers are studying the only known active harpy eagle nest in the remote forests of Belize, where harpy eagles were previously thought to be extinct. James Rotenberg, assistant professor of environmental...

Career Center to hold Real World Survival workshop

Linda Newell | Staff Writer February 16, 2011

Real World Survival, sponsored by the UNCW Career Center, will cover a wide range of topics including budgeting, paying off debt and important information about insurance matters.According to the U.S....

UNCW grads head prospering business

Sasha Johnson | Assistant News Editor February 16, 2011

Ice cream, ice cream or ice cream?The founders of The Fuzzy Peach wanted to give Wilmington a new option when they opened their doors in July 2010. Instead of asking for one scoop or two and a cone or...

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