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Mike Adams controversy puts UNCW in national news

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief December 3, 2016

The controversy surrounding the actions of UNC Wilmington criminology professor Dr. Mike Adams have made national headlines and continues debate over free speech and hate speech on campus. Dr. Adams'...

Bike share program brings rentable bikes to UNCW with an accompanying app

Casey Auch | Layout Editor November 26, 2016

This month UNC Wilmington became the first public university in North Carolina with a bike share program of UNCW’s status. Hawk Wheels is a bike-sharing system that allows students to borrow a bike to...

Campus hostility worsens, students left to pick up the pieces

Casey McAnarney and Elizabeth Heglar November 22, 2016

Post-election hostility continues to grow on UNC Wilmington’s campus as arguments between students and a professor, Dr. Mike Adams, over social media erupt into petitions calling for his resignation...

UNCW’s recreation therapy major can teach students how to assist recovery of addicts

Dana Weber | Staff Writer November 17, 2016

Addiction, one of the many diagnoses surrounding mental health, comes with a stigma that many work to acknowledge and prevent. Recreation therapists—a subset of therapy in which professionals use physical...

Filmmaker and conservative Breitbart News chairman Stephen Bannon introduces his movie trilogy about the Tea Party at the Virginia Tea Party Convention Oct. 8, 2010 in Richmond, Va. Bannon was recently named Donald Trumps chief strategist, much to the concern--and joy--of many. 

Fears arise as Donald Trump selects new chief strategist

Kristen Burgess | Contributing Writer November 16, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of media mogul Stephen Bannon has sent civil rights groups, senior Democrats and even a few republicans into fear over what his position as chief strategist...

Starting at 9 a.m. on Nov. 11, protesters gathered to show their distaste for the United States new president-elect, Donald Trump. 

Peaceful Trump protest takes place on UNCW campus

Malia Benison | Assistant News Editor November 11, 2016

Rallying together after an election that many feel polarized the nation, UNC Wilmington students and community members came together for a peaceful protest against the new president-elect, Donald J. Trump.After...

Alcohol intervention does not work on fraternities, says study

Lucy O’Brien | Staff writer November 10, 2016

Alcohol intervention programs do not reduce drinking among fraternity brothers, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association in May. The project’s lead researcher, Lori Scott-Sheldon,...

Fewer student drinking referrals, more arrests reflect UNCW’s changing approach to drinking violations

Malia Benison | Assistant News Editor November 10, 2016

Drinking arrests and referrals administered to UNC Wilmington students, both on campus and off campus, have led to a growing surge in many departments to take preventative and progressive action for the...

UNCW students recognize substance abuse better than peers across U.S.

Paige Myers and Hannah Williams November 10, 2016

Most experts, including those at the Addiction Center (a medical website geared towards providing information about substance abuse and recovery), believe that a culture that promotes excessive drinking...

America stunned: Donald J. Trump wins presidency

Hannah Williams, News Editor November 9, 2016

In a move that went against nearly every prediction except that of Donald Trump himself, America elected former business mogul and Republican Donald J. Trump to the White House. When polls began...

Another image was changed to read Vote 4 Hillary 4 Prison. the ...4 Prison was added by unknown individuals.

Latest chalking drama shows unrest over election

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief November 8, 2016

After controversy last week over "chalkings" on campus that some thought borderlined vulgarity, students unaffiliated with organizations continued to chalk over each other's work as well as push their...

2016 Election Coverage

Noah Thomas & Casey McAnarney | The Seahawk Staff November 8, 2016

9:00 a.m. ESTDonald Trump was elected to be the next President of the United States in the early morning hours of Nov. 9 after gaining the 270 electoral votes necessary to clinch the election.Trump's victory...

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