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Study finds that many college students know little about personal finance

Ava Hicks | Staff Writer August 30, 2016

A major issue facing today’s students is the daunting tuition and fees that accompany the quest for a diploma. The vast majority of college kids will admit to having a large amount of debt in the form...

Chemical warfare plays a role in Syrian conflict

Hector Casanova | The Tribune News August 28, 2016

Chemical warfare has been largely abandoned since World War I, but in various instances throughout history, it has cropped up again. The UN is now accusing the Syrian government and ISIL of using chemical...

UN accuses Syrian government and ISIL of chemical warfare

Malia Benison | Assistant News Editor August 28, 2016

This past Wednesday, the United Nations concluded an investigative report that found the Syrian government, as well as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, guilty of using chemical weapons against...

Drunken vandalism scandal costs Olympian Ryan Lochte several endorsements

Paige Myers | Contributing Writer August 24, 2016

After a scandal involving his lie about being robbed at gunpoint, Ryan Lochte, a 12-time Olympic gold medalist, lost 4 substantial endorsements from Speedo, Ralph Lauren, Airweave and Gentle Hair Removal...

Ryan Lochte’s story about being robbed at gunpoint was later proved false

Michael Kappeler | The Tribune News August 24, 2016

Ryan Lochte is shown speaking at the Swimming Press Conference of team USA at Olympic Park Barra prior to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. After Lochte recently lied about being robbed at gunpoint when...

Republican VP candidate Mike Pence to speak in Wilmington area

Hannah Williams, News Editor August 23, 2016

Just two weeks after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made his visit to Wilmington at UNC Wilmington's Trask Coliseum, Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, will hold a rally at Manufacturing...

Mike Pence expected to speak about the economy

Steven M. Falk | The Tribune News August 23, 2016

Mike Pence comes to speak at the Wilmington area just two weeks after Donald Trump made his controversial visit to the Port City, illustrating the Republican Party's enthusiasm to win North Carolina in...

Wilmington is named number one city in U.S. for opioid abuse

Paige Myers | Contributing Writer August 21, 2016

Opioid abuse is a prominent and serious issue that has plagued the nation for over a century. Currently, drug related death rates rival the death toll caused by AIDS in the 1990s with over 27,000 lives...

New Black Student Union president plans for an eventful year

Malia Benison | Assistant News Editor August 21, 2016

The fall semester has commenced and UNC Wilmington’s Black Student Union has an eventful year planned. After the class of 2016 graduated last May, the organization said goodbye to their previous President,...

World Outside of Wilmington: Unseen Terrorism

Malia Benison | Assistant News Editor |Editorial Column August 21, 2016

When Paris was attacked, nations stopped what they were doing, plastered themselves to their television screens and came together as one. When Germany witnessed a multitude of gruesome attacks, Americans...

$1,000 money drop at Beach Blast incites social media outrage, could lead to fines

Robert Manion | Staff Writer August 19, 2016

In the midst of UNC Wilmington's Beach Blast, a back-to-school party held at Wrightsville Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 16 with an estimated 5,000 people in attendance, a red Robinson R44 four-person helicopter...

The SciHawk: The science of change

Dana Weber | Staff Writer August 18, 2016

With another new academic year starting up at UNC Wilmington this week, there are a lot of changes and new situations coming into play, especially for incoming freshmen. Leaving home and moving to a place...

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