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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...

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...

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...

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...

New student outlook is 20/20: A look at UNCW’s new class of 2020

Ava Hicks | Staff Writer August 18, 2016

Every new class at any university will have its own identity, and as the University of North Carolina Wilmington looks ahead to its incoming freshmen – the class of 2020 – the class’s high academic...

World Outside Wilmington: Germany’s mass intake of refugees and sudden influx of terror

Malia Benison | Assistant News Editor Opinion August 18, 2016

Amongst the West, Germany has accepted virtually the most refugees and has also seen its citizenship terrorized by the same asylum seekers who gained permitted entrance. Within a mere week, Germany witnessed...

UNCW requires freshmen to live on campus to promote student retention, success

Robert Manion | Staff Writer August 18, 2016

UNC Wilmington is requiring the majority of its largest freshman class in school history to live on campus this year with the hope of boosting its retention rate and ensuring student success.A little over...

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...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in UNCWs Trask Coliseum about major problems within the United States political system on Tuesday as a part of his 2016 campaign. 

Locals and UNCW students react to Trump’s Trask rally

Robert Manion | Contributing Writer August 9, 2016

The UNCW College Republicans and the Campaign for Donald Trump hosted a rally for the Republican presidential candidate in Trask Coliseum at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.It was the Trump campaign's first visit to...

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