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The SciHawk: The Neanderthal in all of us

Dana Weber | Contributing Writer May 18, 2016

Recent studies show that modern humans share a portion of their DNA with Neanderthals, a primitive hominoid species that thrived during the last Ice Age. 

McCrory, DOJ respond to HB2 controversy with lawsuit fast draw

Hannah Williams, News Editor May 11, 2016

In actions that added complexity to North Carolina’s increasingly controversial House Bill 2, North Carolina officials and the Department of Justice filed lawsuits against each other based on their...

Unique alliance between Cruz and Kasich attempts to stop Trump

Hannah Williams, News Editor April 28, 2016

In an attempt to prevent Donald Trump from winning the Republican presidential nomination, candidates John Kasich and Ted Cruz have become sudden allies. Last Sunday, the two candidates announced...

Andrew Jacksons likeness has been on the front of the $20 bill since 1928, and by 2030, a portrait of Harriet Tubman, known for freeing hundreds of slaves in the Underground Railroad, will replace Jacksons. 

Women to be featured on American currency for the first time

Hannah Williams, News Editor April 28, 2016

Andrew Jackson's likeness has been on the front of the $20 bill since 1928, and by 2030, a portrait of Harriet Tubman, known for freeing hundreds of slaves in the Underground Railroad, will replace Jackson's. 

Bidders go yahoo for Yahoo

Savanna Shackleford | Contributing Writer April 21, 2016

Yahoo Inc., a formerly massive technological company, has lost its popularity through the years. Once a money making giant, the company never recovered from the dot-com bust of the early 2000s, and now...

Gov. Pat McCrory met with tough questions on “Meet the Press”

Casey McAnarney, News Editor April 21, 2016

Gov. Pat McCrory went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” last Sunday to defend North Carolina’s law on LGBT rights, and said the issue over the bill warrants more dialogue instead of vexed rhetoric. The...

Trump’s children miss registration deadline, won’t be voting for him

Paige Myers | Contributing Writer April 21, 2016

As the New York primary election quickly approaches, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is once again in the spotlight. However, this time it is Trump’s children that are under fire.  Because...

Viola Davis sends message of perseverance as keynote speaker at Women’s Empowerment Expo

Helen Rogalski, Managing Editor April 21, 2016

On Saturday, April 16, the 11th Women’s Empowerment and Networking Expo was hosted at PNC Arena in Raleigh. PNC Arena was filled with more than 10,000 excited, predominately female attendees,...

HB 2 threatens upward trend of film activity in Wilmington

Hannah Williams, Assistant News Editor April 14, 2016

Turner Television Network and A&E Network are adding their names to the ever growing list of businesses planning to close up shop in North Carolina following the passage of NC’s highly controversial...

UNCW student protesters hold up homemade signs at the UNC system-wide bathroom sit-in against controversial House Bill 2.

UNCW students stage bathroom sit-in along with other UNC system schools

Noah Thomas | Assistant Sports Editor April 10, 2016

UNCW student protesters hold up homemade signs at the UNC system-wide bathroom sit-in against controversial House Bill 2.

Three year extended stay for foreign graduates could mean more opportunities for foreign graduates

Savanna Shackleford | Contributing Writer April 7, 2016

It is not without hard work and determination that students get through college and go on to find a job. For most students, the deadline to find that job is infinite, however foreign graduates are given...

Castro’s comments on the American Empire

Malia Benison | Contributing Writer April 7, 2016

The Obama Administration’s efforts towards normalizing the tense relations between America and Cuba have been rejected by many, including past Cuban president Fidel Castro.Being the first United States...

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