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Building renovations scheduled to be complete in July

Kathrin Bitner | Interning Writer November 11, 2014

Construction of the Social and Behavioral Science building, with a budget of $10 million dollars, is planned to finish in July of 2015 for fall semester classes.The Social and Behavioral Sciences building...

UNCW professor studies declining flounder population

Brittany Murdock | Staff Writer November 4, 2014

Since 2005, professor of marine biology Fred Scharf along with his team of UNCW undergraduates and graduate students, have been studying the migration patterns and genetics of flounder in the New River...

CARE makes plans for White House Grant

Joe Lowe | News Editor November 3, 2014

UNC Wilmington’s CARE has now made plans for the White House grant it received this past month.On behalf of the White House, CARE, UNCW’s Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Program, received...

Hoodie Allen performs at UNCW

Autumn Rankin | Contributing Writer October 23, 2014

On Oct. 22, UNC Wilmington’s ACE proudly presented its 2014 Fall Show with American hip-hop artist/rapper Steven Adam Markowitz, better known by his stage name, Hoodie Allen.After conducting a Fall Show...

Students complain of odor on campus

Joe Lowe | News Editor October 22, 2014

Since October 21st, UNC Wilmington faculty and students are trying to figure out one thing—what’s that smell?  Over the past two days, a distinct smell around campus has been apparent to UNCW faculty...

UNCW College Day returns

Joe Lowe | News Editor October 22, 2014

UNC Wilmington will host its 13th annual College Day this Saturday, welcoming community residents to take courses in a variety of subjects.The UNCW College of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the...

WPD initiates use of body cameras

Nathan Johnson | Intern October 20, 2014

Beginning this month, criminal activity in the city of Wilmington, N.C. will be monitored.Police around Wilmington are embracing the use of personal body video cameras. However, the UNC Wilmington police...

UNCW monitoring Ebola virus

Kathrin Bittner | Interning Writer October 20, 2014

In lieu of the recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa and isolated cases in the United States, a phone call meeting was held to share information about what is currently known about the disease with the...

Former NFL athlete Wade Davis visits UNC Wilmington

Sierra Shepherd| Contributing Writer October 15, 2014

Former professional football player Wade Davis advocates for the LGBTQIA community and on Oct. 6, he spoke to a crowd of more than 500 people in the Burney Center Ballroom as part of the UNCW Presents...

ATO member and UNCW senior Robert Markus sits on a couch that several members took turns sleeping on during the fundraiser. 

UNCW fraternity goes homeless

Samantha Santana | Web Editor October 15, 2014

ATO member and UNCW senior Robert Markus sits on a couch that several members took turns sleeping on during the fundraiser. 

NC ban on same-sex marriage struck down

Joe Lowe | News Editor October 11, 2014

Gay marriage is now legal in 29 states including North Carolina.Two years ago, North Carolina approved Amendment One, a constitutional amendment slamming the door shut on same-sex marriage for the state....

Supreme Court takes steps toward same-sex marriage in NC

Miriam Himes | Contributing Writer October 10, 2014

On Oct. 6th, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in five states: Wyoming, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, and Virginia.The refusal to review the marriages of seven couples in five different states led...

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