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Advice from Sally Seahawk 10/23/19 (Break-ups, boy-choices and roommate stink)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 10/23/19 (Break-ups, boy-choices and roommate stink)

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer October 23, 2019

I just broke up with my girlfriend and I feel completely broken. Breakups are super hard. Whether you thought that you guys were going to be together forever or not, there is always a level of shock...

The SheHawk: The time period for menstrual leave policy is now

The SheHawk: The time period for menstrual leave policy is now

John Yildiz, Assistant Opinion Editor October 21, 2019

"There will be blood" was echoed in rallies all over the United States on Saturday, Oct. 19, for the first ever National Period Day in efforts to mobilize action towards menstrual equality and increase...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 10/16/19 (Diversity, designated drivers, post-graduation)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 10/16/19 (Diversity, designated drivers, post-graduation)

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer October 16, 2019

Is my school ignoring diversity? What do I do? It is no secret that UNC Wilmington is not the most diverse college in the Carolinas. Being in an environment that you do not feel represented in can be...

The SheHawk: What is feminism? Unpacking the stigma behind the word ‘feminism’

The SheHawk: What is feminism? Unpacking the stigma behind the word ‘feminism’

Cierra Noffke, Staff Writer October 14, 2019

The negative stigma surrounding the word ‘feminist’ is alive and strong today. If you are not sure, go ahead and bring the word up at your next family gathering or social outing with your friends. “I...

The SheHawk: A list of things that women do not have to apologize for

The SheHawk: A list of things that women do not have to apologize for

Cierra Noffke, Staff Writer October 7, 2019

For most of history, women were encapsulated in a variety of boxes, and a lot of these boxes were decorative and placed on shelves for admiration. Women themselves have been decorated, infantilized, marginalized...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 10/2/19 (Third-wheeling, undeclared and cut-off)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 10/2/19 (Third-wheeling, undeclared and cut-off)

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer October 2, 2019

All of my friends have significant others and I’m always stuck as the third or fifth wheel? When will it be my turn to graduate from the single life?  Being single in a world full of "#RelationshipGoals,"...

The SheHawk: How to actually cope with anxiety and the stress of college

The SheHawk: How to actually cope with anxiety and the stress of college

Cierra Noffke, Staff Writer September 30, 2019

Students are, according to statistics and according to ourselves, extremely stressed and always have been. And why shouldn't we be? College is a pivotal, pressing event. We must give up everything we...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 9/25/19 (Overwhelmed, alcoholic and asking questions)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 9/25/19 (Overwhelmed, alcoholic and asking questions)

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer September 25, 2019

Hey Sally, I’m a freshman and I am feeling very overwhelmed by the college life. When are things going to get easier?  I do not know if you are going to take this as good news or bad news, but life...

Matty Roberts started the Storm Area 51 event as a joke in June before it exploded into an internet phenomenon. It has since been called off, but he is helping promote a music festival in Las Vegas instead, called Alienstock.

SeaSquawks 9/19/19: UNCW speaks on the Area 51 raid

Darius Melton, Opinion Editor September 19, 2019

If you have been keeping up with meme culture for the past couple of months, you know all about the "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us" Facebook event that kicked off tons of internet in-jokes for...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 9/18/19 (Long distance, motivation and roommate rules)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 9/18/19 (Long distance, motivation and roommate rules)

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer September 18, 2019

My boyfriend and I have been together for over a year and prior to coming to college we decided to try long distance. Now we’re a month into school, we rarely talk and when we do we’re arguing. I don’t...

The SheHawk: Record numbers of college students are depressed and anxious, and no one is talking about it

The SheHawk: Record numbers of college students are depressed and anxious, and no one is talking about it

Cierra Noffke, Contributing Writer September 16, 2019

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on the topic of depression and anxiety in college students, but instead of filling it with statistics and their own hypotheses on why these numbers...

Views from abroad: Study abroad myths and lessons

Views from abroad: Study abroad myths and lessons

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor April 25, 2019

Welcome back lads and lassies to another edition of “Views from abroad.” For my final installment of my study abroad column, I thought it would be worth your while to hear my thoughts on the ways UNC...

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