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Adapting to Artificial Intelligence: An English teacher’s perspective on how AI has changed education

Grace McCulloch, Staff Writer April 29, 2025

The rapid increase of generative AI has set forth unprecedented change in the classroom. Plagiarism has gained brand new resources, and even assignments can be done by a simple copy and paste into...

Illustration of Katy Perry aboard her Blue Origin flight to space. (Gracie Davis/The Seahawk)

OPINION: Katy Perry and the Blue Origin take extravagant spending above and beyond to the Kármán Line

Addison Lowry, Staff Writer April 28, 2025

Katy Perry’s hit 2010 album “Teenage Dream” may have secretly been teasing that the star had plans to pay for a trip to space 15 years later. From the song “E.T.” which is about a “supernatural,...

Riley Gaines making a speech about her experience as a swimmer (Grace Lanham/The Seahawk).

OPINION: It’s not about sports, it’s about respect: Riley Gaines speaks at UNCW

Grace Lanham, Peyton Lewis, and Samantha Hill April 22, 2025

On Thursday March 13, UNCW’s chapter of national organization Turning Point USA hosted an event featuring Riley Gaines. Gaines is a former NCAA college swimmer who famously competed against Lia Thomas,...

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OPINION: Trisha Paytas brings ‘The Eras of Trish Tour’ to N.C.

Addison Lowry, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Who is Trisha Paytas to you? A disgraced YouTuber. A new mom with oh-so-unique baby names. To me she was just a funny lady who sang the iconic “I Love You Jesus” song that would get stuck in my head...

Graphic depicting President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk outside of the White House with a Tesla Cybertruck (Gracie Davis/The Seahawk).

OPINION: An internet deep dive into Trump and Elon’s professional relationship

Addison Lowry, Staff Writer April 10, 2025

During President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, an unlikely ally emerged from behind the spotlight. Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined Trump and has not left his side since. Theories surrounding the unlikely...

A photo of a doormat in front of one of the units (Lauren Tumlin/The Seahawk).

OPINION: Making a promise away from poverty in Wilmington, N.C.

Lauren Tumlin, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Imagine walking through the streets with the weight of uncertainty pressing down your every step. Imagine finding a place where warmth, safety and hope seem unreachable. Now imagine looking down...

NMDP tabling (Courtesy of Emma Smith).

OPINION: A cheek swab saved my father’s life, and it took 20 seconds

Grace Lanham, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2025

I don’t really recall when I heard the news. That’s the weird thing about something traumatic, right? It completely shifts your life forever, but you can’t quite deduce the timeline of when it...

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OPINION: Tattoos aren’t dirty, TikTok’s favorite supercilious trend

Addison Lowry, Staff Writer March 26, 2025

TikTok has become an amplifier of trends over the past seven years, meaning flocks of young women have swarmed to the app to stay in touch with society's current standards. Women’s self-esteem has...

Sights of D.C. at night and the Capitol building through the view of the National Mall (Sophie Barton/The Seahawk).

OPINION: Spring Break in Washington D.C.: why preserving our nation’s history is more important now than ever

Sophie Barton, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

Washington D.C. is the heart of politics in America. Government and policy in the U.S. thrive there, and it has always been a breeding ground for the American people to fight for what they believe...

The Immersive Service team filled 13 bags of trash under the bridge and along the highway outside the River Arts District. (Courtesy Mandy Vitale)

OPINION: Five months later: An update on Asheville and a volunteer’s perspective on the ground

Emily Reier, News Editor March 17, 2025

If there’s one thing I learned during this experience, it’s that progress isn’t always immediately visible nor about large-scale change in the moment, but about the small steps that add up overtime. In...

Wagoner dining hall on UNCW campus (Samantha Hill/The Seahawk).

OPINION: Vegetarian options at UNCW are not enough

Addison Lowry, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

  What if you walked into the dining hall not knowing if there would be more than a couple food options for you that day? Not just food that was enjoyable, not just food that was visually appealing,...

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OPINION: Luigi Mangione: hot or not

Addison Lowry, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

An X post declaring alleged CEO Killer Luigi Mangione a “sex symbol” has received over 50 thousand likes. Who is this man who has been deemed a sexy, Italian vigilante? Furthermore, why do many believe...

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