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Photo illustration of TikTok being filmed in a classroom (Gracie Davis/The Seahawk).

OPINION: Teachers, stop recording your students

Grace McCulloch, Staff Writer September 18, 2025

As an aspiring teacher, and avid user of TikTok, I come across a lot of teaching and education-based content on my social media pages. This content takes many forms: OOTDs (Outfit of the Days), informational,...

The Soaring Seahawk statue standing in front of New Hanover Hall (Charlotte Thorne/The Seahawk).

OPEN CALL OPINION: UNCW community reacts to Mike Pence invitation

Addison Lowry, Opinion Editor September 17, 2025

The Seahawk collected various opinions from UNCW community members to foster thoughtful, respectful dialogue regarding former Vice President Mike Pence’s invitation to speak at the Chancellor’s “Dare...

President Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk at the "Rally to Protect Our Elections" event hosted by Turning Point Action on July 24, 2021 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Gage Skidmore/The Star News Network. 2021 Via Flickr.com. CC BY-SA 2.0).

OPINION: Has America accepted gun violence?

Cooper Karpf, Staff Writer September 10, 2025

At the same time that Republican political activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University, three students were injured during a school shooting at Evergreen High School....

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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...

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