The coronavirus does not care about your age
Hannah Horowitz, Contributing Writer
August 6, 2020
It is undeniable that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically changed all of our lives in just a few months. According to John Hopkins data, the U.S. is leading the world in the number of confirmed cases as the death toll climbs upwards. However, that has not seemed to stop people from wantin...
UNCW freshmen face a strange first semester
Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor
August 4, 2020
As many schools and universities around the country are gearing up for their return to classes this Aug, there are many concerns about the adjustment in learning amid the dangers of the coronavirus (COVID-19). For students already enrolled at UNC Wilmington (UNCW) there are many lurking questions and...
UNC System’s fall plan betrays students and staff amid COVID-19
William Becker, Staff Writer
August 1, 2020
Picture this: thousands of young people coming from across the country during one of the most contagious pandemics in human history to lock themselves into tightly packed dorm buildings, where they will be forced to share bathrooms, showers, common rooms and toilet paper. Many will also still venture ou...
Dr. Mike Adams is gone, but UNCW took easy way out
Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor
July 12, 2020
Dr. Mike Adams, the soon to be former UNCW criminology professor -- yippee time to ring the bells -- will be retiring on Aug 1, according to a short announcement made by UNCW on June 29. “We will have no further comment on this matter at this time, but we plan to share an update later this week regardi...
You can remove Confederate statues and still remember history
Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor
July 3, 2020
When someone does something great, remarkable, wins a battle or sports championship, among other qualifications, we build them a statue. And the U.S. sure does like statues and monuments -- whether we built them or were gifted them. However, despite the number of great statues and monuments the U...
If you think wearing a mask is stupid, it is time to look in the mirror.
William Becker, Staff Writer
June 30, 2020
It is the middle of summer and not far from a major publicly celebrated holiday, the Fourth of July. The mandatory lockdown for the COVID-19 virus was lifted in a number of places after Memorial Day weekend, which means that people have started flocking to public places. Bars, malls, restaurants and ev...
Pride Month is supposed to be proud, not scary
William Becker, Staff Writer
June 21, 2020
June is gay (LGBTQ+) pride month. Everywhere seems to be sporting a pride flag to show off how progressive and accepting they are and a decent amount of people are, or would be. Considering the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has made public gatherings impossible including marching in support of LGBTQ+, people ar...
The coronavirus will have a second wave
William Becker, Staff Writer
June 16, 2020
On May 25, George Floyd, a Black 48-year-old man, was killed by a White police officer, Derek Chauvin. Floyd was handcuffed and forced to lie facedown in the street. Chauvin placed his knee on the back of the man’s neck for nearly nine minutes, all whilst Floyd called out for his mother. He told off...
Chancellor Sartarelli told Black UNCW students the one thing he shouldn’t have
Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor
June 12, 2020
Will all the drama currently surrounding UNC Wilmington (UNCW) who would have guessed that things would only get worse? Well, they did when Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli decided it was appropriate to tell the Black Student Union (BSU) and others that “All Lives Matter” according to a report from the P...
UNCW’s fall 2020 plan is less than detailed
Veronica Wernicke and Jenna Tripp
June 10, 2020
On June 2, UNC Wilmington’s (UNCW) Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli sent out an email to students and staff informing them of their plan for the fall 2020 semester amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The full message can be found here. The major changes to the schedule included canceli...
UNCW needs to stand up to Dr. Mike Adams
Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor
June 7, 2020
By now, UNC Wilmington’s (UNCW) students, staff and the Wilmington community are more than well aware of Dr. Mike Adams, a professor in the sociology and criminology department at UNCW who has taken to social media for many years to spread his hateful rhetoric - The Seahawk has reported on it for years....
SeaSquawks: Students say fire Mike Adams
Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor
June 6, 2020
In the past couple of days, The Seahawk has reached out and received many emails and statements from UNCW students and alumni in regard to sociology and criminology professor Dr. Mike Adams and the inappropriate ways he conducts himself online. Given the multitude of statements, we received many that...