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The Vice Presidential Debate between candidates J.D Vance and Tim Walz addressed many hot topic issues, including abortion and reproductive care. (Gracie Davis/The Seahawk) (Photo by Associated Press Pics)

OPINION: The Vice-Presidential Debate: “pro-family” or anti-women?

Sophie Barton, Staff Writer October 14, 2024

Since the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 reproductive rights have been a hot topic in America, but is it something we should be concerned about in the upcoming election? As Americans...

Photo of Taylor Swift "Reputation" Album (Rosa Rafael/Unsplash.com)

OPINION: I do not care who Taylor Swift hugs: The dangers in idolizing celebrities

Addison Lowry, Staff Writer September 26, 2024

When the average person hears the name “Taylor Swift” they might think of her music or her ongoing tour: “The Eras Tour.” Then why is the internet analyzing who Swift chooses to hug? Swift’s...

Crest Shuttle Bus (Samantha Hill/The Seahawk)

OPINION: Save the CREST shuttle

Jonah Seretti, Opinion Editor September 25, 2024

With the proposed changes to current UNCW bus routes, Wave Transit’s board of directors are set to cut the CREST Shuttle bus route to the Center for Marine Science (CMS) which will disenfranchise marine...

From the origination in history to the modern-day epidemic, “diet culture” has transformed itself in unnerving ways through society's unrealistic standards of beauty. (Gracie Davis/ The Seahawk)

OPINION: Harmful “diet culture” has evolved from history to fatality

Kailie Peck, Staff Writer September 16, 2024

  In a society that favors physical appearance and aesthetics, the word “diet" is ceaselessly coursing through our social media. This phenomenon is perpetuated by societal standards that favor...

There are many ways to adapt to the stress of the first year of college. (Courtesy:Annie Spratt/Unsplash.com)

OPINION: Three things I’m glad I did and three things I wish I had done as a first-year student at UNCW

Megan Eesley, Co-Editor-In-Chief August 20, 2024

My first year at UNCW was a series of trial and error, finding what worked for me and learning how to grow academically and professionally while still retaining a calm in my life. I found three main...

Protests erupt after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 (Courtesy Gayatri Malhotra/Unsplash.com)

OPINION: Is the America we know a modern-day theocracy?

Grace Lanham, Co-Editor-in-Chief August 20, 2024

In June of 2022, The Supreme Court of the United States voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, a previous ruling made 50 years prior that protects women's right to contraceptives and abortions on any accounts....

A car driving on a road in the forest. (Cristofer Maximilian/Unsplash.com)

OPINION: OCD was my roadblock

Ashlynn Dziekiewicz, Staff Writer April 21, 2024

Every bump in the road is a body. I drive alone with my hands gripping the steering wheel, always five miles under the speed limit. Fiery panic courses through my body and my stomach flips. I look...

With the rise of BookTok and reading becoming a trend, character representation impacts young readers' self-image (cottonbro studio/Pexels).

OPINION: There is a lack of female agency in contemporary romance literature

Kailie Peck, Staff Writer April 3, 2024

In contemporary romance literature, the prevailing narrative often revolves around a familiar trope: the portrayal of a dominant, powerful man coming to the rescue of a vulnerable, broken woman. This...

A phone with the TikTok app logo. (Solen Feyissa/Unsplash.com)

OPINION: Why I did(n’t) delete TikTok

Samantha Hill, Marketing Manager March 22, 2024

RUN, DON’T WALK! THIS PRODUCT IS SELLING OUT FAST! Scrolls. THIS PRODUCT IS ON MY AMAZON STOREFRONT. Scrolls. THROW AWAY THIS PRODUCT BECAUSE YOU WILL NEED THIS NEW ONE. Scrolls. IF...

Closeup of a pair of hockey skates, a puck, hockey stick, gloves, and a goal. (Mariah Hewines/Unsplash.com)

OPINION: Hockey belongs in the South

Sarah Cooper, Staff Writer February 18, 2024

Does she like him because he’s cute or because he’s a good player? Puck bunny. Hockey doesn’t belong in the South.   The rink is laid. The ice is freshly cut. Carter-Finley Stadium...

 Anti-gun violence march in Washington, D.C. (Chip Vincent/Unsplash)

OP-ED: We will not wait for the next school shooting

Andrew Sun and Alexander Denza January 24, 2024

Editor’s Note: The following is a student-written op-ed, signed by over 110 student leaders and meant to be published simultaneously across over 40 student newspapers. The breadth of this op-ed is...

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OP-ED: Flocking together

Jamie Leigh Royal, Staff Writer January 19, 2024

Welcome back, Seahawks. It is becoming a UNCW tradition to begin each semester with some sort of natural disaster that involves heavy rain, high wind gusts and tornado threats. Despite the chaos,...

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