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Views from abroad: What’s the deal with Brexit?

Views from abroad: What’s the deal with Brexit?

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor March 27, 2019

Brexit has been looming in the back of everyone’s head throughout my entire experience studying abroad at the University of Stirling in Scotland. So, here is your "Brexit for dummies," “Views from...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 3/27/19 (Graduation, Internships, Grief)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 3/27/19 (Graduation, Internships, Grief)

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer March 27, 2019

I’m not doing well in one of the classes that I need to graduate. How do I reach out to my professor this late in the semester? There’s something about spring semester that’s just harder than the...

The SheHawk: What the sitcom 'Friends' can teach us about unchecked sexism and why it matters

The SheHawk: What the sitcom ‘Friends’ can teach us about unchecked sexism and why it matters

Cierra Noffke, Contributing Writer March 25, 2019

It begins with six reasonably close friends lounging about in their favorite dusty coffee shop, telling stories. You can tell they are friends, but not very good ones just yet. You couldn’t see them,...

OPINION: Stop telling black people that they 'act white'

OPINION: Stop telling black people that they ‘act white’

Darius Melton, Opinion Editor March 24, 2019

As we're currently living in a time where most of the western world is set on preaching tolerance, be it tolerance of race, gender and sex, sexual orientation, etc., it's interesting to see that not much...

Views from abroad: We needed “Captain Marvel”

Views from abroad: We needed “Captain Marvel”

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor March 21, 2019

'Ello and welcome back to this week's edition of “Views from abroad.” This week, I am very excited to be jumping into a particularly favorite topic of mine – no, not the Jonas Brothers again –...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 3/20/19

Advice from Sally Seahawk 3/20/19

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer March 20, 2019

In my mind I’m still on Spring Break, how do I refocus myself to finish strong for the rest of the semester? Fall break and spring break are especially hard to recover from. They are long enough to...

The SheHawk: Inclusion is the new black

The SheHawk: Inclusion is the new black

Jimmy O’Halloran, Contributing Writer March 19, 2019

Fashion is everywhere. The hottest looks and the newest trends are omnipresent, from our social media timelines to our television screens. The ads on my Instagram for the latest sunnies or the current...

Views from abroad: Listen Again is great, but…

Views from abroad: Listen Again is great, but…

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor March 14, 2019

Welcome to another edition of “Views from abroad.” This week, I am spilling the tea on a Canvas feature that my study abroad host school, the University of Stirling, uses called "Listen Again." As...

Francisco Sanchez Jr., 2, is engrossed in a Ninja Turtle program on YouTube on his parent's cell phone in Mountain House, Calif.

Watch what your kids are watching online

Darius Melton, Opinion Editor March 9, 2019

News channels and social media feeds have been going crazy in recent weeks due to the appearance of the so-called “Momo challenge.” The challenge reportedly aims to get children to hurt themselves,...

Views from abroad: The Jonas Brothers are back and we can all relate

Views from abroad: The Jonas Brothers are back and we can all relate

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor March 7, 2019

Welcome back to another edition of “Views from Abroad,” where every week I serve up my thoughts on the current happenings and/or my current experience studying abroad in Scotland. For the past...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 3/6/19

Advice from Sally Seahawk 3/6/19

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer March 6, 2019

A lot of my friends reach out to me for advice, however no one ever asks how I’m doing. I feel like I’m drowning. Seeing as I am literally in charge of the advice column, I'm sure that you can imagine...

Views from abroad: UNCW needs a 'Green and Blue Space'

Views from abroad: UNCW needs a ‘Green and Blue Space’

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor February 28, 2019

For the most part, it is fair to refer to Wilmington and UNC Wilmington as a coastal, environmentally-friendly community. There have been several restaurants throughout Wilmington that have ditched plastic...

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