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EDITORIAL: How to join The Seahawk

EDITORIAL: How to join The Seahawk

Helen Rogalski, Managing Editor August 23, 2017

Hello, I'm going to be a freshman at UNCW this fall and I was wondering how and when I could join the seahawk newspaper staff. I was on my high schools newspaper staff all four years and served as the...

Gospel Gab: You were created for gratification and joy

Gospel Gab: You were created for gratification and joy

Ava Hicks, Staff Writer August 16, 2017

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with discouraging news from the media and overwhelming day-to-day demands it can be easy to develop a monotonous, pessimistic attitude towards life. This mundane...

The SheHawk: Take Rape Seriously

Samantha Durham, Assistant Opinion Editor April 23, 2017

First, let me just start by saying that I love Joe Biden for starting the “It’s On Us” campaign. I am so excited that a very influential political figure takes sexual assault issues seriously. If...

Gospel Gab: Brother Ross: That ain’t no saint

Ava Hicks, Staff Writer April 23, 2017

If you go to UNCW, chances are you’ve heard of the infamous Brother Ross, or as he has now dubbed himself, “Saint” Ross. His presence on campus is pretty hard to miss, consistently drawing a rowdy...

Gospel Gab: Every single one of us is a sheep

Ava Hicks, Staff Writer April 23, 2017

There are so many intelligent creatures on this Earth. There are dogs, who can sense emotion, lower a human’s blood pressure, and be trained to carry out tasks that seem completely unnatural to a...

Gospel Gab: You were created for joy and gratification

Ava Hicks, Staff Writer April 23, 2017

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with discouraging news from the media and overwhelming day-to-day demands, it can be easy to develop a monotonous, pessimistic attitude towards life. This mundane...

Gospel Gab: The head and the heart

Ava Hicks, Staff Writer April 23, 2017

I have always found it peculiar how we associate certain emotions with stemming from the heart. All sense of feeling and thought are obviously products of the brain, yet we choose to associate things such...

Gospel Gab: Overcoming the worries of the world

Ava Hicks | Opinion Staff Writer March 15, 2017

Your income. The number on the scale. The amount of years you have been on this Earth. Each earned grade on an exam, all calculating up to your ominous grade point average.There is a common theme among...

The Shehawk: Empowering quotes from empowering women

The Shehawk: Empowering quotes from empowering women

Samantha Durham | Assistant Opinion Editor March 13, 2017

I feel that every once in a while, especially on a Monday, it can be hard to stay positive. Sometimes we all just want to curl back up in bed and let the day pass us by. Well, everyone has those days and...

The SheHawk: Women want equality, what about football?

The SheHawk: Women want equality, what about football?

Samantha Durham | Assistant Opinion Editor February 13, 2017

Not many people consider all aspects of gender equality. Personally, I feel if anyone is passionate about something; art, music, sports, etc, that individual has the right to explore it, regardless of...

Political Perspectives: Debate on DeVos

Political Perspectives: Debate on DeVos

Rebecca Dupree | Contributing Writer February 7, 2017

As the Senate prepares for the vote over Secretary of Education nominee, Betsy DeVos, many education representatives are weary of her abilities to run and comprehend what her job will entail - yet Republicans...

Samantha Durham is a junior studying sociology. She began writing for a column, The Shehawk, to be the voice for those that feel they lack one and to help young women feel empowered and inspired. Contact Samantha with any comments, questions, concerns, or for advice at sld9240@uncw.edu.

The Shehawk: Top 10 inspiring women

Samantha Durham | Assistant Opinion Editor February 6, 2017

One of the best ways to meet your goals and have dream-worthy success is by having good role models. Obviously, we all know people in our everyday life we admire and aspire to be like. But, challenging...

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