President and Vice president-elects Russia Naranjo and Laura Grossheim took the win on Thursday, March 26 to lead the student body for the ‘26-‘27 academic year. But a conflict with a policy in the...
The Student Government Association at UNCW has long served as an opportunity for students to get involved at the university and step up to serve their campus community. Each spring, students are given...
For the first time in six years, the UNCW Student Government Association is facing a three-candidate race for Student Body President. After voting begins on Monday, the second-year presidential candidates...
The municipal elections in November were influenced by gerrymandering efforts, multiple impending supreme court verdicts and the usual lower urgency to vote than during presidential elections. However,...
For the fifth year in a row, North Carolina is starting over with its congressional map. The latest map, approved last Tuesday, Oct. 21, marks the state’s fifth redraw in just five years. Leading...
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...
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....
Diversity, equality and inclusion programs have quickly become a topic of debate since President Trump was sworn into office on Jan. 20. What has changed in America’s political climate to cause a debate...
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....
Salette Andrews enters the campaign for one of three spots open on the Wilmington City Council. Her campaign focuses on three pillars: housing affordability, economic growth and keeping corporate polluters accountable for their waste cleanup.
When the Supreme Court repealed the long-standing abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in Dobbs v. Jackson at the end of June 2022, the discussion around abortion caught the attention of the country. Now, the legality of abortion is up to each state to determine for themselves, and as the midterms approach, students across the political spectrum at UNCW are determined to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
At one point or another in our lives, we have all felt discarded or misunderstood. This might be due to the part of the country that we were raised in, our parents’ backgrounds, the viewpoints that we were raised by or the public school system. Such is the case with the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida. This article will discuss why the bill is both harmful to the closeted gay kids in Florida and why it hypocritical to even have such a bill in the first place.
