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Political Perspectives: How DACA questions Trump’s morality

Kristen Rodriguez, Contributing Writer • September 5, 2017

President Donald Trump is once again faced with the task of keeping one of his campaign promises, getting rid of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The President has been approached about...

Trump pardons Arpaio: The hypocrisy of American justice

Marissa Barber, Contributing Writer • September 5, 2017

There’s a new sheriff in town. As of August 25, 2016, President Donald Trump made the questionable move to pardon Joe Arpaio, an infamous sheriff from Arizona who recently “earned a criminal contempt...

Terrorism in Barcelona

Jack Devries, Contributing Writer • August 30, 2017

In the afternoon on August 17, Barcelona joined the long list of cities to be terrorized by vehicle ramming attacks. Originally use by Palestinians in Israel to incite fear, automobile attacks are becoming...

Good riddance, Steve Bannon

Sean W. Cooper, Assistant Opinion Editor • August 25, 2017

Last Friday, Steve Bannon left the White House after serving as the Trump administration’s chief strategist for seven turbulent months. At the risk of sounding too forward, thank goodness for that. It’s...

Charlottesville and Confederate statues

Sean W. Cooper, Staff Writer • August 22, 2017

Let’s be real here. Conservative or not, it is not in your best interest to defend the actions of the white supremacists who rallied in Charlottesville last Friday and Saturday. Nor should you deny...

UNCW SGA, Upperman holds discussion on Charlottesville and equality

Noah Thomas, Sports Editor • August 17, 2017

Students and faculty of the UNC Wilmington community gathered Thursday evening in the Fisher Student Center to discuss last week’s protests in Charlottesville, Va.

Two more nails in Trump’s coffin

Sean W. Cooper, Staff Writer • August 5, 2017

On July 21, President Trump fired his divisive communications director Sean Spicer and appointed Anthony Scaramucci, founder of the investment firm SkyBridge Capital, to fill the position. The president...

Trump bans trans

Samantha Durham, Opinion Editor • August 5, 2017

On July 26th President Trump made a bad move for any hope of winning the LBGTQ community’s heart. However, they are not the only ones utterly disappointed by Trump’s latest military decision. On Wednesday,...

Trump says transgender individuals will not be allowed to serve in military

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief • July 26, 2017

In a series of tweets, President Donald J. Trump said that transgender individuals will no longer be allowed to serve in the United States Military. The reasoning behind this: The U.S. armed forces need...

Confederate statues: should they stay or should they go?

Sean W. Cooper, Staff Writer • June 28, 2017

On May 19th, the New Orleans Police Department gathered around a 16-foot, bronze statue of Robert E. Lee, standing on a 60-foot base, as they prepared for the monument to be taken down. This was...

SGA Inauguration: Farewells lead to new leadership

Daniel West, Contributing Writer | SGA Beat Reporter • April 20, 2017

Last Tuesday saw an evening full of farewells and triumphs. The UNC Wilmington Student Government Association held its final event of the 2016-2017 school year with their annual SGA Inauguration. Over...

Freedom of expression debate, Atlantis soon to release latest issue

Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief • April 13, 2017

In preparation for their spring issue, editors for Atlantis, a creative magazine on UNC Wilmington’s campus, had been reviewing submissions of work created and poured over by students. However, now...