Political Perspectives: North Korea calling Trump’s bluff
Jack DeVries, Contributing Writer
October 14, 2017
Editor’s Note: Jack DeVries is a junior at UNCW studying business. Jack also works as a contributing writer for The Seahawk and is a frequent writer for the Political Perspectives column. All opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author. All suggestions and inquires may be sen...
Political Perspectives: It’s President Trump’s turn with North Korea
Kristen Rodriguez, Contributing Writer
October 6, 2017
Editor’s Note: Kristen Rodriguez is a freshman at UNCW majoring in Political Science with a minor in International Relations. Kristen is a contributing writer for The Seahawk and writes many of the pieces featured in Political Perspectives. All opinions expressed in this article are solely those of ...
Trump’s new tax plan
Sean W. Cooper, Staff Writer
October 3, 2017
Sean W. Cooper is a sophomore at UNCW majoring in Communication Studies. He is a staff writer for The Seahawk. The opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author. Sean W. Cooper may be found on Twitter @SWWCoop. All suggestions and inquires may be sent via email to [email protected] Once upon a t...
Saudi Arabia announces legislation to allow women drivers
Kristen Burgess, Staff Writer
September 28, 2017
Rescinding a long-established ban Saudi Arabia has had in place, the country’s government announced Sept. 26 that women are now allowed to drive. This came after years of campaigning by a movement known as “Women2Drive." “It’s a huge battle that was won today,” said Manal al-Sharif, the...
Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington
Tyler Newman, Contributing Writer
September 27, 2017
Kim Jong-un vs. Trump In the latest war of words between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and United States President Donald Trump, the former issued a direct statement regarding the latter following President Trump’s speech at the United Nations on Sept. 19, 2017. The statement from Kim Jong-u...
Betsy DeVos rolls back Title IX protections on campus
Meredith Hoffman, Assistant News Editor
September 20, 2017
United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released a statement last Thursday at George Mason University regarding the future of Title IX protections on college campuses nationwide. While a copy of her address was not released prior to her announcement, it was widely expected, and later confirmed,...
University Political Action Committee hosts ‘Everything You Need to Know About DACA’ in the midst of national debate
Helen Rogalski, Managing Editor
September 14, 2017
President Trump’s announcement last week to end the Obama Administration’s program the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program [DACA] sparked discussion across the nation and among UNCW students. When the termination of DACA was announced, students on campus began discussing their stances...
SGA proposes new approach to reporting sexual assault on campus
Meredith Hoffman, Assistant News Editor
September 11, 2017
The Student Government Association [SGA] held its second meeting Aug. 29 to address its platform for the upcoming academic year. SGA President Ottillie Mensah spoke to the sparsely filled Azalea Room on Tuesday about the plans for the year, which included addressing major problems on campus, such as...
Political Perspectives: An end to DACA
Jack Devries, Contributing Writer
September 7, 2017
Announced by the Trump Administration on Tuesday, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy put in place by the Obama administration will be shut down in six months. DACA, founded in 2012, was instituted because of Congress’s failure to pass the DREAM Act, an amnesty program offere...
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 his plans for DACA repeatedly since taking office, by the press as well as members of immigrant communities...
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 conviction” as a result of his career-long unconstitutional actions. When reading about this particular...
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 more common in the western world. This attack consisted of two vehicular rammings on busy public...