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Cristina Garcia coming to UNCW for reading and book signing

Shea Lenkaitis | Staff Writer February 27, 2012

Cristina Garcia is a noted author who has published novels, anthologies, poetry and nonfiction pieces. Her latest work, released in 2011, is the young adult novel, "Dreams of Significant Girls," and it...

ACE adopts Boseman Gallery

Gillian Perry | Assistant Lifestyles Editor February 26, 2012

 The Association for Campus Entertainment (ACE) is adding yet another section of student life to their organization: the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery. ACE, which currently consists of five committees dedicated...

Mario Bencastro: From Painting to Writing in El Salvador

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer February 22, 2012

"I really wasn't trying to be a writer. I was supposed to be a painter. I was a student of geometry really and I wanted to reflect geometry, reducing all the elements of reality," said Salvadorian author...

Alumni Showing Off Their Post-Graduate Film Work

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer February 8, 2012

The night of the 2012 UNCW Alumni Film Series, presented by Lumina Theater, started out slowly, with only a small crowd scattered throughout the movie-theater seats. The films, however, were not at all...

“Importance of Being Earnest” brings the rom-com to UNCW this Valentines Day

Chloe Miller | Staff Writer February 8, 2012

One hundred seventeen years ago, on Valentine's Day 1895, the delightful, elegant and extremely humorous performance of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" entranced audiences for the first...

The Vagina Monologues; help stop the violence

Kristiana Sigmon | Contributing Writer February 1, 2012

"I'm excited about this year. They are a fun group of women; all with strong personalities," states Jessica Green of the Rape Crisis Center (RCC) of Coastal Horizons.The Vagina Monologues will be produced...

Merrill exhibit offers cultural insight into African American history in North Carolina

Gillian Perry | Assistant Lifestyles Editor February 1, 2012

A diverse collection of pieces of African American history is on display in the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery until February 16. "Philip J. Merrill: An Artifactual Journey Across Black North Carolina" officially...

Randall Library Presents Their Annual Flash Fiction Contest

Jordan Wilkins | Staff Writer January 18, 2012

Flash fiction is a style of fictional writing or a short form of storytelling that requires extreme conciseness. There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category. Some self-described...

The Book of Wesley: UNCW alumni forms local theater troupe

Kiersten Wiles | Contributing Writer January 11, 2012

"There are three types of people in this world: leaders, followers and people who should get the fuck out of the way."Wesley Brown's father, Phil, taught him that life lesson, and he has remembered it...

Creative Vision Brought to Cedars Literary Magazine by UNCW Alumni

Jessica Ferrer | Contributing Writer November 16, 2011

As a UNCW graduate student in creative writing, Daren Dean would meet with his peers in a bar on Front Street where they would share stories and ideas. They would have a few drinks, surrounded by other...

Moviemakers and Scholars: A Series Made for Everyone

Jessica Ferrer | Contributing Writer November 16, 2011

The film industry has played a major role in the Wilmington community, providing jobs like extra spots on "One Tree Hill," bringing movie stars to town like The Rock, and hosting film festivals like Cucalorus....

A mighty book, a mighty man: “Invisible Man” and Arnold Rampersad

Lauren Clairmont | Staff Writer November 9, 2011

An air of hushed anticipation filled Lumina Theater last Wednesday afternoon as students and faculty alike awaited the arrival of one of the great literary gods of the 21st century.As an older man took...

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