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Pat Leonard, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. PHOTO BY: JEFF JANOWSKI/UNCW

UNCW’s Pat Leonard appointed to NC Health Coordinating Council

February 27, 2019
A visual design of Randall Library following renovations.

Renovation and expansion of Randall Library planned

February 2, 2019
A previous print edition of

How “The Seahawk” – and UNCW – have evolved over 70 years

November 29, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions looks on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House Oct. 17, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

President Trump forces out AG Jeff Sessions

November 8, 2018
Christine Giroux exits the voting booth at Transit Town Hall Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 in Sibley County, Minn. The curtains, an ode the American flag, were sewn by a past election official. (Leila Navidi/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

2018 Midterms – Democrats take the House, Republicans look to the Senate

November 8, 2018
Employees at Google's Chicago office in the Fulton Market district walked out of their workplace on Thursday, Nov.1, 2018 in protest of the company's reported handing of sexual misconduct allegations.

Google employees stage walkout over sexual harassment

November 1, 2018

Early voting gets underway in New Hanover County

October 28, 2018
UNC President Margaret Spellings. Photo: UNC System

UNC President Margaret Spellings reportedly stepping down

October 25, 2018
UNCW Police Department releases annual security report for 2018

UNCW Police Department releases annual security report for 2018

October 22, 2018
Members of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe dance for the audience at the 48th Annual Waccamaw Siouan Pow Wow in Bolton, North Carolina, on Oct. 18, 2018.

Waccamaw Siouan Tribe holds 48th annual Pow Wow

October 20, 2018
UNCW vehicles blocking the front of campus which is still closed.

Tentative reopening set for UNCW; Wilmington updates

September 21, 2018
The Sonic Drive-In on Market Street suffered damage from fallen trees in the form of a collapsed canopy from Hurricane Florence.

AREA UPDATE: UNCW a ‘massive construction zone,’ routes into Wilmington still impassible

September 20, 2018
In the area of downtown Wilmington near 4th and Dock Street, fallen trees and damaged power lines were brought as a result of high winds and rain brought by Hurricane Florence.

AREA UPDATE: UNCW closed, flooding and road closures

September 17, 2018
Tim Cook introduces Apple's new smartphone, the iPhone XS, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at company headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Apple unveils new consumer devices for 2018-2019

September 13, 2018
The intersection of Wood Dale and Pine Needle Drive, where many students reside, was the site of a recent reported abduction attempt

Possible attempted abduction of student occurs near UNCW

September 1, 2018
Construction on Kerr Avenue.

Road projects may cause delays as Seahawks return

August 20, 2018
Construction continues on UNCW campus in front of McNeill Hall

Construction projects continue as students return to campus

August 19, 2018
Thousands of Kentucky school teachers marched Monday, April 2, 2018 from the Kentucky Education Association's headquarters to the State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. to protest legislative changes to their pensions and education cuts. Public schools in all 120 Kentucky counties were closed Monday, either to join in the protest or because of spring break.

Teachers in Okla. & Ky. walking out over salary and funding – How does N.C. compare?

April 5, 2018
Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg participates in the APEC CEO Summit on November 19, 2016, in Lima, Peru. A data mining firm's alleged misuse of Facebook user data is ballooning into one of the highest-profile crises that the social media giant has ever faced.

Mark Zuckerberg speaks out amid Cambridge Analytica crisis

March 22, 2018
Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, feeds himself inside an enclosure at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Nanyuki, Kenya, on April 18, 2015.

Sudan, last male rhino of his species, in discouraging health

March 14, 2018
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in his Caltech office in Pasadena, Calif., on February 5, 1997. Hawking died on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 76.

Renowned scientist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

March 14, 2018
Galloway Hall was named for Edmond Galloway, a freshman who died in 1974 when he fell off of a bicycle and sustained a head injury. April 1975, was formally named for him.

New housing projects planned for future Seahawks

March 7, 2018
Half of the cast of

Marvel Studios announces philanthropic campaigns ahead of “Avengers”

March 3, 2018
A line of off-shore oil rigs in the Santa Barbara Channel near the Federal Ecological Preserve en route to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary in March 2015.

Federal government holds offshore drilling meeting in NC

February 28, 2018
Beach nourishment ongoing along North Carolina's beaches

Wrightsville Beach re-nourishment well underway

February 27, 2018
News from the World Outside Wilmington

News from the World Outside Wilmington

February 18, 2018
The main Tapingo app, available to students at UNCW.

Tapingo quietly suspends delivery at UNCW

February 7, 2018
Robin, front-end cashier at Wag Hall, smiles for her final photo at UNCW (missing: her purple coat).

UNCW icon Robin departs Wagoner Hall for the last time

February 2, 2018

Weekly Update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

February 1, 2018
Franz Mirabal, left, patient care technician, takes the blood pressure of Adriana Gudinoperez, a patient with flu symptoms, as Carmen Perez waits with her at right in the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital in Orange, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.

Flu season peaks amidst government shutdown

January 23, 2018
Signage approaching an interchange with the newly completed Interstate 140 in Wrightsboro.

Interstate 140 bypass complete around Wilmington

January 19, 2018
Weekly Update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

Weekly Update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

January 16, 2018
Photo by Joshua McClure, courtesy of Blockade Runner.

Wilmington added to TripAdvisor’s 2018 Destinations on the Rise

January 14, 2018

Stars show solidarity at 75th Golden Globe Awards

January 8, 2018
Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

December 15, 2017
New Hanover County’s expanding housing market leads to price increases

New Hanover County’s expanding housing market leads to price increases

November 16, 2017
LONDON, ENGLAND--A makeshift memorial for those who lost their lives in the Westminster Bridge attack

European violence sparks unease for some citizens, but UNCW students abroad feel fine

November 15, 2017
Amazon Headquarters in Downtown Seattle

North Carolina’s proposals for coveted Amazon HQ2

November 14, 2017
Plastic trash litters a beach in Hawaii in 2008.

Plastic Ocean Project advocates for a plastic straw-free campus

November 10, 2017
Disney flexes its muscles with talks of Fox acquisition

Disney flexes its muscles with talks of Fox acquisition

November 10, 2017
Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

November 8, 2017
Demonstrators call for the repeal of HB2 in Raleigh, N.C., on April 25, 2016. (Jill Knight/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)

Gov. Cooper’s ongoing battle with HB2 culminates in a settlement

November 8, 2017
The view of Puerto Rico from space, before and after Hurricane Maria.

Puerto Rico’s road to recovery continues, weeks after Hurricane Maria

November 7, 2017
Investigators work at the scene of a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/TNS)

Mass shooting at Texas church kills 26

November 7, 2017
The first page of the indictment against Paul Manafort and Richard Gates, released by the Special Counsel’s Office of the United States Department of Justice

Trump-Russia investigation deepens with charges of conspiracy, lying to FBI

November 1, 2017
Meet the candidates for the Wilmington City Council

Meet the candidates for the Wilmington City Council

November 1, 2017
Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

October 30, 2017
The view down Market Street from South College Road in Wilmington, April 2017

Plans for coping with Wilmington’s growing traffic concern

October 29, 2017
“Blood, sweat and tears” earn a $1.5 million grant for UNCW’s Dr. McNamara

“Blood, sweat and tears” earn a $1.5 million grant for UNCW’s Dr. McNamara

October 29, 2017
Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

October 19, 2017
One year on, Hurricane Matthew is still drowning communities with dilemmas

One year on, Hurricane Matthew is still drowning communities with dilemmas

October 18, 2017
The Clocktower

Campus landmarks series – The origins of the clocktower

October 15, 2017
The Harris Teeter store at Mayfaire Town Center, September 27, 2017.

Grocery growth and climbing competition in the Cape Fear

October 12, 2017
New North Carolina artifacts unearthed in search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke

New North Carolina artifacts unearthed in search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke

October 11, 2017
Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

October 4, 2017
Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

Weekly update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

September 27, 2017
Declining Carolina: The up-and-coming ghost towns of North Carolina

Declining Carolina: The up-and-coming ghost towns of North Carolina

September 16, 2017

Rising Seas, Rising Ignorance

September 11, 2017
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