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The news site of UNC Wilmington

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Nicolas Ziccardi

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor

Nicolas is a senior from Holly Springs, NC, majoring in political science with minors in English and educational studies. He loves film scores, Italian food, and the intersection between education and politics. After college, Nicolas hopes to pursue a graduate degree in teaching and become a teacher or policy analyst.
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The UNCW columns.

OPINION: UNCW’s new campus fee increases are minuscule but necessary

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 29, 2021

OPINION: Legalizing cannabis just makes economic sense

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 22, 2021

OPINION: Who is the filibuster for?

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 22, 2021
OPINION: SGA needs to reform its campaign process

OPINION: SGA needs to reform its campaign process

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 20, 2021
Young teen doing schoolwork at home after schools close due to the Coronavirus.

How Zoom classes affect our quality of life

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
March 28, 2021
Staff member Nicolas Ziccardi (right) interviews the UNC System President (left).

UNC System President Hans visits UNCW

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
March 23, 2021
Students leaving Wagoner Hall.

UNCW’s Meal plan requirement is a blatant money grab

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
March 19, 2021
More campus housing is under construction.

OPINION: UNCW’s two-year residency program is expected, but still disappointing

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
March 5, 2021
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the national economy in the State Dining Room at the White House on Feb. 5, 2021. The president’s first speech to Congress is generally an opportunity to lay out long-term policy themes as well as shorter-term legislative goals.

OPINION: Why politician’s promises are not always kept, and why they make them anyway

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
March 2, 2021
International newspaper & magazine, TIME magazine.

OPINION: Do we have freedom of speech in media?

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
February 23, 2021
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff, right, and Raphael Warnock of Georgia wave to supporters during a rally on November 15, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia.

OPINION: We need youth in the government

Nicolas Ziccardi, Assistant Opinion Editor
February 18, 2021
The new round of stimulus payments means a new round of questions, confusion — and so far this time, some quick answers. (Dreamstime/TNS)

OPINION: Should college students claimed as dependents receive stimulus checks?

Nicolas Ziccardi, Staff Writer
February 6, 2021
Jeff Jackson at a rally. Photo provided by Jeff Jackson's official press team

Jeff Jackson announces run for U.S. Senate

Nicolas Ziccardi, Staff Writer
January 31, 2021

OPINION: A Biden presidency will heal the nation

Nicolas Ziccardi, Contributing Writer
November 21, 2020
46th President-elect Joe Biden addressing the nation on Nov 6 ahead of his win.

Joe Biden elected as 46th president of United States

Nicolas Ziccardi, Contributing Writer
November 9, 2020
American election mail envelopes

New Hanover voter guide 2020: District and county offices

Nicolas Ziccardi, Contributing Writer
October 25, 2020
American election mail envelope with face mask

New Hanover voter guide 2020: State offices

Nicolas Ziccardi, Contributing Writer
October 25, 2020
American election mail envelope with pen

New Hanover Voter Guide 2020: Federal offices

Nicolas Ziccardi, Contributing Writer
October 25, 2020
The White House - Photo by David Everett Strickler

OPINION: The differences between the Biden and Clinton campaigns

Nicolas Ziccardi, Contributing Writer
October 19, 2020
Judge Amy Coney Barrett walks from the Oval Office to be introduced by President Donald Trump as his Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

OPINION: Coronavirus rocks the vote in the Senate

Nicolas Ziccardi, Contributing Writer
October 12, 2020
Judge Amy Coney Barrett walks from the Oval Office to be introduced by President Donald Trump as his Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

OPINION: The battle over the Supreme Court is a horror show full of hypocrisy and partisanship

Hannah Horowitz and Nicolas Ziccardi
September 29, 2020
Political perspectives is a column that focuses on providing different opinions on important political issues from UNCW students.

OPINION: Dealing with the rise of political demagogues 

Nicolas Ziccardi, Contributing Writer
August 18, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about economic recovery during a campaign event at Colonial Early Education Program at the Colwyck Center on July 21, 2020 in New Castle, Delaware. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)

OPINION: For Joe Biden, it is three distinct paths

Nicolas Ziccardi, Contributing Writer
July 25, 2020
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