UNCW extends spring break, transitions classes to online to combat coronavirus fears
Jacob Sawyer, Staff Writer
March 15, 2020
All UNC-system schools, including UNC Wilmington, have extended their spring breaks to March 20 and will switch to remote learning on March 23. Athletics and gatherings involving more than 100 people have also been canceled. The news first broke on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the day the World Health Organization ...
UNCW winter and spring athletics cancelled for remainder of school year
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
March 13, 2020
WILMINGTON — Per release from the Colonial Athletic Association, all winter and spring CAA sports have been officially cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. “Following extensive discussions with the conference’s institutional administrators, in light of new developments and...
2020 NCAA Tournament cancelled
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
March 13, 2020
Yes, you read that correctly. The 2020 NCAA Tournament has been cancelled. Not postponed or suspended. For the first time in history, March Madness has been cancelled. The announcement came yesterday in hopes that cancelling the tournament would help prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). This ...
UNCW suspends spring athletics
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
March 12, 2020
WILMINGTON — In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, UNC Wilmington athletics has opted to suspend its spring athletic events until further notice. “The decision follows suit with the Colonial Athletic Association’s earlier announcement that ensures the well-being and safety of student-athletes,...
2020 NCAA Tournament to be played without fans in attendance
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
March 11, 2020
Update: Since this article was published, the NBA suspended its season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert preliminary tested positive for coronavirus. COVID-19, more commonly known as coronavirus, has led to an executive decision from NCAA President Mark Emmert to play the 2020 NCAA Tournament ...
UNCW cancels Europe spring break trips after N.C. patients test positive for COVID-19
Jacob Sawyer, Staff Writer
March 7, 2020
UNC Wilmington has suspended all study-abroad programs to Europe following the confirmation of North Carolina’s first cases of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. The first patient, of Wake County, had recently traveled from Washington State, where the illness has claimed 10 lives and caused 70...
Coronavirus: fact and fiction
Jacob Sawyer, Staff Writer
February 21, 2020
The novel coronavirus from Wuhan, China, has claimed more than 1,000 lives and sickened more than 43,000 others. One fatality, as well as 393 infections, have occurred outside of China, including 13 in the United States as of last week. Fortunately, the American patients are in good condition and have...
