Following months of unusual Russian troop movements, threats and shellfire along the border, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. For over a year now, the whole world has watched as countless lives have been lost, families torn apart and cities destroyed. But behind each photograph and headline, number and statistic, video and dispatch, are real people with real stories to tell, often lost to the desensitization and chaos of war. A few such people are students in Wilmington and UNCW, specifically.
Holiday marketing should include everyone’s reality rather than just scanty picturesque moments. While advertisements and movies can continue promoting joyous holiday moments, they should also incorporate the less fortunate aspects of the holidays. Due to the lack of the former in media, many are unfortunately instilled with a sense of shame and guilt if their situations do not fit the Hollywood mold.
Imagine not seeing your friends who live in the same city for weeks, months, or sometimes even longer. You would feel like they didn’t care about you, as if you had done something that offended them or outgrown the friendship with the person. Now imagine these friends were the only ones who connect with you on a deeper than surface level. If this was your reality, you would feel really apprehensive and uncertain about your friendships. In honor of today being National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, I am going to try to show how this is my reality in a constructive manner, so as not to offend any of my friends who might be reading this, but to also make the case as to why I need consistency in my social life.
As the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 virus hits the United States, we are still trying to navigate the struggle of staying connected with people and starting new connections. Making friends and...
I’m more than halfway through with my sophomore year in college and I hate my major. What should I do?
Picking up and starting over in all instances can be terrifying. The best part about this time...
It begins with six reasonably close friends lounging about in their favorite dusty coffee shop, telling stories. You can tell they are friends, but not very good ones just yet. You couldn’t see them,...
There’s no denying that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the spirit of love, but many people get discouraged around the February holiday because they’re not in a romantic relationship. It’s important...
Q: I have my first round of exams this week and I am nervous because I don’t know how the tests will be formatted. I’m struggling to know how and what to study. How can I prepare for this?
The first...
How do you approach a close friend when you just found out they’ve been lying to you about EVERYTHING for months and months?
It is never easy learning that someone you care about has lied to you....
Skylar Chadwick, Contributing Writer
• November 21, 2017
Hosting a Friendsgiving isn’t a complicated task, but it is more involved than simply inviting people over for dinner. There are plenty of moving parts to consider and you will need a plan to make sure...
Vanessa Dickerson, Staff Writer
• November 16, 2017
Editor’s Note: Vanessa Dickerson is a junior studying Communication. Vanessa also partners with TealTV and has a true passion for broadcasting as well as sports journalism. All opinions expressed in...
Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer
• October 18, 2017
Q: I have struggled with feeling alone on campus. I haven’t made many friends in my classes and I don’t see my roommate and I becoming close friends. Do you have any suggestions?
A: You are not...
