UNCW students speak on recent government shutdown
Hannah Bonet, Staff Writer
January 28, 2019
The United States government was shut down on Dec. 22, 2018, until ended on Jan. 25. There were a total of 35 days in which government employees were not being paid. This shutdown was caused by President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funding due to his 2016 campaign promise to “build t...
Flu season peaks amidst government shutdown
Tyler Newman, Assistant News Editor
January 23, 2018
With influenza season peaking throughout the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 63 percent of its staff was furloughed in the wake of the government shutdown. With an estimated 100 deaths per week, primarily from the resistant H3N2 strain, the flu has been taking...
Which party will shut down the government?
Jack DeVries, Copy Editor
January 20, 2018
Editor’s Note: Jack DeVries is a junior at UNCW double majoring in operations management and marketing strategy. Jack also works as The Seahawk’s Copy Editor and is a frequent writer for the Political Perspectives column. All opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author. All...