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Police respond to gunshots at BP Gas station (Jamie Royal/The Seahawk).

Wilmington police respond to shooting on College Road

Jamie Leigh Royal, Staff Writer January 27, 2024

On Jan. 26 at 11:38 a.m. UNCW students received an email reporting shots had been fired near the 400 block of S. College Road, which is adjacent to the main campus. This incident is just a week after...

 Anti-gun violence march in Washington, D.C. (Chip Vincent/Unsplash)

OP-ED: We will not wait for the next school shooting

Andrew Sun and Alexander Denza January 24, 2024

Editor’s Note: The following is a student-written op-ed, signed by over 110 student leaders and meant to be published simultaneously across over 40 student newspapers. The breadth of this op-ed is...

The battleship at sunset.

Shooting at Wilmington house party leaves 3 dead, 4 injured

Andrew Lemon, Assistant News Editor April 5, 2021

On April 3, gunfire broke out at a Wilmington house party just after midnight Saturday morning with 3 dead and 4 injured in the aftermath. The shooting took place around Kidder and 7th street, just a few...

OPINION: Surging gun violence is symbolic of pandemic’s toll on struggling communities

Jacob Sawyer, Staff Writer March 24, 2021

Imagine having to constantly stay home, limit time spent in crowds and worry that today could be your last day alive. For many Americans, these challenges are only ingrained in their lives due to the...

The Student Government Association (SGA) meets every Tuesday from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

SGA 2/9 meeting recap: After continued heated discussions, the first week of February is declared National Gun Violence Survivors Week at UNCW

Veronica Wernicke, News Editor February 12, 2021

Whether or not to pass the previously tabled resolution making an official national gun violence survivors week at UNCW was once again heavily discussed at this week's Student Government Association (SGA)...

The Student Government Association (SGA) meets every Tuesday from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

SGA 2/2 meeting recap: Senate tables gun violence survivors awareness resolution

Veronica Wernicke, News Editor February 5, 2021

During this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, the Senate tabled a resolution to make an official national gun violence survivors week at UNCW, heard remarks from Donyell Roseboro,...

Protesters at the "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington D.C. on March 24, 2018

Violent video games are not causing mass shootings

Katelyn Vargas, Contributing Writer September 26, 2019

The frequent occurrences of mass shootings in the United States have many citizens wanting answers as to why these horrible events keep occurring. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been...

Will Parkland be the catalyst to finally put a 'safety lock' on loose gun regulations?

Will Parkland be the catalyst to finally put a ‘safety lock’ on loose gun regulations?

Amanda Hagy, Contributing Writer March 3, 2018

According to reports done by ABC15 in Arizona, in 2018 there has been a total of 34 mass shootings thus far. More specifically there has been 18 school shootings with the most recent one occurring in...

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