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3 months in: A coronavirus reflection

Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor May 15, 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have changed and have various lasting impacts on our lives forever. Different people will remember different things, but we will surely never forget this period...

An online zoom lecture from my ENG-210/Mythology class.

The sustainability of online classes

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor May 4, 2020

When coronavirus' (COVID-19) impending danger to the U.S. became ever clearer during UNC Wilmington’s spring break, the university quickly prepared and sent out the message that we would be switching...

Assistant general manager Kathy Hartman, left, and general manager Bob King chat in the warehouse where Sams Club orders will be filled. The Sams Club fulfillment center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday on Tobias Boland Way. [T&G Staff/Christine Peterson]

My boyfriend is an essential worker and I worry

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor April 21, 2020

Prior to COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Security listed 49 to 62 million employees as essential workers, per a report from Brookings. Amidst all of the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus...

The sample ballot for the New Hanover county 2020 primary elections.

Confusion amongst democratic primary ballot candidates

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor February 25, 2020

We are in the midst of the 2020 primary elections and that means there are many decisions to be made between now and the end of the voting period. North Carolina’s early voting period is running from...

A One Tree Hill poster hangs in King Hall, which is home to the UNCW Department of Film Studies. One Tree Hill was filmed in Wilmington from 2003-2012.

Wilmington’s evolving title as the Hollywood of the East

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor February 3, 2020

It is the mid-1980s and Erika Edwards is lining and setting up her friends, sisters and stuffed animals as she puts together another mini short film with her family's enormous VHS video recorder that she...

The P.O.D. Market at Seahawk Crossing on Jan. 31, 2020.

The problem with food dollars and price gouging at the P.O.D.

William Becker, Staff Writer January 31, 2020

UNC Wilmington notably has four convenience stores located around campus, each of which are known as the “P.O.D.” The four P.O.D.’s are located in the Fisher Student Union, the Hub, Seahawk Crossing...

Female directors deserve better

Female directors deserve better

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor January 17, 2020

The 2020 Oscar nominations were recently announced and, for the 92nd year, they have disappointed. The full list of nominees can be found on the official Oscars website. Despite several well-reviewed films...

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Not everything is a Halloween movie, Freeform

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor October 24, 2019

Halloween is by far one of my favorite holidays, aside from Christmas of course, and along with this spooky time of year comes another favorite of mine: 31 Nights of Halloween on Freeform—formerly known...

UNCWs College Republicans club with a table for Constitution Day on Sept. 17, 2019

The US Constitution is an ageless document

Caroline Shaver, Contributing Writer September 24, 2019

Constitution Day was on Tuesday, Sept. 17. My guess is that most students did not know that; it is not a widely celebrated holiday. After all, the only holidays college students know are the ones we get...

Protesters gaze at riot police from behind a barricade during a demonstration on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 in Hong Kong.

A brief debriefing of the Hong Kong riots and why it matters

Cierra Noffke, Contributing Writer September 20, 2019

This summer, the riots in Hong Kong swept through the news in a flurry of shock that gripped the eyes of the world. We have all seen the now infamous photos of the Hong Kong airport drowning in a sea of...

Matty Roberts started the Storm Area 51 event as a joke in June before it exploded into an internet phenomenon. It has since been called off, but he is helping promote a music festival in Las Vegas instead, called Alienstock.

SeaSquawks 9/19/19: UNCW speaks on the Area 51 raid

Darius Melton, Opinion Editor September 19, 2019

If you have been keeping up with meme culture for the past couple of months, you know all about the "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us" Facebook event that kicked off tons of internet in-jokes for...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 9/18/19 (Long distance, motivation and roommate rules)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 9/18/19 (Long distance, motivation and roommate rules)

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer September 18, 2019

My boyfriend and I have been together for over a year and prior to coming to college we decided to try long distance. Now we’re a month into school, we rarely talk and when we do we’re arguing. I don’t...

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