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UNCW’s fall 2020 plan is less than detailed

Veronica Wernicke and Jenna Tripp June 10, 2020

On June 2, UNC Wilmington’s (UNCW) Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli sent out an email to students and staff informing them of their plan for the fall 2020 semester amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The...

SeaSquawks: Students say fire Mike Adams

SeaSquawks: Students say fire Mike Adams

Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor June 6, 2020

In the past couple of days, The Seahawk has reached out and received many emails and statements from UNCW students and alumni in regard to sociology and criminology professor Dr. Mike Adams and the inappropriate...

Katie Sowers, an offensive assistant with the San Francisco 49ers, is the first woman to coach in the Super Bowl.

Where my ladies at: The presence of female coaches in sports

Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor May 25, 2020

Breathing heavily, I cradled the ball in my lacrosse stick as I ran to the goal hoping and wishing this would finally be my chance to sink the ball straight past the goalie. One breath. Two breaths. SWISH....

Graphic by Veronica Wernicke and photo by Tribune News Service.

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 Sam's Club orders will be filled. The Sam's 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...

Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Caleel Harris, from left, in "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween." The movie will be shown Thursday afternoon at the Main Library in Akron. [Sony]

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...

UNCW's 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...

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