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Hurricane Dorian approaching UNC Wilmingtons campus on Sept. #, 2019

Florence vs. Dorian: The evacuations and how they were handled

Sarah Levinson, Contributing Writer September 17, 2019

It seems that evacuating due to a hurricane has become a September tradition at UNC Wilmington. For the second consecutive year, students have had a mandatory evacuation because of a hurricane barreling...

The SheHawk: Record numbers of college students are depressed and anxious, and no one is talking about it

The SheHawk: Record numbers of college students are depressed and anxious, and no one is talking about it

Cierra Noffke, Contributing Writer September 16, 2019

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on the topic of depression and anxiety in college students, but instead of filling it with statistics and their own hypotheses on why these numbers...

Yard signage on display in the Wakefield subdivision in Spanish Fort, Ala., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. On the left is a sign in support of a 3-mill property tax increase for schools and on the left is a sign in opposition. Voters in Spanish Fort and Fairhope will head to the polls on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, to vote on whether their taxes should be raised to support academics within the schools in their cities.

You should figure out your own political beliefs

Darius Melton, Opinion Editor September 14, 2019

There is a lot that goes into one’s personal political beliefs, whether it is factors like their gender and ethnicity or their religion and region they grew up in. None of these are bad reasons to shape...

In preparation for the Hurricane Dorian a boat sits at the top a sand dune as Hurricane Dorian make its way to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina on September 3, 2019.

New students: Do not worry about resetting after Hurricane Dorian

Darius Melton, Opinion Editor September 11, 2019

For the second year in a row, fall semester at UNC Wilmington has been derailed by a hurricane. The shakeout was a bit better this time – one week off is nothing compared to a full month – but readjusting...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 4/24/19 (STIs, Pregnancy, & The Distant Future)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 4/24/19 (STIs, Pregnancy, & The Distant Future)

Sally Seahawk, Staff Writer April 24, 2019

I recently had a one night stand and I’m afraid that I may have an STI, what should I do? Despite our weird and twisted Americanized thoughts on sex, it is a perfectly natural and beautiful part of...

The SheHawk: The Wage Gap – Lessons about Life

The SheHawk: The Wage Gap – Lessons about Life

Cierra Noffke, Contributing Writer April 22, 2019

On Equal Pay Day, the Women’s Studies department hosted a salary negotiation workshop designed to instruct young men and women the importance of negotiation in bridging the gaps in salary across America....

The George Davis Monument in Wilmington, NC, a tribute to the fourth Attorney General of the Confederate States

It’s time to retire Confederate monuments

Caitlyn Dark, Staff Writer April 19, 2019

Standing proudly over the intersection of Market and 3rd is a bronze statue of George Davis, former senator and the fourth — and final — attorney general of the Confederate States of America. Unveiled...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 4/17/19 (Best Friends, Relationships, & Believing)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 4/17/19 (Best Friends, Relationships, & Believing)

Sally Seahawk, Contributing Writer April 17, 2019

My best friend and I aren’t speaking. I largely feel like it’s her fault so should I wait for her to reach out to me or vice versa? Even the closest of friends have disagreements or falling outs....

The SheHawk: Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is the aggression Washington needs

The SheHawk: Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’ is the aggression Washington needs

Jimmy O'Halloran, Contributing Writer April 15, 2019

Politicians are almost always criticized for being slow and ineffective in implementing change. In America, this stereotype is basically a running joke and has ended up ingrained in our perception of the...

Writer David Sedaris, who is visiting UNCW on April 15, 2019

Vulgarity should not be seen as a sign of ignorance

Darius Melton, Opinion Editor April 15, 2019

One of the largest arguments against the use of foul language has always been that it's a sign of lower intelligence, with the point to this side being that if someone has to use curse words to get their...

Advice from Sally Seahawk 4/10/19 (Hygiene, Soul-Searching, & Alcoholism)

Advice from Sally Seahawk 4/10/19 (Hygiene, Soul-Searching, & Alcoholism)

Sally Seahawk, Staff Writer April 10, 2019

A friend of mine has really bad hygiene. How do I go about breaking it to him? We all know at least one person who could stand to take full advantage of a basic hygiene 101 lesson. Whether it's their...

The SheHawk: Why Campus Involvement Really Matters

The SheHawk: Why Campus Involvement Really Matters

Cierra Noffke, Contributing Writer April 8, 2019

We humans tend to wear words down, use them too much, fall into periodic routines. It is imperative we return to words that have lost their meaning in the chaos of our fast-paced lives and learn them all...

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