OPINION: The violent protests and riots must end
Jacob Sawyer, Staff Writer
September 7, 2020
Ending this violence requires a bipartisan and nationally coordinated approach. The first step is to restore order by deploying the National Guard. While the Guard will likely have to use some force against civilians and protesters, the risk of injury from looting and rioting is much higher, and the Guard is needed to flatten the curve of the unrest. It’s sad that we need to send them in, but just like flattening the curve of the COVID-19 virus through social distancing, we must face the music and do it.
The commonality of racial injustice
Kiley Woods, Contributing Writer
September 4, 2020
During the summer of 2020, global protests surrounding racial injustice soared in the U.S alongside the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Throughout history, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. have stood up for justice for all people. From the March on Washington to the Alabama bus boycott, the movement fo...
COM department offering new interracial dialogue class
Veronica Wernicke, News Editor
August 20, 2020
Amid the recent conversations about race and protest surrounding the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, the Communication Studies (COM) department is offering a new course this fall in order to help open and encourage dialogues about race. “Well, you know, obviously the controversy went nuclear, espec...
White allyship: Where to start
Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor
June 3, 2020
The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and the video of the incident came out, and people around the world have spoken up about this and the many other instances of injustice against people of color (POC). As a non-POC, I acknowledge that I will never understand or be able to re...
We need diversity in stock photos
Fairley Lloyd, Staff Writer
February 21, 2020
Diversity in the modeling field, specifically for stock photos, was not something I considered until I started working in journalism. For many online and print publications like The Seahawk, multimedia is used alongside the written text in an article, which often includes stock photography. There are man...
How Martin Luther King Jr. inspires us to take care of ourselves
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Cierra Noffke, Staff Writer
January 24, 2020
On Jan. 23, UNC Wilmington hosted a commemoration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The keynote speaker for this gathering was Susan Taylor, the former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, a publication dedicated to the celebration and divinity of black women. Taylor curated the magazine into the popular...
Chancellor, faculty address students feeling ‘uncomfortable’ at UNCW
Casey McAnarney, Editor in Chief
September 21, 2017
Issues revolving race, racial identity and equality are not new discussions for many Americans. However, many college campuses, especially in the UNC system, are now confronting these issues in response to student unrest and dissatisfaction. As UNC Wilmington students prepared to return to campus for the ...
UNCW SGA, Upperman holds discussion on Charlottesville and equality
Noah Thomas, Sports Editor
August 17, 2017
Students and faculty of the UNC Wilmington community gathered Thursday evening in the Fisher Student Center to discuss last week’s protests in Charlottesville, Va.