Chancellor Sartarelli told Black UNCW students the one thing he shouldn’t have
Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor
June 12, 2020
Will all the drama currently surrounding UNC Wilmington (UNCW) who would have guessed that things would only get worse? Well, they did when Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli decided it was appropriate to tell the Black Student Union (BSU) and others that “All Lives Matter” according to a report from the P...
Matt Talone and Sabrina Balent elected as 2020-2021 SGA president and VP
Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor
May 16, 2020
Every year UNC Wilmington students are given the opportunity to vote for the next school year's upcoming Student Government Association student body president and vice president. On April 13, 2020, Matt Talone and Sabrina Balent were announced as the new president and vice president, respectfully, f...
Alcohol sales introduced to Trask Coliseum for basketball season
Samantha Dickerson, Editor in Chief
October 25, 2019
During the Board of Trustees meeting held Oct. 22, 2019, the board voted to allow the sale of alcohol during basketball games, specifically in Trask Coliseum. The Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs, Miles Lackey, presented the proposed updates of the Alcohol Policy to the board, which notably includ...
Pianovich, Kowadlo go in-depth on their plans for UNCW
Fairley Lloyd, Assistant News Editor
April 5, 2019
It has been a few weeks since the UNC Wilmington student body elected the 2019-2020 SGA president and vice president, Nick Pianovich and Rachel Kowadlo. While much of their plans are still in progress, both Pianovich and Kowadlo went into more detail on their plans for UNCW’s campus in an exclusive...
UNCW students elect Pianovich, Kowadlo as SGA president and VP
Fairley Lloyd, Assistant News Editor
March 28, 2019
Over 1,000 UNC Wilmington students voted for in 2019 student government elections, setting a record for voter turnout within the school. The results, announced Thursday at 5 p.m., ushered in the future of SGA: President Nick Pianovich and Vice President Rachel Kowadlo. Both Pianovich and Kowadlo expressed...
SGA elections: Dunagan and Fink look to enhance student experience
Jonny Berrios, Staff Writer
March 27, 2019
The UNC Wilmington 2019 Student Government Association elections will conclude Thursday at 4 p.m., crowning a new president and vice president of the UNCW student body later that afternoon. Three teams of candidates have announced their campaigns for office, and one is focusing on improving day-to-day...
SGA elections: Bey and Tyson team up to keep students safe on campus
Jonny Berrios, Staff Writer
March 27, 2019
The UNC Wilmington Student Government Association elections are in full swing. Election polls opened Monday at 9 a.m. and will close Thursday 4 p.m. Election results will be announced at 5 p.m. in the Gateway Lounge outside of the CAIC office, which is located in the Fisher Student Center. SGA...
SGA elections: Pianovich, Kowadlo strive for sustainability
Fairley Lloyd, Assistant News Editor
March 26, 2019
The UNC-Wilmington Student Government Association elections opened Monday morning. One of the presidential tickets includes Nick Pianovich with Rachel Kowadlo running for vice president. Nick Pianovich Nick Pianovich is running for SGA president. His leadership experience on campus includes serving...
New SGA President, VP Announced: Tillett and Brethen named for 2018-2019 school year
Casey McAnarney, Editor-in-Chief
March 23, 2018
Voting has closed on UNC Wilmington's campus for the Student Government Association presidential and vice presidential race, and we now have new executives for the 2018-2019 school year. Cole Tillet and Elizabeth Brethen have been named next year's SGA president and vice president respectively. Tillet...
SGA proposes new approach to reporting sexual assault on campus
Meredith Hoffman, Assistant News Editor
September 11, 2017
The Student Government Association [SGA] held its second meeting Aug. 29 to address its platform for the upcoming academic year. SGA President Ottillie Mensah spoke to the sparsely filled Azalea Room on Tuesday about the plans for the year, which included addressing major problems on campus, such as...
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.