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The Soaring Seahawk statue standing in front of New Hanover Hall (Charlotte Thorne/The Seahawk).

OPEN CALL OPINION: UNCW community responds to Mike Pence invitation

Addison Lowry, Opinion Editor September 17, 2025

The Seahawk collected various opinions from UNCW community members to foster thoughtful, respectful dialogue regarding former Vice President Mike Pence’s invitation to speak at the Chancellor’s “Dare...

Overturned candles sit below spirit rock, after student scabble (Addison Lowry/The Seahawk).

Charlie Kirk tribute altered amid UNCW student dispute

Emily Reier, Editor-in-Chief September 16, 2025

The spirit rock in front of Fisher Student Union became a canvas of contention Tuesday morning, as students painted over a tribute to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The tribute was painted...

Starship robot leaving Seahawk Crossing after making a delivery (Addison Lowry/The Seahawk).

REVIEW: Starship robots could be UNCW’s next big thing

Addison Lowry, Opinion Editor September 8, 2025

UNCW has a new food delivery system: Starship robots. These mobile robots serve as on-campus food delivery. Now — three weeks into the fall semester — they are ready for action. Students can order...

The Book Club founders. Left to right: Logan Knowles (President), Brielle Lancaster (Treasurer), Lydia Mielke (Vice President), Eri Mitchell (Secretary)(Courtesy Lydia Mielke).

The Book Club: UNCW’s new, rapidly growing club is looking for members

Addison Lowry, Opinion Editor August 21, 2025

This fall, book lovers at UNCW will be coming together to discuss all things bookish in Morton Hall. Last semester, President Logan Knowles came together with his friends to create a space for all things...

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Christine Reed Davis (left) and former Provost Dr. James J. Winebrake (right) sitting in the Vice Chancellor's office (Samantha Hill/The Seahawk).

Interview with Vice Chancellor and Provost: DEI on UNCW Campus

Samantha Hill, Staff Writer June 26, 2025

WILMINGTON, N.C. (April 30, 2025) — Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies have changed rapidly over the past year, leaving students and faculty concerned about what the future holds here at...

 A recycling symbol on a blue recycling bin. (Sigmund/Unsplash.com)

UNCW Recycling enters Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition

Grace Lanham, News Editor April 9, 2024

Throughout the month of March, UNCW’s Recycling Services participated in the Campus Race to Zero Waste Electronic Recycling Competition, a North American collaborative in partnership with the National...

Directors in Q&A session. (Samantha Hill/The Seahawk)

Eighteenth annual UNCW Reel Teal Film Festival

Samantha Hill, Marketing Manager April 7, 2024

Film enthusiasts, creators and students gathered in Lumina Theater on March 16 to view the final selected films for viewing and judging at UNCW’s annual Reel Teal Film Festival. Flicker Film Society...

People walk with "You belong" signs at a Pride month protest. (Adiden Craver/Unsplash.com)

Community, isolation and politics: The mental health of queer students at UNCW

Hannah Markov, Staff Writer March 20, 2024

  Editor’s Note: I was heading to class in Morton Hall and on my usual walk to class, I see on the blackboard that stands in the hallway “a student at N.C. State committed suicide,...

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OP-ED: Flocking together

Jamie Leigh Royal, Staff Writer January 19, 2024

Welcome back, Seahawks. It is becoming a UNCW tradition to begin each semester with some sort of natural disaster that involves heavy rain, high wind gusts and tornado threats. Despite the chaos,...

Elijah Jacob Donato’s arrest photo. (New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office)

BREAKING NEWS: UNCW student arrested on multiple sex crime charges while babysitting

Nate Mauldin, Photography Editor September 29, 2023

21-year-old Elijah Jacob Donato was arrested Thursday, Sept. 28 on two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and two counts of Taking Indecent Liberties with Children. According to the university,...

Student loan payments will resume Oct. 1, following a more than three year pause on interest and payments. Interest rates already resumed on Sept. 1. (Kenny Eliason via Unsplash)

Student loan payments to resume in October

Amelia McNeese, Editor-in-Chief September 28, 2023

After a three-year pause on student loan payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, loan payments and interest accumulation will resume Oct. 1. Students are now expected to resume making their monthly loan...

UNCW Cross Country hosts its Beach Blast Tournament. (Brandon Sans/UNCW)

UNCW XC crushes Beach Blast

Ryan Wiener, Sports Editor September 27, 2023

The UNCW cross country program recently hosted the Wilmington Beach Blast cross country tournament on Sept. 8. There were eight men’s teams and six women's teams in the competition. Overall, the...

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