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Atlantis' newest Editor-in-Chief Nitya Budamagunta. (LinkedIn)

Atlantis: A Creative Magazine welcomes new Editor-in-Chief, Nitya Budamagunta

Anna Ford, Assistant Culture Editor April 26, 2023
Founded in 1971, Atlantis: A Creative Magazine is UNCW’s premier undergraduate literary magazine. Focused on celebrating undergraduate writers from public or private community colleges and four-year universities in North Carolina, Atlantis is run by dedicated students and sponsored by UNCW’s Student Media Board. As sophomore Nitya Budamagunta takes the reins as Editor-in-Chief for the 2023-2024 school year, many exciting possibilities lie ahead for the innovative literary magazine.
Student protesters hold signs outside of the Burney Center during the Razor Walker Awards ceremony. (Nate Mauldin/The Seahawk)

Sen. Michael Lee receives Razor Walker Award for Public Policy despite protests

Amelia Lindsey and Nate Mauldin April 26, 2023
On Tuesday, April 25, North Carolina Senator Michael Lee (R) received the Razor Walker Award for Public Policy from UNCW’s Watson College of Education. The award is to distinguish those who overcome barriers and take professional risks to support childrens’ education, and “walk the razor’s edge” alongside students. 
The automatic door button outside of The Shore Dining Hall. (Michael Friant/The Seahawk)

OPINION: A follow up on UNCW’s accessibility for neurodivergent students

Michael Friant, Staff Writer April 22, 2023
Accessibility should be a priority on UNCW's campus because of its status as a public institution. However, the more I move around the campus, the more apparent it becomes that the University is more concerned with aesthetics and saving money than accessibility. Before getting into the logistics of what I’ve been seeing recently, I want to address a meeting I had in lieu of the article I published last fall on accessibility design flaws on campus.
A Murder of Crows is a 1992 dark comedy play by Mac Wellman set to be performed at UNCW's Kenan Auditorium. (UNCW Department of Theatre)

UNCW Theatre Department brings satire to the stage with ‘A Murder of Crows’

Bailey Arnold, Staff Writer April 19, 2023
The UNCW Theatre Department is ending their 2022-2023 season with a thought-provoking and unconventional play, “A Murder of Crows,” written by Mac Wellman and directed by Professor Paul Castagno. The show follows Susannah as she learns to understand and deal with family relationships, survival, and life and death.
Dillon Lifrieri connects with a pitch at TCU this weekend. Photo by Jay Hinton.

Seahawks take series from nationally ranked Horned Frogs

Bailey Swogger, Sports Editor April 18, 2023

The bats were hot for UNCW baseball this weekend as the Seahawks scored a total of 31 runs through the three game series at #23 TCU to take two of the three games. On Friday, Tanner Thach got the Seahawks...

Olha Novikova poses with the Ukranian flag outside of Dobo Hall. Novikova is the current president of UNCW's Ukrainian Culture Club. (Courtesy of Olha Novikova)

The impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war on UNCW students

Hannah Markov, Editor-in-Chief April 6, 2023
Following months of unusual Russian troop movements, threats and shellfire along the border, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. For over a year now, the whole world has watched as countless lives have been lost, families torn apart and cities destroyed. But behind each photograph and headline, number and statistic, video and dispatch, are real people with real stories to tell, often lost to the desensitization and chaos of war. A few such people are students in Wilmington and UNCW, specifically.
Protesters gather at Thalian Hall ahead of the march through downtown Wilmington.

Wilmington residents protest for trans rights

Hannah Markov, Editor-in-Chief April 4, 2023
Dozens of people gathered on the steps of Thalian Hall on International Transgender Day of Visibility to protest for trans rights. Every year, March 31 is dedicated to recognizing trans visibility and rights. Trans Day of Visibility was initially created by transgender activist Rachel Crandall in 2009 to foster joy and celebrate transgender people.
UNCW Chancellor Aswani K. Volety at his installation on Friday, March 31, 2023. (UNCW Office of University Relations)

Dr. Aswani K. Volety installed as Chancellor of UNCW

Nate Mauldin, Photography Editor April 1, 2023
“I look forward to traveling miles of opportunity with you and for you as your chancellor of the University of North Carolina Wilmington,” said Volety. “I hope you will join me on this most exciting journey. Let’s soar high, soar far, and soar together Seahawks.”
Seahawk Lauren Cope during the game against NC A&T on Sunday, March 26. (Douglas Neeb/UNCW)

Seahawks sweep Aggies across three game weekend

Bailey Swogger, Sports Editor March 30, 2023

The UNCW softball team was all over the NC A&T Aggies this weekend as they took a three game sweep in Wilmington. The Seahawks had the bats going all weekend, but in Saturday’s first of two...

A cup of Lucky Joe cold brew. The coffee shop says it is the "original cold brew coffee shop" of Wilmington since its founding in 2015. (Lucky Joe via Instagram)

How Lucky Joe Craft Coffee is getting student attention after recent setbacks

Bailey Arnold, Staff Writer March 21, 2023
Tucked away in a quiet apartment complex not far from campus is a locally owned and operated coffee shop, Lucky Joe Craft Coffee. At first glance, the building looks like another townhouse amongst a sea of student housing, but plenty of delicious coffee, smoothies and pastries as well as work and study spaces hide behind a set of magenta doors.
Current Editor-in-chief Abigail Celoria poses with writers, contributors and readers for Second Story Journal's issue 13 release party. (Second Story Journal via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/secondstoryjournal/))

Second Story Journal opens to all undergraduate students

Olivia Vizethann, Staff Writer March 20, 2023
Universities all throughout the US offer a literary magazine to exclusively their student body as an opportunity for students to get their work published. Up until now, UNCW was not one of those universities. Second Story Journal is a UNCW literary magazine created, operated by and originally, exclusively open to Honors students. Current Editor-in-Chief Abigail Celoria and other staff have worked to change that and have opened the magazine to include all undergraduate student submissions.
"History Happens Now," a mural across the street from the 1898 Memorial. The piece was created in 2020 amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests by DREAMS, a local art education and youth development organization.

An overview of Black History Month in Wilmington

Amelia Lindsey and Grace Lanham March 13, 2023
Each February marks the beginning of Black History Month in the United States, and communities across the country take this time to reflect on and celebrate the contributions of Black Americans throughout history. This year’s national Black History Month theme was “Black Resistance,” which addresses how African Americans are dealing with oppression and the lack of institutional support in the past and present.
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