UNCW receives, begins distributing CARES Act funding
Caitlyn Dark, News Editor
May 21, 2020
As a tumultuous spring semester begins to settle in the rear view, UNC Wilmington students are expecting to reap the benefits of the latest COVID-19 relief bill: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, and its education-focused Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, also kno...
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...
56 Seahawk athletes set to graduate
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
May 8, 2020
WILMINGTON — Despite adversity faced due to COVID-19, UNC Wilmington athletes still found the focus to finish the 2019-2020 academic year strong. 14 of UNCW's 18 athletic teams boast at least one graduate on their roster. The swimming & diving teams harbor the most with 14 — seven on both...
The sustainability of online classes
Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor
May 4, 2020
When coronavirus' (COVID-19) impending danger to the U.S. became ever clearer during UNC Wilmington’s spring break, the university quickly prepared and sent out the message that we would be switching to online classes indefinitely and later for the remainder of the semester. Students and professors quickly scrambled to...
Seahawks add three to 2020-21 roster
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
April 25, 2020
WILMINGTON — UNC Wilmington head coach Takayo Siddle has been hot on the recruiting trail since his tenure in the Port City began on March 13. Recruiting has been key for the Seahawk program since the loss of point guard Kai Toews last season and the transfer of Marten Linssen a few weeks ago. In...
Linssen enters transfer portal
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
April 11, 2020
WILMINGTON — UNC Wilmington's Marten Linssen has announced that he plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal heading into next season's action. The sophomore averaged 10.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game — third best on the team in both categories. Former interim head coach Rob Burke placed much...
UNCW to offer pass/fail class grading, prorated housing and dining refunds
Caitlyn Dark, News Editor
April 8, 2020
The third week of a semester abruptly shifted online has begun with some comforting news for students. Last week, UNC Wilmington announced two major policies to assist students impacted by the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 30, Chancellor Sartarelli sent out a campus-wide messag...
Jajuan Carr commits to UNCW
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
March 29, 2020
WILMINGTON — After much consideration of the offers forwarded to him, Pender High School's Jajuan Carr seriously considered sitting out a year of college basketball while attending prep school. That was before UNC Wilmington's new head coach Takayo Siddle extended an offer his way. The senior point...
UNCW baseball players respond to coronavirus
Zachary Kilby, Assistant Sports Editor
March 25, 2020
WILMINGTON – It was the bottom of the ninth with two runners on base. UNC Wilmington and East Carolina were deadlocked at two apiece as Seahawk catcher Matt Suggs settled into the batter’s box. As the bright lights shined down upon Brooks Field, Suggs did something that every baseball player drea...
Spring 2020 commencement ceremonies postponed; regalia still available
Caitlyn Dark, News Editor
March 20, 2020
UNC Wilmington students have been dealt another unfortunate blow to their college experience. Yesterday morning, the university announced via campus-wide email that Spring 2020 commencement ceremonies will not be held on the previously scheduled dates of May 8 and 9. Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in the...
Dining out ban, university updates and COVID-19 in New Hanover
Caitlyn Dark, News Editor
March 19, 2020
On Tuesday afternoon, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order for all restaurants and bars in N.C. to close to dine-in guests, though delivery and take-out options are still allowed. This move continues efforts by N.C. government officials to discourage gatherings of more than 100 people, wh...
Guest lecturer speaks on hidden truths of slavery
Jack Kessler, Contributing Writer
March 18, 2020
The unspoken truths of slavery — African complicity, its place in the creation of the modern world and the personal stories of those enslaved — must be brought to light, said the founding director of The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas at UNC Wilmington’s Randall...
