Wilmington quietly takes down two Confederate statues “to protect public safety”
Caitlyn Dark, News Editor
July 3, 2020
In the very early morning hours of June 25, construction crews were hard at work doing something many Wilmington citizens had long thought impossible: the removal of the city’s two most visible Confederate statues. The city woke up on June 25 to see the statues memorializing the Confederate Attorne...
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...
Michael Bloomberg hosted pre-super tuesday campaign rally in Wilmington
Jack Kessler, Contributing Writer
March 20, 2020
Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign may be dead and gone, but for a brief moment on the Saturday before Super Tuesday the Democratic candidate held a rally at E. A. Laney High School, drawing a crowd of supporters, naysayers and political neutrals alike. “I am running a campaign for change,...
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...
UNCW extends spring break, transitions classes to online to combat coronavirus fears
Jacob Sawyer, Staff Writer
March 15, 2020
All UNC-system schools, including UNC Wilmington, have extended their spring breaks to March 20 and will switch to remote learning on March 23. Athletics and gatherings involving more than 100 people have also been canceled. The news first broke on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the day the World Health Organization ...
‘The Sound of Music’ prepares for second weekend at Wilmington’s Thalian Hall
Emily Andsager, Contributing Writer
March 5, 2020
A classic such as “The Sound of Music” is never viewed lightly, but there was no doubt how incredible director Ray Kennedy’s rendition was last Thursday at Thalian Hall. Kennedy, the director and choreographer of “The Sound of Music," is a man willing to take a risk and excelling at it by...
Wilmington’s evolving title as the Hollywood of the East
Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor
February 3, 2020
It is the mid-1980s and Erika Edwards is lining and setting up her friends, sisters and stuffed animals as she puts together another mini short film with her family's enormous VHS video recorder that she had to beg her parents to use. Since college, Edwards has been writing and directing films. Onc...
AIDS Memorial Quilt visits Wilmington
Kassie Bild, Staff Writer
January 13, 2020
The cross-country journey of the AIDS Memorial Quilt made a stop at UNC Wilmington and the surrounding area. The AIDS Memorial Quilt was in Wilmington starting Nov. 30 and was in the area till Dec. 15. The quilt was brought by the Frank Harr and The NAMES Project. Over 30 panels of the quilt were...
Cookout-owned TacoRoos to open soon near campus
Jacob Sawyer, Staff Writer
November 23, 2019
TacoRoos, a taco restaurant owned by the burger chain CookOut, is set to soon open on the corner of College Road and College Acres Drive. The building was vacant following the closure of a former Hardee’s establishment but was renovated over the course of 2019. The restaurant’s exterior sports...
WAVE transit defunding will not affect UNCW shuttles
Cierra Noffke, Staff Writer
November 19, 2019
On Monday, Oct. 21, New Hanover County announced its decision to cease funding WAVE Transit, the public transportation service for Wilmington, NC, beginning on July 1, 2021. Although this decision will have definite repercussions for those who depend on WAVE to regularly commute, this cut in funding...
New highway historical marker commemorates 1898 Wilmington coup
Jacob Sawyer, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
A new roadside historical plaque that has been in the works for almost two years was finally unveiled on Market Street between 4th and 5th streets on Friday, Nov. 8. It commemorates the massacre in which a mob of roughly 2,000 marched about Wilmington and set ablaze many buildings, including Free...
Wilmington community participates in Global Week for Future demonstrations
John Hasan Yildiz, Assistant Opinions Editor
October 10, 2019
Along with millions of protesters across the world who poured out into their cities and streets for the Global Week for Future protests, UNC Wilmington and the Wilmington community alike marched, fought, sang and stood in solidarity with both the environment and the international pursuit of climate justice....