UNC Wilmington students in Randall Library Monday morning found their studies accompanied by a piercing drilling coming from minor construction projects on the first floor.  According to various tweets from UNCW students, the drilling started around 10 a.m. 

50 percent of women worldwide are victims of physical or sexual violence. 70 percent of women and girls will be beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in their lifetime. People of all ages gathered in Hugh MacRae Park to raise awareness of issues like these.

Pi Sigma Epsilon, the marketing fraternity on campus hosted UNC Wilmington’s first ever dance marathon on Saturday, April 20, raising approximately $7,500. The dance marathon was coordinated by junior Michelle Montpetit and will benefit the Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital located in Wilmington. 

The STEM Expo, which was hosted by the Watson College of Education, was put together to heighten the community’s interest and engagement in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. During April, similar events are held all over the state in partnership with the North Carolina Science Festival.

In April, reactions to Cape Fear Community College student, Joshua Proutey’s, untimely death are everywhere.  The first of many hearings for his murder began April 9 with one of Proutey’s shooters, Quintel Raheem Grady.  On April 12, Josh would have transitioned out of his teenage years and turned 20 years old—his mother, Patty Gabello, planned to buy a birthday cake to celebrate. 

There are over 50 sexual offenders living within a three mile radius of UNC Wilmington’s campus; nine live on Racine Drive alone. 

The position of non-traditional senator, which acts as a representative for about 20 percent of students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will remain unfilled until the fall, when the Student Government Association will appoint someone to the position.

Scholars of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism visited UNC Wilmington to share their enthusiasm for religious studies with students, faculty, and community members April 11 through 13. The Frank Hall-Megivern Interfaith Conference was arranged by UNCW’s Philosophy and Religion department.

North Carolina may not be the first place that comes to mind when it comes to sex trafficking, but Calyn Ranieri, a student in Wilmington, knows from experience that the danger exists.

UNC Wilmington is looking for a local contractor to help amp up the bike program that is already offered to students on campus.

It’s not about making money, though; it is about pulling in the community and students. 

Mary Gornto, UNC Wilmington’s vice chancellor of University Advancement, announced she will retire July 15. After loyally serving the university for 12 years, Gornto has decided to step down.

The election for student body vice president had to be decided by a run-off, but in the end, Brett Pinnix was the last one standing. 

Elizabeth Stone mailed four tax forms this year. They were filled out neatly, put into four different white envelopes, and mailed to four different places: the federal government, and the state governments of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. 

The UNC Wilmington students cast their online ballots last week and they've officially made their pick for president.

Gov. Pat McCrory’s first proposed budget cut was released last week by the Office of State Budget and Management. The McCrory budget proposes to cut $135 million from the UNC system, possibly pushing some schools in the system into a financial corner.

On Thursday, March 21, UNC Wilmington released a statement regarding the settlement awarded for the shooting of a college student shot and killed by a former New Hanover County Sheriff six years ago.

U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) announced her support for same-sex marriage in a Facebook post today.

The ballot for UNC Wilmington's student government is looking empty this year. Three senator positions will be vacant over the summer because no one is running for them. The only options on the online ballot, which closes Thursday at 5 p.m., are to write in a student’s name or abstain.

There are three presidential candidates this election and all have SGA experience as well as distinguishable characteristics, qualifications and ideas for the future of UNCW that set each apart from the other. 

Though some people view psilocybin mushrooms, “shrooms,” as a safe, natural way to get high, they must remember that shrooms, like other illicit drugs, can be dangerous.