February 24, 2019 - My TJ Now

Student assaulted near campus

Tea Franco

A 21-year-old Winthrop University student was assaulted near the Walk2Campus apartment complex early Saturday morning. According to Kenneth Scoggins, Winthrop University Police Department chief of police, the victim was held…

Controversial speaker sparks discussion

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Controversy brewed among the Winthrop community as some students were opposed guest speaker, Frank Turek,at the philosophical event, “If God, Why Evil?” hosted by the Christian organization Ratio Christi on…

Computer Science majors to gain new scholarship

Anna Sharpe

Former Winthrop professor Will Thacker has decided to give back to the students in the form of a scholarship. The Thacker Computer Sciences Scholarship will be available to computer science…

Reporters, alumni share experiences at News Literacy event

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Why Investigative Reporting Does Matter brought together a group of reporters from all areas of the industry in the Carolinas to give their defense on the importance of investigative journalism.…

GMOs across disciplines

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Genetically modified foods prove to still be one of the most controversial topics of modern time, as was seen during the “GMOs and our food supply: Good or Bad?” interdisciplinary…

Eagle of the Week: Harper Henson

Gabby Gardner

Winthrop’s men’s and women’s track teams finished the Carolina Challenge with several Top 10 finishes on Feb. 1 and Feb 2. Junior Harper Henson finished 6th in the women’s mile,…

Thank you

Gweneshia Wadlington

We understand it was a long hard fight. To just be looked at as a human being, and not just property was only the beginning. We know that it was…

Winthrop University’s new e-Sports team

Dean of Students Office/Publications

With many popular video games like “Street Fighter,” “Super Smash Bros.” and “League of Legends,” there are multiple people that train themselves like athletes to compete with each other and…

Review: Annie got her gun

Beneshia Wadlington

“Annie Get Your Gun” is a musical set in the late 1880s and early 1890s. The story is loosely based on the life of Annie Oakley who was an extremely…

Where studies combine

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Kristin Stolle has used art to highlight the environmental issues of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), created by a company called Monsanto. Stolle’s work, ‘Selective Memory’ has been on display in…