March 2019 - My TJ Now

Democrats in Rock Hill: Beto O’Rourke

Anna Sharpe

“Beto! Beto! Beto!” Residents of Rock Hill crammed into Amelie’s French Bakery Friday, March 23 to hear democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke speak about his platform. Anticipation was growing as…

Democrats in Rock Hill: Cory Booker

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Sen. Cory Booker made a campaign stop in Rock Hill Saturday at Freedom Temple Ministries to present his platform for the 2020 presidential election and meet local voters and leaders. …

Democrats in Rock Hill: Pete Buttigieg

Savannah Scott

Pete Buttigieg visited Clinton College for his campaign trail on Saturday March 23. The 37-year-old is running for the Democratic ballot for the upcoming 2020 election. People from around the…

Adolphus Belk elected as new faculty chair

Dean of Students Office/Publications

The Board of Trustees nominations committee elected a new faculty chair for the 2019-2020 academic year. Political science professor Adolphus Belk was elected chair of Winthrop Faculty Conference starting in…

Aiding in an epidemic

Anna Sharpe

Opioid-related deaths in York County increased by 75 percent from 2014-2016, according to the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services. This prompted the creation of the South Carolina…

Computer science professor breaks barriers

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Those in the United States who have doctoral degrees make up less than two percent of the total population. African Americans who have doctoral degrees make up less than half…

Swipe safe

Dean of Students Office/Publications

With websites and applications such as Tinder, Bumble, EHarmony, Ok Cupid and Match.com, it’s fair to say there are a lot of dating websites in this day and age. For…

Eagle of the Week: Bjorn Broman

Dean of Students Office/Publications

When it comes to athletes and their accomplishments, it is a remarkable feat to reach a milestone in their career that allows an athlete to be proud of their skills.…

All we do is win (x7)

Beneshia Wadlington

Winthrop’s track and field teams claimed seven first-place finishes on the final day of the UNC- Wilmington Invitational to bring its weekend meet total to 11. Winthrop competed against Campbell,…

Hunter Lipscomb: Big South Player of the week

Gweneshia Wadlington

Winthrop senior finance major and baseball player Hunter Lipscomb has been named Big South Player of the Week. Lipscomb is very honored by this achievement. “Big South Player of the…