Matt Thrift, Author at My TJ Now

We are failing male survivors of sexual abuse

Matt Thrift

Content warning: This article deals with child sexual abuse and may be disturbing to some readers. While it should go without saying, the sexual abuse of children is a…

Financial impact on Winthrop from COVID-19 potentially ‘in the millions’

Matt Thrift

Winthrop University Interim President George Hynd told the board of trustees that the university could experience a $7 million financial impact, according to a recent press release. According to the…

McMaster enacts new ‘home or work order’ for South Carolina

Matt Thrift

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has enacted a ‘Home or Work Order’ which will last for an indefinite amount of time and will see residents of the state jailed or…

Winthrop board of trustees votes to lower summer tuition

Matt Thrift

Winthrop University’s board of trustees has voted to lower summer tuition rates by 12 percent, according to a press release from the university. Summer tuition is normally lowered by 20…

The fight against COVID-19 continues on at Winthrop

Matt Thrift

In the wake of a Winthrop student testing positive for COVID-19, the university's Human Resources department sent out an email to faculty and staff which was provided to The Johnsonian.…

‘Just keep talking about it’

Matt Thrift

There are a number of organizations on Winthrop’s campus, all with different goals and visions, but one organization has a clear mission: ending gun violence. Winthrop March for Our Lives…

A deeper look at the sale of the Coke Building

Matt Thrift

There have been a number of questions surrounding the recent sale and The Johnsonian reached out to Winthrop’s board of trustees Chairman Glenn McCall for answers. A response was received…

Updates on Winthrop’s response to the potential arrival of COVID-19

Matt Thrift

As the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus continues to make headlines across the globe, Winthrop University is preparing for the possibility that it could show up on campus. As of…

Police Blotter

Matt Thrift

An officer with the Winthrop University Police Department responded to the West Center on Feb. 10, “in reference to Vandalism inside the Polly Ford Conference Kitchen area.” The report states…

Friday’s faculty conference at Winthrop University covered an array of topics, some of which had been the subject of much discussion among students. Political science professor Adolphus Belk Jr. opened…