Tea Franco, Author at My TJ Now

Winthrop works to remain a ‘Voter Friendly Campus’

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In recent years, Winthrop University has received national recognition from the Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators as a “Voter Friendly Campus.” As South Carolina’s…

Theatre department is breaking the Shakespeare Stigma

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This story originally appeared at The Palmetto Report which can be found at palmettoreport.com Shakespeare is often a point of tension for many current and former students who had to…

Response to “Social media: the new public forum”

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In an opinion article published in the Sept. 18 issue of The Johnsonian, there was an article critiquing various social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Spotify for banning…

Just put the book down already

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Sam Ross/ The Johnsonian Recently, a friend asked me if I finished reading books even if I didn’t like them. She was in the middle of a book she…

The war on journalism

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For my entire college career, I have, in some capacity, worked for The Johnsonian. During my tenure as a staff member, I have been threatened by readers who wanted to…

Hearts do break around here

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Ed Sheeran has written the soundtrack for my life since I was 14 years old. Besides One Direction, Sheeran was the only musician I cared about as a teen. I…

Dear Senior,

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What is something you did to handle your stress? -Noel Owens For me personally, when I get overwhelmed I make a list categorizing the things I have to do by…

Student assaulted near campus

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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…

Sitting down with Sodexo

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Q:Tell us about what you have been doing to get the students’ opinions involved in dining services. A: One, we try to promote all of our events. We are being…

Get off the couch and vote already

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You have probably heard this time and time again in your classes, but it is important to note: millennials have the lowest voter turnout of any age group. Although we…