technology Archives

Update on Winthrop’s transition to being a laptop campus

Sam Hyatt

The Board of Trustees voted to make Winthrop a laptop campus in the fall of 2022. The decision was announced by former interim president, George Hynd. Despite encouraging students to…

SAGE’s Transgender Week of Visibility success, with Starbucks and more

Ryan Lumbert

For its 2022 Transgender Week of Visibility, Winthrop's Sexuality and Gender Equality club partnered with the campus Starbucks through Sodexo to create Winthrop's exclusive, limited-time Pride & Joy drink: A…

Art history meets the future with virtual reality

Ryan Lumbert

In the last year, the Department of Fine Arts at Winthrop acquired an HTC Vive, one of the latest pieces of virtual reality hardware, with the goal of giving its…

Winthrop requires laptops in fall 2022

Sam Hyatt

Starting in fall 2022, Winthrop will be requiring that all students have personal laptops in order to complete their schoolwork. During a quarterly meeting on October 29, 2021, the…

US PIRG releases report on the fixability of tech products

Ryan Lumbert

A recent report released by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group ranked several technology companies on the repairability of their products. Modeled after reports done by France under the European…

Russia moves to disregard copyrights

Ryan Lumbert

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, several countries and international corporations have implemented sanctions against Russia. Technological sanctions have included Apple suspending all of its product sales, as…

Calculators and monopolies

Ryan Lumbert

Despite arriving on the market nearly 20 years ago, Texas Instruments' TI-84 Plus is still the standard calculator for mathematics courses across the country. Boasting specs that make your grandpa's…

Internet bots help and harm internet consumption

Jada Strong

Internet bots are something that we experience all the time on the internet, whether it is through automated emails or pop-up ads. Internet bots are everywhere, and we need to…

Invasion of privacy among smart home devices

Devyn Brown

When it comes to making home life easier, smart home devices like Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, Google Nest Hub or Samsung SmartThings Hub allow you to make and receive calls,…

Technological advances students can expect

Jada Strong

This upcoming fall 2022 semester, students can expect vast improvements to technology services here on campus to improve the quality of classroom life. Andrew Besmer, an associate professor of computer…