Ainsley McCarthy, Author at My TJ Now

Feb

Set up for success: the Serna’s love story

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When their friend lied to each of them that the other was interested in meeting, it took the couple–who had never met before– two dates to discover that they had…

Dec

Winthrop University’s founding president was disabled

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Founding-former president David Bancroft Johnson was coming home from school at nine years old–in 1865–when a railroad handcar crushed his arm. According to “The Torch is Passed” by Ross Web,…

Vice President of Student Affairs featured in new anthology honoring women in the workforce

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Chronicling one’s triumphs into novel form is triumphant in and of itself, so chronicling other’s triumphs into novel form is surely an ambitious task. Author Jennifer Pestikas undertook the latter…

Winthrop University IT works with WUPD to replace safety lights across campus

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Students received an email from Patrice Bruneau, the Assistant Vice President for Computing and Information Technology, notifying them that contractors were to begin replacing broken safety lights on Oct. 4.…

From Barista to Boss: The Assistant to the Chief of Staff reflects on the evolution of her career at Winthrop University

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Samantha Kroft moved to Rock Hill with her now-husband John Kroft to attend Winthrop in 2016, where she worked at Starbucks but eventually worked her way to the Office of…

Students call for healthier, more affordable meals in Culinary Council meeting Thursday

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Participants noted smaller portion sizes, a lack of vegetarian and vegan options, and restrictive hours of operation, among other concerns, stating that they “don’t trust” the quality of their food.…

Suspect driving stolen car shot, killed after car chase to Cherry Road CVS

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Winthrop students received a WU ALERT on Sept. 13 at 5:12 p.m. stating that there was a “shooting incident in the vicinity of campus at CVS on Cherry Road.” The…

Sodexo is offering free meal swipes to students in need

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The food services and facilities management company is partnered with a non-profit organization called Swipe Out Hunger, through which they donate a free meal swipe in exchange for each meal…

Meet Kiwibots: the new food delivery bots serving up smiles

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Winthrop Dining Services announced the addition of some new artificially-intelligent staff via Instagram on Aug. 18. They’re called Kiwibots- semi-autonomous 22”x17” insulated containers on wheels that aim to be a…

Police Blotter Aug. 22-25

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On Aug. 1 the Reporting Officer (R/O) documented a harassment complaint from a female student against her ex boyfriend. The complainant showed the R/O text messages that the officer deemed…