Bryn Eddy, Author at My TJ Now

Investigation on Phelps Hall sexual assault still active and ongoing

Bryn Eddy

A Winthrop student was sexually assaulted in the morning hours of Nov. 16 in Phelps Hall and the investigation is still active and ongoing. The Johnsonian contacted Yearta on Monday,…

WUPD asks for help in identifying suspect from Tuesday’s Phelps Hall assault

Bryn Eddy

Interim Chief of Police Charles S. Yearta asked the Winthrop community via email for help in identifying the man who sexually assaulted a student in Phelps Hall on Tuesday, Nov.…

Investigation on Tuesday’s sexual assault in Phelps is active and ongoing

Bryn Eddy

A sexual assault against a Winthrop University student that occurred on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 16 in Phelps Hall was reported to the Winthrop University Police Department on Nov.…

Vigil held for those killed in April 7 mass shooting

Bryn Eddy

The Rock Hill community continues to mourn the loss of the six individuals killed as a result of the mass shooting on April 7. A vigil was held on Sunday,…

Drive-by shooting near campus, three suspects in custody same day

Bryn Eddy

A drive-by shooting, with no relation to Winthrop University, occurred near campus on Friday, April 16. No one was killed or injured in the shooting and three suspects were in…

Students stage sit-in in response to university’s mishandling of sexual assault investigations

Bryn Eddy

In response to Winthrop University mishandling sexual assault investigations, as written about in a story published by The Johnsonian on March 24, students staged a sit-in on the campus green…

Shooting leaves five dead including former WU supervising physician and medical director

Bryn Eddy

A shooting at a Rock Hill home Wednesday evening has left five dead. The victims included former Winthrop Supervising Physician and Medical Director Dr. Robert Lesslie, age 70, along with…

Winthrop named a ‘voter-friendly campus’ by the Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project

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Winthrop University was deemed a voter-friendly campus by national nonpartisan organizations Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project (CVP) and NASPA– Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The two organizations seek…

Campus safety ambassadors: here’s what they’re all about

Bryn Eddy

Winthrop University, in an effort to further enforce COVID-19 safety guidelines as well as general campus safety, has implemented a campus safety ambassador program in which students are hired to…

IT struggles to fix campus internet connection issues

Bryn Eddy

Internet connection across campus, particularly in Phelps Hall and The Courtyard, has been of poor quality for the past two semesters after the university lost its network engineer. Students, particularly…