Chase Duncan, Author at My TJ Now

‘Intrudeer in West Center’: Fawn breaks through glass door to swim

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A wild deer broke through a glass door in the West Center late Saturday morning and took a dive into the 25-yard pool. Law enforcement and animal control officials pulled…

Meet Edward Serna, Winthrop alumni and university presidential candidate

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Potential Winthrop presidential candidate and alumni Edward Serna visited campus last week to interact with community members for the first time and speak about why he chose to submit an…

CSL approves new education student organization

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The Winthrop University Council of Student Leaders approved the chartering of a university chapter for the South Carolina Education Association, a nonprofit education advocacy organization aimed at supporting education majors.…

WU Presidential Search, what we know so far

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The Winthrop Presidential Search Committee has begun selecting potential presidential candidates from a pool of over 150 applications to interview over Zoom during the last week of January, according to…

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

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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

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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.…

Winthrop University to host 2021 United States Disc Golf Championship

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Winthrop University will host the 23rd annual United States Disc Golf Championship as well as the first installment of the all-female Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship in early October,…

Winthrop University Students for Change march on President’s House

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*Editor's Note: This story was updated on April 22.* Large numbers of students and faculty marched on and around the Winthrop campus in protest of recent allegations against the school’s…

Faculty and student representatives address Board

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Faculty Representative Adolphus Belk and Student Representative Brandon Jackson addressed the Board of Trustees at their April meeting with a report covering Winthrop community concerns. The faculty and student reports…

New CSL Chair and Vice win landslide election

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Winthrop students Erin Emiroglu and Miguel Caldwell will serve as Chair and Vice Chair respectively on the Council of Students Leaders for the 2021-2022 academic year. The pair were the only ticket that ran and garnered all of the 457 votes. Both representatives…