Chase Duncan, Author at My TJ Now

Honoring Dorothy Barber

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Over the past 134 years since Winthrop University was established as an all-white female training school for teachers, the Columbia, South Carolina-born institution has evolved into a racially and academically…

BOT approves resolution for new degrees

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Winthrop University’s board of trustees approved resolutions to establish three new academic degrees at a board meeting earlier this month. The resolutions will be submitted to the Commision of Higher…

How the WUPD vets officer candidates

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Last month, former Winthrop University Police Department officer Charles Price was terminated from his position and arrested for over 51 criminal charges including criminal sexual conduct against minors, kidnapping and…

Margaret Nance: A dorm for students past and present

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The advent of the hallowest holiday of the year draws ever closer with each passing night, and the spirits that roam Winthrop’s ghostly grounds grow more and more restless waiting…

Life in Wofford quarantine

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In an effort to contain the potential growth of the COVID-19 pandemic amidst a university population of over 5,000 total graduate and undergraduate students, Winthrop University officials decided to set…

Campus police officer charged with sexual battery

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Former Winthrop police officer, Charles Eugene Price, has been fired and arrested on over fifty charges including sexual battery against minors, incest, and kidnapping, according to information released by the…

Tillman Hall’s four floors of horror

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Winthrop’s campus is no stranger to the paranormal, and nowhere is that clearer than within the eerie walls of Tillman Hall. Since 2005, the Romanesque-style building has served as the…

CAS faculty concerns over board loyalties

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Winthrop University professors in the College of Arts and Sciences brought forth concerns in a recent faculty assembly regarding appearances and addresses by conservative political figures at a recent board…

The paranormal specters of Little Chapel

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The ever-so-frightful holiday of Halloween is fast approaching, that fateful night upon which disguises are garnished and delightful treats are gifted to all. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily halted…

Winthrop bands take to the outdoors

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For the average student passing between classes and dining, the sounds of music usually are confined to the plastic prisons of headphones and AirPods. But for those lucky enough to…