Sean Miller, Author at My TJ Now

Xenophobia towards Asian Americans on the rise

Sean Miller

“Go back to China” were the words addressed to an unnamed Winthrop professor this semester as discrimination against Asians across the U.S. rises. A Winthrop professor recently broke their silence…

Life in Wofford quarantine

Sean Miller

Winthrop’s Wofford Hall has been a quarantine zone for students who did not have the option to go home if they were potentially exposed to COVID-19. I was quarantined in…

Eagles to find new nest at The Perch

Sean Miller

Ground has been broken on an exciting new development near Winthrop that has been long in the making. The Perch will be a “22,000 square foot two-story building that's going…

Winthrop student parking expansion unlikely while school revises master plan

Sean Miller

Winthrop students are familiar with a lack of convenient parking close to their residence halls. Many students feel that the school should invest in better parking accommodations for students that…

Top Democrats and progressives clamor for Biden to deliver on his promises for higher education

Sean Miller

During the 2020 presidential race, President Biden campaigned on a platform of progressive education policies that would provide for student debt relief and extensive changes to higher education. Now, Democratic…

Robinhood faces immense scrutiny from SEC and investors

Sean Miller

Every amateur investor dreams of hitting it big on the stock market. Like winning the lottery, many believe that if they make one good investment, they will never have to…

College during COVID

Sean Miller

College students from all over the nation have felt the impact that a pandemic has on higher education. Aside from feeling increased psychological strain, many feel they are literally being…

WHO Chief Scientist warns that COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely by the end of 2021

Sean Miller

As 2020 came to a close and the vaccines began to be distributed, many people in the U.S. and abroad breathed a sigh of relief, believing that the pandemic would…

Mass communication professor receives Winthrop’s highest teaching award

Sean Miller

Winthrop’s highest teaching accolade, the Kinard Award, has been given to Professor Padmini Patwardhan of the Department of Mass Communication. “The Kinard Award is given annually to a faculty member…

Trump’s phony coup will not stop Biden’s inauguration

Sean Miller

At noon on Jan. 20, President-Elect Joe Biden will take the presidential oath of office, at which point Donald Trump will cease to be president, and the powers and duties…