Victoria Howard, Author at My TJ Now

The predatory nature of Twitter philanthropy

Victoria Howard

Do a search on Twitter for “RT and I’ll send you $” and you can find hundreds of accounts offering free money, no contest, no questions asked. Do a little…

What the SC primary could mean

Victoria Howard

Joe Biden achieved an overwhelming victory on Saturday here in South Carolina, with 48 percent of the vote in his favor. The runner up, Bernie Sanders, received only 19 percent…

Let’s talk about the junior scaries

Victoria Howard

Second-semester juniors are in a weird spot. This whole time, college has felt like you’re just gearing up for the ‘real world.’ Before this, you still had time to change…

Parting words/Letter from the editor

Victoria Howard

Dear Dr. Mahony, Thank you. You have been a guiding light and shining star on this campus since I first got here. Since commencement, I’ve felt like we knew…

Stop giving Bloomberg attention

Victoria Howard

After declaring his running in the Democratic primaries late in the game, billionaire Michael Bloomberg has made his name relevant in conversations around the primaries. This isn’t good. The former…

Barnes & Noble misses the mark

Victoria Howard

As a celebration of Black History Month, national book retailer Barnes & Noble announced their new “diverse covers” of classic novels. These were covers for classics like “The Wizard of…

Sign the petition already

Victoria Howard

The petition calling for a vote of no confidence against the Winthrop Board of Trustees currently has over 1,600 signatures. This is a huge number and shows that a large…

The Iowa caucuses weren’t tampered with

Victoria Howard

A huge chunk of the Iowa precincts used a new app earlier this month when voting for their preferred candidate. The app caused a lot of problems when it came…

Problems with Wingspan

Victoria Howard

Error 500 - Internal Server Error. This is the screen that many students have seen when trying to log into their Wingspan accounts since the start of the semester. …

Professors we love, who are in love

Victoria Howard

Love is in the air year-round at Winthrop. The university is the home to many professor couples, who have the opportunity to work alongside each other as they teach. Finding…