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Student actors at Mr. Putty’s Fun Park

Aerieal Laymon

This year, Mr. Putty’s Fun Park began their Halloween event the first weekend of October. The event consists of mostly Winthrop students working as the actors, including junior theatre major…

Tillman Hall’s four floors of horror

Chase Duncan

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…

Looking ahead: treatments for COVID-19

Shyanne Hamrick

As one of the greatest challenges of the year, researchers and scientists persist in the race to develop a treatment for the COVID-19 pandemic. Although controversy has risen from recent…

J.K. Rowling: beloved author and…transphobe?

Allison Reynolds

When someone falls in love with a book series, it is very common that they will also fall in love with the author that wrote them. How would it feel…

Past triumphs and present-day struggles

Emily Curry

For a country that was founded on the idea of freedom and equality for all, America’s history has been littered with civil rights movements for many marginalized groups. Although great…

The paranormal specters of Little Chapel

Chase Duncan

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…

A little Paris in Rock Hill

David Botzer

Rock Hill is not a small town by any means. Yet, sometimes it can seem like there are only a handful of places where students can go to study outside…

Winthrop bands take to the outdoors

Chase Duncan

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…

Bugs, bugs and more bugs

Chase Duncan

Every three years, awards committee members from the South Carolina Entomological Society select an esteemed entomologist to receive the coveted Cochran Award for Excellence. Former Winthrop zoology professor and passionate…