Arts, Culture & Tech

Artist Spotlight: From self-taping to singing with the stars

Chloe Wright

In live theatre, musical performances are often equipped with a team of directors, designers and a whole cast of performers working together in one place, but the COVID-19 pandemic has…

Margaret Nance: A dorm for students past and present

Chase Duncan

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…

The roots of Halloween

David Botzer

Midnight strikes Oct. 1 and once again everything everywhere is decked out in orange and black with all sorts of scary decorations to boot as Halloween season rolls in. There…

It’s no secret that people have become increasingly lonely during COVID-19 as safety measures such as quarantining, social distancing and mask-wear- ing are specifically intended to decrease human interaction. So,…

Rest in peace to a guitar legend

Allison Reynolds

Eddie Van Halen, guitarist of 80’s hair band Van Halen, passed away on Oct. 6. Van Halen has been viewed and praised as one of the greatest guitar players of…

Lights, cameras…action?

Emily Curry

There are few better forms of escapism than going to the movie theaters. Movies are a way for us to escape normal life through the lives of brave and noble…

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…