Arts, Culture & Tech

Understanding Hispanic heritage

Aerieal Laymon

Every year Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15 and ends on Oct. 15. According to hispanicheritagemonth.gov, “The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson…

Boycott Mulan?

Allison Reynolds

Disney fans and fans of Mulan have long awaited the release of the 2020 remake. The movie was released on Disney+ on Sept. 4, and many were upset at the…

Who’s coming to a theater near you?

Jeb Bartlett

Since March, movie theaters across the country have remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but near the end of August, theaters in the United States slowly began to open…

To infinity and beyond: 3D printed rockets

Shyanne Hamrick

With a vision to build and launch the first 3D printed rocket by 2021, Relativity Space is revolutionizing the aerospace industry. Relativity Space intends to build this rocket or launch…

Iambic Pentameter on Sidewalk Parameters

Jeb Bartlett

Theaters across the country currently remain closed due to COVID-19, but in Rock Hill, the Old Town Theatre Company has brought a piece of live entertainment back to the community.…

Hero among many, the passing of Chadwick Boseman

Savannah Scott

Chadwick Boseman, an actor and South Carolina native, passed away on Aug. 28. The 43-year-old had been battling colon cancer since 2016 and was surrounded by his family and wife…

Fresh faces in the College of Visual and Performing Arts

David Botzer

The first day of school can get the nerves going for anyone during a normal semester, especially professors. However, when it's the first day at a new school and the…

Zoom changing class attire

Aerieal Laymon

Online Zoom meetings have become the new normal for many people this year. Something that is questioned before they get on their meetings is what should they wear or if…

Students in our “New Normal”

Chloe Wright

“One day I sat down to figure out what day it was - without looking at anything - and I couldn’t do it,” Griffin Cordell, a junior sculpture major at…

Arts & Culture clubs in the age of COVID

Chase Duncan

The long-awaited return of Winthrop students to the campus environment marks the beginning of a new semester for Winthrop student organizations and clubs. In an unfamiliar age of social distancing…