Arts, Culture & Tech

VCOM students collaborate on meaningful new mural

Laura Munson

A collaborative effort by several graphic design students, a new mural located in the McLaurin/Rutledge breezeway, urges students to vote in the upcoming election while celebrating another upcoming work of…

Artist Spotlight: Jammie Hyunh

David Botzer

One of Winthrop’s greatest exports is its artists, especially its female artists. In honor of Women’s History Month, I sat down with Jammie Hyunh to discuss her current accomplishments and…

Congratulations to Camm Wess

Laura Munson

The current season of NBC’s singing competition “The Voice” has a touch of garnet and gold, with Winthrop student and Columbia, SC native Camm Wess capturing the attention of coaches…

St. Patrick’s Day around the globe

David Botzer

When March 17th rolls around each year in the United States, everywhere we go is decked out in green and gold to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Usually when the…

More weird and wonderful Winthrop treasures

Laura Munson

Sweet Dreams - The eerie, unusually tall chairs visible from Oakland Avenue were created in 2000 as one of Winthrop’s first permanent public art projects. Created by Doug McAbee of…

War and climate

Savannah Scott

Climate change has caused a series of unpredictable weather, hurricanes and flooding. However, it also has caused a lack of resources for many countries and in turn causes conflict. The…

Humane Society now requires home visits for dog adoptions

The Johnsonian

The Humane Society of York County now requires all people, applying to adopt a dog, to host a home visit, before paperwork is finalized, to ensure the new family will…

Winthrop Wonder Women

Beneshia Wadlington

March is known as Women’s history month. Women have had remarkable movements and made so much significant progress in history, from obtaining their right to vote to working towards more…

A cordial debate about God and evil

Laura Munson

Why does evil exist? If there is a God, why does he let evil exist in the world? These questions and more will be addressed in an upcoming debate hosted…

A Preview of The Vagina Monologues

David Botzer

The first weekend of March brings an intriguing show to Winthrop. Performers who identify as female and non-binary will be coming together to present Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” a…