Arts, Culture & Tech

Cybersecurity chat at Winthrop

The audience gathered in Whitton auditorium wasn’t what you might expect for a university tech event. The morning of Feb. 27 as alumni, students and faculty poured into the room,…

Review: The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

Dean of Students Office/Publications

We all remember hearing bedtime stories as kids and hearing tales such as “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” It’s something else to play a video…

The ‘N’ Word

Savannah Scott

The Diversity Peer Educators, a new organization on campus focused on diversity and inclusion education, held a discussion on Feb. 26 about the ‘N’ word. The panel leading the discussion…

Trap Art Showcase: photo story

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Many of Winthrop’s student-run clubs and organizations hosted events throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month. Recently, A. Bevy and Collegiate Curls, in conjunction with Hip-Hop Matters…

Biology department changes curriculum

Beneshia Wadlington

The biology department is soon to see changes within the catalog for that degree. It’s been said that certain 200-level courses, such as botany and zoology, will now be counted…

Afrofuturism on the rise

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Afrofuturism can be described quickly as, “science fiction for black people.” Afrofuturism is a movement in the arts that allows black people to imagine a future with a main focus…

Southern Foodways Alliance Film Festival

Dean of Students Office/Publications

One of the markers of the South is good old fashioned Southern cooking, like shrimp and grits, cornbread or collard greens. But it’s important to see how food can form…

Winthrop Choirs semi-finalists for American Prize

Dean of Students Office/Publications

The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit national competitions in the performing arts. The American Prize provides cash awards, professional adjudication as well as wide recognition for all…

Trezzvant Anderson’s legacy

Dean of Students Office/Publications

When people think of civil rights it is likely they picture prominent figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks or Malcolm X. However, few people may be…

DSU Student Spotlight

Katelyn Miller

There are very talented students on Winthrop’s campus, and it is important that we recognize them to make sure their hard work does not go unnoticed. DSU presented a Student…