Arts, Culture & Tech

Fall One Act Festival preview

Homecoming is the time to celebrate Winthrop’s history and its traditions. One tradition that has been around for several years is the Fall One-Act Festival, hosted by Winthrop’s theatre department.…

Feeding Winthrop

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Food insecurity is defined as a “state in which consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year,” according…

Education, feeding the hungry, supporting the community; those are some the motivations and passions DeHavilland “Dee” Morgan, the Master Gardener of the Rock Hill Community Gardens, said in an interview…

Artist Spotlight: Samantha Ross

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For as long as she can remember, Samantha Ross has been making art. “I was always the art kid in school, whenever we had a project where we had to…

A night at the opera

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The Winthrop Opera Theatre hosted its annual showcase “A Night of Musical Theatre” to students and families on Oct. 29. The well-received program featured 90 minutes of the Winthrop Opera…

Artist Spotlight: Katelyn Arledge

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Winthrop Dance Theatre’s upcoming concert is a collection of works that have been choreographed by faculty and guest artists. It will include several styles and feature Winthrop Students. One of…

Heart of Wisdom panel

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With the troubling events of today’s world, people would feel nervous about their interactions and their perception of reality. Numerous philosophies and religions, like Buddhism, seek to help people cope…

Earth Fare has a grand re-opening

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Earth Fare, the health food grocery located right across the street from Winthrop University remodeled the entire store for a grand re-opening on Oct. 13. The already-organic grocery store went…

Six spooky recommendations for Halloween

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“Shaun of the Dead”: The tagline for this film describes it as a “romantic comedy with zombies,” and that’s probably the best descriptor. Shaun, as played by Simon Pegg, is…

Monster of the Week: Katherine Taylor, The Barmaid

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Junior English major Katherine Taylor is finishing up her first year at Scarowinds as the Fleet Street barmaid. Taylor said that as a barmaid she sells an elixir that stops…