Arts, Culture & Tech

Why creative Black spaces are essential in PWI spaces

Jada Strong

“Stickfly” is a play by American playwright, Lydia R. Diamond, that was put on production at Winthrop from Wednesday, Oct. 5 through Oct. 9. The show takes place in the…

Bautista Vivanco is Selected for Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship Program

Sam Hyatt

The Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship program selected senior Bautista Vivanco, a double major in political science and economics, as the recipient of this award. “It is a highly competitive scholarship…

TRiO Achiever, Tyler Messel Discusses “Transition from college life to ‘the real world'”

Sam Hyatt

Tyler Messel, an alumni from the class of 2019, shared his experience as a student that changed majors and spent a lot of time on campus. Messel started his college…

Former Winthrop Volleyball Player Shares her Experience as an Education Major at Winthrop

Sam Hyatt

Former Winthrop Volleyball player and Alumna, Kelley Taylor ‘10 and ‘12 spent her time as a student preparing to become a teacher. “When I did my field experience, there were…

Insect Museum in Winthrop Biology Department is a Hidden Gem

Sam Hyatt

An Insect Museum in the biology department is managed by Dr. Paula Mitchell. The professor has been managing the existing insect collection at Winthrop since 1995. “When I arrived, I…

Hammocks!

Mariana Beltran

Remembering Charles William “Bill” Davis, a.k.a. Santa Claus as “a part of the Winthrop family”

Sam Hyatt

Charles William Davis, also known as Santa Claus by many in the Rock Hill and Winthrop community passed away at age 79 on Sept. 1. Davis’s role as Santa Claus…

Alumni Spotlight: April Hershey wishes she had “worked less and enjoyed more of the freedom”

Sam Hyatt

April Hershey, an alumna from the classes of 1999 and 2011, talks about her time as a Winthrop student. Hershey is currently working on an MBA and is working as…

Alumni, Jessica White shares her late 2000s Winthrop experience

Sam Hyatt

Jessica White, an alumna from the class of 2009, shares about her time at Winthrop. “The environment at Winthrop was very laid back and yet still vibrant. In 2009, when…

Winthrop professor and students research endangered sunflower

Sam Hyatt

Over the summer, Dr. Kunsiri Grubbs and her two students, Thomas Harder and Zachary Taylor, continued research on the South Carolina native sunflower called helianthus schweinitzii. According to the South…