Editorial

Spring into celebrating!

Autumn Hawkins

Many interesting and exciting events are coming to the York County and Winthrop University communities this year–including plays, concerts, and festivals–just in time for the warmer weather. Rock Hill is…

Dec

When is it enough? A journalist’s opinion on reporting in 2022

Marley Bassett

As a college journalist and the soon-to-be editor-in-chief of The Johnsonian during its centennial year, one question has often entered my mind: when is journalism enough? As journalists, we are…

Dec

Winthrop University’s founding president was disabled

Ainsley McCarthy

Founding-former president David Bancroft Johnson was coming home from school at nine years old–in 1865–when a railroad handcar crushed his arm. According to “The Torch is Passed” by Ross Web,…

A Call for Accountable Student Government

The Johnsonian

It is undeniable that student policy has become stagnant at Winthrop University. While some efforts have been made to improve the campus, many of the so-called upgrades have led to…

Conversations about Culture Club

The Johnsonian

Winthrop has claimed to be diverse and the home for inclusion and diversity, but where has that been seen? This issue has brought about many concerns of the smaller minority…

Common Time comes back for Winthrop community members

Autumn Hawkins

Common Time is back for students and faculty at Winthrop University after being discontinued temporarily in 2020 amidst safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Established in 2009, Common Time is…

Winthrop’s Association of Black Journalists shares opinion on Gentrification in South Carolina

DJ Lewis

According to PBS, gentrification is a general term for “the arrival of wealthier people in an existing urban district, a related increase in rents and property values and changes in…

Fall into Fun in Rock Hill

Autumn Hawkins

Now that it has begun to cool down, there are countless exciting things to do in Rock Hill to celebrate fall. Rock Hill is home to festivals, tastings, and beautiful…

Dear Winthrop,

The Johnsonian

This is the final issue of the 98th volume of The Johnsonian. I have been with TJ for two out of its 98 years of service to the Winthrop and…

The state of the Biden administration

The Johnsonian

By: Wes Thomas, Vice President of Winthrop University College Republicans Many Americans watched the State of the Union address President Joe Biden delivered on March 1 to the sound of…