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Winthrop enrollment and retention trends

Savannah Scott

Due to COVID-19, Winthrop University undergraduate enrollment is the lowest it has ever been while graduate enrollment numbers have risen for the Fall 2020 semester. “We do not have official…

Five feet tall yet a giant to us all

Bryn Eddy

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a voice for the voiceless. Nominated in 1993 by then-President Bill Clinton, Ginsburg became the second female Supreme Court Justice and the first Jewish female…

On-campus COVID-19 testing at the coliseum

Bryn Eddy

The Department of Health and Environmental Control now has a pop-up COVID-19 testing center located in the north parking lot of the Winthrop Coliseum available to Winthrop students and Rock…

A call to support local businesses

Chase Duncan

For the past 30 years, Sub Station II founder and owner, Charlie Ruffalo, has been attempting to integrate his and other small businesses on Cherry Road into the Winthrop meal…

‘A matter of public health’: Director of Health Services discusses COVID testing

Anna Sharpe

Anna: Thank you so much for speaking with me today. There was a testing event at the Coliseum today [Friday, Sept. 11], how did that go? Concodora: I did not…

Hero among many, the passing of Chadwick Boseman

Savannah Scott

Chadwick Boseman, an actor and South Carolina native, passed away on Aug. 28. The 43-year-old had been battling colon cancer since 2016 and was surrounded by his family and wife…

“Lights Up” on Winthrop’s Department of Theatre and Dance

David Botzer

Among the other events in the world this year, the Black Lives Matter movement has been one of the most prominent. Riots, protests, murders, outcries and more have stemmed from…

Winthrop faculty and staff furloughed

Savannah Scott

A mandatory furlough program for Winthrop faculty and staff was approved by the board of trustees and the Department of State Human Resources on Aug. 25. The furlough plan resulted…

Shannon Barber, a social justice warrior

Connor Brandenburg

Social activist and 2020 Winthrop University alumna, Shannon Dainiele Barber, passed away on June 16. She began attending Winthrop University in 2016 and majored in political science and minored in women’s and gender studies. “Shannon…

Letter from the editor: Students can’t take accountability and responsibility if Winthrop isn’t transparent

Savannah Scott

As the upcoming school year is approaching and students are coming back to campus there are a lot of unknowns, fears and excitement. But most importantly there is a pandemic. …