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Winthrop Spirit Squad members dress in culturally insensitive costumes

Tea Franco

The Winthrop University Spirit Squad was faced with criticism yesterday after posting an Instagram photoset of the squad’s Halloween costumes. The photos included two team members dressed as Native Americans.…

Gun crime and me

Dean of Students Office/Publications

People are dying, and the national media is silent Guns are killing masses of people. Lunatics with assault rifles are the most dangerous threat to American lives. We need to…

Design gets political

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Design students display provocative poster designs in new gallery show Political discourse is inescapable in the modern era. From the 24 hour news cycle to coworkers rants on Facebook, it…

The truth behind #metoo

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Sexual assault and harassment have been prevalent in society since the dawn of time, but social media and the internet are making addressing the issue a little less dreadful Social…

Eagle of the Week: Sawyer Mills

Staff Writer

Mills discusses strengths and weaknesses, plans after graduation Sawyer Mills is a Winthrop Men’s golfer from Powdersville, South Carolina. Sawyer is a junior Business Management major and has been playing…

How you can reduce waste

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Food waste increased this semester compared to the amount measured during last semester’s Weigh the Waste event, and feedback about meals could be the solution This semester’s Weigh the Waste…

Hollywood comes to the Carolina’s

Dean of Students Office/Publications

With restored and revised film incentives in North Carolina, new opportunities may be available for students seeking a career in the film industry North Carolina revitalized its tax incentives for…

From courtside to walk-on

Staff Writer

Former men’s basketball manager honored with walk-on spot on men’s basketball team Matthew Erps, a senior exercise science major from Spartanburg, South Carolina, was promoted from a Winthrop men’s basketball…

Winthrop Looks To Face Issues With Policing Through Candid Conversation

Tea Franco

When it comes to police brutality, the statistics are sobering. Seven hundred and eighty two people have been fatally shot by police in 2017, according to the Washington Post. Black…