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The fight against COVID-19 continues on at Winthrop

Matt Thrift

In the wake of a Winthrop student testing positive for COVID-19, the university's Human Resources department sent out an email to faculty and staff which was provided to The Johnsonian.…

Winthrop student tests positive for COVID-19

Anna Sharpe

A Winthrop student tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent to the Winthrop community by Interim President George Hynd. “Winthrop University was informed today (March 23) that a…

Winthrop to move online for rest of spring semester

The Johnsonian

Winthrop University will hold classes online for the remainder of the semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This move follows South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster’s call for public colleges and…

They’re going dancing

La J’ai Reed

“Yes. Yes. Yes.” Could be heard all throughout Winthrop Coliseum Sunday afternoon. The chant a simple, but perfect expression summing up the Eagles men’s basketball season. Eagle fans got their…

More weird and wonderful Winthrop treasures

Laura Munson

Sweet Dreams - The eerie, unusually tall chairs visible from Oakland Avenue were created in 2000 as one of Winthrop’s first permanent public art projects. Created by Doug McAbee of…

A deeper look at the sale of the Coke Building

Matt Thrift

There have been a number of questions surrounding the recent sale and The Johnsonian reached out to Winthrop’s board of trustees Chairman Glenn McCall for answers. A response was received…

Senior softball star

Lily Fremed

On Sunday, Feb. 23 the team entered a doubleheader away at Charlotte. Although the Eagles were unsuccessful in both games, losing 2-10 and 2-9, senior Ashley Westbrooks led the team…

Artist Spotlight: A.G. Wilson

David Botzer

While it might have seemed ironic to perform Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” in the middle of winter, the quality of the show was outstanding. This was in no short…

What the SC primary could mean

Victoria Howard

Joe Biden achieved an overwhelming victory on Saturday here in South Carolina, with 48 percent of the vote in his favor. The runner up, Bernie Sanders, received only 19 percent…

Mahony addresses recent sale of university property

Matt Thrift

In the final email update of his presidency at Winthrop University, Dan Mahony mentioned the recent sale of the property located at 520 Cherry Rd., often referred to as the…