Campus News

COVID keeps changing, Winthrop ‘staying the course’

Christian Smith

As the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spreads quickly around the world, health authorities like the Center for Disease Control and the S.C. Department of…

Title IX update

Taylor Sallenger

After joining the Winthrop community in November, Title IX Coordinator Kevin Sheppard Sr. spoke to students last week about what he hopes to accomplish in his new role. In…

Projects to improve campus life continue

Christian Smith

Quality of life changes around campus continue to be completed, from lighting around campus being improved to the repair of concrete in areas around Lee Wicker and Carroll Hall. However,…

Police Blotter 01/13

Sarah Hassler

On Jan. 13, the Reporting Officer (R/O) responded to a call regarding a subject who was handing out fliers and becoming belligerent with people who would not take them. The…

Students protest living conditions, lack of safety

Christian Smith

The removal of mold from residence halls, accessibility improvements, increased funding for the Office of Victim’s Assistance, the removal of controversial figures’ names from campus buildings and increased campus security…

Police Blotter – Dec. 3

Sarah Hassler

On Dec. 3, the Reporting Officer (R/O) responded to a dorm in Richardson Hall in reference to a female who was unconscious and unresponsive. Once on scene, the R/O met…

New and improved Starbucks on campus

Jada Strong

Since the beginning of the fall semester, Winthrop’s Starbucks has been serving students at a temporary kiosk on the ground floor of DiGiorgio Campus Center. While renovations were being conducted…

Police Blotter 11/12

Sarah Hassler

On Nov. 12, the Reporting Officer (R/O) was conducting patrol on Winthrop Ebenezer Avenue when he observed the subject vehicle traveling in the wrong direction on Winthrop Memorial Circle. The…

Passing of 2021 Distinguished Mass Communication alumnae

Bryn Eddy

Winthrop alumna Kim Young Woods died on Saturday, only about a month after she spoke to students and faculty in the Department of Mass Communication for the department's 75th anniversary. …

Investigation on Phelps Hall sexual assault still active and ongoing

Bryn Eddy

A Winthrop student was sexually assaulted in the morning hours of Nov. 16 in Phelps Hall and the investigation is still active and ongoing. The Johnsonian contacted Yearta on Monday,…