Campus News

WUPD asks for help in identifying suspect from Tuesday’s Phelps Hall assault

Bryn Eddy

Interim Chief of Police Charles S. Yearta asked the Winthrop community via email for help in identifying the man who sexually assaulted a student in Phelps Hall on Tuesday, Nov.…

Investigation on Tuesday’s sexual assault in Phelps is active and ongoing

The Johnsonian

A sexual assault against a Winthrop University student that occurred on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 16 in Phelps Hall was reported to the Winthrop University Police Department on Nov.…

Police Blotter 11/10

Sarah Hassler

On Nov. 10, the Reporting Officer (R/O) responded to Richardson Hall in reference to an assault that had just occurred. Once on scene, the R/O met with the complainant, who…

Faculty and staff parking on Winthrop’s campus

Mari Pressley

Winthrop faculty and staff parking spaces allow student parking between the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Some spaces “prohibit student parking 24 hours a day, seven days…

Buzzfeed Deputy Politics Editor, Ryan Brooks stresses importance of community

Mari Pressley

Winthrop Alumni and Deputy politics editor at Buzzfeed Ryan Brooks spoke with students at an event hosted by Winthrop Society of Professional Journalists. Brooks graduated from Winthrop in 2017…

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…

Winthrop University announces infrastructure updates

Sam Hyatt

The features of Winthrop University’s campus are utilized by many students, faculty, staff and alumni each semester. However, due to the various infrastructure issues occurring campus wide, Interim President George…

Police Blotter 10/26

Sarah Hassler

On Oct. 26, the R/O (Reporting Officer) was conducting standard patrol when the victim approached the R/O and requested to fill out a report on an unknown individual who had…

Trustees move to make WU laptop campus, adjust tuition on Fine Arts MA

Mari Pressley

The Board of Trustees met publicly to discuss becoming a laptop campus, adjustments to MA in fine arts program tuition, enrollment deposit, and associated fees, and a motion to approve…

Kevin Sheppard Sr. begins as new Title IX Coordinator and ADA Compliance officer

Taylor Sallenger

Kevin Sheppard began as Title IX Coordinator and ADA Compliance officer on Nov. 1. Sheppard was a Title IX Investigator at the University of South Carolina for the last eight…