National News

One-on-One With a Retired Border Patrol Agent

Clark Vilardebo

Robb Victor, a Border Patrol agent for 22 years, talks about life in border patrol, standout moments during his career and his thoughts on the job. Summers in Arizona can…

22nd Annual Migrant Trail Walk Brings in People Across the Nation

Clark Vilardebo

The 75 mile trek started in Sasabe, Arizona, on May 26 and ended in Tucson, Arizona, on June 1 with the goal of honoring those who died crossing the U.S.…

South Carolina’s Abortion Debate Heats Up

Zachary Bell

New legislation that would effectively end abortion in the state has lawmakers divided, as the South Carolina Supreme Court prepares to rule the current abortion law House legislators in South…

Winthrop Students Protest Trump Administration Led ICE Raids in Charlotte

Kyan Feser

Winthrop organizations College Republicans, College Democrats and Latines Unidos discuss the ICE raids happening around the nation and Rock Hill area. Within days of inauguration, repeals on Biden-era legislation…

Donald Trump Elected as the 47th President of the United States in a Sweeping Victory

Zachary Bell

Students, faculty, and alumni react to the former President’s return to power. November 14, 2024 Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States. Trump has been re-elected…

Ramaswamy visits Winthrop campus, says nation is at war

Chase Duncan

GOP political candidate hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy told crowd goers at his campaign visit to Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, about his belief of an ongoing war in our country…

What’s in store for the 118th Congress

Marley Bassett

After the November 2022 midterm elections, Republicans retook the House with a narrow margin of 222-213, which is the first time that this party has been in the majority since…

Red sees green–18 Republican states adopt policies promoting recycling

The Johnsonian

Traditionally, when it comes to recycling, environment and the rhetoric of preserving the Earth, the American public has associated such values with the Democratic party, and the states that value…

First peek into 2024: What awaits us in the next presidential elections?

The Johnsonian

The latest midterm elections of 2022 have had a number of turns. Some states saw Democrat House candidates preserve their positions that were–by political trend--expected to go to the Republicans,…

American Chornobyl: Chemical spill in East Palestine leads to environmental disaster

The Johnsonian

Dark skies, paranoia and anxiety grabbed a hold of the community of East Palestine; a city located on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. On February 3, at approximately 8:54…