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Meet Dr. Neal Weaver, Winthrop presidential candidate

Taylor Sallenger

Dr. Neal Weaver made his public debut as a presidential candidate for Winthrop University on Thursday in Dina’s Place with his wife Kristi Weaver by his side. When answering…

US and other countries impose diplomatic boycott

Marley Bassett

Amid the backdrop of the 2022 Winter Olympics which are being held in Beijing, China this year, several North American and European countries are having a diplomatic boycott of the…

Meet Edward Serna, Winthrop alumni and university presidential candidate

Chase Duncan

Potential Winthrop presidential candidate and alumni Edward Serna visited campus last week to interact with community members for the first time and speak about why he chose to submit an…

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Jim Reno, councilmember of Ward 6, to serve sixth term

Bryn Eddy

More times than not, the distance between government officials and the people they serve is thought to be too large. This causes the people to question if their government actually…

Happy Valentine’s Day, Winthrop!

The Johnsonian

Police Blotter

Sarah Hassler

On Jan. 29 reporting Officer Sgt. Reid responded to a vehicle break-in. When the R/O arrived on the scene, he met with the victim, a Winthrop student, who explained that…

Degree Works gets a facelift

Julius Demunn

Degree Works was updated on Feb. 4 to make its user interface more user-friendly by introducing collapsible blocks and optimizing it for mobile devices. The tool, which is located…

Presidential finalists introduced to Winthrop community

Bryn Eddy

Edward Serna from the University of Maine Farmington, Martin Roth from the University of Charleston in West Virginia and Neal Weaver from Georgia Southwestern State University were announced as finalists…

CSL approves new education student organization

Chase Duncan

The Winthrop University Council of Student Leaders approved the chartering of a university chapter for the South Carolina Education Association, a nonprofit education advocacy organization aimed at supporting education majors.…

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate

Spencer Horton

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have continued to escalate after diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Russia failed to bring an end to the crisis. What started in 2014…