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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…

This week in American politics

Taylor Sallenger

President Biden declared it “Infrastructure Week” after a milestone victory in the passing of his $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Saturday. The House gave final approval of the bill Friday…

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…

Rock Hill Schools’ COVID-19 restrictions weaken

Christian Smith

Rock Hill Schools’ COVID-19 restrictions continue to weaken, with volunteers allowed back in schools, field trips no longer suspended and a less restrictive quarantine time in accordance with S.C. Department…

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…

Small Business Feature: Johnny Vaughan Poems

Jada Strong

Johnny Vaughan, a human resources assistant at Winthrop University since 2017, is pursuing his own business in making customary poems for those who want to gift a poem for a…

Labor shortage creates problems

Marley Bassett

Across the country, labor shortages have become some of the most pressing issues. These shortages are a result of increased unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many minimum wage workers…