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Winthrop University Students for Change march on President’s House

Chase Duncan

*Editor's Note: This story was updated on April 22.* Large numbers of students and faculty marched on and around the Winthrop campus in protest of recent allegations against the school’s…

Drive-by shooting near campus, three suspects in custody same day

Bryn Eddy

A drive-by shooting, with no relation to Winthrop University, occurred near campus on Friday, April 16. No one was killed or injured in the shooting and three suspects were in…

Biden proposes $2 trillion infrastructure plan

Taylor Sallenger

President Joe Biden pitched his $2 trillion infrastructure plan, calling it a “once-in-a generation investment in America” in his remarks on March 31. By raising corporate taxes, Biden wants to…

Police Blotter

Sarah Hassler

On March 31, the Reporting Officer (R/O) was conducting stationary speed limit enforcement at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Winthrop Alumni Drive. The R/O observed a dark colored Nissan…

Faculty and student representatives address Board

Chase Duncan

Faculty Representative Adolphus Belk and Student Representative Brandon Jackson addressed the Board of Trustees at their April meeting with a report covering Winthrop community concerns. The faculty and student reports…

Students stage sit-in in response to university’s mishandling of sexual assault investigations

Bryn Eddy

In response to Winthrop University mishandling sexual assault investigations, as written about in a story published by The Johnsonian on March 24, students staged a sit-in on the campus green…

Shooting leaves five dead including former WU supervising physician and medical director

Bryn Eddy

A shooting at a Rock Hill home Wednesday evening has left five dead. The victims included former Winthrop Supervising Physician and Medical Director Dr. Robert Lesslie, age 70, along with…

Life in Wofford quarantine

Sean Miller

Winthrop’s Wofford Hall has been a quarantine zone for students who did not have the option to go home if they were potentially exposed to COVID-19. I was quarantined in…

Incident in the Suez Canal to affect global economy

Taylor Sallenger

After almost a week of being stuck in the Suez Canal, the boat by the name of the Ever Given was freed during the early hours of March 29. The…

New CSL Chair and Vice win landslide election

Chase Duncan

Winthrop students Erin Emiroglu and Miguel Caldwell will serve as Chair and Vice Chair respectively on the Council of Students Leaders for the 2021-2022 academic year. The pair were the only ticket that ran and garnered all of the 457 votes. Both representatives…