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Winthrop releases new school year budget

Marley Bassett

Winthrop University unveiled its 2021-2022 school year budget. The total budget amounts to $124.3 million and covers a variety of expenses, both required and not required for the school. The…

Winthrop students call attention to issues with disability services

Jada Strong

Diagnosed with Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy when she was 18 months old, sophomore mass communication major Ainsley McCarthy took to Instagram on Sept. 5 to share an informative and heartfelt…

Remembering September 11, 2001, 20 years later

Taylor Sallenger

As a day that will live on in the minds of Americans, Sept. 11, 2001 left a scar on our nation. An unprecedented terrorist attack took place on American soil,…

Ishmael Lowery: Mayoral Candidate

Garrett McCluggage

A local business owner has announced his candidacy for the upcoming Rock Hill mayoral race. Although candidate Ishmael Lowery is not running on behalf of a specific party, he defines…

Police Blotter

Sarah Hassler

On Aug. 5, the R/O observed a gray Toyota Sienna driving 12 mph over the speed limit on Winthrop Alumni Drive. The speed limit on that road is 20 mph.…

Anne Springs Close’s life and impact

Christian Smith

“I saved one too many trees.” These were some of the last words of noted conservationist and philanthropist Anne Springs Close, as she lay in a hospital bed…

Death penalty upheld for Roof

Marley Bassett

Nine African-American churchgoers were brutally shot to death during the concluding prayer of their evening Bible study on June 17, 2015, at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.…

Suicide Prevention Month

Sam Hyatt

The month of September is National Suicide Prevention Month. The month is used as a way to inform others about the potential warning signs of those contemplating suicide while also…

Remembering Our Dear Professor Louise Pettus

Jada Strong

Former Winthrop Professor Louise Pettus passed away at 95 on Aug. 15, 2021. Professor Pettus earned her B.A. at Winthrop in History in 1946, and then to archive her masters…