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Biden vows gun control after multiple mass shootings

Taylor Sallenger

In response to the recent gun violence that has taken place around the country President Joe Biden has announced limited gun restrictions in the form of executive actions and vowed…

Police Blotter

Sarah Hassler

On April 9, the Reporting Officer (R/0) overheard Rock Hill Dispatch say that a suspected individual was driving under the influence going down Cherry Road. He was seen at the…

Xenophobia towards Asian Americans on the rise

Sean Miller

“Go back to China” were the words addressed to an unnamed Winthrop professor this semester as discrimination against Asians across the U.S. rises. A Winthrop professor recently broke their silence…

Vigil held for those killed in April 7 mass shooting

Bryn Eddy

The Rock Hill community continues to mourn the loss of the six individuals killed as a result of the mass shooting on April 7. A vigil was held on Sunday,…

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…