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Winthrop College Republicans: where are they?

Sean Miller

Winthrop has three political student organizations. The College Democrats, the Socialist Student Union and the College Republicans. However, the College Republican club is no longer active and some are left…

Intersectionality, raising awareness about minorities within minorities

Mari Pressley

The term “intersectionality” has not made it into typical everyday language quite yet. Older generations tend to be unaware of the term and its meaning, while younger generations are familiar…

Harris and Pence deliver slick debate performances

Elijah Lyons

Despite riding the coattails of President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis and the coronavirus’ permeation of the West Wing, the 2020 Vice Presidential debate harbored tropes familiar to debates of years past:…

Winthrop receives $920,000 from the SC INBRE grant

Bryn Eddy

Winthrop University has received a grant of $920,000 from the South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, funded by the National Institutes of Health. The goal of the SC…

Police Blotter 9/24-10/2

Sarah Hassler

On Sept. 24, a victim called the police due to a supposed vehicle break-in. The reporting officer was dispatched to the Winthrop Coliseum where the victim stated that while she…

Rex Institute honored by Rock Hill School District

Bryn Eddy

Only a few minutes away from Winthrop’s campus is Ebenezer Avenue Elementary School. Winthrop’s Rex Institute within the College of Education has been partnering with the elementary school since 2014…

Can Jaime Harrison deliver an October surprise?

Elijah Lyons

In searing juxtaposition to the chaotic dumpster-fire that was the first presidential debate of 2020, Saturday’s debate between Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and South Carolina’s former democratic chairman…

Develop your business with the SBDC

Anna Sharpe

Small businesses in the area can seek assistance in the form of counseling and help grow their business through the Small Business Development Center, located on the first floor of…

RBG and the centennial of women’s suffrage

Bryn Eddy

In light of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18, Brandon Ranallo-Benavidez, an assistant professor in Winthrop University’s department of political science, hosted a cultural event on…

Campus Safety Week

Sarah Hassler

Various offices and departments at Winthrop University hosted a campus safety week from Sept. 21-26 in order to raise awareness and provide training on how the Winthrop community can be…