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Winthrop reaches its highest rankings yet

Sean Miller

Winthrop University has just received its highest U.S. News and World Report rankings ever and the university administration is ecstatic, but what do these rankings mean and what are their significance? U.S. News ranks universities across…

In record time: Republicans rush to replace RBG

Elijah Lyons

Just two hours after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Kentucky Senator and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell pledged a speedy confirmation of President Donald Trump’s eventual supreme court nominee. This promise came…

Retired library dean neither censured or censored, WU professor says

Anna Sharpe

A political science professor objected to claims made by South Carolina legislators that retired Library Dean Mark Herring was censured by the University. Scott Huffmon made these remarks at Friday’s board of trustees meeting.…

Winthrop Board of Trustees voted on required standardized testing

Bryn Eddy

On Monday, Sept. 21, the Committee on Enrollment and Retention met in preparation for the Sept. 25 Winthrop University Board of Trustees Meeting to discuss the circumstances surrounding admission for incoming freshmen who are not able to take the…

Police blotter

Bryn Eddy

An officer with the Winthrop University Police Department responded to a call for “a welfare check” at Roddey Apartments on Aug. 28. The report states that a couple of friends of a Roddey resident…

Dr. James Bond, friend and professor

Bryn Eddy

Former Winthrop University accounting professor and chair of the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics, Dr. James Bond, passed away on Aug. 29 at 78 years old in Pineville, North…

Reflecting on the centennial of women’s suffrage

Mari Pressley

On Sept. 17, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program hosted the first event as part of the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage Series. With 100 participants, the event was held via…

Inside the president’s rage-fueled phone calls: the Woodward revelations

Elijah Lyons

Bob Woodward, accomplished investigative reporter, White House journalist and author, has held 18 separate meetings and phone conversations with U.S. President Trump since February, the details of which are chronicled…

Pathways Community Center helping locals in crisis

Chase Duncan

Located on Cherry Road is the recently opened Pathways Community Center, a non-profit shelter designed to provide a single point of entry for all people in need of help. The…

Winthrop enrollment and retention trends

Savannah Scott

Due to COVID-19, Winthrop University undergraduate enrollment is the lowest it has ever been while graduate enrollment numbers have risen for the Fall 2020 semester. “We do not have official…