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Democracy is not a spectator sport

Ann Marie Juarez

Laura R. Woliver is the president of the League of Women Voters chapter based in Columbia, South Carolina. Woliver is the author of publications such as “Dissent is Patriotic: Disobedient…

Civil Disobedience, Protesting and Change

Savannah Scott

The term “civil disobedience” harkens back to Henry David Thoreau, the civil rights movement and Mahatma Gandhi. However, this term is still relevant to many individuals in the United States…

L.A.D.I.E.S. Organization Spotlight

Ann Marie Juarez

During Katrina Gainey’s freshman year she was in “numerous organizations,” and none of them met her expectations. Gainey said she wanted to create an organization that empowers women and “embraces…

A round-up of crime around campus

Matt Thrift

On Jan. 27, an officer and a sergeant with the Winthrop University Police Department responded to the softball parking lot near the Winthrop Coliseum, “in reference to a white male…

‘Resignation & Vote of No Confidence’

Matt Thrift

The resignation of Winthrop President Dan Mahony and the subsequent hiring of Interim President George Hynd has been a hot topic on Winthrop University’s campus lately and senior political science…

‘I think the students need to know: he did not want to leave Winthrop’

Matt Thrift

George Hynd has been confirmed as Winthrop University’s interim president by the school’s Board of Trustees with only one opposing vote. Prior to voting Hynd in as interim president, the…

Unheard Voices

Ann Marie Juarez

Undocumented immigrants who enter the United States unlawfully face a number of challenges, and last week Winthrop Univesity held an event addressing some of those challenges, particularly those faced by…

News editor’s note: Jane LaRoche’s remarks to Winthrop University’s Board of Trustees

The Johnsonian

The following is a careful transcription of remarks made by Winthrop University Board of Trustees member Jane LaRoche in the Gold Room of the DiGiorgio Campus Center on Jan. 31…

The Reverse Underground Railroad

Matt Thrift

While many Americans are likely familiar with the Underground Railroad that was active during the 19th century, far fewer are familiar with what has been dubbed the Reverse Underground Railroad.…