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Mahony’s contracts reveal 2020 departure

Anna Sharpe

President Dan Mahony’s contracts reveal that his last contract was set to expire in 2020, not 2019 as stated in a resolution from the Board of Trustees. Mahony’s contracts were…

Mahony steps down as president of Winthrop

Victoria Howard and Anna Sharpe

Winthrop president steps down, a new interim president to be named by the Board of Trustees Daniel F. Mahony, the 11th president of Winthrop University, has taken a job at…

Provost on Panthers

Matt Thrift

As Rock Hill continues to grow and expand, the city is slated to get even more busy and crowded in the coming years, due in part to the Carolina Panthers…

In the shadows

Anna Sharpe

Campus safety is an issue that never really goes away. Even with the numerous security measures that Winthrop boasts—the WU Alert System, open forums, police escorts and blue-light call boxes…

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Matt Thrift

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Climate change? Sounds like a hoax to me

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Climate change is one of the most controversial and heavily-debated topics of our day. Scientists have presented data that proposes to show the effects of CO2 emissions, but there remains…

War, drought and progress

Matt Thrift

The global climate continues to be a hot topic of discussion, and last week Bryan McFadden, an instructor in Winthrop University’s geography department, gave a lecture on how Syria’s climate…

Seeking the Headhunter’s Power

Matt Thrift

This past Friday featured a lecture on spiritual quests, warriors and how collective action functions in an egalitarian society in the Amazon. Richard Chacon, an author and associate professor of…

Homecoming Tailgate 2019: What’s New

Ann Marie Juarez

Tailgating at Winthrop has been a favorite tradition of Winthrop students and alumni for many years, though this year will see the annual homecoming tailgate undergoing some changes. Homecoming for…