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Trustees discuss current and future budgets

Matt Thrift

Winthrop’s VP for Finance and Business Affairs/CFO Justin Oates addressed the board and presented a PowerPoint slideshow which broke down the numbers of Winthrop’s budget for fiscal years 2019 and…

West Fest in pictures

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Photo story by Tate Walden Tate Walden/ The Johnsonian The rock climbing wall is one of the West Center's most popular attractions. Tate Walden/ The Johnsonian President Dan Mahony poses…

Succeed and thrive

Ann Marie Juarez

Photo courtesy of Winthrop University Convocation this year changed pace by shuttling the freshman class in the new My Ride Rock Hill bus system. The students were taken to convocation…

Out with the old, in with the new

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Winthrop University’s human resource team recently adopted a new system for employed students to solve issues such as security and customer service. Kim Sipes, the employment manager, answered a few…

2020 Presidential race rundown…so far

Matt Thrift

The 2020 Presidential race has been dominating political conversations as of late, and the field of Democratic hopefuls has begun to resemble the field of Republican hopefuls from 2016, if…

Meet the Student Body President and Vice President

Beneshia Wadlington

At the end of last semester, Winthrop students voted for the student body president and vice president. Imani Belton, a senior integrated marketing communications major, won the election for president.…

Chapter of the Year award: Winthrop’s Association of Black Journalists

Dean of Students Office/Publications

For the first time since becoming an organization on campus, Winthrop University’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists was nationally recognized as the Student Chapter of the Year.…

What’s up at Wal-Mart?

Matt Thrift

Rock Hill Police are taking “proactive and preventative measures” following threats that have been made on social media against Walmart stores, according to Rock Hill Police Lieutenant Michael Chavis. Chavis…

Riding in style

Matt Thrift

Winthrop University students will have a new way to get around town this year thanks to the My Ride Rock Hill bus system. My Ride Rock Hill is in…

Looking ahead

Matt Thrift

Do you have any specific goals for the 2019-2020 school year that you would like to see Winthrop achieve? All of our goals are outlined in the Winthrop Plan…