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Getting engaged and moving up

Anna Sharpe

Winthrop faculty worked hard over the summer to give the Multicultural Resource center a makeover. Now called the Diversity and Engagement Center, it’s new purpose is to create a chance…

WU Women’s Coalition plans for the year

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Laura Mahony is the current First Lady and she has used her position to create an alumni group on campus focused on bringing scholarship and financial aid to students who…

Broken elevator prompts professor to take action

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Classes were forced to relocate after the elevator in Owens was down last week. John Holder, a political science professor at Winthrop, reached out to students and faculty on Facebook…

Controversy cooking on campus

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Winthrop University’s new food service provider, Sodexo, has stirred up controversy on campus as many students debate whether the change is for better or for worse. Mira Winchester, a sophomore…

Sallie Mae all day, everyday

One of the most popular ways many students have said that they pay for college is through loans. Excluding tuition, many of these students must concern themselves with how to…

Be our guest

The visitation policies at Margaret Nance and Phelps have been updated for the newest residents. They both have changed their hours and requirements for signing in visitors. Both Phelps and…

College of Charleston recently resumed affirmative action in its admissions after “quietly discontinuing” the policy for two years without notifying professors, students or parents, according to the Post and Courier.…

From provost back to professor

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Debra Boyd said that she is excited to continue her efforts of helping students by rejoining them in the classroom and returning to her original position as a professor of…

Karen Kedrowski flies away from the nest

Next semester, Winthrop will be losing a faculty member who has continued to shape the political environment on campus for 25 years after her decision to carry her efforts to…

Meet the new CSL leaders

Winthrop has officially welcomed new student body leaders Ximena Perez-Velazco and Jared Garrett. Ximena Perez-Velazco is a senior human nutrition major and will be serving as student body president alongside…