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National Student Volunteer Day

Sam Hyatt

National Student Volunteer Day is coming up on Feb. 20, 2023, and there are numerous opportunities for Winthrop students to volunteer around the Rock Hill area. “Volunteering is important because…

“Eww, I Love You”

Jeremiah Williams

February 14th, Valentine’s Day: a day hated, loved, feared, hoped for and everything in between. But for Hannah Switzer, a junior political science major, and Carlee Norwood, a senior sociology…

From Instagram to engagement: Kayla Bumgarner and David Abner’s relationship

Zoe Jenkins

After more than three years of dating, on Sept. 23, 2022, Winthrop student David Abner popped the question to his girlfriend and Winthrop graduate, Kayla Bumgarner. “David told me we…

Compromise is a key factor for this couple’s relationship

Jada Strong

Aliya Busbee, a Winthrop alumni who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology and Darrin Davis, senior business administration major, have been together for over two years now and met through…

Winthrop political science department brought Dr. Disney and Dr. Lipscomb together

Sam Hyatt

Two professors in the political science department, Jennifer Disney and Michael Lipscomb, were brought together by working at Winthrop University. Lipscomb who is from Richmond, Virginia and Disney who is…

Celebrating the special bond of sisterhood: Maddison and Angellina Bosch

The Johnsonian

Love extends far beyond romantic love and comes in several forms. According to the Ancient Greeks, there are eight kinds of love: eros, the romantic love; philia, affectionate love; pragma,…

“It all started with a Phish t-shirt”

Marley Bassett

Editor's Note: These are my parents and I had the best time interviewing them. Withers Education Building is not often thought of as a spot where love stories begin but…

Update on Winthrop’s transition to being a laptop campus

Sam Hyatt

The Board of Trustees voted to make Winthrop a laptop campus in the fall of 2022. The decision was announced by former interim president, George Hynd. Despite encouraging students to…

The life of Tyre Nichols

Mari Pressley

The death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols gained national attention after he was brutally beaten by Memphis police. The incident occurred on “ January 7, 2023, at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers…

Winthrop junior, Shaniah McClellan creates new club for Black women

The Johnsonian

On April 4, 2022, Winthrop junior, Shaniah McClellan, created The BluePrints club. Her goal in creating this organization was to create a sisterhood where Black women can unite. “One of…