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The free speech crisis

In high school, I would hear plenty of people yell about building Trump’s wall during pep rallies. The boy sitting next to me would tell me that women belong in…

Kaep won, NFL took a knee

Victoria Howard

Most of us know of how Colin Kaepernick’s, former NFL quarterback for the 49ers, collusion case came to be. Back in 2017, Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem for…

The case for mental health days

Dean of Students Office/Publications

When a person is physically sick, they will go to the doctor, call out of work, or take medicine. Different people have different methods of taking care of their physical…

ASMR- the weird, the creepy and the satisfying?

Dean of Students Office/Publications

The conversation around Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or ASMR, has been experiencing a strange moment of popularity since late 2017. For anyone unaware, ASMR describes a sensation often described as…

Winthrop’s upcoming E-Sports

Dean of Students Office/Publications

It seems like yesterday when parents would tell their children that they won’t achieve anything playing video games. Now video gamers can make money either through streaming platforms or professionally…

The truth behind CRTW

Victoria Howard

Cries of frustration about Critical, Reading, Thinking and Writing are something that many Winthrop students can empathize with and relate to. This course challenges students and puts them outside of…

Three days in Los Angeles

Dean of Students Office/Publications

When I stepped off the plane and into the concourse, I had no idea what to expect. At that point, my experience with Los Angeles had been limited to sitting…

Valentine’s Day: yay or nay?

Katelyn Miller

Valentine’s Day is different for everyone. Some people hate it, some love it and some simply don’t care. Many people think that Valentine’s Day is too commercialized, that large corporations…

the history of Valentine’s Day

Dean of Students Office/Publications

If you thought Valentine’s Day is nothing more than sending chocolate hearts and casual dates with your loved ones, then you’d be mistaken. Before the modern day concepts of Valentine’s…