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Opinion sections and their bad raps

Mary Hicks

In more recent years, the Opinion section of newspapers has developed a bad reputation, due to critics claiming that it causes readers to confuse editorial writing with actual news reporting. …

Journalists are not ‘the enemy’

Sam Hyatt

The media is an ever-growing source through which people can obtain the latest news about current events happening in their city, country and around the world. Articles and videos are…

Why Elementary Reassignment Option 4B was the right decision

Mary Hicks

On Feb. 8, the Board of Trustees for Rock Hill Schools voted 4-2 in favor of implementing the Elementary Reassignment Option 4B for the 2021-22 school year. At the…

‘Classic’ literature must be redefined

Allison Reynolds

Trigger Warning: this article features mentions of the n-word slur. Everyone has had to read a book for school at least once. Most books we are made to read…

Georgia’s recent election law is the new Jim Crow 2.0

Wren Brooke

On March 25, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law “A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT,” a bill that apparently no one wanted their name on. Here’s why this…

Gaetzgate: one man’s political plunder

Autumn Hawkins

At the end of March, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz became the focus of a federal investigation regarding sex trafficking. The Justice Department launched an investigation when allegations of Gaetz…

Letter from the editors: University response to mishandled assault investigations excuses behavior and does little for survivors

The Johnsonian

An email sent by Interim President George Hynd to the Winthrop community following the publication of an article detailing the university’s handling of sexual assault allegations was not an adequate…

Twitter and Teen Vogue

Autumn Hawkins

Alexi McCammond has resigned from her post as Teen Vogue’s editor-in-chief after some questionable social media posts have been brought to light. In 2011, McCammond made comments on social…

Second Amendment sadness: recent gun violence

Autumn Hawkins

Since the inception of 2021, gun violence has seen countless headlines. The Gun Violence Archives (GVA) estimates that the United States has seen over one hundred mass shootings since…