Opinion

Education and Economics: COVID relief funds in college

Autumn Hawkins

On Feb. 22, Winthrop interim president George Hynd announced another COVID relief fund to the student body. In December of 2020, Winthrop University received approximately two and a half…

Stop trying to control our bodies

Wren Brooke

Recent social media trends have included a return of hostility towards the transgender community, and many such posts eventually boil down to the question: How young is too young for…

Advocating for educators

Sam Hyatt

Recently, Henry Darby, the principal at North Charleston High School in South Carolina, has been recognized for his dedication to his students. After learning that his students and teachers were…

The TikTok squeeze on skinny jeans

Wren Brooke

A Feb. 16 Vox article gave voice to TikTok’s recent trend criticizing the millennial vices: earnest fondness of ‘cringe’ subjects such as ‘doggo’ or the crying emoji, being “weirdly obsessed”…

Local street names: lingering racism vs. history

Wren Brooke

Stonewall Street, Secession Way, Jefferson Davis Street, and Jackson Avenue; if you are from the southeastern United States, you probably might know of a few similarly named roads, so why…

Instagram: outdated, or in its prime

Allison Reynolds

Social media is everywhere in all forms. Social media has also greatly evolved over the years. It’s how we keep in touch with our friends and family and how we…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell threw Republicans as well as Democrats for a loop when he attributed responsibility of the Capitol insurrection to former President Donald Trump, despite his vote…

White History vs American History: why there’s no “White History Month”

Mary Hicks

Growing up in predominantly white neighborhoods, white churches, homeschooled, and surrounded by other white homeschoolers, I have often heard the question which those who ask don’t seem to want to…

Cancel Culture: helpful or harmful?

Allison Reynolds

It seems like every month, a new celebrity is being cancelled, but what exactly does that mean? Fox News defines being cancelled as, “being culturally blocked from having a prominent…

Getting your daily dose of vitamin D

Wren Brooke

With classes almost completely online during the fall and many staying that way this semester, working electronically has started to feel more natural than in-person classes. Here’s a few reasons…