The Winthrop men’s soccer team kicked off their season with a 6-0 win against Georgia Southwestern on Saturday, Aug. 25 with six different scorers. Assistant coach Kyle Kenney stated, “We have been training very hard this preseason and we proved that against Georgia Southwestern. I enjoy coaching this teach and seeing them grow into better players each time they step out on the field.” In the first 25 seconds of the game, freshman forward Alfie Rogers scored not only the Eagles’ first goal of the season [for the Eagles removed], but Rogers’ first goal of his college career. Within 25 minutes of the first goal, the next goal was scored by junior forward Marc Carreras. “It felt good to be in the scoresheet, but the most important is that the…
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 Vice President Jared Garrett, a senior sports management major. Perez-Velazco has been serving on the Council of Student Leadership for four years and has been appointed committee chair co-person of various organized events in previous years. This will be Garrett’s second year serving in the CSL. Last year, he served on the Traditions Committee and helped assemble events such as the MLK Day of Service. According to Perez-Velazco, the CSL’s main priority is to be a support system for the student body. The organization’s ideals are based on the core values mentioned in Winthrop’s dedication to excellence, which includes standards…
How to prepare for a backpacking trip On Thursday, PESH 172, a class on rafting, camping and backpacking, took a three day trip into Jones Gap state park. They spent their first day white water rafting on the Chattooga River, then spent two days camping and backpacking through Jones Gap in part of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. In the classes prior to the trip, the students learned the basics of how to prepare for a backpacking trip including what to pack, how to pack it, and what to do when they get to camp. The first and most important thing before any trip is to plan. A hiker should never go unprepared into the woods. PESH 172 is a class that stressed pre-planning as essential to any trip into…
The director of resident life and the facilities manager discuss the damages left by the Courtyard and Richardson floods Richardson and Courtyard residence halls have both had issues with water damage this semester; however, the causes and severity of the damages are quite different. The Courtyard incident took place in early January, and was caused by a water line break, according to Walter Hardin, facilities manager at Winthrop University. In the Richardson residence hall, a sprinkler head was damaged, and poured water out into the hall. The damage in Richardson, which Hardin estimates to be around $20,000, was less significant than that of Courtyard. While Hardin does not know the cost of Courtyard repairs, as it is done through the real estate agency that leases the building to Winthrop, about…
First African-American female student enrolled at Winthrop shared her wisdom during Homecoming week Cynthia Plair Roddey returned to Winthrop to talk to current students, alumni and faculty about her experiences as the the first African-American female student to enroll at Winthrop and to touch on the current state of the country. The Department of African-American Studies, the Department of Women and Gender Studies, the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Office of Diversity and Student Engagement sponsored the event. After 30 years of teaching, from kindergarten to the college level, Roddey retired and emailed Jennifer Disney, the chair of the political science department, and Kinyata Brown about coming back to campus. “I think that gives a sense to her spirit and giving to Winthrop University by reaching out to us…
Survey shows food insecurity is a problem among Winthrop students Winthrop University’s Department of Human Nutrition conducted a USDA standard survey among 600 Winthrop students measuring food insecurity on campus. The survey showed that 38 percent of participants have run out of food without having the funds to purchase more and 57 percent of participants said that they could not afford to eat balanced meals. According to Wanda Koszewski, chair of the human nutrition department, the survey was conducted on over 10 percent of the Winthrop student population, with half of the participants living on campus and the other half living off. Koszewski said that food insecure students responded to the survey saying that some of the things they did to stretch out their limited funds included skipping meals or…
When it comes to police brutality, the statistics are sobering. Seven hundred and eighty two people have been fatally shot by police in 2017, according to the Washington Post. Black people are three times more likely to be killed by police than white people, according to Mapping Police Violence. Additionally, more unarmed African Americans are fatally shot -- 30 percent of black victims were unarmed compared to 21 percent of white victims. How Winthrop students are affected Anthony Mims, a senior at Winthrop and National Panhellenic Council president had an altercation with law enforcement where he experienced excessive force. “My first time being pulled over was two years ago on Highway 26 in Charleston. An officer got behind me but did not flash lights or sirens until I passed the…
Tyrone B. Hayes, Ph.D, who is known for his work on the herbicide atrazine and how it demasculinized male frogs, spoke at Winthrop on Monday, Oct. 9th. Hayes studied at the University of California Berkeley and Harvard and is currently professor of Integrative Biology at Berkeley. In his lecture, “From Silent Springs to Silent Night: A Tale of Toads and Men,” Hayes discussed environmental justice concerns resulting from the global amphibian declines increased by pesticide usage and how targeted exposure of racial and ethnic minorities to pesticides results in health care disparities. Hayes a Columbia, South Carolina native, spent a lot of time outside of at his grandmother’s house where he found his love for biology and frogs. “For as long as I can remember I’ve been in love with…
Winthrop student gains local work experience via Rock Hill economic initiative The department of philosophy and religious studies completed a self-study and external review for improvement on the program. Department chair Peter Judge, who has a doctorate in religious studies, plans to take action in response to the assessment and recommendations. Winthrop’s Academic Affairs requires every academic department to undergo evaluation every five to seven years. “We decided to do a self-study. We compared ourselves to other programs in the state, especially combined programs like ours,” Judge said. The process included surveying alumni and the campus community and looking at feedback about their reputation. The next step was an external review team about the Winthrop’s programs. The team included two reviewers; one is the department chair the philosophy department at…
Sandra Stroman, Winthrop University’s newest Board of Trustees member, was elected this year to serve a six-year term, replacing Sue Smith-Rex, a Winthrop emerita professor of education. Stroman retired from the Chester County Board of School Trustees and said that she believes she has a unique perspective from her 25 years of experience of teaching special education and social studies. One of her main goals, Stroman said, is “to help Winthrop continue to graduate greater numbers of highly qualified teachers.” As a retired public school teacher and a Winthrop alumna, Stroman said she is invested in the school’s education program and wishes to help attract more top students so that Winthrop may produce greater numbers of qualified and passionate teachers. Stroman was a former chairwoman of the Chester…
