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Calendar of upcoming cultural events

Gabriel Corbin

March 9th 11:00 AM “Roots and Ramifications of 21st-Century Challenges to the Freedom to Read,” will be a 90-minute online lecture that discusses recent challenges to school library holdings…

College during COVID

Sean Miller

College students from all over the nation have felt the impact that a pandemic has on higher education. Aside from feeling increased psychological strain, many feel they are literally being…

Transitioning back to in-person classes

Sam Hyatt

This spring semester, students and professors are slowly beginning to transition back to attending classes in person rather than meeting virtually. Before students were allowed to move back into…

Lockdown Browser is bad software and should be scrapped

Sean Miller

LockDown Browser, created by Respondus, is a secure web browser application that is used by Winthrop University and other institutions of higher learning to prevent cheating during exams. Despite the…

Debating without sources

Allison Reynolds

Often presidential candidates, especially during debates, have a tendency to make statements without providing proof. College students cannot submit an essay without a works cited page, providing the professor with…

Avoiding political discussion around family members

Mary Hicks

As we are just around the corner from the holidays, many are already bracing themselves for heated political debates over turkey and stuffing. 2020 may not be over yet…

Why campus conservatives are disappearing

Sean Miller

You may have been told once that if you are not a liberal when you are young, you have no heart, and if you are not a conservative when you…

Questioning the cost of collegiate clothing

Mary Hicks

Many students at Winthrop can relate to feeling a bit discouraged upon walking into the bookstore, seeing the hoodies, t-shirts and other goodies, but knowing the prices are just too…

Warren: ‘dream big, fight hard’

Dean of Students Office/Publications

On Saturday, Sept. 27, Sen. Elizabeth Warren held a rally at Clinton College. Though it was scheduled to be an indoor event, the large amount of community leaders, press, teachers…

Addiction and amphetamines

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Addiction is a disease, and an addiction to amphetamines like Adderall and Vyvanse is no different. The misuse of controlled substances is an epidemic that is affecting college students and…