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Douglas, Arizona: The Most Important Border Town That Almost No One Knows About

Clark Vilardebo

Douglas, Arizona, may appear insignificant when you look at it from a map – but its history and relationship with their Mexican neighbor, Agua Prieta, prove it’s so much more.…

Buzzfeed Deputy Politics Editor, Ryan Brooks stresses importance of community

Mari Pressley

Winthrop Alumni and Deputy politics editor at Buzzfeed Ryan Brooks spoke with students at an event hosted by Winthrop Society of Professional Journalists. Brooks graduated from Winthrop in 2017…

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Club Profile: Her Campus

Sam Hyatt

Her Campus was created by three women with the goal “to create an online magazine dedicated to and focused on empowering college women,” according to the Her Campus 2021-2022 Handbook. …

Winthrop Homecoming 2021 to be held in-person

Sam Hyatt

Winthrop homecoming and reunion will return in person this year during the week of Nov. 8-13. Students, alumni and friends are invited to attend the various events that will be…

Quality of Winthrop’s residence halls in question

Sam Hyatt

Living in a dorm building is one of the experiences that all incoming students look forward to when coming to college. But sometimes, the living space does not meet expectations.…

What led to a decrease in suicides during quarantine

Sam Hyatt

Everybody remembers what it was like to be in quarantine in March and April of 2020. At first, we thought two weeks of staying at home and not seeing friends…

Arts in Rock Hill

Gabriel Corbin

Rock Hill may not look like it, but this city loves the arts. All across town, there are art pieces that are sure to catch any Winthrop student’s eyes, ranging…

“Out of the Rut”: A Friday Arts Project event

Dean of Students Office/Publications

For the past four years, the Friday Arts Project has hosted an Art Party. Kirk Irwin, executive director of the organization, gives information on who the organization is, what they…

A warm mug of community engagement

Laura Munson

Community engagement in the face of divisive rhetoric can come from sources as simple as a conversation over a cup of coffee. This concept is the basis for The Democratic…

The ‘N’ Word

Savannah Scott

The Diversity Peer Educators, a new organization on campus focused on diversity and inclusion education, held a discussion on Feb. 26 about the ‘N’ word. The panel leading the discussion…