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Covering costume controversy

Halloween is right around the corner, which means trick-or-treating and costume parties for Winthrop students. However, it’s important to not only be creative but to be cautious on making sure…

Six spooky recommendations for Halloween

The Johnsonian

“Shaun of the Dead”: The tagline for this film describes it as a “romantic comedy with zombies,” and that’s probably the best descriptor. Shaun, as played by Simon Pegg, is…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Dean of Students Office/Publications

According to the History Channel, Halloween evolved from the Celtic holiday of Samhain. According to tradition, on the night of Oct. 31, Celts believe that the boundary between the worlds…

Winthrop is haunted, it’s time we accept it

Victoria Howard

As cold weather finally settles over Winthrop, Halloween approaches, bringing with it jokes and jives about the school being haunted. This fact of the beloved school being spooked by spirits…

Monster of the Week: Ashley Cooper, the merchant pirate

Dean of Students Office/Publications

With Halloween just days away, students are preparing their costumes, parties and spooky stories while others continue to daunt and terrify at Scarowinds theme park. Senior biology major, Ashley Cooper…

Culture is not a costume

Victoria Howard

As Halloween approaches, the yearly discussion of culturally insensitive and appropriating costumes has returned in full force. The dialogue became very prevalent thanks to the website Yandy. Yandy is an…

Monster of the Week: Laura Munson, the Zombie Pirate

Special to the Johnsonian

Laura Munson’s favorite holiday is Halloween. She is a junior integrated marketing communications major, she is minoring in theatre and is the Vice President of the Improv This! club. Her…

Winthrop Spirit Squad members dress in culturally insensitive costumes

Tea Franco

The Winthrop University Spirit Squad was faced with criticism yesterday after posting an Instagram photoset of the squad’s Halloween costumes. The photos included two team members dressed as Native Americans.…

I am not a costume

Staff Writer

We have all seen it before — Native American headdresses, sugar skulls, bindis, elements of Romani dress. Bits and pieces of costumes uprooted from the center of cultures and paraded…