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Calculators and monopolies

Ryan Lumbert

Despite arriving on the market nearly 20 years ago, Texas Instruments' TI-84 Plus is still the standard calculator for mathematics courses across the country. Boasting specs that make your grandpa's…

COVID-19 testing centers closing

Devyn Brown

Starting this month, South Carolina will reduce the number of public COVID-19 testing sites and end the daily reporting of cases. The decision to close testing sites was made…

Tall Stories: A bookstore that has all the Sci-fi and fantasy books you can read

Jada Strong

Tall Stories, located at 164 Cherry Road, is a bookstore that specializes in mostly sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery genres. The store has collectible items and many signed books as well…

Police Blotter

Sarah Hassler

On Feb. 21, the Reporting Officer (R/O) was dispatched to Park Avenue and Stewart Avenue regarding a suspicious man leaving the area in a Toyota. The initial caller informed Winthrop…

Rock Hill’s One Word Poetry Festival returns

Mari Pressley

The One Word Poetry Festival returns to Rock Hill with various events for Winthrop students to take advantage of. The five-day event will kick off with a creative writing…

Winthrop track and field caps off indoor season with conference championships

Sam Hyatt

The Winthrop track and field team traveled to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at the end of February to compete in the Big South Conference Indoor Championships. “We knew that going…

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…

Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority suspended until 2025

Marley Bassett

The Delta Pi chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma was suspended until February of 2025 for violating both the Winthrop University student code of conduct and the National College Panhellenic guidelines…

Russia invades Ukraine starting the largest conflict in Europe in decades

Taylor Sallenger

With the conflict between Russia and Ukraine growing each day, many Americans are wondering whether the country will or should get involved. There is the fear that Russia’s invasion…

Former employees say Knowledge Perk created hostile work environment

Taylor Sallenger

Editor’s Note: Throughout this piece, ‘they’ and ‘them’ are used to refer to a singular person, not multiple people. Olivia Corby uses ‘they/them’ pronouns, and Emily O’Regan uses ‘she/they’ pronouns.…