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Student organizes “Dog Pack” for Campus Walk residents

Students’ furry friends can now make other furry friends due to the efforts of a student who founded a community walking group to allow dog owners to get together and…

Statewide school funding on the decline

Sarah Delventhal

South Carolina is ranked 44 in the nation in education, with many underfunded and underperforming schools. Laura Dawson Ullrich, an employee at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and a…

Keeping up with campus safety: Protecting Campus Walk

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Winthrop University police, Rock Hill Police Department and Walk2Campus explained what students who are living in off-campus student housing can do to protect themselves and what the community is doing…

Keeping up with campus safety

Dean of Students Office/Publications

In light of recent events, student safety has been an ongoing conversation among university officials. Lieutenant Charles Yearta of Winthrop’s campus police gave some helpful tips for students to use…

Finding your voice on campus

Dean of Students Office/Publications

“It’s one of those terms that mean many things to many different people. It has been deployed as a political tactic that has allowed people to pursue political goals when…

Lions and tigers and scams-oh my!

Anna Sharpe

Winthrop students have faced a slew of scam calls and fake emails, resulting in the loss of a large chunk of money. Scams are nothing new. Chief of Winthrop Police…

Protecting Walk2Campus

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Winthrop University officials are working with campus police to improve the safety of all students as a result of students concerns and recent incidents. Hailee Beltzhoover, a junior theatre performance…

Trustees designate WU a Purple Heart University

Anna Sharpe

The Winthrop Board of Trustees unanimously voted to designate Winthrop as a Purple Heart University during their annual retreat on Feb. 22. Present at this vote were veterans Rich Roszelle…

‘Casual Friday’ brings up serious topics

Anna Sharpe

North Carolina is ranked seventh in the nation for rates of human trafficking. Within North Carolina, Charlotte is ranked first for rates of human trafficking. Casual Friday, a speaker series…

A diamond in the sand

Anna Sharpe

Julian Smith, professor of biology, received the Distinguished Research Leadership Award from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Smith humbly accepted the award. He said he was…