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Vaccines should be a choice

Currently there are laws in South Carolina, along with many other states, that require people to receive a certain number and certain types of vaccines to attend public school. This…

Two Cents

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Hi, I’m Shealy, and I like talking to people, hearing their opinions on pop culture, something minuscule that happened in their day and so much more. There is wisdom, humor…

One internet for all?

Dean of Students Office/Publications

More than anything, social media has become a big influencer on what we view and what politics interest us. This can mean open political discussions, the sharing or unification of…

Prison as legalized slavery

Dean of Students Office/Publications

America is the best! That is, we are number one in prisoners, military spending, mass shootings, and corn. In fact, according to Bureau of Justice statistics, the incarceration rate for…

Our Say: Sodexo refuses to answer us

The Johnsonian

In our last issue, The Johnsonian published an article about a student who created a petition regarding problems she felt were present in the new dining services with Sodexo. The…

Not everyone was safe

Dean of Students Office/Publications

During Hurricane Florence and other hurricanes in the past, residents in high risk zones had mandatory evacuation. However, prisoners in those same zones were left to fend for themselves. According…

What’s all the racquet?

Beneshia Wadlington

Serena Williams: what’s all the racquet with this 36 year old American tennis player? During the U.S. Open Final, Serena played but lost to the Haitian-Japanese tennis player, Naomi Osaka.…

SodexNo

Gweneshia Wadlington

The new names and signs in Thomson Cafeteria and Markely’s can only mean one thing: Winthrop has a new dining services provider. In August, Winthrop was bid farewell to Aramark,…

Netflix vs cable TV

Dean of Students Office/Publications

The rise in use of online streaming services is slowly bringing an end to traditional cable television services. According to TechTarget, an online business pipeline service, online streaming is the…

Two Cents

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Hi, I’m Shealy, and I like talking to people; I hear their opinions on pop culture, something minuscule that happened in their day, and so much more. There is wisdom,…