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The scalper problem

David Botzer

It has been a long-running problem that scalpers would buy out tickets to events and sell them at a much higher rate. In recent years though, another community has become…

Bitcoin Struggles Over The Summer

Spencer Horton

Throughout the last couple of months, Bitcoin has faced obstacles that have made it seem like the currency may not have a bright future. At one point, it seemed like…

Bezos Goes to Space

Sam Hyatt

The summer months of 2021 contained several unimaginable events. One of the most recent events that grabbed the world’s attention was the announcement of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ trip to…

Is Artificial Intelligence Technology racist and sexist?

Sam Hyatt

In the society we live in today, we unfortunately see racism and sexism in stores, in our classrooms and on social media. Even though it seems as if we should…

IT struggles to fix campus internet connection issues

Bryn Eddy

Internet connection across campus, particularly in Phelps Hall and The Courtyard, has been of poor quality for the past two semesters after the university lost its network engineer. Students, particularly…

Lockdown Browser is bad software and should be scrapped

Sean Miller

LockDown Browser, created by Respondus, is a secure web browser application that is used by Winthrop University and other institutions of higher learning to prevent cheating during exams. Despite the…

WU Rec Sports app now titled WU Rec Services

Ann Marie Juarez

Winthrop’s recreational services app allows students easier access to clubs, intramural sports and fitness classes. The WU Rec Services app is powered and programmed by IMLeagues, and anyone with an…

Top 10 creepiest discoveries in the science and technology realm

Savannah Scott

Smart Speakers like Alexa and Amazon Echo are showing behavior of recording and listening to private conversations in households, according to Forbes. The company Neuralink is developing a brain…

Ready. Set. Mario!

David Botzer

Mario Kart, the popular racing game series from Nintendo, has finally made it to mobile phones. The mobile game, titled Mario Kart Tour, released on Sept. 25 and accumulated 90…

Science clubs recruit incoming freshmen

Dean of Students Office/Publications

For incoming science students, there are multiple student organizations that can help along their career path. Currently on campus there are four student organizations that cater for students in a…