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Police Blotter – October 12, 2023

Evi Houston

Electrical fire in DiGiorgio Campus Center A call was made concerning the smell of burning wires in the DiGiorgio Campus Center early on October 5. The complainant stated that she…

Winthrop Police announces transition to department and other procedural changes

Evi Houston

Formerly known as the Winthrop University Campus Police, or WUPO, Winthrop’s local police service has now transitioned into a department to be called the Winthrop University Police Department, or WUPD.…

Winthrop actors captivate audiences with an outstanding production

Davyn Osborne

Death, God, Understanding and Time united in Johnson Studio Theatre on Thursday night for the theatre department’s first show of the semester. The lively atmosphere contrasted sharply with the somber…

Winthrop’s 12th annual banned book event has its biggest turn out so far

Jada Strong

Winthrop’s Literary Society and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) held its 12th annual banned book event on October 3 in Owens Hall G02 to educate students about…

The best way to say goodbye is through expressing gratefulness

Marley Bassett

As I sit here writing this piece as one of my final pieces for The Johnsonian at an unholy hour in the morning while doing layout, it is incredibly hard…

Police Blotter – April 19th, 2023

Jeremiah Williams

Marijuana possession in Phelps Hall An officer responded to a report of the odor of marijuana in the residence hall, which the officer would confirm the presence of the odor…

Student artists allegedly conned out of opportunity to table at DSU event

Ainsley McCarthy

Students in the illustration department are alleging that university entertainment organization DSU is intentionally punishing them for commenting on their disappointment that the group used artificial intelligence-generated art for the…

Winthrop student runs his own videography company

Maliik Cooper

Winthrop junior Darren Frasier has started his own videography business. Frasier had to take time off from running track for Winthrop because of a medical issue last year. It was…

Best friends Josh and Alex are the heart of Winthrop’s student section

Maliik Cooper

There is one thing you can count on at all of Winthrop’s home basketball games. The presence of Alex Bowers and Joshua Frye. Bowers is a sophomore Music Tech major…

Author Gwen Kirby shares valuable advice to aspiring writers.

Jada Strong

Gwen Kirby, an author and creative writing teacher at the University of the South in Sewanee Tennessee, held a reading at Whiton’s Auditorium this past Thursday to read one of…