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SC Senate fails to pass a “near-total ban” on abortion

Marley Bassett

The South Carolina senate recently failed to pass a near total ban on abortions without exceptions for rape and incest. The only exceptions left were fatal fetal anomalies and severe…

Alumni, Jessica White shares her late 2000s Winthrop experience

Sam Hyatt

Jessica White, an alumna from the class of 2009, shares about her time at Winthrop. “The environment at Winthrop was very laid back and yet still vibrant. In 2009, when…

Winthrop professor and students research endangered sunflower

Sam Hyatt

Over the summer, Dr. Kunsiri Grubbs and her two students, Thomas Harder and Zachary Taylor, continued research on the South Carolina native sunflower called helianthus schweinitzii. According to the South…

President Serna offers office hours to students

Sam Hyatt

President Serna offered his first session of office hours for students on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2022. “When I began my tenure here on July 1, I promised that the campus…

This week in American politics

The Johnsonian

On Aug. 24, President Joe Biden passed an initiative that would allow up to 10,000 dollars of student debt to be canceled for those making under 125,000 dollars a year.…

Police Blotter Aug. 26-31

Sam Hyatt

A traffic stop on Cherry Road was documented by the Reporting Officer (R/O) On Aug. 26. The R/O saw a white Toyota Corolla speeding on Cherry Road and proceeded to…

New interim academic provost named

Marley Bassett

Originally from Western New York, Peter Judge has made his home here at Winthrop for the past 22 years. Judge was originally the department chair of the philosophy and religious…

Alumni Spotlight – Jacob Sturgill

Sam Hyatt

Jacob Sturgill, alumnus of 2019, shared his nontraditional time as a student at Winthrop University. Sturgill’s freshman year at Winthrop University started in August of 2016 and graduated in December…

April Events

Sam Hyatt

April 20 The Anthology Book Release 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in DiGs Lobby April 20 Farmers Market 12:15-1:15 p.m. on Scholars Walk April 20 Demystifying Disability: How to Begin…

The problematic Yik Yak app appeals to Winthrop students

Sam Hyatt

Yik Yak has become a popular social media app for many college students. Those who use the app are able to post statuses anonymously and see other posts that are…