#valentinesday Archives

Feb

Set up for success: the Serna’s love story

Ainsley McCarthy

When their friend lied to each of them that the other was interested in meeting, it took the couple–who had never met before– two dates to discover that they had…

Why are some students anti-Valentines Day?

Sam Hyatt

Valentine’s Day, also known as the day of love, is one that has mixed feelings. Some people enjoy the holiday as they buy candies and flowers for their loved ones,…

Winthrop love: what Rock Hill loves about Winthrop

Autumn Hawkins

During the Valentine's Day season, The Johnsonian would like to reflect on a common love that unites students, staff, alumni, and the greater Rock Hill community: the love of Winthrop…

Film recommendations for Valentine’s Day

Sam Hyatt

As Valentine’s Day approaches, some might not want to participate in spending a lot of money on expensive dinners or activities but still want to spend time celebrating Valentine’s Day.…

From Instagram to engagement: Kayla Bumgarner and David Abner’s relationship

Zoe Jenkins

After more than three years of dating, on Sept. 23, 2022, Winthrop student David Abner popped the question to his girlfriend and Winthrop graduate, Kayla Bumgarner. “David told me we…

Frances Brown’s love for the game of basketball

Maliik Cooper

For Frances Brown, love is not exclusively a feeling shared between two people in a romantic relationship. The word can also be used to describe how she feels about basketball.…

Compromise is a key factor for this couple’s relationship

Jada Strong

Aliya Busbee, a Winthrop alumni who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology and Darrin Davis, senior business administration major, have been together for over two years now and met through…

Eight steps for a perfect love letter

Mari Pressley

Humans have been writing love letters for centuries. In what seems like a lost tradition in time where everything is digitized, a letter is now appreciated as a sentiment or…

Winthrop political science department brought Dr. Disney and Dr. Lipscomb together

Sam Hyatt

Two professors in the political science department, Jennifer Disney and Michael Lipscomb, were brought together by working at Winthrop University. Lipscomb who is from Richmond, Virginia and Disney who is…

Ravyn and Ainsley: A couple invested in journalism and activism at Winthrop

Mari Pressley

Meeting at a Winthrop University Students for Change interest meeting last school year, sophomore music technology major Ravyn Rhodes, editor-in-chief of The Roddey McMillan Record and junior mass communication major,…