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Shepard Fairey paints mural in old town, gets student help

Christian Smith

Shepard Fairey, contemporary street artist best known for his Obama “Hope” poster and the OBEY GIANT art project, was in Rock Hill last week to install a mural. Fairey has…

Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Louise Pettus

Autumn Hawkins

Recently, the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections hosted an exhibit of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican artifacts. Meant to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, this exhibit featured artifacts from every major Mesoamerican civilization.…

Winthrop alumni spotlight: Kristin Knowles

Sam Hyatt

As an undergraduate student at Winthrop, Knowles was a business administration major with an emphasis in accounting. After graduating with her bachelor’s degree in 2001, she moved on to obtain…

Nature vs. nurture

Emily Curry

Toxic masculinity has long plagued society. Both men and women suffer from harmful ideals such as “men don’t cry” or “boys will be boys.” In their collaborative exhibit Red Delta,…

Eagle of the Week: Sydney Boulware

Sam Hyatt

Sydney Boulware, a freshman pitcher for the Winthrop softball team, pitched a no-hitter during her first college scrimmage against Cleveland Community College. “To pitch my first college game ever…

Quality of Winthrop’s residence halls in question

Sam Hyatt

Living in a dorm building is one of the experiences that all incoming students look forward to when coming to college. But sometimes, the living space does not meet expectations.…

Winthrop alumni spotlight: Joey Jennings

Sam Hyatt

Joey Jennings graduated from Winthrop in the fall of 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. During his time at Winthrop, Jennings was an active student on campus. He…

Staff shortage on campus and Rock Hill

Sam Hyatt

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a continuous shortage of items and staff for various places in every community. Unfortunately, Winthrop Dining Services is experiencing the…

“Not Anymore”…or Not Enough?

Autumn Hawkins

Recently, Winthrop University released a set of online training courses centered around sexual assault and the use of drugs/alcohol. In the spring of 2021, Winthrop students gathered outside DiGorgio…

Death penalty upheld for Roof

Marley Bassett

Nine African-American churchgoers were brutally shot to death during the concluding prayer of their evening Bible study on June 17, 2015, at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.…