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Winthrop’s top ten spookiest buildings

Autumn Hawkins

In light of Halloween quickly approaching, it seemed fitting that The Johnsonian covers what places around Winthrop’s campus are spooky enough to give guests a thrill while there. But beware…

Winthrop picked to finish on top in men’s basketball conference preseason poll

Matthew Shealy

The Winthrop men’s basketball team received 16 of 26 votes from the Big South Preseason Poll’s voting panel, projecting the Eagles to win the conference for a third-straight season. …

Kelley Kish named Interim Athletic Director

Matthew Shealy

Winthrop University announced Kelley Kish will serve as Interim Athletic Director following the resignation of Hank Harrawood, who had been the interim since August. Kish was hired in February…

Eagle of the Week: Sarah Funderburg

Lily Fremed

Taking her first steps onto the course at just five years old, Sarah Funderburg is now a skillful senior on the Winthrop women’s golf team. “Although my parents aren’t…

Winthrop women’s soccer loses last home game

Marley Bassett

The Winthrop women’s soccer team lost its last home game of the regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The Eagles fell to the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, and the final score…

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,…