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Artist Spotlight: Dave Frazier

Matt Thrift

Politics, art, culture and history have always been closely intertwined and influence one another in many ways. In particular, politics and art seem to intersect the most often. Dave Frazier,…

The high cost for blood sugar safety

Dean of Students Office/Publications

For people living with Type 1 Diabetes, it is a challenge to constantly balance your sugar levels with medicine, food and exercise. However it is important to use insulin to…

Culture out of context

Dean of Students Office/Publications

“Tidying Up” is a new Netflix show by Marie Kondo, a professional organizing consultant. Her primary goal in this show is to help people who live in disorganized clutter. Kondo…

Food in a mug

Gweneshia Wadlington

As college students, especially those of us without meal plans, finding something to eat on campus can seem like a lost cause. Thankfully, there is always more than one way…

Everything but gun control

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Many people hear the words “gun control” and immediately get angry - for one side or the other. Some think that America needs more gun control laws - that we…

New student housing project approved

Anna Sharpe

Plans for The Nest, a 85-unit student housing project located on Stewart Ave. and White St., was unanimously approved by the Rock Hill Planning Commission on Jan. 7. The project…

Government shutdown affects some students’ financial aid

Dean of Students Office/Publications

The partial government shutdown that has lasted over 21 days has been the longest shutdown in United States history, according to CNN. The country has faced consequences for the shut…

Winthrop experiences record number of applicants

Gweneshia Wadlington

In the fall semester of 2018, students and staff were informed that Winthrop University had lost about 50 students from the returning class of 2021. Due to this loss, the…

Diversity in Congress

Victoria Howard

Americans are seeing more representation than ever before with the newly sworn-in members of Congress. The 116th elected Congress was sworn in on Jan. 3, 2019. Following this election,…

America’s beauties turned America’s dumpsites

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National Parks have been facing hardships such as trash pile up, understaffing, land destruction and safety hazards since the government shutdown. Since the government went into a partial shutdown on…