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Police Blotter

Sarah Hassler

On March 31, the Reporting Officer (R/O) was conducting stationary speed limit enforcement at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Winthrop Alumni Drive. The R/O observed a dark colored Nissan…

Letter from the editors: University response to mishandled assault investigations excuses behavior and does little for survivors

The Johnsonian

An email sent by Interim President George Hynd to the Winthrop community following the publication of an article detailing the university’s handling of sexual assault allegations was not an adequate…

Winthrop community reacts to email that addressed story about sexual assault investigations

Evan Santiago

George W. Hynd, president of Winthrop University, sent an email to the student body on the evening of March 26, responding to allegations of mishandled sexual assault investigations which surfaced on Wednesday, March 24. Hynd…

Winthrop named a ‘voter-friendly campus’ by the Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project

Bryn Eddy

Winthrop University was deemed a voter-friendly campus by national nonpartisan organizations Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project (CVP) and NASPA– Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The two organizations seek…

Athletics director and other Winthrop officials respond to alleged mishandling of sexual assault investigations

Evan Santiago

Editor's note: This article was updated on Saturday, April 3 to reflect more information on a student-athlete town hall. Winthrop officials are offering their response after allegations that sexual misconduct…

Board closes complaints against WU employees and board members

Chase Duncan

The Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to close an ethics complaint against four individuals involved in the decision to eliminate the Winthrop Tennis program, including the chair and vice…

Winthrop alumnae claim sexual assault investigations involving athletics department were mishandled

Evan Santiago

*Editor's Note: This story was updated on Mar. 25 with a comment from Winthrop University's Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Halpin. Along with this, the term "faculty"…

Winthrop student parking expansion unlikely while school revises master plan

Sean Miller

Winthrop students are familiar with a lack of convenient parking close to their residence halls. Many students feel that the school should invest in better parking accommodations for students that…

Artist Spotlight: Lights camera action

Mari Pressley

After joining her school’s theatre program during her junior year of high school, sophomore theatre major Carrington Wigfall was thrown into the world of theatre, forced to retain a whirlwind…