Creating a new way of thinking on Winthrop’s campus
A relatively new organization, Students Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC), formed six years ago ,is making a conscious footprint on Winthrop’s campus. Twelve members strong, this mighty coalition is known for past projects such as the trash audit last spring semester. This project revealed that 50 percent of the material from the West Center, which is [...]
Age should bring acquired tastes
My DVD shelf isn’t just a collection of art I enjoy. It exists as its own separate story, telling the world where I was and what age I was when I liked this or that thing. In chronological order, my shelf went from “hilarious” parody shorts to violent action to ironic purchases to sickly sweet [...]
Scholarship honors legacy of late student
Josephine Koster, by her own admission, has been around the academic block a few times. Koster has taught in academia for over 35 years and seen her fair share of students entering at Convocation and leaving at commencement. No one, she says, pushed her to delve even deeper into her own research than the “one [...]
Students gain world appreciation
Students gathered in Dina’s Place on Monday night to learn more about other cultures. Taste of the World showcased fashion, dance, poetry, music and a short theater performance by international students. Annie-Laurie Wheat, theater professor, helped to plan the event. Wheat thinks students should broaden their horizons by learning about other cultures. “It’s important so [...]
