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Food for Thought – April 11, 2013

Finals are fast approaching and the world as we know it is about to be in the hands of the graduating class.  The future is ours as our generation will eventually be those commanding. It is possible for our leaders to soon be running their own corporations and for the rest of us to be [...]

Masculinity is more than mindless violence and constant sex

What is a man and what does it mean to be ‘manly’ per say?  Over the last few years media has attempted to define this…

North Korea’s actions are impossible to read

North Korea.  It has been on a lot of people’s minds lately.  Will they actually attempt to go to war with the rest of the…

Respect is a two-way street

In the slew of news regarding the recent vote on allowing gay marriage or not, many people have been flocking to the internet with one…

Entitlements: abusive or rewarding to citizens

Entitlement, the word itself has a negative connotation these days. Oftentimes the word is enough to provoke well-meaning people into frenzy. On one hand there…

By Jacob Wingard

Jacob Wingard grew up in the rural part of the South Carolina in a small town known as Aiken, South Carolina. Graduating from South Aiken High School, he now attends Winthrop University, seeking a degree in the field of Mass Communications with a minor in political science.

Having always had a love of literature and writing, he is currently pursuing his goal of becoming a published author; as a journalist though, he enjoys watching events unfold and providing information to the masses. Currently the Opinion Editor for the Johnsonian for Winthrop University, Jacob presents views on controversial topics like Religion, Abortion, Politics and other matters that relate to students.

Who’s afraid of Frances Fox Piven? Not this guy.

Thursday night had to have been one of the most disappointing moments in my life.   What I…

CSL update

Council of Student Leaders announced plans for events for next  month at Winthrop. CSL covered a wide range…

Society is not failing you, you are failing yourself

Why do we fall?  As I’m sure that just about everyone on campus has seen  Christopher Nolan’s “Batman…

Winthrop professors present evidence of global warming

Our world is changing, the sea level is rising, the polar ice caps are melting and storms are…

Why the buck stopped here

The IRS, let’s all be honest here for a moment, it terrifies us. There is nothing scarier than…

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