Opinion

What the SC primary could mean

Victoria Howard

Joe Biden achieved an overwhelming victory on Saturday here in South Carolina, with 48 percent of the vote in his favor. The runner up, Bernie Sanders, received only 19 percent…

Let’s talk about the junior scaries

Victoria Howard

Second-semester juniors are in a weird spot. This whole time, college has felt like you’re just gearing up for the ‘real world.’ Before this, you still had time to change…

ESAs on campus

Sarah Delventhal

With all the stress from classes, it is nice to come home to a pet that is always happy to see you. Sara Griffith, Allison Reed and Maggie McMillan all…

Parting words/Letter from the editor

Victoria Howard

Dear Dr. Mahony, Thank you. You have been a guiding light and shining star on this campus since I first got here. Since commencement, I’ve felt like we knew…

Stop giving Bloomberg attention

Victoria Howard

After declaring his running in the Democratic primaries late in the game, billionaire Michael Bloomberg has made his name relevant in conversations around the primaries. This isn’t good. The former…

Barnes & Noble misses the mark

Victoria Howard

As a celebration of Black History Month, national book retailer Barnes & Noble announced their new “diverse covers” of classic novels. These were covers for classics like “The Wizard of…

Sign the petition already

Victoria Howard

The petition calling for a vote of no confidence against the Winthrop Board of Trustees currently has over 1,600 signatures. This is a huge number and shows that a large…

The Iowa caucuses weren’t tampered with

Victoria Howard

A huge chunk of the Iowa precincts used a new app earlier this month when voting for their preferred candidate. The app caused a lot of problems when it came…

Romance (and Commercialism) is in the air

David Botzer

Practically everyone knows what is in store when the calendar flips over to February: hearts, flowers, romance, love. Valentine’s Day. Falling exactly in the middle of the month, the holiday…

Problems with Wingspan

Victoria Howard

Error 500 - Internal Server Error. This is the screen that many students have seen when trying to log into their Wingspan accounts since the start of the semester. …