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JD Vance praises Nucor Steel as symbol of U.S. manufacturing revival. Claire Weber. Fri, ... 43% of the state views the president negatively, an April poll by Winthrop University found.
How Winthrop University plans to boost its profile by investing in a well-known program. Nick Sullivan. Fri, April 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM UTC. 4 min read.
Apes Have Never Asked Questions Despite Scientists Communicating with Them Since '60s? What constitutes "ape questions" has been mulled over by researchers for years.
In his 2020 book, “City on a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism,” Abram Van Engen, a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, explores the way historical societies ...
Joe Sperry, a 2022 Lourdes grad, was set to play Division I baseball at Winthrop University after playing two years of junior college ball. But he decommitted after a coaching change at Winthrop.
Winthrop University admitted its first Black students in 1964. Cynthia Plair Roddey, who was the first Black student to enroll, talks to WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn about the school's early days of ...
There is cornhole being played on campus at South Carolina's Winthrop University, and not just on the quad — the school recently offered over $80,000 in scholarship money to a pair of high schoo.
Gavin Hamann and Jaxson Remmick, who are committed to Winthrop University, are believed to be the first students to play cornhole on college scholarships. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.
“Grab-bag” extremists, a new breed of self-made radical, are driving the deadliest wave of political violence in the United States in half a century.
The fountain suddenly stopped working after 100 years, and couldn’t be fixed. Winthrop University’s iconic fountain, in front of an historic Rock Hill building, went dry sometime in 2018. That ...
The university contributed over $1 million and received $6 million from the state to demolish the buildings. But the demolition of 800 units has put Winthrop in a tight position.
Haley put herself on the political map by calling for the flag's removal from South Carolina government grounds in 2015. Here’s how it went down, and how delicate a balance she’s struck.