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see SPORTS pg. 7
see SCIENCE & TECH pg. 5
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see NEWS pg. 3
Issue 21 March 6, 2014
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
Changes to campus sustainability policies see SCIENCE & TECH pg. 5
Editor says students take on too much see OPINION pg. 6
Should selfdefense classes be offered to men? see NEWS pg. 3 ARTS & CULTURE
First black WU student returns to campus By Adam Matonic Special to the Johnsonian Fifty years ago, Winthrop was “a dark and unwelcoming place,” African-American enrollee and master’s graduate, Dr. Cynthia P. Roddey, who spoke in Dina’s Place on Thursday night. It took Winthrop 10 years to desegregate after the Supreme Court’s tion determined “separate but equal” schools to be unconstitutional, and in 1964, Roddey was admitted to Winthrop. Roddey said that during her three years at Winthrop, she only spoke to two other students. “It was like being she said. Tensions were high at Winthrop upon Roddey’s admittance, and standards, saying she “had to be neat and clean.” Roddey said that she was
SPORTS
Eagles soar on Senior Day By Michael Owens Sports Editor The Winthrop men’s basketball team looked to cement their position in the upcoming conference tournament with a game against Presbyterian on Saturday at Winthrop Coliseum.
ARTS & CULTURE
Professor talks genetics, political views By Elizabeth McKnight Staff Writer On Thursday Feb. 27, Dr. John R. Hibbing, a professor of political sci-
early on, but Winthrop responded with a 3-pointer from junior guard
sity of Nebraska-Lincoln, came to Dina’s Place to speak to students and faculty about our genetics and how
points of the contest.
Hibbing has appeared on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart and
mid- to long-range attack, as shots from senior Christian Farmer and junior Andrew Smith kept the home team in the lead. After Winthrop went up by as much as six points, the Blue Hose got back into the game with a 7-4
Hibbing was a Guggenheim Fellow, a Senior Fulbright Fellow, a NATO Fellow in Science and has recently been elected to the American
three nearly midway through the half.
Science.
made, scoring on a big layup in transition with 8:01 to go The Blue Hose fought back
Hibbing said. He explained that the things that
a 25-23 lead on a fast break layup by Markus Terry with 6:18 left until halftime.
are not things we can control. For his argument, Hibbing presented much data that supported his argument. He started with the stateof parents and kids are not as close as people might think. Hibbing then went deeper into his speech by talking about how “early
shooting of Farmer and Keon Johnlead with 4:22 remaining in the half.
Winthrop a 35-29 lead late before of their own from Jordan Downing to cut the lead to three. Both teams continued to battle back and forth, as Winthrop was
Senior forward Christian Farmer goes up for a dunk during Winthrop’s regular season finale against Presbyterian on Saturday. 1IPUP CZ +BDPC )BMMFY t .VMUJNFEJB &EJUPS time ticked away. Winthrop carried momentum into the locker room as a 3-pointer from up 42-34 at halftime. Jerome continued to make an impact in the start of the second
four points in the span of two minutes. Another long-range connection the contest.
physiological, neurological and psychological make-up determines that, “Some neuroimaging has found
see BASKETBALL pg. 7 Hibbing spent the rest of his time
NEWS
Plans put into action for Winthrop history project
By Frances Parrish Editor-in-Chief
on sabbatical, he has been preparing for his future duties
from her peers. “I didn’t feel intimidated,” Roddey said, in spite of the palpably hostile
Rebecca Masters sits in the basement of McBryde
at what was then Winthrop College. Roddey’s professors also held her
been furnished with old furniture from Dr. DiGiorgio’s
has some of his photography displayed in an art gallery about him.
Hibbing said that when it comes
Rebecca Masters, are working on a history project to
her B’s when she had earned A’s.
see RODDEY pg. 9
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA
already begun the project.
Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio has taken a sabbatical —
see HISTORY pg. 4
to many types of imaging sequences. He said that it is simply just the way their brains are set up.
see PROFESSOR pg. 9
SPORTS
Winthrop campus prepares for football discussion By Michael Owens Sports Editor
One of the biggest talks around campus since soon-to-be inaugurated President Jayne of adding football to the school’s athletics program. Now, as of last Sunday’s meeting of the Board of Trustees, it seems like the discussion is ready to get more serious.
campaign to boost enrollment,” Comstock said in an email sent campus-wide after the meeting.
possibility of Winthrop starting a program to
School District 3’s football stadium, though
the sport, whether they be scholarship (i.e.
attracting a larger number of male applicants,
Antonio) or non-scholarship (i.e. Campbell). Based on the cost of operations and personnel, the initial start-up cost for football at Winthrop would be $495,000. Hickman’s presentation also introduced the possibility of a new $11.5 million facility that would support football, as well as other sport programs. In terms of a stadium, the
facility will need to be addressed if Winthrop gets a scholarship program. In the case of either program, a hospitality area will be needed at the stadium. Comstock mentioned the cost of the facilities in the email, and said that “fundraising would be the primary means of securing the necessary resources, supplemented by loans.” The presentation also included pros and cons of Winthrop being either a scholarship or non-scholarship program.
student body.” During the Board of Trustees meeting, Winthrop Athletic Director Tom Hickman logistics of possibly starting a football program.
see FOOTBALL pg. 7
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