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On MLK day this year, MLK's family announced that instead of celebrating, they are going to be protesting for more equal voting laws in the United States. While these protests have been supported by many people and organizations (Planned Parenthood, Move On, National Urban League, etc.), last year many voting acts were still stopped in their tracks, and even filibustered, in congress. The King family led the Peace Walk at Washington and protested in support of the Freedom to Vote Act, which would make election day a national holiday and ban partisan gerrymandering, among other things. The Senate began ruling on the bill on January 25th. Bernice King, MLK's youngest daughter, tweeted to politicians publicly celebrating Dr. King that if they truly believe in his sentiments, they woul...

Richardson Ballroom opened its doors to interested students for a meeting hosted by the Council of Student Leaders (CSL) with Kevin Sheppard on January 19th at 7 p.m. He began with a presentation aimed at educating the student body about the inner workings and requirements of the Title IX process. He then showed a TEDx video featuring Keith Edwards about the nature of Rape Culture as a "Men's Issue". Sheppard says he wants to invite Edwards to Winthrop's campus at a later date. He answered questions from a Google Form that attendees had submitted upon their arrival. The questions submitted inquired about the content of the interim policy, his superiors, his qualifications, and other topics related to his experience and intent at the University. He also talked at length about the...

Winthrop's mandatory safety training videos require students to watch content discussing sensitive topics like assault, abuse, and drug/alcohol use. Because of the heavy nature of the videos, they include a trigger warning button that is supposed to let the listener skip the video during a potentially-triggering part. There is also a section that tells students how the trigger warning button works, explains the language used in the videos, and gives resources for support if a student watching the video becomes upset by the content or needs to talk to someone. Trigger warnings exist to warn people of specific content that could be upsetting, give someone an anxiety attack, or send someone into a negative mind space. Winthrop's first video discusses what someone can do if they become...