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Headline: CSL loses authority over chartering new organizations over Winthrop Students for Life

17Apr

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Headline: CSL loses authority over chartering new organizations over Winthrop Students for Life

Byline: Chase Duncan, Guest Writer The Winthrop Council of Student Leaders (CSL)has lost its authority to charter new student organizations after it denied chartering to a Winthrop chapter of the pro-life advocacy organization Students for Life America (SFLA), following an unanimously approved resolution by the Board of Trustees. Winthrop President Edward Serna announced in a campuswide email message sent out on April 7 that after looking into CSL’s review process for multiple new student organizations, including the denied charter request from SFLA, he rescinded the denial of WSFL on February 17, 2025. The email included a link to the resolution passed by the Board of Trustees that removed chartering privileges from CSL. “On April 4, 2025, the Board of Trustees una...

Rock Hill Socialist Activist Banned From WU Campus for Life for Graffiti Vandalism

Howard “Buddy” Beck was indefinitely trespassed for placing a sticker on a parking sign in front of Tillman Hall Byline: Chase Duncan, Guest Writer Rock Hill socialist community activist Howard “Buddy” Beck has been trespassed indefinitely from Winthrop’s campus after being charged with graffiti vandalism for placing a sticker on parking signs in front of Tillman Hall. Many students at Winthrop might not recognize him by name, but Beck has been a familiar face at Winthrop for the past several years as a tabling vendor inside the DiGiorgio Campus Center, where he would sell Marxist literature and merchandise to students. He also served as a third-party advisor to the now-defunct WU Socialist Student Union. Beck said he was protesting the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil on Oa...

The Risings Artists of Winthrop

Winthrop University recently chartered and recognized The Rising Artists of Winthrop – a transformative take on what it means to be an art club. Within the last 139 years of Winthrop University, the arts have played a significant role in the school’s success. From elaborate theatre productions to stunning orchestra performances, Winthrop has maintained a significant place in the larger Rock Hill community as its beating heart. Since its official conception in 1989, the College of Visual and Performing Arts has always had the goal to uplift art students and give them a place to grow. The CVPA has played a big part in the development of Winthrop’s community. One of these developments is RAW – organized by Fine Arts and Sculpture professor Shaun Cassidy. The Union of Student Artis...