Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer A Troy lecturer has self-published her first book detailing her journey as a living organ donor, hoping to inspire and uplift others with her story. Dr. Kelly C. Berwager, a lecturer of art and design and Graduate Level Coordinator at Troy University from Hoover, said that her experience as a living organ Read More
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Abby Taylor Assistant News Editor Students and faculty members gathered Wednesday in the Rinhart Auditorium at the second session of the “Let’s Talk” series to question professors on controversial topics, following the interfaith symposium. The attending students were able to pose challenging questions regarding income inequality and economic justice, gender and sexuality and environmental justice to Read More
Jeremyah Howell, a Troy University student, has been bound to a grand jury on charges that he killed a man he found in his girlfriend’s bedroom while engaged in what his defense attorney called “mutual combat.” Pike County District Judge William Hightower presided over Howell’s preliminary hearing Tuesday, deciding there was enough evidence to present the Read More
Abby Taylor Assistant News Editor My time writing for the Tropolitan has taught me more than I could have imagined coming to Troy. I look back at all of the moments when people would ask me, “Are you a journalism major?” When I would respond to these questions with a “No, I’m an English major,” people Read More
Pradyot Sharma Section Editor Steve Stewart, an assistant professor of journalism, will be stepping down from his role as adviser to the Tropolitan newspaper and Palladium yearbook at the end of December 2018 and will retire from Troy at the end of the Spring 2019 semester. Stewart, who came to Troy in August 2009, is a Read More
Steve Stewart Faculty Adviser When I arrived almost 10 years ago as the adviser to student publications, I found that somebody had put a sign on the wall of the office suite shared by the Tropolitan and the Palladium: “Trojans don’t cut corners.” Three of the four corners of the sign had been clipped off. That Read More
Editor’s Note: Columns appearing under “Meanwhile, in Sparta…” are works of fiction. Any references to real people, places or events are satirical statements that do not reflect real events. Pradyot Sharma Opinion Editor As Americans lined up outside malls and stores to shop for televisions on Black Friday, there was a huge line outside the Adams Read More
Daniel Hunt Staff Writer After last week’s heartbreaker for Trojan football fans, fans of Appalachian State Mountaineers now look forward to making history. The first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship game will kick off in Boone, North Carolina, this Saturday when App. State (9-7, 7-1 Sun Belt) takes on Louisiana Lafayette (7-5, 5-3) in a winner-take-all rematch. Read More
Ora Nelson Staff Writer Although students may find Spin bikes or scooters in interesting places, displaced bikes or scooters could cause problems for students with physical disabilities. Some have seen bikes and scooters in places like elevators and in the middle of walkways. “I’ve noticed them everywhere,” said Sabrina Foster, a coordinator of residence life in Read More
Zach Henson Editor-in-Chief The Federal Clery Act requires most universities to publicize an annual safety report detailing yearly crime statistics for their campuses. As a student and journalist, I find this system highly flawed and the reports themselves shockingly incomplete. According to Susan Sarapin, an associate professor of journalism and specialist in media law, research shows Read More
Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer The Sorrell College of Business at Troy University is now accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), potentially making diplomas from the business school more valuable. Dr. Judson Edwards, dean of the Sorrell College of Business, announced the accreditation of the institution on his LinkedIn profile.“The Sorrell College Read More
KeyShon Taggart Staff Writer With the loss against Appalachian State, the Troy football team is now 9-3 and 7-1 in the Sun Belt, placing Troy second behind App. State in the Sun Belt East Division. The last game was not only a bid to place in the Sun Belt Championship game, but a chance to host Read More
Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy football team concluded its regular season with a 21-10 loss at Appalachian State, ending the Trojans’ 13-game Sun Belt Conference win streak. With the loss, the Trojans finish the season with a 7-1 conference record and a 9-3 overall record. Troy claims a share of the first-ever East Division championship, Read More
Emma Daniel News Editor McKinley Livingston, a senior nursing major from Decatur, was expecting a parking ticket when she parked her car on the left side of Clements Hall’s entrance, where the curb is unmarked, but to her surprise, she received a $75 fine rather than the typical $10 ticket price. After she asked around and Read More