Category: Editorial

A letter from the editor: We are here to pursue the truth

Trojan Living

Zach Henson Editor-in-Chief Newton Lee gave a charge to journalists to be watchdogs, not lapdogs, to tirelessly search for the hidden truth, holding accountable the powerful who may try to hide from it The Tropolitan has fought to rise to this challenge since its inception. Even through lawsuits and periods of censorship, its staff has worked to uphold quality and stand as a lighthouse for Troy University’s students and community. Our world today is one in which “fake news” has become both common and common phrase, but there are still…

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Tropolitan provides platform for opinions

Trojan Living

Pradyot Sharma Opinion Editor The purpose of a university can be summed up best in the words of former Yale President Angelo Giamatti, who said, “Universities are not here to be a medium for the coercion of other people; they are here to be mediums for the exchange of free ideas.” This role of educational institutions especially holds true in the polarized world that we live in today where even a slight difference in opinion can spur hatred and violence. This divide has also entered college campuses across the nation,…

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Tropolitan supports national campaign to increase student media funding

Trojan Living

At a time when student publications across the country are losing funding, Melissa Gomez, the editor-in-chief of the University of Florida’s The Independent Florida Alligator, has proclaimed a nationwide campaign called #SaveStudentNewsrooms. “The whole idea behind the call-to-action day was to start a conversation about the state of student media in the U.S.,” Gomez told CNN in an interview. Troy’s student publications are slated to have their scholarship funds reduced this upcoming academic year as part of a universitywide tightening of scholarship budgets. The national campaign, along with raising awareness…

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