Month: August 2013

SGA and UAC working together

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Karli Mauldin Troy University has big plans for game day thanks to the Student Government Association and the University Activities Council. Senior Tiffany Slater, the UAC president from Columbus, Ga. is excited to see how gameday operates with the newly planned events. “We were trying to think of ways to keep students in town and participate in gameday,” Slater said. “We decided to come together with SGA and use our money wisely to have concerts on the Friday before the home game and the day of the game before it…

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Trojan Treasures: ASL/ITP club

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Jill Odom Variety Editor   This week’s Trojan Treasure is the American Sign Language/Interpreter Training Program Club, which is better known as ASL/ITP Club. ASL/ITP is an organization that helps students immerse themselves in the deaf culture. The first interest meeting is Monday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. in Hawkins Hall Room 117 It may seem like a very exclusive club, but anyone can join. All levels of signers are welcome. The meetings are conducted in ASL, but it is also translated in English for students who know little to…

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The best movie trilogies known to man

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Chase Robinson Copy Editor   Movie trilogies seem to be incredibly popular with audiences and filmmakers. The last decade has seen the release of the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, a Spider-Man trilogy, the Bourne trilogy and many others. Sorting through these trilogies to find the best is no easy task. A great trilogy needs to resonate with its audience and accomplish great things cinematically. The following trilogies stood out among tough competition to earn a spot on our list of the top five greatest movie trilogies. No. 5 – The…

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International enrollment on the rise as Troy University enrollment continues to fluctuate

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Tobi Oluwagbemi Staff Writer In a previous edition of Tropolitan this semester, the Chancellor of the University, Dr. Jack Hawkins stated that enrollment was fluctuating. The question now is that is it increasing or decreasing? Looking at the facts, it is actually increasing. Enrollment of both international students and U.S. students is actually increasing and there are many factors responsible for this. Troy University is located in Alabama, a small state in the United States and therefore makes it a conducive learning environment for students who want a small learning…

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Troy Public Radio recognized

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Jacob Barber Troy University Public Radio’s own “Community Focus” was named the Best Medium Market Talk Show by the organization at the seventh annual  “Best in Broadcasting Awards,” also referred to as the ABBYs, which were hosted in the Cahaba Grand Conference Center in Birmingham on March 23. Program manager Kyle Gassiott said, “It’s a very tremendous honor for the station, for the university and for the staff.” “There’s a lot of hard work that goes into putting a show on every day. Even just the 15 minutes of talk…

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