Month: October 2013

Beating the odds: Student makes deadline, lives abroad

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(PHOTO/Caleb Hicks)   Brittany DeLong Co-Business Editor   The fascination with experiencing another country and culture drove Aubrey Toole, a senior biomedical sciences major from Pace, Fla., to rush to apply for a study abroad opportunity in Germany this semester. Toole had less than two weeks to apply to study at the University of Heidelberg and was accepted into the school. “I had to decide if this opportunity was correct for me, get recommendations from teachers, transcripts from both college and high school, and I had to write a letter…

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Costumes are allowed at ULM game

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  Jill Odom Variety Editor   Despite rumors, students will be allowed to wear costumes today, Oct. 31, at Troy’s football game against ULM. Troy has no official policy on wearing costumes because games do not often fall on Halloween. According to Herbert Reeves, Dean of Student Services, students who choose to wear masks will have to remove them to enter the stadium but are allowed to put them back on once inside. The only thing that is not permitted is any item that has the appearance of a weapon.…

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IT Department initiative

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(PHOTO/Hannah Crews)   Patrick Stephens Staff Writer   A committee is being formed to allow students to give feedback to the Troy University Information Technology Department. “Mr. Greg Price, who is in charge of the IT Department, thought that it would be a good idea if we worked with the students to get more of the students involved in what the IT Department is doing,” said Brittany Clarke, a sophomore information systems major from Broughton, who is heading this new initiative. “So what we are really looking for is for…

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Alpha Epsilon Delta gives back to children in need

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(PHOTO/Jennifer Carlisle)   Kelsey Vickers Staff Writer   The Alpha Epsilon Delta honor society on campus will be participating in its first ever Operation Christmas Child Drive this semester. Alpha Epsilon Delta is a national honor society for students interested in pursuing a job within the field of health. The purpose is to recognize outstanding students who are interested in being involved with causes in their field and to help inform them on how to prepare for professional school. The honor society includes students involved with pre-medicine, pre-veterinarian, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry…

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Volleyball prepares for road trip to Louisiana

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Lindsey Schoewe Volleyball Beat Writer   Troy volleyball’s struggles continue as the losing streak grows to four straight due to losses last weekend with a road trip to Louisiana looming. The Trojan volleyball team (9-16, 4-7) traveled to Little Rock, Ark. this past Friday where the team lost to UALR in three straight sets (31-29, 25-20, 25-14). The lead hitter for Troy was freshman middle hitter Kiah Cheatham who posted a career high 16 kills in the Friday loss. On Sunday, the Trojans were back at home…

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