Month: September 2014

Troy University brings Mid-Autumn Festival to Troy for 7th year

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Beth Hyatt Copy Editor As it has for the past two years, Troy University will play host to an event celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese peoples. This event is called the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is a harvest festival centered around the full harvest moon. The harvest moon occurs between early September and October and when the moon is perfectly round; the circle it makes represents unity and completeness. This celebration brings in a vast amount of nationalities together because of the multi-cultural aspect. The event not only helps those learning…

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Clubs combine in LGBT community support

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Jamie Bennett Staff Writer The Troy University Documentary Club and the Spectrum Alliance are joining to show support for the LGBT community, with a special showing of the movie “Milk.” “Milk,” starring Sean Penn, is a movie depicting the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly homosexual politician elected in California. All students, whether they belong to one of the organizations or not, are invited to attend the event Monday night, Sept. 29. “In the past we have collaborated with Spectrum, so when I wanted to show ‘Milk,’ I approached…

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Philosophy professor shares his teaching insights

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Beth Hyatt Copy Editor Clifford Lee, associate professor of philosophy, has often been described by students as one of the most eccentric professors on Troy’s campus. His relaxed demeanor and lively attitude keep the students engaged and entertained while also making them think. When asked what got him into teaching, Lee said: “In a way, I just never left college. I had been bitten by the philosophy bug, and I was quite serious about it. I grew up surrounded by teaching and, certainly, that’s an influence. It’s certainly a response…

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SGA discusses school improvements

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JoJo McBride Staff Writer   The Student Government Association discussed improvements that will soon take place around the campus. These improvements include placing 600 new Wi-Fi access points around campus, cleaning the Trojan statue on the main quad, repainting directional arrows in the parking lots and placing mirrors in parking lots where view may be blocked. A meeting is also planned with the dean of libraries to further discuss plans for some changes in the library. SGA recognized Troy Club Tennis Team and Troy Quidditch team as campus organizations. Brandon…

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Trojan Outreach group behind tents on quad

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Victoria Roper Staff Writer Trojan Outreach is a new part of Student Services that focuses on discussing taboo issues that students face on campus. This peer educator program consists of a collaboration of people called cardinal leaders, who are hired as university employees. Trojan Outreach was started to highlight “a lot of serious issues on campus that people are unwilling to talk about,” according to Kimbrlei McCain, a graduate student in the clinical mental health master’s program from Chelsea. McCain serves as coordinator of Trojan Outreach. Students can have conversations…

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