Month: April 2015

Nepalese Student Association raising funds for earthquake relief

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Staff Report Troy University’s Nepalese Student Association is raising money for the Nepal Red Cross following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck central Nepal April 25. So far the fundraiser, organized through gofundme, has raised $661 of its $10,000 goal. According to reliefweb.int the Government of Nepal has reported 3,351 deaths and 6,833 injured people as of April 27. “It is really a shocking experience,” said Sahil Hamal, a freshman computer science major from Katmandu, Neapl and president of the Nepalese Students Association. “Especially when you are away from home,…

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NASA Space Photos Compiled Into Time-Lapse

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This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content. If you want to read, I might suggest a good book, perhaps Hemingway or Melville. That’s why they call it, the dummy copy. This, of course, is not the real copy for this entry. Rest assured, the words will expand the concept. With clarity. Conviction. And a little wit.

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Editor-in-chief bids farewell to readers

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Chase Robinson Editor-in-Chief It’s amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in nine months. My office is as packed as it was before I spent two days cleaning it out almost a year ago. I’m thorough, though, and the piles of pamphlets, promotional materials, 3-month-old copies of the Dothan Eagle, chocolate and nerf darts are rapidly being sorted and removed. I’m left to wonder what will remain of my time as editor-in-chief once I’m gone. It’s an honor to be the top dog at The Tropolitan, but prestige and legacy…

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College: a chance to grow as a person

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Laura Hutto Chief Copy Editor Four years ago I got a phone call from my sister, Sarah Hutto, who was the Arts and Entertainment editor at the time. She offered me a position on the staff as a copy editor and the first opportunity for me to get involved at Troy. I agreed happily because I was ready to do something else besides go to class and study. What I didn’t know is how much of an impact that job would have on me. The job was intimidat-ing because it…

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Making music into a living

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Tori Roper Staff Writer Ben Strong, a senior music education major from Sylacauga, is involved in many aspects of music on and around Troy’s campus. Strong was surrounded by music growing up, which sparked his love for music at a young age. Both of Strong’s grandmothers were musically inclined. One of his grandmothers played the piano, and his other grandmother was a leading member of the Music Club Chapter in Birmingham. Strong plays the piano and organ, but is also highly involved in choir, as his degree is on the…

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