October 2015 – Page 3 – The Tropolitan

Ma-Chis host Troy powwow

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Sable Riley Staff Writer The Troy Arts Council brought a powwow to Troy University last weekend, where Martha Redbone, one of the top Native American musical artists in the world, performed traditional tribal music. The Ma-Chis, the Lower Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama, held the powwow at the intramural fields next to the Trojan Arena. The event was held Friday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 24, beginning at 9 both mornings and ending at 8 each night. The event primarily featured dance performances by skilled artists and demonstrators dressed in…

Soccer honors its seniors, ends on a high note

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Scott McLendon Staff Writer The Trojan soccer team clinched second place in the Sun Belt and concluded regular season play following a 2-1 victory over Arkansas State on Friday, Oct. 23, and a 0-0 tie against Little Rock on Sunday, Oct. 25. In its first match, Troy (13-4-1, 6-2-1 Sun Belt) dominated possession and was able to create more chances than the visiting Red Wolves (3-13-1, 6-2 Sun Belt). Sophomore defender Haley Roberson showed her offensive productivity repeatedly in the match, delivering cross after cross. Junior forward Abby Reynolds scored…

SGA looks for campus problems at Night Walk

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Priyanka Sharma Staff Writer Despite the rainy weather, the Student Government Association conducted its Night Walk on Tuesday, Oct. 27, looking for problem areas around campus that could be fixed. According to Darunda Wilkins, a junior business major from Montgomery and the SGA student welfare chair, SGA broke up into three groups and walked around campus. “In doing so, we were able to cover more ground of the university,” she said. “Our main things gathered were that we have a lot of lighting, but the lighting that we have is…

Subpar service on campus?

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Quinta Goines Staff Writer Students agree that eating on campus comes more as a convenience than a nice dining experience. Trojan dining — Moe’s and Boars Head, among the other restaurants in the food court of the Trojan Center — isn’t impressing students with the quality of customer service. While waiting in line at Chick-fil-A Express, Olivia Parton said she waits in line because it’s more convenient to wait than to leave campus for food, but the service is not up to par. “Pretty much the only reason why I…

Pink Week observed for breast cancer awareness

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Destiny Hosmer Online content editor The Troy University chapter of Colleges Against Cancer is holding its first Pink Week this week. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Colleges Against Cancer has held events each day this week in honor of those who have battled cancer. On Monday, Oct. 26, CAC held a balloon release, where students were encouraged to write the name of a loved one who has been affected by breast cancer on a tag, attach it to the balloon and release the balloon. On Tuesday, it held…