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Month: August 2016
Troy to implement gender neutral facilities
Kat Rogers Staff Writer Troy has begun moving toward converting all single room restrooms on campus into gender neutral or family restrooms according to Herbert Reeves, dean of student services. “What we have done at this point is that we have taken the single restrooms, and we have turned those into gender neutral or family restrooms where a male or female or person who is handicapped can use those restrooms,” Reeves said. As of right now, there are four of these restrooms in the Trojan Center (two upstairs by the…
Read MoreHank Erwin wows Troy crowd
Abby Taylor Staff Writer “You work until you get the wow,” Hank Erwin, Troy alumnus, former state senator and chaplain of Woodlawn High School in the early 1970s, said to his sons, the Erwin brothers, who most recently produced the movie “Woodlawn.” On Monday, Aug. 22, Erwin shared with students details from his life and past experiences leading up to the release of the movie. “Whatever God is calling you to in life, if you adopt the wow factor, God will take you on the wildest journey you can imagine,”…
Read MoreAlpha Tau Omega top chapter in nation
Lilly Casolaro News Editor Troy University’s Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) chapter is the top in the nation. The Kappa Beta chapter of ATO was founded in 2005 and is the youngest fraternity to ever be nationally recognized as “Top Chapter.” According to ato.org, “the Top Chapter Award, which was established in 1998, recognizes the best ATO Chapter in the nation.” Blake Swicord, a senior biomedical sciences major from Eclectic and president of ATO at Troy, said that in addition to their current achievements, their success is attributed to the culture…
Read MoreFree expression club coming soon to Troy
Abby Taylor Staff Writer The first meeting of Troy’s newest club, the Student Advocacy for Free Expression, also known as S.A.F.E., will be held Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 5:30 p.m. in Wallace Hall, Room 107 (on the level below the library). The club will be having its first meeting to elect officers, write a constitution and make plans for the club for the semester. Susan Sarapin, assistant professor of multimedia journalism and communication and faculty adviser for the club, described what the club stands for, and why it was started.…
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