Month: October 2016

Campus check up assessed at fair

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Abby Taylor Staff Writer Over 200 students had the opportunity to speak with health professionals from around Troy to assess their physical health. Trojan Outreach held a health fair in the Trojan Center ballrooms on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Typically what we do is a health and wellness fair, but this year we strictly decided to do health,” said Elizabeth Gerken, Trojan Outreach coordinator. “Health is very important. This is a time in our lives when we don’t really tend to take good care of…

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International Education Week at Troy University: events preview

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Madina Seytmuradova Variety Editor International Education Week (IEW) kicks off at Troy University on Sunday, Oct. 30, with a Soccer Tournament.  According to Megan Simon, an international student adviser, the teams do not have to represent any specific country. “Anyone can put a team together,” Simon said. “So we have teams of mixed internationals and Americans, we have teams who have boys and girls—it’s nice.” Justin Lampley, an international student adviser responsible for the tournament, said that although the team captains will be meeting on Thursday, students interested can still…

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Internationals talk politics

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Lirona Joshi Staff Writer While domestic students have been preparing to cast their votes on Nov. 8, many internationals have also been enthusiastically following the 2016 elections. Some international students shared their opinions of the election and how the electoral system in their countries differed from the United States’. “I don’t particularly like either of them (the candidates), but if I had to vote, I would vote for Hillary Clinton,” said Xochi Celis, a sophomore political science major from Apure, Venezuela, referring to the Democratic presidential nominee. Coming from Venezuela,…

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Mary Beth Moore crowned Miss Troy University

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Draven Jackson Staff Writer Mary Beth Moore, a sophomore dance major from Alabaster, was crowned the new Miss Troy University on Saturday, Oct. 22. Twelve Troy University women competed in the 46th annual pageant, held in the Claudia Crosby Theater. The Miss Troy pageant is a preliminary for the Miss Alabama pageant and a part of the Miss America system. Each contestant was required to be a female student of Troy University, a United States citizen, never married and childless. Moore said she is excited about being crowned Miss Troy…

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SGA improves project progress

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Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer Progress is being made toward the implementation of the Transloc app and Kaplan test preparation classes, according to Olivia Melton, a senior math and economics double major and Student Government Association president. The Transloc app for Troy University is set to release on Thursday, Oct. 27, allowing the use of its shuttle service to be more trouble-free, connected and smart. Transloc will help students get accurate, real-time locations of the shuttles, which in turn would make it easier and more convenient for students to use them.…

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