Month: November 2016

Fall acts debut in Black Box

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Draven Jackson Staff Writer Several senior theater students have the opportunity to showcase their directorial talent during the Black Box Fall Acts this week in the Black Box Theater. The acts have already begun to take place in room 204 in Malone Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday and will continue on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. The Black Box Fall Acts, or Fall Shorts, are student-directed, acted, produced and designed one-acts or shortened plays. The three students from the Directing II class must put together a piece that lasts…

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Student event catering clarified

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Pradyot Sharma Staff Writer Last week, I wrote an article on campus catering options and specifically asked for clarity on rules regarding that. To get a better understanding of how it works, I talked to Barbara Patterson, the director for student involvement and leadership. “If you fill out a space reservation form and select the option that says you will have food for your event, you are automatically directed to fill out a catering request through the campus caterers,” she said. The university facility reservation policy Section 8 states that…

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What America said

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Matt Firpo Opinion Editor Last week I watched America speak its mind, and a dialogue has erupted as the upset of President-elect Donald Trump overcame the efforts of Hillary Clinton in the presidential election on Nov. 8, 2016. As I’ve grown up, I have watched elections come and go, and I have always remembered how I watched my parents follow elections. As I grew older, they taught me to consider what I admired in each candidate and to vote for whom I believed in. I feel that when a vote…

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Frequency to perform acappella in fall concert

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  Lacey Alexander Staff Writer Troy University’s student vocal jazz ensemble will be performing a fall concert for the public after fall break. The 15-person ensemble, Frequency, will be performing a selection of both acapella and accompanied songs on Nov. 29 in the Long Hall choir room. “For this concert, I wanted to give a variety of arrangers,” said Dr. Diane Orlofsky, director for Frequency. One of the songs that will be performed, “Where Is Love” from the musical “Oliver,” was arranged by a junior college student in Indiana that…

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