Month: September 2017

Runner shares weight-loss story

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Pratikshya Joshi Staff Writer Jenna Oden, a junior broadcast journalism major from Fairhope, has lost 77 pounds over a period of four years, going from 198 to 121 pounds. “I had started out in middle school because I was overweight for my height and age,” Oden said. “I knew the way I was going on was not healthy, and I did not want to keep on gaining weight.” It wasn’t until Oden’s junior year of high school that she started losing weight consistently after following a diet that restricts consumption…

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Lambda Chi investigation to conclude soon

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  Sable Riley Editor-in-Chief The investigation into Lambda Chi Alpha’s alleged student conduct violations is expected to conclude this week, according to Dean of Student Services Herbert Reeves. It remains unclear what codes of conduct were allegedly violated. The Tropolitan will report official findings on Tropnews.com as soon as the information becomes available. Troy’s Lambda Chi chapter has been unable to host scheduled events since Monday, Sept. 18, when the university said the investigation began. As the Tropolitan has previously reported, the investigation is being conducted by Reeves and the…

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Will Roy Moore win with morality?

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  Pradyot Sharma Staff Writer The unusual combination of President Donald Trump backing an establishment candidate did not pan out as former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore emerged victorious in the Republican primary for the Alabama Senate seat. Moore defeated incumbent Sen. Luther Strange, who had been appointed to replace Jeff Sessions earlier this year and was endorsed by both Trump and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. In an election that mirrored the presidential race involving two highly unfavorable candidates, the ultimate victor boasts a resume that includes being removed…

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India study abroad photo exhibit opens in International Arts Center and lecture series begins

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Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer The India Study Abroad Photography Exhibit has kicked off its lecture series in the International Arts Center (IAC) with a presentation by Jay Valentine. Valentine, an associate professor of philosophy and religion, led 11 students in their trip across north central India over three weeks in summer 2017. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness,” Valentine said, quoting Mark Twain in the opening of his presentation. “The exhibit that is up currently — and it’s up until sometime in November — was put together by…

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Sales tax increase effective Oct. 1

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  Lilly Casolaro Editor Effective Oct. 1, the increase in sales tax to 9.5 percent for the city of Troy will affect Troy University main campus student expenses. The current sales tax rate for the Troy campus is 9 percent divided into local, county and state taxes, with 3 percent for the city of Troy, 2 percent for Pike County and 4 percent for the state of Alabama. Starting Oct. 1, 2017, this rate will change to 9.5 percent for the Troy campus, with an increase of 0.5 percent in…

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