Emma Daniel News Editor After last week’s sudden tornado warning, some students who aren’t from Alabama may be wondering how they can guarantee their safety during severe weather. Since Troy University has strong buildings that used to be nuclear fallout shelters, on-campus residents are lucky; however, students should have a safety plan in mind during the South’s tornado season. Matt Breland, a weekend meteorologist at Alabama News Network, said students should have a safety plan in mind when faced with tornadic weather. “The thing about tornadoes is it’s not like…
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Leadership conference promotes opportunity for building diverse relationships among races
Olivia Nobles Staff Writer The city of Troy and Troy University will host its 18th annual Leadership Conference, courtesy of the Troy Institute for Leadership Development, on Feb. 1 and 2. This event is in celebration of Black History Month, and the theme is “Leaders Embracing New Relationships, Destinations, and Opportunities.” Leandro Guimaraes Froes, an international relations graduate student from Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, attended the conference in 2018. “The whole experience was incredibly motivational,” Froes said. “I was a leadership minor at Troy during my undergraduate program, so…
Read MoreOpinion: Intramurals needs overhauling to benefit students
Editors Note: The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Tropolitan or its staff members. Andy Russell Contributor As a senior here at Troy, I’ve had four years to participate in intramural sports. I’ve played flag football, volleyball, indoor soccer and coached women’s flag football teams. Additionally, I’ve been a spectator for basketball and softball games. At this point, I feel like I understand Troy University Intramurals pretty well. One thing seems clear: it’s not about the…
Read MoreTroy set to host first ‘hackathon’
Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer The Troy University Computer Science Club is organizing TroyHack, a hackathon collaboration with the department of Computer Science on March 1-3. The event will take place in the Trojan Center Ballrooms where the meals and accommodations for the participants have been arranged for the duration of the event. According to Alberto Arteta, an assistant professor of computer science and the faculty adviser to the Computer Science Club, a hackathon is a competitive event where students work in teams on a programming project. Students come to the…
Read MorePike County among most obese in Alabama
Lirona Joshi Staff Writer A recent report by the Alabama Department of Public Health shows that 36.3 percent of adults in Alabama are considered obese, with the same statistic in Pike County coming in at 42 percent. The State of Obesity report also shows a statewide increase in rate of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, arthritis and obesity-related cancer, which are all linked to surging obesity rate. College students are not immune to the problem either; 20.7 percent of 18- to 25-year-olds fall into the obese category. To explain the underlying…
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