March 2020 – Page 2 – The Tropolitan

Opinion: Concerning international students and a global virus

March 31, 2020 Opinion

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Every morning at 8 a.m., I wake up to the sound of my parents calling on my phone. These days there are no greetings, no good mornings – just plain questions: “How are you?” and “Did you stay home?” We have adapted to a routine where I answer the questions about the news they heard on the television during the day and clarify what the reported statistics mean. They are worried, there is a global pandemic, and their daughter is 8,000 miles away and cannot return…

NCAA grants spring athletes eligibility relief

March 31, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Wikimedia Commons) Scott Shelton Sports Editor All Division I student-athletes competing in spring sports will be given an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19 canceling 2020 seasons, according to a decision made by the NCAA on Monday evening. The NCAA will allow Division I schools to determine for themselves how much scholarship money to give to seniors who saw their final season of eligibility end in March. “The council’s decision gives individual schools the flexibility to make decisions at a campus level,” said Council Chair M. Grace Calhoun, the…

Spring sports athletes to receive extra year of eligibility

March 31, 2020July 21, 2020 News

Scott Shelton Sports Editor All Division I student-athletes competing in spring sports will be given an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19 canceling 2020 seasons, according to a decision made by the NCAA on Monday evening. The NCAA will allow Division I schools to determine for themselves how much scholarship money to give to seniors who saw their final season of eligibility end in March. “The council’s decision gives individual schools the flexibility to make decisions at a campus level,” said Council Chair M. Grace Calhoun, the athletics director…

From the Editor: We will continue to be your voice

March 31, 2020 Admin_trop

Pradyot Sharma Editor-in-Chief Tuesday morning, Troy University announced suspension of all on campus classes for the remainder of the spring semester and the summer semester. COVID-19 has impacted the lives of billions around the world with the United States issuing strict guidelines to help flatten the curve of contagion while numerous other nations have imposed mandatory quarantines. As the student newspaper covering a diverse university, we know that our readers and stakeholders are affected not just by university decisions, but also by decisions made at the national level and internationally.…

Classes will continue online, commencement rescheduled

March 30, 2020July 21, 2020 News

Troy University classes will continue online for the rest of the semester and commencement is set to be rescheduled, with more information to be released Tuesday, according to university officials. The university’s full announcement on March 31 should also include more information on campus operations, on-campus housing, dining halls, meal plans and more. Follow the story on tropnews.com for updates, or go to troy.edu/coronavirus.