Month: April 2020

Opinion: Biden needs Democratic unity

Opinion

Scott Shelton Sports Editor Last month on Super Tuesday, I voted in the Democratic primary, and I didn’t vote for former Vice President Joe Biden. I voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders. Four years ago, I had voted for Sanders, too, in the Democratic primary. Had Biden run in the 2016 election, he likely would have been my second choice. I respect Biden, but I have reservations about the former vice president now that he is the presumptive nominee to face President Donald Trump in November’s general election. However, despite my…

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Trop Eats: Whipped Coffee

Trojan Living

(Photo/Sarah Mountain) Sarah Mountain Arts & Living Editor Welcome to a new feature of Tropnews.com where we are bringing you our favorite snacks and meals for you to try while you are stuck indoor. Cooking is a great hobby to pick up now that you have the time, and it’s also probably one of the most long-term beneficial ones. One thing you’ve probably seen around the internet lately is the whipped coffee, popularized by teenagers discovering the drink and posting it to the app TikTok. (Though Trop editor Pradyot Sharma’s…

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Musicians and DJs show solidarity with #togetherathome movement

Trojan Living

Coby Alexander Staff Writer One of the main things the CDC is emphasizing right now is social distancing. Encouraging people to “flatten the curve” and reduce the number of sick and contaminated people in order not to overrun hospitals. With social distancing, the lack of interaction is occurring, but there are a few DJs and musicians who are bringing the party to livestreams – showing that we are all #togetherathome. Cory Townes, a DJ from Southwest Philadelphia, held two live DJ sets on March 25 themed after the super-producer group…

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Stay at home order issued; residents can stay in original dorms

News

Gov. Kay Ivey issued a stay at home order effective Saturday at 5 p.m. in hopes of fighting the spread of COVID-19. The order was announced at a news conference on April 3. In compliance with this order, Troy University is changing its guidance regarding students retrieving possessions from residence halls and consolidating those staying into two buildings. Students may leave their possessions on campus and are not required to retrieve them as long as the order is in place, even after the original April 12 deadline. The university will…

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