Month: March 2021

An international take on an American playlist

Trojan Living

ENgLIST contributor The opening notes of “Call Me the Breeze” by J. J. Cale immediately transfer the listener to the era of blues and rock, with both music genres mixing together to give the song that special sound that can only be considered “American.” The simple lyrics of the song give the impression of riding down the highway in the South with the windows down and the breeze ruffling your hair as you listen to the radio turned up as loud as it can go to really feel that 12-bar…

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An American perspective on free education

Opinion

Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Before I address the topic at hand, free education, I feel several disclaimers are in order. First and foremost, I am offering AN American perspective, not THE American perspective.  While I believe my opinion on this matter certainly does reflect the views of many Americans, it would be ludicrous to say that my viewpoint is wholly representative of my country’s perspective on education.  This issue in particular is one that has been under intense debate in American society now for many years. I firmly believe that…

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An international perspective on free education

Opinion

Nadja Jukič Contributor  How would you like your education free? As it happens, very much. But it’s also more complicated than that.  I can still remember my first time hearing some people have to pay to attend university, college, or whatever their various equivalents might be. To a teen growing up in a country only just transitioning out of socialism, such a notion was almost too extraordinary to be taken seriously. I had to be assured it wasn’t a joke. In hindsight, this was the first culture shock I ever…

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International students share pandemic experiences

Photography

Rory Johnson Staff Writer Over the last year of quarantine, many international students had to decide if they would stay in Troy or return to their home countries due to the pandemic. Many international students who returned home had problems with time differences between Troy and their home countries when it came to assignment deadlines. “The hardest part to me was staying up until midnight to attend my classes,” said Pedro da Silva, a senior music industry major from Lisbon, Portugal. “Luckily, some professors were lenient with this since classes…

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Troy students rack up ADDY awards

Photography

Codi Clemmons Staff Writer Troy University’s Art and Design Department won 16 Awards in the American Advertising Awards Competition this year. Troy University announced the students who were awarded during a ceremony last Thursday. This competition is held every year by the American Advertising Federation, which is the oldest national advertising trade association in the United States. Students are given the opportunity to select the pieces they feel are the best from their portfolios and submit them for the category that coincides with their project. There are more than a…

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