Month: June 2023

Troy instructor covers group’s attempt to break world record at ‘Kyle Fair’

Raeleigh Woodfin

By Emily Mosier The city of Kyle, Texas, recently had around 1,800 people named Kyle attend its ‘Kyle Fair.’ The Kyles came from around the world and included one of Troy University’s own instructors – Kyle Gassiott. Gassiott, who is the operations manager of Troy Public Radio, had the opportunity to cover the fair in late May for National Public Radio (NPR). The fair was an attempt to break a Guinness world record of having the most people with the same first name in the same place. “I’ve never been…

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Rosa Parks Museum’s exhibition on white privilege coincides with Juneteenth

Raeleigh Woodfin

By Emily Mosier Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum, located on the Montgomery campus, held its 8th annual Juneteenth celebration this past weekend, and visitors viewed an art exhibition that focused on privilege and discrimination. The celebration on Saturday included live Jazz and R&B music, arts and crafts for kids, vendors, and workshops exploring wealth and history. “We hope people will be moved by this and go out to educate their kids or grandkids that this is where we were in this country . . . to hopefully empower and educate…

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Spectrum Alliance celebrates Pride Month all year long

Raeleigh Woodfin

By Emily Mosier Every June, millions across the United States celebrate Pride Month, encouraging diversity, visibility, and activism. Spectrum, Troy University’s LGBTQ+ support and advocacy club, strives to bring these values to campus all year long. Spectrum president-elect, and Tropolitan Trojan Living Editor, Kris Harrell, said that both Pride Month and Spectrum’s presence on campus are only possible because of years of activism. “The first pride actually was in honor of the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which was a five-day protest of the mistreatment and brutality against the…

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