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Opinion: Why write for the Trop? You can learn skills that apply to any field

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Asem Abdelfattah Opinion Editor Writing for the student newspaper is not only for journalism majors. I am a business major with a concentration in economics and writing for the Tropolitan has been one of the most enriching opportunities I have had as a student at Troy University. I first joined the Trop as a staff writer in the news section three years ago. Frankly, the main motivation for me to join the Trop was the potential to earn a scholarship. Being an economics major with aspirations in academia, journalism did…

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Troy sets goal of 250 students to attend state rally for funding in Montgomery

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Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer The Student Government Association is preparing to attend Higher Education Day on Thursday, Feb. 23, in Montgomery. Higher Education Day is a rally where public colleges and universities in the state of Alabama gather at the state Capitol for a rally to advocate for higher education funding. Gordon Stone, executive director of Higher Education Partnership from Pike Road, talked to the SGA about the importance of the upcoming event. “Higher education has a $20 billion economic impact on the state of Alabama,” Stone said. “It is…

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Festival to showcase Chinese New Year

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Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer The Chinese New Year Festival is one of the many upcoming opportunities for Troy University students to experience other cultures. Zhoulingzhi “Vincent” Wang, a master of business administration student and president of the Chinese Student and Scholars Association from Jiujiang, China, discussed the importance of the Chinese New Year Festival to the Chinese culture and community. “The festival has been celebrated in China for over 4,000 years,” Wang said. “It is a celebration of a new spring season, which is important for agriculture. “Traditionally, celebrations could…

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SGA selects candidate for Hoopcoming King

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Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer The Student Government Association and Freshman Forum are kicking off the semester with Hoopcoming, an event that promotes community service, fundraising and representing Troy men. “Hoopcoming is an event where organizations compete by raising money for local philanthropies,” said Kaitlin Beyler, a sophomore biomedical science major from Alabaster and FF director. “The organization with the most money wins all the money raised towards its philanthropy.” Organizations also nominate Hoopcoming King candidates to represent their organizations and the school. Douglas Dick, a junior risk management insurance major…

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SGA is anticipating collegiate conference

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Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer Amber Voss, Alabama YMCA Collegiate Legislature Conference program director and a Troy alumna from Wetumpka, was a guest speaker at the Student Government Association meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15. “It feels like I haven’t left Troy,” Voss said. “It’s wonderful being back here with the SGA.” Voss spoke about the Collegiate Legislature Conference and briefly shared her experience as an attendee before and as program director now. “I attended the conference multiple times, and I loved it every time,” Voss said. “It is always a great…

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