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Troy University IT Society hosting Azure workshop

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Bishal Niroula Staff Writer The Troy University IT Society is hosting a Global Azure Bootcamp on Saturday, April 27 in Bibb Graves Hall starting at 8 a.m.  The Global Azure Bootcamp is an annual global event sponsored by Microsoft which aims to spread enthusiasm and knowledge about Microsoft’s cloud service Azure. According to Sven Aelterman, the director of information technology and lecturer of information systems, the bootcamp provides an opportunity for students to network with IT professionals. “It provides one of the best opportunities to put yourself in front of…

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Campus cats captured

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Bishal Niroula Staff Writer Since 2014, the Troy Animal Rescue Project (TARP) has trapped and safely relocated well over 100 stray cats on campus, according to Tiffany Howington, a 2011 Troy graduate and TARP’s founder and president. “Stray cats are just a problem everywhere in the city of Troy because for many years Troy didn’t have a shelter that would take cats,” Howington said. “I assume people tossed them out at the university thinking students would take them home.” Trent Russel, a sophomore math major from Helena and a resident…

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Travels give TESOL students exposure to different cultures

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Bishal Niroula Staff Writer Troy, living up to its title of Alabama’s International university, not only offers non-native English speaking students classes in learning English as a Second Language (ESL), but also offers a minor to native English-speakers in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) through the College of Communication and Fine Arts.  Theresa Johnson, senior lecturer of English and a faculty adviser for TESOL, recommends TESOL as a practical minor.  “If you want to find something to fill that extra little minor spot, use TESOL,” Johnson said.…

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ISCO discusses reasons to study abroad

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Bishal Niroula Contributor Students and faculty shared their experiences from a recent study abroad trip to China at the International Student Cultural Organization (ISCO)’s second meeting of the semester last Thursday for Study Abroad night. The presenters discussed many advantages to studying abroad. “Immersing yourself in other cultures only makes you empathetic, sympathetic, as well as knowledgeable,” said Lauren Post, a senior english major from Troy, in her speech about why studying abroad is important for students. Post was one of 10 students who studied abroad in China this summer.…

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McCall encourages students to seek help when battling addiction

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Tu To Staff Writer Joe McCall, a senior lecturer in the history department, shared his personal story about drug and alcohol abuse at a meeting with Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) fraternity. McCall said he was a prominent high school student in New York, planning to study pre-med at Yale as a student athlete. “My life was as good as it could be,” McCall said during a meeting Feb. 18 at the Arboretum. Things took a turn when, during his senior year, his mother committed suicide, dying of an alcohol and…

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