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Trop talks tips and tricks for maintaining a social life while on a budget

April 17, 2019 News

contributed by Linh Cao Fan Wu, a junior human resource management major from China and Ruifeng Wang, an assistant coordinator of special international initiatives, participated in the prom themed Starry Night on April 11. Tickets cost $5, and included food, dancing and games — a past example of a great local event to help keep students socially active while also being kind to their wallets. Lilly Barnett Staff Writer Being a college student, we all understand how difficult it can be to maintain a social life while keeping to a…

Students learning history via games

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 News

Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer The department of history at Troy University has been offering a class on the history of games every fall since 2016. According to Elizabeth Blum, a professor of history and the instructor for the class, History Through Games explores a variety of time periods ranging from early civilization to medieval Europe through history themed analogues and role-playing games. The class activities include history lectures, quizzes and games as well as a game designing project. “I have been using games in classroom for a while and this…