Tag: China

Lifestyle: Troy Conversation Partners reunited in China

Trojan Living

Taylor Walding Variety Editor When I visited China this spring break, I was able to reconnect with a friend from Troy, who I had not seen since she moved back to China. Troy’s emphasis on global awareness has been one of my favorite aspects of this university since freshman year. I knew I wanted to be as involved as possible with the diverse array of students studying here, and Troy made it easy for me to do so. I befriended Mofan “Ashley” Chang a student from Shaanxi, China, when I…

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ISCO discusses reasons to study abroad

Trojan Living

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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Students travel China over spring break

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Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Taylor Walding Features Editor While many students headed to the beach for spring break, 18 students from Troy University flew to China to participate in a weeklong study abroad trip. The trip was open to students from all majors and classifications and provided an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in a foreign culture while taking classes for kung fu, tea preparation, paper cutting and painting. “I think the aim of the trip for the entire group was to experience a new culture and really dive…

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Institute offers free tai chi class

Trojan Living

Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer Every Wednesday, the Confucius Institute’s Chinese culture course takes place in the basement of Bibb Graves. The culture course is offered in two parts. In the first part, an hourlong tai chi class is offered. The second part is Chinese Corner, where different topics relating to Chinese culture are discussed. “Our ultimate goal is to make people see that Chinese culture is not something strange and exotic,” said Lin Cao, a visiting scholar at the Confucius Institute at Troy University and an associate professor at Dalian…

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Spook around the world: International students share creepy stories

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Israel Ashby Staff Writer With Halloween just around the corner, many Trojans are arming themselves with their favorite ghost stories to scare the freshmen. And while many know and talk about the ghost of Shackelford, the international students bring in a whole different level of creepy to the campfire. Xiaojia Yu, a student of English as a second language from Wuhan, China, shared the legend of Bus 375 in Beijing. “It is an old city, so there are some weird things there,” Yu said. According to Yu, it is an…

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