Communication – The Tropolitan

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

January 23, 2020 News

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…

Speaking tournament offers $500 scholarship

April 10, 2019 Trojan Living

Zach Henson Editor-in-Chief The 27th annual Intramural Speech Tournament will be held on April 23 and will offer a chance for students to show off their communication prowess in a variety of applications, according to Dr. Maryjo Cochran, a professor of journalism and communication. Cochran said students can sign up to participate in up to four areas including informative speaking, prose, persuasive speaking, storytelling, poetry and original poetry. The winner of the competition will receive a Boyd-King Debate Scholarship totaling $500 as long as the student has a 3.0 GPA,…