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,…
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National theater festival provides opportunity for competition, community, and confidence
Andrea Hammack Staff Writer Lilly Barnett Contributor Selected Troy University students traveled to Spartanburg, South Carolina, last week to participate in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) that was held from Feb. 6 -9. Troy has been participating in the festival since the 1980s. Each year, students from numerous universities all over the United States are chosen to compete and show off their abilities. The KCACTF also offers workshops, presentations and theatrical performances from the 10-state southeastern region. Quinton Cockrell, associate professor of theater and dance, said the…
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Lauren Post Staff Writer Troy University’s Pendulum Art Society will be hosting its first performing artist showcase on Saturday, April 14, from 7-10 p.m. in the Trojan Center Ballrooms. “I expect Saturday to really become the landmark spring event of the organization,” said Jermaine Van Buren Jr., a sophomore theater major from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the secretary of Pendulum. This will be the organization’s first time hosting a competition event. “It will be an inaugural event of a tradition that people look forward to every spring from Pendulum,” Van Buren…
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