Tag: internet

Troy University Students use memes to express concerns, complaints

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Left: A meme posted to the Troy Students by Students Facebook group by Zipeng He. Right: Another meme posted to the same group by Soumitra Ganguly. These are a few examples of students using popular meme formats to voice their opinions and observations about campus issues. Lirona Joshi Staff Writer People posting memes on the various Troy students’ pages have been giving everyone a lighthearted way to view the hot topics at the university. Whether it be in hyping up for the rivalry game against South, or addressing the potholes…

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The internet killed the video star: one student’s thoughts on modern music

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Matt Firpo Contributor “The times they are a changin’” – though he may not have known it then, Bob Dylan predicted the future of music with these lyrics.  The internet has greatly changed music as a culture and redefined artists again and again in the past 20 years.  A pop star is now just a tweet away from success as online audiences become more prominent. The internet has spawned many stars before, like Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper, but today, stars have created massive fanbases in short periods of…

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Some websites blocked on certain areas of campus

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Kimberly Crum Contributor Some websites are completely blocked on Troy University’s campus, but there are some websites that are blocked only on certain areas of campus, leaving students wondering why they can’t catch an episode of a Netflix show between classes. Information Technology (IT) said some websites, such as Netflix, used to be unblocked, but this site was taken away from the academic and administrative networks so students would not be distracted. Teachers are also not allowed to use Netflix unless they have permission from their departments, and they are…

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