Codi Clemmons Staff Writer Troy’s second Trojan Pride is scheduled for spring semester after the event wasn’t held last year due to COVID concerns. Trojan Pride celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and its allies in Troy and though it is on Troy’s campus, the event is for the whole community. “We are so excited to plan and put on this event,” said vice president of Trojan Pride, Savannah Sapp, a junior political science major from Dothan, Alabama. “This is really showing the world that Troy is growing to be more…
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Spectrum Alliance focuses on providing safe space for students
( Photo / Suraj Thapa Magar ) Tierra McCall Staff Writer Troy University’s Spectrum Alliance is a club focused on the representation and acceptance of those on the LGBTQ+ spectrum and their allies. According to the club’s Facebook page, “The goal of the Spectrum Alliance is to provide a safe zone to all students and members of the surrounding community without discrimination.” The club holds meetings that touch on a variety of subjects – ranging from educational and informational to open discussions. Some topics that are discussed include LGBTQ+…
Read MoreSpectrum Alliance’s annual event promotes second chance for prom
Lacey Alexander Staff Writer Spectrum Alliance at Troy University is giving college students the opportunity to have prom again — this time with fewer rules. Spectrum will be hosting a “Second Chance Prom” this weekend, an event that encourages attendees to bring whatever date and wear whatever attire they want. Carleigh Sherman, a junior business major from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the current president of Spectrum, said the event has been happening annually for over seven years and has always been for anyone who wanted to try prom again. “A lot…
Read MoreSpectrum hosts Second-Chance Prom
Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Spectrum Alliance, the LGBTQ+ community of Troy University, organized its annual Second-Chance Prom event on Thursday, April 13. The event, as suggested by its name, intended to give the students a second shot by reliving their high school prom experience. “The original idea was that since we are an LGBTQ+ group, a lot of our members weren’t allowed to take their partners to prom, or they didn’t have a good prom because of that,” said Julian Carrol, a junior political science major from Dayton, Ohio. “So…
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