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LinkedIn seminar stresses the importance of networking

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Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer Sven Aelterman, the information technology (IT) director at Troy, presented on networking through LinkedIn to the Information Technology Society students on Tuesday. “It’s all about…? Come on, people,” asked Aelterman, to which the students responded, “It’s all about networking.” Aelterman distributed brochures and went through his own LinkedIn profile’s key points. “It’s a way for you to take your experience, your education, your skills and put that out there on a professional social network that, probably in the IT industry, 95 percent of the people are…

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International Education Week at Troy University: events preview

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Madina Seytmuradova Variety Editor International Education Week (IEW) kicks off at Troy University on Sunday, Oct. 30, with a Soccer Tournament.  According to Megan Simon, an international student adviser, the teams do not have to represent any specific country. “Anyone can put a team together,” Simon said. “So we have teams of mixed internationals and Americans, we have teams who have boys and girls—it’s nice.” Justin Lampley, an international student adviser responsible for the tournament, said that although the team captains will be meeting on Thursday, students interested can still…

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Expanding the creative realm: Professors and students talk about opportunities for writers on campus

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Anushka KC Contributor Madina Seytmuradova Variety Editor Almost everyone at one point or another has written a poem or story, but not many share their works, let alone publish them. “Do any people try to do uncreative writing?” said Michael Orlofsky, the director of the creative writing program at Troy University. “Writing up those ideas is one way that they (writers) identify what constitutes their psyche or spirit or imaginative life. Plus, a lot of times it is fun.” Troy University has a large number of faculty members involved in…

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