Tag: #opinion

Leftists, Democrats causing chaos

Opinion

Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Over the summer, Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District Rep. Earl Blumenauer gave a speech directed at the President where he chastised Conservatives and the Republican Party at large for fear mongering and insisted there was no need for federal troops to be deployed in Portland where a federal courthouse was attacked repeatedly by rioters.  Recently, Democrats have shifted from ignoring the chaos and violence in their cities to blaming their issues and mistakes on Donald Trump. On Monday, Congressional Rep. Adam Schiff stated Trump was “willfully fanning…

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The purpose of opinion

Opinion

Sam Stroud Opinion Editor During my time at the Tropolitan, I have written quite a few columns I can categorize into the great, the okay, and the downright horrible. I like to think most of my columns fall into the first category. A few may fall into the second. And almost none fall into the third. As I have often pointed out in my writings for this paper, reality trumps feelings. In all actuality, just under 1% of what I have written is great. I would say 79% of what I…

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Opinion: General studies classes need improvement to boost student learning

Trojan Living

Pratibha Gautam Staff Writer Any student setting out to earn an undergraduate degree knows what it is like to take general studies classes. These classes are usually centered around topics outside one’s major and aim to broaden the student’s scope of learning. In order to graduate from Troy, a student must earn at least 60 credits in general studies. These credits have to be spread out among sciences, humanities, fine arts and other fields of study. The goal is for students to attain a general knowledge about all of these…

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New Amazon sales tax shipping this fall

Opinion

Whitney Cale Staff Writer There will be yet another tax imposed on Alabama residents beginning in November. Online shopping is quickly becoming customers’ first choice when it comes to purchasing products. Why? Because it’s easy. “Online shopping is sort of like ordering a pizza; it’s delivered right to your door,” said Emily Pierce, a freshman math major from Robertsdale. “I even got a TU box on campus because I order online so much.” Online shopping becomes even easier when you find a site that sells practically everything, like Amazon, one…

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