Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer Troy students interested in learning foreign languages can take several courses offered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures. The department offers classes in Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Russian, Latin and Biblical Greek The department also offers a minor in classics that serves students with a general interest in antiquity, as well as students in fields with important connections to the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, such as history, languages, literature, philosophy, religion and the fine arts, said Peter Howard, the chair of the…
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Spanish films give inside perspective on foreign culture
Erin Jones Staff Writer The Spanish Film Club is hosting a free Spanish Film Festival in the first half of October to help students gain a perspective inside the Spanish media culture. According to RaeAnn Dobler, a Spanish minor from Fort Wayne, Indiana, these films are “a direct reflection of the culture” which give students “an inside perspective.” Last week’s film, “Delicate Balance” in English or “Fragil Equilibrio” in Spanish, showed the different social cultures of Madrid, Tokyo and sub-Saharan communities and their respective struggles. Dobler stressed the importance of…
Read MoreDreams turn to reality in Spain for friends studying abroad
Erin Philpott Contributor For fellow Trojans Jenna Viets and Abby Blackwell, 2018 began a little differently than an average year. While other students were visiting family for the holidays and gearing up for the fresh start of a new semester, these two seniors were boarding a plane en route to Zaragoza, Spain, among a group of several Troy students. The chance to study abroad was an opportunity that turned their lifelong dreams into a reality. While living in a foreign country for five months may seem daunting to some, for Abby…
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