Tag: spring break

Walk Hard: ATO members will start walking to Panama City Beach Friday morning

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(Photo/Contributed) Members of Troy University’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity pose with their flag on the beach last year after completing the annual six-day, 128.3-mile walk from Troy to Panama City Beach known as Walk Hard. The proceeds from the event go to benefit veterans. Luke Brantley Variety Editor Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Members of Troy University’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will embark on a six-day, 128.3-mile walk from Troy to Panama City Beach, Florida, over spring break. The 29 walkers will leave Friday at 8 a.m. from the Bibb Graves…

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Use spring break to travel, explore

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Chris Wallace photo Students Ben Eric Weber (left), Corbit Tyler Roberts (foreground) and Ian Michael Wooten relax next to Pike County Lake, about 10 minutes from campus. Weber is a computer science major who was a junior in the spring; Roberts, a history major who was a sophomore; Wooten, a criminal justice major who was a freshman. All are from Panama City, Florida.   Yee Hans Ng They were ready for a fun week.  Gene Foster and his friends were planning a weeklong spring break away from school and home…

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Students travel China over spring break

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Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Taylor Walding Features Editor While many students headed to the beach for spring break, 18 students from Troy University flew to China to participate in a weeklong study abroad trip. The trip was open to students from all majors and classifications and provided an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in a foreign culture while taking classes for kung fu, tea preparation, paper cutting and painting. “I think the aim of the trip for the entire group was to experience a new culture and really dive…

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Trojans share spring break stories

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Anushka K.C. Staff Writer According to Time Magazine, the arrival of spring, also known as the season of fertility and awakening, was historically celebrated in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus, the Greek and Roman gods of wine. Similarly, spring break is now a time to rejuvenate and take a break from hustle and bustle of everyday life. Spring break has now past. The week-long vacation tempts all students to take a break from their day-to-day schedule. Whether it be spending time at home or going somewhere, there are many stories…

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Former Troy students convicted

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Kat Rogers Staff Writer Ryan Austin Calhoun, 22, and Delonte Martistee, 22, both former Troy students, will be sentenced on Oct. 21 after being convicted last week of sexual battery committed at Panama City Beach, Florida. The crime took place behind clubs Spinnaker and La Vela, during spring break 2015. “Probably one of the most disgusting, repulsive, sickening things that I have seen this year on Panama City Beach,” Frank McKeithen, Bay County sheriff, said in response to the incident in spring of 2015. This case is one of two…

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