Tag: Student

‘Cabaret:’ flashy musical to make ‘huge political statement’

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Lauren Harksen Contributor While making the musical “Cabaret,” the cast and crew gave insight on how it parallels today’s political turmoil. “Cabaret” is a musical based in Berlin during the rise of Adolf Hitler in the German government. “Right now, people really want change (in the country), and that parallels with the time of the play in Germany,” said Taylor Montgomery, who plays lead Cliff Bradshaw. Montgomery is a sophomore theater major from Troy. The Germans wanted change because they felt oppressed by the government. Large groups of Americans today…

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Troy student launches clothing line

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Taylor Boydstun Staff Writer Meda Jordan, a junior graphic design major from Dothan, recently launched her own clothing line. Her line, called Farming Feeds, boasts T-shirts and baseball caps bearing the brand name. Jordan developed the desire to design clothing as a senior in high school, when she attended the Dothan Technologies Center. Soon after, she began an internship with Playmaker, a custom promotional products business in Dothan. “I accepted that internship and started making art for Little League teams and stuff like that,” Jordan said. “I saw my designs…

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Japanese exchange students explore the American South

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Lirona Joshi Contributor Madina Seytmuraova Variety Editor The first group of Japanese students from Nagasaki arrived at Troy University on Aug. 15 for the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. “Troy’s culture and history — I can feel Southern culture here,” said Saki Yanagihara, a freshman tourism major from Nagasaki. Students said they found Troy “spacious and pretty,” and described American football as their favorite thing they’ve experienced at Troy. The main difference between Nagasaki and Troy for Kazuki Kajiwara, a sophomore tourism major from Nagasaki, is the amount…

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Behind the Moe’s line: An inside look at campus grill’s student workers

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Lasata Shrestha Contributor “Let’s start with the hot section,” said a full-time student and a part-time Moe’s Southwest Grill employee, Moe Alias (name changed for the purpose of this story), when asked to describe her typical day as a student working behind the line at Moe’s. The “line,” or the chain of production that customers order from, starts with a “hot section,” where a line worker greets them and listens to their requests. “I am starting the line, and there are people who have been standing forever in line and…

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