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Troy student gets hands dirty on grounds crew

April 24, 2019 Trojan Living

Bishal Niroula photo Amari Graben (left), a sophomore social work major from Alabaster, Alabama, and Eliza Thomas (right), a freshman psychology major from Cullman, Alabama, working outside of Jack Hawkins Hall. Pratibha Gautam Staff Writer Tia Yarbrough, a junior criminal justice major from Eufaula, is at work landscaping the university grounds by 6:30 a.m. three days a week. Yarbrough has been working for the grounds crew for about a year. The grounds crew under the Troy University Physical Plant is responsible for maintaining all the grounds on campus, recycling, maintaining…

Differentiating workship vs. work-study

February 20, 2019 Trojan Living

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer Even though they sound pretty similar to one another, the terms workship and work-study have a huge difference in their meanings. According to Troy University’s Financial Aid website, work-study programs are designed to assist students who are in need of employment to pursue their education. Students are assigned to work on campus for up to 15 hours per week at minimum wage depending upon the amount of their work-study award. “Work-study positions are given by Financial Aid, and they are based on…