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Share your voice with the Trop

Opinion

Emma Daniel Editor-in-Chief   When I walked into my first Tropolitan staff meeting, I fell in love immediately. Something told me, “You’re going to be here for a while.” Reader, the mysterious voice inside my head was right—it’s my fourth year with the Tropolitan, and most who know me would consider the simple concept of newspapers to be a personality trait of mine. I was inspired by student journalists who were committed to getting the important news to the correct audience—that tradition still holds true to this day. Everyone I’ve…

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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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Troy University Board of Trustees Vice President pro tempore and first black SGA president Lamar Higgins recounts life of involvement and change

News

Luke Brantley Variety Editor Troy University Board of Trustees member Lamar Higgins was born in Marbury, Alabama, a small town in the center of the state, close to Prattville. Higgins began attending school while segregation was still in full effect. He attended a segregated school, until his fifth grade year. According to Higgins, going from his previous school to the now-integrated Marbury High School was a big change, especially in terms of the school facilities. “My class actually had two grades in it at one time,” he said, describing his…

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Opinion: Why write for the Trop? You can learn skills that apply to any field

News

Asem Abdelfattah Opinion Editor Writing for the student newspaper is not only for journalism majors. I am a business major with a concentration in economics and writing for the Tropolitan has been one of the most enriching opportunities I have had as a student at Troy University. I first joined the Trop as a staff writer in the news section three years ago. Frankly, the main motivation for me to join the Trop was the potential to earn a scholarship. Being an economics major with aspirations in academia, journalism did…

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Soccer takes opener at home

Sports

(PHOTO/ Rojan Maharjan) Senior midfielder Nathali Dasilva drives through the Tiger defense during the win.  Kennedy Roy Staff Writer The Troy women’s soccer started its 2019 campaign with a win over the weekend, defeating Jackson State at home 7-0.  The Trojans beat the Lady Tigers with senior Nathali DaSilva scoring a hat trick within 69 minutes. Haleigh Mercer recorded her third career clean sheet as she had three saves. The match was delayed more than 90 minutes due to inclement weather, but that didn’t stop the Trojans from putting 10…

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