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Whitney Cale
Sep 30, 2015
More to college than classes, naps, parties
Classes, naps and parties — that pretty much sums up the college life, right? To some, that may very well be the case. To others, it’s...

Tyler Wooley
Sep 16, 2015
Trojans: take a knee
I enjoy going to the football games on Saturdays and cheering for our Trojans until my voice is all but gone. The atmosphere in the...

Jane Morrell
Sep 9, 2015
Football players: the gladiators of our time
“Panem et circenses.” We have all seen those Gatorade commercials in which a talented — or currently trending — football player is...

Larry Willis
Sep 9, 2015
Are Trojan Dining, Center too crowded?
Overcrowding in Trojan Center and the Trojan Dining Hall has become an issue for some students on campus. Mindy Jones, a sophomore...

Contributor
Sep 2, 2015
Letter to the editor; Parking issue: an endless cycle
Jack Rawlings After reading several pieces in the Tropolitan, I have decided to give my opinion on the parking issue hoping that it will...

Jessica Smith
Aug 26, 2015
Questioning the ethics of hackers’ vigilante justice
Nobody deserves to have his or her identity and private information leaked to the public, regardless of whether that person is registered...

Contributor
Aug 26, 2015
Letter to the editor concerning “Parking mayhem upsets Trojans” article and the parking issue:
Heath Barton SGA President Troy University has faced a problem for the past few years, one which has affected not only students, but also...

Michael Shipma
Aug 26, 2015
Goodell’s tyranny only hurts the NFL
If NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was looking for the most effective way to anger his players, discredit himself, and show just how...
Contributor
Aug 20, 2015
Letter to the editor: SGA president addresses parking problem
Heath Barton SGA President Troy University has faced a problem for the past few years, one which has affected not only students, but also...

Casey Watson
Aug 19, 2015
Reaching out and exploring diversity in Troy
As a transfer student from a small town about an hour and a half from here, moving to Troy is both comforting because the small-town...

Contributor
Aug 19, 2015
Letter to the Editor: New Residence Hall causing concerns
Justin Blowers The New Residence Hall is the incomplete “luxury” dorm on Troy University’s campus. While it was supposed to be finished...

Contributor
Aug 11, 2015
Advice to freshmen
RAs around campus share what they’ve learned for our incoming class: “Go to class and take notes.” – Kara Jane Henry, a junior...

Jane Morrell
Aug 11, 2015
Ain’t no place like dorms
There is that old saying that home is where the heart is, but in regards to residential housing on a college campus, home is where there...

Chase Robinson
Aug 11, 2015
Digging deeper
I lied. I said I was leaving the Tropolitan. I packed up my office, wrote a schmaltzy farewell column and prepared to leave the Trop...

Contributor
May 13, 2015
Be resourceful: You can eat healthy food on or off campus
Caitlin McRae A bowl of cereal, skim milk and a bottle of water. That’s how Shelby Morgan started every day. She found all of this at...

Contributor
May 13, 2015
Put your dating on a checklist
Tamela Staples A relationship with a significant other can be hard to handle while in college, but trust and time management are the...

raepwood
Apr 22, 2015
Once a Trojan, always a Trojan
Caleb Hicks Photographer Although my time here at Troy has been relatively short, it feels like a glorious lifetime. It has been filled...

Chase Robinson
Apr 22, 2015
Editor-in-chief bids farewell to readers
It’s amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in nine months. My office is as packed as it was before I spent two days cleaning it out...

Jill Odom
Apr 22, 2015
College years full of lessons learned from others
I have been working for the Trop from the very beginning of my freshman year. I remember being wary and insisting to my brother, Caleb,...

Hannah Hartline
Apr 22, 2015
Not a goodbye, simply a see-you-later
Writing a farewell column is a first. I remember coming in as a shy, intimidated transfer student with determination to be an English...

Laura Hutto
Apr 22, 2015
College: a chance to grow as a person
Four years ago I got a phone call from my sister, Sarah Hutto, who was the Arts and Entertainment editor at the time. She offered me a...

Devin Smith
Apr 22, 2015
A farewell, a thank-you from a Trojan
Devin Smith Cardinal Rule Managing Editor From the time I first became a member of the Tropolitan staff in fall 2012, I have occasionally...

Beth Hyatt
Apr 22, 2015
‘So, kay, bye!’
Beth Hyatt Copy Editor “So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodnight.” My time at The Tropolitan has come to a close, and words cannot...

Staff Writer
Apr 22, 2015
Goodbye from our photographer
Jennifer Carlisle Photographer I have been a photographer for the Tropolitan all four years of my undergraduate degree, and I would not...
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