(PHOTO/Kelcie Hathcock) Within the past week, there has been a substantial amount of local and national media attention directed to an...

Living in a dorm can come with its share of troubles. Community bathrooms are disgusting, it can take weeks for maintenance problems to...

It’s that time of the year again.  Grills are smoking and TV’s are blaring out the scores of every game being played under the sun. The...

Dear Editor: Love, acceptance and forgiveness are characteristics we should all embrace. Nobody is denying the positive nature of last...

In a previous edition of Tropolitan this semester, the Chancellor of the University, Dr. Jack Hawkins stated that enrollment was...

As I enter my senior year at Troy, I can’t help but be jealous of all the incoming freshmen. You’ve all just left high school (finally!)...

Universities across the nation are known to provide students with dormitories that cater to their special interests. Specialized housing...

As the semester begins to end, most of us rediscover a side of ourselves that usually hides in the shadows of midterms and finals. We...

Traveling abroad comes with its full set of adventures, both anticipated and unanticipated. Among these, food is often one of the...

In our March 28 issue, we ran a story headlined “No current plans for Alumni” in which a top university administrator dispelled rumors of...

I don’t usually complain, but there are times where it may be needed. This seems to be one of those times. As paradoxical as it may seem,...

Caution: real world ahead. When I am asked if I have a Twitter or Facebook account my reply is, “if you want to know about me just come...

New Iraq is growing and there is a clear development in the level of academics and the Iraqi government has created numerous scholarships...

Social Media is a young person’s game, spewing personal opinions for the world to critique, expressing oneself through spring break...

Contributed Photo This past week instead of going to Panama City Beach or Destin, I boarded a plane to San Jose, Costa Rica with three...

So you want to be a patriot Alexander Cohen’s way. Quite frankly, I am tired of listening to all this patriotic rhetoric, especially with...

Feb. 28, 2013 The last visit for Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki to Washington on Sunday, Dec. 11 was said by American president...

Of all the things that journalism students are taught at Troy, objectivity is probably the number one aspect. What’s interesting is that...

Are we really guaranteed a right to safety on Troy campus or anywhere else for that matter? I would say maybe, but do not count on it. My...

January 31, 2013 Any of us who have had the privilege of serving an official position in a student-run organization understand the...

January 31, 2013 A quarter of children in Alabama live in poverty. More than 10 percent live in extreme poverty. More than 75 percent of...

January 31, 2013 As former President Clinton did using the Food & Drug Administration and Center for Disease Control to attack the...

January 24, 2013 Following in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and the revelation that shooter Adam Lanza might...

January 17, 2013 Well it’s a new year and with the new year there are always resolutions that come with it. Rather than making decisions...