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Feb 17, 2023
Brain-dead women should not be surrogate mothers
by Emmaleigh Clegg Recently, the idea of using brain-dead women as surrogate mothers has made national headlines. The basis of the...
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Feb 10, 2023
On personality, horoscopes, maturity, and spirituality
by Alex T. Arnold When most commentators critique Astrology, the most common complaint is with its truthfulness. However, the strongest...
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Feb 10, 2023
Fantasy Sports Betting: A Hobby that Pays Off
by Tanner Colvin In the past two weeks, I have dipped my toes into the world of daily fantasy sports betting – something made legal in...
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Feb 2, 2023
The City of Troy should celebrate Mardi Gras
by Chloe Rensink On a college campus, students are expected to get out and meet people while enjoying events during their leisure time....
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Mar 16, 2021
An American perspective on free education
Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Before I address the topic at hand, free education, I feel several disclaimers are in order. First and...
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Mar 16, 2021
An international perspective on free education
Nadja Juki How would you like your education free? As it happens, very much. But it’s also more complicated than that. I can still...
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Mar 7, 2021
Looking back on the year of COVID
Sam Stroud Opinion Editor We are rapidly approaching the one-year anniversary of the Troy University on-campus shutdown, which...
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Mar 7, 2021
Vaccines are key to normal life
Sam Stroud Opinion Editor As I write this, there is good news abound for the country in terms of navigating through the COVID-19...
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Feb 17, 2021
Analysis: Republican Party at a crossroad
Sam Stroud Former President Donald Trump has been acquitted twice now as the Senate once again concluded the former President’s trial in...
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Feb 10, 2021
Unity not a current possibility
Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Anyone who knows me in any slight capacity knows that Star Trek is my favorite show. I talk about it a fair...
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Feb 3, 2021
Meanwhile In Sparta: Senator Binks recommends handing President "emergency powers"
Sam Stroud Opinion Editor On Monday, Gavin Newsome’s new Democratic senator appointment from California, Jar Jar Binks, delivered a floor...
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Feb 3, 2021
Black culture must be respected
Marcellus Martin Contributor There’s no doubt that there has been critical legal and systemic reform in how Black people are treated in...
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Jan 27, 2021
Biden's Faith
Sam Stroud It has actually been a quite bizarre phenomena that America, as religious as it still is, despite how secular it has become,...
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Jan 27, 2021
Our Government Must Reflect Us
Marcellus Martin With over 81 million votes cast for Joe Biden, he has received the most votes cast in any U.S. election. But Kamala...
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Sep 17, 2020
Athletes are more than players
Hanna Cooper Sports Editor With the rise of celebrities using their platform to express their opinions on issues concerning all things...
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Sep 17, 2020
Oval Office is Overbearing
Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Thursday marks the anniversary of the adoption of our country’s constitution. Even though there are no...
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Sep 17, 2020
Meanwhile in Sparta: School unveils new state-of-the art mask design
Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Several studies recently have suggested that not all masks are universally effective against COVID-19, certain...
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Sep 3, 2020
Leftists, Democrats causing chaos
Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Over the summer, Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District Rep. Earl Blumenauer gave a speech directed at the...
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Aug 18, 2020
Share your voice with the Trop
Emma Daniel Editor-in-Chief  When I walked into my first Tropolitan staff meeting, I fell in love immediately. Something told me,...
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Aug 18, 2020
The purpose of 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...
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