by Emmaleigh Clegg & Emily Mosier Sophomore Nicholas Locklar is from Las Vegas, Nevada, and he said UFOs are regularly seen in his hometown. He even knows people who claim to have been abducted, which is why he was excited to hear that PHI-2215, “Making Sense of UFOs” is being offered as a class in Term Four. “The dad of one of my friends swears he was abducted,” Locklar said. “He claims that he was stolen from his childhood bedroom by aliens who ran tests on him before returning him…
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CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY
by Mackenzie Foster March is Women’s History Month, and Troy University students are taking time to reflect on the women in the world who have inspired them and the role of women throughout history. “Even though it is Women’s History Month, I believe that this should be a month where a conversation about gender equality is at the forefront,” said Laura Stokley, a freshman broadcast journalism major from Montgomery, Alabama. Elizabeth McMahan, a sophomore biomedical sciences major from Decatur, Alabama said she looks up to Rosalind Franklin, the woman who…
Read MoreStudents to build castles to help community
by Kiara Posey Students are gearing up to put their castle-making skills to the test, and in the process help fight childhood hunger. The Can Castle Contest is held by the Office of Civic Engagement and Student Involvement. Each year, the two organizations come together to host a food drive that helps keep the Backpack for Kids program supplied with food. During the contest, student groups and organizations donate nonperishable food items and build a “castle” using their donations. The castles are then critiqued by a panel of judges. In…
Read MoreWHERE WERE YOU? THREE YEARS OF COVID
by Mackenzie Foster This March marked the three-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 as a global pandemic; a major moment in history as people were told to stay home and follow specific health guidelines. Elijah Turman, a freshman computer science major from Huntsville, Alabama, was a sophomore in high school when the global pandemic was announced. “I think it was around Spring Break, and it turns out we just never went back to school,” Turman said. From online learning to social distancing and having to wear masks…
Read MoreTATUM REFLECTS ON HIS CAREER AT TROY
by CalebThomas Senior Vice Chancellor Dr. Lance Tatum has been named the eleventh president of Northwest Missouri State University, and spoke with the Tropolitan as he reflects on the nearly 25 years of working at Troy University. From being hired as an assistant professor to serving as a department chair, dean, and vice chancellor, Tatum has nearly done it all at Troy. He credits those around him for his accomplishments. “Throughout my career at Troy, colleagues like Don Jeffrey, Ed Roach, Earl Ingram, and Dr. Jack Hawkins have been the…
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