{"id":4468,"date":"2023-08-23T13:23:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=4468"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:42:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:42:42","slug":"trojan-fitness-center-transforms-for-neon-roller-skating-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2023\/08\/23\/trojan-fitness-center-transforms-for-neon-roller-skating-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Trojan Fitness Center transforms for Neon Roller Skating Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Recently, students rolled down to the campus Rec Center to skate into the new school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday night, students met at the Trojan Fitness Center. There, they turned off the lights and turned on the neon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We brought in a skating rink floor and a DJ and we got students to come out,&#8221; said Student Government Association (SGA) Vice President Betsy Bennett. &#8220;They&#8217;re decked out in all of their neon attire. It&#8217;s just a really fun event for students to kind of do something they don&#8217;t get to do every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those new to Troy University may benefit the most from Welcome Week events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It really helps you adapt to college more when you have a campus that&#8217;s really welcoming and trying to work with you,&#8221; said student Ginny Messenger. &#8220;Everyone else is just so nice here and it really helps trying to acclimate to living on your own.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Something I&#8217;m really excited for is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/student-life-resources\/groups-organizations\/student-government-association\/troy-sga\/welcome-week\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Welcome Week<\/a> and getting to meet all the new freshmen and be a mentor to them and help them decide what they want to do while they&#8217;re here,&#8221; said student Tyler Steele. &#8220;There&#8217;s so many options at TROY.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event organizers say students who are involved in activities are more likely to make friends and create important connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There are actually over 200 student-led organizations so there&#8217;s really something there for everyone,&#8221; Bennett said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many student organizations use social media platforms to post schedule and event dates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Recently, students rolled down to the campus Rec Center to skate into the new school year.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday night, students met at the Trojan Fitness Center. 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