{"id":8553,"date":"2025-09-19T15:02:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=8553"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:02:28","slug":"students-from-around-the-world-meet-during-isco-game-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/19\/students-from-around-the-world-meet-during-isco-game-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Students from around the world meet during ISCO game night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 For their first event of the semester, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TroyISCO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Student Cultural Organization<\/a> (ISCO) is giving students the chance to meet with new people from around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophomore Samuel Velez said, \u201cI got to meet some international students from Japan and South Korea. It was so fun learning about different languages and different cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeopardy, Tank Trouble, and Trojanopoly were all present in Patterson hall, giving students a chance to bond over friendly competition. Caroline Beason shared her favorite moment from the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy favorite part was probably when we played Jeopardy and the theme was movies,\u201d Beason said. I love watching movies, but I learned there\u2019s a lot that I don&#8217;t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/10\/tailgating-returns-for-2025-trojan-football-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MORE FROM TROJANVISION: Tailgating returns for 2025 Trojan football season<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ISCO president Thomas Brantbaker, casual events like game nights are more important than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the way things are in the country right now, it\u2019s important to note that people can still sit in this kind of a setting and be comfortable and enjoy one another\u2019s presence,\u201d Brandtbaker said. \u201crelations between different groups of people aren\u2019t as extreme as international and American politics would lead the average person to believe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISCO plans to hold more events throughout the semester, including the club&#8217;s annual ISCO Festival. To learn when ISCO\u2019s next&nbsp;event will be held, viewers can follow ISCO_TROY U on Instagram for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 For their first event of the semester, the International Student Cultural Organization (ISCO) is giving students the chance to meet with new people from around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore Samuel Velez said, \u201cI got to meet some international students from Japan and South Korea. 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