Troy Athletics photo Redshirt sophomore quarterback Sawyer Smith (above), in his first start on the season, posted 135 yards through the air in Troy’s first road loss of the year. Smith went 13-25 with one interception while backup quarterback Gunnar Watson completed three of his four attempts for 25 yards. Liberty’s Stephen Calvert went 17-31 through Read More
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At a time when theater patrons look for currently relevant social messages in plays, Troy University Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” provides everything but that. The main plot follows the story of Petruchio, played by Noah Williams, and his courtship of Katherina (Kate), a strong-willed woman Read More
Andrea Hammack Staff Writer Troy University’s Student Veterans Association (SVA) and the Troy for Troops Center will be holding a “Zombie Tropocalypse” on Oct. 25. Jenny Reed, the president of SVA and Troy for Troops Center, worked closely with Nathaniel Demay, the vice president of SVA, in order to plan the event from the bottom up. Read More
Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The volleyball team traveled to Louisiana on Friday night, looking to break a five-game losing streak against Louisiana’s Sun Belt duo of ULM and UL-Lafayette. Troy (8-11, 2-4 Sun Belt) picked up its first pair of conference wins over the weekend, winning both games 3-1. Troy started slow in the opening set, Read More
KeyShon Taggart Staff Writer The Troy football team traveled on the road to play the Liberty Flames in Lynchburg, Virginia, losing 22-16 to highlight the Flames’ inaugural season in Division I play. Before this game, the Trojans were hit with tough news, losing starting quarterback Kaleb Barker for the year with a torn ACL. It is Read More
Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer Troy students can take advantage of the Career Fairs hosted by Career Services where they can interact with employers for potential jobs and internships. One student who found success through the fair is Travis Maupin, a senior computer science major from Phenix City. After attending the fair fall 2017, Maupin was offered Read More
Pratibha Gautam Staff Writer The Physics Club held a student research presentation on Monday, Oct. 15, allowing students to gain experience in communicating their findings by displaying and explaining them to their friends and classmates. “Being able to communicate one’s research is almost as important as doing it,” said Ty Naquin, a junior physics major from Read More
Taylor Walding Variety Editor American Downfall, a discussion group led by Luke Ritter, a lecturer of history, organized a discussion on the concept of free speech and its consequences, particularly focusing on whether free speech is under threat on college campuses around the United States. Before the discussion, Ritter took an anonymous poll through Kahoot to Read More
Dylan Hurst Staff Writer Troy finished in a tie for 8th out of 15 teams at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate held at Squire Creek in Louisiana. The final round on Tuesday was canceled due to heavy rain. On the par-4, 405-yard eighth, Ike Alexander holed out, and teammate Dean Martin shot a three on the on Read More
Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy football team returns to Sun Belt Conference play against arch-rival South Alabama Jaguars following a loss to Liberty University in non-conference play and a bye week. The Trojans enter the game at 3-0 and in a three-way tie with Georgia Southern and Appalachian State for the Sun Belt East. Troy Read More
Dylan Hurst Staff Writer Troy fell 4-1 at home in Sun Belt Conference play against an offense-heavy Arkansas State team on Friday. In the 38th minute, Arkansas State’s Taylor Schneider caught a pass from teammate Haley Husted and scored the first goal of the game. In the 41st minute, Husted caught a pass from the right Read More
Emma Daniel News Editor With mental health issues on the rise on campuses nationwide, Troy University’s administration is bouncing around ideas of how to handle student mental health and suicide prevention. According the the American Psychological Association, 95 percent of college counseling center directors agree that students’ mental health is a growing concern. Herbert Reeves, the Read More
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Scott Shelton Staff Writer During the midterm elections, the state of Alabama won’t elect a senator or a new president, so it might be tempting to stay at home on Nov. 6 and say it doesn’t matter. However, I believe we should care about every election because local and state elections affect us just as much Read More