SGA Senate elections held on Wednesday

SGA Senate elections were held on Wednesday, Mar. 27. Open seats included the college of arts and sciences, college of education, college of business, college of communication, college of health and human services and at-large. Winners of the college senate elections include: Adam Anderson and Judson Harrison for the college of arts and sciences, Becca Lindsey and Zahra Qureshi for the college of education, Jonathan Everage and Trevor Pigg for the college of business, Caitlin McRae and Allison Milstead for the college of communications and Blake Crew and Lindsey Woodard…

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Troy Baseball Auburn Home Story

The Troy baseball team capitalized on four Auburn errors to pound the Tigers 11-2 on Tuesday, March 26, at home. On a cold night at Riddle-Pace Field, the Trojans relied on solid pitching throughout the game along with opportunistic hitting at the expense of Auburn, who couldn’t get out of its own way defensively. “I thought our pitching was really good,” Troy head coach Bobby Pierce said. “We played a pretty solid baseball game all around.” Senior left-hander Ryan Sorce made his first start since 2011, and he pitched five…

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Pros and cons of living off campus

By: Jamal Carswell Living accommodations are something that is essential to any and every college student. Where you live and how you live are 50 percent of your life as a college student. There are a lot of variables that determine the state of living, such as the pros and cons of the housing, the cost of the housing and the waiting list for living at any given place. There are a slew of reasons that students want to begin living off campus. Jessica Long, a freshman English major from…

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SOCIAL MEDIA FROM A TROLL’S POINT OF VIEW

Andrew J Clay   Social Media is a young person’s game, spewing personal opinions for the world to critique, expressing oneself through spring break photos and meme generating but does all of this freedom come a price later in life? I must confess to being a “troll” on Facebook, looking for statuses that are posted by the ignorant activist and my personal favorite, the overly emotional confessions. Lately it has been harder and harder to tolerate my newsfeed on Facebook and Twitter, because while “trolling” is fun, there are times…

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The good, the bad, and the ugly book to movie adaptations

By: Jill Odom Let’s face it, whenever you hear that your favorite book is going to be made into a movie several emotions and tons of questions go through your head. You’re excited because you have always wanted to see it brought to life the way only Hollywood knows how, but, on the other hand, there is pure terror at the idea of just how badly they could botch your beloved book. As soon as you hear the news you start to wonder what scenes will be cut, how they…

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