Troy track team shines at Alabama Relays

Gabe Sadetsky  Staff Writer    The Troy track team finished their final day of the Alabama Relays with a strong showing this past Saturday, March 22, in Tuscaloosa. The meet, which began on Thursday, March 20, earned several Trojans outstanding achievements while increasing the team’s national rankings as a whole. In the field events, Troy also left its mark at the relays in Tuscaloosa, as the nation’s ninth ranked freshman Corina Cox completed a season-high 49.99-meter throw in the discus. Sophomore Myles Charley’s finish in men’s long jump saw him…

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Colleges Against Cancer raise just below goal

Karli Mauldin Assistant News Editor Troy University’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer raised $15,645 at Relay for Life last Saturday from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Colleges Against Cancer’s goal was to raise $19,500. Taking place in more than 20 countries, Relay for Life is a signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The fundraisers are meant to support cancer survivors, raise money for future cancer research and to celebrate the lives lost from battles with cancer. Jennifer Moore, a senior elementary education major from Warrior and president of Colleges…

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Troy University Concert Chorale performs it’s spring concert this semester

Kianna Collins Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Troy University’s Concert Chorale will be performing its spring concert next week. The spring concert will focus on lighter music, unlike its fall semester concert, which had music that would be performed during a Catholic Mass. Diane Orlofsky, professor of music, said she didn’t want to do something sacred for a spring concert and concentrated on lively themes. The concert is centered on a “Masterwork,” which is a piece by a composer with several movements to it. Orlofsky said that she used “Fancies,”…

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Pi Kappa Phi hosts bike-a-thon for Push America

Grishma Rimal Staff Writer The Gamma Gamma chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at Troy University is observing its philanthropy week by raising funds for Push America. Push America is the national philanthropy of Pi Kappa Phi and works in assisting people with disabilities. The week long events have included fundraisers at local businesses like Ruby Tuesday, Milky Moo’s and Chick-fil-A and a raffle draw worth $250 of merchandise sponsored by Country Club Prep. The fraternity is also doing a 48-hour bike-a-thon that began Tuesday at 4 p.m. and will…

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Technology in society: a modern day Anne Sullivan

Cassie Gibbs Assistant News Editor Troy University held its 19th annual Helen Keller lecture series on Tuesday. The purpose of the lecture series is to raise awareness of the challenges that face those who live with physical limitations. Helen Keller, a deaf and blind woman from Tuscumbia, became an inspiration to many others who were living with physical limitations by showing them that a person with limitations could live a full and happy life. Helen Keller was taught to speak, read Braille, and write with the help of Anne Sullivan,…

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