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Hawkins awarded as 2025 Patriot of the Year
Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. has been named this year’s 2025 Patriot of the Year by the Mobile Area Veterans Commission. The award comes as an acknowledgement to Hawkins’ decorated military service and his continued efforts to promote military friendliness and patriotism as the chancellor of Troy University. “Based on the love of the country and the fact that I was originally from Mobile, Alabama, being named Patriot of the Year in view of some very, very distinguished
Nathan Henderson
7 hours ago
Troy football team teams up and gives back
Troy football teamed up with The Lids Foundation and nonprofit Shoes That Fit to give students at Troy Elementary School brand new shoes and hats Monday morning. Over 1,000 students received athletic shoes from name brands such as Nike and Adidas, as well as hats provided by Lids, an athletic hat company. Troy Elementary School students also had the chance to meet Troy football student-athletes, Head Coach Gerad Parker and T-Roy, who helped pass out the gifts. Hunter Boozer
Hunter Boozer
7 hours ago
A look into 2025's Mr. and Miss Trojan Pride
Mr. and Miss Trojan Pride were crowned as part of Homecoming’s festivities at the pep rally. Anthony Boyer and Morgan Blackmon were selected as the two representatives for 2025. University Relations photo Boyer (left) and Blackmon (right) hug while holding their swords. Boyer and Blackmon are both involved in campus culture and said they wanted to share their love for Troy and the campus by running for Trojan Pride. “I fell in love with Troy immediately because of the peopl
Adele Henley
7 hours ago
Kyle George named new Director of Athletics
After serving as the interim athletics director since August, Kyle George was dubbed Troy’s 11th athletics director on Saturday. ESPN’s Pete Thamel broke the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, before Troy’s homecoming matchup. Brady Fitch photo Kyle George stands and watches over Tailgate Terrace. “Kyle George has demonstrated exceptional leadership and vision during his nine years at Troy University, and I am confident he is the right person to lead our athletics program
Caleb Thomas
21 hours ago
Football win streak snapped by Red Wolves
Troy football’s five-game win streak was snapped after a 23-10 loss to Arkansas State on Saturday in front of a Homecoming crowd at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The loss comes following significant offensive struggles for the Trojans, allowing quarterback Tucker Kilcrease to be sacked nine times. The team was held to 187 yards of offense, including just 21 rushing yards. Brady Fitch photo Colton Walls covers a punt before recovering the muff against Arkansas State “We didn't
Gavan Baxley
7 hours ago
Peryn Bland learns from mayoral connection
Every morning starts in a similar fashion for Peryn Bland. Wake up, go to baseball practice and go to class. If you didn’t know better, you’d think Bland was just a regular student at Troy. Just over 200 miles away in the town of Meridian, Mississippi, Mayor Percy Bland starts his day with his own routine. He wakes up, gets ready and heads to his office downtown. Every morning, he looks at his family photo on his desk, featuring his wife and their two kids. At that same mo
Brady Fitch
7 hours ago
People come together for a night of gospel
The Troy University Gospel Choir filled the Johnson Center of the Arts Thursday for a night of Worship to celebrate Black spiritual music. The concert consisted of strictly spiritual music composed by Black musicians, with the pieces “Every Time I Feel the Spirit” by Moses Hogan, “Alpha and Omega” by Israel Houghton, “The Question Is” by Marvin Winansand “Deliver Me” by Donald Lawrence, featuring solos by various group members. Autumn Griffin photo Troy's Gospel Choir sing
Ty Davidson
7 hours ago
MJ Lenderman's "Manning Fireworks"
Half jokes and quarter smiles With his 2024 release “Manning Fireworks,” alt-country-rock-ish artist MJ Lenderman paints portraits and vignettes of characters both pathetic and vicious through lines equal-parts witty and sincere. On his fourth studio album, Lenderman takes note of the tired Southern stereotypes illustrated in the typical country song – men obsessed with living simple and religious, brazenly beer drunk alone, wondering where their lost love went – and both s
Nathan Henderson
7 hours ago
Troy community attends the Homecoming Parade
Saturday marked the day of the Homecoming football game, starting the day of celebrations at Troy downtown with the Homecoming parade. At 10 a.m., South Three Notch Street and roads surrounding the square were closed off for this parade. The sidewalks were filled with community members and Troy students celebrating the Homecoming season. Tilley Dromboski photo Anna Grace Tucker and Grace Shellhouse wave to the Troy Community. “I really like watching the bands,” said AnaGrac
Angel Dover
7 hours ago
MAHA is taking a step backward, not forward
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, commonly known as RFK, the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the face of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. MAHA aims to, according to the White House’s website, eradicate childhood disease while “pursuing truth, embracing science, and enacting pro-growth policies and innovations to restore children’s health.” In addition to a focus on the eradication of childhood disease, MAHA aims to conduct a host of other he
Matilda Ziegler
7 hours ago
Squarepusher’s new EP “Stereotype” is anything but
When I think about Squarepusher, I usually associate him with being one of the pioneering acts of the frantic and intricately programmed electronic music subgenre drill and bass. When I think about Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) from the early 90s, I think about ambient sounding tracks and slow, but mellow and dark house or techno music. Squarepusher has been making drill and bass since the mid 90s. In my opinion, he is a great example of the jazzier side of the subgenre. Hi
Dawson Parks
7 hours ago
Make your message clear, make your message heard
Protests are often something people do to challenge something they don’t like or agree with. Peaceful protests can often lead to change within policy, or something can get overturned. Often, these protests can lead to major change. As we look at history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott led the Black community to be treated better in the South. However, what does it look like when a protest fails miserably? To me, the answer would be to look no further than the “No Kings Protest
Riley Williams
7 hours ago
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