The five social media ambassadors pose for a group photo on campus. University Relations photo Troy University officially launched its social media ambassador program and announced this year's five ambassadors. Those social media ambassadors selected by the university are Giavanni Fuller, a senior communications major; Ty Davidson, a junior broadcast journalism major; Anna-Scott Gingras, a junior marketing major; Jamarion Willie, a junior electronics engineering major and
A crowd of students ran or walked with AKA sorority on Sunday to raise awareness for suicide. AKA worked to plan the event for over a month, and the outpouring of support was overwhelming. "Honestly I was really overwhelmed,” said AKA Community Service Chair Destyni Winbush, a junior nursing major from Mobile, Alabama. “I was like wow, this is so much of a bigger event than I thought it would be. “I'm so grateful that so many people were able to come out and show support
A Troy Public Radio microphone sits inside a recording booth. Nate Henderson photo Normally, Troy Public Radio (TPR) broadcasts through stereos and speakers to bring information all across Alabama, but last week, it took to the airwaves for a different reason – funding. “We go on air for eight days and remind people that we are listener supported, so that means the majority of the money that we get comes from our listeners to pay for programming,” said TPR Director Kyle Gas
The Troy men's and women’s basketball teams are looking ahead to the 2026-27 slate after releasing their non-conference schedules last week. Right before a strong Sun Belt schedule, both Troy basketball teams are set to face several Power Four opponents. However, before the thick of the conference slate, the Trojans have the chance to stun teams like LSU on the road. The non-conference action kicks off on Nov. 2 with the men playing UMass at home, and the women playing Kent
The Trojans come together on the field during their game against Utah State Saturday night at the Maverick Stadium. Troy Athletics photo Troy football looks to start its Sun Belt play with a midweek matchup against Southern Miss Tuesday night at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Trojans and Eagles ended last year against each other, with Troy taking the victory and the Sun Belt Championship berth in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 28-18. The Trojans are 6-2 against the Eagles, a
Men’s golf poses with the championship placard. Troy Athletics photo Troy men’s golf wins its first competition since Spring 2025 on Tuesday at the Argent Financial Classic in Ruston, Louisiana. In the team’s win, the Trojans beat out teams like Louisiana, Texas State and Louisiana Tech. “I couldn't be more proud of the way these guys have gotten better and better,” said head coach Clay Bounds. Individually, Jack Lowery shot 6-under overall, with a first round of –1 and a
Okay, everyone, say it with me now, “What the actual heck Gregory Maguire?” I think enough time has passed since the release of the movies based on a musical based on a book pretending to be based on a book but is actually based on a movie based on a musical based on a book for me to talk about “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” or just “Wicked,” by the aforementioned Gregory Maguire. In good faith, I cannot recommend this book to lovers of the Wi
Spoiler Alert with Jimmy Nichols It is officially October, which means it is time to welcome the start of spooky season. With the start of spooky season, it is also time to start looking at some of the best horror movies of all time. One movie I have heard several people talking about this year is an independent horror movie, “Obsession,” which was released in US theaters back in May. Before watching this movie, I learned that the director is comedian Curry Barker. After w
Troy's Chinese Student Cultural Organization and Troy's international programs held a Mid-Autumn Festival at the Baptist Campus Ministries building last Thursday. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration for the beginning of the Autumn season. The event consisted of planned performances of singing, dancing and music. After the performances, all guests in attendance were welcome to dinner, made up of Chinese dishes traditionally eaten during the holiday.
Pokemon is one of the most prolific and extensive multimedia franchises to date with movies, TV shows, trading cards, plushies and video games. It has an extensive history, dating back 30 years and is successful all over the globe. In November of 2022, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were released to the Switch. Now that its hype has died down after four years, is it worthy of its tremendous legacy? Here’s a minor spoiler warning for those who haven’t played yet. I would also
It’s often said that too many cooks can spoil the broth. Faith No More proves just how untrue that can be. For their album Angel Dust, the group was comprised of the legendary vocalist Mike Patton, guitarist Jim Martin, keyboardist Roddy Bottum, bassist Billy Gould and Mike Bordin on drums. Any of these talents alone would be striking, but together, they are a force of nature and one of the most unique mainstream bands to emerge in the 90s. Angel Dust is a marathon rather t
“Opal” is a film by Jack Stauber, a musician, filmmaker and internet personality who made a wide variety of short films with mixed media animation ranging from claymation and live action to 3d polygonal computer-generated images and distorted, brightly colored drawings. Opal was made October 30, 2020, and was featured on Adult Swim, as well as appearing on Stauber’s official YouTube channel. The film “Opal” focuses on some of the most common forms of child neglect, and atte