Cailey Wright Staff Writer On New Year’s Day, a Troy University student had the opportunity of a lifetime to perform for thousands of spectators both in person and on television. Katarina Agnew, a junior music major and clarinet player in the Sound of the South, marched in the 2022 Rose Parade. Agnew traveled across the country to Pasadena, California, to participate in the 5 and 1/2-mile-long parade. Though Agnew has marched in parades since high school, marching in the Rose Parade was an experience unlike any other. “We all got…
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Student group FEDZ gives back to the community
( Photo / Contributed ) Earle-Lynch presents check to Latasha Howard, CEO of Pike County Boys and Girls Club and surrounding counties. PJ Heath Staff Writer Troy University global business student Roberto “Casanova” Earle-Lynch established FEDZ, a social event and promotion group in 2018. He and his co-founder Kadarvis Flowers created the group to help promote more organizations and to help people find fun and entertaining things to do in Troy. Earle-Lynch is a full-time student at Troy and is involved in nine different organizations on campus. He is also…
Read MoreHumbled Hearts offers scholarships, leadership positions
Ayanna Williams Staff Writer Troy University’s chapter of the non-profit community service organization Humbled Hearts Inc. participates in lots of community service on and off-campus. The university chapter was founded in 2019 and is advised by Dr. Dana Wilson. Humbled Hearts is a service and wellness foundation and its motto is “It takes a humbled heart to serve.” “What I enjoy the most about Humbled Hearts is how it is an open organization for anyone to join,” said Alexis Bayles, chapter president and senior exercise science major from Birmingham, Alabama.…
Read MoreTroy Trojan Heart nominees discuss volunteering at senior center, animal shelter
Taylor Walding Features Editor As of Tuesday, 21 people had been nominated to receive the Troy Trojan Heart award, according to Avery Livingston, coordinator of the university’s Office of Civic Engagement. The winner will be able to donate $1,000 in prize money to the organization of his or her choice. Catherine Jordan, the director of the Colley Senior Complex, nominated one of her former volunteers, Breanna Maples, a junior social major from Mobile, for two years of volunteer service. Maples volunteered twice per week for two years, completing an array…
Read MoreAKA supports mental health awareness through charity walk
Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step, and on Saturday, April 14, the Mu Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority raised mental health awareness by organizing a 2-mile charity walk for the cause. The event, “NAMI Walks” for the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), was free for the public and held at the campus track. “A lot of people think that mental illness is just like ups and downs and heartbreaks and emotional effects, but mental illness is also eating disorder,…
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