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Special Olympics set to be held at Troy University

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by Caleb Thomas The Special Olympics is set to hold its Alabama State Games on the Troy University campus next month.  Starting May 19 and running through May 21, almost 1,000 athletes and their coaches will be in the city of Troy for the games. It will be the 11th anniversary of Special Olympians competing at Troy University. The law enforcement torch run, where law enforcement officers run with the torch into Troy, will begin the festivities on May 19, with the opening ceremony taking place later at 7 p.m.…

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Housing apps. close after four minutes

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by Emily Mosier For the first time, applications to be on the on-campus housing waitlist closed after 200 submissions. The applications closed four minutes after opening Monday morning, and students were also unable to request a particular dormitory or roommates.  Troy’s Dean of Student Services, Herbert Reeves, said that last year, only around 200 students, out of more than 600, on the waitlist received housing. However, students were not notified if they would have housing or not until July.  The application limit is a response to complaints that this was…

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Campus cats cause controversy

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by Sheldon Bloom and Emily Mosier Troy University has updated its animal control policy to include new guidelines barring students from feeding and sheltering stray cats on campus, and not everyone is happy about the new policy.  The first half of the new policy details how leashed animals will now be allowed within open and public spaces on campus. The second part of the amendment threatens “punitive action” against any student caught feeding or sheltering stray animals.  Brig. Gen. Richard Boutwell, the Senior Vice Chancellor for Advancement at Troy University, said that…

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Memorial service held for victim of Dadeville shooting

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by Kris Harrell DADEVILLE, AL –  Loved ones and community members gathered in Dadeville Monday to pay their final respects to high school senior, Philstavious Dowdell, at a memorial service in the Dadeville High School auditorium on Monday. He and three others were killed, while more than thirty others were injured, after a shooting took place during his sister’s Sweet 16 birthday party on April 15. Dowdell was 18-years-old. Dowdell played football, basketball, and ran track for the Dadeville Tigers, and he had been committed to playing football at Jacksonville State…

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MathFest adds to the collegiate experience 

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by Sheldon Bloom Troy’s mathematics department held its 16th annual “MathFest” last weekend.  At the conference, undergraduate students from Troy and neighboring universities were invited to demonstrate their research. The conference featured a guest speaker and a calculus competition. “The goal is just to give undergraduate students the opportunity to experience what a real math conference is like,” said Dr. Ken Roblee, division chair for the Department of Mathematics. “They get to meet their math peers from around the state as well as neighboring states, and we have graduate school…

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