Bid Day 2023 A Success

by Eva Reese Hundreds of freshmen girls have spent the last week rushing and getting to know the other women of Troy University’s six panhellenic sororities. This came to a head on August 12 when the freshly minted members of each sorority were fully embraced by their new sisterhood. On Bid Day, each new member gathered in the Elm Street Gym, waiting to open an envelope which held their fate as to which sorority they would join. As the clock struck 10 a.m., the women tore open their envelopes in…

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INCOMING STUDENTS ATTEND IMPACT

By Emily Mosier The largest freshman class Troy University has seen in three years has been preparing for their first semester at Troy University with IMPACT, the two-day orientation that introduces them to all things Trojan. Between June 12 and July 21, 1,550 freshman and transfer students will have taken part in IMPACT, attending student organization browse sessions, learning about academic policies and departments, and even enjoying a night at Butter and Egg Adventures. Destyni Peoples , Troy University’s Coordinator of Student Involvement and Leadership, coordinated the browse sessions which connected…

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DOTHAN CAMPUS UNVEILS HISTORICAL MARKER

By Emily Mosier Troy University’s Dothan campus recently unveiled a historical marker commemorating the city’s century-long relationship to boiled peanuts. However, the story behind receiving the marker is not salty – it’s sweet. Three friends worked together to apply to the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Hungry for History Marker Program, providing documents that prove the importance of boiled peanuts to Dothan’s culture and history. Those friends were Troy history professor, and director of the Wiregrass Archives, Martin Olliff, local historian Dale Cox and his wife, Troy enrollment coordinator Rachel Cox.…

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BLENZ BOWLS IS COMING TO TROY WITH PLANS TO GIVE BACK

By Emily Mosier A tropical-themed smoothie café is coming to Troy University’s campus this fall, and the small business has plans to give back to student organizations. Located next to the Dining Hall, Blenz Bowls will be serving smoothie bowls with chocolate, nuts, fruits, and acai. Twice a week, Blenz Bowls will have percentage days, where ten percent of that day’s sales are donated to campus philanthropies and nonprofits. This includes Greek philanthropies and clubs dedicated to raising money for charity. “From the beginning, we wanted to serve a really…

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Troy instructor covers group’s attempt to break world record at ‘Kyle Fair’

By Emily Mosier The city of Kyle, Texas, recently had around 1,800 people named Kyle attend its ‘Kyle Fair.’ The Kyles came from around the world and included one of Troy University’s own instructors – Kyle Gassiott. Gassiott, who is the operations manager of Troy Public Radio, had the opportunity to cover the fair in late May for National Public Radio (NPR). The fair was an attempt to break a Guinness world record of having the most people with the same first name in the same place. “I’ve never been…

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