Month: November 2013

Troy Volleyball shocks Western Kentucky in Sun Belt Tournament but falls to UT Arlington

Sports

(VIDEO/Caleb Odom) (PHOTOS/Joshua Thurston)   By Caleb Odom   What do you say about a team like Troy volleyball? The majority of the season for the Trojans was full of frustration and coming up short. Troy against Western Kentucky on Thursday, November 21 was a story of two teams going in different directions. On one side there was Western Kentucky, the perennial Sun Belt powerhouse, with its lofty 27-5 season record against Troy with its dismal 12-20 record entering this opening round game of the Sun Belt Conference Championships. The…

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Football is underdog in Oxford

Trojan Living

(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Megan Phillips Staff Writer   The Troy football team (5-5) plays the role of underdog when it faces Ole Miss on the road this Saturday in Oxford. The Trojans will have to rely on stellar defense from players like sophomore defensive end Tyler Roberts who was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his dominant play on Thursday night. Despite the 41-36 road loss to Louisiana-Lafayette last week, Roberts was a force accounting for two sacks, three tackles for loss, causing a fumble and…

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Club attends local convention

Trojan Living

  Kianna Collins Staff Writer   Fanaticon, the first fan convention in Dothan, held its first event, and the turnout was more than expected. The convention was partially funded by a public fundraising website Kickstarter. The Kickstarter had a $1,000 goal and raised $3,171. More than 500 people attended the convention, and it had 14 hours of panel action. The panels ranged from a “Megaman X4” speed run to a tutorial on special effects makeup from the artist Matt Silva. Like many conventions, Fanaticon held a costume contest, and 46…

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Infamous religious I-65 sign stirs the pot

News

  Emily Jackson Features Editor   Troy students agree that although the infamous I-65 sign is not persuasive, it does stir up questions of statewide belief systems. The I-65 sign that reads “Go to church or the devil will get you,” just north of Prattville has gained national attention since it was first assembled in 1995. Images of this sign can be found on Pinterest, Youtube, CNN iReport and personal blogs. The sign’s owner, W.S. Newell passed away in 2009. Newell was a contractor out of Montgomery that built the…

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Launch loaded with talent

Trojan Living

(PHOTO/April Irvin)   Zachary Winslett Arts and Entertainment Editor   Student and faculty readings, music, exciting announcements and – of course – free food will all be a part of the Rubicon’s winter launch party. “The Rubicon launch is a celebration to recognize this semester’s publication and the contributors,” said Samantha Loff, a senior English major from Dothan and editor-and-chief of the Rubicon. “The Rubicon is lucky to receive support from not only the English department, but also from the art department and other university organizations.” Over the past few…

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