Month: November 2013

Bands, buildings; the legacy of Long

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  Victoria Bailey Contributor   In honor of Director of Bands emeritus John M. Long, Troy University is expecting the arrival of the new $7.5 million. state-of-the-art band facility in the spring of 2014. Long Hall, which housed the Sound of the South marching band since 1976, was torn down Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Long has contributed to Troy University as the dean of the School of Fine Arts, director of bands and distinguished professor of music. Long has several other accomplishments in the field of music and band over…

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Troy women drop two straight

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Caleb Odom Sports Editor   After starting the season out in a good way with two wins, the Troy women’s basketball team has suddenly lost two in a row. The Trojans (2-2) fell to Mercer (2-2) on the road Tuesday night, Nov. 19, 86-81 after coming up short at home on Friday, Nov. 22, 77-71 to Tennessee State. In Tuesday’s game, senior guard Joanna Harden led Troy with 24 points while her teammate Ronita Garrett finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. Senior guard Brooke Bowie recorded…

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‘Catching Fire’ expected to hit the mark

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Writer explains why the next Hunger Games shouldn’t disappoint   Madison Griggs Staff Writer   Everyone is talking about it — the girl on fire is returning to the big screen for the second adventure in the popular trilogy, “The Hunger Games.” The question on everyone’s minds as the premiere approaches — will it do the book justice? This question always seems to strike fear into the avid reader’s heart when rumors of a movie version of their favorite story come around. Compared to others, the fans of “The Hunger…

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Homecoming queen election system to go through change

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(PHOTO/Ronnie Colvin)   Patrick Stephens Staff Writer     The Troy University SGA is making changes as updates to the Title VII election laws were voted on at the SGA’s meeting this past Tuesday. Candidates for homecoming queen must now run on a platform approved by the executive board, and candidates running for a position must now have all promotional material color-coded by the color they are assigned when they declare their intent to run. “After reading the changes, there were several points I wanted to highlight.  Color-coding candidates is…

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Troy soccer’s defensive impact player Jasmine Fahrnbauer

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(PHOTO/Caitlin Collins)   Caleb Odom Sports Editor   On the field Jasmine Fahrnbauer, a sophomore defensive midfielder for the Troy soccer team, is like a garage door shutting down almost any opponent’s attempt to move the ball up the field. On paper, Fahrnbauer falls through the cracks with her one goal and four assists this season. The season is over for Trojan soccer as Fahrnbauer sits in the locker room trying to bounce the spotlight off of her, letting her voice trail off while looking around nervously. “It’s just a…

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