Month: January 2014

Men’s and women’s tennis fall to ranked opponents

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer   Both the Trojan men’s and women’s tennis teams were unable to come up with wins against ranked opponents this past weekend. The women’s team fell in a close match full of suspense to No. 74 Georgia State, 4-3, on Saturday, Jan. 25. The men’s team lost 6-1 to No. 70 Tulane the same day. The early season has been tough for both teams and this weekend’s road trip was a continuation of the Trojans struggles. The women’s match did not start well for the Trojans…

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SAVE Project counters counseling myths

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Ngoc Vo Staff Writer On campus counselors can help students deal with issues related to anxiety, relationship problems, making life adjustments, depression and other emotional hardships according to Counselor Fran Scheel. She is a counselor at the Student Counseling Center, Sexual Assault and Violence Education Project (SAVE) where students can seek free counseling. Scheel offers students insight into the highs and lows of counseling by addressing what onlinepsychologydegree.net says are the top eight myths about counseling through a Q&A interview. Q Is counseling just for people who are mentally ill?…

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Troy hires new cornerback coach

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Devin Smith Cardinal Rule Editor-in-Chief   Preparations for Troy football this fall took a big step last Thursday, Jan. 23, when the Trojans announced that Al Pogue was the newest addition to Troy’s football coaching staff. Pogue has been coaching in Alabama for nearly two decades, spending 13 years as a head coach at three different high schools and the past three years as the Auburn Tigers’ Director of High School relations. “The decision to come to Troy was easy,” Pogue said. “I’m a football coach and coaching is my…

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Group works for social liberties

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Kelsey Vickers Perspectives Editor A relatively new organization on campus is looking to make their mark on Troy University’s campus. Students for Liberty, an organization whose mission is to provide a student-driven forum of students dedicated to liberty, promotes economic and social freedom as well as promoting the slogan “Free People, Free Markets.” The organization is currently working on raising funds for its biggest trip of the year, the International Students for Liberty Conference. The conference, which takes place Feb. 14-16 in Washington D.C., gives liberty-driven students all over the…

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Troy’s men lose on the road against Texas teams

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Ryan Lee Staff Writer   The Troy men’s basketball team has dropped two more games on the road this past weekend. The University of Texas-Arlington slipped by with a win on Thursday, Jan. 23, 59-56, while Texas State played more aggressively beating the Trojans with a win 73-65 on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Trojans are now 7-13 and ninth in the conference following a four game losing streak. The game against UTA was a nail-biter all the way through. At the end of the first half UT Arlington led by…

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