Month: February 2014

University recognized for arbor efforts

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Grishma Rimal Staff Writer For its effort in building and sustaining healthy community forests, Troy University has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus USA. Arbor Day Foundation, which is a nationally recognized nonprofit, works to promote tree plantation through education and conservation programs. Tree Campus USA, a program launched in 2008 and sponsored by Toyota, honors colleges and universities working to plant, promote and preserve tree resources. “This is one of those distinctions that emphasizes that Troy has shown a real commitment towards care and…

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Women’s tennis team upsets No. 72 Nicholls State

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer  The Troy women’s tennis team lost a tight match to North Florida on Thursday, Feb. 20, but came away with an upset victory over No. 72 ranked Nicholls State 4-1 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Trojans lost the doubles point early against North Florida but rallied to take a 2-1 lead thanks to singles wins from sophomores Tranq Huynh and Anja Cosovic. After North Florida (3-0) tied the match at 2, the Trojans would lose two tightly contested matches and eventually lose the final match to…

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Women’s basketball falls to Ragin’ Cajuns, takes down Jaguars

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Gabe Sadetsky Staff Writer  Troy’s women’s basketball team came up short Thursday, Feb. 19, in a pivotal conference game on the road against Louisiana-Lafayette, 62-57. The game was one of only six games all season in which the Trojans failed to reach at least 80 points and the first such game since Feb. 6. Troy had one of its worst first-half shooting performances of the season trailing the Ragin’ Cajuns 32-15 at the half.  The Trojans had a weak field goal percentage of 29.4, making 20 of 68 attempted shots.…

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Cell phones main source of communication

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Faith Karwacki Staff Writer Students using their cell phones while waiting for their class to begin is a common sight in the halls of any university. Older generations or particularly pretentious peers scoffing at the seemingly constant use of cell phones is nearly as commonplace. “Modern technology is making this generation antisocial!” is the oft heard battle cry of social network opponents. While a certain legitimacy may be attributed to the argument that emotion can be difficult to assess and communicate over a non-vocal medium, the argument that people are…

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