Month: October 2014

Volleyball team falls to Georgia State

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Trojan volleyball team lost to Georgia State in straight sets on Saturday, Oct. 25, and has now lost 12 matches in a row. The home-team Trojans had a comfortable lead in the first set, 18-13, but the Panthers went on a 7-1 rally and took a 20-19 advantage. The Trojans tied the set at 24-24, but the Panthers would take the next two points and the set. The Panthers had the lead late in the second set, 20-15, but the Trojans battled to get a…

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Organization hosts tailgates and more

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Victoria Roper Staff Writer The Student Alumni Association is an organization that does more than tailgate. The group was created for current Troy University students, and it is specifically “trying really, really hard to support Troy athletics” this year, according to President Carlie Spencer, a sophomore mathematics and computer science major from Montgomery. This new focus of the organization led to a volleyball tailgate on Oct. 8. “We gave out free sunglasses and Chick-fil-A, and even had a raffle,” said Spencer. “We got rid of all of the food, so…

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Concert Chorale to perform fall concert

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Beth Hyatt Copy Editor The Troy University Concert Chorale choir will hold its fall concert at Bush Memorial Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2:30 p.m. The concert will feature works by composers such as Eric Barnum, John Beck and Felix Mendelssohn. Diane Orlofsky, conductor for Concert Chorale, has been the leader of this group for seven years and is excited about the selection for this semester. Each semester a theme is planned for the music, and this semester the theme is spiritual, which is typically the theme of…

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Speaker addresses human trafficking issues

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Victoria Roper Staff Writer According to FBI statistics, human trafficking is a $28 billion industry in the United States, and 40 percent of all trafficking in the nation happens in the Southeast. It is also the fastest growing crime, and 70 percent of trafficking in the U.S. begins in the foster system. These were the facts discussed at the last meeting of Troy Voice of Justice, a campus organization that advocates for ending human trafficking. President Angie Lewis, a sophomore social work major from Troy, said, “Voice of Justice works…

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