Month: January 2015

Men’s tennis defeats Sun Belt rival

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Ty Ammons Staff Writer  The Troy Trojans men’s and women’s tennis teams competed this past weekend in Texas and Florida, respectively. The men’s team went 2-1 with wins over UT-Arlington and Abilene Christian. The women’s team lost to both of the colleges it played. The men’s team played against Abilene Christian and SMU in Dallas, Texas, and played against UT-Arlington in Arlington, Texas. The women’s team played Stetson in DeLand, Florida, and it played UCF in Orlando, Florida. The men’s team won four of its six singles matches against Abilene…

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Burdened by Student Loans

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Hannah Hartline Staff writer According to The New York Times, student loan debt is “at a record high of $1.1 trillion, and the average undergraduate who borrows to attend school graduates nearly $30,000 in debt.” For some students, including myself, that number is a bit troubling when we begin to look at the costs of attending college and wonder at the value of our degrees. Accepting student loans was just another part of college life in my eyes. I was a transfer student who had never needed to take out…

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Men’s basketball continues to struggle

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Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy men’s basketball team has now lost four of its last five games this season, including losses at UALR on Thursday, Jan. 22, and at home on Saturday, Jan. 24, against Arkansas State. After Saturday’s game, the Trojans (7-11, 2-7 Sun Belt) closed off a 10-day stretch in which they played five games. The fatigue on the team was visible as it remained competitive against both UALR and Arkansas State, but was unable to come away with a win. Troy’s matchup against UALR (7-12, 2-7…

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Logan Pierce: Like father, like son

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Wes Fortson Staff Writer Earlier this month, Troy baseball added a familiar face to the coaching staff. Logan Pierce was hired as a volunteer assistant coach under his father, head coach Bobby Pierce. “It’s unique that in my final and 33rd season, he is going to be beginning his first season,” Pierce said. “So now, my son, who played for me for three years, is now going to be back in the dugout in a Trojan uniform as a coach in my final year. It’s a perfect fit for us.”…

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Gay marriage debate

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Cassie Gibbs News Editor Lilly Casolaro Staff Writer Alabama has become a subject of national news after a U.S. district judge declared the state’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade ruled in favor of Cari Searcy and Kim McKeand, who were denied their “desire for a second-parent adoption of a 9-year old boy” because of the Alabama Marriage Protection Act and the Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, according to an al.com article. Searcy and McKeand were legally married in California, but their marriage was not recognized…

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