Kick off to Rivalry Week begins tonight with the Troy Women’s Soccer team facing conference rival University of South Alabama. The game began at 7 p.m. in the Troy Soccer Complex. At half-time, there will also be a lip-sync battle for an Apple TV. Sadaris Williams, assistant coordinator of student involvement, said he is looking forward to Rivalry Week and the Trojan pride that he hopes to see as a result. “I love the idea of rivalry week,” Williams said. “The Student Alumni Association and the Student Government Association did…
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Scammers swindle financial aid
Destiny Hosmer Staff Writer Recurring fraud in the financial aid system has been causing Troy University and its students to face the burden of multiple scams. According to John McCall, chief of university police, people are enrolling in Troy courses under fake or stolen identities in order to receive federal grants paid through the school. Once the aid has been processed, the “student” will drop any courses in which he previously enrolled and pocket the refund money he received in return. Once Troy is informed of the fraud, it is…
Read MoreCross country finishes fourth in Mountain Dew Invitational
Taylor Boydstun Staff Writer The Trojans competed Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Mountain Dew Invitational, which was hosted by the University of Florida. The race took place on the university’s Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Florida, where forty teams competed. The men’s team began the day with an 8K race at 7:55 a.m., and the women’s 5K took place shortly after. Both teams competed in the “University” section and were scored against Division I teams. Of the 85 runners in the Division I scoring for men, six of them…
Read MoreTech in classrooms
Katie Miller Staff Writer Freshman computer science major Chandler Robinson’s chosen method of note-taking is his laptop, because he “can’t write as well or as fast” as he can type. Robinson, from Birmingham, is an advocate for technology inside the classroom. “I won’t have to handle a lot of papers that I’ll probably lose,” Robinson said, and he added that he is satisfied with the fact that all of his homework is online. Robinson said he is able to stay focused with the task at hand when he is on…
Read MoreWomen’s golf struggles in season opener
Michael Shipma Sports Editor The Troy women’s golf team struggled in its season opener at the Schooner Fall Classic this past weekend, finishing 11th place in the 12-team tournament in Norman, Oklahoma. Junior Fatima Fernandez Cano led the Trojans, tying for 19th overall with a 1-over-143 finish. Cano finished with five birdies in a 1-under-70 performance in the tournament. The tournament, held at the Belmar Golf Club, saw lots of movement in the placement of its participants over the course of the three-day event that saw the Trojans competing against…
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