Month: September 2015

Olympics hopeful at Troy

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Tori Roper Staff Writer For Hassan Ndayishimiye, a junior sport management major from Bujumbura, Burundi, the 2016 Olympics are just within his grasp. Millions of people flock every four years to the Summer Olympics, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, but Ndayishimiye has the opportunity to compete for his home country as a tennis player. While at a tournament in Istanbul, Ndayishimiye got the news that he had been selected by Burundi to compete in the Summer Olympics — if he is able to qualify. “I’m…

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7 Bridges bring big show to Troy University

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Sable Riley Staff Writer Claudia Crosby Theater came alive Monday night as 7 Bridges, a prominent Eagles tribute band, performed an accurate rendition of “Hotel California,” originally performed by the Eagles. The Troy Arts Council presented “7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience” in concert Sept. 21 at 7 p.m., where the attendees spanned all ages. “I’m a big fan of live music, and I’ve grown up listening to the Eagles,” said Noah Finley, a sophomore undeclared major from Silverhill. “I wanted to check the band out to see how good…

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Troy soccer cruises into conference play

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Scott McLendon Staff Writer The Trojan soccer team dominated both the stat sheets and the score lines this weekend, defeating Tennessee Tech 3-0 on Friday, Sept. 18, and Belmont by a slimmer margin of 2-1 on Sunday, Sept. 20. Three Trojans found the back of the net en route to a road victory against Tennessee Tech (2-4-3, 0-0 Ohio Valley).  Senior defender Payton Donley of Woodstock, Georgia, scored her first goal of the season in the 43rd minute as Troy (7-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) gained the lead it maintained to…

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Russian Club organizing second conference

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Madina Seytmuradova Contributor The Troy University Russian Club will hold its second annual interdisciplinary student conference in October. Students are encouraged to submit abstracts on the topic of “Center vs. Periphery” to participate and get a chance to publish their papers on new online journal sponsored by the club. “The purpose of organizing the conference is to bring together students from different disciplines who studied Russia and the former Soviet Union,” said Michael Slobodchikoff, assistant professor of political science and faculty adviser of the Russian Club. “It’s an interdisciplinary panel…

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Offense struggles plague the Trojans as they lose 28-3 at Wisconsin

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor The Troy University football team was defeated 28-3 at No. 24 Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 19. The Trojans (1-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) gave the home team trouble with their defense, but the offense struggled to make progress against the top-25 powerhouse. “I’m proud of our guys,” said head coach Neal Brown following the loss. “They’re obviously disappointed. Anytime you put that much time and effort into something like we do each week, the staff and the players — I want them to walk out of here…

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