Month: September 2015

Campus assaults raise safety concerns

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Grishma Rimal News Editor “They said ‘Hey’ and I said ‘What?’ And one said ‘Give us your money,’ and I said ‘Hell, no.’ Then they started walking towards me. I swung first, and then one hit me in my stomach, and then I fell to the ground.” Kevin Jones, a junior human services major from Lineville, described the above encounter while recalling the assault and robbery that he faced on Tuesday, Sept. 15, around 9:30 p.m., at the Shackelford Quad. According to Jones, he was walking from Pace Hall toward…

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Troy IT launches Portal System; Trojan email to be revamped as well

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Lilly Casolaro Staff Writer A one-stop shop for all major online student systems is now available for all Troy University students. The information technology department released the “Portal System” yesterday, Sept. 23, that allows students to gain access to major systems such as Blackboard, student financial planning, student registration, Trojan email, Web Express and more, all in one location. The Portal reduces the amount of sites students must visit to engage in online services, according to Greg Price, the chief technology officer for Troy University’s IT department. The IT department…

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Charles Koch Foundation, partners gifted $3.6 million to Johnson Center; raise questions

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Ngoc Vo Editor-in-chief David Bronner’s article in this month’s issue of The Advisor, “Troy University’s Johnson Center: A Poor Steward of the Truth,” was quite an interesting read. Bronner, as the CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, addresses in the RSA’s newsletter Troy assistant professor Daniel Smith’s editorial on AL.com, “RSA Is a Poor Steward of Our Retirement Resources.” I find the issue of public pensions a complicated one, though one comment from Bronner caught my attention. In his article, Bronner referred to our Manuel H. Johnson Center for…

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Woes continue for Troy volleyball

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer It was another tough weekend for the Trojan volleyball team, with a victory against Appalachian State 3-2 on Friday, Sept. 18, and a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Arkansas State on Monday, Sept. 21. The Trojans took on the Mountaineers at home, looking to end their losing streak. The home team was in command for the first two sets, winning 25-20 in both. App State fought hard, but after losing an important player at the end of the second, it was not able to take…

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Nursing majors discuss ‘The View’ controversy, difficulties of the job

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Quinta Goines Contributor “I hope you now realize what nurses do and how many of us there are.” Sarah Barnhill, a senior nursing major from Loxley, shared her thoughts about morning talk show hosts Michelle Collins and Joy Behar from “The View.” “We will continue to care for your loved ones and one day even you when you are at your weakest,” Barnhill said. “We will help you maintain your dignity while giving you a bed bath; we will wake your doctor up at 2 a.m. to make sure you…

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