Month: November 2015

9-year campaign raises $258 million

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Priyanka Sharma Staff Writer Troy University celebrated the successful conclusion of its second “Building Beyond Boundaries” capital campaign, which has raised $258.3 million. At an event organized on Friday, Nov. 13, it was announced that the intensive fundraiser that started in 2006 with a $200 million goal had exceeded it by over $58 million. “This campaign was initiated because of our need for funding beyond the state and beyond tuition and fees,” Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. said. “It also is to show the ability to generate private funding, extramural funding,…

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Ben Carson campaign committee visits Troy

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Lilly Casolaro Staff Writer Ben Carson, a leading Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election, featured a campaign bus on Troy University’s main campus on Friday, Nov. 13 near the Barnes and Noble patio. The recreational vehicle was displayed for student and public viewing in addition to an informational table with pamphlets and flyers that detailed Carson’s platform. Carson himself was not present for this event; however, four members of his Alabama campaign team presented his platform on his behalf. Joyce Clark, a nurse and Alabama state volunteer coordinator plays…

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A farewell for now, but not a goodbye

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Alyse Nelson Features Editor Though my time at Troy isn’t quite over, and neither is my time with the Trop, my stint as a section editor has come to an end — so I get to write a goodbye! I started school as a multimedia journalism major with no idea what was going to be my minor. In a decision I’ve had to explain over and over again, anthropology is now my major. I thought that by switching to a science, the question “So what are you actually going to…

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Trojan women split first two regular season games

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Taylor Boydstun Staff Writer Troy women’s basketball team kicked off its regular season with a 103-72 win at West Alabama on Friday, Nov. 13, in Trojan Arena and a 73-69 loss at Samford on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The Trojans’ (1-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) victory over the Tigers (1-2, 0-0 Gulf South) was head coach Chanda Rigby’s ninth time forcing 30 or more turnovers in a game at Troy. The Trojans dominated the court in each half, ultimately winning the game 103-72 over the Tigers. Senior guard Ashley Beverly Kelley led…

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Post-graduates ponder time spent at Troy

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Alyse Nelson Features Editor In high school, we were told to join clubs and volunteer for our applications for college. In college, we’ve been told the same, but for graduate school and entering the work force. So what actually helps once you’re in the real world? “I wish I had selected a more practical major,” said Billy Breeden, who graduated from Troy in 2012 with a social science degree. “I went in undecided, but my scholarship required me to pick one.” Breeden is pursuing an MBA while working in the…

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