Month: August 2016

SGA passes new Homecoming resolution

News

Kat Rogers Staff Writer The Student Government Association has passed a resolution presented by Darunda “D” Wilkins, director of representation and a senior business major from Montgomery, to change the voting and election process of the homecoming queen and court. The resolution alters the homecoming election process, as well as who is eligible to run. There will now be two courts — one for queen nominees and one for maid nominees. Those nominated for queen must be a senior having completed 90 credit hours and a minimum 2.75 GPA. Maid…

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Yik Yak is no longer anonymous

Trojan Living

Madina Seytmuradova Variety Editor Yik Yak, the app famous for its anonymous local postings, has made another step away from preserving the anonymity of its users. Many users, including Trojans,  voiced their dislike of the change on the app itself. “Now I can’t post about my problems because of the stupid handle not being optional anymore,” a user with the handle Troyyladyy posted on Aug. 23.      The change has brought the app’s rating in the Apple Store to one star out of five. Since  its  launch  in 2013,…

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Freshmen’s first week on campus

Trojan Living

Madina Seytmuradova Variety Editor Israel Ashby Contributor Before move-ins officially started, some freshmen began their college journeys and experienced what Troy was like before everyone else arrived. Tessa Marie, a freshman nursing major from Foley, said she came to Troy early to participate in the Sorority Rush Week. According to Marie, sorority recruitment is a sequence of interviews with different sororities. “They talk to you about what you like and what you don’t like,” said Marie. “You meet a lot of people. “Then, they tell you about their values and…

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Win factor: Who really needs new stuff?

Sports

Michael Shipma Sports Editor For as long as anyone can remember, the South has had a perpetual love affair with the sport of football. Not that that’s a bad thing, of course. I cherish Saturdays in the fall as much as the next guy, but what could we possibly be missing in our tunnel vision that’s so fully focused on football? What sports aren’t getting the same love from the university as football? The answer, at least at Troy, is all of them. However, the one that stands out the…

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Trojan keeper looks to fans for support in 2016

Sports

Taylor Boydstun Staff Writer Of 11 players named to the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Team, only one is a goalkeeper, and only one attends Troy University. Mikki Lewis fills both categories. As of Tuesday, Aug. 16, the junior has been selected for the prestigious list for her second consecutive year. While the psychology major from St. Johns, Florida, is honored to have received such an award, she insists that her success is due primarily to the supporting defense. “I was the only player from Troy that was named,” Lewis said,…

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