Month: November 2016

Troy races past Texas State, closer to Sun Belt title

Sports

Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy football team topped conference foe Texas State 40-7 on Saturday, cruising ever closer to a record, 10-win season, a bowl appearance, and a share in a conference title. The Trojans (9-2, 6-1 Sun Belt) bounced back from last week’s loss to Arkansas State by handing the Bobcats (2-9, 0-7 Sun Belt) their seventh conference loss. After an Arkansas State loss today, Troy is right back in the hunt for a possible conference title, and still controls its own destiny. After four first half touchdowns,…

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Criminal justice club receives awards

News

Kat Rogers Staff Writer Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Troy’s criminal justice club, received awards in every category during a conference members attended in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the end of October. Seven members of the club attended the conference and participated in the lower, upper and professional divisions. They included: Victoria Hughes, a senior criminal justice major from Fairhope; Evan Roberts, a criminal justice major from Enterprise; Ben Jacks, a senior criminal justice major from Pelham; Hayden Fontaine, a senior criminal justice major from Auburn; Nick Rayburn, a sophomore criminal justice major…

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Afterthoughts on election

Opinion

Katie Miller Staff Writer The 2016 election shocked everyone. Whether you voted Republican, Democrat or third party, I don’t think anyone expected the election to end up as it did. People raced to the polls last Tuesday, casting their vote to support one candidate or simply deny another. And naturally, some were satisfied and others were not. Katelyn Smith, a sophomore English major from Andalusia, voted for Donald Trump. “I would say that I’m pleased, but there are some obvious problems with the candidate I chose.” The Trump administration will…

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