Month: January 2017

Campus staff shares safety tips

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Lirona Joshi Staff Writer While the university’s annual Safety Report records few crimes, it is still important to know how to keep yourself safe on and off campus. Troy University is an open campus with approximately 8,000 students milling about. Naturally, there is a concern for student safety. Detective James Taylor of the Troy University Police Department said that the key to an individual’s safekeeping is to be alert of his or her surroundings. “Be aware of your surroundings on campus, and that will resolve a lot of issues—the thefts…

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Students discuss stigma surrounding hijabs

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Priyanka Sharma Staff Writer Discussing hijabs has always been a sensitive matter in this part of the world. A hijab is a head covering worn by some Muslim women, and the Arabic word “hijab” means to veil. Perhaps there is a negative stigma surrounding them because of westerners’ unfamiliarity with hijabs. “The first thing that comes to my mind when I see them is that they are foreign and from a different culture,” said Jakeria Deramus, a senior nursing major from Pratt­ville. “I don’t think we know the full meaning…

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MLK honored at ceremony

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Justin Blowers Staff Writer “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose,” said Ron Dickerson Sr., the first African-American head coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision, quoting Romans 8:28. Dickerson emphasized this verse on several occasions while addressing the filled-to-capacity Sorrell Chapel at the Martin Luther King Jr. ceremony on Monday, Jan. 23. In his speech, Dickerson said he emulated Martin Luther King Jr. “If I could be like him, (Martin Luther King…

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New Troy plates released

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Abby Taylor Staff Writer Troy University license plates have been recently redesigned and have new features, according to Walter Givhan, the senior vice chancellor for advancement and economic development. “A tag redesign occurs every five years,” Givhan said. “The state requires that. It’s a great opportunity to refresh the look of the tag, and it gets people interested again.” One of the changes includes the option to include more letters on the tag. “One of the great features that you have this year is we used to have only five…

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New dean of College of Education named

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Abby Taylor Staff Writer Royce “Hank” Dasinger was recently named the dean of the College of Education, and he aims to create a “valued” culture, provide educational resources for students and form connections with local schools. “We are in the business of preparing our students to go out so they can make a difference in other people’s lives,” Dasinger said. In addition to the goals he seeks to achieve, Dasinger will oversee the departments of teacher education, leadership development and professional studies, counseling, rehabilitation, psychology and interpreter training, which fall…

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