The graphs above show the results of the SGA executive election, which took place on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Laken Berry ran unopposed for vice president of legislative affairs. In order to win the position, the candidate had to receive at least 51% of the vote. There will be a runoff election on Wednesday, March 1, to determine director of representation, president and director of administration.
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Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer The International Student Cultural Organization (ISCO) organized “The Melting Potluck Dinner” to celebrate human diversity and to provide support for Troy students and community members affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Joe McCall, a senior history lecturer and faculty adviser to the ISCO, said that the purpose of Sunday’s event was to gather the Muslims, Middle Easterners, everyone affected directly or indirectly by the recent ban and everyone that wanted to support them to sit together, talk and break bread away from political conflict. “The…
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Abby Taylor Staff Writer Troy student publications brought home 10 awards from the Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC) for 2016, eight of which were first-place awards. “It’s a testament of how great the journalism school is here at Troy, and when we come home with eight first-place awards, it’s just a great feeling,” said Jeff Spurlock, director of the Hall School of Journalism and Communication. The SEJC took place Feb. 16-18 at the University of Mississippi. Troy students submitted pieces of their work for review and placed in different categories for…
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Justin Blowers Staff Writer Freshman Forum’s third annual Hoopcoming — similar to Homecoming in the fall, except centered around the basketball season — was held Monday, Feb. 20, and Thursday, Feb. 16, for the women’s and men’s games, respectively. Justin Mischeler, a senior marketing major from Tallahassee, Florida, was crowned Hoopcoming king at the Troy Men’s basketball game on Monday, Feb. 20. He was the Alpha Gamma Delta fraternity’s nominee, and therefore, all the funds raised throughout the week will be donated to the Backpack for Kids Foundation. Freshman Forum…
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Draven Jackson Staff Writer “The Armchair,” a discussion group centered on philosophical premises, hosted a forum discussing the artist’s role in an atmosphere of prominent social dissent and divisive political ideologies. Beverly Leach, lecturer of art and design, was the speaker during the forum. She says her choice of talking about art and dissent was inspired by the social unrest of the nation right now. “When Dr. Valentine asked me if I would speak to the Philosophy Society, I decided I wanted to link together different kinds of art in…
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