Month: August 2017

Trojan football: what to expect

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  Scott Watkins Staff Writer The 2017 football season is upon us as the Troy Trojans get set to take on a high level of expectations following a historic 2016 season. Head Coach Neal Brown enters his third year at the helm and faces a brand new challenge, one that no previous coach has gone up against. While Troy enjoyed success in the 2000s, it had only reached nine wins in a season once. After the program’s first FBS 10-win season last year, Brown and his staff will have to…

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Incoming students to compete for Millennium, Chancellor scholarships

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer Lilly Casolaro News Editor The next group of incoming Troy freshmen will compete for academic scholarships. New scholarship requirements for the undergraduate academic scholarships of the Millennium Scholar’s Award and the Chancellor’s Award have been implemented for incoming Troy freshmen in 2018. This year’s changes do not guarantee that qualified students will automatically be awarded the scholarships. According to Troy’s website, the Millennium Scholar’s Award amount varies from $11,000 to $15,000 annually. The academic requirements are at least a 32 on the ACT or 1450 on…

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Students urged to donate supplies for storm victims in Houston area

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Lilly Casolaro News Editor Troy University and the Troy community are teaming together to provide aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall between Port Aranas and Port O’Connor, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 25. Troy students, alumni and the community have responded by donating various non-perishable items, money and time. Douglas Dick, a senior risk management insurance major from Panama City, Florida, and SGA’s vice president of campus activities, sent out an email on Tuesday to all Troy students providing an opportunity for students to participate in relief efforts…

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Society prepares cadets for leadership

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  Zach Henson Staff Writer “The warrior who cultivates his mind polishes his arm,” said Cadet Capt. Casey Brumbeloe, a sophomore criminal justice major from Slapout, while quoting the Arnold Air Society motto. “By cultivating our minds, by making ourselves sharper, we’re preparing ourselves to be better leaders in the future,” he explained. This is the goal of the Arnold Air Society, a professional honors organization supporting the U.S. Air Force composed of ROTC and Air Force Academy members, according to its website. “(The Arnold Air Society) helps you grow…

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