Month: August 2017

Roy Moore vs. Luther Strange: pick your poison

Opinion

  Scott Shelton Contributor Luther Strange and Roy Moore are the most controversial candidates in this U.S. Senate election, but I believe Alabama should vote for Roy Moore, the lesser of the two evils. Moore led all Republican candidates with 39 percent of the vote. Luther Strange, despite receiving endorsements from President Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell, came in second with 33 percent of the vote—enough to advance to the runoff. Both candidates have had their fair shares of legal troubles, so how will Republicans in Alabama decide between the…

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Volleyball starts 2017 with four straight losses

Sports

  Daniel Hurst Contributer The Troy volleyball team got off to a rough start to the 2017 season, losing all three games at the South Carolina Invitational before losing again on the road to Kennesaw State. The Trojans (0-4, 0-0 Sun Belt) opened their season in Columbia against North Florida on Friday, the first of a four-game stretch that marks a slow start under new head coach Josh Lauer. Troy showcased impressive flashes against the Ospreys in the Trojans’ season opener despite the 2-3 loss. After struggling in the first…

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New major combines math, physics

Trojan Living

Pratikshya Joshi photo Sergey Belyi, professor of mathematics and the associate chair of the department of mathematics, discussing the new major. Rakshak Adhikari Contributor The College of Arts and Sciences has introduced a new double major in physics and math starting fall 2017. According to Govind Menon, the chair of the department of chemistry and physics and the director of the school of science and technology, the new major is directed toward physics students who are interested in theoretical physics. “In terms of the curricula, it is literally the math…

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“Barwoodite” named after Henry Barwood as tribute

News

Lacey Alexander Staff Writer A mineral has been named after late Troy geology and earth and space professor Henry Barwood after he discovered it near Little Rock, Arkansas. Henry Barwood, who unexpectedly passed away in September 2016, will serve as the namesake for a new mineral. Jane Barwood, secretary of Troy’s theater and dance department and Henry Barwood’s widow, said that he discovered the mineral at Big Rock Quarry, near Little Rock, Arkansas, which was one of his favorite places to explore. She said he had a talent for identifying…

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Troy, Boise State to clash in Group of 5 matchup

Sports

Scott Watkins Staff Writer The Troy football team will open the much-anticipated 2017 season with a trip to Idaho to take on the Boise State Broncos. The Trojans will be traveling west of the 100 degree latitude line for the fifth time in school history on Saturday to battle a team that has averaged 11 wins a season for the last 18 years. Two of the nation’s top Group of Five conference quarterbacks will duel on the blue turf when Troy senior Brandon Silvers meets Boise State junior Brett Rypien.…

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