Month: September 2017

Troy takes down #25 LSU in Death Valley

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer It’s the biggest win in Troy football history. The Trojans stunned the 25th-ranked LSU Tigers in Death Valley, winning 24-21. It was the Tigers’ first non-conference home loss since 2000, and Troy’s first win against an AP-ranked opponent since 2004 against Missouri. Meanwhile, the Trojans were paid $985,000 to beat a ranked SEC opponent on national television. The Trojans (4-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) raced out to a 17-0 lead early in the second half, and held off a late comeback from LSU by forcing three turnovers.…

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New Mr. and Miss Sound of the South crowned during pageant

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  Victoria Cirilli Contributor The Mr. and Miss Sound of the South pageant was held Sunday, Sept. 24 in the Claudia Crosby Theater as a fundraiser for Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma’s philanthropy as well as promotion for the band program. The crowning winner and new Mr. Sound of the South, Garrett Jackson, a freshman theater major from Monroeville, participated in the pageant representing the color guard section. “For six years it’s been my dream to be in Sound of the South and to be Mr. Sound of…

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Troy Arts Council hosts performances by Michael Kelsey and the The Rose Ensemble

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Lacey Alexander Staff Writer The Troy Arts Council will be hosting two returning events, guitarist Michael Kelsey and The Rose Ensemble, to kick off its season this year. Experimental guitarist Michael Kelsey, who played on tour with rock band Blind Melon, will be in Troy on Thursday, Sept. 28. The Rose Ensemble, a vocal and instrumental ensemble based in St. Paul, Minnesota, will be performing in Troy on Oct. 2. Kelsey, an Indiana native, said he has been playing the guitar for forty years. “I was a shy one growing…

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Mold spotted in dorm rooms

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Contributed by Allen Holmes Black mold was found on the floor of a Newman Center 100 resident’s room.   Emma Daniel Staff Writer According to Dean of Student Services Herbert Reeves, there have been issues with mold in Newman Center 100, Trojan Village, Clements and multiple fraternity houses. Reese Tourne, a freshman pre-engineering major from Sweet Water, relocated from Newman Center 100 after he found patches of mold in his common area. “I found it growing across the floor, but the next day I was looking closer, and it was…

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SGA proposes New Res name

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Abby Taylor Online Content Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) proposed naming the New Residence Hall (New Res) after Board of Trustees member Lamar P. Higgins, who will ultimately determine its approval. “It’s (Resolution 2017-008) one of SGA’s requests to the Board of Trustees to consider naming New Residence Hall ‘Lamar P. Higgins,’” said Senator Carter Ray, a sophomore geomatics major from Troy. Ray said that to name future residence halls, New Res will need to be named. “It (New Res) doesn’t have a name as it is,” Ray said.…

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