Trojans roll Coastal, win big at home 45-21

Daniel Hunt Staff Writer In a game that posted a combined 784 yards of total offense, the Troy Trojans remained undefeated in conference play, knocking off Coastal Carolina 45-21. On the opening kick-off, sophomore defensive back Marcus Jones returned a 96-yard kick for a touchdown and became Troy’s (4-1, 2-0 Sunbelt) all-time leader in kickoff returns with four in his career. Up 7-0, the Trojans answered the special teams points with two offensive scoring possessions, taking a 21-0 lead into the second quarter after a 47-yard B.J. Smith touchdown run.…

Read More

Soccer drops two at home, falls in double overtime

Dylan Hurst Staff Writer The Troy soccer team lost to Sun Belt Conference rival Appalachian State 3-2 in double overtime at home on Friday. Appalachian State scored two late goals to force the first overtime and to steal the win in the second.   The scoring started in the 17th minute of the game when Troy’s Alisa Detlefsen caught a pass from teammate Natalie Melillo and kicked it past the Mountaineer’s goalie for her first career goal. Appalachian State then scored in the 20th minute to take the game to…

Read More

Rubicon opens staff to interested students

Georgia Blanchard Chief Copy Editor      The Rubicon, Troy University’s student-run literary journal, is currently accepting submissions and is looking for interested students to join its literature review committees. The Rubicon is traditionally published every fall and spring semester and is divided into separate prose and poetry sections. Each section has its own committee of students to decide which pieces will be published. In the last two years, the Rubicon has published only one collection of works during the spring that accumulated pieces submitted during both semesters, but according to…

Read More

Student discusses benefits of joining band

Andrea Hammack Staff Writer Do you enjoy playing an instrument or reading music? Do you want to broaden your educational horizons past that of standard core curriculum, like math, science or English? Have you ever thought about joining the marching band or any musical ensemble? If you have, you aren’t the only one, although many other students don’t follow through with this interest. For some students, they have been a part of similar organizations in the past but choose not to continue in college. Why is that? Some may argue…

Read More

Congress must protect Mueller if Trump fires Rod Rosenstein

Scott Shelton Staff Writer There have been doubts surrounding Rod Rosenstein’s job, according to mixed reports on Monday. Because of this, I believe Congress must create legislation protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation from executive interference.  Rosenstein is the primary obstacle between Trump and Mueller’s investigation, which Rosenstein oversees after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation. Now, Rosenstein is meeting with Trump on Thursday in light of the New York Times report in which he discussed wearing a wire around Trump and persuading cabinet members to…

Read More