Month: November 2018

East vs. West set for Saturday

Sports

Daniel Hunt Staff Writer After last week’s heartbreaker for Trojan football fans, fans of Appalachian State Mountaineers now look forward to making history.  The first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship game will kick off in Boone, North Carolina, this Saturday when App. State (9-7, 7-1 Sun Belt) takes on Louisiana Lafayette (7-5, 5-3) in a winner-take-all rematch.  The Ragin’ Cajuns are fresh off a three-point victory over in-state rival University of Louisiana Monroe (6-6, 4-4), in which the Warhawks missed a game-tying field goal as time expired.  Things looked bad for…

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Bikes and scooters can be hazards to disabled students

News

Ora Nelson Staff Writer Although students may find Spin bikes or scooters in interesting places, displaced bikes or scooters could cause problems for students with physical disabilities. Some have seen bikes and scooters in places like elevators and in the middle of walkways. “I’ve noticed them everywhere,” said Sabrina Foster, a coordinator of residence life in housing. “The issue for me is when they’re in the middle of a walkway or on a handicap ramp.  “We (Troy) have students with disabilities that live in the residence halls and some cannot…

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Clery Report misses the mark

Trojan Living

Zach Henson Editor-in-Chief The Federal Clery Act requires most universities to publicize an annual safety report detailing yearly crime statistics for their campuses. As a student and journalist, I find this system highly flawed and the reports themselves shockingly incomplete. According to Susan Sarapin, an associate professor of journalism and specialist in media law, research shows that around 20 percent of college females are sexually assaulted each year. For a campus the size of Troy’s, this means about 250 sexual assaults happen on campus in a given year. In 2017,…

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Business college gets accreditation

News

Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer The Sorrell College of Business at Troy University is now accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), potentially making diplomas from the business school more valuable.  Dr. Judson Edwards, dean of the Sorrell College of Business, announced the accreditation of the institution on his LinkedIn profile.“The Sorrell College of Business at Troy University is now officially AACSB Accredited in Business,” Edwards said. “Our many years of work have paid off for all students, alumni, administration, faculty and staff.” According to www.aacsb.edu, the…

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Bowl game, right?

Sports

KeyShon Taggart Staff Writer With the loss against Appalachian State, the Troy football team is now 9-3 and 7-1 in the Sun Belt, placing Troy second behind App. State in the Sun Belt East Division. The last game was not only a bid to place in the Sun Belt Championship game, but a chance to host the game as well. The Trojans struggled throughout the game on offense, scoring only 10 points the entire game. Sawyer Smith went 17-for-34 for 160 yards, throwing one touchdown and two picks. B.J. Smith…

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