Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer The Department of History organized a roundtable event on Nov. 14 titled “Reflecting on 1968: The 50th Anniversary of Global Revolutions.” The event, a series of brief lectures followed by a Q&A, was held in the International Arts Center and was attended by around 100 students, faculty and staff. The first speaker was Robert Kruckeberg, an assistant professor of history, who talked about the “May events in France” which, according to him, were a series of student-led protests soon followed by a general strike all over…
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New ‘Sabrina’ gives creepy twist to iconic comic
Draven Jackson Arts and Entertainment Editor The modern adaptation of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” sees the iconic comic witch in a much darker and much more twisted light. The Netflix adaptation of the famous comic book series “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” interprets the Archie comic as more hellish Greendale in “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.” While the comics have had many different formats and adaptations — from “Sabrina: The Animated Series” to the ’90s sitcom “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” — it’s not a far stretch to say that Netflix’s version is…
Read MoreWomen’s basketball wins five straight
Hanna Cooper Staff Writer Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the Troy women’s basketball team traveled to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to compete in the Lady Eagle Classic hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi. On the opening day of the tournament, Troy took on the Sam Houston State Bearkats. In the opening minutes of the game, both teams struggled to find baskets as the two teams combined to shoot just 2-of-19 from the floor. The Bearkats finally saw productivity toward the end of the first quarter when they ended on a 19-3 run. …
Read MoreTrojans escape Texas State, 12-7
Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy defense forced six turnovers, five in the first half, as the Troy football team defeated Texas State 12-7 on Saturday. The Trojans remain unbeaten in Sun Belt play and will face Appalachian State next Saturday for the Sun Belt East Division title. Troy has now won 13 straight conference games and 21 of its last 24 Sun Belt Conference games. Against Texas State, the defense was all over the place as it held the Bobcats to seven points, the lowest since holding Florida…
Read MoreTroy student arrested in hit-and-run investigation
The Troy Police Department has arrested Troy student Michael Alfonzo McKenney II, 22, for a hit-and-run that injured another Troy student earlier in November. According to Troy Police Chief Randall Barr, McKenney turned himself in to the Troy Police Department for leaving the scene of an accident with injury, which is a class C felony. McKenney had been driving a white SUV that hit a 20-year-old female Troy student around 1:00 a.m. on Nov. 2, leaving the student with “serious but not life-threatening” injuries. Troy police had located the vehicle…
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