Day: April 17, 2019

Picking up the pieces after the tornado

News

Pradyot Sharma Section Editor The tornado that touched down in Troy Sunday left several structural damages, including three overturned mobile homes, according to Herbert Reeves, the interim director for the Pike County Emergency Management Agency and dean of student services at Troy.  According to Reeves, the structural damage spans areas including Hunters Mountain where mobile homes and some outbuildings are damaged, Murphree and College streets where trees have fallen over houses, and U.S. Highway 231 where electric poles were damaged.  Reeves said they are still in the process of assessing…

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How to help with the tornado relief effort

News

Pradyot Sharma Section Editor The city of Troy and the University Athletics department are partnering with Troy alumnus Demarcus Ware, a former NFL defensive end, to help with tornado relief efforts. The group will be collecting toiletries, clothes, shoes, cleaning supplies and any other helpful items that members of the community can bring according to Jamaal Smith, the director of player development for Troy football and point person for the event.  The group will be organizing the relief effort at St. Peter Baptist Church at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, April…

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Opinion: Dorm visitation policy based on practicality

Opinion

Sarah Mountain Contributor  Last month, the Student Government Association (SGA) at Troy University proposed an amendment to the Housing Visitation Policy with regards to overnight guests in Rushing Hall. While it was voted down by an overwhelming majority at the SGA meeting, many students are probably wondering why it failed and remain frustrated with what they believe to be outdated policies. The bill was proposed for Rushing Hall individual occupancy rooms only. This is likely due to the fact that single rooms deplete any roommate conflicts when having overnight guests. …

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Three down! Baseball clinches third consective Sun Belt series

Sports

Troy Athletics photo Junior pitcher Will Carnley Pitches in relief during Troy’s three game road stretch. The Trojans sit at the middle of the pack in the Sun Belt East Division, three spots behind frontrunner Coastal Carolina.   Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy baseball team took the series against Georgia State last weekend in Atlanta before losing to Samford at Riddle-Pace Field on Tuesday night. The series win against Georgia State gives the Trojans their third-straight Sun Belt Conference series win. After the games, the Trojans move to 19-18…

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Staff Spotlight: Sara Jo Burks

Trojan Living

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer When Sara Jo Burks started with Troy University Housing 30 years ago, the university was still using typewriters in its offices.  “Everything was done manually, and everything had to be typed with an old-fashioned typewriter, so I spent quite a lot of time typing things out,” said Burks, the assistant director of housing and residence life.  Today Burks’ typewriter at the desk has been replaced with a personal computer, but the routine of sifting through incident reports, work orders and fines still remains the same.  Burks’…

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