Listen to this! Music for when you need a pick-me-up!

Andrea Hammack Trojan Living Editor “It’s a lovely day today, so whatever you’ve got to do, you’ve got a lovely day to do it in, that’s true,” sings Ella Fitzgerald in her rendition of Irving Berlin’s “It’s a Lovely Day Today.” As we move past midterms, some of us have been weighed down by a heavy workload, which has affected the way we handle our day-to-day tasks.  For me personally, it’s been a rough few weeks, and when times get hard, it’s sometimes difficult to pull yourself out of it…

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SGA violates its own Code of Laws

( Graphic / Zenith Shrestha ) Emma Daniel Editor-In-Chief  The Student Government Association (SGA) amended the process of choosing homecoming queen by removing the interview portion, but they violated their Code of Laws by not posting permanently the new amendment for students to see and contest it.  MacKenzie Martin, a senior communication major from Pensacola, Florida, and a justice on the SGA Supreme Court, tried to appeal the bill. She searched through the Code of Laws and discovered SGA is required to post all amendments to its social media and…

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Chief: ‘I’m an open door’

Emma Daniel       Editor-In-Chief Troy University Police Chief George Beaudry is three weeks into his job, and he’s cracking down on improving communication with the campus population. His focus is community service-oriented and he said he is determined to provide students a place on campus that will listen to and help with problems. “I’m an open door,” he said. “I cannot help anyone with anything I don’t know about.” He encouraged students to email, call or even text him, and he’ll get back to them as soon possible.…

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Free vaccine expected

 Emma Daniel Editor-In-Chief  State health officials expect to have the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine ready at the end of the year, which will be available for all Alabama residents free of cost.  The vaccine will be distributed to prioritized groups first — healthcare workers, the elderly and the immunocompromised will receive the first doses.  “The biggest concern is going to be the limited amounts of vaccine we have at first,” said Alabama Department of Public Health State Officer Dr. Scott Harris. “So just for example, young healthy college…

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Three shot, one in life-threatening condition, after shooting near Double Branch

Ora Nelson Staff Writer Troy police have confirmed one person suffered life-threatening injuries at a shooting in Troy early Saturday morning, which Troy University students are saying happened near the popular Troy bar, the Double Branch. Troy police confirmed in a news release shots were fired at 12:46 a.m. on Creekside Way and found three males suffering from gunshot wounds, two were treated and released from Troy Regional Medical Center and one was take to a Montgomery hospital with life-threatening injuries Troy University has confirmed none of the injured were…

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