Homecoming Parade Features Student-Made Floats

by Claudia Peppenhorst Troy University’s homecoming activities wrapped up with the big football game Saturday afternoon however gameday started with a popular homecoming tradition on the downtown Troy square.  The annual homecoming parade featured over 70 entries which varied from Greek organizations, local school bands, dance studios, and even a guest appearance from T-Roy himself. Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. said this traditional homecoming event is a way to help bring the University and the community together to celebrate ‘One Troy’. “This community is really unique because you are literally…

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Arboretum Receives $25,000 Donation

by Cailey Wright Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama made a $25,000 donation to Troy University’s Arboretum restoration project, which was the largest gift the biology department has received.  “This is extraordinary,” said Dr. Alvin Diamond, the arboretum director and a biology professor in the Biology and Environmental Sciences Department. “It’s going to go a long way and it’s also going to help us as seed money to get other donations.”  The money will go towards restoring a major part of the facility that went into disrepair and toward expanding resources for…

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2022 Homecoming King and Queen

by Georgia Clark After weeks of campaigning, interviews, and voting, Troy University’s student body has named this year’s Homecoming Queen and King.  Mauree Alice Porter, senior communication arts major from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, and Tarrique Baker, a senior interdisciplinary studies major from Lanett, Alabama, are Troy’s newly reigning Queen and King. Porter, who was Miss Trojan Pride 2021 and in the 2021 Homecoming Junior Court, also works for the City of Troy as the Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Special Projects. Porter said that she was honored to be…

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Mr & Miss Trojan Pride 2022

by Georgia Clark Troy University has a new Mr. and Miss Trojan Pride, and for the first time, the honor was announced during homecoming festivities.  Mr. and Miss Trojan Pride is a title bestowed upon two students who have pride in their campus and will honorably represent the university and its values. Candidates first undergo an interview process and from there, the student body selects the final winners. This year’s Mr. and MissTrojan Pride are Marcelles Martin and Gabrielle Moore. Martin is a junior International Politics major from Atlanta, Georgia,…

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‘It’s part of my identity’: Being a Trojan Can Mean More than a Degree

by Georgia Clark ‘It’s a part of my identity’: Being a Trojan Can Mean More Than Earning a Degree. Troy’s homecoming can bring people back to a place where some of their happiest memories came to pass, but for some, Troy has been a part of every chapter in their life.  Like Troy native Dawn Railey, a 1981 graduate with a degree in marketing, who has a connection to Troy that goes back generations. Railey is a third-generation Trojan, beginning with her grandmother, who attended the Troy Normal School, then…

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