Month: February 2023

African American Read-In honors Black authors

Trojan Living

by Cailey Wright The Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society held its annual African American Read-In that recognizes work by Black authors and honors a local Civil Rights activist.  The read-in took place outside of John Robert Lewis Hall on Feb. 21 in honor of Black History Month. Dr. Theresa Johnson, the co-sponsor of the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, read a passage from “Walking with the Wind” in front of the building named after the memoir’s author.  “We used this book several years ago as our reading initiative,…

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Bias is harmful for society

Opinion

by Alex Arnold Partisanism is arguably the most dangerous thing that could ever happen to a government system.  In order for there to be (truly) fair elections, a candidate must be able to make a case for themselves and their policies without any sort of bias hindering them. This is obviously an impossible dream that will never be fully realized by human government, but hear me out. Although it goes without saying that no human being will ever be completely free from any form of bias, this shouldn’t be relevant…

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Lets be real about BeReal

Opinion

by Emily Mosier It could come at any time. While I’m brushing my teeth in the morning. While I’m writing an article after lunch. Or even while I’m jamming to music in the Cookout drive-thru at 1 a.m. But when the BeReal notification does go off, I don’t have to be ready for it.  BeReal is a social media that people love to hate, but I have to disagree. I downloaded it in September, and it has become one of my favorite platforms. At a different time every day, I…

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Baseball swings into action

Sports

by Caleb Thomas  The bats came alive to start the season at the newly renovated Riddle-Pace Field last weekend. Troy University’s baseball team bashed 10 home runs on the way to an opening weekend sweep of the University of Evansville, and dismantled Alabama State University 10-2 on Tuesday.  Second-year head coach Skylar Meade has yet to lose a game on opening weekend, going 7-0 in games to start the year. Although there were some tough battles, a potent offense pushed the Trojans to victory in all three games this weekend.…

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Softball Wraps Troy Invitational

Sports

by Logan Pittman Troy Softball played host to the Troy Invitational this past weekend. The invitational lasted over a span of three days.  The Trojans had a strong start to the invitational. They handled both Kennesaw State and Murray State on Friday with 6-1 and 4-2 victories.  Jade Sinness recorded her first home run of the season to start off the bottom of the third against Kennesaw State. Anslee Finch also recorded her first home run of the season to start off the bottom of the sixth against Murray State. …

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