Month: March 2023

by Caleb Thomas After leading Troy football to a Sun Belt Conference championship and a 12-2 record in his first season at the helm in 2022, Head Coach Jon Sumrall has agreed to a four-year extension. The school announced Monday that the contract runs through 2026 and will keep Sumrall in town for the foreseeable future.  While the Troy Athletics Department did not give any information on details of the contract, ESPN reporter Pete Thamel said on Twitter that the contract includes “increased staff salary pool and additional program investment…

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by Libby Thornton Students in Hal Hall immersed themselves in three cultures from around the world last Thursday, without ever leaving the building.  International students from Niger, Laos and Nicaragua set up decorated booths for ISCO’s Country Night Trifecta, where they introduced both domestic and other international students to their country’s cultures, popular foods and traditions.  “The goal for today was to give international students an opportunity to share what is important to them,” said Jayden McQueen, a freshman political science major from Crestview, Florida, and the chief operating officer…

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by Katelyn Smith Several teams made up of Troy students  played hard last Thursday, the sound of squeaking sneakers filling the court. They were playing in Hoops for Hope, a fundraiser to support foster families in Pike County. The fundraiser was put on by the Christian Student Center (CSC). The campus minister and CSC director, Rich Cochran, said he wanted to bring awareness to issues college students may not think about in their everyday lives.   “Hopefully this creates some awareness in students that there’s always something around us to encourage others,”…

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by Camille Coney The Humane Society of Pike County is just a few pets away from having to euthanize animals.  Members of Troy University’s Student Government Association heard of this issue and wanted to bring awareness to help find the animals safe and friendly homes, so they held a Puppy Picnic at the amphitheater.  At the picnic students, were able to meet four Pitbull mixed dogs named Queen, Ash, Nova, and Jupiter. Cailey White, a freshman secondary education science major from Gadsden, Alabama, attended the event to sit back and…

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