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SGA holds housing town hall
Troy’s Student Government Association (SGA) held a housing town hall in the Trojan Center lounge this past Thursday. Students and senators from the east and west housing districts met with Assistant Director of Housing Sabrina Foster to discuss problems residents deal with. “One thing we discussed was the possibility of a dorm being built exclusively for upperclassmen,” Foster said. “If another dorm is built,administration will let housing know who will be available to live
Simon Brown
21 hours ago
TPUSA connects with students on controversial discussion topic
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) at Troy University set up their second discussion table of the semester in the Trojan Center last Thursday. TPUSA created a banner along the front of their table with the discussion topic “Abortion is Murder” written across it, which drew the eyes of students passing by. Gabby Gandy, a freshman exercise physiology major from Troy, Alabama, said she didn’t originally intend on sticking around for the debate. “At first, I was just going to get some
Morgan Ealy
21 hours ago
Troy Lifting club holds very first meeting
The Troy Lifting Club held their very first mock lifting meet at the Trojan Fitness Center on Saturday. The Troy Lifting Club has been looking forward to and working to plan the mock meet since the club’s inception in the spring semester. “It's an amazing feeling to see it all come together,” said President and Treasurer of the Troy Lifting Club Davis Humphrey, a social science-psychology graduate student from Helena, Alabama. “Everyone did a great job. “I'm super happy.
AnnaBrooke Rainey
21 hours ago
Football takes down ULM on the road
Troy notched its fourth consecutive win after a commanding 37-14 showing at ULM on Saturday at Malone Stadium. The victory now makes it the longest winning streak for the Trojans since the Jon Sumrall-coached team in 2023. It also puts the Trojans at 3-0 in Sun Belt play, where head coach Gerad Parker’s team only amounted to 3-5 in his debut year. Troy Athletics photo DJ Jackson Jr. celebrates after getting a sack against ULM. "These guys don't flinch; they just keep on pla
Gavan Baxley
21 hours ago
Soccer falls on road
The Troy soccer team played its final road match of the season this weekend, as it faced off against ULM in Louisiana on Sunday, where the Trojans fell 3-0 to the Warhawks. Troy had five total shots with three shots being on goal. The Warhawks outshot the Trojans with 23 total attempts, with nine being on goal. ULM scored twice in the first half to take a 2-0 lead into the locker room. The Warhawks scored again in the 86th minute to close out the match. Defender Libby H
Anaya Bickerstaff
21 hours ago
Cross Country closes regular season with meet
Trojans prepare for Sun Belt championship meet on Oct. 31 The Troy cross country program ended its regular season in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at the Crimson Classic. Facing some of the SEC’s premier schools such as Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Alabama and Auburn, Troy fought hard and ended strong to hang with the Power Four attendees. As a whole, the Troy men’s team finished 19th in the contest and the women's squad finished 22nd in total. Lane Watson led the men’s team with a
Donald Stables
21 hours ago
The Shining – An overrated thriller
Horror and thriller movies are key staples of October. With spooky season in full swing, people are breaking out the classic scary movies to get in the Halloween spirit. One of these movies is Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film, “The Shining.” I went into this movie with high expectations because it is considered one of the greatest thrillers of all time. The movie, unfortunately, did not live up to these expectations. While it can be argued how influential it is, the movie felt d
Jimmy Nichols
21 hours ago
Guests take a visit on Haunted Hill
Sorority Hill was the site of an annual Halloween tradition for the community and the university last Thursday, as local families and students alike gathered for Haunted Hill. Emma Wadsen photo Children grab candy from the table as they are dressed up as characters For the event, each sorority house was decorated for Halloween with themed games and activities, photo booths with spooky props as well assorority members handing out candy outside. They weren’t just there to set
Ty Davidson
21 hours ago
Students decorate pumpkins on the quad
Troy’s University Activities Council and Freshman Forum put together a Pumpkin Painting event on the main quad last Wednesday night. Pop music played in the background while students painted their creative ideas on their choice of a pumpkin. “I painted Hello Kitty because I grew up with Hello Kitty, and she’s my favorite character,” said Taliyah Stenson, a sophomore nursing major from LaGrange, Georgia. “She's just so cute. “These types of events bring everybody out so
Neela Cole
21 hours ago
A hard pill to swallow
Emma's Enlightenments This Week’s Advice: Feel It. As a kid, I was always taught to be tough. I was shown that emotions are weaknesses and only lead to more of a mess. As I grew up, my mindset on this obviously had to change. To be successful, you need to feel your emotions. If not, they are bottled up, shaken some more and explode. Not feeling your emotions is worse than feeling them too much. Likewise, it’s better to feel them as they come, rather than to feel them
Emma Roberts
9 hours ago
The government shutdown: A shakedown
Solution: Negotiate now, and negotiate early As of Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, the United States Federal Government, for the first time since Trump’s first presidency, has been shut down for 20 days. For 20 days, the government has not been fully funded. This does not mean, as is commonly assumed, our elected officials do not collect a paycheck. Rather, they still get to collect their salaries, which are, according to congress.gov , a minimum of $129,284. https://www.congress.g
Matilda Ziegler
21 hours ago
The government shutdown: A shakedown
Let's hope the Democratic Shutdown ends soon The government has been shut down since Oct. 1, 2025. A government shutdown is the suspension of non-essential government functions when Congress fails to pass appropriate bills to fund the government. This leads to many government employees going without pay, losing their jobs to job cutsor being furloughed. So, why is the government shut down now? According to bbc.com , the US Government shut down because Republicans and Democra
Riley Williams
21 hours ago
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