Safety first with the SGA

( Photo / Zenith Shrestha ) The SGA discuss the scheduling of the yearly night walk during their weekly meeting. Rory Johnson Staff Writer  Troy University’s SGA is rescheduling its yearly night walk around campus with university police to identify safety hazards after the event was previously canceled due to weather.  The goal of the night walk is not only to identify unsafe parts on campus due to lighting, but  also to identify hazards such as potholes or where a speed bump should be placed. An example of this would…

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Campus staff shares safety tips

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer While the university’s annual Safety Report records few crimes, it is still important to know how to keep yourself safe on and off campus. Troy University is an open campus with approximately 8,000 students milling about. Naturally, there is a concern for student safety. Detective James Taylor of the Troy University Police Department said that the key to an individual’s safekeeping is to be alert of his or her surroundings. “Be aware of your surroundings on campus, and that will resolve a lot of issues—the thefts…

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