Tag: Homecoming

Homecoming queen and junior court election laws include “screening”

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Abby Taylor Online Content Editor Ashley Brown Contributor Before  prospective Homecoming queen and junior court candidates plan to see their name on the ballot, they must be familiar with the new Homecoming election law changes. This year, before candidates can advance to compete for the popular vote, a panel of judges will “screen the candidates,” according to an email sent by Taylor Holt, a sophomore social science major from Huntsville and the director of representation of the Student Government Association (SGA). “The screen will measure academic pursuits, leadership skills, Trojan…

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Homecoming winners announced

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Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer The Homecoming Queen and event winners were announced at the football game on Saturday, Oct. 15. Destiny Oliver, a senior global business marketing major from Dothan nominated by Phi Mu, was crowned as the 2016 Homecoming Queen. The overall categories represented the winners for the entire week’s contests, which included a banner contest, a float contest, a skit contest and a dance contest. The divisions for the events included male, female and co-ed. Farmhouse is the first place winner for overall male category, followed by Alpha…

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University holds press conference on Homecoming gun shots

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Troy University held a press conference at 2 p.m. today concerning gun shots heard around midnight on campus. The conference followed up a statement released by the University this morning. “Gunshots were fired outside of Sartain Hall at the Troy Campus, after midnight on Sunday, Oct. 16,” the statement said. “There were no injuries reported. An event sponsored by Omega Psi Phi fraternity was being held inside Sartain Hall at this time.” Dean of Student Services Herbert Reeves said there were no confirmed reports of shots at Fraternity Row. “When the initial…

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Maid and queen court candidates announced

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Kat Rogers Staff Writer The Student Government Association voted to change the Homecoming election process by implementing a junior maid court in addition to the senior queen court to allow more women to be represented. At a Troy volleyball game on Wednesday, Oct. 5, the five queen candidates and three maid candidates were announced. The maid court includes Meredith Durden, Amy Russo and Sierra Clark. The queen court includes Broghan Freeland, Callie Bennett, Destiny Oliver, Jordyn Elston and Symone Shaw. SGA President Olivia Melton explained the changes in the court…

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Freshmen visit, Homecoming candidates chosen

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Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer Gus McKenzie welcomed Freshman Forum members to their first Student Government Association meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6. “Today is a big day for these fine young men and women,” McKenzie, freshman forum director and a sophomore communications major from Monroeville, said. “They are getting their first, first-person SGA experience.” The Freshman Forum attended the SGA meeting and introduced themselves to senators and executive officers. “I’m pretty confident that this year’s Freshman Forum will have a significant positive impact on Troy University,” McKenzie said. “This year’s forum…

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