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Former Troy students: 10 years in prison

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Lilly Casolaro News Editor Former Troy University students Ryan Austin Calhoun, 23, and Delonte Martistee, 23 — two men involved in a 2015 spring break sexual assault against a woman — have been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to the Bay County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office. Circuit Judge James Fensom designated both as registered sex offenders and sexual predators during their hearing on Friday, Oct. 21. The maximum sentence for their crime of “sexual battery by multiple perpetrators” is 30 years, and the minimum is nine. Despite each man’s…

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Native tribe to host cultural experience

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Lilly Casolaro News Editor A free cultural experience will be available to Troy University students and the community this weekend. The Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama Pow Wow will take place Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on both days. The Pow Wow will be hosted on the Troy University practice field and is open to everyone, not just tribe members. “It will be an adventure-packed family event with plenty of education and recreation,” said Nancy Carnley,vice chief of Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian…

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Hawkins given honor

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Lilly Casolaro News Editor Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. will be inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor on Monday, Oct. 24. According to a press release, “the Academy bestows honor and recognition upon living Alabamians for their outstanding accomplishments and services to the state and the nation.” The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the old House Chamber of the State Capitol in Montgomery. Gov. Robert Bentley and Michael Warren, chairman of the Academy, will offer opening remarks at the public ceremony. “This is an honor that belongs, not…

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Who will be the next sorority on the hill?

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Lilly Casolaro News Editor   A new sorority will be joining Troy University’s Greek community. Throughout the month of September, Alpha Chi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta, and Alpha Omicron Pi sororities visited the campus to tour, meet with Greek representatives and deliver presentations. Due to the growth in the Greek system, as well as the university’s efforts toward student population growth, the Panhellenic council began the process of selecting a new sorority about two years ago. According to Barbara Patterson, Panhellenic Advisor, a year-long process ensued, which resulted in a…

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Teens clowning around

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Lilly Casolaro News Editor Troy police say they know the names of the two high school boys who published threats on Facebook under the title “ClappyAndslappy DaClown.” According to a Troy police press release on Monday, Sept. 19, “the Troy Police Department has identified the two individuals responsible for posting a live video feed on Facebook while wearing clown mask(s) and making inappropriate comments.” A five-minute video was posted on a Facebook page under the name “ClappyAndslappy DaClown” on Saturday, Sept. 17.  The video features two creepy clowns holding a…

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