Ora Nelson Staff Writer Troy University held its first Mr. and Miss Trojan Pride election on Wednesday, Feb. 17. “We hope that this is going to start a new tradition at Troy,” said Carter Ray, Vice President of Legislative Affairs for the Student Government Association. “Candidates have to go through a rigorous selection process, including an interview and election.” The honor recognizes both a male and a female student who are full-time students on the main Troy campus, and who are at least sophomores. “We want people…
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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…
Read MoreTroy University Board of Trustees Vice President pro tempore and first black SGA president Lamar Higgins recounts life of involvement and change
Luke Brantley Variety Editor Troy University Board of Trustees member Lamar Higgins was born in Marbury, Alabama, a small town in the center of the state, close to Prattville. Higgins began attending school while segregation was still in full effect. He attended a segregated school, until his fifth grade year. According to Higgins, going from his previous school to the now-integrated Marbury High School was a big change, especially in terms of the school facilities. “My class actually had two grades in it at one time,” he said, describing his…
Read MoreSGA prayer bill knocked down
Editors Note: A previous version of this story erroneously read that public nondenominational prayer is perfectly legal in a public university. The Tropolitan apologizes for the error and the section has been removed from the story. Keep out for an analysis on the legality of the issue by legal experts that we will be putting out soon.. Sarah Mountain Staff Writer The Troy University Student Government Association (SGA) voted down the “Prayer at University Events” resolution 18-14 at its meeting Tuesday night. The bill introduced last week by Carter…
Read MoreGreeks control Troy SGA, seats remain
Asem Abdelfattah Assistant News Editor In the 2019-2020 SGA Senate, 82% (32 out of 39) of senators are in Greek organizations, causing senators to urge independent students to consider running for SGA positions. According to publicly available information about the 2019-2020 SGA senators, 90% of the At-Large Senators, 100% of College Senators and 51.7% of Residence Hall Senators are members of a Greek organization. None of the International Senators are members of a Greek organization. There are eight vacant seats in the senate that will still be up for grabs…
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