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Mizzou should have done more about race issue

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer Racial discrimination has been stirring on the Missouri campus lately, causing strikes, boycotts and turmoil from the students and faculty. It began when African-American Missouri Student Association President Payton Head said he was verbally abused when walking on campus in September. It took nearly a week for the university chancellor to address the incident, leading to a student protest. Furthermore, in October, a student yelled a racial slur to members of the Legion of Black Collegians while they were working on a play in the campus…

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Volleyball closes out regular season with win over UALR

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer In its final home game this season, the Troy volleyball team defeated the University of Arkansas-Little Rock 3-0 in Trojan Arena on Sunday, Nov. 8. On senior night, the Trojans (14-16, 7-8 Sun Belt) ended their five-match losing streak with just one regular-season match left. Troy’s seniors — outside hitter Blair Winston, middle hitter Darby Griff, defensive specialist Ali Dowdall and defense specialist Madeline Bouillon, who was injured for the season — were all honored before the game. Winston led the team with 13 kills and…

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Men’s basketball routs AUM in exhibition opener

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer   The Trojan men’s basketball team picked up an exhibition win against Auburn University at Montgomery, 97-70, on Thursday, Nov. 6. The crowd was already hyped from the women’s first basketball game just prior and supported the team loudly. The Trojans established their position on the court early by gaining the lead. At the end of the first half, the Trojans were up 47-24. The Trojans were playing aggressively on defense and offense. They led AUM in first-half free throws, shooting 79 percent to AUM’s 25…

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Trojans’ defensive pressure leads to 118-53 win over Stillman

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer   The Troy women’s basketball team won its first game of the season in an exhibition against Stillman College on Thursday, Nov. 5, routing the Tigers 118-53. Troy had a decent crowd in Trojan Arena for the first game, which was dressed in all white to support the Trojans. After a little back and forth from both teams, the Trojans took the lead. The score was 15-7 at the end of the first quarter. The Trojans caught a spark in the beginning of the second quarter…

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Texas State snaps Trojans’ win streak

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer   The Troy volleyball team’s winning streak ended on Thursday, Oct. 22, when it fell to Texas State 3-1 in Trojan Arena. The Trojans (13-12, 6-5 Sun Belt) hoped to come away with their ninth straight victory this season, but came up just short of the record last achieved in 1994. The Trojans started off with a struggle against the Bobcats (13-10, 8-2 Sun Belt), but battled back in an intense first set to go up one game to none. It was in this first set…

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