Tag: Troy University

Oval Office is Overbearing

Sam Stroud

Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Thursday marks the anniversary of the adoption of our country’s constitution. Even though there are no fireworks being shot off, the day is just as important to our great nation as July 4. The Constitution is the single most important cornerstone which this country rests upon. It has defined what kind of nation the United States is, one which thrives off individualism and liberty.  The Constitution defines what our government’s powers are by breaking each of the three branches down. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution…

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McCartha Hall set to be demolished

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McCartha Hall is being demolished and replaced with an academic building, according to dean of Students Services, Herbert Reeves. The building is one of the oldest buildings on campus and once housed the Air Force ROTC, as well as the Human Services, Social Work and Rehabilitation and Assessment departments.  These departments have been moved to other buildings. Tropolitan Staff writer Tomiwa Akintode will continue to follow this story as it develops.

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Multiple wrecks on John M. Long

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John M. Long Avenue has been the spot of two car crashes within the last two weeks at the intersection between the band practice field and Clements Hall, according to Troy University Police Department reports. While TUPD reports don’t show any major injuries to students, all the wrecks resulted in significant damage to the involved vehicles. Timothy Sandheinrich, a sophomore geomatics science major from Odenville, Alabama, and Resident Assistant of Clements Hall was witness to both. “The first accident I witnessed was really bad. A car was attempting to turn…

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Pike County deemed ‘high risk’

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As more than 40 Troy University students have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) showed Pike County as one of only four counties deemed “very high risk” for community spread.  “It’s based on the fact that we’ve had a consistent amount of cases each day for 14 days,” said Herb Reeves, Pike County EMA director and Troy dean of students. According to the ADPH, the risk factor is determined by the number of days a county has a downward trend of cases each day. “They’re…

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