( Photo / Contributed ) Monica Young (left) and Dr. Dee Dupree Bennet (right) with TRoy and SHORT at SHORT’s birthday celebration. Rory Johnson Staff Writer Troy University is helping celebrate SHORT the Squirrel’s first birthday party this Feb. 22. SHORT is a children’s graphic book series aimed to help students in environments where children are Read More
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Trojan Pride looking for ‘helping hands’
Codi Clemmons Staff Writer Troy’s second Trojan Pride is scheduled for spring semester after the event wasn’t held last year due to COVID concerns. Trojan Pride celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and its allies in Troy and though it is on Troy’s campus, the event is for the whole community. “We are so excited to plan Read More
Read MoreJohnson Center for the Arts offers new exhibits, rental spaces
( Photo / Sarah Mountain ) The Gibson Gallery is open to the public and available for rentals. PJ Heath Staff Writer The Johnson Center for the Arts has multiple offerings and events coming up this spring. Starting Feb.24, the center will be displaying the African American inspired artwork of Troy Fest 2019 winner, Avont Anderson, Read More
Read MoreFoo Fighters release “dance” album, Medicine at Midnight
Andrea Hammack Trojan Living Editor For the first time in four years, the Foo Fighters have finally released a new EP, Medicine at Midnight. The EP came out on Feb 5. Dubbed their first “dance” album, I’ve been excited to see how that translates into the style they’ve built over the years. The EP opens with Read More
Read MoreStudent group FEDZ gives back to the community
( Photo / Contributed ) Earle-Lynch presents check to Latasha Howard, CEO of Pike County Boys and Girls Club and surrounding counties. PJ Heath Staff Writer Troy University global business student Roberto “Casanova” Earle-Lynch established FEDZ, a social event and promotion group in 2018. He and his co-founder Kadarvis Flowers created the group to help promote Read More
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