Oluwaseun Omotayo Staff Writer There have been many positive changes under the tenure of Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. as chancellor of Troy University – the most recent being the decision to rename Bibb Graves Hall to John Robert Lewis Hall after the Civil Rights activist. Hawkins has transformed Troy in three major categories. The first is Read More
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( Photo / Zenith Shrestha ) Ora Nelson Staff Writer Troy University announced its intention to start COVID testing a random 3-5% of its campus population every week. The randomized testing is part of an Alabama program called the GuideSafe Sentinel Testing program for college campuses. “To the best of my knowledge, all four-year public schools Read More
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( Photo / Chris Wallace ) Tomiwa Akintode Staff Writer Troy University’s football team hosted a unity march on campus last Friday to raise awareness about social injustice. The march began at Veterans Memorial stadium and ended at the John Lewis quad. According to Head Coach Chip Lindsey, the team’s head coach, the march served as Read More
Read MoreAll fraternity activities have been suspended until after Labor Day, and the Delta Chi fraternity house was temporarily closed last week for sanitation after fraternity members tested positive for COVID-19—including at least 14 Delta Chi members – according to a university statement. Recruitment had already been postponed, but Troy suspended all other activities last Tuesday after Read More
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Emma Daniel Editor-In-Chief Administration met with student leaders from all over campus Tuesday night to discuss the status of COVID-19 at the university and hear student concerns, showing a hands-on coronavirus task force willing to work with students and understand issues. The university is hovering around 80 to 85 cases per week, but the number Read More
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