Troy Student Discount Card Preview

Troy Student Discount Card: Businesses Amour Boutique: 10 percent off. Not valid with any other offers. Arby’s: 10 percent off regular menu items every Wednesday 5- 9 p.m. (excluding value menu). Buff N Stuff: Every Monday: $3 off any service between $15 and $29. $5 off any service $30 and over. Captivating Merle Norman: 20 percent off all jewelry on Mondays. Castrol Premium Lube Express: $2 off full service oil change. Club Sun Color Studios: 15 percent off regular priced products or services. Or, you can get 2 weeks free…

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Trojan Signing Day

by: Brandon Lee photo by: Kelcie Hathcock TROY, Ala. – While the rest of the nation was focused in national attention of college football’s top recruiting classes, the Troy football program was making a name of its own on Wednesday inside the offices of Tine Davis Fieldhouse. Twenty-one student-athletes faxed in their letters of intent throughout the day Wednesday, and they join three mid-year additions to the program to make up the 2013 class. The class includes two four-star players, according to Scout and ESPN. Sam Lebbie, rated as the…

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The Latest on Troy SGA

By: Andrew Clay (Sports Editor)   Photo by: Visarut Pawawongsak The Student Government Association was alive with activity as a resolution was passed unanimously and three pieces of new business were added to docket for next week. The first order of new business that the SGA voted on regarded the Information and Technologies Department of Troy University’s policy of only allowing students to register two devices, per student, to be assigned to the network at one time. The resolution was written by Senator Sara Patrick with the purpose of stopping…

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Armed Robbery on Troy Campus

by: Karli Mauldin An armed robbery took place at Troy University behind Alumni Hall on Monday, Feb. 4 at 7:40 p.m. A 20 year-old male student was walking into his dorm at Alumni Hall when three category-one males, who were described to be within ages 18-20 but did not appear to be students, approached him. As they drew nearer, the men indicated they had weapons and demanded all of the student’s personal property, which included a small amount of cash, a cellphone and other personal items. “The thieves were last…

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Midland City Hostage Resolved: Dykes Identified

By: Devin Smith     Authorities have now officially identified the man responsible for the hostage situation developing in Midland City as 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes. The press conference confirming the release of the information came just hours before Dykes and the child entered their fourth day inside the underground bunker. No other information was given regarding the current state of the negotiations other than the continued assurance that the boy is still safe. Earlier in the afternoon, the school bus where the shooting that preceded the hostage situation took…

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