Troy women’s basketball team moved to 13-3 following back-to-back wins with the help of Fortuna Ngnawo. In the process, Ngnawo picked up her seventh and eighth double-doubles on the season. In addition to her eighth double-double, the Trojans toppled the team who ended their conference championship push last season. Against Arkansas State, the Cameroon native earned her 18th double-figure scoring performance in the last 19 games. She led all scorers with 21 points while grab

The R. Douglas Hawkins Tower sits on the west side of Veterans Memorial Stadium with every floor of the six-story building offering a unique maze for new visitors. On the third floor sits academic offices and an inconspicuous office, numbered 315. The office is decorated with old Troy memorabilia, graduation cards from old students and some surprisingly comfortable chairs -- it also boasts a beautiful view looking over campus. Yet the most impressive part of the office is t

Trojans fall to No. 22 Florida State, take on Miami during trip south The Troy men’s tennis team opened its spring season this past Sunday in Florida. The Trojans faced the No. 22 Florida State Seminoles and the Miami Hurricanes. Against the Seminoles, the Trojans fell 4-0. With the doubles matches, Florida State obtained two wins on both courts one and two. The Trojan pair of junior Luciano Alcocer and sophomore Thiago Drozdowski earned a 6-3 win on court three, but ultima

Troy football was prominently represented in the NFL Wildcard weekend, with some former Trojans advancing even further into the NFL Playoffs. There were four former Men of Troy who suited up with four different teams. Of the four, three of them saw victories in the opening round of the playoffs. Javon Solomon made sure to show his roots, as the Buffalo Bills defensive end entered the Jacksonville Jaguars facility proudly wearing a Troy Athletics jacket. Solomon saw limited

Troy men’s basketball took its first loss in conference play last Wednesday to Arkansas State but quickly got back on track with a win over Louisiana on Saturday afternoon. The two-game road trip began in Jonesboro, Ark., with the Red Wolves. A struggle for most in the 86-74 loss still became an impressive night for Theo Seng. The senior managed 23 points and eight rebounds after making 10 of his 13 shot attempts. The Trojans struggled to stop the 3-point shooting of the Re

The Troy women's basketball program reached historic heights during the 2025-26 season by shattering several long-standing school records. During a dominant 132-62 victory over Oakwood in mid-December, the team set new program marks for total points, successful 3-pointers, and total assists. This performance fueled the best start in the program's Division I history at 9-1. Emani Jenkins led this offensive explosion by sinking ten triples, which broke the individual single-ga

The Troy football team announced the hire of Adam Austin as its offensive coordinator to start the new year. Head coach Gerad Parker snagged Austin from Tarleton State, where he led the Texans’ FCS highest-scoring offense. Through the 2025 season, Tarleton State averaged 42.4 points and 457.6 yards per game. In Austin’s two seasons leading the offense, the Texans averaged 36.6 points per game. “We couldn’t be more excited to add Adam and Aubri to the Troy football family,”

The Troy soccer team has a new head coach – Jake Wymann. Over the break, Athletics Director Kyle George announced the Trojans would be poaching Wymann from Montevallo. “Coach Wymann is known as an exceptional leader,” said Chancellor Jack Hawkins, Jr., in a Troy Athletics press release. “He brings a championship-winning mentality rooted in discipline, and I am confident he will bring unprecedented success to our soccer program.” During seven seasons with the Falcons, Wymann

The Troy University Police Department (TUPD) is testing out new ways artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to keep students safe. Over the break, TUPD Chief George Beaudry and his staff have been running tests with new software, Coram AI. Coram AI provides software that integrates with TUPD’s Avigilon camera system. The purpose of the tests is to see if the software can detect guns. “Currently, we’re testing several cameras at various locations throughout campus,” Be

Troy University recently launched a new Accelerated Master of Science in Nursing (AMSN) program at its Dothan campus, allowing students who hold a bachelor's degree in a non-nursing field to enter and earn an AMSN. “Troy’s Dothan campus has ample space, resources, and faculty to support this expansion,” said School of Nursing Director Dr. Wade Forehand. “The AMSN track will give potential students a pathway to enter the nursing workforce for the first time while advancing th

Governor Kay Ivey approved the $203,404,327 in funding for Alabama’s first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) after receiving the state’s official award number from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Dec. 29, 2025. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) will be administering the federal funds for the five-year program, which seeks to improve the quality and accessibility of rural health care across the state. “W

Troy University’s Start Your Business (SYB) Program was recently named one of the top 17 work-based learning programs in Alabama by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. Start Your Business is a comprehensive program designed for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. The program consists of 20 classes broken into five modules on entrepreneurship, business basics, marketing, finance, and professionalism. The program, which is part of the Sorrell Colle

Students in the Sorrell College of Business proposed their latest innovations during the 2025 IDEA Bank Business Idea Pitch Competition. The pitch competition was founded in 2023 and consists of an eight-week-long program over the fall semester. The program contains four training sessions, a workbook to track progress and document ideas, and mentorship pairing. At the end of the training, students pitch their ideas to a panel of judges for a chance to win seed funding for t

Troy University held an orientation for new or transferring students on Monday, just two days before the beginning of the spring semester. The event, called Last Chance IMPACT, is a one-day orientation where new students are shown around campus, introduced to their interested departments and allowed time to browse through the options for clubs, organizations and other involvement opportunities. This event is similar to the two-day IMPACT freshman orientation over the summer,

Last semester, a year after being asked to delay his retirement, Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. agreed with the Board of Trustees on a retirement date – the end of 2028. “Serving as Chancellor has been nothing short of the greatest blessing for me and my family,” Hawkins said. “When we arrived here in 1989, we knew this community was special. “Since the university’s founding in 1887, Troy consistently redefined itself and adapted to the needs of its people. What began as

An update to Troy’s original shuttle app is now in place, bringing improvements for students who rely on the shuttle service. Trip Shot, Troy’s Transportation Services new shuttle app, will help students track the location of shuttles and request rides throughout the day. Before, students would have to wait and guess the timing of shuttles arriving. Now, Trip Shot will provide that information automatically. “It'll definitely benefit them with just everyday routes and stuff

Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. has announced his plan for full retirement in 2028. This announcement comes just a little over a year after his previous announcement, and renouncement, of his retirement, which was delayed by the Board of Trustees. The announcement of Hawkins’ plan came early this morning through an email sent to all Troy students, faculty and staff. Hawkins has been a chief executive of Troy for over four decades. “I am proud of what my wife and I have be

Change. Adversity. Triumph. These are all things Zerian Hudson has experienced over his football career. The senior offensive lineman was recruited out of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 2023. Hudson announced his commitment to Troy following a visit that season. Later, former head coach Jon Sumrall announced his departure, and Troy announced Gerad Parker as the new man to lead the team on Dec.18, 2023. Despite the changes, Hudson officially signed with the Tr

The Student Government Association (SGA) gathered in the senate chamber to recognize their biggest accomplishments of the semester on Wednesday. For the press conference, members of the executive council, presidential cabinet and the University Honors Global Scholars Program assembled to recognize what SGA President Caleb Smith called an unprecedented semester. Twelve pieces of legislation were passed by the senate and signed into law. According to Smith, two of those 1

Sigma Tau Delta celebrated Indigenous voices in literature by holding an Indigenous Peoples Read-In last Wednesday afternoon in Smith Hall 267. This was the English Honor Society’s first ever Indigenous Peoples Read-In. Students and faculty members were all invited to attend. “I thought the read-in was a great way to bring attention to Indigenous writers,” said Emma Arnold, a junior English education major from Slocomb, Alabama. “I feel like that's a pretty marginalized

Troy football faced a major setback in a shutout loss to Old Dominion, 33-0 at S.B. Ballard Stadium on Thursday night. The game began with a thundering hit by Troy’s AZ Williams on the opening kickoff to start Old Dominion off on its own 13-yard line. Although ODU drove inside Troy’s 30-yard line, the Trojans managed to stop a fourth down conversion to take possession. The momentum for Troy came to a screeching halt from then on. On the first snap for the Trojans, Tae Meado

Thanksgiving is an annual holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. However, contrary to popular belief, it is not only celebrated in the U.S. For example, Canada celebrates its own Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October each year. Derrick Goll is a sophomore electrical engineering major from Providence, Rhode Island. Goll is a first-generation Liberian American who celebrates Thanksgiving with a twist. “Liberian dishes are all rev

Anais' Annotations Real talk: getting along with your in-laws can be really hard. You may love them, but sometimes, you just wish they would do literally anything else than what they are doing. It is in-law relationships that spark the events of E. M. Forster’s “Where Angels Fear to Tread” (1905). This novel is a whiplash of drama, tragedy and romance, so buckle up. I have heard some mixed opinions on this work, but for myself, I quite like it, and one reason for my approval

I can’t believe my time at Troy University has swiftly come to an end. Despite everyone telling me to enjoy the college experience and how it will fly by in the blink of an eye, I truly didn’t expect it to fly by as quickly as it did. I don’t even know how to put my experience at Troy into words and have it live up to the reality of how wonderful it was. I'm so grateful for these past three and a half years and all the memories I’ve been blessed to walk away with having forev