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Homecoming traditions arrive at Troy
Homecoming has always been a major event for Troy students and community members. With Homecoming 2025 just around the corner, students and alumni alike are reflecting on their favorite Homecoming traditions that they’ve been a part of at Troy. “Homecoming is truly one of the most special times at Troy,” said Caleb Smith, a senior risk management and insurance major from Gadsden, Alabama, as well as the Student Government Association president. “It’s a week full of events wh
Elizabeth Odee
Oct 30, 2025
A hard pill to swallow
Emma's Enlightenments This Week’s Advice: Feel It. As a kid, I was always taught to be tough. I was shown that emotions are weaknesses and only lead to more of a mess. As I grew up, my mindset on this obviously had to change. To be successful, you need to feel your emotions. If not, they are bottled up, shaken some more and explode. Not feeling your emotions is worse than feeling them too much. Likewise, it’s better to feel them as they come, rather than to feel them
Emma Roberts
Oct 23, 2025
SGA holds housing town hall
Troy’s Student Government Association (SGA) held a housing town hall in the Trojan Center lounge this past Thursday. Students and senators from the east and west housing districts met with Assistant Director of Housing Sabrina Foster to discuss problems residents deal with. “One thing we discussed was the possibility of a dorm being built exclusively for upperclassmen,” Foster said. “If another dorm is built,administration will let housing know who will be available to live
Simon Brown
Oct 23, 2025
Football takes down ULM on the road
Troy notched its fourth consecutive win after a commanding 37-14 showing at ULM on Saturday at Malone Stadium. The victory now makes it the longest winning streak for the Trojans since the Jon Sumrall-coached team in 2023. It also puts the Trojans at 3-0 in Sun Belt play, where head coach Gerad Parker’s team only amounted to 3-5 in his debut year. Troy Athletics photo DJ Jackson Jr. celebrates after getting a sack against ULM. "These guys don't flinch; they just keep on pla
Gavan Baxley
Oct 23, 2025
The government shutdown: A shakedown
Solution: Negotiate now, and negotiate early As of Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, the United States Federal Government, for the first time since Trump’s first presidency, has been shut down for 20 days. For 20 days, the government has not been fully funded. This does not mean, as is commonly assumed, our elected officials do not collect a paycheck. Rather, they still get to collect their salaries, which are, according to congress.gov , a minimum of $129,284. https://www.congress.g
Matilda Ziegler
Oct 23, 2025
Soccer falls on road
The Troy soccer team played its final road match of the season this weekend, as it faced off against ULM in Louisiana on Sunday, where the Trojans fell 3-0 to the Warhawks. Troy had five total shots with three shots being on goal. The Warhawks outshot the Trojans with 23 total attempts, with nine being on goal. ULM scored twice in the first half to take a 2-0 lead into the locker room. The Warhawks scored again in the 86th minute to close out the match. Defender Libby H
Anaya Bickerstaff
Oct 23, 2025
TPUSA connects with students on controversial discussion topic
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) at Troy University set up their second discussion table of the semester in the Trojan Center last Thursday. TPUSA created a banner along the front of their table with the discussion topic “Abortion is Murder” written across it, which drew the eyes of students passing by. Gabby Gandy, a freshman exercise physiology major from Troy, Alabama, said she didn’t originally intend on sticking around for the debate. “At first, I was just going to get some
Morgan Ealy
Oct 23, 2025
Cross Country closes regular season with meet
Trojans prepare for Sun Belt championship meet on Oct. 31 The Troy cross country program ended its regular season in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at the Crimson Classic. Facing some of the SEC’s premier schools such as Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Alabama and Auburn, Troy fought hard and ended strong to hang with the Power Four attendees. As a whole, the Troy men’s team finished 19th in the contest and the women's squad finished 22nd in total. Lane Watson led the men’s team with a
Donald Stables
Oct 23, 2025
Troy splits conference road series at Louisiana
Troy volleyball split a two-match series against Louisiana last week inside Earl K. Long Gym to bring their record to 2-6 in conference play. The Trojans claimed the win on Thursday night 3-1 as Amiah Butler had a career match, hitting .434 and recording 29 kills, shattering her previous high of 24 earlier this season. Butler also recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 10 digs. Troy lost set one after having the lead 20-15 and dropping 10 of the final 14 poi
Maddie Bagdonas
Oct 23, 2025
The Shining – An overrated thriller
Horror and thriller movies are key staples of October. With spooky season in full swing, people are breaking out the classic scary movies to get in the Halloween spirit. One of these movies is Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film, “The Shining.” I went into this movie with high expectations because it is considered one of the greatest thrillers of all time. The movie, unfortunately, did not live up to these expectations. While it can be argued how influential it is, the movie felt d
Jimmy Nichols
Oct 23, 2025
Women’s tennis competes in ITA Southern Regional
The Troy women’s tennis team competed at the ITA Southern Regional last week, with a player and a doubles pairing advancing to the round of 16 against tough competition from around the Southeast. The Trojans started off with success in the qualifying draw -- Alexia Zarate began the day by taking down Samford’s Lea Erenda in the qualifying round of 64. Zarate claimed victory in two sets, 6-3 and 7-5. Veena Nazar defeated Elani Liakonis, also of Samford. Her round of 64 victo
Tarvares Dennis
Oct 23, 2025
Guests take a visit on Haunted Hill
Sorority Hill was the site of an annual Halloween tradition for the community and the university last Thursday, as local families and students alike gathered for Haunted Hill. Emma Wadsen photo Children grab candy from the table as they are dressed up as characters For the event, each sorority house was decorated for Halloween with themed games and activities, photo booths with spooky props as well assorority members handing out candy outside. They weren’t just there to set
Ty Davidson
Oct 23, 2025
Students decorate pumpkins on the quad
Troy’s University Activities Council and Freshman Forum put together a Pumpkin Painting event on the main quad last Wednesday night. Pop music played in the background while students painted their creative ideas on their choice of a pumpkin. “I painted Hello Kitty because I grew up with Hello Kitty, and she’s my favorite character,” said Taliyah Stenson, a sophomore nursing major from LaGrange, Georgia. “She's just so cute. “These types of events bring everybody out so
Neela Cole
Oct 23, 2025
The government shutdown: A shakedown
Let's hope the Democratic Shutdown ends soon The government has been shut down since Oct. 1, 2025. A government shutdown is the suspension of non-essential government functions when Congress fails to pass appropriate bills to fund the government. This leads to many government employees going without pay, losing their jobs to job cutsor being furloughed. So, why is the government shut down now? According to bbc.com , the US Government shut down because Republicans and Democra
Riley Williams
Oct 23, 2025
Troy Lifting club holds very first meeting
The Troy Lifting Club held their very first mock lifting meet at the Trojan Fitness Center on Saturday. The Troy Lifting Club has been looking forward to and working to plan the mock meet since the club’s inception in the spring semester. “It's an amazing feeling to see it all come together,” said President and Treasurer of the Troy Lifting Club Davis Humphrey, a social science-psychology graduate student from Helena, Alabama. “Everyone did a great job. “I'm super happy.
AnnaBrooke Rainey
Oct 23, 2025
Troy launches temporary scholarship for TA pause
With federal funding interrupted by the ongoing government shutdown, military students are not receiving their regular Military Tuition Assistance (TA) to pay for schooling. To counter this, Troy University is now offering a temporary tuition scholarship for military students impacted by the shutdown,ensuring that eligible service members can continue their education with no out-of-pocket expenses. “We’re trying to support all of our students however we can during the shutdo
Carrie McLendon
Oct 23, 2025
Indiana University, Indiana Daily Student stare down a slippery slope
Last Wednesday, Oct. 15, the Indiana Daily Student (IDS,) the student-run newspaper at Indiana University, announced the school had cut their print editions and fired the professor who was the advisor in charge of the newspaper. These decisions came after a disagreement between the school and the publication regarding the homecoming edition of the paper. The University asked the IDS not to include a news section in the most recent edition of the newspaper, in favor of wa
Brady Fitch
Oct 23, 2025
Troyapalooza is near
Spooky season has started, and on Troy’s campus, that means it is time for Troyapalooza, the annual Halloween bash for students. The event willtake place at the amphitheater and the plaza behind the International Arts Center (IAC) on Oct. 28, once again. Troyapalooza is a free arts festival with a student focus that will kickstart at 6:30 p.m. This is a unique event that happens yearly before Halloween.Troyapalooza is also included in Troy’s Homecoming Week of events. “Tr
Angel Dover
Oct 23, 2025
ISCO is set to hold auditions for annual festival
The International Student Cultural Organization (ISCO) puts on a yearly festival to showcase students’ cultures from all over the world. Next week, ISCO will be holding auditions for this year’s festival. “The ISCO festival itself is meant to be a showcase of international talent and international food,” said professor and Faculty Advisor for ISCO Dr. Jay Holt Valentine. “It’s, in part, to expose domestic students to culture from around the world, but then likewise, it honor
Elizabeth Odee
Oct 23, 2025
Hundreds gather, College Democrats speak at Montgomery No Kings protest
Hundreds gathered in downtown Montgomery to stand against the Trump administration as part of the nationwide No Kings protests on Saturday. Hunter Boozer photo Protestors demonstrate on the streets of Montgomery The protest was held by the Alabama Resisters of Indivisible and the Montgomery 50501 Freedom Fighters. According to Haley Morgan, a member of the College Democrats of Troy University and one of the speakers at the Montgomery gathering for No Kings, the protest showe
Hunter Boozer
Oct 23, 2025
“The Optimist’s Daughter” by Eudora Welty
Anais' Annotations If you like a flair for Southern drama, I have a story that may interest you. Eudora Welty’s “The Optimist’s Daughter” (1972) is a novel that the author developed based on an existing short story, and it is packed with family drama, crazy coincidences and never-ending plot twists. This is not a book that I would call action-packed, as all of the conflicts are truly interpersonal. It moves at a much slower pace than readers may be used to, but unlike most s
Anais Shelley
Oct 23, 2025
Troy softball continues fall ball slate
Troy softball continued its fall ball schedule with a 6-2 win against Faulkner at home Friday night at the Troy Softball Complex. The lowscoring affair allowed the Trojans to showcase their defensive talents, playing four pitchers who combined for seven strikeouts in the scrimmage. Leading that charge was sophomore Ella Cunningham, who recorded four of the teams' seven punchouts in two innings of work. “For the first time this fall we got pushed a little bit,” said head c
Brady Fitch
Oct 23, 2025
Education department prepares for Trojan Shadow Day
The Department of Education and Behavioral Sciences is inviting high school students and Troy students interested in education to their first shadow day of the semester. Shadow day is a day in which education students are let into the classrooms of the education department while class is in session, so they can experience being on the other side of a lecture firsthand. The students will also be able to talk with professors and see their offices and the way they manage all th
Ty Davidson
Oct 23, 2025
Sorrell Society aims at building global leaders through new program
In a move that looks to strengthen Troy University’s position on the global academic stage, the Sorrell Society of International Fellows is drawing international attention for its dynamic approach to leadership, diplomacy and cross-cultural scholarship within the Sorrell College of Business. As a successor to the Global Scholars program, the newly-integrated Sorrell Society of International Fellows helps to expose students interested in international relations to a wide arr
Travis Johnson
Oct 23, 2025
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