No, the bugs weren’t in the burgers, but they were all around the Arboretum. The Naturalist Club ethically trapped and observed many types of creepy crawlies at their annual Bugs N Burgers event on Sept. 17, giving students a chance to get up close and personal with the insects. “We hang up moth sheets, and the moth sheets let out different wavelengths of light, and they attract a lot of moths and other insects for us to observe and identify,” said Fisher Parrish, a Naturali

Students left words of encouragement for each other at SGA's "Write One, Take One" table. Avery Lewis photo Students walking through campus had the opportunity to leave a few words of encouragement for a stranger and take a message for themselves as part of a suicide awareness initiative hosted by the Student Government Association. The “Write One, Take One” table encouraged students to write positive or supportive messages on cards for other students to read. Students coul

Students read excerpts of queer literature at Sigma Tau Delta read-in. Charles Nelson photo On Sept. 17, the Pi Lambda chapter of English Honors Society Sigma Tau Delta invited students to participate in a celebratory read-in for works of queer literature. The event, held in room 267 of Smith Hall, aimed to explore students’ favorite novels, poems, authors and themes relating to the LGBTQ+ experience. The event gathered at 3:30 p.m., and, in the perennial tradition of late

Goose Crowder jogs onto the field ahead of Troy's matchup with Missouri. Troy Athletics photo After falling 27-17 to No. 20 Missouri on Saturday, the Trojans prepare for another road test as they head to the mountains to take on the Utah State Aggies. In the matchup this past Saturday, the Trojans outgained the Tigers, having 323 yards to Missouri’s 230 yards. Troy would also dominate the time of possession. However, turnovers and field position proved to be the difference-

Since the start of her career at Troy, Kady Schwietz has been breaking records on the track. Schweitz’s comes from an athletic family, where her mother and sister ran track and field as well. With her sister eventually being one of her coaches, it was a dynamic that Schweitz said helped her journey. “I’m extremely grateful for her and the work she’s put into me, and just us being able to feed off of each other,” Schwietz said. “I think it’s pretty special to be able t

Like many athletes, Troy baseball’s Sam Neal hopes to get his name called on TV. For Neal, it’s a more personal connection than it is for others. “One of my summer coaches asked me before I entered the portal what my goal is,” Neal said. “I told him, ‘I want my dad to call my name on TV.’” Neal’s father, Dave Neal, is a play-by-play announcer for ESPN with a big focus on the Southeastern Conference. Neal’s grandfather, Bob Neal, is also a sports broadcaster, formerly worki

Tyler Cappi chest bumps with TK Keyes. Troy Athletics photo The journey from a walk-on to a DI season-opening starter is not an easy one. However, Tyler Cappi proved through belief and hard work that it can be done. Troy's fifth-year player is a rare archetype in today's college sports landscape. Where many players play at five schools in five years, the former walk-on has stayed committed to Troy throughout his entire career, through championships and coaching changes. “W

Troy men's tennis opened its fall season at the ITA-All American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, where itcame up short in both singles and doubles matches. "Overall, we played at a very good level," said head coach Rolando Vargas. "We played very good teams and created opportunities, especially on the second day. Ausia Martin Melo started off for the Trojans in singles play for the Round of 256 against Wisconsin's Tomas Zlatohlavek. Zlatohlavek claimed the m

The Troy soccer team fell to in-state rival South Alabama, 2-0, in the first conference game of the season on Thursday at Mobile. The Jags would score in the 15th and 80th minutes, with their goalkeeper Sierra Giorgio making many crucial saves against Troy to secure the win. The Trojans, on the other hand, would maintain 44% of possession throughout the entire match, including five shots on goal. Troy would also have more chances at goal than South but unfortunately couldn’t

Ashlynn Axtell tosses the ball over the net during Trojan Invitational. Brady Fitch photo The Troy volleyball team dominated over the weekend, winning all three matches in three sets in Trojan Arena. The Trojan Invitational wrapped up Troy’s non-conference play, and the Trojans seemingly could not have finished much better, defeating Murray State on Thursday, the Citadel on Friday and Northwestern State on Saturday. Third-year middle hitter Ashlynn Axtell spoke about the to

Troy’s cross country team earned its first victory as a team since 2016 last Friday at the Montevallo Falcon Classic. The men won the competition in the 8k event with 40 points, and the women were runners-up in their event, earning 66 points in 5k. During the meet, multiple top-ten finishes were placed individually and numerous personal records were broken. Riley Treadaway was the individual runner-up in the men’s 8k event, running a time of 25:46.00 and breaking his perso

Jaheim Merriweather gets tackled while running to the end zone in Missouri game. Troy Athletics photo Troy bent No. 20 Missouri, but the Tigers did not break as they held off the upset-minded Trojans Saturday night, 27-17, at Memorial Stadium. Troy outgained Missouri 323 yards to 230; the first time Missouri has been outgained all season. The Trojans also limited Tiger quarterback Austin Simmons to only 91 passing yards, his lowest amount this season. Head coach Gerad Park

A Troy professor will continue his research in Africa for three more months despite a grant that was supposed to expire at the end of June. Thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, Dr. Richard Nokes has spent most of 2026 in Uganda with hopes of turning the country’s spoken history into a written one. “The printing press didn’t come to Uganda until the late 19th century, and widespread literacy is even more recent,” Nokes said. “Most of these stories have been passed down through

The Troy University cheerleading team held its second stunt clinic of the semester on Sept. 13, and plans to have a final clinic in early October. High school cheerleaders from across the area filled the Elm Street gym that weekend as they had the opportunity to work with collegiate athletes and coaches to learn new skills. “A lot of these girls are either learning basing or flying for the first time, or trying new skills,” said Nicolas Laracuente, head coach of the Troy c

Four of 2026's IMPACT Leaders get soon-to-be students excited. University Relations photo Any student interested in becoming an IMPACT leader must be a full-time student taking 12 or more credit hours, have a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA and be set to graduate after December 2027. They must also attend one of three interest meetings on either September 28, September 30, or October 1. “Before I applied to be an IMPACT leader, I could have never guessed how much that summer w

As Troy University’s Sound of the South (SOTS) prepares to take off for London at the end of the year, they’re looking to various fundraising ventures to fund their way. SOTS will be in London from Dec. 28 to Jan. 4 for the London New Year’s Day Parade. Dr. Jerianne Larson, assistant director of bands and assistant professor of music, shared the importance of the London trip. “I think it’s wonderful for the students and the school because the Sound of the South is the larg

Workers bolted solid brass letters onto the Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences (CMMS) building Friday, naming the building after Drinkard. Nate Henderson photos

A scooter sits on the quad where many students ride between classes. Nate Henderson photo On a campus where most destinations are just minutes apart, scooters can seem like the fastest way to get from point A to point B – but how do students feel about other students’ use of those scooters? “I think they’re good overall, especially for athletes or people who may be international students and don’t have a car,” said Elijah Goddard, a junior business administration and manage

A crosswalk on campus became the scene of an electronic scooter-related accident on Tuesday, Sept. 15. According to the Troy University Police Department (TUPD), a student crossing the street on an electric scooter behind Hawkins Hall collided with a vehicle driving down John M. Long Drive. A student swerves while operating a scooter on campus. Nate Henderson video TUPD said the crash happened Tuesday afternoon when a scooter operator, who was driving a Onewheel, or electric

Have you ever questioned the morality of your everyday choices? It can be quite the revelation when one comes to find that many of their everyday choices do not reflect the person they thought they were. We may simply be a product of the society we live in, but for those who take a step back and look at what their actions contribute to, we start to see the mess we have made. According to a paper entitled “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” written by Peter Singer, and publish

If you were alive and conscious during the 2010s, it’s impossible that you are not, on some level, familiar with the Arctic Monkeys. Their chart topping single, “Do I Wanna Know?” was harder to avoid than the omicron strain of COVID-19. Despite this fact, the pre-AM portion of their catalogue is rarely brought up or recognized. This is especially true for their debut album, “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not,” which was released in 2006 when the band was freshly o

Mojave 3’s album “Ask Me Tomorrow” was a great exercise in combining elements of dreaminess,the ethereal and tinges of country music. Mojave 3 had created a sound that embodied the melancholy feeling of a wide-open desert night. Their second album forged a sound similar in its dreaminess and tinges of country, sure, but it also finds a way to flip the vibe on its head, reminding the listener of waking up and driving down to the gulf at sunrise. By 1998, Mojave 3 added two ne

Very few singleplayer games have frequent maintenance updates 12 years after release. Even fewer have consistent new content. The Sims 4 is one of these with new downloadable content (DLC), collaborations, limited time events and new basegame additions nearly every other update. I personally have spent over 1,500 hours on the game and have put hundreds of dollars into it. Despite such a huge investment, or perhaps because of it, The Sims 4 is the first game I’ve played that

Madie's Margins 4.5 stars If you’re confused as to why I’m reviewing “Peter Pan and Wendy” by J.M. Barrie, you have not met me. I love classic children’s literature, and I could rant until the sun goes down about how the genre is extremely relevant and interesting beyond “Hey, did you know this children's story you loved is actually really dark?” There is something special about this book, something that makes me wish it was the first thing I ever read, while also knowing