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April 2, 2009
- News and Sports Sections - Vol. 81, Issue 25 |
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Watch out, Kido: new virus hits April 1Tuesday, March 31, the Troy IT department sent out a campuswide alert regarding information on a newly updated computer virus suspected of activating on April 1.The Conficker worm, also known as Downadup, Kido and The April Fool's Virus, has been newly updated and was suspected of activating yesterday. Read More Bibb Graves renovation coming soonIn 1927, Bibb Graves, the first Alabama governor to serve two four-year terms (1927-1931 and 1935-1939) and the Alabama Legislature acquired $400,000 to start an intense building marathon that would drastically update the campus of what was then known as Troy State Teacher's College. Read MoreOlympics exhibit teams with Confucius InstituteTroy University's Confucius Institute partnered with The Johnson Center for the Arts will be playing host to an international exhibit on the Beijing Olympics starting April 7.The exhibit will provide a look at the 16 days of the Olympics in the People's Republic of China that took place from Aug. Read More Troy to gain parkingThe mere mention of the word 'parking' around Troy University is synonymous with 'big problem.'According to newly elected SGA President Jonathan Davis, a junior broadcast journalism major from Montgomery, there is no doubt as to whether or not parking needs to be addressed. Read More First film festival comes to TroyOn April 25, Troy will join the ranks of the cultural elite as the city hosts Troy's First Film Festival during its annual arts celebration, Troyfest.The festival will feature the Southern Arts Foundation Short Circuit Traveling Film Festival, a collection of 12 short films created by independent directors from across the Southeastern U. Read More Barron makes historyTroy University has once again made history, this time thanks to Dr. Dianne Barron.Barron, an associate provost and dean of the graduate school, has worked for Troy University since 1991. Her contributions to Troy University include overseeing the recent reaffirmation of Troy's SACS accreditation. Read More
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Troy baseball prepares for Arkansas StateAfter taking their first conference series of the season against New Orleans last weekend, Troy looks to continue their conference success against Arkansas State this weekend in Jonesboro, Ark.The Trojans are carrying hot bats into the series, and look to continue swinging big sticks in the series against the Red Wolves (11-14, 6-6 SBC). Read More Troy softball sweeps Western KentuckyThe Troy Trojans softball team took to the diamond again last weekend for the first time in a week after rain canceled two games against Georgia State and Florida State, respectively.For this series, the Trojans stayed home to take on conference rival Western Kentucky. Read More 'Duke's Dozen Deux'Back in the fall, I chose to debut what I called 'Duke's Dozen,' which offered a dozen predictions as to how the NBA season would turn out. Well, with Major League Baseball getting underway this weekend, I felt the time was right for a second installment. Read More Trojan basketball heads into off seasonThis season, the Troy basketball team had its best year since entering the Sun Belt Conference back in 2005.The Trojans, picked to finish dead last in the preseason poll of Sun Belt coaches, shocked the rest of the conference by finishing third, with a conference record of 14-4. Read More Troy tennis wins two straight over weekendAfter a three hour delay Sunday, the Troy University tennis team finally took the hard courtA match that was set to begin at 1 wasn't finished until 8, with the Trojans coming out on top 5-2. This was the third time these teams have faced off in as many years, this time the Trojans came away with the victory. Read More |
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