Sustainable Living Community Finding Its Footing in La Plata
The White Rose Catholic Worker Community is preparing for its first winter in Missouri. The organization is a farm made up of about 20 acres of pasture, 10 acres of woods and two major structures - a...
View ArticleBasic tech literacy is important
We live in an era of technological marvels. Everything from the cars we drive and the papers we write to the phones in our pockets are made possible by dozens of programs made up of thousands of lines...
View ArticleAmateur art is important
One of the most liberating experiences of my young life was finding a vast collection of online Harry Potter fanfiction, none of which I could bring myself to read. It was liberating because I saw it...
View ArticleBand Review: Desert Noises
In an interview for “Paste” magazine, the lead singer of the indie outfit Desert Noises nailed his own personality in two sentences. When asked what early band recordings were like, Kyle Henderson...
View ArticleDon’t judge a group by its extremists
“You know, after what your people did in Paris, I’m surprised you showed your face around here.” Those were the words spoken to me a few days ago by an elderly lady. No greeting. No pretense of...
View ArticleDon’t Judge a Group by its Extremists
“You know, after what your people did in Paris, I’m surprised you showed your face around here.” Those were the words spoken to me a few days ago by an elderly lady. No greeting. No pretense of...
View ArticleTSU media deserves funding
As the academic year winds down and we get closer to the bottom of the budgetary barrel, we at student media would like to encourage those who control the University’s purse strings to continue...
View ArticleGreed can help explain tuition hikes
University President Troy Paino recently announced that without significant changes, Truman State’s 2020 budget will run a $3 million deficit, according to the page 1 Index article “Paino urges change”...
View ArticleStaging a fight
To fight monsters and slay dragons, members of Truman State’s theatre department are studying stage fighting to prepare for playwright Qui Nguyen’s “She Kills Monsters” — a show about a teenager’s...
View ArticleStaging a fight
To fight monsters and slay dragons, members of Truman State’s theatre department are studying stage fighting to prepare for playwright Qui Nguyen’s “She Kills Monsters” — a show about a teenager’s...
View ArticleTSU media deserves funding
As the academic year winds down and we get closer to the bottom of the budgetary barrel, we at student media would like to encourage those who control the University’s purse strings to continue...
View ArticleTruman alumni get creative with new publication
A new out-of-town independent publication has arrived in Kirksville during fall 2015. A ‘zine — pronounced “zeen” — is a self-published, non-profit magazine. It is often marketed towards niche...
View ArticleLet’s talk about socks
No, that’s not a typo in the headline. Yes, this is a column about socks. Wait, just hear me out! You might think to yourself, “A sock is a sock, what’s there to talk about?” [...]
View ArticleWindfall utilizes social media for short story contest
Windfall, Truman State’s undergraduate literary magazine, is challenging students to write short stories — in 140 characters or less. From Oct. 1 to Nov. 10, Truman students can tweet short stories to...
View ArticleMusic Review: Mind Over Matter by Young the Giant
Are you someone who loves to jam out in your dorm room or your car, but gets sick of the same old rock sounds that show up in your music library? Well, a group of [...]
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