April 30, 2015

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Bethany Boyle/Index Above: The Truman State Namaste Nepal group hosts an information table on The Quad for students to donate to the Nepal relief fund. Below: An ornate entrance sits at the base of the Himalayan mountain range. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal April 25, and the epicenter occurred near Kathmandu.

Truman aids in Nepal crisis

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media has not given much attention to the poorer rural areas and villages that are badly damaged. He said seeing the destruction to homes and buildings When the magnitude 7.8 earth- made him decide to spend his remainquake struck Nepal, Truman State ing time in Nepal volunteering. alumnus James “Patrick” Myers was Myers said he is working with an hiking on the Himalayan Mountains. organization called Sarvodaya NeMyers had just completed a year- pal, a sister organization of Sarvolong graduate teaching program in daya USA. He said the organization Thailand and had come to Nepal to is working directly with him to help hike the mountain. He was staying him find volunteer work in a rural in Pokhara, west of Kathmandu. area of Nepal. Myers said the orgaHe said the earthquake was not nization has set up a fund for earthsomething he expected. quake disaster relief.

“At first I thought I was dehydratThe atmosphere in Nepal is mixed, ed and my vision and balance were Myers said, with many of the locals failing, but then I realized the earth trying to get back to a sense of norwas moving,” Myers said. “I watched malcy by planning hiking trips and pine trees swaying in different direc- even paragliding excursions. Others, tions. I began to hear rockfall and it he said, are trying to evacuate the felt like I was area and contact standing on a loved ones. piece of ply- “At first I thought I was “I’ve talked wood on top of with some local dehydrated and my vision Nepalese waiting a waterbed.”

Myers made and balance were failing, to hear from famiit off the mounly in Kathmandu,” but then I realized the tain safely and Myers said. “The earth was moving.” said although he conversations I’ve has felt minor had have been

— Alumnus Patrick Myers aftershocks, the very nonchalant. town where he When giving my is staying did not incur much damage condolences one man said, ‘Oh, it’s from the quake. Elsewhere, however, ok. These things happen.’ I’m sure Myers said it is a different story. this isn’t everyone’s attitude, just He said while the media has fo- what I’ve experienced.” cused attention on the damage done Myers said he has been able to to large cities such as Kathmandu, the keep in close contact with his family News Editor index.newseditor@gmail.com

Submitted photo in High Ridge, Missouri, and said the friends he made while abroad also are all safe.

Myers said he has a flight to India May 4 from Kathmandu, less than 50 miles from the quake’s epicenter, but is concerned about the state of the airport. He said there are thousands of people lined up at the airport waiting to leave the country. Myers said those who have tickets are given priority to leave the country, so he is confident he will be able to leave without any problems. However, he said he expects to endure a lot of confusion when the time comes for him to depart.

Despite staying in Nepal during an uncertain and trying time, Myers said he was surprised by the warmth and welcoming attitude of the Nepali people.

See NEPAL, page 6

It is tradition that the Index Editor-in-Chief writes an introductory column for the first issue of the academic year as well as a farewell piece for their last issue. Editorsin-Chief preceding me have written farewells running the gamut — some of them wrote humorous columns, some were more reflective and probably too many of them were sappy. As a nod to our freshman issue with its special section “The Index’s Guide to Life at Truman,” I term this column “The Index’s (Abridged) Guide to Life.”

Surely I can’t discuss everything required to live a fulfilling life — that would be impossible. But I seek to do something nearly as improbable — with just two scraps of advice, I hope to make you more prepared for the adult world, a stronger student and a better citizen.

First, engagement with the greater world through consumption of mass media is a necessary prerequisite to being a productive citizen — and second, to achieve both happiness and success, you must learn how to balance work and play effectively, immediate gratification vs. postponed gratification.

It stuns me how apathetic many of my peers are about what is going on in the world around them.

Media is indispensible to democracy, and the rampant corruption and pervasive inequalities in our country never will be solved until our nation’s citizens become more aware of these issues. Elected officials and community leaders can afford to flat-out lie to their constituents because so many citizens willfully are unaware about the affairs of anyone or anything beyond their immediate social circle.

I ask my peers who don’t pay attention to the media — a dismayingly large percentage of them — why they don’t pay attention to the media and I get varied answers. Some distrust the media, some can’t bear to hear news about so much death and destruction in the world and some simply don’t see its value. Frankly, each of those answers terrify me.

Yes, there are powerful media conglomerates that significantly distort facts to shape discourse. But we all should be critical consumers of information, and it’s not difficult See EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, page 4

Submitted photos Above: A small village in Nepal suffered damage from the earthquake. Right: Truman alumnus Patrick Myers was hiking on the Himalayan Mountains during the earthqake. Myers decided to spend the remainder of his trip in Nepal volunteering in rural areas affected by the earthquake.

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Capstone art exhibition celebrated at reception

NEWS IN BRIEF

Truman Forensic Union ends year third in nation Two Truman State students joined the ranks of the top 8 Lincoln-Douglas debators in the nation.

Juniors Mackenzie Barnes and Dillon Laaker advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 2015 National Forensic Association Championship.

Barnes received an additional recognition, ranking ninth for the speaker award competition.

Truman sent 10 students to the Athens, Ohio, competition, which is the team’s last event of the year.

Flowering agave plant celebrated with greenhouse open house

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Above, Below: Senior Alex Eickhoff’s paintings are displayed at the BFA/BA Thesis Exhibition and Visual Communications Portfolio Sample Display Exhibition.

A reception was held April 28 to celebrate the opening of the exhibition. The art exhibitions are part of the senior art capstone requirements. The exhibition in Ophelia Parrish will be on display April 27 to May 1.

Eickhoff’s paintings were displayed alongside senior Hailey Gearo’s paintings.

As it reaches the end of its 50-year life span, Truman State’s American agave plant is anticipated to flower during early May. The 6-foot agave plant, which resides in the campus greenhouse, began growing its now 20-foot tall flowering stalk during March. The tall stalk will help the plant, which thrives in dry conditions, spread its seeds over long distances during pollination.

Greenhouse workers intend to collect the small shoots that will sprout up around the plant and grow small pups.

Pups are small agave plants which grow from the agave seeds. These pups will be sold during greenhouse sales.

In anticipation of the flowering, the greenhouse will host a series of open houses to see the rare flowering. Open houses will be 4-6 p.m. May 1, 8, 15 and 22.

Although the exact history of the large plant is not known, many faculty said they can recall the agave being fairly large when it arrived approximately 30 years ago.

STUDENT SENATE IN BRIEF

Seven individuals were appointed or approved to serve as committee chairs.

The senate read a resolution allocating the budget for Truman Week and discussed special requests to the budget.

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The senate read a resolution allocating $12,000 of the Collegiate Readership Program to “The Buzz,” a campus media application by USA Today, for the 2015-2016 academic year. Amendments to the resolution and application requirements for “The Buzz” were discussed.

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Mark your calendar Commencement Ceremony 2-4 p.m.

May 9 Stokes Stadium

Spring 2015 graduates will begin a new phase of their lives with a commencement ceremony and reception. Stoke Stadium doors will open at noon and seating is first come, first serve. A reception for graduates and their loved ones will follow, with refreshments served on The Mall.

Bulldog Forever Social Hour 5-7 p.m.

May 21 St. Charles, Mo University President Troy Paino will be the St. Louis Alumni Chapter’s Social Hour special guest. The event will be hosted at the St. Charles Brewhouse. Reservations must be made by May 18. To make reservations, contact alumnievents@truman.edu or call 800-452-6678.

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June 5-6 Blink of An Eye

Proceeds from a rummage sale will benefit the Adair County Animal Shelter. The rummage sale will take donations until May 15.

Donations can be dropped off at the former Blink of an Eye store at 108 E. Franklin St. The event also will be hosted at Blink of An Eye.

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Conservation Dept. offers gun safety classes to women

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Trevor Stark/Index Cameras for the security system at the Adair County Sheriff’s Station currently are being replaced with newer technology. The system has not been updated since 2002.

Station gets upgrade The Adair County Sheriff’s Station is updating its security systems to feature high definition cameras

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The security system at the Adair County Sheriff’s Station currently is getting an upgrade set to be completed during 2020.

The security system in the jail has not been upgraded since 2002. Updates will include new touchscreen cameras to activate cell doors and 360 degree rotating cameras.

Hardwick said the station presently uses outdated cameras and an outdated security system. He said the interior and exterior cameras are malfunctioning, and the manufacturer no longer distributes the parts needed to fix them.

The station also uses a 13-year old hard drive computer system that records movement within the jail, he said. Hardwick said the system captures jittery and shaky images.

“As we all know, technology changes,” Hardwick said. “Are we currently using the same cell phones and computers we were using in 2002?

Absolutely not. We have to modernize and move forward with this technology — it’s the same with this jail.”

Hardwick said other jails throughout the country built at the same time as the Adair County Sheriff’s Station have experienced technical issues with their security systems and were forced to revert back to lock-and-key methods for cells instead of computer systems, swipe cards and passcodes, which is what the Adair County Sheriff’s Station currently uses.

“I don’t want that to happen to us, so we really have to move forward,” Hardwick said.

Hardwick said the old cameras in the Adair County Sheriff’s Station will be replaced with

new high-definition cameras throughout the facility and exterior. He said the old hard drive system will be replaced with touchscreen monitoring systems.

Hardwick said the update will include new touchscreen cameras to activate the cell and exterior doors and 360 degree cameras to monitor entire rooms and cells.

Hardwick said he would have liked to update the system years ago but because of a lack of government funding, the Adair County Sheriff’s Station had to wait until it gained priority over other state projects. The update will be funded by a low-interest loan from the United States Department of Agriculture, he said.

“It’s a rural development low-interest loan through the USDA that the federal government applies to rural areas across the country,” Hardwick said. “This way you’re not taking a large amount out of your budget at one time. Anything I can do to alleviate the burden on the taxpayers, I try to do that.”

Hardwick said the upgrade process will occur in stages and span a five-year period so the facility can remain open and continue to house and accept inmates without being forced to close.

He said this is important because the station can house a large amount of inmates at one time.

The station received a total of 90 new inmates during the month of March, according to the station’s March 2015 jail statistics. From January to March 2015, the Adair County Sheriff’s Station housed 265 inmates, and housed 139 inmates for neighboring counties.

Sharon Young, head of records management at the Adair County Sheriff’s Station, said she thinks the updates are a step forward in terms of ensuring the safety of inmates and officers.

“The equipment in use now is out of date for the times,” Young said. “[The sheriff and deputies] really need equipment that is more reliable for security.”

A local workshop designed to teach women the basics of owning and operating a handgun has experienced a significant increase in interest.

The Northeast Regional branch of the Missouri Department of Conservation will host its annual Basic Pistol Shooting Course. There will be two sessions — May 5-6 and May 19-20. The free program introduces women to the fundamental skills needed to use a handgun. Firearms and ammunition will be provided.

Outdoor skills specialist Rob Garver said the course originally had only one session which filled in a matter of hours. He said the second class was added because of the overwhelming interest. Information about the class mostly has spread through word of mouth, Garver said. He said the program is not focused directly on hunting skills but specifically on giving women a chance to become comfortable with a handgun.

“We try to get more people involved in outdoor activities — conservation related efforts,” Garver said. “We do have a lot of seasons where you can use handguns, and these women that come to this class may not have the intentions of first starting to hunt or use a handgun for hunting, but it introduces them to that idea.”

Garver said the class gives the department an opportunity to show women the skills and correct attitudes necessary to own and operate firearms safely. He said attendees will learn about the parts of a handgun, how they operate, the different kinds of ammunition the guns use and different shooting fundamentals. Garver said the most importent component of the course will be the focus on gun safety.

The course will begin in the classroom of the MDC Northeast Regional Office, and during the second night the class will go to the Sugar Creek Conservation Area shooting range, where beginners will have the opportunity to test their skills, Garver said.

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Garver said the department will offer a Basic Firearms Course May 25-26. He said the difference between this class and the handgun class is this class will teach women how to operate long guns. He said this will be a basic program focused on other gun types. It also will cover firearm safety for the longer guns such as rifles and shotguns, he said.

Garver said using a handgun is slightly more advanced and more difficult than hunting with a traditional long gun.

“The idea is to introduce people that maybe have handled guns or been hunting a time or two before, to make them comfortable with it and introduce them to some new types of guns and give them some different avenues for outdoor activities,” Garver said.

Garver said he and several experienced game wardens will teach the classes.

Kirksville Police Department Lt. Mark Wellman said if an individual is going to carry firearms, they need to be trained. He said the firearms classes are a good thing because a potential victim knowing how to operate a firearm can be a deterrent for a criminal.

Wellman said he is a strong proponent of making sure people who carry firearms are trained adequately. He said firearms training is important not only for the operator’s safety, but for the safety of those around them. He said a firearm is an important thing to have in the event of an attack, but one might not always be available.

“There are other aspects of defensive training that I think are equally as important,” Wellman said. “There are several different ways that a person can defend themselves in an attack situation, and I think they are all important.”

The class will be limited to 30 women each, according to a Missouri Department of Conservation press release. Women aged 14 and older are invited to attend the course, but those 14-17 years of age must be accompanied by an adult, according to the release.

Participants must register by May 22 according to the release.

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Give aid to those in need

Students at Truman State are no strangers to the effects of natural disasters. Missouri has been the site of many severe thunderstorms, devastating hail storms and deadly tornados. The state even has had earthquakes, but none of the same magnitude as the one that struck Nepal last weekend.

We, the editorial board, would like to ask all Truman students to open their hearts and minds to the situation in Nepal. We know as the semester winds down final exams and papers are of the utmost importance, but there is no reason not to reach out.

Truman has a sizable population of students from Nepal – students who currently are contacting their families and friends hoping they are not going to have to bury a loved one. With a death toll of more than 5,000 people and counting, the Nepalese earthquake has an international impact we as a student body cannot ignore.

Giving aid does not have to mean joining the Red Cross, going to Nepal or donating hundreds of dollars to aid organizations. We understand college students have tight budgets and sometimes even $10 is too much to give. However, being kind and raising awareness is free.

The Nepalese students at Truman currently are more than 7,000 miles away from their homes, families and friends. Some may not even know if their families are safe or if their homes still are standing. They not only are concerned about their grades and final exams — they are frightened for their loved ones and their homeland.

We ask you show sensitivity and concern for your fellow classmates, friends and coworkers who might be in this situation. Ask what you can do to help them during this trying time. Offer support and comfort. Invite them to social events so they constantly are not left thinking about their loved ones. If they need to miss class, help them by offering notes and tutoring. Listen to them if they need to talk about how they are feeling. Now is when they are most in need of kindness. It’s important the Truman community bands together and offers a helping hand to our fellow students.

Along with supporting classmates, we encourage you to stay informed regarding the situation in Nepal. The media eventually will move on to new topics but the Nepalese people will need help rebuilding for far longer. Once the media moves on, the flow of donations will slow down or stop completely when something new comes along. This is extremely dangerous for the Nepalese people.

The use of social media has allowed us to spread information faster and farther than many ever could have imagined. It is time to use our social media presence to raise more awareness as the situation progresses. By staying informed and sharing your information with others, you can help make sure Nepal will not be forgotten until the damage has been repaired. Social media sites such as Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter are great ways to get information across.

For those who do wish to donate to charities, we ask you to thoroughly research organizations before making a donation. There are many aid organizations in Nepal, and it’s important to research which ones are best serving the interests of those in need of aid. Multiple aid agencies are working on helping the survivors, including the Red Cross, UNICEF and Oxfam.

Namaste Nepal, a Truman organization dedicated to Nepalese culture, also is hosting a fundraiser to help victims of the earthquake. Those who wish to donate to Namaste Nepal can visit the Center for International Students located in Baldwin Hall 129 or the Multicultural Affairs Center located at Adair House to leave donations in the form of cash or check. Keep a look out for further fundraisers hosted by Namaste Nepal and follow #PrayForNepal on Twitter to stay updated.

It is, perhaps, easy to turn a blind eye to disasters of this scale, especially at the end of the semester when students are so worried about their grades and futures — but human compassion never should be tossed to the side. We encourage you to give aid any way you can. Even the smallest act of kindness can have a positive impact on someone, whether it’s a few dollars donated to an aid organization or a study session dedicated to helping a worried classmate stay on top of class work and offer a reprieve from the stress of the day.

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Farewell from former Editor-in-Chief Robert Overmann Former Editor-in-Chief Continued from Page 1 to seek out more accurate information. You always should ask yourself if the media organization has a history of political bias or if they might be writing from a point of conflicted interest. The reality is most national media have agendas and are selective tellers of the truth — the key is to read any story from multiple sources and with a shrewd eye.

Realize that journalists — or at least most of them — abide by a very strict code of ethics that dictates they report objectively, do not accept favors or gifts and always disclose conflicts of interest, real or perceived. In my experience, the more ethical, reliable national and international outlets are The Associated Press, BBC, CNBC, The New York Times and PBS. Local media often are more fair and balanced than national media because they have less powerful influences directing them. I avoid most network news, such as CNN, MSNBC, FOX and CBS, because their journalism — especially political journalism — almost always stinks of ulterior agendas.

The group that rejects media because of the depressing events they report on frustrates me most. Humanity’s great conflicts never can be solved by the uninformed. Perhaps you dislike hearing about dark events, but think about an alternative universe where this information isn’t disseminated — the Holocaust likely would not have been stopped if information about it were not released. Surely Martin Luther King Jr. never could have succeeded in the fight for African-American civil rights if people never learned about his efforts. We destroy any possibility that we can effect great movements or dire changes when we shut ourselves off from the world. Furthermore, there are so many great things in the world the media reports on — new medicines save lives thought unsalvageable even a decade ago, people change one another’s lives for the better and just last week I learned about an Indian man who planted a 1,360 acre forest to save his homeland.

As liberal arts students, you always should ask how your field intersects with other disciplines.

And the reality is we never could have amassed the knowledge we now have of all these different disciplines without media. Scientific discoveries would fail to improve our world without communicators, and the humanities exist exclusively to explore how we interact with each other. These disciplines would be crippled without media as both an explanatory and influential factor.

Secondly, it has taken me 22 years — and counting — to learn how to properly balance

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work and pleasure. Throughout much of my high school career, I erred on the side of play and immediate gratification. I stayed out late, delayed getting a job, spent too much time with friends and did not care to think about my adult life.

I made a promise to myself entering college that I would buckle down, study hard and make a future for myself. And I did, especially during the latter half of college. But, in my youthful exuberance to reform, I overshot my mark — I landed squarely on the side of workaholics and the unhappy, red-eyed, white-collar crowd. I saw nothing but a path to success, and forsook friendships, fun and laughter for the dreary conquests of résumé lines and high grades.

I realize — after the melancholy excesses of each — I was no closer during either period to finding the merry middle ground that bestowed both success and enjoyment. In each case, I had one without the other. I had fun and enjoyment before much of college, but lacked any real success. During the latter half of college, I surely found success and crafted an impressive résumé — but I have few close friends and rarely enjoy my days.

I am indignant with myself at the end of college that the liberal arts beckoned me toward the path of moderation all along — just as I learned from many fields without too securely attaching myself to any one, I ought to have let myself taste immediate gratification and mediate gratification without becoming too mired in either.

This is a struggle too many people I know engage in — I have friends who dropped out of college because they couldn’t bring themselves to work hard. Likewise, I have friends who dropped out of college because they couldn’t bring themselves to do anything but work hard.

Sometimes I am surprised I never bowed to the crushing pressures of either extreme.

When last year’s Editor-In-Chief finished her tenure, she said to me she learned a lot about herself — far more than she thought she would.

And I think there is a certain expectation that Editors-in-Chief will grow while in this role. No, I don’t think any 20-22 year old truly ever is prepared to manage a staff of 65 people and produce a product with significant influence over the campus community. I can’t say I’ve used the newspaper solely for my own gain and education — sometimes I think I’ve let it use me — but it’s been the best learning experience of college.

I can’t possibly show you what this journey was like for me, but I do know how you can be the best student, person and citizen you can be. Take time every day to know the world you live in through media. Slackers — get to work before you regret it, and workaholics — go out and party.

Scratch that, everyone go out and party — we’ve conquered another year, and for that we all deserve to celebrate.

Robert Overmann is a senior English major from Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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Don’t worry about time speeding by THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015

Bill Townsend How long is 60 seconds? I know it’s an odd question because the phrase answers itself. But ask yourself — does a minute always feel like a minute? The minutes you spend watching your favorite movie feel much faster than each set of 60 seconds that pass while you hold your friend’s hair as she pukes from drinking too much. When we’re young, we feel as if we have all the time in the world. As we age, those years feel shorter, as though we have no time.

In an article from Psychology Today, Ronald E. Riggio analyzes this phenomenon.

“First occasions are novel events and we tend to make more detailed and lasting memories of those first times,” Riggio said. “When we repeat the event, year after year, it is less likely to make a unique or lasting impression.”

What this means is when you first are exposed to events and places, time seems longer because you’re soaking up more of what you’re experiencing.

Consider the concept. During freshman year of college, everything felt like it was going by slowly.

Each day felt like a millennium with Truman Week activities and all the new people you constantly were meeting. Maybe during that time you played board games with your floor every Friday night or peed on a frat house’s door after they refused to let you in. After the first semester, your friend Sally two doors down kept saying she lost 10 pounds, but everyone knew she was lying because she clearly gained the freshman 15. Meanwhile, Jesus turned his head when you decided to go ahead and eat a whole pizza for dinner. At the end of freshman year, you realize you probably should have worried less about Sally’s weight and more about your own, when you no longer fit into the cute red pants you bought from JCPenny for half off. Next year, maybe you joined a few organiza-

tions and got used to how college courses are run.

Possibly, sophomore year you didn’t do as well as you wanted in your classes, but junior year you managed to raise your GPA. After one or two internships — and hopefully a study abroad experience — you start wrapping things up with your capstone. With no warning, things got quicker and the next thing you know, you’ve just submitted your final college paper.

During my life, I’ve found Dr. Riggio’s words true. Freshman year felt long, sophomore year quicker, and so on. Interestingly enough, during my junior year I studied abroad for a semester.

That semester felt like an entire year, even though I was having the time of my life.

The idea of time flying by is a frightening one, especially if you have no idea what you want to do with your life. Maybe you don’t want to think about the fact you are entering the age group where people start settling down and having families. You’re expected to choose your career for the next 40 years.

Stop stressing about those things. Now, I know I’m not a doctor, nor am I a professional counselor, but if there’s anything I can suggest from research and my personal experience, keep trying new things in life. When you do, more things in your life will stick out. That’s when you create more memories. Start training for the 5k you’ve been saying you’ll try. Join a new organization within your community or on campus. Or even when you’re at a restaurant, dare to try something other than what you order each time. Yes, I know it sounds crazy and irrational, but maybe branching out from the typical cheeseburger to chicken nachos might be the best thing you did all week.

Seniors, you might feel as if you’re not ready for the world, but I promise it will be okay. Try your best to do what you need to get done in the present, and the future will take care of itself. After all, the future really is just a continuation of the present. So make sure you do what you can right now.

While receiving your diploma, be glad you made it and reflect on all the great memories you’ve made.

More importantly, smile at the idea of creating more cherished memories throughout the future.

Bill Townsend is a senior economics and English major from Monett, Mo.

13.6%—The average portion of your life spent at Truman.

22 years old [graduating senior]

Significant life events at Truman State: Study abroad First job Internships 21st birthday

4.6%—The portion of your life spent at Truman.

65 years old [retirement]

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Incoming leaders should be trusted

Conor Gearin Rather than worry our organizations will fall apart as soon as we leave town, we seniors should trust in the abilities of underclassmen.

Around this time each year, the executive boards of student organizations begin worrying about the power vacuum left by graduating seniors.

However, I would argue it actually is this vacuum that creates the next group of leaders.

It’s interesting how we tend to think the very conditions that created our leadership abilities would overwhelm similarly talented but younger people.

Why do we think it would be so different for them than it was for us?

Perhaps this has to do with our confusion about how leaders develop.

There are many ways to explain the phenomenon. A person’s level of ambition, whether received through nature or nurture, is one reasonable way to

explain why the world generally is divided into leaders and followers.

I have been reading Tracy Kidder’s nonfiction book “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” which tells the story of Paul Farmer, an infectious disease doctor and medical anthropologist. There is no question he has an ambitious personality. By working and travelling 100 hours or more each week, Farmer created an organization called Partners in Health that provides healthcare to thousands of people in central Haiti who otherwise would have perished. He also has helped lead the fight against the modern tuberculosis epidemic among the poor.

Farmer was driven to do these things because it bothered him so much to know a patient was going uncared for, Kidder said.

While innate ambition can play a role, there are more cynical interpretations of leaders. Laurence Peter and Raymond Hull described one such idea in their 1969 book, “The Peter Principle.” They sought to explain a world full of bridge collapses, cars sold with defects and cities built on floodplains.

“Everywhere I see incompetence rampant, incompetence triumphant,” Hull said in his introduction.

Instead of being based on innate ambition, the Peter Principle states people tend to rise through the ranks until they reach the level of their own mediocrity.

I first heard of the Peter Principle during an episode of the TV show “30 Rock.” I would argue the theme of the show in general is mediocrity — or at least learning to readjust your expectations when life doesn’t work out how you wished.

In the show, main character Liz Lemon, played by Tina Fey, finds her dream job of writing for a TV show in New York City, comes with many frustrations. Her best friend and boss Jack Donaghy, played by Alec Baldwin, experienced years of absurd success as an executive for General Electric. But then a cable company from Pennsylvania named KableTown buys out his business division, NBC. The TV station had been performing so badly that KableTown was able to make the purchase a tax-deductible donation.

But maybe there is an explanation somewhere between the Peter Principle and the effect of innate ambition.

In my experience and observations of others at Truman State, the lack of leadership can motivate people as much as or more than the presence of strong leaders. Often I have seen students who previously had not considered themselves leaders step up when they saw a need.

To me, this explains why we have so many student clubs, serving such wide-ranging interests and goals

— and why those clubs do not all disappear each year. It was the lack of women in TV writers’ rooms that drove Liz to NBC, and it was the lack of leadership in healthcare for underserved populations that drove Farmer to develop Partners in Health.

I have participated in small, struggling clubs and thriving ones. Each has experienced at least one moment during which people were not sure the club would be the same the next year. And each year, people stepped up.

However, it is an act of faith for seniors to leave the power vacuum that was so important to our own development as leaders at Truman.

Maybe it’s not that we believe no one else could do our jobs, but we have forgotten what it feels like to be a beginner — to be willing to take risks and challenge ourselves.

Whether we want to or not, we are about to return to that feeling in full force after graduation. We again will be changed by serving needs we now cannot imagine.

Conor Gearin is a senior biology and English major from St. Louis, Mo.

As a Truman student, how connected are you to the international community?

I don’t feel that connected.

There are lots of organizations I can join.

I’m somewhat connected. I can go to the MAC and talk to more people.

I used to have a lot of international friends when I was a sophomore.

I have a couple friends who are international students.

Rachel Hanna Freshman

Abraham Copi Junior

Alesha Pisciotta Senior

Christopher Beckmann Freshman

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Nepal l A magnitude 7.8 earthquake recently struck Nepal. The earthquake

caused massive damage and the country still is dealing with the effects of the disaster. Truman alumnus Patrick Myers, who was hiking in Nepal when the tremors struck, is volunteering his time to help disaster relief efforts.

Continued from page 1 “I’d like people to know that their help does not go unnoticed,” Myers said. “I’ve been thanked by Nepalese just for being American. Now I want to earn that thanks by helping any way I can.”

Junior Anjani Baral was studying at Truman when she heard the news about the earthquake in her home country. She said she remembers her great-grandmother telling her stories about the last earthquake in Nepal more than 80 years ago, but today it seems like a bad dream.

She said she has been in contact with her family every four hours thanks to emergency phone services and social media. She said her house has survived the eathquake, but her

parents have been living in their car for the past four days to stay safe from the aftershocks.

Baral said the Nepalese students she knows at Truman have been lucky — no one has lost a family member. However, she said many historic buildings and tourist attractions in their cities have been destroyed “It’s a really scary time, and it’s awful to see all the pictures of the cities and the people who died,” Baral said. “At the same time, I’m trying to be optimistic and hope that this will be a new beginning for Nepal, and a chance to grow.”

Baral said she plans to return to Nepal for the summer in two weeks to visit her family.

Namaste Nepal hosted a Nepal Awareness table on The Quad Tuesday, as well as a can-

dlelight vigil April 29 to raise awareness and show solidarity for those affected by the earthquake. The group is hosting a fundraiser and dinner from 5-6 p.m. April 30 in the Baptist Student Union building according to the Namaste Nepal website.

Tickets are $5 and proceeds will go toward relief efforts in Nepal.

Namaste Nepal is collecting donations through a GoFundMe campaign at gofundme.com/helpnepalstandtallw.

Those on Truman’s campus can make a donation through nepalfund.truman.edu, or the Advancement Office at 660785-4133.

To donate to Sardovaya, visit sarvodayausa.org. Those interested in helping also can donate to the Red Cross at redcross.org.

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Above: A yak sits atop a mountain in Nepal. Below left: Truman alumnus Patrick Myers was hiking through the mountains of Nepal when the April 25 earthquake hit. Below right: Myers traveled through rural villages, many of which greatly were impacted by the earthquake. Myers has decided to stay in Nepal until May 4 as a volunteer for Sardovaya.

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Expansion, resurfacing planned for Halliburton

By Laura seaman and Jenna Holzer TMN Reporters

Laura Seaman and Jenna Holzer/TMN Top left: Potholes have become a prominent feature of Halliburton street. Top right: Halliburton street, which runs in front of University President Troy Paino’s house, will be resurfaced in June. Above: Residents who live along Halliburton said the current drainage system is ineffective. The repairs to Halliburton Street are expected to be completed by November 1. A new sidewalk also will be installed.

The City of Kirksville will repair a section of Halliburton Street stretching south to Franklin Street.

South of the intersection at Laharpe Street, Haliburton Street is covered with potholes and surrounded by drainage ditches. The construction will begin during June and is scheduled to finish before November.

The repairs will include repaving, expanding the road width by four feet and constructing a more effective drainage system along the road. The Transportation Sales Tax will provide funding for the project. Kirksville citizens voted to approve the tax during 2014. The street currently is only 20 feet wide and covered in potholes.

City Engineer Len Kollars said the road also will be resurfaced with a 2-inch overlay and a new curb. He also said the city plans to finish these renovations by November 1, because winter and temperatures might complicate the pouring of asphalt.

The first phase of the project will cost approximately $350,000, Kollars said. However, the Transportation Sales Tax, a half-cent sales tax reserved specifically for improving Kirksville roadways, will completely fund the project.

Residents who live near this stretch of Halliburton likely will have to endure construction noise, but Kollars said they should be able to drive on the

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“At times we may close it down to make a storm drainage crossing or something like that to connect one side to the other,” Kollars said.

Kollars said Halliburton Street will have two renovations phases. The first phase will involve updating the street, and the second phase will involve sidewalk construction so people will have a safe place to walk along the street, Kollars said. The project will begin during spring 2016 and the plan is to be finished by fall of the same year, Kollars said.

Sarah Halstead, Kirksville’s Community Service Coordinator, said the sidewalk will be funded by a grant awarded to the city of Kirksville last November by the Missouri Department of Transportation. The grant allocated to sidewalk construction is worth $19 million and covers more than half the cost of the sidewalk construction, she said.

Kirksville resident Carol Pratt said she doesn’t see where sidewalks or extra pavement would fit on the edge of Halliburton, because the current drainage system causes deep ditches on the side of the road.

These ditches exist despite patchwork Pratt said was done on the water lines by the city during the past. Pratt said she faces flooding problems because of the current, ineffective drainage system.

“It’s terrible when we get a really heavy rain,” Pratt said.

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Strategic Summer Survival Guide

BY KATEY STOETZEL

Features Editor index.featureseditor@gmail.com

During summer 2012, I became convinced the zombie apocalypse was right around the corner. The revelation wasn’t as surprising as one would think. At the time, everyone already was convinced the world was going to end anyway. Why not world destruction by zombies?

It made sense. It was evident from the remote location of the office I worked at that summer, the agonizingly slow scanner I used to scan engineering reports dating as far back as 1963, the plain white walls that surrounded my desk space and the lingering smell of concrete in everything from the chairs to the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I packed for lunch. It was evident in the way I sat at my desk watching the slow scanner, counting each paper that made its journey through the machine.

Reports that reached 100 plus pages in length, and I counted them all.

The break room had a water cooler. When I was thirsty, I would grab one of those small dixie cups, fill it with water and drink the water while standing there, just to complete the cliché.

The only interesting aspect about the office were the two life-sized cardboard cut-outs residing in the break room. One was of Dolly Parton, the other Princess Leia. While certainly eccentric enough for me to question where they had come from, eventually they became another background detail of the day-to-day life of an office employee.

Around report number 27 — day six on the job — I finally decided the zombie apocalypse already was here and I unknowingly had been drafted to the side of the undead.

It was a depressing epiphany, but one that couldn’t have come any sooner. I might have been an office drone, but I wasn’t about to let the drone life control me.

I learned many ways to combat the mundane while at a job, a skill that carried over to when I wasn’t working. Writing was completed, shows were watched, plans were made. My multi-tasking ability shot through the roof.

The trick is to embrace the mundane. A lot of life is filled with it. The way I see it, summer wrongly is viewed as constantly being filled with excitement.

It’s not. It’s probably filled with zombies. That’s okay.

You’re just going to have to work around them. If you can do that, you successfully have learned how to make the most out of the boring parts of life.

If you find yourself on the verge of a zombie apocalypse this summer — also known as stuck-in-acubicle — refer to the flow chart we have provided you. We may not lead you down the perfect path, but we definitely will lead you to a more entertaining one.

Will You be staying in Kirksville?

Will you have a summer Job or internship?

Will you work in an office?

Survival Tips : - Google Better Jobs - Don’t focus on how mundane life is...

- Doodle - Stash Snacks - Watch “Office Space”

Get on that

Rejoice!

Will you be traveling?

- Be on alert for local events: - live concerts - baseball games - Visit your local zoo - street fAirs - film festivals and discount movies - Play road trip games - Amp up your instagram - Stay Current by Blogging - Go old school — write postcards - Keep a journal

Do you like spending time outdoors?

Do you Have access to a car?

- Watch Motocross in Huntsville, Mo. - Visit the B&B Moberly Drive-In Theater - Go to a friday night auction at McMain Auction Services - Buy pie at the amish markets in nearby towns - visit the annual nemo fair - Have tons of fun at thousand hills state park

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TruSlam slams last showcase

BY HOLLY FISHER Copy Editor

A torrent of words and emotion flooded the Baldwin Hall Little Theatre during the TruSlam 2015 showcase last Friday.

The show consisted of seven slam poetry performances. The topics included politics, hypothetical conversations with animals, personal stories and the depths of space itself.

During a typical TruSlam event, these performances are pitted against each other in competition. For this showcase, TruSlam members performed poems they had been working on simply for the enjoyment of performing in front of an audience.

Slam poetry slightly differs from print poetry, said senior Codi Caton, TruSlam founder and co-president.

Caton said this difference largely exists in the subtlety behind the poems. “[In print poetry], we want to give them a little piece at a time, and maybe there’s a hidden metaphor somewhere, and if you analyze it for 20 minutes, you get it,� Caton said. “And that’s great, and that’s a wonderful thing to do, but when you read it out loud you have to give them everything they’re going to get in three minutes.�

Caton said slam poems, like print poetry, still use various literary devices but the structure and elements of the poem generally are used to make the audience feel certain emotions rather than point to a deeper, hidden meaning.

Caton said TruSlam officially began meeting as a The group aims to help students develop as writstudent organization approximately two years ago. ers or performers, and encourages those students who Before then, he said the founding members were just write original work to put themselves out in the open, a few friends who met during their Truman Week Benefield said. She said the group is open to any and all classes and had a shared interest in creative writing. majors, and is a perfect fit for anyone looking to join an “A bunch of us got together and just read our works, interesting, low-time-commitment organization. and a lot of it wasn’t slam stuff — it was just whatever Freshman Abagail Dorsey, who joined TruSlam durwe were writing,� Caton said. “I loved that we had a ing fall 2014, said her first impression was how friendcommunity that was doing that. We were meeting in ly and accepting the group’s members were. the dark, kind of like a ‘Dead“They were amazing,�

Poet’s Society’ silly thing.�

Dorsey said. “I was very Caton said TruSlam main- “For me, from the very inspired, and they knew tains a similar casual atmoI liked to write and they beginning, it’s always been sphere during its meetings. knew I liked to perform, Members usually discuss curthis was a place where about creating a community.� and rent events in the world of I really didn’t have to act — TruSlam co-president senior slam poetry, prepare for slam because confessional poevents, and offer friendly crietry is acceptable. You Hope Benefield tiques of poems and other can actually talk about written works. yourself and that doesn’t TruSlam co-president senior Hope Benefield require a lot of acting — it requires a lot of honesty.� said the purpose of TruSlam always has been to For her, Dorsey said, working on slam poetry is create a safe space for those interested in creative purifying, and she said being a part of TruSlam has writing and, with the vocal aspect of slam poet- helped her with certain insecurities regarding her talry, to work with something more interactive than ents and abilities. printed words.

She said the welcoming environment of the group has “For me, from the very beginning, it’s always been been a great place to spend her Monday nights, in comabout creating a community,� Benefield said. “A writ- parison to working on homework in her room. er’s community, but not just on the page — definitely For more information visit TruSlam’s Facebook more verbal, more performance based, reaching out a page. Those interested in listening TruSlam perforlot more to the broader, general community.� mances can listen at soundcloud.com/truslam.

SAB scores with bubble soccer

Katey Stoetzel/Index The Student Activities Board hosted Bubble Soccer April 28 in the Rec Center Multipurpose room. Students got the opportunity to play a modified form of soccer while inside a large inflated bubble. Right: SAB members reinflate the large bubbles between games. Left: A group of friends kick a soccer ball back and forth, playing a game of soccer while wearing the large inflatable bubble to add to the challenge.

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Celebrity memorabilia to be sold at auction to benefit Truman employee

BY COURTNEY KAUFFMAN Assistant Features Editor

Going once, going twice — sold to the woman in the red dress. Many celebrity items will be auctioned off at the Jerry Frost Benefit Auction, that aims to raise money for former Sodexo employee Jerry Frost to help him pay off his medical debt.

The auction will take place 11 a.m. May 9 at the Novinger Community Center in Novinger, Missouri.

Frost had a diabetic attack that hospitalized him for a month while he was uninsured, which resulted in $40,000 of medical debt. A variety of items will be auctioned off, including celebrity memorabilia, household goods, collectibles, antiques, clothing, books, decorations and more.

Frost said he worked for Sodexo as the Ryle Hall card swiper during fall 2014.

Frost said he was diagnosed with diabetes during June 2014, but was unaware of the severity of his disease. He said he thought he just had the flu and when he woke up one morning unable to move his legs, he was terrified to discover how serious his illness had become.

Frost said his family, especially his mother and wife, has put a lot of time into gathering items and preparing baskets for the auction. Among these baskets are themes such as safari, spring cleaning and handyman baskets, he said.

“The celebrity involvement has been so surprising and awesome,” Frost said. “The fact they don’t even know who I am yet they have sent so much — it has been so incredible. I am overwhelmed by people’s willingness to help, [and] the outpouring of love and the items is just phenomenal.”

Frost said he hopes to return to Truman State during fall 2015, but he said he is unsure if there will be an available position for him or if his health will be adequate.

His wife Tamara Frost, who is a Truman alumna and the organizer of the auction, said she transferred from Truman to an online job during February 2015 to get affordable insurance to pay for medical expenses.

Because of the transfer, Jerry was uncovered during February. The Frosts accrued thousands of dollars in medical debt before Tamara’s new coverage became availabe to them.

Jerry was in the hospital the entire month fighting off infections and relearning how to walk, Tamara said. It has been difficult to adjust to recovery since there still are days when Jerry feels healthy and days when he doesn’t, she said.

“We knew we needed to start making plans to raise money,” Tamara said. “Jerry wanted to do an auction since auctions are really big in Novinger. Over time this [auction] changed from a couple of small things, like a picture of President Carter, to a huge celebrity auction.”

Tamara said many of the donated items have been taken out of the celebrity’s stock and sent completely free of charge. She said she is amazed and grateful at the generosity of so many celebrities.

The auction will include items such as a signed photograph of Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise, an autographed Kate Todd CD and an autographed book

by Yvonne Craig, the original Batgirl on television, Tamara said. Also up for bidding will be personally recorded voicemails by Susan C. Bennett, who is the voice of Apple’s “Siri,” El “The Voice of AOL” Edwards, voice actor Larry Kenney, who is the voice of Sonny the Cuckoo Bird and Lion-O in “ThunderCats,” voice actor Bob Bergen, who is the voice of “Porky Pig,” voice actor Maurice LaMarche and voice actor Daran Norris, who is the voice of Cosmo from “The Fairly Odd Parents,” she said.

Tamara said there is a lot of effort going into determing how best to preserve items. She said once she receives an item, it must be catalogued, photographed, evaluated based on condition and authenticated. She said she writes thank you cards to each donor as well.

Tamara said writing thank you cards takes a lot of time, but she said she thinks it’s the least she can do to show her gratitude for all the amazing items she’s received.

Tamara said she is a former adjunct communication professor and is amazed by the support from her former Truman students. Many students have donated money toward paying off the Frosts’ debt, she said.

She said she is surprised by her former students’ donations because most were international students and it has been many years since she taught them.

Voice actor Larry Kenney said he donated signed pictures and a personally recorded voicemail to the auction.

He said the highest bidder for the voicemail will provide their information to him, pick a character voice and he will record their personal voicemail message.

Kenney said he was contacted by the Frosts and was very willing to be involved after hearing about Jerry’s situation. Kenney said he did not know all the details, but the little bit of information he was given was enough to make him want to help. Kenney said because he is in a situation where he’s been very fortu-

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Katey Stoetzel/Index Above: Photographs signed by actor Dweir Brown donated to the auction. These photos as well as a signed book will be auctioned to raise money for the Frost family.

Left: A hand-crafted Hello Kitty fashioned to look like Twisty from “American Horror Story” and a mug autographed by him will appeal to bidders with an interest current television shows. A variety of celebrity items were donated to help raise money.

Below: The signed autobiography of Yvonne Craig, the original Batgirl on TV, also was donated. The auction will sell a variety of household items. nate throughout life, he said he’s never too busy to say he can’t spare 15 minutes to help out.

“Any time I can give something back, I [do],” Kenney said. “[It] makes me feel like I’m doing something a little bit more than just doing funny voices.”

Kenney said he is very involved with events similar to this one and hopes to continue to give back however he can.

Anyone can make donations at the Jerry Frost GoFundMe page, gofundme.com/ot85sc. A second auction will take place September 26 featuring more celebrity items including an “Avengers: Age of Ultron” poster signed by Joss Whedon. For more information about the auctions, visit the Live Benefit Auction Facebook page or contact Tamara Frost at tamara.frost@wgu.edu.

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Director’s Showcase of One Act Plays 8 p.m. in the James G. Severns Theatre in Ophelia Parrish Senior theatre majors in the Play Direction class will present a festival of one-act plays including “Perspective,”“Minutiae,”“Lunch With Ginger,”“4 A.M. (Open All Night),”“Low Bridge” and “Minimalist Men.” Admission is free.

Stress Less for Success 4-6 p.m. on The Quad and in Pickler Memorial Library 108 The Wellness Zone will offer free food, free massages from its massage chairs, and free fun and games on The Quad. Take time out to let your mind and body relax with this stress-free event.

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Welcome to the Picks of the Week, where we update you about anything ranging from special events, movies, music and entertainment taking place around campus and Kirksville.

The Index has scoured the Internet and gone deep into the recesses of Netflix to find the things you have yet to discover. We lie in wait for new entertainment to hit the web or the shelves. We do the heavy lifting when it comes to all things entertainment, and for your sake, we deem them a hit or a miss.

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Superheroes, the villains of the box office

BY KATEY STOETZEL

Features Editor index.featureseditor@gmail.com

If you’ve been following these weekly reviews, you might have noticed a superhero trend. I have written about everything from The CW’s “Arrow” and “The Flash” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

If you are not a superhero fan, I acknowledge your opinion, but I’m not apologizing for the overabundance of superhero talk.

Why? Because I love superheroes, and I’m making them the focus of my last review in honor of today’s release of “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

And I’m not the only one who loves them. I feel sorry for any movie being released this weekend that isn’t an Avengers movie. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is expected to make about $210 million its opening weekend, which would make it the largest opening in film history, according to hollywoodreporter.com, The film already has reached $219 million in overseas revenue, according to hollywoodreporter.com.

On the DC side of things, the “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” trailer leaked online a few weeks ago. News of the “Suicide Squad” movie has been hitting the Internet lately, with Jared Leto premiering his Joker look for the first time last weekend. Ezra Miller will suit up as The Flash for future DC movies.

The “Fantastic Four” reboot is right around the corner, and casting details for “X-Men: Apocalypse” have been circulating news sites as well.

“Deadpool” with Ryan Reynolds finally has been greenlit by Fox. Superheroes aren’t just dominating the big screen, though. On TV, “Arrow” and “The Flash” are creating their own DC universe on The CW, with talks of another spin-off show featuring Brandon Routh’s Atom, Wentworth Miller’s Captain Cold, Victor Garber’s one half of Firestorm and Caity Lotz’s Black Canary in the works. “Gotham” might feature a Batman-less Gotham City, but it has plenty of nods to superheroes and many of Batman’s enemies are getting screen time dedicated to backstories. The CBS fall line-up this year will include “Supergirl,” with rumors of possible crossovers with “Arrow” and “The Flash.”

Marvel steadily has been expanding the MCU into television with “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Agent Carter” and most recently, “Daredevil.” Not to mention the massive list of Marvel film line-ups that extend all the way to 2019.

Whether you like it or not, superheroes are everywhere — and will be for at least another four years.

And I am totally down with that. As someone who never got into comics or graphic novels, my knowledge of the superhero world extends to what I see in films, on TV and whatever I quickly look up online to understand certain aspects of the shows or movies.

My reasons for loving the superhero genre probably are in line with everyone else’s reasons — like the idea there is someone out there to tackle larger-than-life bad guys. Superheroes rarely have ulterior motives other than saving people. They don’t pass judgment or criticize. It’s a comforting idea.

And then you have superheroes such as the ones in “Guardians of the Galaxy,” who are the likable, but not always the most moral characters. They’re cool people or aliens you could be friends with, who also happen to save the world a time or two.

While I love superhero summer blockbusters, my heart belongs to the television medium, and the superheroes who are getting the opportunity to tell their stories episode by episode.

I’m more of a Marvel cheerleader when it comes to films, but I’m split between DC and Marvel television. Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen/The Flash is fantastic every week, mixing angst and optimism perfectly, while Oliver Queen/Arrow steadily is becoming more angsty, Stephen Amell constantly brings it all the time. And another shoutout to Charlie Cox as Daredevil, whom I wrote a lot about last week.

So when you’re bored this summer and can’t find anything decent to watch, assemble your friends together and watch some superheroes save the world.

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Golfers place twelfth

BY SARAH HICKS

Staff Reporter

MacKenna Palazza/Index Junior pitcher Kindra Henze and senior first baseman Liz Leath congratulate one another after a play during Sunday’s home game against the University of Indianapolis. The Bulldogs split with the No. 9 Greyhounds.

Softball takes three the regular season with three wins out of four games at home

during game one. Despite only a four hit day for the Bulldogs, the team went on

eighth loss, allowing eight hits and

game two against the No. 9 nationally

from a tough loss and continue to

BY SAM STEWART Staff Reporter

when the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds and St. Joseph’s College gan the four-game home stand against the Greyhounds with a split. day, the team rallied after an 8-0 loss

Sports editor salutes Sports editor highlights teams who made vast improvements during the 2014-15 school year

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ning, three more times during the third Junior pitcher Kindra Henze started for the Bulldogs and suffered her

that we really pulled together,” freshman utility Alyssa Spoerer said.

Game two went in favor of the purple and white. Junior pitcher Kelsea during the entire game as a two-out rally spurred the Bulldogs to action

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just a staff reporter during the fall. I hope issues to you every Thursday this semester. as an editor are the great strides Truman State athletics has made throughout this academic year. The graphic to the right highlights four teams who performed exceptionally during their sophomore seajust four teams made the list, there are dominant after its historic season a year

more than 10 years. It’s safe to say the

to scoring position off a wild pitch.

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score of 222.

Although the ladies placed 12th, hilly course and rough weather, and Kim said she prepared to face the

and having fun. While this is the Bulldogs’ last tournament of the season,

Men

Women

Baseball: 20-22

Volleyball: 23-12

4th in GLVC West

5th in GLVC

Basketball: 20-7

Soccer: 12-5-4

3rd in GLVC West

NCAA Tournament qualifier, 2nd in GLVC

the year strong. out the season, and squeezed in a few

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leading up to the tournament. She would not have played as well during the three-day GLVC tournament.

Kim said she was happy with her

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Baseball: 27-15

Volleyball: 29-4

forward to the freshman talent coming next year. She said she will miss the team’s graduating seniors Courtney Cisler and Riley Keltner.

Cisler and Keltner tied for 56th place overall and shared third place on the team at the event. Both women shot a 272 during the tournament.

3rd in GLVC West

GLVC champions, Midwest Region No. 1 seed

59th overall and shot a 273.

Keltner said while she was not

Basketball: 20-10 GLVC quarterfinalist, 2nd in GLVC West

Soccer: 13-5-2 NCAA Tournament qualifier, GLVC semifinalist

played against during previous seasons. However, she said she is grateful for the guidance from coaches ana, and is pleased with the career she’s had at Truman.

Second Year Success

weather was rough. She said she was happy with how her teammates played through adversity. they were not happy with their individual scores, they agreed they played a strong mental game. Cisler said the mental aspect is important to golf.

Sources: givesports.com, trumanbulldogs.com

Senior hurdler Taylor Dinyer placed first in the 100meter hurdles last Saturday at the True Blue Open in Jacksonville, Illinois. Dinyer was one of five Bulldog women who won their respective events, and the team finished second in the overall standings.

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in it,” Cisler said. “That’s an important thing to do in golf. We all hung in there and fought.”

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of the championships.

The University of Indianapolis won the GLVC championships, shooting 912 as a team. The overall winner was Sophomore Allison Koester from the University of Southern Indiana,

tive during my golf rounds,” Kim said.

“I tend to get down on myself easily when I am playing poorly, so I wanted to change that going into conference.”

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day, and improved during the second day with a team score of 338. The

chipping and putting. She said she also prepared mentally during the two

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The women’s golf team placed 12th out of 14 teams at the GLVC Women’s Golf Championship April 24-26. The tournament was hosted in Waterloo, Illinois.

Junior Kim Bartmettler placed 51st overall and shot a 266 during the tournament. Freshman Nicolle Bartmettler, Kim’s younger sister, placed 19th overall in the conference, shooting 243 during the three days.

In total, the Bulldogs shot 1,041 during the three-day tournament.

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Index gives best of Truman athletics recap

HENRY JANSSEN Staff Reporter

SCOTT KRIEGSHAUSER TMN TV Sports Manager

The 2014-15 school year has been an incredible one to watch for Truman State athletics. We have seen record-breaking performances, outstanding plays and a GLVC championship. As a couple of guys who covered all the Bulldogs this year across multiple media platforms, here are our picks for the “Best of” Truman sports this school year. We, in altruistic fashion, are opening the floodgates of our own personal Twitter accounts for your opinions or objections. Who got snubbed? Let the flame war begin for @ScottKriegs and @booz_radley.

Play of the Year Scott­ ­—­ Junior outfielder T.J. Wood robs potential game-tying home run vs. Drury University, April 10 The Bulldog baseball team was ahead by two runs during the bottom of the 10th inning against the Panthers, with two outs and a runner on base. Drury’s junior Conner Wilson, a redshirt first baseman, hit a long fly ball that seemed destined to go over the fence. But instead, Truman junior center fielder T.J. Wood tracked the ball, timed his jump perfectly and robbed a potential game-tying home run for the last out of the extra inning with a Bulldog win.

“All I remember is jumping on the wall to get up higher and reaching over the fence and feeling the ball hit my glove and squeezing as hard as I could while I brought it back into play,” Wood said. “It’s a surreal feeling because at the time, it felt to me like that was the type of play I expect to make for my teammates.”

Truman head coach Dan Davis said it best.

“It was the best catch I’ve ever seen in person, without a doubt,” Davis said.

Henry — T.J. Wood’s robbed home run Although the only video evidence of the play is akin to the quality of Bigfoot footage, the immediate reaction from Wood’s teammates, sprinting to the outfield to carry their centerfielder in celebration, is enough to understand how energizing Wood’s leap over the wall must have been. Like Willie Mays’ legendary catch deep in centerfield of the Polo Grounds during the 1954 World Series or Pelé’s off-camera goal as an 18-year-old, lack of quality video footage won’t hinder this moment from being considered perhaps the defining highlight of Truman baseball’s most successful season.

Team of the Year Scott — Volleyball (29-4 overall record, GLVC championship win and regional No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament) The Truman volleyball team had 23 wins during the 2013 season and fell just one game short of a conference championship afer losing to Indianapolis last year. After a first-round exit at the NCAA Midwest Regional, the team had a bit of a chip on its shoulder coming into this season. During 2014, the team went 29-4 overall, 17-1 in the GLVC, was a perfect 9-0 in road games and won the GLVC tournament by defeating McKendree University in a 5-set thriller. It was the program’s first GLVC title, and the first conference title for volleyball since 2007.

At the NCAA Midwest regional, the Bulldogs were seeded No. 1, and they had to face a familiar foe during round one — McKendree, just five days after beating them for the GLVC title.

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This time, Truman won in a clean sweep, 3-0. Although Truman lost during the next round, the team’s season still should be considered a success, as they are the only Truman team — thus far — to win a GLVC championship this season.

Henry — Baseball (27-15 overall record, 18-12 GLVC, season still in progress) For a program that has had more than its fair share of bumps along the 49-year path to success, head coach Dan Davis finally has Bulldog baseball moving in the right direction. Davis certainly has gotten some help from his players, a handful of whom are downright studly. The Bulldogs currently have three players batting more than .350, led by senior infielder Paul Trenhaile, who is hitting an eye-popping .404. The team is not lacking defensive efficiency or pitching either, and Davis’ squad of hand-picked talent has well exceeded the fans’ expectations for the team’s 2015 outing. Senior Cody Gardner and redshirt freshman Kent Frantz lead a solid Bulldog pitching rotation, combining for 14 wins and just four losses in 18 total starts.

The ‘Dogs have performed against the highest level of competitors — earlier during the season they swept a four-game series on the road against defending national champions, the University of Southern Indiana. While it might be a bit unfair to discount other successful Bulldogs’ seasons for this distinguishing honor simply because of an early end to their postseasons, such as the men’s basketball program, the turnaround Davis’ team has taken in both performance and culture is so stark — sorry Scott — it makes them a no-brainer for team of the year.

Female Athlete of the Year Scott — Junior midfielder Alexis Heffernan, Soccer Let’s just list Heffernan’s 2014 accolades — First-team Daktronics All-Region, National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Region, All-GLVC — her second all-conference nod — and both GLVC and NSCAA Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 8. Oh yeah, and she’s only a junior. Heffernan scored 10 of the team’s 27 goals during the season, after scoring only nine total during her first two years. Head women’s soccer coach Mike Cannon obviously is impressed.

“When your midfielder is your best attacker, that says a lot,” Cannon said. “Her role on the team expanded after we lost a big class, and her leadership gradually improved. She really carried a younger team.”

When asked how Heffernan could improve for her senior season, Cannon said there’s not a lot she needs to work on.

“We just want to give her more freedom on the field, and we hope to have a stronger supporting cast around her next year,” Cannon said.

Henry — Senior guard Allie Norton, Basketball Norton completed an exceptional career as a Bulldog, albeit one that sadly came to a halt when the ‘Dogs dropped their first-round GLVC tournament game after winning the conference title during 2013-14. Norton shot a career high 41 percent from the field, scoring 15.5 points per game. Her 272 career 3-pointers with a .424 rate are the best throughout the program’s history, and she is eighth on Truman’s all-time women’s basketball scoring list with 1306 points. Norton’s 3.4 rebounds per game also were an unexpected lift in production for the 5-foot-6-inch guard from Bloomington, Illinois. Assistant coach Adam Tandez said Norton’s presence on the court alone provided big matchup and game-planning questions for opposing defenses. Head coach Amy Eagan will be looking to fill a huge void in the point guard position with Norton’s departure.

Male Athlete of the Year Scott — Senior guard Seth Jackson, Basketball Bulldog senior guard Seth Jackson had a historic 2014 season. His 623 points not only were a GLVC high, but also totalled the most points scored in a single season by a player in Truman history. His 198 free throws made and 269 free throws at-

tempted also were school records. Out of the 28 games played this year, Jackson was in double figures 26 times, with 18 of those games eclipsing the 20 point mark. He finished his career as Truman’s third all-time leading scorer in men’s basketball, behind alumni Cory Parker and Steve Schieppe.

During a conference loaded with strong teams, Jackson helped lead the Bulldogs to the second round of the GLVC Tournament. Jackson was a pleasure to watch all year, and this season undoubtedly will go down as one of the best individual seasons in Truman basketball history.

Henry — Senior guard Seth Jackson, Basketball Jackson, as fans saw all four years of his Bulldog career, has no ceiling. From being the MIAA Freshman of the Year three years ago to earning a spot on the All-GLVC team as a senior, Jackson’s career was electrifying to follow. Jackson led the GLVC during his senior season by scoring in a generally unselfish manner. His senior season drew the attention of a number of European clubs and he will test his hand at a professional basketball career once he graduates during May. Even when the game was on the road, Jackson’s performance against conference-tournament champs Drury was an outing that bordered on legendary, as he posted a careerhigh 42 points. While all the hubbub seems to be about Jackson’s innate slashing and scoring ability, he quietly managed to post 4.6 rebounds per game to go with his 22.3 points on average. The 2014-15 academic year saw a number of other very qualified candidates for the Male Athlete of the Year honor, namely senior running back Garrett White and senior infielder Paul Trenhaile, but no one provided quite as much excitement for the Bulldog fans as Jackson did.

Coach of the Year Scott — Dan Davis, Baseball Henry summed this up pretty well earlier, but Davis has taken Truman baseball to a place it never has been before.

The season is not even over yet, and the team already has set a school record in wins. This comes off the heels of a 26-win season last year, marking the first time in the history of the program the team had consecutive 20-plus win seasons. However, Davis has a much bigger goal in mind for this team this year — a trip to the College World Series.

“If we can continue to move forward, and we can find a way to get an at-large bid by being in the top six in the region, we are only three or four wins away from making the College World Series,” Davis said. “We can win four games in a row against the best. We’ve done it.”

Henry — Chris Foster, Men’s Basketball While Foster and his men fell short of the ultimate goal for the 2014-15 campaign, his inaugural season as the head basketball coach was a resounding success. The ‘Dogs finished with a final record of 20-10, and though this point is now one that has been run into the ground, it marks the first time in 70 years that Truman men’s basketball reached 20 wins during consecutive seasons. When former head coach Matt Woodley decided he would move up to the NBA Developmental League during the offseason, less than a week went by before Athletic Director Jerry Wollmering announced Foster, an associate coach under Woodley, would be taking the position. Foster certainly got a great deal of help from his studs, Jackson and senior guard Reed Mells, but the cohesion of this year’s team was paramount to Jackson and Mells’ selfless brand of basketball. Foster will have a hard time replacing his seniors, but with junior guard Cole Myers and redshirt sophomore guard Cory Myers and sophomore guard Kyle Kanaskie, young, post players such as sophomore forwards Billy Daniel and Connor Erickson, and pure shooters like junior guard Andrew Vander Zwaag, Foster has a notable pool of talent which he already has made considerable strides in developing.

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No days off for TSU athletes

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handling, getting shots up, and playing every day are all really important at the guard position.”

Cole said he is planning to improve many aspects of his game during the offseason.

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For Truman State athletes, son, these individuals spend their summer months lifting weights, running sprints and improving technique in preparation for their respective sports.

Each athlete has a dif-

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on when his or her sport is in season. Fall sports, such country and soccer, have to lier than the rest of the studuring the start of the school pared. This requires more stringent conditioning programs. Spring sports, such as have as strict requirements cause they are just finishing up their seasons during the end of the semester. They their respective seasons while on campus during the winter months. Other Bull-

and he wants to expand his game from just jump shots.

He said he plans to improve to create more opportunities

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this upcoming season.

Cole said he is motivated push each other and always are competing with one another to improve. Cole said another source of motivation came from getting to the GLVC conference tournament this season, one game further than they did a year ago.

“The main goal is always tournament and to get a ment,” Cole said. “I want to

the utmost condition months

fielder Devin Gudehus said

Junior tight end Evan Cerseason. He said his hometown of have the same facilities Truman’s campus provides. Cerven said Truman’s athletic facilities allow him to improve more than if he were to stay at home during the summer. from an overall team standpoint, Cerven said. He said when he stays on campus during the summer, it gives mates and enjoy time off together.

Though it is not mandatory that footthe summer, Cerven said many choose rie among players during training and in everyday life. running together,” Cerven said. “We

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Wednesday and Thursday, run after every weight lifting session and com-

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on areas of their game that need the most improvement whenever they want, Cerven said. He said during

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to focus on and improve his overall strength and speed.

lifting regimen and are required to

throughout the summer, which enjority of their training on their own.

team coaches.

than conditioning during the summer. She said the coaches require three days of sport-specific training players prepare for their fitness test, which is held during the fall when divided into groups, Gudehus said.

She said while the majority of the pitchers have to pay more attention to their cardio and stamina.

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SOFTBALL l Truman State softball splits with No. 9 Indianapolis and wins two against St. Joseph’s College at home Continued from page 11 in for the score, putting the ‘Dogs up 1-0.

outs, earning her 15th win of the season.

The Bulldogs continued their home stand on April 27 earned their 16th wins of the season.

Game one was a tightly contested game with one run the game for the ‘Dogs. This was her 15th home run of the season.

MacKenna Palazza/Index Senior second baseman Andrea Klipsch awaits a pitch while the visiting team spectates. The ‘Dogs split with nationally ranked University of Indianapolis last Sunday at Bulldog Softball Park.

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Top Left: Senior first baseman Liz Leath makes contact at the plate against William Jewell College on Saturday, April 11. The Bulldogs won both games against William Jewell, 4-1 and 8-4. Top Right: Senior outside hitter, an AllAmerican, Allie Brak attacks the net against Quincy University September 30. The ‘Dogs defeated Quincy in three sets.

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Above Left: Senior point guard Reed Mells pulls up for a jumper against Maryville University January 17. Truman bested Maryville 77-54. Above Right: Freshman defender Caity Schmitt battles with a Missouri University of Science and Technology player September 28. Truman soccer defeated S&T 2-0. Below: The Truman Bulldog defense huddles during the Homecoming game October 11. William Jewell ousted the Bulldogs 21-17.

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