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Guilty plea for ongoing sexual assault finished

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Photos submitted by Kirksville Police Department These are the mug shots of the three people arrested in the burglaries around Adair and neighboring counties.

Detective Steve Feney said there are still other suspects believed to be involved in the burglaries under investigation.

Justice brought against burglaries

By Emily Merkle/Staff Writer

Adair County Sheriff Robert Hardwick said between May 1 and the middle of August, 15 to 20 burglaries took place in Adair, Schuyler, Knox, Macon and Sullivan counties.

See BURGLARIES, Page 4

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. according to Casenet.com the defendant in a sexual assault case made a guilty plea to sexual misconduct in the second degree and felonious restraint and was sentenced to four years of supervised probation.

On Dec. 14, 2014, one year, eight months, and 23 days earlier, this sexual assault occurred between two international Truman State students off campus.

Matt Wilson, Kirksville prosecuting attorney for the case, said a guilty plea is different than a court trial where a jury decides a verdict, which is what would have happened had the defendant pleaded not guilty. Wilson said when a guilty plea is entered it usually means the defendant is acknowledging they did commit the crimes they are charged with and accepts the sentencing. Wilson said both victims and defendants can benefit from entering a guilty plea.

“There is some benefit in guilty pleas being entered for victims,” Wilson said. “I don’t know any sober, consenting adults, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, who like to talk about what they do in their own bedroom with 12 strangers. In cases like this, we’re asking an individual who has been violated to come and talk with 12 strangers and maybe more, because it’s an open court, and explain what went on. That’s a pretty traumatic and difficult thing for people to do.”

Wilson said, especially in sexual assault cases, victims can find peace in hearing their perpetrators take responsibility for their actions.

“It gives them closure to hear their perpetrator say ‘I’m guilty. I did it,’” Wilson said.

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Truman administration weighs in on student mental health

By Johanna Burns

In the last two years, University Counseling Services’ number of clients increased by 100, making the total number of clients more than double what it was ten years ago. To meet the growing needs of students, UCS hired two new counselors.

The new counselors, one of whom is a social worker who will act as a case manager for UCS, will allow the center to operate more efficiently. As a result, the center will be open more often, to lighten the case load of each counselor and provide better care to students, focus on issues such as suicide prevention and implement programs such as the new equine group therapy program.

Brenda Higgins, University Counseling Services director, said the two new counselors, Matt Stocks and Angel Utt, bring a lot of benefits to the center.

“We have had a social worker on our staff in the past and it’s just a little different perspective that adds to our team,” Higgins said.

Higgins said the center was able to hire new staff because the administration recognized the difficulty of serving an exponentially growing number of students in need.

Higgins said there was concern about the amount of time it was taking students to be seen at UCS. She said it was a good thing the University saw the need and made the commitment to finding new staff. Higgins said a good number of students who leave the University do so for mental health reasons, and she said being able to provide better care for students will allow the money being spent on new staff to return to the University in the form of retained students.

“We were doing our best to meet the needs of students, but it’s very hard for therapists to keep maybe 50 clients in their mind all the time,” Higgins said.

“I think students were expressing those concerns to others.”

Higgins said she thinks the reason the number of students using UCS resources

has increased is multi-faceted. Higgins said on the one hand, UCS has been working to reduce the stigma behind seeking mental health help, and she said she thinks they have been successful. On the other hand, Higgins said she thinks there are more people who need help, particularly with anxiety issues. She said there seems to be a trend where more students are coming in who had previously sought treatment earlier in their life.

The additional counselors will help students to be treated in a more timely manner, Higgins said. She also said those students with more significant problems, such as suicide issues, will hopefully be able to be seen more often.

Because Utt is a case manager and social worker, she will be able to follow through with students who are having difficulties in several areas, Higgins said. By being employeed by UCS, the case manager will be able to put all the pieces of treatment for those students together while maintaining confidentiality. She said the center hasn’t had this position in the past, so they’re hoping it will turn out to be helpful.

Higgins said the additional staff will also allow UCS to stay open during lunch and have more available meeting times for students.

Another major change at UCS is the use of a local psychiatric nurse practitioner to come to UCS once a week, Higgins said.

She said this will allow the center to provide more service to those students who need elevated, specialized care. Higgins said the nurse practitioner will work with UCS and the Student Health Center.

Higgins said the center will implement a new program based on equine therapy sessions because UCS counselor Beth Miller is certified in equine therapy. She said they will coordinate their efforts with Truman’s equine program.

Higgins said Miller will conduct one group therapy this semester in collaboration with an equine specialist.

Higgins said they anticipate that equine therapy will continue to grow.

She said in the future she would like to

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see student-led changes. Higgins said the center tries to provide resources based on what students are telling UCS they would like to see. Additionally, Higgins said she anticipates putting more resources on the UCS website, ucs.truman.edu, such as self-directed anxiety or stress reduction resources.

“We like to hear feedback from students,” Higgins said. “If we’re serving the needs of the students and if the students are pleased with the outcome of our services — ­ that’s our goal.”

Higgins said UCS is aware of the number of suicidal students on Truman’s campus and said while this issue was a factor in the decision to hire more staff, it was not the sole factor, nor were the recent student deaths — this decision has been in the works for several months.

Higgins said student deaths devastate the people at UCS as much as they do the whole Truman community. She said one death by suicide is one too many, and UCS does its best to offer services to prevent that. Higgins said UCS sees a number of suicidal students. Higgins said while those deaths aren’t surprising, they are hurtful, and she said they are one of the reasons it’s so important UCS is able to see more students more often.

Higgins said funding has been an issue for UCS in the past, and this affects hiring because the center has to find qualified counselors willing to move to Kirksville or who are already in the area and willing to work for a lower salary than they might outside of the college environment.

“My hope is always that what we’re getting is people who are committed to college student development,” Higgins said.

Lou Ann Gilchrist, vice president for Student Affairs, said in the early spring the University administration takes into consideration statistics and data when considering whether or not to hire staff. Gilchrist said the department has to justify the need and that the need will continue.

“The data that was presented indicated that it is not likely that the need for counseling services is going to level off or diminish in the years to come,” Gilchrist said.

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To establish need and justify the hiring of a new staff member, a department is required to submit a proposal to the University president’s executive staff, according to Gilchrist.

Gilchrist said in terms of hiring the new counselors, she submitted not only UCS utilization statistics but also information about incoming college students and their needs, as well as information showing that other universities are increasing their counseling staff.

Gilchrist said when it comes to hiring new staff, it’s always a question of where the money is coming from.

Dave Rector, vice president for administration, finance and planning, said the process for deciding to hire new staff is a long one. Rector said it begins in January when the governor makes funding recommendations to state universities. Rector said the University president then presents the budget to staff in February, which the staff then uses to develop staffing proposals. He said this process lasts until April when the president’s staff reviews the proposals and makes a preliminary budget. Rector said in May the budget is finalized, contingent upon the governor. Budgets are finalized in June when the state appropriations are finalized. Rector said the departments that were approved for new staff can then begin the hiring process.

Rector said the president’s staff has to prioritize needs because not all staff needs can be met every year. He said this means once a department has been granted a new staff hire, their priority for future requests is lowered.

Rector said the whole process hinges on the fact that there is only a certain amount of new money to allocate and ultimately the president makes the decision of whether or not to hire new staff.

Rector said the data presented to the staff show there was a legitimate need at UCS, and the students showed their support for more staff at UCS. Rector said if students are interested in bringing funding into an area on campus they think needs more resources, they should contact the head of that department. @TrumanMediaNet

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Art faculty opens new art gallery

CORRECTION In last week’s issue of the Index, there was an error in “Truman searches for new president” on page 1. The article stated that Academic Search will serve as the search firm for Truman’s next president, but the search firm will instead be R. William Funk and Associates.

NEWS IN BRIEF

IT Services to shut down Sept. 11

Photo by Athena Geldbach/ TMN Top: Photography professor Amanda Breitbach has her photography work on display with work from Art Department Chair Aaron Fine and art professors Francine Fox and Laura Bigger. The exhibit is called New Work by Truman State Art Faculty. Middle Left: Breitback’s work hangs in the University Art Gallery. The exhibit opened Sept. 1 and will remain open until Oct. 8. Bottom: Gallery visitors gather around Brietback’s work.

The exhibit reception on Sept 6. at 5:30 p.m. was a free event open to the public.

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Truman State University Information Technology Services will have a full power outage in McClain Hall Sept. 11. The outage is to allow maintenance on the electrical system in McClain. McClain Hall is the location of the data center on campus.

Starting at 6 a.m., campus will not have access to IT services like Blackboard, TruView, wireless internet and cable television.

The maitenance is expected to take several hours, but after it returns it will take about two hours to restart all IT services.

Colloquium to host Puerto Rican Nationalist Party event The Global Issues Colloquium will host “Trans Latin American Revolutionary Solidarity with the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party in the 1950s and Beyond” Sept. 15.

This is one of five events Global Issues will host to raise students’ awareness of international issues. Other topics the Colloquium will focus on this semester are corruption in Honduras, international development, conservation in the Himalayas and youth in Africa. The Sept. 15 presentation will take place at 7 p.m. in Magruder Hall room 2001.

CITY COUNCIL IN BRIEF

The City Council did not meet this week because of the holiday.

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The Student Senate did not meet this week because of the long weekend.

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Mark your calendar What’s Blooming in Kirksville

Downtown Student Welcome

Professor Lisa Hooper will present about various wild flowers the Kirksville Natural History Club will have to offer this fall.

Hooper is the faculty advisor for the PLANTS! student organization.

Businesses, churches and organizations in downtown Kirksville will host a new student welcome for Truman State and Moberly Area Community College students. Many organizations will be on the Kirksville courthouse lawn with information and prizes. Students can get a free meal with their Truman ID.

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Third party votes matter

Lesley Reno This November is a very important month, but not because of Thanksgiving. No — it is election month. The month we get to choose who leads our country — Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. From what I’ve seen, many people don’t seem to actually want either one, but those are our only two choices, right? Wrong. There is another option — third party voting.

Most people would say voting third party is a wasted vote. Well, I couldn’t disagree with that statement more.

My Republican friends have said a third-party vote is a vote for Clinton, and my Democratic friends say a thirdparty vote is a vote for Trump. Then there are my friends who don’t like either candidate, like me, but are going to vote for one just so the other doesn’t win, in a voting for a lesser-of-evils type of situation. But voting for the lesser of evils is still voting for an evil.

Let’s think of it this way — imagine a world where Voldemort and Dolores Umbridge are running for president. Both are terrible choices, but you vote for Voldemort because you think he is slightly better than Umbridge.

Well, congratulations, you have now ensured that every person on earth becomes a Death Eater. You don’t have to make that choice though, because Dumbledore is running third party, and is a vote for him really a wasted vote?

I firmly believe that the government is horribly corrupt and that our current system of voting is just not working anymore. So what better way to express my distaste with the system than to vote for someone who is running outside of the current two party system? If your choice is to either vote or not vote, then voting is the best option even if the candidate you vote for doesn’t win. Voting registers your protest in the best possible way. It shows that you are dissatisfied with the way things are and with the choices that are made available. Choosing to not vote is harmful, as it conveys the message that you don’t care and that you have given up. In turn, it gives politicians the green light to ignore you because you don’t vote. Not voting is the opposite of what you want because then things are never going to change, and your voice is not going to be heard.

My colleague, while I respect his opinion, says voting third party would take away the people’s voting power, and I just don’t agree with that. Voting third party shows

political parties and politicians which way the electorate or you are leaning. The main reason the Democratic and Republican parties are able to maintain the two party system is because they have a large base. If they see voters starting to stray away from them, they would probably adjust the system to gain their voters back, meaning there will be more or better voting options. The new options would, hopefully, convey what the people want, allowing for more diversity in voting.

Also, he states that having more than two candidates would be confusing for voters, as they would not be adequately informed about the other candidates. Although, I believe the people are better informed on potential candidates than my opponent suggests. There is a lawsuit that was filed Sept. 9, 2015 by third party nominees Gary Johnson, James Gray, Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala that would eradicate that issue. In this lawsuit, it challenges the exclusion of candidates from Commission on Presidential Debates sponsored debates saying that the CPD is in violation of the current antitrust law. If this lawsuit were to be successful, there would be more candidates on the debate stage during the general election. If this were to pass, it would allow the people to be better informed of their other choices. While this lawsuit might not have any effect on the current election, it certainly has an effect on future elections and shows that change is on the way.

People don’t tend to jump on the bandwagon of a new political party unless they see others doing so. If you want your political party and candidate to have a better chance of winning, you have to start the domino effect by voting. That’s exactly how the Republican party came into existence. It started with a few loyal followers and then grew from there — eventually replacing the Whig Party-Democratic duo, which were the dominant two parties at the time, and becoming the DemocraticRepublican duo we have now. This shows that things can change and will change if enough people want it to happen and are persistent.

I am voting for Jill Stein not because I necessarily think she will win, no matter how much I wish she would — I am voting for her because I believe she is the best choice.

A vote for someone you believe in is never a wasted vote.

So if you want to vote Trump or Clinton because you wholeheartedly believe they are what is best for the country, then go right on ahead. Exercise your right to vote and do it with confidence. At the end of the day, you can sleep peacefully knowing you exercised your rights truthfully and to the best of your ability. You eat your vegetables because it is good for you, you exercise because it is good for you. So why not vote for a candidate that you believe is good for everyone?

Lesley Reno is a sophomore communication major from Renick, Mo.

Vote for major parties Jared Roberts Parties have been ingrained in our political culture since very early on in our country’s history. What this has done is create the environment in which the parties have gained power and influence over the political system.

This system allows parties to be able to help candidates through the process of election and ensures people have a more direct impact on elections in general. Also, voting for a major party candidate is good because voters know what the candidates will generally advocate for.

In the two party system there is an extremely high chance that at least one of the candidates will get over 50 percent of the vote. According to the History Channel, the last time Congress was called on to vote for an election was in 1824, with the election of John Quincy Adams. The reason Congress had to be called was because third parties had a lot of influence in this election and caused one of the two main candidates to not get a majority. What this means is the people and the electoral college are the deciding factors regarding who wins the election.

However, when a candidate does not get 50 percent of the vote, Congress decides who the president and vice president are. This is not good for a few reasons. First, a person can only have directly voted for three Congressional officials. This means the vast majority of people who would be deciding this country’s leaders would be people that you had no hand in electing. So instead of your vote

actually going toward the candidate you want to be president, you have to hand that power over to people who other people chose to lead them. Even worse, you might have voted against the three Congreemen who represent you, so a person has even less influence over the election of the president. A good reason for people to vote for the two major parties is to ensure that each person has more of a direct say in who becomes president, because if minor parties gained momentum, then no one would get a majority and Congress would be the decider of elections, and the people would have little to no voting power as a population.

Another great quality about the two parties is that they all have platforms that are well known to the public and do not change very much between elections. This is a very good benefit because in today’s politics many people do not pay very close attention to the elections that are happening, so people can rely on knowing what the two major parties support and stand for. This allows people to not have to know about the election, but still stay fairly in touch with what the candidates stand for. Having these well-known platforms keeps American elections in check and simple to follow. Compare this to voting third party or independent, where you would have a harder time following the election without spending a ton of time studying the election. This can cause people to not actually know what the candidate they are voting for is advocating for.

Voting for the major two parties is superior because without it, Congress would be the ones deciding the elections, not the voters. This would create a very faulty political system and ruin voting altogether. Having steady platforms helps the vast majority of voters that do not follow elections to still know relatively well who they are voting for.

You probably have student loan debt because the cost of going to school is more than you could ever possibly raise. Did you realize that people all over the country have the same problem?

In the state of Missouri, median income in 2014 was 9% less than in 2000, while tuition and fees to public colleges and universities cost an average of 52% more. The median income in the whole US is also falling but college tuition is climbing. Nationally, median income has fallen 7% since 2000. The cost of tuition and fees at public institutions has risen 80% during the same time period.

In the school year of 2000-2001, Truman State University charged $5085 in tuition and fees. Later, in the 2014-2015 school year, that cost was $7374, in increase of 45%.

If the cost of education is going up and the ability to pay is going down, students will have to obtain larger student loans. Current college graduates are already burdened with debt now, but it’s going to be even worse for you folks who are attending classes now.

Can we do anything about this problem? Yes, we can.

Back in the economic crash of 2007-2008, the US and the rest of the world were struggling to prop up the economy. In 2009, the US government bailed out the big Wall Street banks with TARP loans and quantitative easing [QE]. QE means that the government, through the Federal Reserve, purchased loans that were uncollectable because the borrowers were financially unable to pay. The Federal Reserve did this repeatedly, until the Wall Street banks were more stable. The TARP program involved loans that were paid back over time but the debts taken over in the QE process were never paid back. The government essentially erased them.

Why can’t we do this for ourselves? We did it for the big Wall Street banks.

The Green Party, with candidates Jill Stein, M.D. and Ajamu Baraka, Ph.D., want to do the same thing with student debt. They want the government, probably working through the Federal Reserve, to buy the student loans from the holding entities [Sallie Mae, for instance], and then just forgive the loans.

Wipe them out. Erase them.

Please note that the Green Party is the only political party with such a plan to address student loans.

What would be the results of this action? The effect on the individual debtor would be immediate and clear. A better credit rating would appear because of less debt. People would have the funds to actually buy things. The effects on the overall economy would take a little longer to become apparent but would be inevitable. More people would be buying things, thus increasing overall demand.

This would force more production, which would create more jobs. The workers with new paychecks could also buy products, etc. A boost to the entire economy would result.

We could do this if we put the right people into office, the one political party that has a plan to address the student loan debt problem.

Vote for prosperity. Vote Green!

Linda Featheringill Philadelphia, PA Green Party

Clinton/Kaine 44% Trump/Pence 41%

Jared Roberts is a sophomore political science major from Maryland Heights, Mo.

Johnson/Weld 9% Stein/Baraka 3% None 3% CNN and Opinion Research Corporation Poll from September 6 of Registered Voters Source: Real Clear Politics

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BURGLARIES|Three suspects have been arrested in connection with burglaries across Adair, Schuyler, Knox, Macon and Sullivan counties. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office has invited the public to view stolen items at its office in Kirksville.

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Citizens whose possessions were stolen were able to come to the Kirksville Police Department to pick up their belongings. Items ranging from pet carriers, lamps, bags, tools, and a car, among other things were taken from people’s homes.

Continued from Page 1 Hardwick said the burglaries appeared to be opportunities and were not premeditated targets. He said law enforcement from all the counties worked together to locate the stolen property and the suspects.

Hardwick said the investigations are currently ongoing, and at this time three people have been arrested. Hardwick said the three were connected to numerous burglaries, and law enforcement was able to piece their connection together through evidence, including the locations of stolen items. He said two of the people arrested are from Adair County, and one is from Knox County.

Hardwick said burglars often see an opportunity and take it, meaning burglaries can occur at any time. Hardwick said he recommends marking valuables in some way as proof of ownership.

He said taking photographs and making lists can also be helpful for preventing theft.

Hardwick said locking valuables in safes and installing alarms and cameras are further preventative actions, and said simple things like locking doors and having good lighting can also serve as preventative measures. He said he urges residents to report any suspicious activity they witness.

Residents who reported being burglarized could view recovered property that was believed to be from the recent burglaries. according to a news release from the Adair County Sheriff ’s Office. Residents of Adair County were able to view the property Aug. 30 and 31 while residents from surrounding counties could view the property Sept.

1, according to the news release. To view the property, residents had to first report the burglary to their respective law enforcement, according to the release. Members of all law enforcement agencies involved in the investigations were present during these viewing times, according to the release.

Kirksville detective Steve Feeney said the Kirksville Police Department received a call about a stolen vehicle.

Feeney said when the vehicle was recovered, stolen tools were found in the back. Feeney said the Kirksville Police Department shared their findings with the sheriff’s department, which allowed for a search warrant. He said the Kirksville police assisted the sheriff’s office with the warrant to help recover items from numerous burglaries.

Feeney said at this time, there are still several suspects under investigation for burglaries across all the counties.

dealt with a trauma it might mean their memories are disjointed or some of their behaviors in response to the trauma might be counterintuitive.

“I have to put those things in context,” Ball said. “I have to be sensitive and make the best possible sense out of a

mosaic of information that isn’t entirely complete.”

Ball said she has to be very sensitive to victims of sexual assault and make sure to speak to them in a way that acknowledges that the trauma they have experienced can influence their thoughts about what happened.

A | Prosecutor, Lieutenant, and Title IX Coordinator discuss 2014 sexual assault guilty plea and sexual assault conduct policies following conclusion of 2014 sexual assault case.

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Wilson said usually when defendants plead guilty they might get a lighter sentencing, but said it’s important to keep in mind while the defendant might get a lighter sentence, it doesn’t mean the case has not been pursued and investigated.

“People sometimes think that if you don’t go to trial and [the defendant] pled guilty it’s just a slap on the wrist,” Wilson said. “We file close to 1,300 cases a year.

There’s 365 days in a year.

A typical jury trial takes two days. There’s only five working days in a week. There’s no way you could possibly try every single case.”

Wilson also said shaming a victim for not pursuing a full court case to bring justice against their perpetrator is unfair.

“A lot of times people say sexual assault victims need to protect other women and other children,” Wilson said.

“That’s not fair. That’s not their job to put themselves through a traumatic event to potentially protect other people. [People criticizing the victim] need to put themselves in the place of that victim.”

In regards to this specific case, Wilson said because the defendant was an international student, he runs the risk of facing deportation after his trial.

Wilson did not reveal much about the victim except to say she was a young adult and is now living and going to school in a different state.

Lieutenant Mark Wellman of The Kirksville Police Department said there are eth-

ics that come along with releasing too much information about the victim of a sexual assault case.

Wellman said in every sexual assault investigation there are many things that can be used as evidence, including clothing, bedding materials, rape kits and forensics.

“We take sexual assaults very seriously, and we investigate them to the point where we’re confident we’ve got the correct case and it actually happened,” Wellman said. “[Evidence] helps to make sure if someone is innocent they don’t get punished for it.”

Wellman said sexual assault cases can take a while because a lot of DNA evidence has to be sent to the Missouri Highway Patrol lab, which is backed up with evidence from sexual assaults and various other types of cases from across the state.

Wellman said this can be attributed to one of the reasons the investigation for this particular sexual assault case took almost two years.

Title IX Coordinator Jamie Ball said although she was not working for Truman when this sexual assault occurred, she could infer by reading documents about the case that it was somewhat different than other sexual assault cases she has seen.

“What is different about this case, from what I understand by looking at some of the public information, is there was a fairly significant threat and use of force that resulted in submission,” Ball said. “In a lot of [sexual assault] cases it’s a little less typical to see

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those kinds of explicit threats, using weapons, or some kind of physical restraint.”

“We take sexual assaults very seriously, and we investigate them to the point where we’re confident we’ve got the correct case and it actually happened.”

-Kirksville Police Department Lieutenant Mark Wellman

Ball said there is no universal protocol when deciding the punishment of a student found guilty of sexually assaulting another student, but she said it is her personal belief the student should either be suspended or expelled — depending on how severe the aggravation and mitigation were in the case — to separate them from the victim.

Ball said sexaul assault cases are dealt with differently on a campus level than they are on a criminal court case level. Ball said the criminal process does not dictate the outcome of the campus process. Ball said it’s not unheard of for there to be a finding of responsibility in a campus process but a finding of not guilty for the same case in a criminal process.

Ball said she always tries to be aware that if a student has

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United Way makes waves Clayton Berry Staff Writer

United Way of Adair County/Northeast Missouri will host their Kickoff Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 at Jackson Stables to mark the start of their annual fall fundraising campaign.

The Kickoff Celebration will have free food, beverages and live music from Deadwood, a local blues band.

The event will be open to the Kirksville community.

John Dungan, Executive Director of United Way of Adair County, said the goal this year is to raise at least $200,000 for their 13 local and regional partnered agencies and the agencies’ 19 support and service-related programs. Dungan said United Way is looking for groups of Truman State University students and student organizations to help volunteer with its fundraising efforts, as well as

anyone interested in supporting the local community.

Last year, Dungan said United Way raised more than $175,000, which he said was close to their $200,000 fundraising goal. He said United Way raised about $48,000 of the $175,000 from Truman contributions with the help of student organizations, although he said the average amount from Truman in recent years had been about $50-55 thousand. He said he would like to see at least $56,000 in Truman contributions for this year, and he said United Way will continue working with student organizations and volunteers to reach this goal. He said the funding for these programs will help out a large percentage of people in Adair County.

“These programs will enhance education, stabilize incomes, and strengthen the overall health of the Kirksville community,” Dungan said.

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BY COURTNEY KAUFFMAN

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Freshmen aren’t the only ones new to Truman State University’s campus this semester — the Center for Student Involvement is also gaining two new members.

Laura Bates, Center for Student Involvement director, said the positions for Program Advisor for Campus Activities and Program Advisor for Organizational Engagement and Leadership previously existed and are entry level roles. Bates said the previous staff members departed during March and May 2016.

Bates said the University has a set policy on hiring.

First, she said CSI had to demonstrate a need for each position. When the position was approved by the presidential staff, Bates said CSI wrote a job description, did a posting — which Human Resources approved — then advertised in papers and electronic job boards. Bates said there was a committee that reviewed applications to ensure applicants met minimum standards and identified the candidates that might be the best fit for the position. After narrowing down the field, she said CSI did a paper review, phone interviews and, ultimately, on-campus invitations.

“For all of our positions you have to have at least a bachelor’s degree, and then we look for some specialty things,” Bates said. “On a basic minimum, we look for some type of student programming or student leadership experience, ability to work with a wide variety and diverse student population [and] student development theory.”

Bates said her role in the process involved leading the hiring committee, answering candidate questions and similar tasks.

She said doing paperwork and administrative work usually falls to her, and she announces to students when the position is filled.

“I help arrange their visits, and then, as a committee, ensure that we are following all legal protocol and gauging and evaluation each candidate equitably and fairly,” Bates said.

Bates said she thinks the CSI office is excited about the newly hired staff and getting to know them during their time on campus.

Adam McMichael, Program Advisor for Campus Activities, said he started working in the Student Union Building when he was a freshman during fall 2011.

McMichael graduated from Truman during May 2015 then worked for a semester in Kansas City before having an opportunity to come back to Truman and start on his master’s program.

“Having worked here as a student, I had always seen this position and really valued campus involvement at Truman,” McMichael said. “Because I think that you can make your own way through Truman and have a really unique experience depending on how you choose to be involved.”

McMichael said he thinks this position has an opportunity to supplement and bring life to many existing events on campus, and bring new ideas to Truman. He said because he’s not far removed from students, getting to work with them is interesting and fun.

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few different teams under the CSI — the events and outreach teams, which are responsible for events like Oktoberfest, Fireside Fridays, Campus Paintings and Pop-up events, and the technology team, which services the SUB and special events on campus. He said he also works with Missouri Partners and Prevention and is on a few other committees.

“I think there’s a lot of unique opportunities on campus, and there’s a lot of unique opportunities in this office and in this position,” McMichael said. “Since I’m so new and I do have the perspective of being a student and looking up to this position, I’m really trying to make it my own right now.”

McMichael said his future outlook for the position includes doing more with events Truman already has and trying to balance output for student activities.

This would include providing students quality experience, learning events, programming and professional experience which comes with working in student affairs, he said.

McMichael said he thinks there were many opportunities he took as an undergraduate that led to giving him a different perspective in this position.

“For me, I really enjoy seeing the students that I’m working with and what they’re up to and doing,” McMichael said. “The amount that I know they put into things is what really energizes me. You have a lot of really busy students here at Truman that are really involved, so figuring out how they balance what they’re doing in their workload is very cool.”

McMichael said he is excited to be in this role and to see where things can go from here.

Damon Pee, Program Adviser for Organizational Engagement and Leadership, said he originally worked in student organizations at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, as a student assistant in the Student Organization Resource Center for five and half years. Pee said his mentors at Akron encouraged him to further his degree in Higher Education Administration and he worked as graduate assistant for the Division of Strategic Engagement, which later became the Division of Student Success.

Pee said he was a member of Lamda Chi Alpha as an undergraduate and was excited to be involved with Greek Life in his position at Truman.

“My dream job was always working with Greek life — this gives the best of both worlds,” Pee said. “Not only did I get to do Greek life, but I also got that student organizations part.”

Pee said he serves three different areas as a program adviser. He said he oversees the Funds Allotment Council, the organizational development part of CSI and Greek Life — which includes the day-to-day functions of Greek Life currently — and he will be assuming the remaining responsibilities from Bates over the next few months.

Pee said he is still acclimating to his new role, but his goals for the position include ensuring his students are taken care of, being able to connect them to the resources they need and furthering his own learning as he spends time at Truman.

“Having the students generate their own goals and helping them achieve those is what I’m [here for],” Pee said. “I’m here to empower students to do what they want to do.”

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Sound Opinions Local DJs support the local music scene and you should, too

BY CHRIS BURK

Contributing Writer

So, the fair trio of DJs returned from Omaha, and let it be known there was in fact quite a bit of corn to be had. Maha Music Festival topped off a solid summer of local music — with multiple shows at the Aquadome to tide people over until the semester started — and there was always something to do for those of us that stuck around Kirksville.

Right after everyone left for the summer, Terror Pigeon and HardJay played with Aquadome favorite Curt Oren May 26. Local regulars Two-Headed Cow, Busted String Band and Mucker Futhers played with the Madison, Wisconsin, band Wood Chickens July 7. The Wood Chickens featured Alex Wood when he came through town with his other project, the Minotaurs.

Black Daniels and the Bears played a charity show in support of the Aquadome and the local music scene July 30, and it was a properly insane party.

The Aquadome hosted the annual Welcome Back Extravaganza Aug. 26, and it was quite the affair. The crowds fluctuated throughout the evening, but the headcount stuck to around 50 people listening to half a dozen groups play throughout the night under the freshly hung rope lighting that focused on the stage. Aquadome Vice President Dennis Baker was the brains behind the lighting operation, as well as a last minute addition to the handbill.

Secular Era was the next act, and their mix of metal and punk was the loudest set of the evening. Lead guitarist Mike Sullivan paired with his brother Matt’s rolling drum solos to force a mosh pit into existence in the small confines of the Aquadome.

Two-Headed Cow played a purely midwestern set in typical fashion — even with members of their band having graduated last May, they still have a fully developed alternative country sound.

Kirksville expatriots Comrade Catbox brought their psychedelic punk sound in as the next act, and having seen them for the first time, I can only hope they make a return visit to Kirksville in due time. Many members of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity were in attendance, as the members of Comrade Catbox were fraternity brothers to the Phi Sigs. Their audience of fraternity brothers seemed to be the most excited of the evening’s events, as they rightly should have been — Comrade Catbox put on a show that could be described as a harder, fuzzier Radiohead, with the speed and swagger of the Arctic Monkeys.

American Basswood was the penultimate act of the evening. The high school band is now half in and half out of college,

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as freshman Matt Sullivan and freshman Jon Self are starting their first year of college at Truman State University, leaving Matt McFarland and Scott Krause as the only ties to Kirksville High School. Basswood is hot off the release of its summer extended play, “Today I Laughed A Lot and I Feel Good.” I caught them at Fubar in St. Louis, where they played an energetic set to a crowd that was not totally tailored to their style of music. It was business as usual for the young players though, as they played an electrifying set that proves they only get better and better with age. Seeing as the entire quartet is within the 17-18 age range, it’s hard to say where they’ll land in the next few years — without a doubt they are destined for the big leagues. Dreaming Fire ended the evening with what was a loud rock act.

Kirksville’s music is just starting for the semester. Thursday night at the Aquadome will be a great chance to

Photo by Chris Burk/ TMN Left: Freshman Jon Self of American Basswood rocks out. The band recently released a new song.

Bottom: Matt McFarland of American Basswood sings to the audience. The crowd was around 50 spectators.

dip your feet in the waters of the local music scene, as Des Moines extraordinaire Ryan Stier is back as Extravision.

He’ll be playing with Aquadome President Josh Brumfield, as well as Reagan Goes to Lunch, a native to Columbia, Missouri, and a newbie to Kirksville.

Friday will provide back-to-back nights of action at the Aquadome with a battle of the bands format — Kirksville staple Conman Economy will be playing with American Basswood, as well as the Skagbyrds of St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri’s The Many Colored Death. Get out of your house and go see these shows!

As always, voice your comments and concerns to me at burk992@ gmail.com, and drag your day across the finish line by listening to “THE CHECKERED FLAG” on KTRM 88.7 the Edge, Monday through Thursday from 4-6 p.m.

Throwback Thursday: The Midnight Hour This week, the Index offers an idea to discuss rather than a fun fact. In our archives, we found an article in the April 4, 1923, issue covering the “Midnight Hour,” that time between today and tomorrow when friends gather and discuss life and choices. Originally from an editorial published in the Columbia University Spectator, the following excerpt delves into the idea of the Midnight Hour.

“There comes a time in the life of a college student when he closes his book, pushes his writing material aside, leans back in his chair and with conflicting emotions challenges his fellow students with the query ‘what’s the use?’

“Tired of the toil and care, overburdened by the goading memory of unfinished, insistent tasks, yet so worn in mind that he feels wholly unequal to the task of meeting his arduous duties, he seeks association with these who, like himself, have become nauseated with too much enforced knowledge and seek together recreation of a not less profitable nature.

“The midnight hour! How suggestive of the discourse of three or four friends who earnestly talk to each other for hours and heed not the passing of time. Theirs is the better portion of college life. Convention is laid aside and restraint is fled. Human knowledge is too narrow a field for them.

Literature, History, Science all are exhausted and laid aside. Philosophy alone remains. Theirs in the quest for the absolute — to know the unknown.

“It is at such times that new dreams are dreamed and new ambitions conceived as, in unretarded progression, they climb upward to new goals of vision.”

With most getting acclimated to the flow of classes, campus life and new roommates we ask if readers have made time for their own Midnight Hours.

If not, we encourage you to test if the wisdom from almost 100 years ago is applicable today.

MAE Admissions Update Congratulations to the students who were accepted for admission into the Master of Arts in Education program in the spring of 2016!

Elementary Education: Danielle Beers, Jessica Chandler, Eryn Crawford, Caroline Decker, Amanda Dunn, Samantha Gienke, Shannon Giles, Katie Johnston, Mackenzie Neeley, Leanne Petersen, Jessica Schlesser English: Katie Bailey, Madeline Barrow, Christina Belt, Taylor Bequette, Lyndsie Burns, Kyle Burre, Sarah Chabot, Anna DeMoor, Kevin Hart, Olivia Hobbs, Erin Hutchison, Camille Krekel, Katie Lucarz, Sujash Purna, Sarah Slane, Arielle Sutton, Sarah Wappelhorst Exercise Science: Evan Cerven, Katherine Gassensmith, Nicholas Reichert French: Jennifer Krug, Lauren Schultz, Emily Thompson Mathematics: Taylor Elgin, Joseph Milliano Mathemathics & Physics: Matthew Evers Music: Alexandra Angle, Melissa Camp, Darby Dachroeden, Carter Datz, Beth Keene, Christina Scocchera, Joshua Warren, Gabriel Warren Physical Education: Raymond Hilger Science: Ashley Bredlow, Lauren Dierkes Social Science: Derrick Stone Special Education: Anna Bloom, Elizabeth Rehfeldt

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UPCOMING

EVENTS WOMEN’S SOCCER 9/9: 5 p.m. vs. McKendree Lebanon, Illinois 9/11: Noon vs. IllinoisSpringfield Springfield, Illinois

Seniors Laura Tarantino and Brice Pavey proved their leadership and experience as they took first place in their final home meet.

FOOTBALL 9/10: Noon vs. Malone Stokes Stadium

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 9/9: 5 p.m. UIS Invitational Springfield, Illinois

WOMEN’S GOLF 9/11: TBA vs. William Jewell Liberty, Missouri

WOMEN’S TENNIS 9/10: TBA vs. Quincy University Quincy, Illinois

MEN’S TENNIS 9/9-9/10: TBA vs. University of Illinois-Springfield Springfield, Illinois

BY CAROLINE KISER Staff Writer

VOLLEYBALL 9/9: 11:30 a.m. vs. Ashland, 5:30 p.m. vs. North Alabama Indianapolis, Indiana 9/10: 9:00 a.m. vs. Saginaw Valley State 3:00 p.m. vs. Lock Haven Indianapolis, Indiana

MEN’S SOCCER 9/9: 7:30 p.m. vs. McKendree Lebanon, Illinois 9/11: 2:30 p.m. vs. IllinoisSpringfield Springfield, Illinois 9/13: 3:30 p.m. vs. Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Missouri

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The Truman State University men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their season last Thursday at home facing Lindenwood University.

Both Truman teams had an athlete finish first, with the women beating Lindenwood and the men taking second.

Senior Laura Tarantino finished nearly a minute before the rest of the field on the women’s side with a time of 14:40.20. The women took eight of the top 10 times to defeat Lindenwood 19-42. Senior Brice Pavey took first place in the men’s field with a time of 12:29.20. Four Lindenwood runners finished behind Pavey, giving Lindenwood the 45-60 victory on the men’s side.

The meet was the first season opener at home for the Bulldogs in two years. Tarantino said she enjoyed being able to start at home.

“It was nice to run at home and have the whole track and field team come out to support us,” Tarantino said. “Coach made sure we were ready for the course and this was helpful. It is a true cross country course with a

lot of tight switchbacks and some rough footing. It was really fun.”

Tarantino said the team performed well as individuals and as a team, but she said there is always room for improvement. Personally, Tarantino said she felt like she met her goals for the most part, but is still learning to focus on the push through the middle part of the race.

Junior Michaela Hylen, who finished third in the women’s field, said the meet was a good opener for the team.

“Personally I felt it was a decent start to the season, a nice little confidence booster before heading to Springfield, Illinois, next week,” Hylen said. “After the race was over I felt I could’ve done better — pushed myself harder, mentally prepared more — but it just pushes me to get after more in the next race and for the rest of the season.”

Hylen said preparing mentally is one of the more difficult aspects of the sport. She said keeping focused when her entire body hurts is the best way to improve her performance.

Hylen said the team had several strong weeks of practice heading into the first meet of the year, which

will hopefully translate into a competitive season.

“I believe this team of girls has an incredible amount of potential, but this season is going to be what we make of it,” said Hylen. “If these first three weeks of practice are any indication, we are going to have a great season because every practice, each member of this team gives it their all” The Bulldogs’ next meet will be tomorrow, Sept. 9, at the University of Illinois-Springfield invitational. This meet gives Truman the opportunity to race against a conference school that they will certainly see again at October’s GLVC Championships.

Head Coach Tim Schwegler said conference races similar to this weekend will present competition that will challenge them for any races to come.

“The Truman State cross country team competes in probably the second or third best conference in the nation Division II wise,” Schwegler said.

“That makes it a little more difficult, but it’s a challenge, and we have to accept the challenge.”

Tomorrow’s meet will begin at 5 p.m., with the men leading off with a 6K-run followed by the women’s 4K.

$4,000. She said the team isn’t quite sure what it will use the funds for, but in part they will help cover the cost of a playing in a tournament during Spring Break.

Kelley said the team was very excited to put the event together and enjoyed seeing all its hard work pay off for the good of the program.

Senior Claire Munie said the money will help launch the team into the new season.

Munie said traveling and entering tournaments can become expensive, so the added funds came at a great time with the team’s first competition teeing off Sunday. Munie also said she was excited for the new season, especially because of the team’s new practice reforms.

“We have a new practice program,” Munie said. “Before, we’d have mainly individual practices, but now we’ve split

it into sections where we have different groups working on different aspects of the game. It helps our teammates overall and definitely increases our team effectiveness — it makes us more cohesive as a team.”

Head Coach Clint Fitzpatrick said he is looking forward to the new season. He said Hulett and junior Nicole Barmettler will be key returners, and the team’s new recruit, freshman Lindsey Repp, will be a great addition to the team. Though this year’s team has fewer players than last year, Fitzpatrick said he actually expects the team to do better with the smaller roster.

“I think this will be the most prepared, skilled team we’ve had since I joined,” Fitzpatrick said. “I think we have excellent returners. Though we have a small number of returning athletes, I think that’s actually

a good thing since it allows us to better concentrate our practices.”

Fitzpatrick said nine of his returning athletes have already acquired tournament experience. Fitzpatrick also said the addition of a talented incoming freshman will further help his team. He said this gives him even more reason to set high expectations for his team this season.

Fitzpatrick said the team has already competed for its top five spots to send to the first tournament, which will take place Sunday and Monday in Liberty, Missouri.

Fitzpatrick said the team is incredibly excited for the first tournament.

“This is the first tournament of the year,” Fitzpatrick said. “We’re excited for a chance to play, and we’re excited for a chance to show how all our practice paid off.”

Golf preps skills and funds for season

BY CURT WICHMER Staff Writer Collegiate sports and economics go hand in hand. To have a good program, a team must have the essential funds to travel, provide equipment and support its athletes. To help alleviate the strains of tight funding, the Truman women’s golf team takes money into its own hands, organizing events similar to the fundraising tournament the team recently hosted in August.

Sophmore Brooke Kelley said the event was at the Falls Golf Club in O’Fallon, Missouri, and was primarily organized by junior Stephanie Hulett. Kelley said the team raised funds through tournament entry fees and donations, with the grand total reaching over

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Chasing dreams to the MLB

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Making the big leagues as a Major League Baseball player is an elusive dream of many, but only few have the talent and training to actually do so. Hitting home runs and throwing a 95 mile per hour fastball isn’t the only way to make a home in the MLB. For Truman State alumnus Jeremy Clipperton, the road to the St. Louis Cardinals’ locker room took a different path.

Clipperton graduated from Truman in December 1999 as an athletic training major.

Fresh out of college, Clipperton said he experienced the luck of being in the right place at the right time as his career jump started in the direction of his dreams. In March 2000, Clipperton joined the Seattle Mariners rookie ball club in Peoria, Arizona, for a part-time entry level position.

As a young athletic trainer, Clipperton said he was overwhelmed with excitement for the opportunity to get his foot in the door in professional baseball. He said he felt unsure at first as to whether he would be in over his head, but he soon found out he was more than prepared for the job.

Clipperton said the countless hours in the training room at Truman, along with the hands-on look at all different sports and injuries, made him more than qualified for his first opportunity.

“I definitely can’t say I’m the same trainer now as I was right upon graduating, but I actually felt very prepared, maybe overly prepared, for that entry level job,” Clipperton said. “Many people go to grad school after their four years, but at Truman, my classes were basically grad school level — I kind of got to skip that step, and I got to get out into the workforce and start working my way up.”

Clipperton further commended his alma mater as he offered advice to Truman athletic training students.

“Just know that for one, Truman definitely prepares you with the base of knowledge you need to pursue any career you want,” Clipperton said. “In fact, you’re probably a step ahead. Also, just know that no job is too beneath you in the process. Work as hard as you can, take all the experience you can get, and just keep plucking along until you get to that place where you’ve wanted to be.”

After one year in Peoria, Clipperton took a full time job with the Kansas City Royals for their Spring Training in Florida in 2001. His tracks then went back to the west coast, to Spokane, Washington, for a short summer season with the Royals’ A Spokane Indians. The next move took

Clipperton back with the Mariner organization where he put in almost 10 years with A baseball in Appleton, Wisconsin, AA in Jacksonville, Tennessee, and finally, AAA in Tacoma.

In 2006, Clipperton was given the highest recognition for Minor League athletic trainers, when he was named the Minor League Athletic Trainer of the Year. In 2008, Clipperton received the award for the second time, as well as the Southern League Trainer of the Year title. Clipperton was gaining valuable experience, but he still had his sights set on a bigger goal.

“After moving up the ladder so quickly the first three years of my career, I started thinking that’s how it is and would always be,” Clipperton said. “I think you have it in your head that you can get to where you want quicker than 10 years, but now I know it’s more normal than not to put in that time. If you would have told me out of college that I would hold residence in all these places, I would have laughed at you.”

Clipperton’s break was coming, however, when a job opened with the St. Louis Cardinal’s AAA Memphis Redbirds.

Clipperton said his job in Tacoma had him working alongside another trainer, but the move to Memphis put him in charge, and he knew the job would present him with the best opportunity to get up to the big leagues.

Clipperton said he had always admired the Cardinal’s organization and remembers telling friends and teachers in college that he believed it would be an incredible place to work. After four years in Memphis, he got the chance to test this theory.

“... It was my first day in the big leagues where I knew I was there to stay.

There was something pretty special there.”

- Jeremy Clipperton

April 3, 2016, goes down as the day Clipperton saw his dream come true when he joined the St. Louis Cardinals as their assistant athletic trainer, he said.

Clipperton said opening day is a memory he will never forget.

“The coolest experience so far in everything I’ve done would have to just be that first game in Pittsburgh this year,” Clipperton said. “That was opening day, and it was my first day in the big leagues where I knew I was there to stay. There was something pretty special there.”

Front row seats to every game, hanging out with the best players in the world,

touring the best ballparks in the country — it’s every baseball fan’s dream, and Clipperton said he still finds himself awestruck at the lifestyle that comes with his new job.

“My first time just walking through the Mariners clubhouse, I saw guys like Edgar Martinez, A-Rod, big name players, and I was definitely starstruck,” Clipperton said. “I got to see Ken Griffey Jr. in one of his last seasons, and there are some moments like that, that it’s hard not to be starstruck. It took a little getting used to, but you do learn as you go and eventually, they start to become everyday people. There are definitely still moments though when I catch myself going ‘wow, I’m working with some of the best players in the world from one of the best organizations in the world.’”

With all the good that comes with the new position, Clipperton does not downplay the demands of the job. On a typical day with a primetime game, he said he arrives at the ballpark around noon to begin preventative treatments, cover batting practice, then repeat the treatments. He then joins the bench for the game where he monitors the players, assists in any instance of injury and especially lends a hand in player hydration.

Three hours of game time, 60-90 minutes of postgame work and he can finally call it a day.

But the day-to-day duties are not the only challenge. MLB teams play 162 games per season, with roughly half of the games played on the road. Clipperton said he travels full-time with the team, calling the time on the road the biggest obstacle of his career.

“Those hours spent away can make it hard on family, and it’s hard on myself being away from that family,” Clipperton said. “I can get home after home games and not see anyone, but on the road you really don’t see anyone. See, the great thing about Cards is that they’re always looking to the playoffs — that’s special for everyone in the organization, but the downside is it’s another month away from family.”

Michelle Boyd, Truman’s head athletic trainer, said she can vouch for the time demands of the athletic training career path. Under Boyd’s direction, the athletic training program requires students to clock in 120 hours of hands-on work each semester, though many students go well over this requirement.

“Our goal is to make it as applicable to the real world setting as we can,” Boyd said. “Students here get more hands-on experience than they do at most schools. A lot of students at other

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Truman alumnus Jeremy Clipperton joined the St. Louis Cardinals for the 2016 season to serve as the team’s assistant athletic trainer. Clipperton worked his way through the minor leagues before reaching his MLB dream this April.

schools won’t even touch a patient until they’re a junior. At Truman, they’re freshmen. They’re getting four years of experience with seeing things and working with people.”

This challenging experience was something Clipperton spoke very highly of when talking about his journey.

Boyd was the assistant to the head athletic trainer at Truman when Clipperton came through the program. Boyd said she remembers Clipperton being driven toward his dream and always thought he would make it despite the odds.

“Landing a job like that, it’s huge, and it’s rare,” Boyd said. “He’s worked really hard to get there, and I know that was always his dream. I remember him as a student. He told us he was going to work in professional baseball, and he got there. I remember seeing it one day. Just turning on the Cardinals game and hearing it, and saying ‘Oh my gosh, he made it!’ and I was so excited for him.”

There are over 45,000 athletic trainers nationwide, according to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

Of those 45,000 NATA members, only 3 percent work in the professional sports setting. Narrow that setting strictly to the MLB, and the percentage shrinks considerably.

With hard work and persistence, Jeremy Clipperton represents that small percent. Better yet, he represents Truman.

Kansas City Chorale Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 7:30 p.m. • Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall

Seussical™ Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 (Lyceum sponsored performance) 7 p.m. • Ophelia Parrish Severns Theatre The popular Theatre for Young Audiences version is presented through special arrangements with Music Theatre International and will be performed by Truman’s Theatre Department.

Additional shows will be performed for the public Nov. 9, 11 and 12.

Saint Louis Brass Monday, April 3, 2017 7:30 p.m. • Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall

The Kohlenberg Lyceum Series events will relocate temporarily to the Performance Hall and the Severns Theatre at Ophelia Parrish during the 2016-17 academic year due to the renovation of Baldwin Hall. Both locations will provide a wonderful venue for the performances, however, both locations have a smaller seating capacity, with 450 and 225 seats respectively, compared to 1,395 in Baldwin Auditorium.

Tickets

A limited number of tickets will be available two weeks before each performance for $5 each.

A limit of two tickets per person may be purchased at: • University cashier window • Edna Campbells • lyceum.truman.edu

HOURS MON - WED: 10 AM - 7 PM THURS: 11 AM - 7 PM & 10 PM - 2 AM FRI: 11 AM - 2 AM SAT: 11 AM - 2 PM & 5 PM - 2 AM Daily specials 11 - 7 for $5.

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Bulldog soccer bounces back after opening draw THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Photos by Stephanie Hullett/TMN Photos by Stephanie Hulett / TMN Left: Senior midfielder Megan Casserly looks to make a move past an Ohio Dominican defender in the Truman’s 1-0 win. Casserly is one of three captains for the ‘Dogs.

Right: A Truman player and Ohio Dominican player jump to head the ball in Saturday’s match. Truman won the match after tying the season opener Thursday.

BY STEPHANIE HULETT Staff Writer

As reigning GLVC Champions, Truman State University women’s soccer started its home opening weekend 1-0-1 and is looking to keep building off their last season.

On their first game Sept. 1, the Bulldogs ended up in a 1-1 overtime tie with Ashland University, but came out on top Sept. 3 against Ohio Dominican University, winning 1-0 with a second half goal. Freshman defender Hanna Burke buried a goal against Ashland to send the game into overtime, while junior midfielder Allison Lockett scored to secure the win over Ohio Dominican.

Burke said both games were successful because the players stuck to the game plan and executed their roles. She said she thought the women started slow on Thursday, but throughout the game started playing more like themselves. Burke said this momentum carried to Saturday and will hopefully get stronger throughout the season.

Lockett said the team’s play improved and getting the win on Saturday was well deserved. The Bulldogs outshot Ashland 7-4 with 6 of their shots being on goal.

“When I saw the ball go into the goal I was relieved,” Lockett said. “We had been working so hard all game, had so many good sequences built up so many times and just couldn’t finish. We played so well that to not score would be disappointing, so after the ball went in I was so happy because we deserved that win.”

Consistency is key to winning games, head coach Mike Cannon said. He said the team had a great first weekend, but being able to put two solid halves together will be a major way to success for the Bulldogs this season.

The Bulldogs have a deep roster, carrying 33 women this season, which is the biggest it has ever been.

Cannon said there are a few freshmen and redshirt freshmen who look very promising, but they also have a core group of veterans who show great leadership.

“Our captains, Stephanie Williams, Megan Casserly and Megan Whitehead, all see significant playing time,” Cannon said. “Allison Lockett is someone else that plays a lot along with Casey Maloney, who is so steady for us. We have some great juniors out there as well and if we have any underclassmen that are better they need to be consistently better.”

Cannon said carrying 33 on the roster can create a competitive edge on the team. He said he would like

Second half slump leaves football with season opening loss

BY BROOKE BAILEY Staff Writer

The Truman State University football team lost its season opener to Midwestern State University on Sept. 3 by a score of 31-13.

The Bulldogs led the game during the second quarter 13-7 after redshirt freshman quarterback Jaden Barr’s first collegiate touchdown pass, but the Midwestern State Mustangs regained the lead before the second half and increased their lead until the end of the game.

Last year the ‘Dogs lost to Midwestern State 313, and the Mustangs went on to advance to the quarterfinal and was a top 8 team in the country.

Head coach Gregg Nesbitt said Midwestern State would be a challenging team going into the game.

“They are returning 19 starters this season and are arguably one of the most talented teams in the country,” said Nesbitt.

Nesbitt said the key to a successful game for the Bulldogs is to have a fast start. Nesbitt said though he doesn’t give much attention to the preseason rankings, he thinks they are right where they deserve to be for now.

Nesbitt said the Mustang’s tempo offensive wore down the Bulldogs in the late game. He said

Midwestern State ran more plays than a defense typically sees in a game, making it difficult for the Bulldogs to keep their offense down.

Because the defense is all returning starters, junior safety Jordan Brown said the defense will continue to work on avoiding the offense from getting long drives. A key to this is the veteran defense the ‘Dogs have.

Truman played two quarterbacks during the game, sophomore Randy Schroeder and redshirt freshman Jaden Barr. Schroeder started, completing two passes for 45 yards. Barr took over for the rest of the game, throwing for 110 yards with one touchdown pass.

Barr said the key to winning the game would have been to capitalize on every opportunity given to them and play mistake free. He said the ‘Dogs didn’t capitalize in the red zone early which led to field goals instead of touchdowns. With the loss, Barr said he thinks they learned about the mentality of the team and the areas they need to improve on. Barr said he gives a lot of credit to offensive coordinator Coach Jason Killday for the preparation so the offense wasn’t surprised by anything the defense threw at them.

The Bulldogs will play Malone University at 12 p.m., Sept. 10, in Stokes Stadium. Malone won its season opener after going 0-11 last season, hiring a new head coach and rebuilding its team.

to be able to develop their talent and have enough numbers to scrimmage during practices, which allows some flexibility in case the team experiences injuries or illness throughout the season.

Cannon said having a bigger roster is a balancing act of keeping everyone happy and involved, but the team atmosphere is what makes the players’ time worth it.

He said one of the most important parts is having people who want to be involved and play soccer.

“I think the big thing that helps is we get good kids,” Cannon said. “It’s Truman. But I think our team atmosphere is huge. The older kids do a really good job at making it a positive, fun, caring environment and I’m not a big yeller. I’m demanding, but I still tell jokes, so I think it’s a good atmosphere.”

The Bulldogs hit the road next weekend for their first conference play of the season against McKendree University and the University of Illinois-Springfield Sept. 9 and 11.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

EVENTS

Observatory Open House 8 p.m. Sept. 8 University Farm Bring your jackets and snacks and enjoy the beauty of the night sky.

View the moon, Saturn and Mars through the telescopes at the Truman Observatory.

5th Annual Pink Ribbon Night 5:30-10 p.m. Sept. 10 Jackson Stables

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Come out to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Food by Colton’s Steak House and Grill will be available for purchase, as well as refreshments with free wine tasting. There will be a $5 donation at the door.

Photo by Hudson Taylor/ TMN

If you have yet to visit Thousand Hills State Park, you are missing out on one of the best views in Kirksville. A great place to escape and relax, as well as do some hiking, we recommend everyone take the time for a visit.

Summer Pop Songs

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“Cheap Thrills” by Sia definitely fits the feeling of summer and having fun with just some good friends and good music.

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“All In My Head” by Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap took the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Summer — ­ how can we argue with that?

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Not a song anyone can dance to just once, “One Dance” by Drake kept us bobbing our heads with each listen.

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“This is What You Came For” by Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna was probably the most overplayed song this summer — ­­ but that didn’t stop us from loving the upbeat melody all the same.

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We couldn’t stop ourselves from including “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”

by Justin Timberlake in our list.

The infectious beat of this song almost forces you to dance along

BOLD lifestyles Meet Colleen and Paul Wagner

BY COURTNEY KAUFFMAN

Lifestyle Text Editor index.featureseditor@ gmail.com The owners of Gallery 104, Paul and Colleen Wagner, moved to Kirksville in 2013. Colleen is one of the founders of the Missouri and Southern Iowa Art Guild and served on the Kirksville Arts Association Board of Directors for three years. She is also a juried member of the Best of Missouri Hands in the area of two-dimensional multimedia and is an active member of the Columbia Art League. Paul was in business for 42 years, had his own construction company and was the architect and builder.

Why open an art gallery in Kirksville?

Paul: We were looking for a smaller town with a university in it and Kirksville fit the bill for that, but we lucked out with the fact that there was also a medical and dental school here.

Colleen: We feel [Kirksville] didn’t have exposure to as much art as I felt I would like to have. I realized there was a tremendous amount of art talent in this area, and we started talking about it and we said, “You know, all the artists in Kirksville are

really good artists, but they don’t have any place to show or display or sell their work.”

Paul: We’re just hoping right now to survive and that the community accepts it. It is a stretch, there’s no doubt about it. People have said a number of times, kind of sarcastically, “Good luck!”

But we’ve said it to ourselves — this is a hobby for us. This is something we love. Some people buy motorhomes and travel around the country, we decided to open up an art gallery.

How does someone get their art featured in Gallery 104?

Colleen: They have to be juried in. What you need to do is bring your work in and we’ll sit down and talk and see if you’re a fit. Number one, we want to have a variety of work here and the highest quality we can. We want to make sure the artwork presented is family-friendly — this is Kirksville, and it is conservative, and we want to make sure that it won’t offend anyone, but we can still have beautiful art, and we do. We have beautiful art in all sorts of styles — we have plein aire, photography, extreme realism, abstract multimedia, [and] water colors.

Does Truman State have artwork featured?

Colleen: I was talking with [Art Department Chair] Aaron Fine about the fact that we were opening this gallery. We asked him if Truman would like to have a presence in this gallery, and he was very interested. In fact, he’s arranged that Truman has a panel, and he will get either professors’ or students’ artwork to be hung on the Truman panel. In meeting Danielle Yakle, who is our first artist, she told us about the dragon that was in The Quad.

So, we volunteered to give it a home. We are wanting to encourage Truman to feel this is their gallery also. This is a community gallery and Truman is part of the community.

What other services are offered?

Paul: We have a great variety of art supplies here, too. We’ve also told students that have come in here if we don’t have what

they want we are more than happy to order it for them. We have a very good quality here — Colleen has used the products, so she knows what a good product is and how it works. I’ve always said that if you want to be a professional, you have to have professional equipment.

Colleen: I wanted to have an opportunity for people to take art classes locally. I’ve got a watercolor class starting and then I’ve got an acrylic landscape class that will start Sept. 27. People want to create art. I want to help them learn and maybe grow as an artist.

When/why did you become interested in showcasing art?

Colleen: Well, because I’m an artist. And we saw a need for an art gallery. It’s been an evolution too. We started out with the art guild, we had a couple of shows a year, and we decided there needed to be something more.

Paul: We go to all of the shows that Truman has when Truman has an art show to support the arts there. I remember one time Fine stood up and said, ‘You know what we really need in this town? We need an art gallery.’ And Colleen told him, ‘You know this art gallery thing, you’re the inspiration behind it.’ And he said, ‘Oh, I did? I’m sorry.’

What is your goal in opening Gallery 104?

Colleen: Our goal is to make art accessible to the community. One of the things we’re also wanting to do is to increase the art presence in downtown Kirksville. Last [Thursday] we had a featured artist reception and we’ll have a new featured artist each month. We’re encouraging them to have a reception so that each month there will be something happening in the arts in downtown Kirksville. We want the students to feel comfortable coming in here and seeing what the community is doing in art as well as their professors and fellow students.