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Paino issues a response to Mizzou events

By Taylor Lay TMN Reporter

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MAC hosts vigil Lindell Sconce/ TMN

By Emily Merkle TMN Reporter

Nearly 70 students, faculty and community members marched through campus as part of the Black Lives Matter vigil Nov. 5.

Sophomore Darell Hawley planned and organized the event, with support from the Multicultural Affairs Center.

Hawley said she was inspired after attending the Million Man March in the District of Columbia. She said she enjoyed the sense of unification, and she wanted to see this kind of unity on campus in a peaceful, respectful way.

“When we see [police brutality] so much, we become numb to it and I don’t want that to happen,” Hawley said.

Hawley said she created the vigil to foster empathy for families who have lost loved ones to police brutality.

“I just kind of mapped out places that would be seen,” Hawley said. “We started at the MAC and then walked towards Ryle, and down dorm row, and then through The Quad and around the library.”

Hawley said flags were placed around campus to represent the 28 unarmed black men and women killed by police during 2015. She said at each flag, she read off a name and in some cases, she shared victims’ backstories and names of the family members left behind.

Hawley said she witnessed several different reactions to the vigil. She said many people were excited, but some were displeased. Despite those negative responses, Hawley said she felt the sense of unity she wanted.

“I would like to keep the energy going,” Hawley said.

Hawley said she currently has no plans for future events, but she said she would like to see more events to foster unity.

Carol Bennett, assistant dean of the MAC, said she helped Hawley with planning when help was needed.

“We understand that not all police officers are bad,” Bennett said. “We’re focusing on the ones that use abusive force when it is not necessary.”

Bennett said the vigil was not intended to be anti-police. She said the vigil used flags, candles and stories as a way to honor the dead individuals. She said the flags are still around campus.

Bennett said she understood from day one that many students constantly have been reminded Truman State is a liberal arts college and critical thinking is important.

See VIGIL page 3

Senate passes Indigenous People’s Day

By Taylor Lay TMN Reporter

Truman State’s Student Senate passed an Indigenous People’s Day resolution nearly three weeks after the first resolution failed because of wording issues.

The first resolution failed to pass Student Senate Oct. 4 with a split nine to nine vote. and Senators brought up concerns about the wording of the resolution.

Junior Christy Crouse, diversity committee chair, said the original resolution proposed celebrating Indigenous People’s Day as Columbus Day. She said many were concerned about replacing Columbus Day because they think Christopher Columbus is an important figure of American history.

Crouse said she contacted junior Jake Buxton, external affairs committee vice chair, who initially spoke up in opposition, and together they negotiated, changed a few words and agreed on a new wording

that worked for both of them. She said the new resolution states Student Senate will recognize Indigenous People’s Day on Columbus Day, instead of replacing Columbus Day. Crouse said she presented the changed resolution as a new resolution and when discussion was open, the individual who opposed the first resolution moved to stop discussion and vote to pass the revised resolution, which passed unanimously.

Crouse said she received a lot of feedback from individuals on campus when the first resolution did not pass. She said one group asked to start a petition with signatures in support of the initiative.

Crouse said faculty volunteered to speak at the Senate meeting and write a letter asking for support.

“That’s the reason I kept with the issue,” Crouse said. “When people heard it didn’t pass, they reached out to me about starting an initiative to gain

Andy Grammer reschedules

By Eugene Kolb

Early last month, the Student Activities Board cancelled the fall concert and refunded ticket purchases.

SAB was unable to reschedule the Andy Grammer concert this semester because of the limited time frame and availability of event venues but Grammer will be performing on campus Feb. 20. Details about tickets sales, time and venue will follow at a later date.

Grammer was unable to perform as originally scheduled because of his participation in, “Dancing with the Stars,” according to SAB’s Facebook post. The pop rock artist expressed his disappointment about the turn of events in an apologetic video he shared via social media.

Although the contract the performer signed was flexible on cancellations because of his involvement in “Dancing with the Stars,” the news came as a surprise to Grammer as well as students, as Grammer said in his video he did not expect to do well on the show.

Junior Joseph Smith, the SAB Concerts Committee chair, said it’s not often that a performance is canceled.

“One of our advisors who has been around for 25 years said that this is probably the fourth time that [the cancellation of a concert] has happened,” Smith said.

Smith remains optimistic about SAB’s other planned events and said SAB is already looking to the future.

“We’re looking into more acts next

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signatures. It did have a huge effect [at the meeting]. Each time I introduced or talked about it, I talked about the vast support from campus.”

Buxton said he originally voiced concern with the wording of the former resolution during discussion. Buxton said he had a few issues with celebrating Indigenous People’s Day as Columbus Day. He said Columbus Day is a national holiday, and he didn’t think Student Senate had jurisdiction to decide to replace it. Buxton also said blotting out certain parts of our history is something to be cautious about. He said he thought deciding whether or not Columbus Day should be a holiday was not an issue Senate should be addressing.

“The issue came down to why are we replacing it,” Buxton said. “Now we’re not overstepping anything by wanting to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day on Columbus Day.”

After University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigned earlier this week, University President Troy Paino sent a University-wide email announcing he is opening up the conversation about discrimination on Truman State’s campus.

Paino spoke with the Truman Media Network Tuesday about his current thoughts on the situation in Columbia, and any intentions and future plans for the University.

When speaking of the recent events at the University of Missouri, Paino said he wanted to emphasize it is a very complex situation. He said following the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, he thinks many individuals on and off college campuses have become activists seeking to make a difference and fight the injustices they perceive taking place around them.

Paino said he thinks it is possible leaders across the country have not responded quickly enough, as the movements have grown in strength and numbers, to effect change on college campuses.

Paino said he thinks Mizzou’s students might have perceived Wolfe as being detached and “aloof” from the issue of discrimination on Mizzou’s campus, and regardless of how invested or engaged the former Mizzou president might have been, he thinks that was not adequately communicated to the student body. Paino said in his opinion, Wolfe could have taken steps to engage and listen to students when they originally reported the discriminatory actions at Mizzou.

“In some ways, Wolfe became a symbol for the frustration of the students,” Paino said. “When you become a symbol, the narrative is formed and it becomes harder to control. It unfortunately became a matter out of his control.”

Paino said from what he has observed, the situation at Mizzou became a very emotional atmosphere for the victims and the protestors arguing their case. Paino said in many ways this stems from the fact that Americans still are dealing with the issues of race discrimination combatted by the Civil Rights Movement. Even today, Paino said he thinks we struggle to talk about these issues in American society.

Responding to comments regarding his leadership style and response to protests or controversy, Paino said his approach is to engage with the parties involved. He said, placed in a similar situation, he thinks he would listen and treat the situation seriously. Paino said he thinks he would ask questions, attempt to understand the demands of the protesters and attempt to form a “middle ground” through open dialogue.

“Whenever students want to express their views, I think the important thing is to make sure they have a voice,” Paino said. “If you show them enough respect to listen to them, they usually reciprocate in some profound way to work out a solution.”

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CORRECTION The photo printed with the “Vending has new options” story last week was taken

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Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission hires new director

Emily Wichmer/Index Above and below left: Students release balloons at the Nov. 8 Dawg Dash for Diabetes event to raise awareness for diabetes. Students from the Comm 353: Public Relations class hosted the event as part of a class project.

Below right: Senior Cailin Riley helps students race through the ROTC obstacle course. The balloon release was a memorial event for those who have suffered or are currently suffering from diabetes.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission announced Patrick K. McKenna as the new director of the Missouri Department of Transportation during a Nov. 5 press conference in Jefferson City, Missouri.

MHTC Chairman Stephen R. Miller said McKenna was hired after a nationwide search. McKenna served as the deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and will replace Interim Director Roberta Broeker, who will return to her previous position as MoDOT’s chief financial officer, according to a press release.

While deputy commissioner, McKenna served a chief financial, operating and legislative officer. For more information about McKenna’s, see MoDOT’s online newsroom at modot.org/newsroom.

USDA provides loan to build new nursing home facility Kirksville Twin Pines Adult Care Center recently received an $11 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The center will use the loan to build a one-story, 90-bed facility. The new facility will be located near the Adair County YMCA. The current building is located on Osteopathy Street near the hospital and has serviced the district for more than 50 years.

Construction is expected to begin during the spring.

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The Senate read a resolution to endorse the inclusion of a medical amnesty clause in the Student Conduct Code.

The Senate passed a resolution in unanimous support of Missouri House Bill 539. The bill provides immunities to those seeking medical attention for drug and alcohol overdoses.

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Mark your calendar Women’s Resource Center Hygiene Drive

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Nov. 10-13 Women’s Resource Center office in the Student Union Building Friday is the last day to donate travel-sized hygiene products to the Women’s Resource Center. Products needed include shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes and toothpaste. The supplies collected from the week-long drive will go to benefit homeless people and communities.

Social Justice Leadership Summit volunteer information session 6-7 p.m.

Nov. 12 Violette Hall 1428

The Multicultural Affairs Center is looking for volunteers to help plan a social justice leadership summit. The volunteers must be current Truman students, and seniors and graduate students are encouraged to attend.

Volunteers must be committed to social justice.

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VIGIL | Truman State students gather to remember those killed because of police brutality during a vigil hosted by the Multicultural Affairs Center Continued from page 1 “This is part of that critical thinking — looking at the lives of people who have been marginalized and continue to be marginalized,” Bennett said.

Bennett said the vigil resonated with her and served as a reminder to be aware and to work to make sure these incidents don’t happen again.

Senior Vanessa Alexander said she thinks this event was important to have on campus because Truman has a predominantly white student body.

Alexander said she wants students to be more educated about this matter because she thinks it is not always discussed in sufficient depth.

“We are here to learn from each other. I want more people to feel comfortable and understand that they are wanted at these events. It’s not just for a specific population here on campus — it’s for everyone.”

— Senior Vanessa Alexander

“These are people and they mean something to someone in the world and they mean something to us as well,” Alexander said.

Alexander said she would like to see a higher attendance at open discussions hosted by the MAC. “[The discussions] are safe zones,” Alexander said. “We are here to learn from each other. I want more people to feel comfortable and understand that they are wanted at these events.

It’s not just for a specific population here on campus — it’s for everyone.”

Students attend protest

By Johanna Burns

Assistant News Editor index.newseditor@gmail.com

Members of the Truman State chapter of Students for a Democratic Society attended the Oct. 24 Rise Up October event hosted in New York City.

Nine members of SDS took a bus to New York City to attend the march and to protest police brutality. The students arrived in New York Oct. 24 and helped set up banners for the march. The event featured a rally during which various religious leaders, relatives of victims of police brutality and notable public figures such as civil rights activist Cornel West, journalist Chris Hedges and film director Quentin Tarantino spoke about the movement.

Sophomore Ben Wallis, who helped organize the trip, said the students in attendance paid a $140 fee. He said this fee was raised through a combination of fundraising, donations and from

members’ funds. Wallis said some professors donated money to the trip, and said the group will continue to raise money to reimburse students who paid for the trip.

“As [the event] approached, the Stop Mass Incarceration [group] and Revolutionary Communist Party was basically saying, just get on the bus, we want people to come and price doesn’t matter,” Wallis said.

“It was an issue that resonated with all of us, especially since Ferguson is close to home.”

— Junior Trista Sullivan

Wallis said SDS members walked for the entirety of the march and met people from all walks of life.

Wallis said he wasn’t sure how many people attended the march because reported figures

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have varied, but he said he thought there were thousands.

He said young and old people attended the event and there was a good energy at the march.

“It was a powerful experience,” Wallis said.

“Everyone was very serious … I thought that everyone was very committed to making sure this got through.”

Junior Trista Sullivan said the Truman chapter

of SDS became aware of the Rise Up October event through an SDS member’s connection with the Revolutionary Communist Party, and the group was interested in going.

“It was an issue that resonated with all us, especially since Ferguson is close to home for a lot of us and police brutality has become a very visible issue in our nation these last few years,” Sullvian said.

Kirksville Fire Department makes Landfill fire in St. donation to volunteer fire groups Louis poses risks

By Emily Merkle TMN Reporter

By Haleigh oetting Contributing reporter

An underground landfill fire in St. Louis, is rapidly approaching a nuclear waste dump site.

The nuclear waste is leftover waste from the Manhattan Project that was illegally dumped into the landfill during 1973, according to the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. The fire has been burning for five years and currently resides 1,000 feet away from the 9,000 tons of nuclear waste.

Many citizens in the area were unaware the fire existed according to npr.org.

The Environmental Protection Agency said it will announce plans to build a firebreak before the end of the year and decide whether to dig up the radioactive waste during 2017.

The Kirksville Fire Department recently donated fire hoses to several smaller area fire departments.

The Northern Adair County, Novinger and Adair County Rural fire departments received 3-inch supply line fire hoses from the Kirksville Fire Department.

Kirksville Fire Chief Tom Collins said all fire departments in Adair County share manpower with one another. Collins said this means during a large fire, one department can contact another department in the mutual aid program for backup man power to help combat the fire.

Collins said Kirksville is a paid department, but the others are volunteer departments with limited budgets. He said Kirksville upgraded to 5-inch supply line hoses several years ago and kept the old 3-inch hoses as surplus. Because the department no longer needed the 3-inch hoses, Collins said Kirks-

ville chose to donate the old hoses to some of the volunteer departments.

Collins said because of limited budgets, many rural departments get hoses from bigger departments, meaning their hoses often are of varying sizes and ages.

Silas Springer, Northern Adair County deputy fire chief, said the Northern Adair department receives funding from membership dues.

Springer said the department sends letters to citizens in the district and gives them the option to pay or not pay for fire coverage. He said the department usually gets a low census return from this. As a result, Springer said the department usually has an average budget of $10,000-20,000 which must cover equipment, truck maintenance and fuel. He said donated surplus equipment from the city department helps save rural departments money. Springer said the mutual aid program benefits the rural districts because they know the equipment comes from the same community.

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Take a stand for diversity on campus Jonathan Butler decided to stop eating Nov. 2, 2015. Butler, a graduate student at the University of Missouri, made his decision after Mizzou President Tim Wolfe declined to respond to “several instances of racism and discrimination in the past months,” according to a Nov. 2, 2015 Maneater article. Butler promised he would not “consume any ‘food or nutritional sustenance’ and will continue to do so until Wolfe is removed from office or ‘his internal organs fail,’” according to the same article.

Butler was not alone in his stand against Wolfe and the racially charged incidents that occurred at Mizzou. Incidents began to escalate at Mizzou’s campus Sept. 11 when senior Payton Head, the president of the Missouri Students Association and an African-American, was verbally abused because of his race during his walk home, according to a Nov. 6, 2015 Washington Post article. As the incidents began to grow in number, Butler became involved with Concerned Student 1950, a movement created out of a demand for action from Wolfe regarding the events — which included an Oct. 24 incident where human feces were used to draw a swastika on a dormitory wall — according to a Nov. 9, 2015 NBC article. As Butler’s hunger strike continued, black members of Mizzou’s football team refused to “participate in any ‘football-related’ activities” until Wolfe either resigned or was removed from his position as president of the university, according to a Nov. 8, 2015 NBC article.

Wolfe resigned Nov. 9, followed by Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, who will be transitioning to a new role starting Jan. 1, according to a Nov. 9, 2015 CNN article. Shortly after Wolfe announced his resignation, Butler ended his hunger strike, according to the same article.

We, the Index Editorial Board, would like to applaud Butler’s bravery and dedication to his beliefs, though we wish he had not felt compelled to starve himself for nearly seven days. The actions of Concerned Student 1950 were meant to create change, and it seems change is very much on its way at Mizzou. We only hope it is a positive change, not a negative one.

We, the Editorial Board, are grateful Truman State has a president who is willing to open his office doors and listen to our concerns. While our campus is small, our student body is no less passionate about addressing racism, sexism and homophobia on campus. We are grateful there have been few incidents where a student has been targeted because of their race, sexuality or gender and the few incidents that have occurred have been handled swiftly and efficiently by the University.

But, as Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Standing up for your beliefs is essential when facing racism, sexism and other forms of oppression. This is why we applaud Butler for his resolve — though we implore no Truman student ever resort to a hunger strike to be heard — because he stood up for his beliefs and refused to back down.

We understand sometimes it is easy to give up when faced with a difficult challenge. The challenge of combatting oppression seems almost impossible, but historically, humanity has overcome the impossible countless of times. Once upon a time, it was believed humans would never fly, much less reach space and walk on the moon. Equality may seem like an impossible goal now, but that doesn’t mean people should stop trying to achieve it.

Affecting change doesn’t have to be done through a hunger strike — that should be an absolute last resort — or even through campus-wide protests.

The doors for peaceful discourse are now open and it’s time we all — not just the Editorial Board, the student body or even Kirksville, but the global community as a whole — walk hand-in-hand through it. The events at Mizzou should serve as a catalyst for Truman and the Kirksville community to begin looking inward now, before any situation becomes even more drastic. What are the major issues affecting our campus community and the community at large? How can they be addressed swiftly and efficiently before they become major problems? How can individuals help maintain Truman’s inclusive and welcoming atmosphere for everyone?

We, the Editorial Board, ask that every Truman student seriously consider these questions and discuss them during the coming days. The only way inclusivity and equality can be achieved is if the community stands together to address the obstacles standing in the way.

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Electricity is an integral part of daily life, yet we rarely consider what it takes to keep the electrons flowing to our homes, businesses, and our beloved gadgets. In much the same way that our nation’s highway system helps move grain from where it is grown and harvested to markets in cities and towns, transmission does the same thing for wind energy.

America’s heartland has some of the best wind resources in the nation. Wind energy provides consumers with a low-cost, reliable, and homegrown source of clean energy. The American Wind Energy Association recently announced that nearly 70 gigawatts of wind energy is now supplying electricity to an estimated 18 million American homes annually. And, a near-record of more than 13,250 megawatts of wind capacity is currently under construction – most of which is occurring in the central “wind corridor” of the country. For more of us to benefit from this clean, low-cost wind energy, however, transmission needs to be developed.

Nationwide, transmission has not seen a meaningful improvement in more than 30 years.

In 2011, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the largest regional transmission organization and independent system operator in North America, approved 17 Multi-Value Transmission Projects (MVP). To be deemed an MVP project, transmission lines must have been determined

by MISO to be necessary to maintain reliability, provide economic savings to ratepayers, or to help states meet policy objectives such as Renewable Energy Standards.

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The Mark Twain Transmission Project is a Multi-Value transmission Project. This line is very much needed to bring clean wind energy to Missouri. Because we have a regional transmission grid operator that distributes our energy, getting as much clean, low-cost wind into the energy marketplace as possible will only help reduce energy costs. For Missouri, the Department of Energy’s Wind Vision report shows electricity bill savings of $2.11 billion cumulatively through 2050.

The line is intended to relieve congestion in existing transmission lines during peak use times during the day and when wind energy output is greatest. Benefit-to-cost analyses have shown that the MVP lines through Missouri yield a benefit to ratepayers two to two and one-half times greater than the cost. In fact, the Wind Vision report states that significant economic and environmental benefits are expected by 2030 even in states that will not see significant wind project development of their own. The project also will help the state of Missouri meet renewable energy standards that voters in the state strongly supported in November of 2008.

I urge residents of Missouri and the Missouri Public Service Commission to support the development of the Mark Twain transmission project for its ability to bring low-cost, clean wind energy into the electric grid so that more people can benefit from lower rates, reduced carbon pollution, and significant water savings.

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Health class should not include skinfold lab

Rachel Fechter For a brief moment last Thursday I knew what cattle felt like. I was poked and prodded for the meat on my bones while standing awkwardly with anxious confusion. I’m not a cow, though. I’m a human being who was subjected to the “skinfold lab” for HLTH 195: Lifetime Health & Fitness.

The lab began with the students in my class corralled outside of Health Sciences building room 1208. We were told to pick a partner, and two-by-two, we entered the room to have our body fat percentages measured.

My partner and I stood up and took our turns getting measured. An older gentleman approached us with a tool called a “caliper,” which looked like a blue lobster claw with numbers on the side. The man pinched me with the blue lobster claw on my thigh, side and arm, and read out three numbers for each measurement. My partner and I wrote the numbers down and we left.

When I arrived back at my dorm, I pulled out my skinfold lab paper and used the provided sheet to find my fat percentage. The last page of the three-page lab had “classifications” that went with each set of percentages. The moment of truth came when I flipped over to the back page. My classification, I found out, was “poor.” I thought for sure I had done the math wrong, but no, according to a piece of paper, I was fat.

I had always felt like I had a healthy body shape, but for that brief moment, my self esteem plummeted as I looked down at my slight stomach pudge and stood in the mirror, trying to stand up straighter and suck it back in. But then my feelings of self-loathing seemed to melt away and were replaced with a pure loathing of the skinfold lab.

I finished this lab feeling utterly dissatisfied. For starters, it was an inaccurate measure of data. Height and weight were not taken into account. How is a girl who is 5 feet 2 inches supposed to be compared to a

girl like me who is nearly 5 feet 10 inches? A tall person who eats and exercises the same amount as a short person will naturally weigh more because they have more mass. And on the flip side, shorter people naturally gain weight more easily than taller people do. Neither of these variables were taken into account, which makes for a flawed experiment. I also think health teachers at my school have no place telling me whether my body fat percentage is healthy or unhealthy, because they are not certified physicians.

Along with the logistics of the lab, I had a huge problem with the ethics behind it. Although my partner for the lab seemed nice, we barely knew each other’s names, and suddenly we had to know each other’s body fat percentages. I thought that was an invasion of privacy.

Also, the fact that my teacher stated in class “if a doctor has told you not to do this lab, you can do an alternative assignment instead,” was telling. I felt it was implied that people who struggle with severe depression, anxiety or eating disorders should not participate, because according to a doctor, it could further upset them. If this assignment potentially could cause a person struggling with a mental health disorder to relapse, shouldn’t that be a red flag it’s not a good idea? At a college with such high rates of depression and anxiety affecting its student population, you would think this would be considered more carefully.

Forty percent of female college students in the U.S. have eating disorders, according to waldencenter.org.

And it’s not just women who are affected. Between 4 and 10 percent of male college students in the U.S. also suffer from eating disorders, according to nationaleatingdisorders.org. After looking at these numbers, my question would be why so many students are subjected to a lab that might increase these percentages. Why should students have to feel ashamed of their bodies because an arbitrary piece of paper tells them to? Chances are, students know if they have a little or a lot of fat on their bodies. They likely don’t need to go through the humiliation of being pinched with a blue lobster claw just to find out their body fat percentage is supposedly “poor.”

In the future, this lab should not be conducted. Truman students have enough to worry about without having their flaws further highlighted. Let’s fold the skinfold lab away for good.

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Rachel Fechter is a freshman communication major from St. Louis, Mo.

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Exaggerates thinness in short people and fatness in tall people.

A tall but lean Olympic athlete and a couch potato with the same height and weight would have the same BMI.

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Joining Greek Life can be beneficial

Jeremy Busch The best treasure I’ve found in college has not been in classes or in sports, but in something I never imagined I’d join. Despite all the criticism it recieves, I’m proud to stand up for what has given me so much — Greek Life.

Greek Life initially was not on my horizon when I came to college. I actually ridiculed my roommate — my high school best friend — for rushing and signing the fall of our freshman year. But during my first several months, there was something missing from my college experience. The friends I made through dorm life and classes were enjoyable, but I longed for the family atmosphere I had with my group of friends in high school — who had my back, who were with me through ups and downs, and who pushed me to be a better person. With this in mind, I ventured into the fraternal experience during the spring of my freshman year by joining Beta Theta Pi.

People say going Greek is buying friends, but I can tell you this — I was far undercharged for the value of my experience. Similar minds, bonded together through an unpredictable college journey, produce a brotherhood that cannot be measured. We remain connected for life, and no amount of money can buy the genuine experiences of Greek Life.

Greek Life has been a tremendous avenue for personal growth, especially in my leadership abilities. Just two months after initiation, I found myself on an eight-man executive committee of a fraternity with close to 100 members. Under the leadership of a faculty advisor who’s been with Beta for nearly two decades, the committee navigated the turbulence of leading a large and complex organization. That leadership experience cannot be taught in a classroom — it can only be gained through actual decision-making processes, an area which Greek Life has in abundance.

During my high school years, there was a lot of value placed in taking honors and advanced placement classes. Obviously, they provided an incredible academic opportunity for intellectual growth, but more so, the classroom environment led me to be a better student. I loved surrounding myself with peers brighter, more ambitious and more driven than I was, because it pushed me to be the best I could be. My competitive nature fueled me to match the success of my classmates.

In this same respect, I have found equal ambition and drive in the Greek Life community. As

a freshman, contrary to my previous notion of fraternities, I was greeted by an abundance of upperclassmen with top-notch grade point averages, widespread campus involvement and resumés the Career Center would pin on the fridge.

I starkly remember meeting a future fraternity brother during my rush who helped shed new light on Greek Life. He was a junior who I certainly would have classified as a “jock,” but after getting to know him, I later found out he had taken seven advanced placement tests, came to Truman State on a full ride and now is employed at one of the most prestigious actuarial consultant firms in St. Louis. It is men like this who inspire me. In this Greek Life community, I found my drive, my ambition and my longing to be the best version of myself. I do not believe this would have come about without my fraternal affiliation.

I’m not sure where I’d be without Greek Life. The numerous opportunities it has provided me define who I am and where I am today, and most importantly, where I’ll be tomorrow. Many on the outside have chosen to write off the whole system as a waste. If only they knew how wrong they were.

Jeremy Busch is a senior communication major from Ballwin, Mo.

How is your experience with Greek Life?

I’m not in Greek Life but my two siblings — who have graduated — were in Greek.

It just wasn’t for me.

I’m not in any Greek anything.

It just seems to consume all their time. I don’t have a positive view of Greek Life and the movies don’t help.

I’m not involved, so I’ve had no interactions with Greek Life.

I have nothing against them, though.

My experience has been awesome. I’m part of Beta Theta Pi, and I’ve had the ability to network and have gained many opportunities around campus

Shannon Lynch Senior

Aderinsola Adesida Freshman

Stacie Wiegman Sophomore

Garrett Fowler Senior

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

City aims to restore downtown

By Austin Hornbostel Managing Editor

Although plans for the Kirksville Downtown Revitalization Pilot Project are not finalized or approved, city officials hope the program will lead to continued economic growth.

Missouri had the highest growth in new businesses during 2013, according to a press release from the office of Gov. Jay Nixon. In the midst of this economic boom, the City of Kirksville is working to refresh the appearance of the downtown area. So far, improvements have only come in the form of public infrastructure such as sidewalks and pedestrian lighting, but funds soon will be applied toward rehabilitating, renovating and restoring the facades of downtown buildings, curbs and parking.

Assistant City Manager Ashley Young said the city currently is drafting the Downtown Revitalization Pilot Project through the Tax Increment Finance Commission for the downtown Kirksville Tax Increment Financing district. Young said the downtown area and the shopping area with Sears and J.C. Penney, located along U.S. Highway 63, are the city’s two TIF districts. He said the tentative pilot program would cover the south side of The Square on Washington Street between Franklin and Elson streets and on Elson Street between Washington and McPherson streets.

Young said a TIF district establishes a base year, and from that year forward it receives a percentage of any increase in sales or property tax for use within the district. He said in the case of Kirksville’s downtown TIF district, the base year was 1999.

Young said the draft program for the policy calls for TIF funds to pay for 75 percent of the improvements to the property itself, and a buy-in from property owners would cover the remaining 25 percent. He said TIF funds would cover 100 percent of the cost of sidewalks, lighting and parking.

Young said when forming a TIF district, a developer must

be identified. For the downtown TIF district, he said the City of Kirksville would be the developer, so the management of the project would be handled by the city. He said property owners on The Square likely will be able to give significant input about the appearance of their buildings.

“Of course, we want to stick to the Kirksville downtown design guidelines as much as possible, just in the interest of creating that kind of historic downtown atmosphere that everybody appreciates,” Young said. “But at the end of the day, property owners own their property, and they’ll dictate the colors of things, the kind of awnings that they’ll have, the kind of windows, all those options.”

Young said he hopes the program will improve the quality of the heart of the city, and ultimately be successful enough to allow an extension of the program to the rest of The Square and the downtown area. He said the city consistently receives feedback from the Truman State administration, property owners and Kirksville citizens about the need to renovate the downtown area to move the economy forward.

Young said from this point, the city hopes to go back to the TIF Commission before the end of the month and hear its recommendation to the City Council to approve this draft of the program. Young said the draft then would be tentatively reviewed during December, and if it is approved, he said work could start as early as spring.

Young said the Downtown Revitalization Pilot Project will be the largest project in significance and scope the TIF Commission will undertake within the downtown area if it is fully implemented. Young said he thinks if this is the case, entrepreneurs would be more likely to open businesses in a more attractive downtown area. He said an increase in traffic and momentum ultimately will provide the city economy with a marked improvement.

“You have to have a justification for doing this, and while aesthetics and beautification

Emily Wichmer/Index Above: Areas in downtown Kirksville such as The Square could see changes during the future with the Downtown Revitalization Pilot Project. Below: Missouri had the highest growth in new businesses during 2013.

and tourism are absolutely admirable and do help the economy to a certain degree in their own way, that’s not enough,” Young said. “You also need to have very demonstrable results, which in this case would

be more businesses opening in the downtown.”

Carolyn Chrisman, director of economic development at Kirksville Regional Economic Development, Inc., said every small business center in Mis-

souri sets a goal each year for the number of new businesses they wish to reach. Chrisman said K-REDI’s goal last year was five business starts, but instead there were eight. She said the goal for this year is also five starts, and eight parties have come in during the past few months that were interested in starting a business. Chrisman said people are optimistic about starting a business and they’re looking for resources to help them, which she said shows business success here in Kirksville, which has been an example of the state’s success and business growth.

Chrisman said Kirksville naturally is affected by the business cycle, with businesses that have been around for almost 100 years juxtaposed with the “revolving door” of businesses that are in and out very quickly. She said this has to do with Kirksville being a college town, with students or spouses of faculty members starting businesses and then moving on when their time at Truman is finished.

“There’s ups and downs within business, so we see that here in Kirksville as well,” Chrisman said. “I think we see a little more turnover than in other rural communities, simply because of our college presence.”

Anastasia Tiedemann, a small business counselor with K-REDI, said she thinks Truman plays a role with who comes in asking for K-REDI’s services.

Tiedemann said students at Truman have great ideas about businesses even before they have finished their undergraduate education.

Tiedemann said she most frequently receives requests for assistance regarding financing and marketing. Tiedemann said government grants are sparse for for-profit companies looking to obtain startup funding, but there are low-interest rate small business loans available through Missouri these businesses can tap into. She said K-REDI helps clients develop a business plan which will allow them to obtain the funding needed to start their business.

PAINO | University President Troy Paino addresses concerns raised by Truman students after controversy about racism on University of Missouri’s campus Continued from page 1 Paino said he thinks one of the most important ways those in leadership positions can respond to these circumstances is by giving the affected parties and individuals a forum, a dedicated space to voice their concern, and then taking steps to respond accordingly, addressing any grievances brought to light.

He said this course of action shows those who have come forward that leaders are being proactive in meeting them where they are and addressing their concerns.

Paino went on to discuss his previous exposure to civil rights issues, particularly his personal experiences seeing racial discrimination throughout his young adult, undergraduate and graduate life.

Paino said he attended a small liberal arts school during

the 1980s, one which he described as lacking diversity. He said he thinks his experience would have been richer with a more diverse environment, but he ultimately went on to seek that out during his academic career. He said he took time to reach out and connect with others whose perspectives and walks of life differed from his own. During graduate school and his time studying law, Paino said he came into contact with a variety of cultural backgrounds. He said he attributes this experience as one which helped him become more open-minded.

Paino said this experience was transformative for him because it differed considerably from his upbringing and early life. Raised in an environment with little diversity of perspectives, he said the exposure to different people and world views helped him appreciate

and even value differences instead of judging them.

“It’s easy to sit on the sidelines and feel sorry for Mizzou, but we need to look in the mirror and ask ourselves if we are as good as we think we are.”

— University President Troy Paino

“When I got to know people who were different from me, it taught me how to value people and in return they enriched my own experience on this planet,” Paino said.

Paino said he would describe his email, delivered to the student body at about 2 p.m. Nov. 9, as an invitation.

He said he welcomes conversations with students, faculty and staff about the current state of diversity and any indications of discrimination at Truman State.

“It’s easy to sit on the sidelines and feel sorry for Mizzou, but we need to look in the mirror and ask ourselves if we are as good as we think we are,” Paino said.

Paino said the idea is that while he and many students, faculty and staff are all working toward similar goals, it is important to him that they communicate and collaborate to address these issues on campus.

Paino said he has received ample feedback via email, Facebook and Twitter. He said he plans to meet with

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Going forward, Paino said he thinks he, along with Truman’s administration is being proactive and working to make Truman an institution which fosters diversity and hears the concerns all its members.

“I’m proud of this University, I feel this is a place where students feel they have a voice,” Paino said. “They have access to me and to everyone — faculty and administration. I think as long as we have that feeling on campus, whatever problems or differences we may have we can work together.”

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

BY KATEY STOETZEL AND COURTNEY KAUFFMAN Features Edtior and Assistant Features Editor index.featureseditor@gmail.com

November is Native American Heritage Month. In celebration, the Multicultural Affairs Center brought students from Washington University in St. Louis to campus last week to host a presentation called “American Indian Mascotry and the Effects of Stereotyping on AI Youth,” as well as a student panel the next day.

Truman State alumna Miquela Taffa was one of the Washington University speakers. Taffa said she is Laguna Pueblo — from New Mexico — and Quechan, from the border between California, Arizona and Mexico. She said a lot of the presentation’s focus was on the mascot of the Washington Redskins NFL team, and how Americans are consuming ideas from the media that are stereotypes about Native Americans.

“It’s creating this false image about what we are and who we are supposed to be,” Taffa said.

Taffa said this stereotyping of Native Americans can have negative impacts on Native American youth, such as effecting their self-esteem or success in school.

Taffa said Native American youths have the greatest suicide rates in the country per capita, face high alcoholism and deal with substance abuse.

“You think it’s something that’s just at the team level, but when you have people yelling ‘Kill those Indians!’ or ‘Trail of Tears round two!’ — the type of slogans that go into these games, it’s disparaging and oppressing an entire culture,” Taffa said.

Other topics discussed during the presentation included the sexualization of Native American women, especially the NFL Washington team cheerleaders, who dress up as Indians.

Taffa said student response to the presentation was positive and students asked intelligent questions afterward.

Discussing these issues is important for undergraduate college students because they are at an exploratory period of their lives, Taffa said. She said this is because college is the first time a lot of people come into contact with different cultures.

Taffa said she thinks all universities need to make sure they have an inclusive, diverse population to make sure they incorporate minority voices and listen to different perspectives.

“You’ve seen what’s going on at Mizzou this week, right?” Taffa said. “This is something that a lot of college students are angry about — not being supported. A lot of minority students are upset that they don’t feel they are supported by their institution.

But it’s a movement of the students to claim what they want — they want greater diversity, they want a greater voice. The problem is minority students are often silenced, especially if you go to a predominantly white institution.”

Taffa said she thinks more can be done to solve these issues. One thing students can do is be an ally to others who are also interested in solving these issues, she said.

Taffa said students need to make sure they are standing up for the minority position, or support those who are speaking.

“Students are like shareholders in the institutions, and they have the right and responsibility to demand the changes we want from the institution — you see something you don’t like, you have the responsibility to stand up and say it,” Taffa said.

Junior Paige Howard attended Taffa’s presentation, and also is hosting events in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.

Howard said she and senior Anna Soane have teamed up with the Multicultural Affairs Center to promote events for Native American Heritage Month. Howard said she and Soane will have a table Nov. 16 in the Student Union Building where they will be handing out dream catchers and candy with facts about Native American cultures.

Howard said by handing out the dream catchers, she and Soane aim to tell the real story behind dream catchers and their significance to Native Americans.

“I have Native American roots in my family,” Howard said. “My grandpa gave me his [dream catcher] from when he was a child, and I absolutely adored the thing, but I never really understood it.”

As well as handing out the dream catchers, Soane said there will be a petition available for people to sign about changing the name of the Washington football team.

She said the petition is the official national petition to change the team name, which currently has more than 7,000 signatures.

MAC Program Coordinator Jerad Green said the MAC is looking to institute a courageous conversation discussion series next year, which will include a topic related to Native American culture. He said those wanting to get involved this year can do so by spreading the word on campus.

“Letting peers know, speaking about the events in their class, and learning more about the importance of these events and these identities,” Green said. “Just being intentional about the support they show.”

Green said anyone is interested in getting involved with planning events for Native American Heritage Month next year should contact him at jegreen@truman.edu.

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“It’s creating this false image about what we are and who we are supposed to be.”

Above: Washington University guest speakers answer questions after last week’s discussion about Native American stereotypes. The event was put on by the Multicultural Affairs Center as part of Native American Heritage Month.

Right: Students listen to speakers at the event last week, which presented information about stereotypes. Native American Heritage Month will include other events throughout the month.

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“The Nether” premieres tonight THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

BY RACHEL FECHTER TMN Reporter

Even with the brightest of lights shining on its stage, Truman State’s James G. Severns Theatre grew much darker during the past month during rehearsals for “The Nether.”

Set to take the stage tonight, Nov. 12, tomorrow, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14, the play touches on controversial topics such as child pornography and Internet ethics.

Sophomore actor Sam Andrzejewski said despite the touchy subject matter, he, other cast members and the crew are excited to showcase the work of art they’ve been collaborating on for the past month. Andrzejewski said they hope it will make people think and have deep discussions after seeing the heavy, emotionally jarring production.

“I enjoy theatre and I enjoy acting a lot, and this particular show is a much darker, controversial taboo kind of play, but it offers a new kind of insight on the concept of love and reality,” Andrzejewski said. “Am I scared people are going to be turned off by it? Yes, of course. But I’m hoping that they will be willing to come in and at least see the story, and give it a chance. That’s my favorite part of theatre. You give something to an audience that they can digest and think about.”

Andrzejewski said the play does not merely tackle the subject of child pornography, but also delves into the differences between our thoughts and the reality going on around us, and what

Submitted photo The cast of “The Nether” gather onstage during dress rehearsal for a salute to the audience. The play, which explores controversial topics of child pornography and Internet ethics, premieres tonight, Nov. 12. truly defines a relationship. For that reason, he said, it is a beautiful story worth seeing.

Senior Madison Chambers said she will be out of the spotlight but will make it shine on the actors instead as the show’s lighting designer.

“I always see the lights being the cherry on top of the cake,” Chambers said. “The actors can do amazing work and build the world they’re in just by acting, but you don’t necessarily feel the whole show or see the whole show un-

til the lights are added into it. If people watch the show without lights, they only have one foot in the world. But when you bring in the lights, they’re completely there.”

By putting on a play with such a dark storyline, Chambers said she hopes the show will catch the audience’s attention and prompt further discussion afterwards about the issues in the play.

“I love people talking about art,” Chambers said. “‘The Nether’ is a show where you walk in and you’re

completely immersed in a world and you leave a changed person. You leave with thoughts in your head.

You leave with strong opinions. It’s a conversation-starter.”

Along with lighting, other crew members were employed to help make this show possible. Sophomore Blaine Shepherd said he is the props designer for “The Nether.” Shepherd said his tasks included reading through the script, deciding what scenes required what props, building and purchasing those props, and even making some props of his own. For example, he said he built an “ice cake” prop he and many others deemed the “ice cake from hell” because it was such a challenge to create.

Shepherd said a lot of hard work went into this play, and people should not be put off by its heavy content. Instead, he said they should use the tragic elements to bring about change in society. Shepherd said he hopes the use of props and other theatrical elements will help the audience immerse themselves in a new world, and leave with a greater understanding of the darker side of the Internet and technology.

“Something that makes this play unique is that it’s a very minimalistic setup, and it tells such a grand story, as opposed to some of the other shows we did where it has a grand set but not very much is told,” Shepherd said. “One of the main components of theatre is watching a show and sometimes feeling disturbed, then taking that feeling and changing the world somehow. See what’s wrong with the world, then fix that.”

Truman staff members beat cancer together

BY BRENTLY SNEAD TMN Reporter

The saying goes there is strength in numbers, but there are two women at Truman State who know the truth behind those words more than most.

Diane Bloskovich, Advancement Office coordinator of operations, and Financial Aid Adviser Mary Jane Kiefer experienced one of the hardest times of their lives together — their diagnoses with breast cancer and the treatment that followed.

Kiefer said she and Bloskovich met while working together at a facility in Kirksville. Kiefer said for many years, the two traveled to Kansas City, Missouri, to get their mammograms and made a shopping day out of it. During 2004, the two did not make it to Kansas City together and Bloskovich was late making an appointment.

Bloskovich said when she went to Kansas City during December, she heard news that changed everything.

“They found something on the mammogram, and I had to have another test, and I was pretty much thinking this is just one of those things where you have these tests, and they finally come in and say everything is okay,” Bloskovich said.

“That turned out not to be the case, and I was just in shock.”

Bloskovich said she didn’t thnk this was really happening to her and it took her quite a while to wrap her head around the fact she had a life-threatening illness.

“I called Diane and I just said, ‘This can’t be happening to me, too.’”

-Mary Jane Keifer, financial aid adviser

Bloskovich said she had surgery during January 2005 and went through four sessions of chemotherapy followed by 20 sessions of radiation. She said she finished her treatment during June 2005. Despite the difficulties that arose, Bloskovich said she continued her work at the University.

Bloskovich said she missed a few days of work, and for each one of her chemotherapy treatments she missed a half day. She said she could use 30 minutes of her lunch time for radiation and though she was able to continue working, it was very difficult.

Bloskovich said this experience has deepened her friendship with Kiefer.

“It’s the unknown that is so scary, and it takes someone that is close to you and understands you that will help you face that unknown, and be brave for you,” Bloskovich said. “We have just always been there for each other, and this is one thing that has brought us even closer.”

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Submitted photo Staff members Diane Bloskovich and Mary Jane Kiefer were brought even closer as friends after they each battled breast cancer. Bloskovich finished treatment during 2005, Kiefer finished during May 2010, and both women are in remission.

Kiefer said she remained by Bloskovich’s side throughout her treatment, which included taking her places where Bloskovich was able to eat and encouraging the office to wear pink ribbons on the first day of her treatment. Little did Kiefer know, Bloskovich would be taking care of her the same way five years later.

Kiefer said she was diagnosed with breast cancer during April 2010. After traveling to Columbia, Missouri, she said she was told something looked irregular with her mammogram and they wanted to do more tests. At that time, Kiefer said she knew something was not right.

“As soon as I got out to the car, I called Diane, and I just said, ‘This can’t be happening to me, too,’” Kiefer said. “She told me that everything would be okay.”

Kiefer said the following Monday, she received a call from the clinic, but because of her husband’s own health problems, she was unable to return to Columbia.

Her husband was currently in the ICU, and after explaining the situation to her husband’s doctor, she got additional tests and an ultrasound.

“It came back that I, too, had breast cancer,” Kiefer said. “Diane then went to my doctor’s appointments with me to listen because at that time, you’re not really hearing everything, so you just need someone there.”

Kiefer said she was unsure of the path of treatment she would take but she knew it was important to inform her family about the situation. While her husband contacted her son in Arkansas, Kiefer said she called her daughters and their significant others to tell them.

Kiefer said she called Bloskovich when she got ready to tell her family, and Bloskovich came to offer support to her daughters.

“She headed down here from Greentop[, Missouri,] so that when I told them, she would be there to answer their questions as to what might be coming,” Kiefer said. “I left the room and let her talk to my girls, and to this day I really don’t know what all they asked, but I felt like she was a big support to me.”

Kiefer said doctors performed a lumpectomy during May 2010 following her diagnosis and, unlike Bloskovich, chemotherapy was not necessary. She said she did go through six weeks of radiation.

Kiefer said despite not having to experience chemotherapy, it was a difficult time for her and it was the support she received from Diane that pushed her along.

“Without Diane I don’t know that I could have made it through it,” Kiefer said.

“It’s a very scary time because during that time you don’t know what your journey is going to look like.”

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Students bring movie characters to life

BY PAIGE YUNGERMANN TMN Reporter

For the first time students performed speeches exclusively from movies at the annual Night at the Museum event hosted by communication professor Barry Poyner’s COMM 471: Persuasion Theory class.

Students previously have presented famous speeches from history at this event. Participants taking the course gave three to five minute speeches Nov. 3 at the Ruth W. Towne Museum and Visitors Center, and audience members could circulate the room and listen to the speeches.

Junior Lincoln McCoy said this is the first year Poyner participated in the event instead of just organizing it.

Poyner recited a monologue as Emperor Palpatine from the “Star Wars” series.

At the end of the event, McCoy said audience members could evaluate each speaker’s dress, rhetoric and delivery.

He said this was advantageous because it allowed students to speak to a captive audience and receive feedback, which does not always happen in a classroom.

McCoy said the purpose of the event was to let students taking the course practice their rhetorical skills and share them with others. He said most

Trevor Stark/Index Above: Students explore the Ruth W. Towne Museum and Visitors Center at the Night at the Museum event. The annual event featured students giving speeches.

Right: Communication professor Barry Poyner portrays Emperor Palpatine from the “Star Wars” series. This was his first year participating in the event itself. of the audience members were other communication students.

“It’s a way for students to see good rhetoric as well as have fun at a night at the museum,” McCoy said. “Students reenacted movie scenes that they enjoyed, that they thought embodied good rhetoric, and they thought were persuasive in some sort of manner.”

Bike Co-op and Rot Riders team up to raise funds The Kirksville Bike Co-op, the people who fix your bike on the way to Barnett Hall, and the Rot Riders, a group that bikes around Kirksville collecting compost on the weekends, are teaming up for their first ever fundraiser and party combination event, Break it Down.

At the event there will be art on display made from excess spare bike parts collected by the Bike Co-op. The Bike Co-op has chains, tubes, tires, wheels, handlebars, frame parts, cranks, pedals, cables and gears for participants to turn into something new. Everyone is encouraged to take some of the spare parts and make them into a funky piece of art, a sculpture, a floor mat, some steampunk jewelry and accessories, a household tool, or anything they can imagine. Submit your creation to Break it Down, and everyone at the event will vote for their favorite. The winner will receive a free bicycle.

Come to the Bike Co-op or contact senior Carnahan Lovewell with questions at cml7216@truman.edu.

All proceeds will go to the Bike Co-op and Rot Riders to make it easier for people to bike in Kirksville and to expand compost collecting operations to divert food from landfills.

McCoy said he thought the event was a success and attendance was higher than anticipated.

Sophomore Jory Knernschield said he was surprised when he attended this event that the speeches were from movies rather than political speeches. He said he thought the event was interesting and he enjoyed it.

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Senior Aubrey Fulton said she attended this event to receive extra credit for a course, and thought the event was fun.

“I didn’t know it existed until I was given an incentive to come by my lovely [communication] professor Chandrika [Collins],” Fulton said. “It’s lovely and really funny, actually.”

BREAK IT DOWN

WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday November 13 WHERE: The Aquadome COST: $4 for 21+ and $5 for minors

-The band Two-Headed Cow will play from 9 - 10 p.m., followed by DJ Jared Rahe.

-Alcoholic beverages will be available.

-The goal for the night is to have a waste free event.

All proceeds will go to the Bike Co-op and Rot Riders to benefit cyclists in Kirksville and to expand the compost collecting operations to divert food from landfills.

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Easy Deep Dish Pizza

It’s the time of the year when “stress eating” is your main source of nourishment. If you are on a first name basis with the pizza delivery guy and you’ve been called by your credit card provider to make sure your card hasn’t been hacked based on the “suspicious charges” — you know, daily orders of pizza — it’s time to make your pizza at home. It’s easy to prepare, and you’ll feel like a chef.

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The William Matthew Middle School Rapid Academic Program students are hosting a trivia night to raise funds for an educational field trip.

The event will feature concessions, silent auctions, raffles, trivia tournaments with prizes, games and more.

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1 tube refrigerated pizza crust 1 1/2 cups pizza sauce 2 1/2 cups shredded cheese of choice (I used the pizza blend from Hy-Vee) 1/3 cups shredded Parmesan cheese Optional toppings, such as pepperoni, Canadian bacon, sausage, mushrooms, olives or more cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Using a paper towel doused in olive oil, grease a 9x13 baking dish.

2. Place the dough in the dish, pressing it in and leaving an edge halfway up the sides of the dish.

3. Pour and evenly spread the pizza sauce, then dump on cheese to your heart’s delight, and layer your chosen toppings.

4. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is the golden brown of your dreams and the cheese is an oozy, melty goo. Then serve and enjoy.

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“Master of None” has a lot of heart

BY KATEY STOETZEL

Features Editor index.featureseditor@gmail.com

Aziz Ansari, a stand-up comedian known for his role as Tom Haverford on “Parks and Recreation,” released his new comedy series, “Master of None,” last week on Netflix. The first season consists of 10 episodes ranging from 25-30 minutes. Ansari writes, directs and stars in the show, which he created with Alan Yang.

“Master of None” is about the personal and professional journey of Dev, an actor living in New York. In a rush to complete the show in time to review it in this week’s Reel Talk, I binge-watched all 10 episodes in a day, so I feel content to say “Master of None” is a marvelous show that moves along nicely.

I don’t like to use the term “passion project” because I think anything anyone works on should include passion, but “Master of None” seems like Ansari’s passion project.

The characters have soul. The show has a vintage and cinematic feel to it. The first episode, “Plan B,” is a bit awkward, but by the second episode, “Parents,” the show finds its footing and moves on with confidence.

It’s obvious a lot of care went into creating this show.

The show not only deals with Dev’s life as a struggling ac-

tor, but also covers topics such as heritage, race, parents, grandparents, love, immigration, dating, friendship, and how society treats men and women. If you’ve ever listened to Ansari’s stand-up, I think a lot of these episodes are similar to what he talks about during those.

Here’s some episode shout-outs.

“Indians on TV,” the fourth episode of the season, is probably the best episode. Dev goes to various movie, commercial and TV auditions, only to constantly deal with casting directors who want him to do an Indian accent, or who only want one Indian actor because they don’t want to accidentally create “an Indian show” by having two Indian actors. The cold open of the episode is a series of clips of famous stereotypical portrayals of Indians in television or movies. After accidentally being included in an email chain and therefore witnessing the racism among the casting directors, Dev must then decide if he should give up his opportunity to star in a TV show or call the production out for being racist.

Another great episode is “Hot Ticket,” which chronicles Dev’s agonizing 72-hour wait to hear back from a girl he asked out. The episode is a series of insignificant conversations and scenarios that occur during Dev’s wait time. There’s also a ton of “Sher-

lock” references and it’s pretty great. Not just references, though — actual “Sherlock” footage.

During the second episode, “Parents,” Dev and Brian learn more about their parents and the importance of their heritage. Ansari’s own parents play Dev’s parents, who emigrated from India before Dev was born. The episode also highlights the generation gap between parents and their kids.

Episode nine, “Mornings,” is a neat single-location episode that chronicles the ups and downs of Dev and Rachel’s relationship after they move in together. Noel Wells is great as Rachel.

The show has a sort of loose, serialized structure to it, making it feel like an anthology-type show. The premise of Dev as a struggling actor is pretty basic, meaning the show is probably used to tell stories surrounding the above topics. This isn’t a bad thing, as the show speaks for itself. But this probably is why I feel weird about the first episode. For most of “Plan B,” characters just kind of walk on screen and spout exposition, making it hard for the audience to hold onto something.

“Master of None” has a lot of heart. If you’re a fan of Ansari, definitely check this show out. It’s hilarious and real. While watching, it feels like you’re watching something important. Don’t miss out on this. Grade — A

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Women’s soccer wins GLVC

BY COURTNEY STRAIT

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The Truman State women’s soccer team is the 2015 GLVC tournament champion. The women, who defeated Quincy University in penalty kicks and the University of Missouri-St. Louis 2-0, earned an automatic bid into the NCAA regional tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.

The conference championship was the 10th for the Truman women’s soccer program and brings the ‘Dogs their second NCAA tournament berth during the past three seasons.

Head Coach Mike Cannon said he did not have to do much to mentally prepare his players for postseason play. Cannon said because the team had faced Quincy and UMSL before the tournament began, it was easier to prepare for the games and emphasize the opponents’ strengths and weaknesses. Cannon said his players played well going into the end of the regular season, so he kept practices light and fun before the GLVC tournament.

“Our starters are playing lots of minutes,” Cannon said. “We are trying to stay healthy and fresh.

Most of what we have been doing in practice has been playing and trying to have more fun. Winning is great, but that doesn’t mean you’re having fun. I want to make sure the kids are enjoying it.”

The Bulldogs, sporting a third place regional ranking entering postseason play, would have received a bid into the NCAA regional tournament regardless of the outcome during the conference tournament. Cannon said this also helped keep the team from becoming stressed during games. He said during the penalty kicks against Quincy, he reminded the players a loss would not hurt them in regard to the NCAA tournament.

Tournament hosts Bellarmine University were the top seed going into play last Thursday. Cannon said the Bulldogs played at Bellarmine a few

weeks before, and this helped the players adapt to the field’s playing surface quicker than their opponents.

He said though the bumpy turf was not easy for any team to play on, the

Bulldogs were smart when they attacked, and they defended well. He said his team clicked going into the tournament and focused on playing its own style.

“[It was difficult] stringing passes together because the ball bounces everywhere,” Cannon said. “And the ball runs, too — it doesn’t slow down a whole lot. Compared to when we played Bellarmine a few weeks ago, Friday we played better, and Sunday we played a little better [than Friday].”

Junior midfielder Megan Whitehead said the team carried the same mindset it had during the regular season into the GLVC tournament. Whitehead said during the regular season her teammates kept their focus on being positive, building each other up and pushing each other to improve. She said whether that is through extra sprints during practice or taking time to make sure each team member was on the same page, this mindset helped the ‘Dogs stay focused going into Louisville.

Whitehead said the Bulldogs’ victories did not come easy. She said the penalty-kick victory against Quincy was not only physically taxing, but mentally taxing as well. She said the team’s multiple overtime games early during the season benefitted it against the Quincy Hawks.

After the ‘Dogs took down Quincy, Whitehead said the team used its confidence and positivity to claim the momentum early against UMSL. She said everyone played with intensity during the championship game.

“I knew we were going to win,” Whitehead said. “Everyone was giving it everything they had, and we can’t lose when we play like that.”

Whitehead, who tallied the assists during the championship match, said she was proud to contribute to her team. She said during every game, her main objective is to make a difference. She said goal-scorers sophomore midfielder Allison Lockett and junior midfielder Megan Casserly were in the right place at the right time, and made her crosses look better than they actually were.

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World Series last year, their bandwagoners were a little more prepared.

Last year’s newborn generation of Royals fans were equipped with one season of loyalty under their belt and a few new players that would lead their team to a title.

There’s plenty of statistics to prove the existence of bandwagon fans. Peaks and declines in television views, gear sales and ticket sales are more than enough indication of this sports trend. More than any other signal, however, the come-and-go fans easily can be discovered through conversation and observation on social media. They stand out from the rest of the crowd, and usually not in a good way. Any true die-hard fan can tell the signs of a bandwagon fan, and it’s typically not something that sports fans are happy about. For example, buying apparel for a specific team — but only after they win a championship. Please, don’t do that.

Bandwagon fans have a bad reputation, and rightfully so. It’s not fair to have more than one favorite team or to love a team when they succeed and desert them when they’re down. It’s not fair to latch onto a team that is a shoo-in for a championship while the die-hards might wait years to even see their team make the playoffs.

Coming from a girl who will live and die with the St. Louis Cardinals, Blues and Rams, it’s hard not to find

bandwagoning irritating. At the same time, I’ve accepted it as a part of sports. It raises the stakes and creates a nationwide interest.

So I won’t say don’t be a bandwagoner. But please, be a better one.

Here are some steps to beating the ugly stereotype and being a bearable fair-weather fan.

Step 1 – Admit you are a bandwagoner The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have a problem, right? Just be upfront about it. If the team wins a lot and is fun to watch, you don’t need another reason to be a fan. Just don’t pretend you’ve always been there for the team. That’s a great way to drive a die-hard fan crazy.

Step 2 – Study up If you’re going to start referring to this year’s team as “we” rather than “they,” please know what you are talking about. If you can’t name more than two or three players from your favorite team, you are the stereotypical bandwagoner. Don’t be that person. Learn something about “your team.” Follow them on Twitter. Read an article each week. Know the coach, the starting line-up and be relatively informed about how the team has been performing. Not only will you blend in more, but you might find yourself becoming an actual fan.

Step 3 – Don’t be obnoxious You’re a drifting fan, so of course there are many reasons why your team will be good. You and many others latched on to that team for those reasons. But if you weren’t with them when they struggled, do not get involved in sports-related arguments on their behalf. Arguments in sports are never-ending because of stubborn loyalties, and we definitely don’t need

disloyal fans to add to the pile of biased opinions.

Step 4 – Embrace your new fandom and forget the haters Just because you haven’t always followed a team or weren’t born with a predetermined sports fandom doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be allowed to cheer during a sport’s championship season. People will give you trouble for being the fair-weather fan, but if you can admit you are and laugh along, cheer on all you want.

When it comes down to it, bandwagoning will always be a despised facet of the sporting world. These fans take a lot of heat, and though I think some of it might be deserved, little is ever mentioned about the not-so-terrible aspects of a bandwagon fan base.

Sports are a business, and sports create business. From the box office to the bar down the street, the bus boys, taxi drivers and bellhops in hotels — a good sports team is a building block for a good economy in a city. I can guarantee they don’t mind taking your money regardless of your sports loyalties.

Putting economics aside, whether you are a lifelong fan or a newcomer, your morale has the same impact on the team and the city. Sports are a positive power in our lives because they can truly unite even the most diverse group of people. When you stand by a team, you also stand by thousands of strangers. Showing support for a team should never be discouraged, even if it is short-lived.

So bandwagon fans, we don’t always love you, but we need you.

I recommend you change some of your ways, but never change your spirit. We can all use something to get excited about.

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By Rachel Steinhoff TMN Reporter It’s that magical time of year again.

The World Series champions have been crowned and, as with every professional championship, the sports world’s most loathed phenomenon is back in full force.

That’s right, the annual emergence of bandwagon fans.

It’s like clockwork.

Playoffs come and go for various sports – the NBA finals, the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup and, of course, the World Series. This October was no exception, as it once again shed light on baseball’s biggest bandwagoners.

Fair-weather fans of the New York Mets crawled out from a nine-year hibernation to cheer on “their team.”

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‘Dogs fall to Parkside, upset Lewis The Truman State volleyball team split two GLVC matches last weekend versus the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Lewis University. The ‘Dogs fell to UW-Parkside 3-0 and upset Lewis 3-2.

The Bulldogs handed 18th-ranked Lewis its fourth loss. Truman is now 16-12 with two matches left in the regular season.

Trevor Stark/Index Above: Freshman hitter Bailey Mason prepares for a jump serve against Lewis University. Against the Flyers, Mason tallied four kills and six digs. She led the team against Lewis with six aces.

Top right: Senior hitter Abby Heise places the ball over the net as two Wisconsin-Parkside defenders leap for the block and senior hitter Ali Patterson prepares herself for the deflection. Heise has 170 kills on the season. Heise and Patterson have recently recorded their 1000th kills as Bulldogs.

Bottom right: Freshman libero Claire Wandrey dives across the floor during the match against the University of WisconsinParkside as senior hitter Kassi Schroeder, looks on. Wandrey has 384 digs during her first year of eligibility. The Bulldogs’ next matchup is Nov. 13 against William Jewell College.

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Wrestling opens in Hawkeye state

BY SAM STEWART TMN Reporter

The Truman State wrestling team started its 201516 season last week during a match in Fayette, Iowa, against Waldorf College and Upper Iowa University.

The Bulldogs split their opener, earning a win against Waldorf 41-5 and falling to host Upper Iowa 34-7. Following the showdown, the ‘Dogs participated in the Super 8 Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

During the season’s opening dual meet against Waldorf, the Bulldogs won the first five matches, two by forfeit. Redshirt junior J.J. Dorrell started the day with an 8-4 victory in the 125-pound weight division, and scored the final three points during the final period by getting an escape followed by a takedown.

In Fayette, junior Rafael Lopez won at 141 pounds by technical fall, meaning he won outright because he scored more points during the match. Redshirt sophomore Roark Whittington followed Lopez with a 7-4 win at 157 pounds, and redshirt junior Dustin McClintock was awarded a disqualification win at 174 pounds.

Redshirt junior Luke Bornhop picked up the Bulldogs’ first pin of the season by pinning Waldorf senior Ryan Dugger down at the 5:44 minute mark.

Freshman Sam Reeves used a second period escape to propel himself to a 6-1 win. Reeves said Head Coach David Schutter told the team to work through challenges during every match.

“A lot of us were down, but we battled through the adversity, and that’s what you have to do in wrestling,” Reeves said.

tenth conference championship and first GLVC tournament title.

Continued from page 11 Although Truman captured the championship, Whitehead said there always is room for improvement. She said the players need to keep their minds on the game and not get distracted.

“We need to keep focused on peaking at the right time,” Whitehead said. “We need to be sure all the little outside things don’t get in our way. We just need to keep our eye on the goal and take one game at a time.”

The Bulldogs have three days to prepare for NCAA tournament this week and leave Wednesday, Nov. 11 for Louisville. Whitehead said in preparation for their opponent, the Cedarville University Lady Jackets, the ‘Dogs focused on playing their game while adapting to their strengths. Truman has not faced Cedarville this season, nor has any team in the GLVC. Whitehead said as long as the team is calm and possessive, she thinks the ‘Dogs will take the Lady Jackets in stride.

Lockett said the Bulldogs plan to carry the momentum from their championship victory into this week’s game. She said the team has built up its excitement during the regular season, the quarterfinal at home in Kirksville and the GLVC tournament. She said the team knew the tournament would be a battle, but winning it just built up the team’s confidence.

Lockett said in preparation for Cedarville, the ‘Dogs plan to ride their wave of confidence. She said beside the formation Cedarville plays in and its key players, the team is unknown to the Bulldogs. She said though the team has seen little of Cedarville’s play, she thinks Truman is up to the task of defeating Cedarville.

The Bulldogs have the opportunity to improve their record to 15-2-5 against Cedarville during the NCAA regional tournament 6 p.m. today, Nov. 12. If the women win, Truman will face Bellarmine, who received a first round bye during the regional.

Redshirt freshman Austin Dovin, who earned a 13-2 majority decision win, said the team was eager to compete against someone new. Dovin said though it was great to wrestle against other teams, the Bulldogs have a lot to work on. He said he thinks these improvements can be made in plenty of time for regionals during March.

Six Bulldog wrestlers placed at the Super 8 Invitational. Freshman Joe King, the highest-placing Bulldog, finished second in the 133-pound bracket. King won his first match 11-4 and his second 8-3, but he lost during the championship match to Augustana College sophomore Brendan Gould 3-0.

Sophomore Drew Rentschler placed fourth in the 141-pound weight class by pinning his first opponent in 37 seconds. After the first match, Rentschler finished the second round with a 5-1 victory and completed the consolation semifinals by winning 8-4. Reeves took third by going 4-1 on the day and falling to the eventual bracket champion. Redshirt junior Andrew Still placed fifth at 149 pounds by winning 13-4 and 11-5, which took him to the semifinals, where he defeated Platteville senior Jacob Somann 9-3 to take home fifth. Whittington went 3-3 on the day and finished in sixth place. McClintock also placed sixth in his respective bracket at 174 pounds.

Still said the team wrestled with intensity and heart during both events. He said each wrestler showed up with the will to win and did not go down without a fight.

The Bulldogs will be back in action at the Maryville University Kaufman-Brand Open Nov. 14 in St. Louis.

‘Dogs fall in Div. I exhibitions

BY CURT WICHMER TMN Reporter

Last weekend, the Truman State women’s basketball team finished its preseason with games against Western Illinois University and Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville. Despite losses to two Div. I opponents, the Bulldogs returned with experience that will help them improve for the 2015-16 season.

After falling behind early during the game Thursday against Western Illinois, Truman was unable to recover and lost 63-41. Similarly, Truman came up short in Edwardsville Friday with a final score of 67-60.

Bulldogs Head Coach Amy Eagan said naturally, the team wants to win, but it’s also important the players understand where they’re at as individuals and as a team, and what they need to work on improving. She said what the players take away from the games is what’s most important.

“I think we need to get better offensively in regards to game situations, time and score and who needs to have the ball when,” Eagan said. “There are also some more quick-hit stuff we need to get in offensively, but really,

we just haven’t talked about that yet because we’ve been working on so many other things.”

Although they lost both games, the Bulldogs felt good about their defensive play. During each of their games last week, the ‘Dogs kept their opponents within the 60-point range.

“Defensively, in both games we were really solid,” Eagan said. “We were playing some phenomenal Div. I athletes, but we were able to keep their scoring down.

We shared the ball extremely well when we played, and I think that’s pretty important, too.”

Sophomore forward Ashley Hartwig, who scored 10 points for the ‘Dogs Friday, said the team discovered what it needed to work on offensively and defensively — moving the ball around more and getting into the post more often. She said the team needs to work on its rebounding and get more comfortable with its offense.

Hartwig said the team is going to spend the week focusing on improving its game and being stronger with the ball against opponents that may have more size than it does.

“It was our first game, so we had a lot of nerves going in,” Hartwig said. “We just wanted to see where we are as

a team, and it was nice to play against a team other than ourselves before the season started.”

Redshirt senior center Michalina Tomczak led the team with eight points and seven rebounds during Thursday’s game and was 3-for-5 from the floor with nine points Friday.

Tomczak said defense will be important for winning games throughout the upcoming season. She said the team played well, defensively, during its two exhibition games. Despite the level of competition players were up against, Tomczak said the team has positives to take from the two games.

“I’d say holding two Div. I teams to 60 points is pretty impressive and shows a lot about how hard we work on a defensive end, but we still need to work on our changeover defense,” Tomczak said. “Overall though, it was a really good two games, and it shows we have a lot to look forward to. It’s going to be an exciting season, and we’re all looking forward to getting it started.”

The team will start off the regular season this weekend.

Quincy University will host the Midwest Region Challenge tournament, where Truman is scheduled to play 6 p.m.

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with 11. Junior defensive back T.J. Fine and redshirt freshman linebacker Kade Young each had 10 tackles. Sophomore defensive back JD Hurd had an interception for the Bulldogs and senior defensive lineman Devin Gillespie recorded a sack.

Wade Burtron, St. Joseph’s redshirt junior quarterback, went 34for-43 in passing with one interception. Burtron also gained 51 yards on 15 attempts. Although Burtron had a high completion

percentage, Truman Head Coach Gregg Nesbitt said this was part of the Bulldogs’ defensive plan last week during practice.

“Our guys executed the game plan,” Nesbitt said. “There’s nobody excited about quick passes, and Burtron’s 15-of-16 in the first half was only for about 100 yards. We’re forcing you to throw the football where we want it to be thrown, then it’s a rallying point. It’s not 1-on-1, it becomes 2-on-1, 3-on-1. We’re

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“He’s on a steady come-up, we like that a lot,” Hartfield said. “A lot depends on how fast he’s going to progress for this next year coming up. We can see that he’s improving, it’s only a question of how fast he makes that jump.”

In the defensive aspect of the game, the Bulldogs allowed 335 yards of offense, 102 yards on the ground and 233 in the air.

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The Bulldog football team improved its record to 5-5 Saturday at Stokes Stadium with a 10-3 win against the St. Joseph’s College Pumas. Truman is now tied with the Missouri University of Science and Technology for third place in the GLVC standings with a 4-3 conference record. With a victory last week, the University of Indianapolis clinched the conference title for the fourth consecutive year, but a win this weekend against McKendree University would guarantee the ‘Dogs will get at least a share of second place in the conference.

The game’s only touchdown came from a 1-yard carry by redshirt junior running back A.J. Hartfield. Hartfield led the ‘Dogs in rushing with 88 yards on 18 carries, his highest rushing total of the season. Hartfield said he has recovered from a heel injury sustained during the game against Wayne State University Sept. 12.

“I feel like we did just enough to win the game, as far as offense goes,” Hartfield said. “We did well in our running game approach, and passes that needed to be made were made.”

Redshirt freshman quarterback Randy Schroeder passed for 173 yards, completing 18 of his 33 attempts. Junior Joey Schenck was the Bulldogs’ leading wide receiver with seven catches for 75 yards. The Bulldogs finished with 253 yards of offense and no turnovers.

Hartfield said Schroeder has continued to improve since stepping into the starting quarterback position.

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just as physical as you can be to the point where their receivers say, ‘Coach, there’s got to be an easier way to make 5 yards.’ I thought that the defensive game plan was excellent.”

The Pumas rushed for 102 yards on 39 attempts, averaging just 3.1 yards per play, the fewest since the ‘Dogs held the William Jewell Cardinals to 35 rushing yards two weeks ago.

Nesbitt said the second half of this season has been a great start to the offseason period that begins Sunday. The Bulldogs began with a 1-4 record, and they now have won four of their last five games.

“We’ve been running uphill all season to get to where we are competitively, so I’m very proud for these guys,” Nesbitt said. “Our team in general, it’s such a close-knit locker room.

It’s evident in the way they prepare each week. All I can tell you is that I’ll be a sad guy on Sunday. It’s a privilege. I enjoy coming in each day to work with these guys.”

Senior defensive lineman Dominic Greenlee said he agreed with Nesbitt that the Bulldogs’ preparation has been much better, particularly against the Pumas.

Saturday marked the first time the Bulldogs have defeated the Pumas since entering the GLVC. St. Joseph’s came to Kirksville during 2013 and beat Truman 6-3. Last year, the Bulldogs went to Rensselaer, Indiana, for their final game of the season and fell 35-9.

“Our mental preparation before the game was just amazing this week, we had incredible focus,” Greenlee said. “I guess there was just something in the air. That, and the past two years, they beat us.

We feel like that 6-3 game two years ago was ours to be won, and last year they had a total lack of sportsmanship. It left a bad taste in our mouth, and we wanted to hand it to them this game, as far as defense goes. We just knew that they had it coming this time.”

The Bulldogs will play their final game of the season and celebrate Senior Day 1 p.m. Saturday against McKendree University at Stokes Stadium.

Truman will face McKendree University Saturday for second place in the GLVC

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The Truman State football team defeated the St. Joseph’s College Pumas 10-3 last Saturday. The ‘Dogs, who are now 5-5 on the season, held St. Joseph’s to 102 yards on the ground. They are now tied with the Missouri University of Science and Technology Miners for third place in the GLVC. The Bulldogs’ upcoming game against McKendree University will decide second place in the GLVC.