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By Emily Wichmer

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Jonah McKeown/Index University President Troy Paino discusses ways to create a more welcoming campus environment. Students met with Paino Nov. 12 to make suggestions about possible changes to scholarships, Greek Life and Residence Life after the events that took place at the University of Missouri.

Paino, students discussing diversity issues on campus

By Lindell sconce TMN Reporter

Students gathered at the Multicultural Affairs Center Nov. 12 to send letters of encouragement to the University of Missouri and discuss racial concerns with Truman State University President Troy Paino.

Because of the recent protests at Mizzou, Paino scheduled this meeting as a time for Truman students to voice problems they saw with campus acceptance and talk about possible solutions. The students met with Paino at 5 p.m. at the MAC and took turns speaking about their experiences with racial tension at Truman.

Several students said though the student body is mostly accepting, minor tensions still exist. Others said faculty members and organizations such as Greek Life and the Office of Residence Life need more racial awareness. Some of the solutions discussed included upgrading the MAC and increasing minority scholarships.

Paino said the meeting brought up a lot of great ideas Truman could use to promote a more inclusive environment.

“I think it was a constructive conversation,” Paino said. “I took

a lot of notes, and we’re going to follow up on many of the ideas that were expressed.”

Paino also said Truman is assembling a strategic planning committee.

He said people hopefully will be identified to serve on the committee during the next week, and they will come up with a plan next semester.

“Diversity and social justice isn’t an event, but something that’s sustained.”

— Jerad Green, program coordinator for Multicultural Affairs

Senior Valeria Toles, who attended the meeting, said she enjoyed talking to Paino and letting him hear some of her concerns. Toles said she liked the idea of making changes to scholarships as well as requiring Greek Life, the Student Activities Board and Residence Life to attend diversity events.

“It was good to be able to talk to [Paino] about it and let him know some of our experiences and some things we think need to be changed,” Toles said.

Toles said she also wrote one of the letters that will be sent to Mizzou. She said her letter was being sent to Concerned Student 1950, one of the protesting student groups. She said her letter is meant to encourage the group and let them know their move toward change was appreciated.

Jerad Green, program coordinator for Multicultural Affairs, was in charge of receiving and sending the letters. Green said he reached out to campus organizations under the MAC, as well as ones who work closely with it, to write letters of support. Although MAC planned to mail out the letters Thursday, Green said he was willing to wait until Friday to give organizations time to send in letters.

Green said he thought the meeting went well and he supports the idea of updating the MAC. Green said the percentage of multicultural freshmen growing this year shows diversity is increasing, but the institutional changes that accommodate those needs have not happened yet.

Green also said diversity needs to be integrated into campus life.

“Diversity and social justice isn’t an event, but something that’s sustained,” Green said. “It needs to be your daily practice — it needs to be a lifestyle.”

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Commission holds power line hearing The Missouri Public Service Commission had the last of its three public hearings for the Mark Twain Transmission Project Oct. 27 in the Student Union Building.

Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois representatives, residents of Adair County, private business contractors and Truman State students testified at the hearing regarding whether the PSC should approve the project in time for the scheduled 2018 completion deadline. The 345 kV transmission line, built by ATXI, would extend about 100 miles through Northeast Missouri to the Iowa border with a power substation in Kirksville.

Peggy Ladd, director of Ameren Transmission Stakeholder Relations, said the transmission line would improve the efficiency of renewable energy transportation for the Midwestern power grid. She said the line

Truman State officials granted an appeal and currently are reviewing a remanded Title IX offense case involving four Truman students.

Senior Duncan Holahan reportedly was harassed and threatened with assault by senior Connor Brown, junior Matthew Guignon and sophomore Roger Howard Aug. 21 at the corner of S. 6th and W. Dodson Streets. Holahan pressed charges against the three students and was granted an ex parte restraining order by the City of Kirksville.

The University initially found Brown, Guignon and Howard responsible for violating Title IX and the respondents appealed the University’s decision on the grounds of procedural errors. An administrative review panel currently is reviewing the case and making a final ruling. The verdict will be released in about two weeks.

Officers responded to a 911 call from Holahan at 1:55 a.m. Aug. 21, according to incident reports filed by the Kirksville Police Department. Dispatch could hear threats toward Holahan through the phone, according to the report. Officers responded to the dispatch, and saw Brown and Guignon standing close to Holahan at the intersection of S. 6th and W. Dodson Streets, while Howard stood a few feet away. Brown, Guignon and Howard reportedly denied making any threats, but Brown and Guignon were taken into custody for assault motivated by discrimination in the third degree, according to the report.

Holahan said he was escorting a female friend home the evening of Aug. 20 when Brown, Guignon and Howard began catcalling his friend outside her apartment building. Holahan said he told his friend to go inside when the three began targeting him. Holahan said they made comments about his clothing and appearance while standing about 3 feet away from him.

Holahan said he started walking down 6th Street when Brown and Guignon began following close behind him. Holahan said the threats escalated and he said they began shouting anti-gay slurs and threatening to kill him. He dialed 911, and the police arrived as Brown and Guignon approached him in an intimidating manner, he said.

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By Jonah McKeown/Index Adair County residents voice questions and concerns about the Mark Twain Transmission Project at a public forum Oct. 27 at Truman State. The Missouri Public Service Commission is reviewing the proposed project. would travel through the Northeast Missouri region, connecting the Illinois Rivers Project’s transmission line in Marion County, Missouri, to a transmission line at the Missouritmn.truman.edu

Iowa border. She said the project’s transmission lines would have two segments connecting at a substation that would be built in Kirksville.

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The Adair County coroner has confirmed the cause of death for Truman State student freshman William Batterson, who died on campus Sept. 14.

Batterson was found unresponsive in his room in West Campus Suites and transferred to Northeast Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy was conducted the following Wednesday.

Adair County Coroner Brian Noe said the autopsy indicates Batterson died of an overdose of methadone. He said methadone sometimes is used to treat heroin addiction.

Noe said friends of Batterson reported he obtained the methadone from a friend in St. Louis.

Methadone is a medication used to relieve severe pain and to prevent withdrawal symptoms in people addicted to opiate drugs, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Methadone is a nonrefillable prescription, and patients legally taking methadone to treat heroin addiction must be enrolled in a state or federal government-approved treatment program, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Symptoms of a methadone overdose include small, pinpoint pupils, shallow breathing, drowsiness, clammy or blue skin, loss of consciousness — coma — and limp muscles. @trumanindex

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Tag Day honors donors

NEWS IN BRIEF

Tickets on sale for Kohlenberg Lyceum “Christmas with The Celts” show Tickets for the holiday Kohlenberg Lyceum Series show went on sale Monday.

The series will host “Christmas with The Celts” Dec. 5. The show features a live concert of music, vocals and Irish dance.

Tickets are free for Truman students, faculty and staff. Students can pick up tickets in the SUB Down Under at the SAB ticket booth. Faculty and staff can pick up tickets at the information desk in the SUB. General admission tickets cost $11.

CITY COUNCIL IN BRIEF

The Council approved a resolution recognizing Craig Dawson’s retirement after 23 years of employment with the city.

The Council approved an ordinance raising the cost of business licenses.

The Council approved an ordinance extending the water service available to construction sites.

The Council approved an ordinance to contract between Kirksville and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the Traffic Engineering Assistance Program. TEAP will provide $8,000 to conduct a traffic study in downtown Kirksville.

Austin Hornbostel/Index Above: Truman State celebrated Tag Day Nov. 16 by tagging things and places, like the James G. Severns Theatre, which were made possible by donations. Below: Many donations are commemorated year round with plaques. Students were encouraged to participate in Tag Day by photographing the tags and sharing the photographs on social media.

STUDENT SENATE IN BRIEF

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

The Senate read a resolution to send its slate of Truman State University Board of Governors student representative names to Gov. Jay Nixon.

The Senate read a resolution to designate the new standing rules of Student Government.

The Senate read a resolution thanking Mark Gambaiana, vice president for University advancement, for his commitment to serving Truman State’s campus.

The Senate discussed a proposal for an LGBTQ resource center on campus.

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MAC to host social justice leadership conference

By Paige Yungermann TMN Reporter

The Truman State Multicultural Affairs Center is working to organize a Social Justice Leadership Summit for the first time April 15-16.

The conference will be open to anyone and designed to educate people about social justice issues. Jerad Green, program coordinator for Multicultural Affairs, said this conference is particularly important because of the recent events at the University of Missouri.

Green said the tentative plans for the conference are to have a welcome reception the first night, where there will be a dinner and showing of “Out in the Night,” a movie about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities within the black community. Green said there will be workshops and presentations about social justice for students to attend the next day.

Green said the conference will be free this year and, if it is a success, the MAC will consider charging participants during the future. He said the event is being funded through the MAC’s budget and sponsorship.

Green said the purpose of this conference is to help students become global leaders in society through the pillars of inclusion, equity, sustainability and change.

“It’s a way to move Truman to that next level of leadership and get people

thinking about the importance of social justice,” Green said. “It’s moving individuals from being aware that there are issues to developing the skills to create action.”

Green said the MAC currently is looking for students to be part of the planning committee for this conference and to volunteer during the conference. He said anyone who wants to get involved with the planning committee can email him at jegreen@truman.edu.

Anyone who wants to attend the conference will be able to register next semester, Green said. During that time, undergraduate students also can apply to present about social justice as part of the conference, he said.

This conference will be an extension of the MAC’s Diversity Leadership Retreat that takes place during the fall semester, Green said. It also will be following the Student Senate’s annual spring Diversity Week, Green said.

Green said while anyone can attend this conference, most of the workshops likely will target college students. He said there will be a diversity workshop for Truman faculty during January.

In addition to Truman students, Green said he is trying to promote the conference to students at universities throughout Missouri and in neighboring states. He said his goal is to have 150-200 students attend the conference.

Multicultural Affairs Center hosts Social Justice Leadership Summit on "Equality and Justice NOW" The conference will focus on four pillars of excellence: 1. Inclusion — the equal and equitable access and participation of diverse identities in any space 2. Equity — when individuals have as much to gain or lose from injustice regardless of their identity, status or affiliation 3. Sustainability — creating a safe space for diversity and inclusion through consistent reinforcement 4. Change — solution to a problem toward equity and justice, achieved through sustainability Source: mac.truman.edu/diversity-education/social-justice-leadership-summit

“I think that anyone who comes will appreciate the benefits that they get from the conference,” Green said. “As college-educated individuals, you should be thinking about what’s going on in the world, who’s affected by it and what you’re doing to impact that, whether it’s conscious or unconscious. You will develop the skills and the knowledge to be a global leader in society. This is a great opportunity to learn more about social justice.”

Carol Bennett, assistant dean of Multicultural Affairs, said one advantage of this conference is it will encourage dialogue among students about diversity and other social justice issues. She said this conference also will teach students about national and international issues of gender identity, race, class and ethnicity.

Bennett said the conference will benefit students when they leave Kirksville if they plan to live and work in other parts of the world. She said the conference will provide students with experiences and skills they might not gain from a classroom.

“It’s important that we keep the momentum of critical thinking going at Truman,” Bennett said. “That’s what we do at Truman. We’re critical thinkers. It adds to the students’ experiential, out-ofclass learning, which is sometimes more impactful in ways that a lecture can’t be.”

Freshman Tahj Gayfield, who said he wants to be part of the planning committee, said other students should get involved with the summit because it is a good way to promote diversity and meet others who share that interest.

AAUP members and Paino discuss low faculty salaries

By Jonah McKeown TMN Reporter

Members of Truman State’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors met with University President Troy Paino last week during an open forum to discuss faculty salaries at Truman, which are some of the lowest in Missouri among comparable institutions.

History professor David Robinson gave a presentation at the beginning of the forum which outlined the data behind the AAUP’s claims. Lincoln University is the only comparable institution in Missouri with lower faculty salaries than Truman, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Data System.

The AAUP sent out a survey to Truman faculty asking if they were aware Truman faculty were paid less than at comparable institutions.

When a majority answered no, the organization called the forum.

Robinson said most people, students included, don’t seem to know Truman faculty are paid poorly.

Robinson said one of his concerns is balancing merit and need-

based scholarships, because merit scholarships can often go to students who technically do not need them.

“I want us to be more honest about what we’re doing here,” Robinson said. “And at whose expense we are doing it.”

Robinson, who has been teaching at Truman since 1990, said the AAUP has met with every new provost and president since at least 1985, but the most recent meeting drew a much larger turnout than the usual 20-25 people. He said faculty pay is a tough problem and he wants Paino to make it a priority.

“We’ve never had a president, at least for very long, who cared about this problem at all,” Robinson said. “I’ve considered [Paino] one of the most capable people ever to land on our campus, and in so many different ways.”

Paino gave his own presentation at the forum, highlighting the history and context of the problem of low faculty salaries.

“I’m not coming here trying to argue that our faculty are adequately paid — that’s wrong,” Paino said.

“The question is how we get from where we are to where we would like to be.”

Jonah McKeown/ TMN

University President Troy Paino speaks at an AAUP-hosted forum to discuss Truman’s faculty pay, which is among the lowest in Missouri. Paino said any plan to increase salaries will require balancing the budget elsewhere.

Paino said many of the current aspects of Truman, including its mission as a liberal arts and sciences university, were engineered during the 1980s and 1990s — a period when the state of Missouri was making large and consistent investments in higher education. Paino said tuition increases also were common during this period, with an average increase of approximately 11 percent per year from 1986-2005. Two critical sources of revenue — state appropriations, and tuition and fees — have taken hits during more recent years, with state appropriations dropping and fluctuating since 2000, and tuition and fees remaining fairly steady since 2005, according to the data presented at the forum.

The combination of these factors, Paino said, contributes to the constriction of Truman’s budget.

Truman also provides $20 million in scholarships to students each year, or about $3,800 per student, which is significantly higher than any other comparable Missouri institution. Paino said this high figure is important to maintain because of Truman’s mission as a highly selective institution, but also factors in the difficulty of attracting students to rural northeast Missouri.

Paino said any plan for increasing salaries will involve balancing the budget elsewhere. He said one option that could be explored is the closure of low-enrollment programs graduating fewer than five students per year.

“I think everyone has to realize that solving the problem is going to involve tradeoffs,” Paino said.

Paino said he plans to bring the issue before the Faculty Senate — the representative body of the faculty who are elected on behalf of their departments.

“For me to deal with the formal governance structure, I think I should work with Faculty Senate on this,” Paino said. “I’m going to ask them directly on how they’d like to proceed.”

Paino presented a five-step plan at the forum that included an additional $1,000 increase for full professors with six years of service and higher starting salaries to attract

new faculty. Although alternative plans were suggested by faculty at the forum, Paino said anyone wishing to submit an alternative plan should go through the Faculty Senate. He said no alternative plans have officially been submitted.

“I’ve been proceeding based on the five points I presented at the forum,” Paino said. “If the faculty want to go another direction, if they think that that’s not addressing the issue quickly enough … I am open to a different pathway.”

Truman has about $50 million in reserve funds, which Paino said are important to maintain in case of a financial emergency. The amount of money kept in reserve affects Truman’s Moody’s rating, a metric that describes Truman’s ability to pay off debt during the future.

Dave Rector, vice president for administration, finance and planning, said the reserves are to be used for emergencies and not to underwrite expenses such as faculty raises.

“You [could give] them a raise one year, but how are you going to pay for it the next year?” Rector said. “It’s one-time money.”

Music professor Marc Rice is the president of AAUP at Truman. Rice said the forum was productive, and he appreciated that everyone involved, including Paino, listened attentively.

“I was left with the impression that the administration understands that there is a pretty significant problem [with faculty salaries],” Rice said.

Rice said faculty salaries have been the most pressing issue for AAUP recently, and he said he estimates 70-80 percent of time at AAUP’s meetings is taken up with discussions about salaries. He said the AAUP will continue to listen to the faculty and see what the majority support, and eventually will likely draft a proposal to present to the Faculty Senate.

Rice said the issue of salaries is important because it affects the attitude of Truman’s faculty.

“Students should be concerned about this issue primarily because it impacts faculty morale, how we feel about being here,” Rice said.

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We are all united in tragedy

Emily Wichmer News Editor Nov. 13, 2015, was the day Paris was attacked.

I’ve tried more times than I can count to begin this column. There is so much I want to say, but no words can capture all the emotions I feel.

Nov. 13, 2015, was the day my home was attacked.

Angers, France, a small town located an hour outside Paris, was the place I called home for nearly five months. I walked those streets every day. I explored nearby towns. I made friends with the bakery owner down the street. France gave me memories I’ll never forget and friends I’ll always value. For me, France is home — a second home, maybe, but a home all the same.

When tragedy struck the city of Paris, my initial reaction was shock. I couldn’t understand why this would happen to a country that is so supportive of and open to other perspectives.

France is a country of acceptance. From the moment I would enter a shop, I was greeted with a smile and a friendly, “Hello,” and left with a parting “Have a good day!” Children at a nearby daycare would call out, “Bonjour, mademoiselle!” as they played jump rope in the schoolyard. Fellow students would wait for me after class and ask if I knew where Minnesota was, and if it was close to New York. Residents in the dormitory giggled as I taught them that, bien sûr, it is acceptable to eat a hamburger without a fork and knife. Late night discussions about politics always ended pleasantly, even if no one agreed about any topic. Everywhere I looked there was happiness and acceptance exuding from the face of every passer-by, and I realized this is routine — this quality of life is part of the French culture.

After the attacks, I saw a similar spirit of unity rise among those not part of the French culture.

Friends from the U.S., Canada, Scotland and Austria posted messages sharing their condolences for those affected by the attack. While adding a tricolor filter to a profile picture or sharing a news update won’t bring back those killed in the attacks, it still shows the world is willing to unite to express solidarity during times of tragedy.

In addition to the outpouring of sympathy for the attack on Paris, I also saw people share a sense of exasperation, because the tragedy of Nov. 13 was not limited to Paris. There was an earthquake in Japan. Mexico experienced an earthquake and a hurricane. There were suicide bombings in Baghdad and Beirut. As Facebook and Twitter feeds filled with sympathy for Paris, there also were posts complaining these other catastrophes were not as widely acknowledged.

The Paris attacks do not detract from other tragedies that occurred. What happened in Paris serves as a reminder tragedy can happen anywhere, whether it be Beirut, Japan, Mexico or Baghdad.

We feel for France because it is a tragedy. And during a time of tragedy, it’s important to be united no matter what the issue is. While outward signs on something as shallow as social media might be filled with the blue, white and red of the French flag, in a much deeper way our hearts and minds are with all victims of the Nov. 13 tragedies.

Tragedy is senseless. It is gut-wrenching. But tragedy also unites us. Whether it be France, Mexico, Beirut or any other part of our world, tragedy is what reminds us that concepts such as borders have no real meaning. We all feel the same emotions, the same sense of solidarity. We are all united.

Nous sommes tous Paris.

Nous sommes tous le monde.

We are all united in tragedy.

Student protests are catalysts for change

Emily Wichmer is a senior French and communication double major from St. Louis, Mo.

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Will Chaney The Concerned Student 1950 movement on the University of Missouri’s campus recently succeeded in pressuring Mizzou President Tim Wolfe to step down.

Despite obvious pressure from students, faculty and other members of the Mizzou community, the mainstream media has framed Wolfe’s resignation primarily as the result of the football team’s actions. This is evident in the headlines of stories about Mizzou in both the conservative and liberal media. CNN’s Nov. 8 story is titled “Football players demand president’s resignation,” The Springfield News Leader’s Nov. 10 story reads, “Missouri players didn’t recognize how much power they had,” and STL Today’s Nov. 9 article is called, “Mizzou football protest proves players have power now.” While the football team’s support made a powerful statement, these articles downplay the impact the rest of the student movement had to affect change on Mizzou’s campus.

Concerned Student 1950, which derives its name from the first year Mizzou admitted black students, emerged recently in response to building racial tensions on campus. During September, Mizzou student Payton Head, the Missouri Students Association president, was called a racial slur by passengers in a passing vehicle, according to a Nov. 9 Bustle article. Concerned Student 1950 then began organizing protests, sit-ins, a hunger strike, a petition signed by more than 7,000 people, and boycotts on goods and services the university profited from, which eventually included an entire football game. MU faculty also joined the cause by forming the Concerned Faculty group and organizing a two-day teach-in in place of class, according to a Nov. 9 Time article. Members of the football team then approached Jonathan Butler — who was on a hunger strike at the time — at Concerned Student 1950’s encampment on The Quad after a couple players saw the tents one night while driving by. About 30 players met with Butler and were so moved by his case they agreed to strike until Wolfe resigned, according to a Nov. 11 ESPN article. This was strategically important for the movement, because each missed game costs the univer-

sity more than $1 million. Out of all the protest tactics, the football strike seems to have been the most effective.

Does this mean the football team really enacted social change? Not quite, but it does expose a serious flaw in our education system. Like most capitalist businesses, Mizzou is run by a board of about 10 individuals who make all the university’s major decisions, including the appointment of the university president. The board of governors is selected by government officials instead of the university community, which might explain Concerned Student 1950’s demand that administrators be elected. Furthermore, before becoming president of the Mizzou higher education system, Wolfe was a highranking manager in multinational corporation IBM, according to the World Socialist Website on Nov. 10. The president before Wolfe came from a similar background.

Because Mizzou is organized like a business and run by businesspeople, it is no surprise its decisions are made based on profit calculations instead of principles of education, equality or justice. When the football team pledged its support, the movement was able to present a dollar figure cost to the university’s decision makers — something they knew how to measure.

There are two lessons we can take from Mizzou.

The first is an optimistic one— college students have real power if they unite and articulate their situation.

Student activists historically have made great changes, especially during the Civil Rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s and ‘70s. More importantly, we are better equipped to organize than our predecessors, and can transmit our own news without the help of the mainstream media. The Homecoming protest, where activists stopped Wolfe’s car during the parade, was posted on YouTube and now has more than 400,000 views.

The second lesson might be hard to swallow — our power to resist systematic oppression is limited by the system we resist. Ninety percent of American media, including our news, movies, soap operas, educational television and game shows, are owned by only six capitalist corporations, according to a June 2012 Business Insider article. Just like Mizzou, these six corporations are run by boards of 10-15 people with no democratic accountability to the public they are supposed to serve.

The recent events at Mizzou give us hope for a better future. As Butler said during the Homecoming demonstration, quoting Karl Marx, “We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

Will Chaney is a sophomore economics major from Bridgeton, Mo.

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Attending college is worth the cost Jared Roberts College tuition prices have been rising for years, yet people continue to attend them. Is this the societal pressure saying without a college degree you won’t go anywhere? Or does college actually have benefits that allow people to improve their lives after graduating?

I believe college is worth it, though it might be a bit rocky in the beginning.

Take a look at employment rates of those who only completed high school compared to those who have some level of college education. During 2014, students who only completed high school had an unemployment rate of 17.5 percent, according to The National Center for Educational Statistics. Students who had some level of college education had a 12.2 percent unemployment rate, and those with a bachelor’s degree had a 7 percent rate, according to The National Center for Educational Statistics. This shows the benefits of attending college for some period of time. For the students who decide to continue and receive their bachelor’s degree, there is a more than 10 percent decrease in unemployment rates, according to the same source.

While I admit not all these jobs are in those students’ chosen fields, it is a job nonetheless, and thus

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they can start to reap the benefits of their college education.

When looking at the actual money people with college degrees earn, the statistics are unsurprising. Students with only a high school diploma earned an average of $30,000 a year, those with an associate’s degrees earned $37,000 on average and those with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $45,000, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The numbers only increase the higher the degree a person receives. Not only are people obtaining better employment opportunities the more college experience they have, but they also are making more money on average than those who only completed high school or less.

Next, take a look at one of the biggest downsides to college — student debt. During 2014, seven out of 10 graduating seniors from public or non-profit colleges were more than $28,950 in debt per student, according to the Institute for College Access and Success. This is quite a bit of money to pay off, especially for someone who just spent at least four years cramming for tests.

When you compare this to the employment and income numbers above, one can see in the long run this debt will be paid, and students who went to college will continue to make more money than those who did not.

This is why in the beginning, college might seem not worth a person’s time, but looking past the short term, college will end up paying for itself.

I am not saying everyone should go to college.

Instead, I am advocating attendance for those students who are on the fence about attending college simply because of scary numbers of student debt. In the end, it will all be worth it.

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

More likely to have health and retirement plans Lower poverty rates Exposes students to diverse people and ideas Greater networking value More jobs require college degrees

Student debt could cause another financial crisis No guarantee of workplace benefits Stress can lead to health problems Learning a trade profession might be a better option for some No guarantee of job preparation

Don’t stress about busy weeks Trevor Hamblin There’s an essay due in class Thursday, a third of a book to read I haven’t even started, a Japanese test Friday, a project I can’t find sources for and to top it all off, the bathroom’s flooded. But weeks like this are learning opportunities, though it can be hard to remember with all the chaos of our daily lives.

Stressful weeks are as inevitable as death and taxes, but when we have bad weeks, we learn how to deal with them and reduce their effects on our overall well-being. Here are a few things I learned from my bad week.

Sometimes, to get everything done, you have to sort things by order of importance and due date.

You might not be able to get everything done, and that’s OK, provided you’ve done everything in your power to get it done beforehand. It’s just not possible to finish everything you have to do all at

once, even when you’ve been working as hard as you can. After all, you’re only human.

In terms of my awful week, I focused on the projects as their due dates arrived. First the essay, then the book, then the project — the bathroom situation took my attention as it came up, and the test was placed on the back burner for the moment. Luckily, I didn’t fail the test, because I’d been paying attention during class.

This might sound odd, but I’ve found complaining about your week actually can help. This doesn’t mean you should complain constantly, but complaining is human nature for a reason. You feel better getting things off your chest, and even better when someone else validates your feelings.

Alternatively, if someone is having a worse week than you, you might feel better by comparison.

One of the most helpful things you can do to turn a bad week around is talk to your professors, bosses or other authority figures. Many professors are willing to work with your schedule as long as you give them some notice. Talking to your bosses, coaches or other supervisors to help sort out your workload might also be helpful. Your superiors are people who want the best work from you, and might be willing to give you a little flexibility to get it. But always double-check their policies before asking, so you aren’t wasting your time.

I knew a different bad week of mine was turned completely around when the two most stressful things I had to worry about were given exten-

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sions. I got half a week longer for a project and a full week longer for an article. It wasn’t everything I had to do, but it was enough to instantly make the week better.

A common method to deal with the stress of a rough week is to stay positive. This isn’t always a great idea, because ignoring a problem could make it worse, but there is something to be gained from this perspective. When you can focus less on the overall problem and more on the individual ones, you might find yourself better able to deal with the situation.

There is one thing I must stress — do not lose sleep because of a bad week. Your body and your mind cannot function properly during a stressful week without sleep. More importantly, sleep is the one time of the day you cannot spend worrying. It might be hard, especially for the typical Truman student, but you have to sleep.

Bad weeks might be inevitable, but they are not the end of the world. You can and will pull through, even if my methods don’t work for you.

The important thing is that you get through your problem in a healthy, productive manner.

Trevor Hamblin is a sophomore English and communication major from Moberly, Mo.

What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition? Why? My favorite tradition is seeing my family, and going home and being able to spend time with them.

Eating honey ham. My mom always makes it and it is delicious. It’s probably what I’m most looking forward to when I go home this break.

We don’t get together on Thanksgiving day. My nuclear family does, but we always make something. I like not having to worry about it.

I don’t know. Football, I guess.

The Dallas Cowboys play every Thanksgiving and I like watching them.

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Brian Kantanka Sophomore

Emily Thompson Senior

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Commission hosted a public forum at Truman State to listen to community concerns about the Mark Twain Transmission Project Continued from page 1 Ladd said the project is one of 17 multi-value projects proposed by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. during 2011. She said MISO requested ATXI build the line, but she said MISO would pay for the project’s $202 million construction cost using funds from a tariff filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. She said the project first needs to be approved by the PSC after it reviews hearing testimonies. She said ATXI hopes to have an answer by late February 2016.

Ladd said ATXI requested the transmission run diagonally through property instead of following landowner property lines because doing so would reduce the line’s length from about 120 miles to an estimated 100. She said AXTI would do its best to financially compensate landowners by meeting with them to appraise the value of their property needed for the line.

She said appraisal values would depend on how the PSC approves ATXI to build the lines. If the project were approved, Ladd said other benefits would include an estimated $4 million in annual tax revenue divided among the five counties in northeast Missouri the line would travel through, with Adair County getting an estimated $1 million, the largest share of the revenue. Ladd said the project would provide about 200 jobs, roughly two people per mile of line, for the full year needed for construction.

She said ATXI wanted to employ as many local workers as possible, but she said that depends on which companies bid for the subcontracts.

Ladd said ATXI did its best to address landowners’ concerns in their testimonies at the PSC hearings. She said there

was fear the land would lose its value when the lines are built, but Ladd said the lines would not take up as much land as people might think. She said there would be an 8-10 foot pier in every 700-800 feet of land to hold up the line, which she said still leaves plenty of space to grow crops or graze cattle. She also said the electromagnetic field surrounding the lines would not have a significant effect, if any, on farming equipment or people. She said many who testified against the line in the hearings were small, vocal groups that she said were not representative of overall communities, since she said many people have reached out to ATXI in support of the project. However, Ladd said she encourages everyone to talk with ATXI because she said she thinks many people will be more supportive of the project when they look into the facts.

“Talk to us,” Ladd said. “Know the facts, not just the fears.”

However, the majority of testimonies during the PSC hearing at Truman were opposed to the project. State Representative Nate Walker said he opposes the project and testified against it at all three public hearings. Walker said the concerns came from the majority of landowners that would be affected by the project, not just a vocal minority. He said he thought that was clear at the Truman hearing, when he said more than 40 local residents testified against the project while the few who testified in support were non-locals. He said he does not think the line is necessary for Ameren’s power grid or that it would be beneficial overall to the public. He said ATXI cannot benefit Missouri residents since it is an Illinois-based, for-profit Ameren subsidy that provides and transports electricity to other

Jonah McKeown/Index Missouri Public Service Commission members listen to citizens’ concerns about a proposed Ameren transmission line. Ameren representatives came to Truman State during the last of three public hearings to respond to questions and comments about the project. companies located outside Missouri. Walker said the additional tax revenue brought in by the lines would be offset by the decrease in overall land quality and value. He said all five county commissioners whose counties would be impacted by the project — Schuyler, Adair, Knox, Shelby and Marion — actively oppose the project. Walker said commissioners oversee the county budgets and know what is best for counties, and he said it is significant if all five oppose the project.

Walker said he thinks ATXI has been dishonest and unfair to him and other residents, and said community suggestions and efforts to cooperate went unheard. Walker said he has a lot of respect for Missouri-based Ameren and said the company does a lot of good projects, but he said he thinks ATXI’s transmission project is wrong. He said he thinks the farther forward the project goes, the more it needs to be stopped. But he said that decision ultimately is up to the Missouri PSC. “I know the people in

[Adair] County, and they are all reasonable people,” Walker said. “But we’re a lot smarter than they give us credit for. Our land rights, our individual rights, are being trampled on.”

Senior Chloe Jackson said she has been opposed to the project since hearing about it nearly a year ago. Jackson said she is involved with Neighbors United, a group of landowners throughout the region who have been organizing against ATXI’s project.

She said she and other members have many concerns about the project, including the potential loss of income and farming ability, increase in energy costs, environmental damage and potential use of eminent domain. She said there are also several health concerns, because some studies conducted by agencies such as the World Health Organization have found correlations between certain types of cancer and the electromagnetic fields associated with transmission lines. She said there were concerns about

the effect the EMFs would have on nearby electronic equipment, pacemakers and livestock. Jackson said regardless of ATXI’s stance on these studies, any time the potential effects of such projects are not known, it would be best to err on the side of caution. Jackson said it would be safer not to do the project, at least until more is known about potential hazards on serious topics such as cancer, pacemakers, and effects on wild and domestic animals alike.

Jackson said she heard several powerful statements from local residents, and hopes a good example will be set for future generations when debating on important issues. She said she encourages Truman students to keep up to date with the project and get involved if they are interested.

“This is not just an economic problem,” Jackson said. “This is also a moral problem that will impact our lives and future generations.”

TITLE IX | Discrimination case involving Truman students moves to new administrative review panel for ruling Continued from page 1 After the incident, Holahan said he filed a request for an ex parte restraining order against Brown, Guignon and Howard, which the city granted. He said he contacted Truman officials about the incident and pressed charges against all three students.

“I thought that Truman students were better than this,” Holahan said. “And I still believe a vast majority of them are.”

Holahan said he approached the Title IX coordinator at Truman, and went over the incident and possible methods of prosecuting the group through Truman.

Jamie Ball, Title IX coordinator and institutional compliance officer, said when a student approaches her about an incident relating to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or non-conforming gender-based behaviors, the University first discusses what would be best for the student.

She said these solutions could range from seeking university counseling services to pressing formal charges.

Ball said she serves as the primary investigator in most

formal investigations and gathers information about incidents. She said she interviews the student pressing charges — known as the complainant — and the student or students against whom charges are being pressed — known as the respondent.

“There’s not a one-size-fitsall approach to discipline ... ”

— Jamie Ball, Title IX coordinator and institutional compliance officer

After gathering information, Ball said she writes an investigative report. She said she allows the complainant and respondent to view and suggest amendments to this report. After approval from both parties, Ball said she makes a recommendation based on the preliminary evidence regarding whether a violation of Title IX occurred. Ball said

the report is then sent to an administrative review panel, comprised of three faculty or staff members who have a chance to meet with the students involved and hear both sides of the case.

“In addition to giving the parties a chance to speak about what they feel is important for the panelists to understand about their case, those meetings are also an opportunity for questions to be asked,” Ball said.

Once the panel has reviewed all the evidence, Ball said the panel makes a decision regarding whether a violation has occurred. She said unlike criminal cases which require a high standard of evidence “beyond a reasonable doubt” that a party is responsible, the panel uses the preponderance of evidence standard. Ball said this means panelists must determine if it is “more likely than not” that a student is in violation of the Title IX policy. She said it is important to note the panel finds students responsible, not guilty.

If a student is found responsible, the panel determines what kind of disciplinary action should be applied, which can vary case by case.

“There’s not a one-sizefits-all approach to discipline and at this time we don’t have specific guidelines to prescribe,” Ball said. “For folks who are going to continue to be a part of the Truman community especially, it’s important that they learn from their experience and do better, so if we can figure out a way to do that through the disciplinary process, then great. But suspensions and expulsions are not outside the realm of possibility.”

Ball said another factor when determining disciplinary action is whether the respondent has a history of disciplinary issues. She said in serious cases where the respondent’s behavior is inconsistent with the values of the Truman community, more serious actions such as suspension and expulsion are possible.

Ball said both the complainant and the respondent each have one opportunity to appeal the administrative review panel’s decision, but she said the decision is final on appeal.

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pouring garam masala, turmeric and other homemade spices into already-spicy taco filling. Sometimes we’ll make the vegetarian Thanksgiving always seems to bring traditional Thanksgiving side dishes — to mind images of going “over the river green bean casserole, mashed potatoes with and through the woods to grandmother’s mushroom gravy and even vegetarian stuffing house” for turkey, family and the annual — but most of the time the side dishes are Thanksgiving football game. But for me, traditional Indian cuisine from different parts grandmother’s house is less “over the river of the country. It’s a build-your-own-feast and through the woods” and more “across extravaganza and I wouldn’t have it any the ocean and through airport security.” other way.

Thanksgiving usually means taco night with “Traditional” Thanksgivings — complete my dad’s vegetarian college friends and their with turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry kids. But that’s just fine. sauce — are great, but they’re not for my Now, don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of family. And that’s okay. Society doesn’t dictate a Thanksgiving feast. I’m a sucker for turkey, what traditions are the “right” traditions, mashed potatoes and gravy but with only family does. four people — myself, my parents and my And sometimes traditions have to fall to little brother — a full Thanksgiving dinner the wayside. This year, my family’s usual with all the trimmings is overkill. If we’re taco night will be replaced because most lucky, my aunt and uncle will be in town and of the people we celebrate with are going they’ll bring their kids, but eight people still out of town or out of the country. Instead, can’t feasibly finish off a 15-pound turkey and we’re celebrating with the families of my accompanying side dishes. So we don’t. brother’s friends.

While my family loves food, we also love Sure, I miss having turkey every any reason to get together with friends.

Thanksgiving, especially when everyone Thanksgiving, even without turkey, is I know is having a massive feast with perfect for that. Many of my parents’ best their extended family, but it really isn’t as friends from college live in America and, miserable of a time as some people make it like us, are far away from their extended out to be. The real tradition of Thanksgiving families. So we all get together and create is, well, giving thanks and being with family a family of our own, going from just eight and friends. The food is just an added bonus. people to more than 15. The only catch?

Personally, I love taco night. I also love They’re all vegetarians. trying new things, and I’m looking forward Which means no turkey. to this year. Maybe my family will end up Instead, we fuse Indian and Mexican blending taco night with whatever new cuisine, turning tortillas into roti — tradition is created this year. That’s our they’re both flatbreads, after all — and tradition — trying new things.

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Bone marrow drives can save lives THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

BY BRENTLY SNEAD Staff Reporter

Because of a bone marrow drive like the one recently hosted at Truman State, senior Victoria Holt was able to save the life of a young boy.

Phi Sigma Pi, Delta Sigma Pi and Phi Delta gave students and faculty at Truman the opportunity to save lives by hosting a bone marrow drive through the organization Be The Match Nov. 9-10.

Bone marrow is used to treat patients with blood cancers such as leukemia, and people register to give bone marrow at bone marrow drives, according to Be The Match. Joining the registry requires a sample of cells, usually collected by swabbing the inside of the cheek, which are used to help medical teams find matches for potential patients who needs transplants, according to Be The Match. The registry helps medical team find a match for patients.

Holt said she joined the Be The Match registry during a spring 2014 drive at Truman.

“My whole motto as to why I was willing to help is because I believe in temporary pain for momentous gain for someone else,” Holt said.

Holt said she received an email the following September that said she was a possible match for a patient in need of a bone marrow transplant. After her medical history was approved, Holt said she was asked to send blood samples to make sure she was a healthy match for the patient.

Shortly after, Holt said she received a phone call informing her the transplant would move forward and asking her if she’d be willing to donate.

“The patient I matched with was a less than 1-yearold baby boy who has severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome,” Holt said.

Holt said combined immunodeficiency syndrome means the boy has a lacking immune system and is therefore unable to fight diseases. She said a bone marrow transplant is the most effective way to treat combined immunodeficiency syndrome.

Holt said she went through more blood tests and a full physical to confirm she was in good health.

Through her Be The Match transplant coordinator, Holt said she was able to set up her surgery date at the end of January in Denver.

Holt said Be The Match also takes out a million-dollar life insurance policy on participants and she said she felt honored the organization valued her life to that extent. The policy insures that if Holt were to pass away from a bone marrow-related cause within a year of the donation, her family would receive a million dollars. Holt said she even told her father all the things she wanted if anything were to happen during surgery.

“I didn’t want to admit that I was scared, but having an elective surgery can be a little scary,” Holt said.

The surgery did not last long, Holt said, but she said she was required to remain in the hospital for most of the day so medical personnel could keep watch over her.

By 7 p.m., Holt said she was able to leave and enjoy the night with her father. Despite having surgery, she said she was able to return to her normal routine within the week with the help of pain medicine.

Although Holt’s part of the donation was complete, she said the little boy she donated to was still struggling. Three months after the transplant, Holt

Submitted photos Above: Seniors Victoria Holt and Taylor Park registered during the fall 2014 drive.

Right: Holt wears a mask and gown while in the hospital for her bone marrow transplant to keep her from getting an infection from other patients.

Her surgery did not last long and she was able to leave the hospital the same night. said she received word that the marrow had not set into the little boy’s body nor had he been able to leave the hospital. Holt said she felt discouraged because she wanted to help the family.

Holt said the second update she received said the boy was released from the hospital and doing well because her bone marrow had successfully assimilated.

“I was just so excited because I wanted to give this family hope and time, and that’s what they got — they were able to be with their son,” Holt said. “It was everything that I was hoping for him.”

Though this changed the little boy’s life, it also changed Holt’s, she said, by completely changing her career path.

“I knew I loved kids and wanted to do something with kids and nursing, but I never really had a direction,” Holt said. “After my experience, I want to go into transplant nursing and hopefully someday be a transplant coordinator. I just think it’s something so beautiful and amazing that the transplants work, and you’re able to give part of yourself to help someone else.”

Senior Lauren Akers, Delta Sigma Pi’s vice president of community service, said this year’s drive was successful because 74 people joined the registry.

Akers said Monday was slow and the event didn’t have many people, but Tuesday had a higher particpation rate. “[On] Tuesday things really picked up, and I think a large part of it was that people were sharing it on social media,” Akers said.

Senior Becky Phung, a member of Phi Sigma Pi, said she thinks one reason the drive was slow Monday was because people do not understand how a bone marrow transplant works.

“I had some people while I was talking to them thought they were going to give their bone marrow right then,” Phung said. “Another misconception is you can only give bone marrow from the hip, which is actually only 25 percent of the cases and generally only in really serious cases — the majority of the time, a peripheral blood draw will suffice. The latter is a nonsurgical procedure where your blood is removed with a needle from one arm and is passed through a machine that separates the blood forming stem cells, while the rest of the blood is returned.”

CSI offers Asian culture experience The Center for Student Involvement hosted Asian Calligraphy Nov. 17 in the SUB Down Under. The event allowed students to learn how to do calligraphy and experience Asian culture, which also included a sushi bar for participants. The turnout was great and the venue was at capacity. For more information about upcoming events, visit the CSI’s Facebook page.

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Truman honors graduating seniors Last Saturday, Nov. 14, the graduating football seniors were honored before the last football game of the season and the senior Showgirls and cheerleaders were honored during halftime. The seniors walked onto the field with family members and received bouquets of flowers and commemorative photo collages.

Trevor Stark/Index Senior Showgirls receive bouquets and framed pictures from their time at Truman. The ceremony took place at the last football game of the season.

BulldogsGiving benefits Truman

BY ELENA BELLAMY Staff Reporter

In time for Thanksgiving, Truman State alumni and donors got into the holiday spirit during BulldogsGiving.

BulldogsGiving, Truman’s first campus-wide matching funds campaign, raised $20,700 Nov. 11, including an undesignated $10,000 matching gift from alumna Colleen Ritchie, a Truman State University Foundation board member. To assist the 24-hour campaign, Ritchie matched the first 200 donations of $5 or more with a donation of $50.

Stacy Tucker-Potter, Truman’s Annual Fund manager, said 225 separate donations were made during BulldogsGiving, totaling $10,700, and 30 percent of the donations were designated for Truman’s scholarship fund. Tucker-Potter said BulldogsGiving is a component of Truman’s Pursue the Future campaign announced at Homecoming this fall, which aims to raise $40 million to benefit the University. She said one of the goals of the matching fund campaign was to attract younger donors and those who have never given before.

“It’s a good way to build community, and it builds a sense of urgency that creates this momentum,” Tucker-Potter said. “I can understand the disconnect — it’s hard to believe that $5 would

make a difference, so this project kind of draws them out and says this is the difference that $5 can make.”

Tucker-Potter said many of the donors gave for the first time this year, but it’s too early to know the exact donor demographics.

Tucker-Potter said the athletics department and the Truman band fund participated in the fundraiser.

She said the Truman band fund received the most designated

Tucker-Potter said the Advancement Office would be interested in hosting another matching funds campaign.

Ritchie said she became a member of the Foundation board during 2010 and has previously created a scholarship fund endowed to students of the Joseph Baldwin Academy.

She said she worked primarily with Tucker-Potter and Director of Development Charles Hunsaker to set up the day of giving. She said the

“That’s what is exciting for us, is re-engaging our alumni and engaging those that may have been involved with programs before.”

-Tyler Madsen, assistant director of athletic communications

donations, and women’s basketball received many donations at midnight when the campaign opened.

“We have been working a lot with athletics to increase their fundraising efforts — [the athletic budgets] have pretty much been stagnant for a while now so they know that people are going to need to donate to make up for that gap,” Tucker-Potter said, “There’s also a close affinity athletic alumni have — they understand the importance of those experiences on their overall formation as a student at Truman.”

matching fund BulldogsGiving was sort of a trial run.

“It was purely to encourage the first-time donor to take some money, capitalize on the match program and divert it to someone who is near and dear to their heart,” Ritchie said. “What I was trying to do through [BulldogsGiving] was [create] opportunities to stimulate donations — large or small — for people who haven’t given before. I think some people look at our giving as something that has to be big. We’re trying to get after that first giver and that $5, $10 or $20 — whatever they feel they can give.”

Tyler Madsen, assistant director of athletic communications, said the athletics department relies on donations from sponsors.

Madsen said the BulldogsGiving is similar to 36 in 36, a campaign hosted by the volleyball team last spring which aimed to raise $3,600 in 36 hours and ended up exceeding its goal by more than $5,000. He said donations to athletics can have a campus-wide impact.

“As an athletic department in general, we’re grateful for the student athletic fee,” Madsen said. “We have the opportunity to make changes that affect our student body as a whole.”

Madsen said these funds help pay for services, public areas and facilities on campus that students use, such as the lights at Stokes Stadium, which are on from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m.

Madsen said one of his primary goals was to connect with recent alumni and first-time donors. He said the athletic department promoted the campaign on its website and used social media — primarily Facebook and Twitter — during the week leading up to BulldogsGiving in an effort to target a certain donor demographic consisting of younger and first-time donors.

“That’s what is exciting for us, is reengaging our alumni and engaging those that may have been involved with programs before and seeing how we can get them drawn back into the Bulldog family,” Madsen said.

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The School of Health Sciences and Education is hosting a campaign to quit tobacco “cold turkey.” Come out to win prizes for knocking down cigarettes with a frozen turkey. Hot chocolate and cider will be available.

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I only decided to live with my roommate, senior Alex Reiser, because of this recipe — just kidding, Alex. She is a pro at making these tasty treats, and I am a pro at eating them. With only three ingredients, these delicious desserts make great gifts for friends during the holidays — if you don’t eat them all yourself.

Worst Young Adult Movie Adaptations The film version of Rick Riordan’s “The Lightning Thief” was a major disappointment for fans of the book. The exclusion of fan-favorite characters such as Mr. D and Clarisse, and the addition of a random McGuffin storyline involving magic pearls, ultimately let this film down.

CGI action dominated the movie version of “Inkheart,” keeping the wonderful imagination of Cornelia Funke’s book trapped within its pages. The acting was clunky and many plot points were simply skipped over, leaving viewers terribly disappointed.

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Put the Oreos in a blender to make them into a consistent crumble.

Warm the cream cheese in the microwave, just enough to soften it. If you’re in less of a hurry, just leave it out at room temperature for a bit.

Combine the cream cheese and blended Oreos.

Shape the mixture into balls, about the size of a ping pong ball. Set in the fridge to cool for about 20 minutes.

Melt the almond bark in the microwave, putting it in for 20-second intervals and stirring inbetween.

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For a festive spin, add sprinkles at this point.

Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.

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One of the things that made “Eragon” so bad was casting Ed Speleers as the lead for this “Lord of the Rings” lite fantasy adaptation. Major plot points were skipped in order to create a generic fantasy adventure action movie.

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Although the adaptation of “The Giver” was filmed in black and white, the subtleties of Lois Lowry’s book were dropped to make another typical action film.

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Sam Elliott couldn’t save this CGI mess of Philip Pullman’s “The Golden Compass.” The focus on action and CGI in the film meant the subtle, religious undertones from the book series got cut, leaving this adaptation as a surface-level blockbuster.

young actors at heart of “Cop Car,” with light bacon

BY KATEY STOETZEL

Features Editor index.featureseditor@gmail.com

It’s hard to imagine any Kevin Bacon film falling under the radar, but it does happen, like this year’s “Cop Car” — a movie that first premiered during January’s Sundance Film Festival. It largely wasn’t heard from again until a limited release to theaters during August, followed by a quick DVD release.

The premise of “Cop Car” is pretty basic. Two kids, way under the driving age, stumble upon Bacon’s police car, which he left unattended in the woods while he was busy disposing of a body, and decide to steal it. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse, where the mice don’t understand the stakes. This set-up gives the kids a chance to steal the show — pun definitely intended — while leaving the blockbuster-type action to, well, blockbusters.

And the kids really do steal the show. Bacon is fine and familiar, but the real treat of “Cop Car” is the friendship between Travis and Harrison, played by James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford respectively. For a large part of the film,

we stick with Travis and Harrison while they go off on their odd little adventure, filled with all the typical childhood nostalgia of running away with your best friend on a journey of your own imaginations. At one point, right before they steal the car, Harrison asks Travis what they will do if anyone sees them. Travis replies, nonchalantly, “We’ll just tell them we’re cops.”

The film never explicitly states why the kids are running away — there are vague mentions of troubled home lives — but what’s cool is throughout the gun battles and car chases, the kids never truly lose their innocence. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t changed by the end of the film. In fact, their character arcs probably are the best thing in this film. Travis starts off as the alpha of this two-person friendship, with Harrison following his lead. Travis gets Harrison to say a bunch of curse words. Travis gets Harrison to throw a rock at the cop car. It’s Travis’ idea to steal the cop car.

And it’s Travis who is comfortable driving the car 80 miles per hour down the highway. But once the trouble starts, and the guy the kids discover tied up in the trunk of Bacon’s cop car is holding a gun to their heads, it’s Harrison who is able to keep

his cool. It’s a beautiful, subtle switch of character roles that doesn’t belittle anything that came before.

Where the film gets kind of clunky is Bacon’s side of things. Bacon plays a corrupt sheriff named Mitch Kretzer, who apparently has just been involved in a drug deal gone bad. He disposes of one body, but leaves the other alive in the trunk of his car, prompting him to navigate the investigation into finding his car around the 911 dispatchers and other local cops. The bad guy in the trunk is played by Shea Whigham and the good Samaritan who calls in the stolen car is played by Camryn Manheim. These three iare the focuses of the climax of the film, but besides Bacon, we spend so little time with them during the rest of the film they ultimately feel like tack-ons.

Especially Manheim’s good Samaritan, who gets three scenes total.

While the film does have Coen brothers-style violence, it’s not the action sequences I care about, but rather the story of the kids. Luckily, it is the kids we get the most of. Based on that, “Cop Car” definitely is worth a watch as an hour and a half-long study break. Grade — B-

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‘Cats top ‘Dogs in finale

BY COURTNEY STRAIT

Assistant Sports Editor tsusportseditor@gmail.com

For the Truman State football team, its 31-3 loss against McKendree University set the tone for the offseason. During their final game of the season, the Bulldogs matched their top GLVC defense up against the GLVC’s leading offensive team, McKendree. The loss gave Truman a 5-6 record for the season and landed them in a tie for fourth place in the GLVC with William Jewell College, which served as motivation to improve during postseason workouts.

Senior defensive lineman Nick Reichert said McKendree’s biggest threat was its offense. The Bearcats, which featured the top scoring offense at 39.7 points per game and total offense at 496 yards per game, tallied 415 yards against the Bulldogs. Reichert said a major contributor to McKendree’s offense was their senior quarterback Isaac Fisher. Before the game against the Bulldogs, Fisher ranked third in Div. II in total offense, with an average of 370.6 yards per game.

Reichert said the Bearcats used trick plays that helped them build momentum. These plays included a fake punt and a double pass, both of which led to McKendree touchdowns.

Reichert said though he is graduating this year, there is plenty of time for the Bulldogs to improve and grow in preparation for next season. He said he knows the team will continue to work hard for one another.

“I like our guys,” Reichert said. “They’re a good group.

We have to play better when it counts and they have the opportunity to improve in the offseason.”

Sophomore defensive lineman Isaiah Hinton said though the defense made some good stops, it needed to do more during pivotal parts of the game.

Hinton said going into postseason, the defense will use its success this season as motivation to improve. He said because Truman’s defense was the best in the GLVC,

the players feel they have to protect this ranking next season. Hinton said the defenders plan to tune out distractions and want to use criticism as motivation.

“A lot of people will say things about our team because we started the season 1-4,” Hinton said. “We went on to win five of our last seven so it’s important for us to just focus on what we can control in getting better.”

Junior wide receiver Joey Schenck, who finished the

Top: Junior defensive back T.J. Fine prepares for the start of a play during the Bulldogs’ home game against McKendree University Saturday. Above Right: Redshirt freshman quarterback Randy Schroeder evades a defender to attempt a pass. Above: Schroeder scans the field. The ‘Dogs lost their final game of the season 31-3, finishing with a 5-6 overall record and 4-4 against GLVC opponents.

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Bailey Mason Freshman outside hitter Bailey Mason led the Bulldogs with 12 kills in the team’s final match of the season against nationally ranked Rockhurst University Saturday night in Pershing Arena. Mason also finished the game with 7 digs, totaling 88 on the season.

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season with 71 receptions, said the offensive struggles will give the team motivation once it begins workouts.

He said it was difficult watching McKendree score 31 points when Truman’s offense put up just 3 points, and he said he does not want the offense to struggle next season. Schenck said to make sure that doesn’t happen, the offense must use its performance as fuel to work harder during January.

Schenck said the offseason is critical to help the players bond and learn each other’s strengths. He said to reach personal goals, players must first work for the betterment of the team.

“The only way we are going to reach individual goals is if we come together collectively,” Schenck said. “If we don’t work together first, the individual goals don’t really mean anything, and most likely won’t even get accomplished.”

Schenck said he is confident the team will be successful with the returning group of Bulldogs, and the spots vacated by graduating seniors will be filled by young players who have the potential to be solid contributors to the squad. He said included in this young bunch is a talented crop of offensive linemen he is excited to see compete.

On the offensive side, the Bulldogs featured freshmen starting quarterback Randy Schroeder and running back Andy Satulla. Schenck said these players gained in-game experience and maturity that will be beneficial to the team next season.

Head Coach Gregg Nesbitt said though the team struggled Saturday, he is excited to get to work and improve during the postseason. Nesbitt said the postseason gives the program time to improve in many aspects, such as the coaching staff, structural issues, player development and recruiting.

Although the ‘Dogs finished under .500 on the season, Nesbitt said there are positives to take away from the season. He said in regards to defense, the ‘Dogs have finished in the top 25 nationally for three consecutive years.

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Dan Sem/ Index (2002) Above: Truman senior Amanda Black prepares to return during a tennis match. Black and her partner placed second in doubles in the MIAA conference tournament and the women’s tennis team placed third in the MIAA tournament overall during 2002.

Center: Junior forward Matt Clements stretches toward the basket during a basketball game against Missouri Western State College during 1993. The ‘Dogs dropped the game by a bucket, 7674. Clements ranks third all-time in career field goal percentage and 16th in career rebounds.

Top right: Sophomore A.J. Weber runs through drills during a fall 2002 practice. Weber appeared in nine games during 2001 as a true freshman and went on to be honored as Second Team All-MIAA during 2004, his senior season.

Right: Freshman Tom Tajkowski muscles his way through two University of Missouri players during a rugby match during 2002. The Truman State Bullets defeated the Missouri Tigers 25-7.

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Soccer falls in ‘Dogs split in NCAA tourney GLIAC games

BY COURTNEY STRAIT Assistant Sports Editor

AND BY SAM STEWART TMN Reporter

The Truman State women’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA regional tournament for the 11th time in program history, earning a win against Cedarville University and losing to GLVC rival Bellarmine University last weekend. After winning the GLVC Conference, the team had the opportunity to compete against regional opponents during the postseason.

Sophomore defender Caity Schmitt said winning the GLVC title gave the team momentum going into the NCAA Tournament. Schmitt said this excitement helped the team defeat its first tournament opponents, the Cedarville Lady Jackets.

“Winning the GLVC Conference was absolutely amazing because it created a team-wide desire to keep winning,” Schmitt said. “We were all super determined because we had never played [Cedarville] before and it was a really special game for a lot of the girls.”

It took the Bulldogs more than a full half before senior midfielder Megan Frkovic scored during the 50th minute.

Four minutes into the second half, the Bulldogs earned a corner, which was taken by Frkovic. Frkovic sent a ball into the box, which was quickly returned out to her just off the end line. Her shot at the goal carried just enough to go over the hands of the CU keeper and into the goal, giving Truman a 1-0 lead.

Much of the possession during the second half belonged to the Bulldogs.

However, the Bulldogs were not able to find the back of the net despite outshooting Cedarville 7-1 during the second half. The Lady Jackets put together one last effort during the final three minutes with two late corner kicks, but the Bulldog defense kept the Lady Jackets at bay and earned a spot in the next round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Bulldogs led many categories in the stat book, out-shooting CU 7-2 during the first half alone. Truman outshot CU by nine and took eight corner kicks to the Lady Jackets’ two. Senior midfielder Alexis Heffernan took five shots, and junior forward Stephanie Williams took four. Sophomore goalkeeper Katie Mattingly recorded her 12th shutout of the year, making two saves against a Cedarville offense that

had scored 76 goals on the season entering Thursday night’s match.

After the victory against CU, the Bulldogs advanced to face the Bellarmine Knights, which were the No. 2 seed in the tournament and previously had defeated Truman 1-0 during overtime in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier during the season.

Head Coach Mike Cannon said the players felt very prepared to face the Knights.

“After advancing through the first round, we felt prepared to face the host team on their field,” Cannon said. “We knew it would be a close, difficult game but we were ready for the challenge.”

Throughout the contest, the stats were even between the GLVC foes.

The biggest factor was a Bellarmine goal during the 47th minute that propelled the Knights into the next round of the tourney.

Sophomore midfielder Kelsey Murphy said the Bulldogs were especially excited to play Bellarmine because Bellarmine gave the team one of its only losses during the season. She said the Knights are a great team she knew would pose a challenge. Murphy said because it was Bellarmine’s first game of the tournament, the players felt they had an advantage with one game under their belt.

During the game both teams took 10 shots on goal. The Bulldogs earned one more corner kick than the Knights, but Bellarmine connected on a goal during the 47th minute that was the eventual game-winner. Bellarmine’s junior defender Lexy Hazle, who scored the game winner, tallied her first goal of the 2015 season.

The Bulldogs’ senior class, Heffernan, Frkovic and defenders Jessica Hanson and Taylor Park, helped guide the Truman program to 52 victories throughout the past four seasons, including two NCAA Div. II Tournament appearances, according to trumanbulldogs.com.

With the 1-0 defeat, the Bulldogs finished the 2015 season 15-3-5, with two of its three losses against Bellarmine, finishing with a 1-0 final score both times. The Knights advanced to the third round with the victory and will play during the Midwest Regional Championship next weekend.

The ‘Dogs will return 26 players for the 2016 season, including eight starters. Truman women’s soccer will begin its 2016 season next September.

BY HENRY JANSSEN TMN Reporter

The women’s basketball team opened its regular season with a pair of neutralsite games in Quincy, Illinois, last weekend. Truman State split the series, falling to the Grand Valley State University Lakers 77-61 Saturday before picking up its first victory against Northern Michigan University Sunday afternoon, 71-54. Truman’s opponents are members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Truman trailed Grand Valley State throughout the game. The Lakers led 4030 at the half, and a 15-2 run early during the fourth quarter put the game well out of reach for the Bulldogs. Nine different Bulldogs played double-digit minutes.

Senior guard Courtney Strait led all scorers against Grand Valley State, posting 18 points on a six-for-nine shooting effort along with five rebounds. Senior guard Kasey Gassensmith was the only other Bulldog in double figures, scoring 10 points. Sophomore guard Rachel Steinhoff recorded a team-high five assists for the ‘Dogs.

Grand Valley State had two 16-point scorers — senior guard Brionna Barnett and junior forward Kayla Dawson. Barnett also led the Lakers in rebounds and assists with five each.

Assistant Coach Adam Tandez said though the Bulldogs were not able to get the result they would have liked against Grand Valley State, he still noticed some things the team can improve upon.

“Looking at that Grand Valley game, we shot 80 percent from the free throw line, we made as many free throws as they attempted,” Tandez said. “That’s huge for us. Even though it was a loss, we did some decent things — 19 points from the bench, we shot 40 percent from the field, we ran into a Grand Valley State team that really executed a good game plan.”

The following afternoon, Truman took control against the Northern Michigan

Wildcats, with a 9-0 run during the second quarter. The first quarter had five ties and four lead changes, but the ‘Dogs entered the halftime break with a 39-28 lead and they maintained the lead for the remainder of the game.

Sophomore forward Ashley Hartwig said it was encouraging to beat Northern Michigan after a tough game the night before.

“It was great to bounce back the next day and play a lot better,” Hartwig said.

“Our defense really improved between the two games. We were definitely a lot stronger on Sunday. We boxed out much better.

Our communication improved so much over the two games.”

Strait, Gassensmith and redshirt senior center Michalina Tomczak each scored 13 points against the Wildcats. Junior center Cassidy Clark, who transferred from Kirkwood Community College, scored 12.

Redshirt freshman guard Chloe Tompkins led Northern Michigan with 15 points.

The ‘Dogs out-rebounded Northern Michigan 37-28.

“We shared the ball really well,” Tomczak said. “We played very unselfish basketball. Our field goal percentage was very high, so that just shows that we were taking good shots. We were getting the ball into the right hands at the right time.”

Tomczak said the ‘Dogs learned last weekend what parts of their game need fine-tuning, specifically in the area of rebounding.

“Rebounding, in particular, was something that we struggled with on Saturday,” Tomczak said, “We need to stay tough. I think Grand Valley outworked us a little bit. There was physicality that we weren’t ready for yet. We need to keep working on mental toughness and physical toughness, I know we worked very hard in the offseason for that and we need to take the next step.”

The Bulldogs are in the midst of a 3-game home stand. The ‘Dogs will play at 1 p.m. Saturday in Pershing Arena against Missouri Southern State University.

FOOTBALL l ‘Dogs fall short 31-3 in season finale.

Nesbitt said if Truman continues to be a national contender in the major defensive categories, he is confident the team will always have the opportunity to be successful.

The Truman football players have winter break to recuperate and spend time at home before the offseason weightlifting program begins on campus. Although the

offseason is quite different than regular season, Nesbitt said the mindset does not change much. He said football in general is a yearlong process that takes a lot of preparation, whether that be light lifting and flexibility workouts or heavy training.

Nesbitt said regardless of the type of workout done, performing during the offseason is crucial for the upcoming season.

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ABBY HEISE Opposite Hitter

SADIE PAFFORD Outside Hitter

ALI PATTERSON Middle Hitter

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KASSI SCHROEDER Outside Hitter

Volleyball finishes winning season Although the Truman volleyball team finished the season with a winning record, its season was cut short of the GLVC Tournament. The team graduates five seniors who tallied 537 kills this season for the Bulldogs.

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Staff Reporter

Last weekend the Truman State volleyball team played a double-header against William Jewell College and Rockhurst University. The Bulldogs began the weekend with an opportunity to qualify for the GLVC Tournament, and started a run against William Jewell Friday by winning 3-0. However, the Bulldogs’ season ended with their 0-3 loss against Rockhurst Saturday.

With the season coming to a close, the Bulldogs will graduate five seniors — hitters Sadie Pafford, Ali Patterson, Emilee Walters, Abby Heise and Kassi Schroeder. Head Coach Ben Briney said though losing seniors is always hard, this is something the team has to deal with every year. Briney said when seniors leave during the spring, the team starts to figure out its identity going into the next year. He said through this process, the team will start to evolve, and from there players will work to fill the seniors’ shoes.

Briney said he was proud of how the Bulldogs played through the loss against seventh-ranked Rockhurst. He said the team never gave up and continued fighting even through the last point. Briney said that mindset is exactly what he thinks the team needs to pull through a long season of volleyball.

“No team plays perfectly every game,” Briney said.

“The team would have that mindset one week, and then after another week it would die down a bit, so what I think could really help us in the long run next year is a little more consistency in that regard.”

Briney said the team has big shoes to fill. During the seniors’ freshman year, they participated in the NCAA tournament against some of the best teams in the country. During their sophomore year, the same group of players won the conference championship and earned another spot in the NCAA Tournament. During their junior year, they finished with another NCAA Tournament berth.

Briney said this group of seniors left a mark on the Truman volleyball program.

“I learned you have to play for something bigger than yourself ...

You need to work to get yourself better while also working to get your teammates better.”

-Senior hitter Ali Patterson

“They’ve left quite the legacy,” Briney said. “They just showed up to work every day, bonded with their teammates and showed them to work hard no matter what’s going on. Come spring, new leaders will start to emerge and step up, and take on new responsibility.”

After the loss against Rockhurst, the Bulldogs were tied for the eighth-place seed in the GLVC standings.

Because of the Bulldogs’ loss against the University of Southern Indiana during September, Southern Indiana

won the tie-breaker and took the final spot in the conference tournament over Truman.

Although this was her final season, Walters said the team has a lot to look forward to next year. She said while the loss was an emotional sendoff, the team played well, and she considers the last five games a good platform for the team to continue from. Walters said the team should continue to focus on preparation for the next season. She said if the team practices hard and puts in the extra effort, it will make all the difference going into tournament time next season.

Patterson, an All-American who had five kills during the match against Rockhurst, said she learned a lot from her four-year career at Truman.

“I learned that you have to play for something bigger than yourself,” Patterson said. “I mean, yes, you’re working to improve your personal performance, but you need to keep in mind that it’s all for the good of the team. You need to work to get yourself better while also working to get your teammates better.”

Patterson said she expects the team will do well next year, and said she has some advice for her teammates and any new players.

“Keep fighting for that passion inside of you,” Patterson said. “I know we all love to play volleyball, and no one wanted to see the season end how it did, but I think we just need to pick ourselves back up, move on and get better.”

After last weekend’s games, the Bulldogs finished the season with 17-13 record. At the start of next year’s season during September, the Bulldogs will have eleven returning players. Patterson said she’s happy with the result of the season, and said she thinks despite losing the seniors, the team will bounce back and become even better next season.