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New budget might freeze tuition

By Clayton Berry Staff Reporter

University President Troy Paino is going to request a tuition freeze for undergraduate students for the 2016-2017 school year.

Gov. Jay Nixon and Missouri public university presidents met Sept. 21 to discuss another tuition freeze for the 2016-2017 academic year, according to a press release from. Nixon’s office. The governor plans to add 6 percent of last year’s State-approved higher education funding budget, or $55.7 million, toward higher education performance funding, raising the overall higher education budget to $985 million for the 2017 fiscal year, according to the press release. This is intended to help universities maintain revenue while keeping tuition rates flat for next year’s undergraduate college students.

Paino said he was among those who met with the governor prior to the announcement. Paino said this will be the highest state-appropriated funding increase during his time at Truman, and he said it will help tremendously compared to the cuts in funding Truman had during past years and the 1.2 percent increase Truman had this year.

Paino said the University has not yet made the budget for next year, but his highest priority is to do the best he can for an overall salary increase for University employees. He said this will try to catch up from prior years the University hasn’t been able to make increases.

He said 1 percent of the added funding must go toward science-, technology-, engineering- and mathematics-related university programs — this was one of the governor’s requests. Paino said there would be no problem making this investment, because he said this 1 percent would have gone toward the broad range of majors and classes Truman has in STEM fields anyway. He also said part of the overall funding increase will go toward other non-STEM areas, which he said will not be negatively impacted by the 1 percent set aside for the STEM areas.

Although Paino said he is optimistic Truman will be receiving the additional funding, he said it will be a while before the University will know for certain if the funding increase will be implemented.

He said Nixon has to put together and propose his budget to legislation to vote on during early January, with the results announced later that month. Paino said it is too early to estimate university enrollment figures for next year and how those will affect tuition revenue for the University. Paino said he will go to the Board of Governors to request a freeze for university undergraduate tuition and fees, and

Submitted photo University President Troy Paino speaks at a conference at Truman State with Gov. Jay Nixon Aug. 27. Paino is trying to freeze undergraduate tuition for the upcoming academic year because of a potential budget increase. the Board of Governors will have the final say once it begins working on next year’s university budget during spring 2016. For graduate students, he said at most it will be a very small increase in tuition.

“What is amazing is that this is [Nixon’s] first commitment in his budget for the next fiscal year,” Paino said. “I think it is a remarkable statement for him to make higher education a priority for next year.”

Dave Rector, executive director of institutional research and budgets, said it is important to keep in mind that a 6 percent increase in state-appropriated funding does not mean a 6 percent increase overall in the University budget. Rector said approximately 45 percent of Truman revenue comes from the state, which he said will be a portion of the funding receiving the 6 percent increase.

Rector said 52 percent of university revenue comes from tuition and fees. He said these will remain steady with a tuition

freeze, with the exception of the fees voted upon by students to increase with inflation such as the athletic and environmental fees.

After these factors are taken into account, Rector said the University only will receive about a 2.7 percent overall revenue increase. He said this also is assuming the consumer price index remains relatively stable during the next several months.

Rector said he thinks Truman most likely will receive full funding, but he said there is a variety of unforeseen circumstances that could change this at any time.

Nate Walker, Adair County representative and Missouri House of Representatives Higher Education Committee member, said he and the governor have discussed higher education funding, particularly for Truman, which they see as a priority. Walker said he would like to see Truman, as well as Missouri higher education in general, receive an increase in funding because he said

he thinks it is important that Missouri teachers receive high, competitive wages to keep them teaching at Missouri schools. At the same time, Walker said the governor still needs to reach out to more of the legislators to get their input before making early budgetary commitments such as this. He said this is to ensure we have a balanced budget and to ensure other state priorities — such as primary and secondary education, healthcare, state employee salaries and benefits for the disabled — also receive their fair share of funding.

Overall, Walker said there are many important programs that must be taken into account with the budget, so he hopes the economy will be healthy enough for a possible increase in higher education.

Walker said the most important thing is to have active discussions between the legislature and the governor to communicate how to fulfill these needs.

Deer hunting season begins

By Joe Slama Staff Reporter

Hunting seasons are opening up to new game in Missouri this month.

Deer season dates vary by region and regulations. There will be a November deer season Nov. 14-24.

Hunting hours extend from half an hour before sunrise until half an hour after sunset, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation website.

People who have lived in Missouri for at least 30 days can apply for resident hunting and fishing permits which can be obtained at the local Department of Conservation office, according to the MDC website. Students who are not residents of the state “must carry evidence of a Missouri residence and student status while hunting,” according to the site.

Chad Whittom, assistant director of Truman State’s Department of Public Safety, said firearms are not allowed on Truman State’s campus, but DPS offers arms storage at a locker facility in its building. Whittom said because of limited storage space, DPS only stores firearms or bows for students living on campus. Students must store ammunition and other VOLUME 107

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supplies themselves, he said. Students living off-campus cannot use the facility, because they can store arms in their own housing, he said. The number of students taking advantage of the storage has seemed to increase during recent years, Whittom said.

“Last five or six [years] I’ve noticed more people bringing things in,” Whittom said. “And it may be too that people are more aware of the ability for us to store weapons.”

The Kirksville area has a number of hunting grounds.

Conservation Agent Marsha Jones said Big Creek Conservation Area, located near the University Farm, offers deer hunting for archery or muzzle-loaded firearms, turkey, fishing ponds and small game. Big Creek also offers other forms of recreational activities such as hiking and biking trails, Jones said. The Sugar Creek Conservation Area south of Kirksville offers a shooting range and is open to state-wide hunting regulations, Jones said.

Jones said students can obtain hunting permits at the Missouri Department of Conservation office located at 3500 S. Baltimore St. tmn.truman.edu

Commission hosts hearing for project

By Clayton Berry Staff Reporter

Emily Wichmer/Index A deer stops at Thousand Hills State Park. Truman students can check firearms at the Department of Public Safety. www.facebook.com/TrumanIndex

The Missouri Public Service Commission will host a hearing for the Mark Twain Transmission Project 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Father Buhman Center in Shelbina, Missouri.

The project is a proposal by Ameren to build a 100 mile, 345 kV transmission line from Palmyra, Missouri, to the Iowa border, including a substation in Kirksville, according to the Center for Rural Affairs Organization’s website. Ameren’s goal is to have the transmission line’s in-service date begin during 2018, depending on feedback from the residents of towns where construction will occur. The purpose of the line is to improve the efficiency of Ameren’s transmission grid and give certain regions better access to renewable energy.

Adair County commissioners passed a resolution and advocated their opposition of the project since the start of the project’s timeline during 2014.

However, there will continue to be open house meetings with Ameren until the in-service date during 2018.

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IN BRIEF

Psychology club hosts crafts on The Quad

Local trust awards grant to Northeast Missouri Inclusion Project The John and Vera Jo Surbeck Charitable Trust awarded the Northeast Missouri Inclusion Project a $7,300 grant to pay for a roller slide.

The Northeast Missouri Inclusion Project’s mission is to build a playground where all children will be able to play, regardless of any disabilities the children might have.

The group has raised $408,514 of its $450,000 goal, according to the Northeast Missouri Inclusion Project website.

Student activities board to host Cirque Zuma Zuma

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Cirque Zuma Zuma, described as an African-style Cirque du Soleil, will perform 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Baldwin Auditorium.

The show will feature a group of 20 people who perform acts such as human pyramids, balancing, tumbling, contortions, percussion and juggling.

CITY COUNCIL IN BRIEF

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Above: Students look at the newly created T-shirt design. Below: Freshman Katie Barbour (right) opens up the T-shirt she made at the Truman Psychology Club event on The Quad Tuesday. The club set up a table on The Quad where students could come and create a T-shirt with a design reminiscent of Rorschach ink blots (left). The purpose of the event was to spread awarness about the Psychology Club as an organization focused on teaching people about what psychology does.

The City Council presented a proclamation declaring October Graduate Education Month.

The City Council approved a bill authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to submit an application to the Missouri Department of Economic Development for the Community Development Block Grant program.

The City Council approved a bill to amend an ordinance regarding rules and regulations for cemetaries.

The City Council approved a bill and two motions regarding the Kirksville Regional Airport aircraft parking apron rehabilitation project.

STUDENT SENATE IN BRIEF

The Senate appointed sophomore Elisabeth Condon as Sexual Assault Prevention Committee Chair.

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The Diversity Committee will meet with University President Troy Paino to discuss the Open Housing Policy.

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Staff 10/4 Suspect arrested for trespassing 10/3 Suspect arrested for theft at the 2700 at the 1100 block of S. Jamison St. block of N. Baltimore St. Editor-in-Chief Bethany Boyle Managing Editor Austin Hornbostel News Editor Emily Wichmer Assistant News Editor Johanna Burns Features Editor Katey Stoetzel Assistant Features Editor Courtney Kauffman Sports Editor Devin Gillespie Assistant Sports Editor Courtney Strait Opinions Editor UmmeKulsoom Arif Copy Chief Rose vonHatten Assistant Copy Chief Megan Robison Design Chief Noah Dayson News Staff Clayton Berry, Rachel Fechter, Emily Merkle, Joe Slama, Elena Bellamy Features Staff Emily Ploch, Brently Snead, Paige Yungermann, Anna Grace Sports Staff Henry Janssen, Sam Stewart, Sarah Hicks, Rachel Steinhoff Cartoonist Megan Archer Copy Editors MacKenna Palazza, Holly Fisher, Julianna Foster, Catherine O’Mara, Lauren Beasley, Molly Thal, Megan Gibbons, Trevor Hamblin Designers Clarissa Todd, Trevor Stark, Kara Nord, Samantha Nielsen Photo Editor Trevor Stark Photographers Trung Vo, Athena Geldbach, Marissa Billmeyer, MacKenna Palazza Marketing Manager Josh Gilmore Marketing Representatives Drake Gens, Emily Fitzgerald Technical Manager Amanda Atwell Adviser Don Krause

10/4 Fight reported at the 300 block 10/3 Motor vehicle accident and fire of W. McPherson St. reported at the 800 block of E. Illinois St. 10/4 Minor in possession of alcohol arrested at the 200 block of N. High St.

10/2 Theft reported at the 1000 block of W. Hildreth St.

10/3 Suspect arrested for theft at the 10/2 Fraud reported at the 3700 block of 1500 block of S. Baird St. N. Baltimore St. 10/3 Suspect arrested for theft and assault at the 0 block of Devlin Pl.

10/2 Suspect arrested for endangering a child at the 700 block of W. Elizabeth St.

10/3 Harrassment reported at the 0 block of Devlin Pl.

9/29 Suspect arrested for 2nd degree assault at the 700 block of E. Patterson St.

Mark your calendar Homecoming Weekend

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Come celebrate Truman State’s Homecoming with a variety of activities.

Events include a parade, homecoming celebration banquet, Bulldog Forever homecoming tailgate, golden alumni reunion luncheon, the Bulldog Forever 5k run/walk, lip sync and various sporting events such as volleyball and football.

Voting for homecoming court closes 5:30 p.m. Friday. The court will be crowned Friday at the lip sync event.

John Smelcer, an enrolled member of the Ahtna tribe of Alaska, will speak in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Smelcer served for three years as the tribeappointed executive director of the Ahtna Heritage Foundation. He is the author of several books about Native American heritage. Smelcer is a White Houserecognized recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal.

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Emily Wichmer/Index Roads throughout Kirksville are riddled with potholes. Mihalevich Concrete Construction, Inc. will fix streets in the community that are in need of repair. The city hired the company to repair roads such as LaHarpe Street, Doyle Way and the roads around The Square.

Kirksville to repair The Square

By Rachel Fechter

News Reporter

Kirksville roads are full of peeling tar, large potholes and uneven curbing, but the city’s contractor will begin road repairs for some of the major problem areas.

Mihalevich Concrete Construction, Inc. will fix areas including Doyle Way, Cobblestone Lane to McPherson Street, the west LaHarpe Street approach to Franklin Street, The Square, and the intersection of Michigan and Boundary Streets.

Public Works Director Glenn Balliew said road repairs are an ongoing issue. Balliew said he decided it was time to take serious action when he noticed a difference in the number of how many Kirksville roads were being fixed and the roads that needed repairs. Balliew said many of the roads in residential areas deteriorated because their sub-bases underneath the asphalt or concrete were shifting or were incorrectly laid down.

Some of these roads need to be torn up and rebuilt from scratch, he said.

“There’s a whole lot of factors in what streets do,” Balliew said. “If you live in a neighborhood with nice houses but you can’t go down the street, it makes the value in property go down. No one wants to have a bad, ugly road in front of their house. We are working on how to fix that.

You have to pay attention to the taxpayers because they pay the bills. That’s who the streets affect.”

Mayor pro tem Glen Moritz said there was an abundance of support from Kirksville citizens to fix the roads.

Moritz said citizens provide the major source of income for road funding because of the transportation sales tax Kirksville requires that annually raises approximately $1.2 million. He said it is important for residents to know that when enough citizens bring something to the attention of the city council in a positive and respectful way, change can happen.

“Anyone who’s driven around Kirksville knows the roads are a fairly constant issue,” Moritz said. “As a council we definitely get a number of calls about the roads. There is a certain degree of morale that comes from having a city that’s well maintained, looks good and that’s easy to travel over. Each individual in the community really is important. It’s great when citizens give their positive input and write constructive suggestions.”

Moritz said many citizens want answers now about when the roads will be done, but there are many factors that come into play, such as weather and financial planning. He said if the temperature drops below 45 degrees, the asphalt and concrete used to build the roads will not set properly. This has created a specific season for road building and a limited time frame that will come to a halt once cold weather arrives, he said.

Engineering technician Linda Jepson said there’s also the issue of financial planning. She said it is hard to determine the exact cost of the project because the city still is in the process of bringing in a state expert to grade each of the 120 miles of existing streets in Kirksville and estimate a cost to fix them. Despite these complications, Jepson said she and others at the Public Works Department are working as hard as they can to move the road repair process along.

“Currently, we’re dealing with concrete streets that are outdated and beyond their life expectancy,” Jepson said. “Some of the smaller back streets and lower income areas I think have been missed because they’re less traveled and less thought of. We’re trying to tackle those areas. The more people that complain about the street the more likely it is to get repaired. We definitely try to listen as much as we can to see what the real problems are.”

Street maintenance supervisor Ray Sandstrom said Kirksville roads continue to crack and split, and the Public Works Department struggles to keep up with all

Emily Wichmer/Index The Kirksville Public Works Department is planning to fix roads on The Square. The department still is determining the exact cost of the project. the repairs. Sandstrom said the department is trying to tackle every problem area even if it takes months, years or decades to complete.

“It seems like we keep working harder and harder but we just keep getting further and further behind,” Sandstrom said. “I do think we’re moving forward. We’re putting a plan together to move forward with the council. If everything works out we’ll gain a little bit next year so we can get more life out of our streets.”

Planned protest draws controversy

By Paige Yungermann News Reporter

Junior Tommy Fieser postponed his Facebook event for a “Pointless Protest,” in reaction to the responses and controversy it has generated.

The protest was supposed to take place Sept. 30 on The Quad, but in response to the criticism, Fieser changed the name to Project Positive Propagation, which is a new event.

Fieser said he now is rethinking the project entirely but he still wants to get students to critically reflect on their lives.

Fieser said he decided to change the name because while it originally was called A Pointless Protest, it did have a point, so the name did not fit the project.

“I’m trying to break people out of their everyday, monotonous routine, to think outside the box,” Fieser said.

Fieser said some people reacted negatively to his use of the phrases, “Everything is arbitrary — do whatever you care about,” and, “Nothing really matters,” in relation to the project. However, Fieser said what he meant by these phrases is people should spend time doing what they want as opposed to doing things that do not matter to them.

Fieser said he finds it interesting that some of the most liberal students at Truman were the people most opposed to the Pointless Protest. He said even though the event did not happen, he is glad it generated so much conversation.

“I’m glad that it sparked controversy,” Fieser said. “I think that’s why we are here on Earth, to experiment with social boundaries and to question every day what it means to live life.”

Fieser said he got the idea for the project at a Burning Man event called Interfuse last May. He said his friend, who also was at Interfuse, was walking around with signs that said things like, “Nothing matters,” and, “Why am I here?”

“I’m trying to break people out of their everyday, monotonous routine, to think outside the box.”

— Junior Tommy Fieser

Fieser said this was his vision for the Pointless Protest, but after receiving negative feedback, he is rethinking what he wants to do with Project Positive Propagation. He said the Pointless Protest has evolved into this new project, and he is not sure how it will all turn out. He said he hopes to host an event during the next two or three weeks.

Fieser said he created this project as part of his work for the True Genius grant, which allows people to work on creative projects. Fieser said he already has completed other projects this year as part of his work for the grant. Earlier this semester, he asked

students on The Quad for synonyms for “awesome,” “beautiful” and “interesting.” He said he then created hearts that say “You are...” with all the synonyms listed, which he hung up around campus.

Senior Justin McKean said he learned about the protest through Facebook and wanted to be involved.

Even though the project is changing, McKean said he remains interested in participating in it.

McKean said while some of the criticism the project received was constructive, other comments were personal attacks directed at Fieser. McKean said he saw some people made comments that others should not associate with Fieser.

“It had really good intentions, but people misunderstood where [Fieser] is coming from,” McKean said. “There were many statements made that were worthwhile and much needed for the evolution of this project because Tommy threw it out there without intending to step on anyone’s toes, but he stirred a lot of emotion. He got people talking.”

Political science professor Paul Parker said protests typically are used to bring attention to perceived societal problems and often are a reaction to something.

“Protests are ways to draw attention to issues that others might overlook,” Parker said. “Protests are often organized to try to spur political action. It is one way of people participating to raise consciousness and affect social change.”

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Number of executions per year Tuition freeze in the could have United consequences States Frozen. As of late, we associate this word with the state of our noses, fingers and toes as we trudge through the beginnings of another Kirksville winter between academic buildings, or with the hit Disney movie. At the end of last month, however, this word gained a new connotation when Gov. Jay Nixon announced an agreement among Missouri public two- and four-year schools to freeze current tuition rates for the 2016-2017 academic year. He instead proposed supplying these institutions with increased funding intended to make up for the lack of tuition adjustment.

At first glance, this seems amazing. From a student’s perspective, the news that next year should not cost more than this one is fantastic. Even we, the Index Editorial Board, are relieved when looking at finances, and starting to budget and plan for next year. However, as outlined in the article “New Budget Freezes Tuition” on page one, the Truman State administration and State Rep. Nate Walker said much needs to be done before our University sees the money Nixon is promising.

That being said, we would like to discuss what this could mean for Truman and what must happen during the next year for this plan to work as proposed. University President Troy Paino soon will ask the Board of Governors to consider the situation and make a decision about the tuition freeze. This means Truman tentatively is starting on a path that aligns with the tuition freeze agreement. Regardless of whether the Board of Governors approves that course of action, Paino confirmed the Board will make the budget for next year under the assumption Truman will receive the increased funding. This will make the higher education funding Nixon is talking about imperative to accomplish everything outlined in the budget.

While we, the Index Editorial Board, commend the governor for taking steps to make our education more affordable, Nixon essentially is asking Truman and other public Missouri colleges to count their chickens before they hatch.

While the tuition freeze will provide some financial relief to students, it seems to be tying Truman’s hands when making adjustments to take care of the university. From an administrative perspective, that’s a gamble.

The question we want to raise — and are hesitant to answer — is what will be the first to go if some or all of this additional funding does not arrive as planned? Paino has made it clear raising faculty and staff salaries above the cost of living adjustment is a top priority right now, and he aims to see that reflected in the budget for the coming year. We applaud him for this objective, and look forward to seeing our highly competent and beloved professors and staff receive the pay they deserve. Truman’s lauded educational merit is mostly, if not entirely, a direct result of the time and effort they apply every day in classrooms and offices.

In Missouri, the average university professor earns $96,975 a year, according to data collected by chronicle.com. In comparison, the average Truman professor earns $72,072 per year, 74.3 percent of the average, according to the same source. Our professors are above average and deserve above average pay.

However, if funding is not secured as planned, are faculty and staff salary adjustments still guaranteed? The short answer is nothing is ever guaranteed. Paino indicated a potential absence of the additional funds will affect the University as a whole, including salaries for faculty and staff. What to cut when the budget gets tight is presumably a question the University faces every year. However, with large-scale efforts by state government to make college more affordable, we can only imagine it complicates the decision making process, and creates a sense of uncertainty when looking at what the University budget would cover.

While freezing tuition might be great for students like ourselves, we want to make sure those who make this University what it is today also are taken care of.

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The death penalty should be repealed Holly Fisher During his visit to the United States last week, Pope Francis urged the state of Georgia to reconsider its decision to execute inmate Kelly Gissendaner. The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied the pope’s plea, and executed Gissendaner Wednesday, Sept. 30. In response to the execution, Pope Francis addressed Congress with a call to permanently abolish the death penalty. This plea was addressed to the American people as well, and now we must ask ourselves, “Should capital punishment be continued in the United States?”

Before this week, I never had a particularly strong stance on the death penalty controversy. I knew both sides of the argument, but I always figured capital punishment simply was part of the world we live in. However, after considering the matter more seriously, I am inclined to believe Pope Francis has some valid points.

One of the most common arguments for the death penalty is made as a demand for true justice. Capital punishment generally is reserved for those who have been convicted of premeditated murder, and since those individuals consciously denied their victims the right to live, it is only fitting they should be denied that same right.

We have a saying for this — “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”

When someone burglarizes a house, the law does not demand their house be burglarized, and when someone is charged with sexual harassment, the law does not require that person be subjected to sexual harassment as their punishment. So why do we enforce this punishment under certain circumstances, but not others?

The “eye for an eye” treatment doesn’t always hold true either. For example, Gissendaner was executed for conspiring to murder her husband, but it was her

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boyfriend who actually committed the act. He received a life sentence. In this case, the system seems subjective at best, or even hypocritical.

Capital punishment also is seen as an appropriate alternative for criminals who have no hope of rehabilitation. However, there is no way to decide who can and cannot be rehabilitated. “… a just and necessary punishment must never exclude the dimension of hope and the goal of rehabilitation,” Pope Francis said during his address to Congress.

Convicts can become productive members of society if given the chance. While they might not deserve much after whatever crime they’ve committed, they deserve at least that much.

Another common argument for the death penalty has always been about the cost. When a convict is sentenced to life in prison, taxpayers are forced to pay for the crimes of that individual. This essentially gives the convict a free ride — all their meals are provided, as are their housing, utilities and recreation. Those supporting the death penalty would then argue this is not suitable punishment, but those people forget prison is not exactly a walk in the park. Life in prison might look like a good deal from a cost-efficiency perspective, but the freedom of inmates, by definition, is restricted severely. They might have free food, but that food is not good food. They might have free housing, but that housing consists of a small cell with a complete lack of privacy. Not to mention, when we say it is more costeffective to execute an inmate, we literally are reducing that person’s life to a dollar amount. That, to me, is one of the coldest perspectives a person can have regarding human life.

Now, none of this is said with the purpose of turning those who were condemned to death into martyrs or saying they were convicted unjustly. While I do believe they deserved the right to live, they were condemned because of the heinous and unforgivable crimes they committed. But killing the person who committed those crimes does not right what they have done.

Human life should be sacred, and one way to treat it as such is to abolish the death penalty as Pope Francis has urged us to do.

Holly Fisher is a senior English and linguistics major from Elizabethtown, Ky.

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The smoking ban should be enforced

Trevor Hamblin This year, Truman State declared its campus “smoke-free.” For many, this was received positively. For others, it’s had less of an effect than you’d think. By and large, many people still seem to be smoking on campus grounds despite the potential consequences. Moreover, I’ve yet to see anyone punished for smoking. For a policy that should be making our campus healthier and cleaner, it’s falling flat.

The smoking ban is not the only policy people ignore. However, it is one of the more important policies Truman has, and people violating the ban is a symptom of the real problem, which is inadequate repercussions for those who violate the policy.

This ban is one I fully support for a variety of reasons, though they all can be boiled down to this — smoke directly harms more than just the smoker.

The most obvious example of this is secondhand smoke. If inhaled by nearby nonsmokers, it is called sidestream smoke, a subset of secondhand smoke, according to the American Cancer Society.

Sidestream smoke has higher levels of carcinogens

and smaller particles than the smoke inhaled by smokers, making it easier for dangerous chemicals to enter the lungs of those who inhale it. While I admit it would take a lot of smoke to affect my health, I still should be able to control how many carcinogens enter my body.

Another more immediate problem with secondhand smoke is the effect it has on people with asthma. Those who suffer from asthma have a variety of “triggers” that set off asthma attacks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tobacco smoke is one of the most common triggers for attacks, according to the CDC. Truman prides itself as a safe and clean campus. Smoking is not conducive to that image.

Smoking on campus is forbidden and will be met with academic sanctions, according to the Student Conduct Code. I have yet to see or hear of anyone getting sanctioned, despite the numerous times I have seen smokers on campus. In fact, the Code doesn’t clearly state what the progression of sanctions are. Michelle Horvath, office of citizenship and community standards director, said the first offense usually would result in a warning, according to an Aug. 15 Index article. Anything beyond that is unclear.

Additionally, while students are encouraged to report offenses when they witness them, it never has been made clear where and how a student should report these offenses. The Office of Student Affairs has an oversight position for the policy and presumably is the office students are expected to contact regarding policy violations.

But are we supposed to give them a call or are we supposed to stop by their office? It’s hard to assist

the enforcement of this policy without knowledge such as this.

I will admit I have seen a noticeable decline in people smoking on campus. Last year, before the ban was created, most of my observations occurred in front of West Campus Suites as people stood by the ashtrays. The ashtrays, however, are now covered up. Ashes and cigarette butts are no longer going into ashtrays like before but instead are left on the ground. This cannot be good for the cleanliness of campus or the environment.

Sophomore Will Chaney observed the policy gives the Department of Public Safety a reason to stop smokers for no reason. The problem with this observation is DPS doesn’t seem to be doing that, or even necessarily trying. There are those who choose to smoke right outside of Baldwin and Barnett Halls with few — or, more likely, no — consequences.

Which brings us full-circle, back to the main problem of the ban — how unenforced it is.

Having a smoke-free campus is an admirable goal and I am behind it 100 percent. That said, we can’t get there without an actual effort. The policy is broken practically every day without any punishment or oversight, making it effectively useless. If Truman really is set on being smoke-free, we have a lot of work ahead of us.

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

The smoking ban should be repealed

Will Chaney Last semester, the Truman State Board of Governors passed a rule prohibiting the use of tobacco products on campus. While there was some input from several Student Senate committees, I think the rule received very little attention from the student body until after it was passed. Students certainly weren’t allowed to vote on it. The smoking ban places an unfair restriction on students, faculty and staff, for a policy that does not seem to benefit the Truman community.

Numerous studies have proven exposure to secondhand smoke can be dangerous for nonsmokers. However, very little of this research looks specifically at outdoor secondhand smoke, which the campus smoking ban targets, because indoor smoking on campus already was banned. Outdoor secondhand smoke only is harmful at close distances, according to a 2007 Stanford University study. The study found that a nonsmoker must be within 18 inches of a burning cigarette for an entire hour to be in the same amount of danger as the indoor environments most secondhand smoke

studies observe. By contrast, nonsmokers will have little trouble if they remain at least six feet away from a smoker. Therefore, the health benefits of our current smoking ban are a negligible improvement over the rule that smokers must stay 25-feet from building doors that Truman previously used.

It also is fairly easy to avoid smokers while walking around campus, especially if only 6 feet of distance is required to remain safe. Because the facts do not support the ban’s most basic justification — that public health will be protected — it should be repealed. However, the ban raises other issues besides health.

The current smoking ban gives more arbitrary power to law enforcement. With the ban, the Department of Public Safety now has another reason to stop a certain group of people — smokers. There is no rational reason why smokers should be singled out and treated differently by law enforcement. Additionally, many self-respecting, independent adults who work for the University and Sodexo must now take extra time to leave campus to smoke while on break. Forcing them out of designated areas without good reason is a form of discrimination, and the ban should be treated that way.

As Sophomore Trevor Hamblin has observed, many people disregard the ban and smoke on campus anyway. This is because the current rule is not respected. When people break rules, they generally tend to disregard laws more. The United States saw this large-scale during the Prohibition Era, when the illegalization of alcohol led to a general sentiment among many Americans that the law can be broken if an individual does not consider it fair.

Additionally, a transgressor tends to break more

rules if they previously have broken rules, according to a November 2014 Psychology Today article.

Laws cannot be administered by force alone, usually requiring a fair amount of consensus among the governed. The smoking ban does not seem to have this, which is not surprising when one considers how it was passed. While it is difficult to determine, there is much reason to think the ban might cause students to disregard other rules.

Smoking is dangerous and can become a loathsome addiction. We should continue to educate citizens about the costs and benefits of tobacco use and fund programs that help addicts quit if they want to. But outdoor smoking does not cause any significant amount of harm to nonsmokers. For this reason alone, the ban has little — if any — legal justification, especially because it bans products that cannot harm other individuals, such as smokeless tobacco and vaporizers. This ban does not have much of an effect on our health, but instead continues the recent cultural phenomena of stigmatizing smokers. I challenge the University to ask the entire Truman community if it supports a smoking ban and to make a decision based on those results. Until then, let individuals decide for themselves whether or not they want to light up.

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

What’s your opinion of tobacco-free campuses?

I personally enjoy it but I don’t think the school should prohibit people from smoking on campus, at least not in certain areas.

It’s the same concept as an alcohol-free campus. I don’t have a problem with it.

Tobacco has no positive effect on the academic environment.

I have still seen people with cigarettes in their hands. It happens a lot at the edge of campus, especially in parking lots.

Lawrence Cobb Sophomore

Gabby Beckemeier Junior

Waymon White Junior

Ramolaa Shah Graduate student

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What to do during an active shooter situation The Department of Public Safety recently updated the University Emergency Procedures to include detailed instructions about what to do in the event of an active shooter on campus.

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Are they in the room?

No

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Remain calm, do not engage the shooter.

Assist injured persons, if it can be accomplished safely.

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Call 911 and tell them where you are and where the intruder is.

Seek shelter in a room with the doors locked or barricaded securely.

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If it is possible to escape the area safely, do so quietly.

Do not carry phones or other objects in your hands.

As you move through open areas keep your hands elevated with open palms visible, especially if encountering law enforcement officers.

Turn off the lights and take cover behind concrete walls, thick desks and filing cabinets.

Stay away from windows and doors.

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BY KATEY STOETZEL

Features Editor index.featureseditor@gmail.com

Two black belt members of Kirksville TaekwonDo — siblings junior Megan Matheney and junior Matthew Matheney — competed in Boston this summer at the International Taekwondo tournament and contributed to the 29 medals earned by the Kirksville Taekwon-Do, with Megan Matheney also earning the title of grand champion.

The tournament had approximately 200 competitors in attendance, with Australia, Jamaica, Canada and the United States competing against each other, Megan Matheney said.

She said Kirksville Taekwon-Do sent 11 competitors to Boston and brought back 15 bronze medals, six silver, and eight gold, in addition to her title as grand champion.

Matthew Matheney said he earned bronze in all the categories at the International Taekwondo tournament.

Matthew Matheney said the tournament focused on three areas — patterns, sparring and breaking. He said patterns typically are organized by rank and age. For each rank, the competitors learn a specific set of patterns. He said there are two people competing against each other in front of a panel of five judges, and the pattern each competitor performs has to be from their set.

Matthew Matheney said sparring is a continuous two-minute round with protective gear. There is a referee in the middle who makes sure things don’t get out of hand, he said, and a judge occupies each corner, taking scores. He said they tally the score and declare the winner, who then moves up the bracket.

For breaking, Matthew Matheney said there is a series of breaks each competitor must complete. He said boards count as one point if the board is broken completely and half a point if the structure of board is gone but it didn’t break completely. He said those are then tallied up.

Matthew Matheney said Taekwondo is a lifestyle, and requires a large amount of training time. He said starting young really helps build up character.

“Personally, I love the discipline,” Matthew Matheney said. “And the confidence you get from that. Not overconfidence. That gets knocked out of you fairly quickly.”

Megan Matheney, who will test for her fourth degree black belt during November, said she placed first in the patterns and sparring divisions, and third in breaking. Her performance in these categories earned her the title of grand champion, she said.

Megan Matheney said grand champion is earned by winning all or most of the events one competes in, but the judging varies from tournament to tournament. She said the patterns division carries a lot of weight on the scoring because it’s supposed to demonstrate everything that you’ve learned up to this point. She said sparring also is a big contributor to earning grand champion, but breaking isn’t always a determining factor.

“Breaking is the thing it kind of wavers on,” Megan Matheney said. “If you get first in all your divisions, it’s pretty much a given. But breaking doesn’t have as much pull on whether you get it or not. You definitely want to get first in patterns and first in sparring in your divisions.”

Megan Matheney said she and her brother train two nights a week on a regular basis, but going into the tournament they added extra two- to three-hour Saturday sparring sessions, plus any training they do during their own time. She said they began intensifying their training for the tournament approximately a year before the event.

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Megan Matheney said she has been training at Kirksville Taekwon-Do since she was 8 years old, and her brother has trained there since he was 9. She said Kirksville Taekwon-Do has become like a family to her.

“Our mother used do [Taekwondo] with us, and dad still does it and our little sister does it,” Megan Matheney said. “It is really nice to get a group of people going so you have a support group to go with you.”

The word Taekwondo can be explained by dividing it into several parts, Megan Matheney said. She said ‘tae’ means to kick or destroy with the foot, ‘kwon’ to smash or destroy with the hand and ‘do’ the art or way. She said the martial art consists of the mental and physical conditioning of your body.

Taekwondo is a martial art for unarmed combat created by General Choi Hong Hi, Megan Matheney said. She said he didn’t just develop a martial art, he created a philosophy of life.

Megan Matheney said the five tenets of Taekwondo are perseverance, integrity, etiquette, indomitable spirit and self-control. “[I’m] attracted to the indomitable spirit because it’s basically like you don’t ever stop going,” Megan Matheney said.

Since Megan and Matthew Matheney started training at a young age, they have had the same instructor, Master Dustin Stephenson, who traveled with them to Boston during the summer.

Stephenson said they trained for internationals four to six months ahead of time.

Stephenson said he was proud of how well the siblings performed at internationals, but he wasn’t surprised by it. Because the tournament was at the international level, he said the level of contact was a little more intense. He said they fought a little more and a little harder.

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HISTORIC LIVE ACTION ROLE PLAYING

WHAT: The history department is recrea ng the trial of Galileo in eight game sessions, for which par cipants are eligible to enroll in a one credit hour HIST class.

WHEN: MWF from 1:30-2:20 Oct. 19 to Nov. 6, and Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 WHERE: Baldwin Auditorium For more informa on, contact Kathryn Brammall at brammall@truman.edu *Reading and research will be required to par cipate.

Charity dinner to benefit Vincent Price scholarship

BY EMILY PLOCH Staff Writer

Most people know Vincent Price for his dramatic acting skills and voice overs, most notably as the bone-chilling narrator in “Thriller.� What some don’t know is he was a dynamic person with close ties to Truman State’s history.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Price’s first homecoming visit to Truman, the Office of Advancement will host “Vincent Price: Master of Menace, Lover of Life� tonight.

The event will include a charity dinner followed by a presentation by Victoria Price, Vincent Price’s daughter.

There also will be audio of Vincent Price from his 1985 Homecoming visit reciting “The Raven� and a screening of “The Fall of the House of Usher.�

Annual Fund Officer Chad Kennerk, who is in charge of coordinating the project, said the project began as a way to bring attention to the Vincent Price Theatrical Performance Scholarship. Kennerk said he found the concept of the scholarship interesting and, after doing some research, found out about the anniversary. From there, he said he began coordinating the events.

“I think it was because of all of those different interests that he really connected with the University.�

-Annual Fund Officer Chad Kennerk

Kennerk started working at the Office of Advancement during January, and he said the experience has given him important insight not only about Vincent Price but about the University as well.

Kennerk said through his research, he found Vincent Price resonated with Truman as a liberal arts college.

He said Vincent Price thought the programs Truman implemented showed students their strengths and weaknesses through testing, instead of using tests as just a measuring tool of intelligence. “He dabbled in so many different things and had so many different interests outside of just being an actor

onstage and in film and on radio,� Kennerk said. “He was also a [food] gourmet and art historian. They called him the Renaissance man, and I think it was because of all of those different interests that he really connected with the University.�

Kennerk hopes the events will highlight Vincent Price’s incredible life and bring back memories for those who remember his visits to campus.

Kennerk said this year also marks the 50th anniversary of the first publishing of “A Treasury of Great Recipes,� a cookbook written by Vincent Price and his wife, Mary. He said the charity dinner will feature recipes from the cookbook.

Victoria Price, who currently is traveling with a book tour for “A Treasury of Great Recipes,� said it means a lot to her to come to Truman on behalf of her father.

She said though this is her first time coming to Truman, she heard countless stories from her father and knows how much it would mean to him to have her at the University. She said this Homecoming is sort of a homecoming for her as well. “Being able to come to a place that meant so much to my dad and having that connection is something I am really looking forward to,� Victoria Price said.

Victoria Price said during her presentation she will talk about the philosophy of the cookbook and the philosophy her parents shared. She said they believed in celebrating life and living without limits. Victoria Price said it’s a reminder of how we all should live without limits and pursue all interests.

Victoria Price also wrote a biography of her father, which featured Kirksville resident Ed Carpenter.

Carpenter said he met Vincent Price for the first time during 1970 when he performed in the University’s first Lyceum series. He said Vincent Price performed in the Lyceum series several times and probably was one of the most frequent performers by today’s standards.

Carpenter said his connection with Vincent Price was one that could be picked up right where they left off, even after months of not seeing each other. “He was a very gracious individual and enjoyed walking around the campus,� Carpenter said. “He felt like he was a part of our university rather than an outsider.�

Submitted Photo The 50th anniversary edition of “A Treasury of Great Recipes� was released this fall. The dinner will feature food from the cookbook.

Carpenter said no one treated him like a celebrity and the community respected Vincent Price as a person, which Carpenter said Vincent Price appreciated more than anything.

The charity dinner will start at 6 p.m. in the SUB Georgian Room, the presentation will begin at 8:30 p.m. in Violette Hall 1000 and the screening of “The Fall of the House of Usher� will start at 9:30 p.m. in Baldwin Hall Little Theatre. The Kirksville Film Circle and Truman film studies minor are sponsoring the film, and the Career Center is providing free popcorn.

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Kirksville resident provides home for refugees

BY EMILY MERKLE Staff Writer

College students frequently rent one of the many small houses in Kirksville, but one local woman decided to buy a house for a very different reason.

Casa Guate is a small, nearly 100-year-old house that will serve as a living space for women and children who are refugees from Guatemala and Honduras with the help of Migrant Relief Services. Preparing the house has been a community effort.

Lynn Carter, a member of the Order Franciscana Seglar and executive director of Casa Guate, said buying a small house to rent out always had been in the back of her mind, even after living in Kirksville for 20 years. When she heard about the nearly 60,000 refugee children who came across the southern United States border, Carter said she knew she needed to do something.

Because the children are minors and the proper resources are not available, Missouri law will not allow them to be fostered in-state. After learning about the law, Carter said she was lost as to what she should be doing. Carter said eventually, she learned there were children who came with their mothers and the families would need housing.

2015 MLK day event all helped with painting, minor repairs and putting together furniture, she said.

“I had friends come over and we would just paint,” Carter said. “The youngest volunteer was 5 years old.”

Carter said the house also was furnished by local community members and organizations.

Carter said the house can host nine people, and two separate families could easily share the space.

Even people outside the Kirksville area began supporting Casa Guate, Carter said. When the old siding was about to be covered, Carter said she invited people to draw and write blessings on the old siding so it would be a permanent part of the house. Local children drew pictures and adults wrote messages, but Carter said she received emails from people as far away as California requesting someone write their blessings in specific colors.

Carter said initially she was expecting mothers and children to arrive approximately 11 months ago, but the house is still empty. Because women and children are not perceived as a threat, Carter said they are supposed to be able to leave as soon as they have a valid claim to asylum.

She said after legal action was taken,

“Sometimes God says ‘no,’ sometimes God says ‘yes,’ and sometimes God says ‘duh!’”

-Lynn Carter, OFS member and executive director of Casa Guate

“Sometimes God says ‘no,’ sometimes God says ‘yes,’ and sometimes God says ‘duh!’” Carter said, “[Opening this house] was a ‘duh’ because these were people who needed housing and I was kind of looking to buy a house.”

Carter said she closed on the house during September 2014, told her friends the plan and community support began pouring in. Carter said the house was technically ready when she bought it, but she wanted to make it prettier.

Her friends helped, and Carter said numerous Truman State groups got involved as well. Delta Zeta, Cardinal Key and volunteers from the Spring

some mothers and children who already have relatives in the United States were released, but others still are being detained.

“Make no mistake, they are being held in pretty prisons,” Carter said.

“Pretty cells, they’re painted and they have bunk beds … but they’re not getting schooling. They’re not receiving appropriate health care.”

Carter said she has seen a range from $135-285 per person, per day that private companies are being paid to imprison these women and children.

Carter said upon arrival in Casa Guate, the mothers will not legally

Submitted photo Above: Casa Guate was renovated over the summer with new siding. Local residents were invited to write blessings on the old siding before it was covered. be able to work, so they simply will be guests in the house. She said she is hoping the house can host community dinners and the refugees can plant a garden in the backyard. Carter said there are Kirksville community members who are willing to help stock the pantry so guests have what they need.

“I’m a Franciscan and this is what we do,” Carter said, “Our central focus is … the idea that … every morning you wake up and you make a choice that today you’re going to serve God, you’re going to serve the poor, you’re going to be aware of the world around you, and the needs of the world around you and what you can do to fill those needs.”

Carter said anyone who has extra space can help, not just people who have extra houses. Carter said she intends to continue paying attention to the world around her and communicating with immigrant relief program coordinators to help where she can.

Design Project Coordinator Lori Shook said she and her daughter helped prepare Casa Guate by donating items to furnish the house. Shook’s daughter donated coloring books, crayons and puzzles so the families would have something to do for fun, even though they might not speak English, she said.

Shook said taking in refugees is important because there is no reason for innocent people to be detained when there is extra housing space for them.

She said she hopes Casa Guate will eventually serve its purpose.

Senior Mario Castellanos, a member of the Center for International Students Admission Team, said mothers and children from Honduras come to the United States looking for a better life.

He said living conditions in Honduras are not the best because of government corruption, little economic growth and a limited access to education.

Castellanos said usually the man of a family will come to the United States seeking work. He said some men come legally but overstay their visas, while others illegally cross the border. This, Castellanos said, results in issues with immigration and the women and children are then detained from coming to the United States. Castellanos said some women and children can fall victim to criminal organizations or human trafficking while crossing the border, which makes houses offered by people as a safe space to stay, even for a few days while in transit to a more permanent home, even more important.

“People will try to look for better conditions to live in,” Castellanos said.

“Looking for a better future, looking for a better paying job, something that will guarantee them a better education for their children and just a better place to live. And that’s why they come up to the United States.”

For more information and updates about Casa Guate, visit the Casa Guate Kirksville Facebook page.

ROTC generates interest on The Quad The U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps set up an inflatable race course on The Quad Tuesday and challenged passersby to a race to raise interest for the ROTC program. Music played from the back of the ROTC Hummer and puppies were present for students to play with. The event was geared to relieve students’ stress and spark interest in the military science program.

For more information about the ROTC program, visit the Truman State University ROTC Facebook page or militaryscience.truman.edu.

Courtney Kauffman/Index Above: Students gather around the ROTC tent to learn more about the program. Music played in the background and puppies were available for students to play with to attract passersby to the event.

Below: The inflatable course offered a way for students to relieve stress.

Students could run the course by showing interest in the ROTC program.

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2016 Missouri Government Internship Program

30 FOR MORE INFORMATION about the paid internship, contact Dr. Candy Young at cyoung@truman.edu.

• Receive a $2,500 stipend • Earn up to 15 college credit hours • All majors can apply • Requirements include a 2.75 or higher GPA, a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit and a minimum of two semesters completed on the Truman campus

The full-time internship offers a hands-on opportunity to intern at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., with a public official (legislator or state agency) during the Spring 2016 semester. The program provides an inside look at state government and the political process.

Typical duties include attending meetings and making reports, communicating with constituents, office and computer work, conducting research, assisting with committee hearings, writing speeches, editing printed materials, tracking and summarizing legislation and being on call to help with projects. No special coursework is required prior to the internship. Successful applicants will be of sound character and possess qualities that reflect positively upon themselves and the University.

Interviews will be conducted Oct. 20 & 21.

Application are available online and should be completed by Oct. 13. Go to truman.edu/majors-programs/internships-careers/ internships/missouri-government-internship for an application.

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Get Senior Anna Bloom’s style!

It’s officially fall, so break out the sweaters — find one with a simple pattern for comfy fashion. pull out your favorite pair of jeans from the back of the closet — the darker the better to set off a light colored top.

Kirksville Church of Christ 100th Anniversary

Celebrating the Women of Truman Submissions

10 a.m. Oct. 11 Kirksville Church of Christ

Due by 4 p.m. Oct. 16 Women’s Resource Center

The church is celebrating its 100th anniversary, which will include speakers, music, free T-shirts and a whole cooked hog. The event is open to the public.

Women can submit art pieces for the showcase, which will feature poetry singing, ensembles, dancing and comedy. It will take place 6 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Student Union Building.

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Barry dealt with the repercussions of the season one finale during the season two premiere of “The Flash,” titled “The Man Who Saved Central City.” Joe and Cisco work with the Meta Task Force. Tune in at 7 p.m.

Tuesdays on The CW.

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Oliver Queen retired from being the Green Arrow at the end of season three of “Arrow.” But during Wednesday’s season four premiere “Green Arrow,” a new enemy in Starling City forces Oliver to take up the hood once more. Let’s keep it that way. Tune in at 7 p.m.

Wednesdays on The CW.

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Dean and Sam dealt with the aftermath of freeing the darkness on Earth during the “Supernatural” season 11 premiere “Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire.” “Supernatural” airs 8 p.m. Wednesdays on The CW.

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This year’s fifth season of “American Horror Story” takes place in the enigmatic Hotel Cortez.

The season five premiere, titled “Checking In,” has Detective John Lowe investigating gruesome murders that lead him to the hotel.

“American Horror Story” airs 9 p.m.

Wednesdays on FX.

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“The Walking Dead” season six officially brings Morgan back into the fold, as Rick and the others attempt to fit in at Alexandria. Sunday’s premiere is titled “First Time Again.” “The Walking Dead” airs 8 p.m. Sundays on AMC.

“the Martian,” light on cynicism

BY KATEY STOETZEL

Features Editor index.featureseditor@gmail.com

In less than a year, Matt Damon has been stranded on two planets. Unlike last year’s “Interstellar,” Damon doesn’t go space crazy during “The Martian” — instead, we go a little crazy for “The Martian.”

The film, directed by Ridley Scott, centers on Damon’s character Mark Watney, who is left behind on Mars when he is hit with debris during a storm while the rest of the team thinks he’s dead. While the world is informed of Watney’s death, Watney wakes up to find he must figure out how to stretch his limited resources to last four years — which is when the next human space mission to Mars will occur. Much of the film is told by Watney recording videos of his progress. He figures out how to grow potatoes — luckily, he’s a botanist — and learns how to ration the leftover food. Meanwhile, back on Earth, 54 days after NASA learns of Watney’s death, satellite images confirm activity on Mars, thus beginning the mission to bring Watney home.

I’m not sure what this says about me as a person, but I was expecting this film to be a lot more cynical than it

is. There isn’t really an antagonist in the film. The closest we get is actor Jeff Daniels, who plays the director of NASA. Aside from one moment when he picks the safety of five astronauts over one astronaut, he’s on board with bringing Watney home from the beginning. The main source of conflict during the film occurs when there are disagreements about when NASA should alert the public, and Watney’s team members, that the person they left on Mars is alive. But I’m not sure the absence of an antagonist is a bad thing.

The charm of the film stems from the optimism the world has for the rescue of Watney. Watney’s whole rescue is broadcast live across the globe. Times Square looks like it does on New Year’s Eve. Trafalgar Square in London is packed as well. These are the types of scenes you would see during an apocalyptic movie about a comet or meteor headed to Earth. But instead of people gathering together for the end of days, having lost all hope, the world bands together to witness the rescue of one man. While everyone seems to collectively hold their breath, the film doesn’t make you think the world thinks the rescue mission will fail.

That really makes “The Martian” stand out. There’s a light-heartedness in the film that is refreshing to see.

From the way the crew jokes with one another during the short time we see them together on Mars to Watney’s humorous video blogs of his time alone on Mars, the film could almost be considered a comedy if it weren’t for the seriousness of the situation.

Unlike other films where a character gets stranded somewhere, Damon isn’t the sole character of the film. A lot of screen time focuses on NASA and its various associates trying to figure out how to communicate with Watney. Chiwetel Ejiofor is fun to watch as Vincent Kapoor, the NASA director of Mars missions, while he leads the rescue mission efforts from the ground. There’s a sequence during which Kapoor and Watney figure out a way to communicate using satellite images from the Mars Pathfinder, which landed on Mars during 1997 and lost communication after almost three months of operation. It’s another one of those uplifting moments that makes the film worth seeing.

“The Martian” is an example of a film that proves not every movie needs to be clouded with angst, drama and cynicism to tell a serious or meaningful story, and it’s probably better that way. Grade — A

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Women’s soccer wins five

By Rachel Steinhoff Staff Reporter

The Truman women’s soccer team has hit a hot streak during conference play. The ‘Dogs have assembled five straight conference wins, which has them at 6-0-2 against GLVC opponents and bumped the team up to second place in the conference standings.

The Bulldogs made their move in GLVC play last weekend by earning wins against the GLVC’s Kansas City schools. The first of these wins was secured Friday during a 2-1 victory against the Rockhurst University Hawks.

After both teams struggled to score during the majority of the first half, the Hawks got on the board first. With three minutes remaining during the first half, a Rockhurst shot was accidentally knocked in by a Truman defender, giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead from the own goal.

The Hawks took this lead into halftime, but it did not last long.

Junior midfielder Megan Casserly said the most important thing about trailing late in the contest is the ability to move past the own goal and use it as motivation to play at a higher level.

“With the first goal of the game being one of their only dangerous chances and it coming from an unlucky tip like that, we knew we were outplaying them,” Casserly said. “At halftime, we discussed certain things we could work on collectively as a team — especially being patient when making that final pass in a sequence to get us in behind their defense.”

After immediately placing pressure on the Rockhurst goalkeeper during the second half, Truman leveled the score at 1-1 with a free kick by senior defender Jessica Hanson. Casserly said the ‘Dogs rallied around this goal and found their confidence.

“In the second half, scoring somewhat early into it definitely pumped us up and helped us realize that we definitely had a chance at winning,” Casserly said. “I feel like better chances arose for us in that half because we played with composure and communicated a lot better with each other.”

These scoring opportunities did not end with Hanson’s goal. During the 70th minute senior midfielder Megan Frkovic sent a corner kick into the box, and Casserly scored to give the Bulldogs the lead. The team continued its offensive pressure as it outshot Rockhurst 8-3 during the second half and sealed the 2-1 victory.

Sophomore goalkeeper Katie Mattingly said during the second half,

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Sept. 11 Maryville

Tie 0-0

Sept. 13 UMSL

Win 1-0

Sept. 15 Lindenwood

Tie 1-1

Sept. 18 Lewis

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Win 1-0

Sept. 27 Saint Joseph’s

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Win 1-0

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Sports Editor emphasizes the importance of a Homecoming victory from Truman’s intercollegiate athletic teams

By Devin Gillespie

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creased motivation.

“We knew we couldn’t dwell on the

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Junior wide receiver Joey Schenck finished with a season-high of 10 catches for 107 yards and one touchdown during the Bulldogs’ road loss to the University of Indianapolis Saturday. Schenck currently is Truman’s leading receiver with 24 catches and 212 yards this season during the first five games.

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goal, and I think it motivated us because we knew we were not going to allow an unlucky situation like that cost us the game,” Mattingly said.

The ‘Dogs returned to action Sunday afternoon and tallied another home field victory against the William Jewell College Cardinals. Sunday’s match did not offer as many scoring opportunities for both teams, but Truman posted a shutout in a 1-0 win.

Despite the lack of shots from both teams, senior midfielder Alexis Heffernan dribbled unassisted past three Cardinal defenders and scored to give Truman the lead during the 32nd minute. The goal marked Heffernan’s fourth of the season.

Truman had 11 shots on the game with four on goal, but Heffernan’s score was the only one to find the back of the net.

Heffernan led the team with eight shots. As a team, Truman spent a lot of time on the Cardinal’s half of the field and took 10 corner kicks.

The two GLVC contests were not just offensive shows. On the defensive side, Truman held Rockhurst to seven shots, all of them coming during the second half. Mattingly recorded her 10th career shutout and fourth of the season.

Mattingly said it is important that the defense has been able to limit shots on goal and keep the pressure off of her.

“Even the easiest shots can be dangerous in close games,” Mattingly said. Limiting shots on goal takes a lot of pressure off me as a goalkeeper because in close games there is no room for error on my part. However, no one is perfect and mistakes are going to happen. The less shots on goal, the less I have to worry about.”

Sunday’s win increased Truman’s current win streak to five in a row — the most consecutive wins for the women’s soccer team since 2013.

Hanson said team chemistry plays a big role in what the team has been able to accomplish.

“We are a very close team, and we work for each other,” Hanson said. “This is why we have had so much success.”

Hanson said her team is looking to continue this climb by centering its attention on the most immediate task.

“The winning streak is not something we talk about,” Hanson said.

“We focus on one game at a time, and we try not to look forward too far into the future.”

With this mindset, the ‘Dogs will be traveling for two straight weekends, just one game out of the lead in conference standings. The road series will open 5 p.m. Friday in Rolla, Missouri, against the Missouri University of Science and Technology Lady Miners.

Homecoming is the time to show just how proud you are to be a Bulldog. Seeing some new and familiar faces back on campus brings added enthusiasm to the game day atmosphere.

With all the celebrating festivities going on throughout the week and into the weekend, Truman State’s student athletes primarily are sowith defending their turf in front of their home crowd — even more concerned during Homecoming than during other home games throughout the season. It also is when many people will see the teams in action for the first time, so it is important to make a good impression.

Programs at the high school and college level stress the importance of Homecoming victories. It would be a shame for alumni to return with such high hopes of their alma mater excelling only for the visiting team to spoil the party. Because this is considered common knowledge among players and coaches around the country, a lot of opposing teams will take offense to being scheduled during the hosting school’s Homecoming, because it implies they are easy to defeat.

Last year, William Jewell College came to town on Homecoming with a chip on its shoulder to not be viewed as an easy win. The Cardinals came from behind and upset the Bulldogs, 21-17, handing Truman its first conference loss of the season.

This year, we have two Bulldog teams competing on Saturday. The football team looks to add another win to its conference record 2 p.m. at Stokes Stadium when Southwest Baptist University comes to Kirksville, while volleyball will host Maryville University at 7 p.m. in Pershing Arena to cap off the evening.

The moral of the story — just win, Bulldogs! A happy Homecoming is one that ends with victories.

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Throwback Thursday

Each year, Truman State’s Homecoming activities come to a close with the Bulldog football team defending Stokes Stadium. Here are some snapshots from Homecoming games throughout Truman football history. This Saturday, the ‘Dogs will be wearing alternate throwback jerseys against Southwest Baptist University.

Mike Jorgensen/ Index (Oct. 30, 1999)

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Maureen Ferry/ Index (Oct. 26, 2002) Top left: Freshman defensive back Justin Walter takes down Lester McCoy, an Emporia State University receiver, during Truman State’s Homecoming game Oct. 30, 1999. The Bulldogs defeated the Emporia State Hornets 3134 in an overtime thriller.

Bottom left: A handful of Bulldog defenders swarm Ra’Shawn Mosley, Washburn University running back, during Truman’s Homecoming game Oct. 21, 2006. Truman finished the game with a 21-7 victory.

Above: Assistant coach Matt Copeland instructs his team during Truman’s Homecoming face-off against Northwest Missouri State University. The Bulldogs were defeated by the Bearcats 31-24 Oct. 26, 2002. Northwest was ranked 4th in the country.

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Tennis finishes ‘Dogs need a fall with wins rival tradition

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ing competed in the A-flight bracket, while Everett and Dunn were in the Bflight bracket.

The Truman State women’s tennis “I was a lot more patient than I’ve team wrapped up its fall season last been recently,” Everett said. “I’ve been Saturday with a four-team tournament really consistent, and I think a lot of at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, our girls have gotten better about that.” that also featured Maryville University Everett and teammate junior Elise and Lindenwood University.

Mousseau lost their first match during Although no Truman players won doubles as the No. 3 team for Truman. their brackets during either singles Tournaments in the format that or doubles, several of the Bulldogs UMSL utilized, with no team rankings, were able to succeed during their fi- means playing for one another takes nal competition. During doubles, both on a different meaning because there Truman teams in the A-flight bracket are no team standings. Everett said were able to pick up first-round vic- she thought her teammates had some tories. Sophomore Lindsey Schlicht- impressive performances. ing and junior Marisa Thome defeated “[Junior] Lauren Jin had a pretty an UMSL doubles team by a score of good tournament,” Everett said. “She eight sets to four before falling to a gets good results from working hard, first-seeded Maryville duo during the plain and simple. Overall, I think second round. we’re all feeling pretty comfortable.

“We played really well against This fall season is the best we’ve done UMSL’s team and won, so that was re- in a while, and we’ve worked harder ally nice,” Thome said. “I think next than ever in practice.” season in the spring, we’ll play togethJin said she thought Everett’s secer really well. Lindsey and I, we’ve ond win against Maryville sophomore gotten to where we miss a lot less of Anne Lutz was one of the most excitour shots. We’ve gotten really aggres- ing matches of the tournament, and sive at the net.” said she thought Everett’s perforThome lost her singles match to mance was the most notable of the Maryville’s No. 1 player, junior Puck Truman women’s because she made it Vlaskamp. Thome said though she the furthest in her bracket. made some mistakes, Jin said the wind she thinks there was was brutal on Satlittle she could have “Overall, I think we’re urday, though Fridone differently to all feeling pretty day’s matches were win the match. a little sunnier and comfortable. This “Honestly, she was more pleasant. She just a really good fall season is the said the weather player,” Thome said. conditions required best we’ve done in “I played her last a great deal of foyear, and I made ima while, and we’ve cus to compete, and provements, but she even though this worked harder than was [GLVC freshman was a somewhat of the year] last year, ever in practive.” rough tournament so she’s really good.

- Senior Savannah Everett to end the fall seaI don’t think there’s much I could have son, she and her done better.” teammates know Thome said she what they need to thinks the team is starting to really improve upon. mesh, and she has seen some improve“We have to work on consistency, ment going into the spring season. She strategy and fitness,” Jin said. “These said the doubles teams are good and things have failed us time and time have more depth now than they had a again, but I have seen improvements semester ago. throughout everybody’s games, so I Three players were able to win at am very hopeful and excited for the least one round during singles play spring season to come around.” last weekend. Schlichting, senior SaThe purple and white are set to vannah Everett and freshman Maura open their spring schedule April 2, Dunn made it out of the first round 2016 at home against Quincy Unias winners in their brackets. Schlicht- versity.

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By Sam Stewart Staff Reporter Homecoming week is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than to discuss Truman State’s top rivals?

Since joining the GLVC during 2013, Truman has come across familiar faces and new enemies. Before the GLVC, Truman was part of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since its creation during 1912.

As a member of the MIAA, Truman was known for its infamous rivalry with Northwest Missouri State University. The matchup was referred to as the battle for “the Ol’ Hickory Stick,” and was one of the longest-running Div. II rivalries to date.

During 1930, the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats lost their annual football game with the Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs by a score of 20-7, according to the archives in Pickler Memorial Library. In recognition of that resounding defeat, Northwest’s then-president Uel Lamkin sent Northeast’s then-president Eugene Fair a polished hickory stick which would become the trophy of the annual game between the two schools — the president whose team won the game each year would take possession of the stick until the next meeting.

Truman and Northwest were founding members of the MIAA and Truman had played the Bearcats since 1908.

But times have changed. For more than 100 years we were a part of the MIAA, but now, in our new conference, we have made some new changes to whom we consider our rivals.

Before we dive into who we might think is a rival or not, here’s a brief background about what makes a team into a rival. Rivalries can spring from many different sources — it could be because of close proximity, such as

the rivalry between the University of Alabama and Auburn University. The intense team history between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees was sparked by the trade of Red Sox great Babe Ruth to New York, which would haunt the Sox for years to come in “The Curse of the Bambino.”

It also could just be the general idea of competitiveness between schools, resulting in something comparable to the rivalry of boxers Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.

Every rivalry is different, which makes the concept hard to break down with just a few comparable sports moments in history. The passion of each team and the respectable hatred that occurs every time the team steps on the field brings out the love of the game in every fanatic.

Nick Verbeck, redshirt freshman offensive lineman, said the University of Indianapolis is a good choice for a new rival.

“The last couple of years that we have been in the GLVC they have barely edged us out of the conference championship for the past two seasons,” Verbeck said.

Other football players had similar answers, and still were irate about the way the last three meetings between the ‘Dogs and Greyhounds ended.

Unfortunately, Truman lost to the Greyhounds last weekend, 26-13, on the night of Indy’s homecoming.

“Indianapolis for sure,” said Tanner Hageman, redshirt freshman offensive lineman. “We were runner-up to them and lost both times in extremely close games.”

Truman still is trying to establish its footing in the conference and as of now, Truman’s only GLVC championships are for women’s basketball and volleyball during 2014. But the Bulldog football team is a new team in a conference that still is developing its football prowess, and it will take time to build up recognition and an official rival.

As Homecoming comes to a close, bring out the crowds to see the Bulldogs take the field to defend Stokes Stadium.

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JORDAN BROWN For sophomore defensive back Jordan Brown, Breast Cancer Awareness Month stands for something more than wearing pink on gameday. Brown’s mother, Pam Brown, was diagnosed with breast cancer during 2009. From that moment on, Jordan Brown said he has gained a new perspective and has a new appreciation for the month of October.

Q:Tell me about your mom’s personality.

A: She is very enthusiastic and outgoing. She likes for her opinion to be heard and she’s a huge sports fanatic.

Q: How did you learn about her diagnosis?

A: It was actually weird timing when we found out she had cancer. I was just starting high school and my brother was leaving for college. Her test results came back the day we were dropping off my brother at Benedictine [College]. When we got back to the house, my mom and dad sat me down and said “We have some news for you. We found out about your mom, and she has just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and everything is going to be alright.” That’s all that they told me, I [was] really curious for a long time about what was really happening.

Q:What was your reaction to the diagnosis?

Q: How have you used her story as motivation?

A: I use that as motivation for myself whenever I’m in practice or doing something really difficult. A lot of people tell me I’m very good at accepting criticism and I’m very good at being straightforward with things. I get that from her — knowing how strongminded she is.

Q: How does your mom inspire others?

A: I know a lot of friends I grew up playing football with have moms with breast cancer. It’s good to see my mom being able to talk to people and give people encouragement. She does the breast cancer walk every year too. Seeing how much of an impact she [has] on others — seeing how many lives she is reaching — while fighting her own fight, it’s very heartwarming.

Q:What does the month of October mean to you?

A: Before my mom had breast cancer, I always knew it was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but I never took it as seriously as I should have. I knew during October, that’s when all the football teams wore pink — a lot of people wear pink just to look good.

After my mom fought breast cancer, I definitely took it a lot more seriously. I want everyone to realize that we wear pink for a reason. My junior year of high school we all wore pink, and my coach asked me to speak to the team about why we were doing it. I wanted to let them know it’s a serious fight, and [breast] cancer is a very serious thing that women go through. We’re not just Q:What do you think your mother’s fight with cancer shows wearing pink for the hell of it — there’s a meaning behind it.

A: It scared me because my grandma died from breast cancer, and my aunt died from breast cancer. It runs in the family. My mom had stage two breast cancer, and what made it worse is that the cancer spread into her lymph nodes. We were all really cautious about the situation. It was weird seeing her go through [the] chemotherapy stage — we would have visitors in and out of the house every day and I saw her change from being so outgoing, to so quiet. I have always appreciated her, but when that happened, I felt like I didn’t appreciate her enough.

about her character?

A: It shows how strong of a woman she actually is. I know her fight was a lot harder than anything that I’m going through, so it gives me a boost of motivation to have such a strong mom. I know that’s where I get my strong-mindedness.

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Q: How has your mom influenced you off the field?