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SEM Works reveals audit findings to Truman After spending $154,000 on a strategic enrollment management group, Truman State University will be moving forward and focusing on four problem areas that might be affecting enrollment.

The University hosted a meeting Nov. 8 where SEM Works President and CEO Jim Black and enrollment

consultant Kathi Baucom presented their preliminary findings.

After spending a few days on campus and meeting with various focus groups, department heads and faculty members, Black and Baucom proposed three possible scenarios to improve the University’s enrollment. The scenarios included conservative, moderate and aspirational models, all of which looked at different growth plans over the next five years.

The Executive Leadership Team, which consists of the vice presidents and chief information officer at Truman, along with academic deans and other University leaders made the decision to pursue the moderate goal, which assumes master’s enrollment will increase by five students per year, retention rates will increase by 1 percent annually and freshman enrollment will increase by 25 students each year for the next five years.

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Executive Leadership Team Vote Results

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UCS LIMITATIONS TO Dialogues planning SERVICES CHANGED moves forward RACHEL BECKER Staff Writer

University Counseling Services has introduced an updated Scope of Services policy. The change came after negative student response to the previous Limitations to Services policy. Photo illustration by Daniel Degenhardt

UCS policy post incites heavy student backlash BRENTLY SNEAD AND RYAN PIVONEY Editor-in-Chief and News Editor The University Counseling Services replaced their Limitations to Services guidelines with a Scope of Services policy after student response online.

On Tuesday, Oct. 30, UCS created a Facebook post to share updates it had made to the Limitations to Services policy. The post was shared nearly 100 times across social media and spurred current and former students to share their opinions about UCS as well as Truman State University.

One such response was a blog post from former student Lawrence Hu that received close to 3,000 shares and more than 14,000 views. The post included his letter to Truman as well as anecdotes from his personal experience on campus. (Excerpts from the post available on page 4.)

University President Sue Thomas said while she feels the blog post is significant, it is important individuals not draw conclusions based off of one person.

“I would hope that no student would have the perceived experience that that student did,” Thomas said. “I won’t deny his perceived experience; that’s what he felt like he experienced on this campus, that’s what he believes he felt like. I don’t know that one student’s experience would be generalized to the University as a whole because I would not generalize any one student’s experience to the University as a whole. And so, his experience and his perception of his experience are his. I respect and accept that.”

Janna Stoskopf, vice president for student affairs, wrote in a statement to The Index that she feels the mission of the University is to help people and she never wants a student to suffer.

“I feel badly that the author did not have a better experience during his time here,” Stoskopf wrote. “It is always my hope that students who choose to attend Truman would find it to be a supportive environment that provides students the intellectual challenges necessary to learn and grow. As a liberal arts institution, our mission is to help people engage in critical thinking and exercise their intellectual curiosity. I really appreciate those who have come forward to ask questions and gather factual information about what the university is doing to address student mental health. This can be an emotionally charged and sensitive topic, which makes it even more crucial for members of our community to have accurate information.

We continue working to identify ways we can be more transparent about the JED strategic plan.”

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The motion to postpone the implementation of The Dialogues was voted down and they are still set to start in fall 2019.

Undergraduate Council Chair Justin Jarvis brought forward a motion to postpone the implementation in early November. Jarvis said he brought the motion forward because he wanted to make sure no council members felt overburdened.

“The purpose of the proposal is to gauge support for our current progress,” Jarvis said. “The implementation of this core curriculum, The Dialogues, is an extremely huge amount of paperwork and just work in general. We are meeting multiple times a week, many hours at a time.”

Jarvis said it is absolutely possible to implement The Dialogues in fall 2019 and was pleased with the support that UGC showed to the original timeline by overwhelmingly voting the proposal down.

“I am happy to see that the large amount of support demonstrated at the beginning of the process has not waned,” he said. “If anything, it looks like faculty are even more committed to The Dialogues now than when we first started this process.”

Symposium committee member Kathryn Brammall said The Dialogues are something completely new to Truman State University.

Both the UGC and the Faculty Senate expressed disapproval for postponing The Dialogues. Meanwhile, Student Senate is pushing for a later start date.

“There is some concern from Student Government,” Brammall said. “They say they want this to be an excellent experience, and the faculty agrees with it.

They are a little concerned that we are still putting it together, and it won’t be that. It won’t be like the symposium, a complete experiment.”

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Changes come to Study Abroad and Chinese program DANA BARTCH Digital Director

The Center for International Students and the Study Abroad Office are under new management this semester, and an assistant professor of Chinese is making alterations to the Chinese study abroad program.

Tim Urbonya, executive director of international education, started at Truman State University in early August. This position is new to Truman, although the Study Abroad Office and the Center for International Students have utilized people in similar roles in the past. As executive director, Urbonya oversees both the Study Abroad Office and the Center for International Students.

The Center for International Students has an assistant director along with two assistant coordinators, and the Study Abroad Office has study abroad advisers.

Additionally, each office has a staff of student workers.

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Urbonya said he and his team have been working to hire study abroad advisers for the Study Abroad Office because previous staff members have moved on to other positions or retired.

“Especially within this transition, we had to rely on our students [on staff] to help advise our students wanting to study abroad at a level we don’t typically have them do, and they came through really well,” Urbonya said. “The thing I’ve been most impressed with being here my first three months is just to be with the students and have a chance to watch them grow and to see just how capable they are.”

Alcidean Arias, a former Center for International Education Abroad employee, retired at the end of October, and she will be coming out of retirement and returning to the office to help with the transition over the course of the next few months.

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The Center for International Students and the Study Abroad Office became under the supervision of Tim Urbonya this fall. The Study Abroad Office is located on the first floor of Baldwin Hall.

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PHRE major proposal goes to Faculty Senate JESSICA VENVERTLOH Staff Writer

The Undergraduate Council approved the proposed Bachelor of Science degree in philosophy and religion and sent it to Faculty Senate for further consideration.

Faculty Senate President Scott Alberts said the Philosophy and Religion Department will talk about its proposal and answer questions at the next senate meeting. After that, either Faculty Senate will automatically vote on it or members will go back to their departments to discuss the proposal.

Alberts said the proposal is wellwritten and thought out, and he does not see any reason the proposal will not be approved by the Senate. He

said it is unusual that the Philosophy and Religion Department did not already have both Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts programs because the other humanities areas already have both degree options.

Alberts said students want and will benefit from the program.

“We are in the midst of a big curricular change, so I think it’s good that people are thinking about how to support students better,” Alberts said.

The last degree program addition at Truman was the statistics major, but it was proposed as both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science in spring 2016.

Chad Mohler, the philosophy and religion professor who presented the initial proposal to the Undergradu-

ate Council, said he is cautiously optimistic moving forward, but he and the department are excited the proposal is moving along.

“We in Philosophy and Religion are very excited to have a chance to offer this to students,” Mohler said. “I think it will provide them with a nice option for them to pursue philosophy and religion here at Truman.”

Mohler said the most important changes to the proposal made for the Undergraduate Council involved narrowly tailoring the courses that can be used to satisfy the Bachelor of Science requirement and making sure no courses doubly counted for the Liberal Studies Program or The Dialogues core curriculum. He said the department will be open to any concerns or changes the Faculty Sen-

ate has, and he hopes the process will go swiftly in the Senate.

Sophomore Grant Burton, a philosophy and religion major, said he first heard about the proposal from Mohler, his adviser, when deciding which classes to take.

“I kind of tend to lean more towards the sciences,” Burton said. “I am more interested in those kinds of classes, but decided I needed to forgo those because Philosophy and Religion only offers a B.A.” Burton said he thinks it is a great idea that will benefit many students.

He also said he thinks adding the Bachelor of Science will attract more students to the major and make more students realize it is a practical degree that can be applied to many fields.

Time slot selected for Truman Symposium RACHEL BECKER Staff Writer

Truman State University will hold the Truman Symposium Mondays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. when implemented in the fall 2019 semester as announced at last week’s Undergraduate Council meeting.

Janet Gooch, vice president for academic affairs and provost, chose the time slot in which no other “new student” courses can be offered. Gooch chose a time after Undergraduate Council voted on the idea of a time slot for the upcoming symposium at the Oct. 30 meeting.

UGC Chair Justin Jarvis said the original goal was to create a time slot where the symposium could be held multiple times a week. During that time, no classes would be offered except the symposium.

Jarvis said that was nearly impossible. Then the council wanted to create a slot where no freshman singlesection classes could be offered, but that was too difficult to coordinate.

“This idea that the symposium is important, and we want to give it that valuable slot in the day, but once you hear what time slot it is, you think more about, ‘How does this affect my department? How does this

affect me?’ and we knew it was going to mess up something,” Faculty Senate President Scott Alberts said. “Any time you picked was going to mess up something.”

Anton Daughters, a symposium committee member, agreed and said any time slot chosen would have been disruptive. One of the major factors the committee took into account was how many courses each time slot would disrupt.

Daughters said there was some concern about how it would affect athletics and art courses that go later into the afternoons.

Gooch said she made her decision based on what other classes would be offered and what else was occurring in Baldwin Hall at the time of the symposium. She also considered student athletics, music groups and clubs.

Gooch said there has been little discussion about how it has impacted the departments thus far.

“We were really trying to look at balancing several different things,” Gooch said. “There is going to be some readjustment to be made in certain departments or certain clubs.”

Gooch said the departments will have to consider what classes they offer to adjust to the symposium.

The symposium committee mem-

The Truman Symposium is scheduled for Mondays from 4:30-5:20 p.m. in fall 2019. The time was selected by Janet Gooch, vice president for academic affairs and provost, after the Undergraduate Council elected to establish a time slot for the symposium. Photo by Brently Snead bers and Gooch had seen the impact the time slot could have on future classes, and all expect flexibility from departments.

“We know there is not a time where nothing happens on campus, so when

you choose, there will have to be adjustments made,” Gooch said.

CORRECTION: A heading appearing on the front page of the Nov. 1 edition of The Index incorrectly states “Adair County Prosecuter” over candidates running for the office of Adair County Presiding Commissioner.

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DPS adds safety measures to classrooms LIZ LOVESEE Contributing Writer

Black room numbers have recently been posted inside classrooms and offices across campus, along with new chemical warning signs in Magruder Hall.

This initiative originated in a meeting between some faculty and staff members working in Magruder to be better prepared in case of an emergency.

The chemical warning signs in Magruder are posted outside of the door for every research and teaching lab. They inform people about what types of chemicals can be found in specific rooms.

Truman State University is looking to have more information on the outside of the door so if emergency services were to respond, there will be information up about who runs the lab,

what chemicals are present in the lab, and who to call if there’s an issue. This allows emergency services to know what they are walking into, said Sara Holzmeier, director of public safety.

Chemistry professor Kenneth Carter said the new signage is more of a proactive initiative rather than reactive.

No specific injuries or accidents in the lab drove the installation of the new signs, but they have been put up by the department out of precaution.

Carter also said the signs on the doors contain Globally Harmonized System pictograms, which are globally recognized symbols pertaining to the classification of hazardous chemicals.

These symbols tell anyone entering the room what safety gear is necessary, how the substances inside could harm them and if exposure to radiation is possible.

Stachia Vorhees, the administrative assistant to the dean of the school of science and mathematics, said the chemistry department has always had signs like these up, but to create a safer environment throughout the whole building, faculty and staff members decided it would be in the department’s best interest to put up posters on the rest of Magruder’s lab doors.

Vorhees is in the process of creating binders of Magruder floor maps and copies of the signs for each of the labs in the building. She said Truman’s Department of Public Safety, the Adair County ambulance district, and the Kirksville Fire and Police departments will each get a binder in case of emergency.

As for the room numbers in the classrooms, Holzmeier said their purpose is to help students and faculty identify

their location in case of an emergency.

“In a crisis, people tend to not think very rationally, and so if someone has to yell or call for help, they can see what classroom they’re in,” Holzmeier said.

Holzmeier said she wasn’t sure if any other colleges or universities have room numbers inside the classrooms but said she doesn’t see why they wouldn’t.

Vorhees said students know how to get to their classes every day because it’s a habit, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they know what room they’re in if something were to happen.

UCS| The new Scope of Services policy outlines the services UCS can provide Continued from page 1 Following the blog post and other social media posts, UCS replaced the Limitations to Services page on their website with a new policy titled Scope of Services. UCS has had the Limitations to Services guidelines for about two years.

The recent updates to these guidelines include a paragraph encouraging those experiencing mental health difficulties who might need outside help to still visit and consult with UCS. Stoskopf said she talked to Student Government and took note of social media responses. She said the University is now working to correct any misconceptions and provide the most current and accurate information to students.

Brenda Higgins, director of University Counseling Services, said the addition of the paragraph to the Limitations to Services guidelines was prompted by a phone call from a staff member at the University who was unsure if a student could be helped by UCS. Higgins said the limitations seemed to only list what is beyond the ability of UCS without providing those in need an indication of what they could help with. She said it appeared to some students that UCS would not and could not serve them in some way, which is the opposite of the goal of the guidelines.

Higgins said the care UCS can provide is hard to define because mental health is an individualized issue, so broad guidelines can easily create confusion. She said while a student might meet one aspect of what would be considered outside the scope of services, they can still receive care from UCS if they are goal-directed in meeting another mental health need. One of the major guidelines, Higgins said, is if a student has suicidal ideation but is able to cooperatively work with a counselor to create a safety plan, then they will continue treatment.

Higgins said the Limitations to Services guidelines were intended to be a transparent explanation of the ser-

vices UCS could provide.

“The intention was to make it clearer to students that most of the students can be seen at the counseling center,” Higgins said. “What happened was it just drew attention to the limitations to services in general, which looks like a long list.”

Stoskopf said the messaging of the update to the Limitations to Services guidelines was not done in the most effective way. She said none of the limitations were changed recently.

“The part that was problematic is that — it wasn’t from my standpoint — is that we didn’t clarify what the update was that we were making,” Stoskopf said. “And in reality, the update we made was in one of the opening paragraphs where we were trying to tell students that if someone is struggling with mental health issues, it is more than likely we’ll be able to assist.”

Higgins said UCS and the University try to clearly communicate to students and their families — particularly prospective students — that they should retain the services of mental health providers if their condition is serious, complex or unstable.

The University recently hired a psychiatric nurse practitioner who is able to manage more complex psychiatric medication regimens and will soon hire a psychologist to handle more specialized services.

Higgins said UCS tries to respond to student needs and concerns, but how that is expressed might be unclear.

“We’re always trying to respond to students, but sometimes that bites us because it looks like if people aren’t asking questions and they’re making quick assumptions, it may look — the perception may not be what the intent was at all,” Higgins said. “And we take some responsibility for that because perhaps we should have been more cautious in trying to look at how it might be perceived, but instead we’re so into the, ‘This is what we’re trying to do to improve things,’ that we aren’t always seeing how it might be perceived by someone else, and that’s on us.”

Higgins said she intends on being more open and clear about changes happening on campus in regards to mental health.

Some of these changes are the new hires in UCS, the number of JED initiatives and a process designed to make a change in Truman’s culture.

Higgins said she has personally responded to the initial Facebook post regarding the change in the Limitations to Services guidelines inviting students to talk to her, which she said is the most productive way to address concerns.

“I want to do what is going to be best for students,” Higgins said. “I don’t want to do something that’s going to create more unrest and cause students who might need services not to come.”

Stoskopf said the new webpage on the UCS website is more clear and comprehensive in providing information on what UCS can help with and what it might refer students elsewhere for. Stoskopf said she thinks the update was well-intentioned because the University was trying to be transparent, however, the focus of attention was not well-directed.

“When you only focus on what you can’t do, it’s very easy for there to be a negative reaction to that, and that’s completely understandable,” Stoskopf said.

Stoskopf said a Scope of Services policy is common among universities because they have a responsibility to establish to students the kind of treatments that need to be referred out to other institutions. She said less than two percent of people that used UCS last year had to be referred out.

Stoskopf said there are more changes to come, and active student engagement is important in those discussions.

While students are already serving on the JED committee and each of the subcommittees, Stoskopf said if students are interested in being part of the conversation, the University will find a place for them to participate. She said she would also like to provide regular updates to the Truman community.

Senior Isaac Speed said he created a Facebook group as a space for students to discuss any issues regarding mental health at Truman. The group has since gained more than 400 members.

“Right now we’re working on figuring out what the main issues are and what we can do to address those,” Speed said.

“Whether it be something led by students, or policy or rebudgeting by Truman, or talking to the state legislature.”

Speed said one of the most important factors he would like to see change is the Truman culture and the “Typical Truman Student.” He said there are no specific plans right now, and the group is still working to determine what they want to do, but in general they would like to see students make use of available resources and have more provided.

Speed said he and the other students in the group want to work with the University, not against it.

Speed said he and some other students met with Thomas last week and plan to meet with more University officials in the future. He said he learned more about what mental health initiatives Truman is currently working on.

When The Index requested a statement from the Board of Governors regarding the student feedback, chair Cheryl Cozette responded via email.

“The Board of Governors, along with the administration, faculty, and staff of Truman State University, are committed to ensuring that our students receive quality mental health services,” Cozette wrote. “We regret that the Facebook post of the Scope of Services was misunderstood. We are grateful for the high level of concern demonstrated by the Truman community for the well-being of our students. Working together, we will help each student access services needed for good mental health.”

news in brief CHRIS OUTZEN WINS NEW FORENSICS EDUCATOR AWARD

WINNERS OF SODEXO TAILGATE PACKAGE ANNOUNCED

TRUMAN CELEBRATES TAG DAY

Chris Outzen, communication professor and forensics director, won the Pi Kappa Delta, Bob R. Derryberry Award for New Forensics Educator. Outzen was presented the award last week at the National Communication Association Conference. The award recognizes new forensic educators at a national level.

Junior Jeremy Freese is one of the 14 winners of Sodexo’s Kickin’ it off Sit Back ‘N Savor National Prize Sweepstakes. Freese won a Coleman grill, Yeti cooler, four folding chairs and a cornhole toss game from the sweepstakes. The prize was part of a national promotion across 600 Sodexo-managed colleges and universities.

Truman State University celebrated the annual Tag Day, which marks items on campus made possible by donations to the University, Nov. 13. Tag Day is meant to show appreciation to University donors and their support for Truman. Students could participate this year with a social media scavenger hunt in which they took pictures with tagged items and won a T-shirt.

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Truman needs to differentiate B.S. and B.A. No one at The Index was quite sure what to make of the news that a Bachelor of Science degree had been created for the philosophy and religion major. When deciding on a degree, the vast majority of students at any university are given a choice between two options: a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science.

At Truman State University, the options exist in many majors with little distinction between the degrees. Students can pursue a Bachelor of Arts in technical fields like math and physics and a Bachelor of Science in non-technical fields like history and philosophy and religion, and beyond one distinction, students have little knowledge of why multiple choices exist at all. Thus the deciding factor for most students comes down to a choice: additional math classes or additional foreign language.

We, The Index Editorial Board, feel the distinction between Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees seems arbitrary, and the separate courses of study should be made more different or abolished. At a school that emphasizes the liberal arts and sciences so much, the fact that the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science tracks are so indistinguishable seems out of character.

One of the major rationales for allowing a Bachelor of Science degree in philosophy and religion was to increase enrollment in the department. If the practical difference between the two degrees is simply a few extra math credits or a few extra language credits, is it worth having these barriers keep students from pursuing degrees?

Either students are horribly mistaken about the differences between a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts or there are no significant differences beyond extra math or foreign language credits. Either way, this is a problem. If students are taking Bachelor of Arts classes, they should know why they are important for their degrees, and the same goes for Bachelor of Science classes.

For the small number of degree programs that do not yet have both a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts track, students should understand why they are only able to get one degree or there should be no distinction at all.

At a school where you can get a Bachelor of Arts in math and a Bachelor of Science in philosophy and religion, there is clearly something more fundamental going on. Truman should either make the labels mean something or do away with the labels altogether.

SUBMITTED WORK| “A Mental Prison”

On Monday, Nov. 5, former student and employee of The Index Lawrence Hu posted a 3,000-word blog post regarding Truman State University. Hu included his personal letter to Truman. In efforts to share, The Index has included excerpts with his approval. To read the full post, visit perfectideals.blog.

I wrote the majority of this essay before I left the university after my Spring 2018 semester. I was asked my opinion on how the school could better address the existing and largely ignored stresses of being a student at Truman State University. However, as mental illness is largely a subjective experience, I decided to opt out of publishing it and, instead, left it to sit more of just as a journal entry.

However, after my girlfriend notified me that TSU’s Counseling Services released an absolutely appalling “Limitations to Services,” I was instantly outraged at the ridiculous restrictions that these limitations imposed on students… In my most recent Facebook post, I summed it up as “if you are struggling with the symptoms of mental illness, we can’t help you with mental illness.”

In such a dire time of need for the university to reform and establish progressive ways of handling the absolutely awful living conditions of the school, this is several steps in the wrong direction, essentially telling the students that “we can’t help you, sorry!”

As the last resort to many students, UCS even suggests driving to Columbia, which is nearly two hours away, or even to Saint Louis or Kansas City, nearly double that distance, to seek help for their mental illness. Needless to say for many, this is either impossible or highly impractical. ...

Instead of resolving issues internally, the university is allocating more funds for a consulting firm that is basically going to tell them exactly what their current students can tell them for free.

Even The Princeton Review reported that Truman State University was in the top 10 for the least happy students in the US. ...

I’ve been through their counseling services, health center, disabilities office, faculty, and academic offices numerous times over the course of the time I’ve been here.

We need to be an institution that values growth and experience rather than pushing for sole academic performance. What does

the slogan “Don’t Follow, Pursue” even mean if the students are just following the same routine as everywhere else, being subjected to the same stress and pressure as everywhere else.

It seems the mantra of Truman doesn’t align with its policy. We should be pursuing a new age of education, not one that is lagging behind and having its students suffer.

I’m not here to complain about how I should be handed straight A’s or given a second chance, but rather, I want the administration and faculty of Truman State University to take action to make our college one that is an environment where a student can thrive. Instead of the constant pressure to perform due to threats of financial penalty and even suspension, Truman needs to reconsider whether they’re just trying to make money or if they’re trying to educate the next generations of students.

We can’t assume that good academic performance is what makes students healthy. It’s healthy students that achieve good academic performance.

Mental health is not Truman’s responsibility

ALLYSON LOTZ Copy Chief If you have picked up an issue of The Index before this very moment, you probably know mental health is a contentious issue at Truman State University.

Students have been demanding mental health reform for several years now, from increased University Counseling Services funding to friendlier Universitywide attendance policies. Underlying this discourse, however, is a question that’s gone largely

ignored thus far: to what extent is it the University’s job to provide all this support?

Let me be clear: this is not an anti-mental health column.

Our college years are stressful, and having mental health support during that time is not a bad thing. Universities should shape their policies and structures to support mental health as much as is reasonable. My concern is Truman students are coming dangerously close to crossing that “reasonable” line with their demands.

The University’s job is to prepare students for jobs and graduate school, as well as to help them reach those goals.

Universities do this by providing a post-secondary education and various auxiliary resources.

Some of those resources, like the Career Center and the Center for Academic Excellence, contribute to a student’s academic journey rather obviously. Perhaps less

clearly, UCS also serves this purpose by helping students feel mentally well enough to participate in classes.

One of the biggest complaints I’ve heard about UCS, particularly from Facebook friends, is this perception that UCS is only interested in treating students to make sure they keep paying tuition and generating revenue for the University, a claim I cannot defend with any available documentation. Regardless, this argument doesn’t make sense given that Truman is not a forprofit university. This critique should instead consider Truman a for-education university, as cheesy and redundant as that might sound. It makes much more sense to suggest UCS treats students to help them get the education they’re paying for, not to manipulate them into throwing money at a university where they aren’t thriving.

This reality is especially

STUGOV BUZZ| Staff working to better food quality Everyone knows about Sodexo. Similarly, everyone has an opinion, generally negative, about Sodexo and the food it provides for us students. It is true that the food is not the best, but Justin Dreslinski, General Manager for Sodexo, and others are diligently working to make the food more nutritious, locally sourced, and offer more options (like vegetarian or gluten-free). I have worked closely with Justin and Sodexo, as have others like the Sustainability Office. Like the rest of the administration, Sodexo is open to student criticism and willing to make changes where possible. I am writing today, as a member of Student Government, to inform you on Sodexo’s efforts to listen to students and to give us the food and nutrition we need.

The efforts of Sodexo can be seen even as early as this semester. For example, Shelby Gardner, recently hired Marketing Coordinator, handed out reusable Starbucks cups in the library. If used at the Starbucks on campus will result in 1) a 10-cent reduction in price and 2) an environmentally friendly alternative to the non-recyclable cups regularly used.

Over the summer, Justin worked with the existing insurance plan the University is using to allow the surplus food grown on the University Farm to be used in kitchens and dining halls across campus. Thus, some of the food you consume is locally grown and placed on your plate.

In the same vein, all dining halls on campus now compost uneaten food and used nap-

kins. The SUB, at this time, is not composting student generated waste. However, the SUB has silverware that are made from recycled materials but are not themselves recyclable.

The Sustainability Office (and Veggie Club) has been extremely active in pushing for greater vegetarian and vegan options in the dining halls. My personal favorite is the black bean burger. It has been made clear to those of us on Student Government when we asked Justin to speak at one of our meetings that if you have any special dietary needs, like sugar free deserts or gluten-free breads, that these options are always available. All that is needed is to ask for them and a little bit of time for the staff to get these dishes out to the main floor.

The Environmental Affairs Committee has been in close communication with Justin and Sodexo’s next steps. First, more effective advertising will be present at dish receptacles in dining halls to aid composting efforts. Further, Starbucks will begin to advertise to its customers that reusable cups (as long as they are heat resistant) are acceptable. This is an ongoing process but both parties, Student Government and Sodexo, are committed to finding healthier, more environmentally friendly solutions to the food we eat every day.

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obvious when considering how UCS will refer students to other resources or recommend a leave of absence from Truman once students’ needs exceed what UCS can provide.

If UCS and Truman were in the mental health business for the money, they would encourage students to continue attending the University at all costs, even if it meant they would fail their classes and not get the education necessary to graduate and succeed afterward. Clearly counselors are not promoting this behavior because they are instead advising students to take whatever action will best prepare them for academic success, including leaving Truman.

This policy inherently seeks to further students’ academic wellness, not necessarily their mental wellness, and this is perfectly reasonable. Truman is an academic institution; it is designed to give you an educa-

tion. UCS is a mental health institutional subunit of Truman; it is designed to make you well enough to get the education Truman is trying to provide. It is neither Truman’s nor UCS’s job to better your mental health if it does not also better your educational experience. While these normally go hand in hand, Truman should reserve the right to act accordingly whenever a distinction presents itself.

You want better mental health support for mental health’s sake? Demand more of institutions where that is their sole purpose. Demand a health care system that makes mental health resources accessible and affordable for everyone.

Demand your state and federal lawmakers to approve legislation creating and funding such a system.

Fixing mental health care is a dirty job, and someone has to do it. That someone is not Truman.

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Campus construction projects planned for summer RYAN PIVONEY News Editor Truman State University will be replacing the fire alarm system in the Student Recreation Center and some windows in the Greenwood building, as well as renovating the University fountain and plaza.

The Board of Governors passed a resolution at its October meeting to allow architecture and engineering assessment for the replacement of the rec center fire alarm system and Greenwood windows. The University has also been planning a renovation of the fountain and plaza area outside the Student Union Building for the past few years.

University architect Mark Schultz said the University has already hired an engineering company for multiple projects around campus, so they will also take on these new projects.

“If I know I have funding coming for a project, I need to put a design team together, evaluate the building, determine what needs to be done, what should be done, what we can afford to do and then

Truman State University is planning multiple campus construction projects for the summer. The plaza and fountain area is one of the planned renovation projects. Photo by Daniel Degenhardt

put a big pack set of documents out that addresses the issues,” Schultz said.

Dave Rector, vice president for administration, finance and planning, said he anticipates having a construction bid ready for the Board of Governors’ approval at the February meeting, along with the plans for replacement of the Violette Hall roof and the fountain and plaza construction project.

Rector said if the University follows normal timelines, construction can happen over the summer when fewer students are on campus.

He said the state funded about two thirds of the needed funding for the Greenwood Autism Clinic. He said without the full funding, it made sense to spend the partial funding for some renovation, specifically the windows facing Halliburton and Normal streets.

Rector said the University has been working on the Greenwood project for three years, so it would be good to show progress and get more commitment from the state to fully fund the project. The window project cost is about $500,000.

Rector said the University has previously phased projects and their funding, but that is a difficult process, as full funding is not always guaranteed, and plans can change over time.

Schultz said the Greenwood windows are original to the 1930s, and many of them are boarded up.

Rector said all the projects should start as soon as Spring Commencement ends, and all except the plaza should be finished by the time students return for fall semester.

For the plaza and fountain project, Rector said if the budget allows for it, the grassy area between Magruder Hall and the Student Union Building might also be leveled and improved. He said the brickwork is a safety issue, as it has fallen in disrepair, and the University has conducted a fundraiser in which donors could purchase bricks with their names on it. The project is expected to cost about $1.2 million for full renovation.

Schultz said planning for the plaza and fountain project is done, and they are waiting to know how much the total funding will be.

Campus Recreation Director Susan Limestall said the Student Recreation Center has tried to be diligent in maintenance and repair requests. She said the fire alarm system is 21 years old and original to the building, making it hard to find replacement parts.

“At one point this fall, we had a sensor go bad — and I think the fire alarm went off five times that day,” Limestall said. “It doesn’t happen every week — it doesn’t even happen every month — but it happens a couple times a year, usually, that we have something go bad.”

Limestall said the rec center alarm system replacement will cost $33,100, which will come out of rec center funds designated for repairs and construction.

This same fund paid for the rec center’s roof replacement last year.

She said the engineering assessment will likely not affect access to the rec center, and construction during the summer will not shut down the entire building, but certain spots could possibly be closed off.

Limestall said improvements and upkeep of the rec center protect the investments students make with their tuition dollars.

Campus planning has created designs for the plaza and fountain renovation. The area will feature engraved bricks displaying the names of donors who made the project possible. Submitted photo

calendar The University will be closed for Thanksgiving Break Nov. 19-23 CUPCAKE DECORATING NOV. 15 4 TO 7 P.M. SUB DOWN UNDER

FACULTY FORUM: “THAT LIBERTY SHALL NOT PERISH” NOV. 15 7 TO 8 P.M. BALDWIN HALL LITTLE THEATER

CORNERSTONE CHURCH COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER NOV. 22 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M. CORNERSTONE CHURCH

The Student Activities Board is hosting a cupcake decorating event. Students can decorate Thanksgiving-themed cupcakes by picking from three designs and following the step-by-step instructions.

Amanda Langendoerfer, associate dean of libraries for special collections and museums, and history professor Jason McDonald will give a presentation on Truman State University’s collection of propaganda posters in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of World War I. The presentation will focus on the origins, preservation and significance of the posters and the war.

The Cornerstone Church will host its annual community Thanksgiving Dinner. The event is free and open to the public, and donations are accepted. Guests will be served turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, yams, dressing, a vegetable, salads, rolls, pie, and a beverage.

A CAPPELLA CHRISTIAN SINGING NOV. 26 9 TO 10 P.M. SUB ALUMNI ROOM

PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM NOV. 28 4:30 P.M. MAGRUDER HALL 1000

HOW TO MARKET YOUR STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE NOV. 28 4:30 TO 5:30 P.M. VIOLETTE HALL 1412

True Men’s sophomore Josh Greer and senior John Kusmec will host Ekklesia’s Spiritual Nightcap. The Monday night devotional will feature singing a variety of songs along with refreshments.

Alexander Seidel from the physics department at Washington University in St. Louis is giving a presentation titled “Hidden Order in Topological Phases—Entangled Pauli Principles.” The talk will focus on the simple way to understand the properties that might make fault-tolerant topological quantum computing possible.

Truman State University is hosting a presentation on how to market student study abroad experiences to future employers.

The presentation will go over how to apply the experience to a resume, graduate school, job applications and interviews.

Adair County voter turnout higher than expected JESSICA VENVERTLOH Staff Writer Midterm elections were Nov. 6, and the polls in this election saw a lot of first-time voters of all ages, as well as those who have not voted in years.

Adair county clerk Sandy Collop said voter turnout in the recent midterm election was higher than expected at just over 60 percent. She said this almost reached the turnout for the 2016 presidential election, which was about 68 percent.

The bigger turnout led to delays in receiving results.

Collop said the county received more absentee ballots than usual, and combined with the higher turnout, it took more time to count votes.

Collop said she thinks the reasons for this high turnout were the number of referenda on the ballot and the United States Senate race.

Photo by Daniel Degenhardt

In that race, Missouri voters elected Republican Josh Hawley with over 51 percent of votes. Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill received about 45 percent of votes.

Adair County voters also favored Hawley, giving him almost 57 percent of the county’s votes while McCaskill earned 40 percent.

In the race for Missouri state senator for the 18th District, Republican Cindy O’Laughlin defeated Democrat Crystal Stephens. O’Laughlin won over 70 percent of the vote throughout the district and about 60 percent in Adair County, while Stephens earned the remaining vote in the district and county.

Republican Danny Busick won the race for the Missouri House of Representatives seat in the 3rd District by earning over 67 percent of the vote in the district, while Democrat Joni Perry received nearly 33 percent of the district vote. In Adair County, voters chose Busick with about 54 percent of the vote. Perry received around 45 percent of the local vote.

Adair County voters elected Republican Mark Shahan as the Adair County Presiding Commissioner. Shahan defeated Democrat Rick Steele by a margin of almost 20 percent.

Democrat Kristie J. Swaim was re-elected as the Associate 2nd Circuit Judge, defeating newcomer Independent Benjamin J. Gray. In the county, roughly 65 percent of voters cast their votes for the winning candidate, while Gray received about 34 percent of the county vote.

There were also many amendments, which are proposed changes to the Missouri Constitution, and propositions, which are proposed laws that will then go to the General Assembly, on this ballot.

Missouri voters passed Amendment 1, also known as Clean Missouri, with almost 62 percent of the vote. In

Adair County, over 61 percent of voters also voted in favor of the amendment. The passing of this amendment limits gifts to legislators and bans them from becoming lobbyists immediately after serving in office, as well as other restrictions. The process for redrawing congressional district boundaries will also be revised.

Missouri voters passed Amendment 2, legalizing marijuana for medical use in the state. The amendment calls for a 4 percent tax on marijuana products, and the tax revenue will be used for the Missouri Veterans Commission. Amendment 3 and Proposition C also concerned medical marijuana but did not get passed.

In the state, nearly 66 percent of voters voted in favor of Amendment 2, while almost 60 percent of Adair County voters were in favor.

Amendment 4 regarded the bingo rules in Missouri and was approved by over 52 of the state vote, but about 50 percent of voters in Adair County voted to block it.

The passing of Amendment 4 alters current bingo rules by lowering the amount of experience needed to host a bingo game and removing language in the Missouri Constitution disallowing the advertisement of bingo games.

Voters passed Proposition B to raise the current minimum wage with over 62 percent of the vote. Nearly 57 percent of voters in Adair County were also in favor of the proposition. Proposition B will raise the current $7.85 per hour minimum wage in the state by 85 cents over the next five years until it reaches $12.

Voters blocked Proposition D, which regarded raising the gas tax in the state, with almost 54 percent not in favor. Adair County voters also voted against the proposition with almost 54 percent of the vote. The rejection of Proposition D means the current 17-cent gas tax in Missouri will not be raised.

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ENROLLMENT| SEM Works revealed audit findings and enrollment goals said Regina Morin, vice president for enrollment management. “For example, we have continually worked on the website to increase search and user capabilities, but manpower to focus on the web is limited, and we have not had the resources to redesign the entire site. The site was completely redesigned six years ago, and that is light-years in the web world.�

During the meeting, Black and Baucom explained how each problem could be addressed and emphasized those that University leaders voted to be most critical. For example, Black said while rebranding is important for Truman, it’s also important that Truman emphasize who it is for prospective students and get the word out there.

Regarding the retention rate, the consultants recommended hiring a full-time campus champion who would inspire love of the University, ensuring advisers receive feedback for their efforts, and providing more training and tools for staff and faculty. The presentation ended with Black emphasizing that declining enrollment and retention rates will not be an easy fix and that it will take years for the University to recover from this year’s drop.

Though not the main focus, SEM Works identified an additional five areas Truman could put more time

into. These areas included reconsidering how scholarships are packaged, using speed as a strategy, investing in online education, adding positions to improve the institutional research capacity regarding admissions and elevating academic advising. “A group of administrative, aca-

demic and staff leaders voted on these priorities to collectively identify the top three or four to focus on initially,� Morin said. “We can’t address all priorities at once, so it was important to concentrate on those that surfaced as the most immediately important.�

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During their presentation, Black and Baucom outlined various hardships facing Truman such as a decline in the liberal arts internationally, a reduction in scholarship awards and a declining number of high school graduates in the Midwest. They also said factors like location, lack of perceived value of a Truman education and an increase in competition for students are working against the University.

University leaders voted in an online poll and picked four out of nine areas they would like to see improvement in — raising awareness and institutional positioning, retention rates, website enhancements and diversifying the enrollment portfolio. “We actually already have addressed some of the suggested actions, but the short answer as to why some have not been initiated is resources — both dollars and people,�

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ABROAD| In addition to the CURRICULUM| The Dialogues STUDY changes to Study Abroad, the remain set for fall 2019, despite Chinese program has also changed time concerns Continued from page 1 the past, the host university has been Continued from page 1 Brammall said the people who only see the end product might worry about the outcome, but the people who have been working on it the whole time can see how far it has come.

Brammall said she thinks the votes from UGC and Student Senate differ because of their roles in relation to the symposium. “It is simply that we think of it from a different perspective,� Brammall said. “We want the same goal. We are just more sure we can get there by next fall, whereas the Student Senate representatives can’t imagine us at this point getting there.�

Symposium committee member Anton Daughters said the amount of time it takes for a big decision like The Dialogues to get through all the steps in the formal process can take a lot of time, but he thinks as long as

the committees working on it buckle down, they can get it done by the deadline. Daughters said the faculty needs to recognize the urgency of The Dialogues, but he thinks that has been happening in the last few months.

As with all curriculum changes, there is a lot of work to be done and a lot of change to expect in the future. Daughters said there will still be changes to make once the final product is implemented. “There will be some growing pains in implementing this, and I think that is just part of change,� Daughters said. “And I do think once we get this figured out, we are going to have a better curriculum, something that is more attractive to students.�

In addition to hiring study abroad advisers, Urbonya said both offices are looking for ways to update and improve their efficiency, specifically to make the process of studying abroad smoother. “I think, as the institution has addressed, [the Study Abroad Office is] in need of creating some processes and protocols and procedures just [as] a way of tightening up the operation and making us more efficient and more productive,� Urbonya said.

The Study Abroad Office has also updated the front page of its website and is looking to gradually improve the site to make it more navigable for students gathering information about studying abroad.

Along with changes within the offices, the Chinese study abroad program is also undergoing structural changes.

Liulin Zhang, assistant professor of Chinese, said in recent years the program has not been very popular. In

Shanghai University in Shanghai, but now the program will send them to Soochow University in Suzhou. “As you know, the cost of living, life expense, is very expensive in Shanghai, so I changed to [a] slightly cheaper place,� Zhang said. “[Soochow University] promised they can offer two levels of language courses.

Shanghai University can only offer one level of language courses and we typically need more than one level.�

Along with additional language course levels, Soochow University will also offer a Chinese Cultural Practicum Course where students can learn cultural customs like tai chi and making Chinese tea and dumplings to enhance their cultural experience.

Zhang said she hopes this updated Chinese study abroad program will attract more students and allow them to learn more of the Chinese language and culture.

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Truman professor documents life with wearable camera

Psychology professor Mark Hatala and his son, Thomas Hatala, sport their wearable cameras in New York City’s Times Square during Spring Break 2016. The cameras they wear take a photo every 30 seconds and document whatever they do. Photo submitted by Mark Hatala

their lives this way. He revealed he is writing a book about his experiences as well as those of other people using technology to document their lives.

“Steve Mann, a professor at the University of Toronto, has been documenting his life since the 1990s,” Hatala informed.

Hatala said there are multiple reasons for this endeavor. One of them is his own interest in cognitive psychology, particularly reminiscence and memory.

A major topic Hatala and many other psychologists are interested in is why people forget things. One major theory is people forget because they don’t have enough cues, and the camera he uses provides visual cues regularly.

Another facet of his cognitive science interests is the possibility of representing the present in the future by creating virtual realities with the photos his camera takes.

“With enough pictures of everything, you can replicate wherever you’re at,” Hatala explained. “I could replicate things like drives into my country house and walks around campus.”

ELISABETH SHIRK Staff Writer

Psychology professor Mark Hatala has been using a wearable camera to document his life since May 2014. The camera he wears, and sometimes sets on a shelf or other surface, takes a photo every 30 seconds.

Hatala said the venture is part of a research movement called the “Quantified Self,” in which a person uses technology like a camera or a Fitbit to measure various aspects of their life, like how often they eat a certain food. If he wanted to, Hatala said, he could see every meal he has had in the past four years.

“It’s very redundant, but it’s interesting because you can look up any day of your life and see what was happening,” Hatala said.

Hatala said he never takes the camera into public bathrooms or private property.

“I have dated women who said, ‘You have to take that damn thing off,’” he said while laughing.

Hatala said he is one of many people who document

Then he could recreate and relive those moments wherever he is at any time through a virtual reality constructed with photos.

Hatala is also interested in social history, which meshes well with his interest in memory and reminiscence. Hatala added that he was a history major as an undergraduate, so he has some history knowledge to draw upon for his current studies.

“What I’m creating is an example of what it was like to be a college professor at the dawn of the 21st century, and I think that has value,” Hatala said.

Hatala related this to mummies we see in museums. He said he wonders what the daily life of that once-living person was like. He also admitted he has thought about having his body frozen when he dies for the same purpose as mummification — preservation.

With enough data from his camera, Hatala hopes he could recreate himself in such a way that people could interact with him after he dies. He said the technology picks up habits, interests and physical features and could possibly create an

entire identity.

“In theory, my great-grandchildren could pull me off of a shelf like a book and sit and talk to me,” Hatala remarked.

Another goal of Hatala’s undertaking is self-reflection.

He said a lot of people who record their lives say their lives are more interesting than they realized.

“I think I have a lot more interaction with people than I realized, because I can see everyone I talk to each day,” Hatala said.

There are even smaller things Hatala has noticed. He noted with amusement that he has seen photos of himself laughing in which he thinks he looks utterly ridiculous, but he doesn’t worry about it much because he is not a very self-conscious person.

Hatala said even taking one photo a day can be a great tool in self-reflection. One thing this technology does is show people how they really are.

“To be able to see yourself how others see you, that’s invaluable,” Hatala emphasized.

“That’s what leads to personal growth and change.”

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Truman students take second in hackathon TRAVIS MAIDEN

Staff Writer

After three and a half years of working together, a trio of friends finally made their way to the stage to take their second place awards in the 2018 TigerHacks hackathon. With every trial, junior computer science majors Tyler Acosta, Katherine Durant and Jeremie Amano’s skills and bond only grew stronger as they attended hackathons every semester.

The mid-October hackathon featured students from across the Midwest challenging themselves and building connections with companies.

With only 36 hours to make projects surrounding the hackathon’s theme of journalism, students worked tirelessly to brainstorm and come up with innovative programs to present to a panel of judges.

Acosta and Durant work for KTRM 88.7, and this experience inspired their program. The trio decided to create a hack to censor swear words said over the air automatically to avoid fines from the Federal Communications Commission. Acosta said without their experience working at the radio station, they might have never thought of this idea.

Acosta has been programming since high school. Acosta said Truman State University prepared the group for these events through the companionship shared among fellow computer science majors.

“I think the biggest thing that helped us was the camaraderie we share with the other CS students,” Acosta said.

“Really having people there to hang out, talk and give feedback was a huge asset for us and our project.”

Durant said the hackathons are important for any computer science major to attend because of the amount of opportunity around every corner. Corporations are looking at the students who attend these events, which can lead to possible internships and fulltime jobs to those giving the hackathon a shot. It’s also a great project to list on a resume.

Durant began coding her freshman year of college and said it’s impossible to understand what a hackathon is without attending and participating.

Anyone with any background can attend, which means there are tons of different ideas being created.

“The final five teams had people with them who were business majors or graphic designers,” Durant said.

“There was this one guy a year ago who didn’t even know any computer science at all and spent the entire time learning. That’s the whole point.

You go to learn.”

The trio set up in the science building where several other teams made their spaces to work on their projects.

There were rooms designated for sleeping with air mattresses and the lights off, but participants would often take the mattresses to their own spaces to continue working on their projects through the night. Amano said it was interesting seeing how others worked and how their projects turned out.

One of the difficult parts of a hackathon is brainstorming a program to create in the small amount of time given. Amano said even though he created websites and apps in eighth grade, brainstorming and time management can still be difficult to manage for a competition like this.

Truman State University junior computer science majors Jeremie Amano, Katherine Durant and Tyler Acosta took second at the 2018 TigerHacks hackathon. Students all across the Midwest came to compete in the 36-hour challenge. Submitted photo The group made their program with little error and accepted their reward with proud faces, but Amano said this was the first hackathon the group didn’t try as hard to win. Rather than going into the event worrying and overworking, they entered confident and prepared to have fun. The group never expected to make the top 5, let alone second place.

Senior Evan Brooks, Truman’s Association for Computing Machinery president, went around to offer advice to hackathon groups with Truman students. Brooks said Truman helps students learn general computer science knowledge rather than specific,

narrow fields, which makes Truman’s CS majors well-rounded.

Brooks said it’s incredible to see Truman represented at these events, especially since this is the second year in a row Truman had students in the top 5 of TigerHacks. It helps spread the word about Truman’s computer science program and network with other organizations.

“If I would have been here as a senior five years ago, I would have been like, ‘There’s no way we’re going to send people to a place as big as Mizzou and have them win a competition,’” Brooks said.

“It’s just really nice to see things happening. It makes me proud.”

Student Government hosts TEDx conference

Top: Nursing professor Teak Nelson gave a talk about risk-taking titled “Better Health Through Risk-Taking: Finding Your Backbone.” Student Government hosted the TEDxTrumanStateUniversity conference Nov. 4.

Photos by Rachel Holt Left: Philosophy and religion professor Chad Mohler gave a talk titled “Trust as the Key to Knowledge.” The presentation focused on the importance of trust in conversation and spreading ideas.

Bottom: The 10 TEDx speakers pose on the conference stage. Speakers included students, alumni and faculty members.

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By Brea Schorn

thanksgiving dishes 1 Mashed/Cheesy Potatoes

Baked, roasted or scalloped, potatoes can complete just about every Thanksgiving meal.

Personally, mashed potatoes are my favorite, but my grandma’s cheesy potatoes are good enough that they deserve their own category.

2 Pie

Any kind of dessert is important to a Thanksgiving meal. It seems like everyone has a second stomach when it comes to dessert.

All I know is that no matter how much I eat during dinner, there’s always room for more.

I personally think my grandma’s apple pie is the best food of all Thanksgiving meals. I may or may not be slightly biased, though.

3 Dinner Rolls

Who doesn’t love carbs? Canned biscuits are the best. I’m not sure if it’s because smothering them in butter is heavenly, or if it’s because not even I can mess them up in the kitchen.

4 Turkey

Turkey is the icon of Thanksgiving, so it deserved an honorable mention. Interestingly enough, the history behind the main dish of Thanksgiving is a bit of a mystery. Some think the idea came from a pilgrim’s letter, while others say it’s because turkeys are native to North America. No matter the origin, at least they picked something good.

5 Scotcharoos

Peanut butter and butterscotch Rice Krispies Treats with a melted chocolate topping? I don’t know how this couldn’t make the list.

My aunt makes these for Thanksgiving, and they are insanely good. Fun fact: these delicious treats actually originated in the Midwest before they spread across the world, and at one point the recipe was even printed on a box of Rice Krispies.

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Truman welcomes film festival

BY AURA MARTIN

Staff Writer

For the first time ever, Truman State University will be hosting a film festival.

This was made possible by the students in Truman Short Film Fest, a class created by Jocelyn Cullity, English professor and film studies minor committee chair.

Cullity created this class to teach students how to establish and run a film festival. With 20 students, they have spent the semester laying the groundwork, including event-planning, promotional work and crowdfunding.

Creating a film festival has been in the works for years, even while Cullity was in the process of being hired as a Truman professor. She was asked if she could create a film festival that used Baldwin Hall’s newly renovated Little Theater. She agreed, and the film festival is finally going to happen this spring.

“I am thrilled to offer the Truman Short Film Fest classes to get our new film festival up and running in 2019,” Cullity said.

Truman Short Film Fest is a fall 2018 topics course focused on building the film festival from the ground up. At the beginning of the semester, the class analyzed models of other film festivals, and they wrote a mission statement and submission requirements. Cullity then split the class into different groups where they worked on different tasks such as fundraising, building a website and designing posters, Cullity said.

The promotional team, one of the groups in the class, is where students

A new class has given students an opportunity to host Truman’s first short film festival. The Truman State University Film Festival has already raised over $1,000 and they are continuing to raise money through the remainder of the semester. Submitted photo handle social media on behalf of the festival. Junior Ben Schmidt, one of the promotional group members, said he is learning a lot of marketing skills. From this class, he learned the best people to contact to get the word out, such as those in charge of tourism in Kirksville as well as heads of departments who can tell their students about the film festival.

The Truman State University Film Festival ran a crowdfunding campaign and raised over $1,000. The rest of the semester will be spent raising more money and awareness for the film festival. He said it is exciting to be a part of this because people don’t have to travel to Columbia, Kansas City or St. Louis to see a film festival; they can finally see one right in Kirksville.

“This is not just a film fest,” Schmidt

said. “We are doing this in honor of Vincent Price, who was well-known in Kirksville during his time, and he was well-known in the film industry. We want to pass on his passion and celebrate it among undergrads.”

Senior Kimberly O’Loughlin is also a student in Truman Short Film Fest and recently tabled for the event. She said she is happy to see people excited for the film festival, and she looks forward to watching the submissions. She said next semester, they will try to get family and friends to come and support the festival.

“It’s local, affordable and free, and we all just get to be there and enjoy everything,” O’Loughlin said. “We’re trying to make this as big a film fest as we can.”

Part 2 of Truman Short Film Fest will be offered in the spring. Cullity said all

the components that the fall semester created, including organizing and coordinating two receptions, ordering a red carpet, and selling T-shirts, will be used in the spring class.

“Our main focus in the spring film festival class will be to learn how to judge and select short films submitted to the festival,” Cullity said. “And the selected films will go on to compete at the festival.”

Four film industry judges will be at the festival and will select the best films in categories including horror, comedy, drama, documentary and experimental.

The highest prize is the Vincent Price People’s Choice Award, which carries a cash prize of $500. Victoria Price, Vincent Price’s daughter, will be at the festival to present the award.

Submissions for the film festival are open for any undergraduate student from any school in the country. Each film must be under 10 minutes. Filmmakers are encouraged to submit their projects via the Truman State University Film Festival website. Schmidt said they are currently accepting early bird submissions that cost $5 until March 15, 2019. Regular submissions, costing $10, will end April 1. Late submissions will be $15, which end April 14.

“We hope to showcase Truman talent alongside other talents in our country,” Cullity said. “We are ready for your films.”

The Truman State University Film Festival will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019. There will be receptions Friday and Saturday nights. The film festival will be free and open to the public.

“The Passage” is an artsy masterpiece This movie gets 5/5 question marks GORDON MCPHERSON

Staff Writer

Yes, I realize I’m not reviewing a “traditional” film this week, but the short film “The Passage” is one of the best cinematic works of art openminded viewers will see all year.

Without giving too much away, “The Passage” centers around a clumsy, disoriented, burritoloving man named Phil, played by Philip Burgers, who doesn’t utter a word the entire film. On the run from two plump pursuers, Phil stumbles across a variety of multicultural situations — from a Spanish church service to a Haitian family household — and forges connections despite his, and viewers’, utter confusion. No explanations, subtitles or compromises. All immersive, humane, surreal entertainment that viewers will either enjoy or completely detest.

Created by Burgers and director Kitao Sakurai of “The Eric Andre Show” fame, “The Passage” evokes the slapstick silent films of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin with hints of the odd, darkly comedic sensibilities of Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki (watch “Le Havre,” please).

Burgers, channeling his skills as a clown teacher, communicates all the information necessary to invest viewers in the obscure proceedings, giving one of the most emotive, committed performances I’ve seen all year. He effectively conveys

a wide range of emotions, from fear and shock to happiness and euphoria. Even so, the character’s offbeat actions, as well as the overall film, will polarize viewers.

Viewers seeking clear-cut answers and mainstream simplicity will become frustrated, but “The Passage” simply doesn’t care one bit.

In fact, Phil’s muteness reflects viewers’ confusion, as he’s continually immersed in situations where he’s the outlier — taking viewers along for an unpredictable, frequently laugh-out-loud hilarious ride.

Indeed, the ambiguity of “The Passage” is an integral part of its brilliance. Phil’s backstory and the reasons behind why he’s being chased don’t matter. What matters, according to the film, is that viewers are as immersed in the moment as Phil is, and therefore are embarking on an experience that defies expectations of modern entertainment.

The cinematography reflects the film’s sense of adventure, utilizing smooth, angelic camera movement, long takes and a confined 4:3 aspect ratio that prevents viewers from seeing beyond what Phil sees, creating a sense of intimacy. This cinematography, along with tactile sound design that gives personality to every object, from a small painting to a Jesus mannequin, contribute to the film’s endlessly rewatchable, compelling nature.

While the overarching themes of “The Passage” are difficult to grasp, one central message

involves the importance of cultural acceptance.

While Phil is almost always singled out as different culturally and racially, he nonetheless makes friends and forms a sense of unity and community with those around him. He interacts with several cultures over the 22-minute runtime, and this refers to the melting pot of cultures within America. Phil demonstrates the potential for human connection that transcends one’s culture, all while not using language. This message, amid governmentally sanctioned hatred, is highly important in today’s society.

I have several other interpretations of the film (including the everlasting effects of one’s past) that I won’t delve into. I’m not even sure they’re accurate. Viewers should think for themselves.

While winning numerous film festival awards, the film encountered rocky waters when Super Deluxe, the initial company behind the project, was shut down. The fact that TBS of all places saved the film from falling into obscurity is all the more surprising. I yearn for a time when all major television networks would take risks and support experimental entertainment like this.

Maybe “The Passage” serves as a small stepping stone toward that time.

Please, please don’t skip “The Passage.” It’s only 22 minutes, and it’s free to watch on YouTube. Take a break from homework, grab some popcorn and bask in the absurdity.

Storytime with

Allison

What is this? It is Part Five of a story. Not a story about Truman, nor a story of real people, but a work of fiction. A short story from the brain of a person with too much going on inside her head. And this is only the beginning of it. Each edition will bring you a new piece of the story until it has been fully told. Then, perhaps, I’ll tell you a new story. For now, welcome to the world of five teenagers living in Finder’s Point, Washington, a town that one of them describes as a “hideout for the lifeless.” This is the story of the creative, passionate, and animated living among the dreary, dull, and almost dead. This is the story of a group of friends whose own parents didn’t know what to do with them. A group of friends committed to staying alive. To catch up on The Testimony of the Living, check out tmn.truman.edu.

The Testimony of the Living, Part Five ALLISON MASCHHOFF

Staff Writer

My parents’ house was on the very outskirts of Finder’s Point. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Finder’s Point wasn’t a common place to move to. Most people living here were members of families that had been here for generations. When my parents had arrived in town 16 years before, there hadn’t exactly been a plethora of real estate options. They ended up with a small house about two miles outside of town, right off the main road that led down to the factory. We were the only house outside the town proper.

Anywhere else it may have been lonely, but for my situation it was perfect. Without some creative passion or ideology to keep my mind busy, I silently worried that constant exposure to shadows would drain me of any claim to livelihood.

Living removed from Finder’s Point

allowed me to wander the open land surrounding our house; it allowed me to see things shadows could not, and therefore remind myself I was still alive.

Because it was almost always raining in Finder’s Point, most people didn’t spend much time outside. As a result, they missed most of the life in our town. The shadows had not killed Mother Nature. Not yet, at least. So whenever I couldn’t surround myself with my friends as a means of fresh air, I’d walk around outside with my thoughts for company.

Every time I came back into the house soaked, my mother would ask me to find a new hobby. In fact, she usually told me that she “detested” that hobby, which seemed an awfully strong reaction for a shadow.

Yet while it invoked complaints, she would never actually stop me from going outside. She would never suggest something else for me

to do. She would just remind me, sometime after the fact, that she would prefer I stay out of the rain.

Like a broken record, unable to stop repeating itself. I learned to just ignore it.

Usually, my mother got her wish during the summer, however. With the company of Asher, Autumn, Easton and Jonah, I would spend summer vacations admiring stories and pictures, understanding the beauty of color, discussing the power of actions. I often felt I learned more from summertime dialogues with my friends than in any given class at school. And, at Autumn’s request, we never went outside in the rain.

While my father worked in the factory, my mother spent her days at home. My friends and I often gathered at our house, if for no other reason than to be slightly less surrounded by shadows. We would sit in the living room, talking for

hours. And every once in a while, I would catch sight of my mother, standing in the doorway, trying not to interrupt as she listened.

The summer after my sophomore year, after learning of how my friends’ parents failed to understand them, I couldn’t help wondering what she thought of our discussions.

What went through her mind when Autumn read us her latest essay or poem? Did she have a desire to see Easton’s photos, or look at colors the way Asher did? How did she feel about Jonah’s convictions about individuality and taking action?

Did any of it ever breathe some life back into the long-dead, free spirit that had once carried my mom away from her hometown by means of a whirlwind romance? Did it ever make her remember the way she used to be?

I often wish I would have asked her.

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Question 1: What are you thankful for?

“I am thankful for the enormous amount of opportunities that I have been given here at Truman and all of the people that have supported me here. I’m thankful for the leadership scholarship I was given and financial aid. And for my family members and friends that make me laugh every day.”

“I am thankful for mac and cheese, Diet Coke, my best friends and my sorority.”

“I am thankful for the way my parents raised me.”

Question 2: If you had to eat one dish from your Thanksgiving dinner for three weeks straight, which would you choose?

“My grandma’s caramel cake. It’s so good!”

“Mac and cheese, is that even a question?”

“I would choose mac and cheese!”

Question 3: Do you have any Thanksgiving traditions?

“We always go over to my grandpa’s house, and there is always turkey. It’s not Thanksgiving without turkey. I don’t eat it, but that’s what my family says.”

“My mom and I go to Walmart for Black Friday shopping. We’ll sit down like a week before and plan everything out. We plan routes through Walmart. It’s very intense.”

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Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 Baldwin Auditorium General admission tickets are $10 (includes tax) and can be purchased at the cashier window in McClain Hall, at Edna Campbells in downtown Kirksville or online at lyceum.truman.edu.

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“We always eat copious amounts of sweet potato pie on Thanksgiving.”

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Both men’s and women’s teams go 1-1 on short rest LEXI MUELLER Staff Writer Truman State University’s men’s and women’s swimming teams competed against the Saint Louis University Billikens and the Lindenwood-Belleville University Lynx last Saturday, Nov. 3. Both teams fell to the Billikens — the men by a score of 61-153 and the women 76141 — but won against the Lynx 121-80 and 178-20, respectively.

Between the two teams, Truman State University took home first place in five events. Senior Sam Heveroh took first in the men’s 50yard free and the 100-yard free.

Heveroh, along with teammates junior Riley Olson, sophomore Jack McKenzie and junior Lliot Gieseke also won first place in the 200-yard free relay. The women’s team took first in the 200-yard fly with junior Maggie Hickey and the 200-yard breast with sophomore Natalie Galluzzo. The Bulldog men had three second and third place finishes, and the Bulldog women had 10.

Head coach Jerod Simek said the teams looked exhausted when they swam this week, but they still had good chances to get personalbest times. Simek said he is excited for what the teams will be able to do when they have some rest and recovery time.

The teams’ next meet is this weekend at the TYR invite in Evanston, Illinois.

Top: The Truman State University volleyball team celebrates scoring a point against the University of Indianapolis Nov. 2. The Bulldogs beat UIndy 3-0 in their penultimate match of the regular season.

Photos by Kara Mackenzie Right: Senior middle hitter Natalie Brimeyer plays the net against the Lewis University Flyers in the ‘Dogs’ final matchup of the regular season Nov. 2. Although Truman won the first set, they eventually fell 3-1 to the nationally ranked Flyers.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL| Season begins with two home losses Continued from page 14 Horner was then joined with two new assistant coaches — Pat Sodemann and Austin McBeth — and they have all had to quickly learn how to work together and prepare a team for the upcoming season.

Sodemann comes from Ohio Dominican University in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference where he led the Panthers to a NCAA Tournament appearance as head coach. McBeth joins the staff after two years as an assistant at the University of Illinois Springfield.

So far, Horner is adjusting well to living in Kirksville and interacting with the community.

“I love it here,” Horner said. “It’s a little bit of a small town feeling, but in the same sense the people are really nice here in Kirksville. The community has been really supportive, and Truman State [University] is beautiful. Obviously everyone is very highly academic, and again, the people around here have just been awesome.”

Even though it is his first season as a head coach, Horner still has high expectations for his players this season.

“I set my goals pretty high, so we want to win as many games as possible. We want to win the conference championship, and we want to win the national championship,” Horner said.

Horner is in a challenging situation, coaching a team of players he did not recruit.

“I think just showing them that I care about them is one thing,” Horner said. “Obviously I didn’t recruit

any of the guys here, so it’s one of those thing where you’re coming into a new situation. I just kind of want to sit back the first few months and really take in and just read each guy and see what their strengths and weaknesses are.”

Many key players for the Bulldogs are returning this season. Chief among them is redshirt junior guard Brodric Thomas.

“Having a new coaching staff is always a learning process,” Thomas said. “There has to be a ton of listening and communication. So far adjusting has been good, and we all realize it won’t happen overnight. As long as we take strides to make substantial progress day in and day out we will be fine.”

Thomas said adjusting to the new staff’s coaching style will be the team’s biggest challenge.

“This coaching staff is very different from what we’ve had in the past, so it will take a lot of getting used to in a short amount of time,” Thomas said. I can already tell that the team has taken tremendous strides in the right direction since the summer.”

Another challenge facing the Bulldogs this season is that they will be without senior Jack Green. Green, a former guard, suffered a concussion and decided to retire from basketball.

“I have decided it is in my best interest, for my long term health, to not play basketball anymore,” Green said.

The Bulldogs will be on the road this weekend facing off at 7 p.m. tomorrow against Northwest Missouri State University.

Above: Redshirt sophomore guard Turner Scott, pictured here in February, led the Bulldog men with 18 points in their season opener against the University of Findlay Oilers. Truman ultimately lost the game 81-57. Photos from TMN archives Left: Senior guard Nathan Messer, pictured here in February, scored 11 points and pulled down two rebounds for the ‘Dogs in their Saturday matchup against the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets.

Despite a strong performance, Truman ultimately fell by a score of 91-84.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL| Bulldogs win first three games Continued from page 14 It’s early in the year, but being able to put together back-to-back wins right away during a time where most teams are still adjusting is no easy feat. One player who will play a big role in the team’s ability to keep winning is Bailey.

Bailey said having a smaller roster this season means the team will need to avoid injuries and focus on sticking together to continue their early winning ways.

“With only 13 girls, staying healthy will be a huge key to our success,” Bailey said. “Even with the small number, we have a lot of experience on the team, and with that we have earned the right to be confident every time we step on the court.”

Bailey said she believes playing together with confidence will allow the team to do great things.

Some of the experience Bailey is referring to will come from Totta. As a freshman, Totta started every game, led the team in assists and made the all-freshman GLVC team. She showed her ability to be consistent by once again starting every game and leading the team in assists. She also earned all-conference honors for the second time, this time making the Third Team.

“Sloane Totta is, in my opinion, one of the biggest offensive threats in our conference,” Bailey said.

Top Right: The Truman Bulldogs played the Missouri Western State University Griffons Tuesday night in Kirksville. The Bulldogs won the game 84-67 to improve their regular season record to 3-0. Photos by Daniel Degenhardt Bottom Right: Sophomore center Katie Jaseckas puts up a free throw against the Griffons.

Before Tuesday, the Bulldogs picked up two wins over the weekend at the GMAC/GLVC challenge in Nashville, Tennessee.

Above: Bulldogs and Griffons play under the net in Pershing Arena. The Bulldogs’ next two games are this weekend in Quincy, Illinois, as part of the Subway Tip-Off Tournament.

“I have complete trust in her to shoot the ball any chance she gets.”

Through the first two games this season, Totta is averaging just under 10 points per game and has totaled six assists.

Bailey also said her three senior counterparts, Edmundson and guards Rachel Steinhoff and Mackenzie Jerks will bring a great amount of leadership to the team. On a day where the shots aren’t falling, Bailey expects the seniors to be able to hold the team together to help grind out a win.

On Tuesday, Truman returned to Pershing Arena for their home opener against Missouri Western State University. For the second game in a row, the Bulldogs had four players in double digits on the scoresheet. Jaseckas led the charge with 18 points, followed by 15 from Re, 13 from Totta and 10 points supplied by Bailey. The team shot 47 percent from the field and outrebounded MWSU by 14 to defeat the Griffons 84-67.

Tomorrow, the Bulldogs will be in Quincy, Illinois, competing in the Quincy Subway Tip-Off Tournament. They will play Wayne State College to open the tournament, then take on Winona State University Saturday.

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BY NICOLAS TELEP Managing Editor The Truman State University football team fell 34-33 to the Missouri University of Science and Technology Miners Saturday, Nov. 10 to finish the season with an overall record of 6-5.

The Bulldogs dropped their first three non-conference games of the season but went on a sixgame win streak starting in the fourth week that included five GLVC victories. In the final two weeks of the season, they lost to the University of Indianapolis and the Miners to finish with a 5-2 conference record.

For the Bulldogs’ final two losses of the season, both teams entered the game with identical GLVC records — both the Bulldogs and UIndy were undefeated coming into their matchup, and the Miners and Bulldogs carried 5-1 conference records, with the only loss for both teams coming at the hands of UIndy.

On Saturday, Truman took a 24-10 lead over the Miners in the second quarter, but the Miners answered with two touchdowns in the last four minutes of the half to leave the score tied at halftime. The Bulldogs then jumped out to a nine-point lead in the third quarter thanks to a touchdown and a safety, but the Miners came back with a field goal and a fourth-quarter touchdown to seal the victory.

Redshirt junior quarterback Jaden Barr completed 10 of his 18 pass attempts for 122 yards and two touchdowns, leaving him just shy of 1,400 passing yards for the year. Barr was also sacked five times and threw an interception Saturday. Junior running back Jordan Salima completed a 63-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for the Bulldogs to give him 680 rushing yards and six touchdowns on the year.

The Bulldogs finish the season third in the eight-team GLVC behind both UIndy and the Miners.

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20 Tuesday Redshirt sophomore defensive back Lawrence Woods on a kickoff return against the University of Indianapolis. Woods made two returns against UIndy for 53 and 54 yards, bringing his net kickoff return yardage to 609 yards over the course of the season, averaging just over 50 yards per carry.

Senior running back Andy Satulla carrying the ball past a defender, blocked by redshirt senior offensive lineman Tanner Hageman. As part of Truman State University’s offensive line, Hageman has blocked his way into allowing the Bulldogs a net 2,349 rushing yards over the course of the season, nearly twice the 1,262 yard average set by all other GLVC teams.

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Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Dante Ruffin being brought down near midfield. Ruffin posted 33 receiving yards against the University of Indianapolis, but led the Bulldogs in the season’s total combined receiving yards with 305 yards of offensive momentum. Photos by Kara Mackenzie

ATHLETE of the week

Redshirt senior guard Brooke Bailey has been a major offensive force for the Bulldogs in the past week, posting 20 points in the GMAC/GLVC Conference Challenge in Nashville, TN. Bailey scored a high for the team of 15 points against Kentucky Wesleyan College and held a .444 field goal percentage over the weekend. A starter for both games, Bailey also spent the most amount of time on court among the Bulldogs, playing for 29 minutes against Kentucky Wesleyan and 24 minutes against Trevecca Nazarene University.

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Redshirt freshman forward Maddie Re at the free throw line during Tuesday’s game. Re scored a total of 15 points to the Bulldogs’ win over Missouri Western State University. Re had a perfect field goal percentage against the Griffons, landing five out of five baskets during 22 minutes. Photo by Daniel Degenhardt

BULLDOGS START SEASON STRONG

JD HURD II Staff Writer

Truman State Universitys women’s basketball team started the 20182019 campaign with two victories in the GMAC/GLVC Conference Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Bulldogs’ season opener against Trevecca Nazarene University was the third-ever meeting between the programs. Truman has never lost to Trevecca, and the Bulldogs made sure last Friday’s matchup wouldn’t be the first time with a 14-point victory over the Trojans. Trevecca, who came into this year’s Conference Challenge 1-3 in their last four challenge games since 2016, made the first quarter scrappy and low-scoring.

The game was tied at nine entering the second quarter, and both teams continued to trade buckets until the Truman offense found a rhythm and outscored Trevecca 19-7 to close out the first half.

The fourth quarter was the only period of the game where Trevecca outscored the Bulldogs, but it was insignificant thanks to the lead Truman built up by the end of the third quarter. Truman went on to win 59-45.

Freshman Allison Thomas and sophomore Katie Jaseckas led the way with nine points each. The ’Dogs shot 41 percent from the floor and the bench provided 27 points.

The Bulldogs returned to the court the next night to take on Kentucky Wesleyan College for the first time

since 2014. After jumping out to a 10-point lead after the first quarter, the Bulldogs found themselves trailing by one to end the half. In the third quarter, both teams took control of the game at times. Kentucky Wesleyan grew their lead to nine with about four minutes remaining in the quarter, but Truman got themselves back into striking distance by chipping away at the Panthers’ lead and making it a onepossession game going into the fourth.

Up to this point, both teams were able to survive an early offensive push by the opponent and keep the game close, so it felt as if it would end up being a close contest. However, Truman’s fourth quarter performance made sure there would be no need for late game heroics. The Bulldogs

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The Bulldogs started the season at home and fell to the University of Findlay, Cedarville University SAM ROETTGEN Contributing Writer Truman State University’s men’s basketball season tipped off Friday, Nov. 9 at home against No. 23 University of Findlay, losing 81-57. The Bulldogs fell again Saturday against Cedarville University, 91-84.

The season opener saw Truman fail to keep up with Findlay’s strong offensive performance in the second half. After the Bulldogs cut the six-point deficit down to one about three minutes into the second half, Findlay responded with a 19-3 run to stifle Truman’s chances of a comeback victory. The Oilers outperformed the Bulldogs in about every major statistical category to cruise to a 24-point victory.

The next night against Cedarville, the Bulldogs put together a better performance, but Cedarville had the hot hand, shooting 57 percent on the night. Truman was led by redshirt senior guard Taurin Hughes’ careerhigh 26 points and a 20-11 advantage from the Bulldogs off the bench. This kept Truman in the game, but Cedarville’s 60 percent shooting percentage in the second half was enough to hold off the Bulldogs.

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season where they went 20-11 overall and 13-5 in the GLVC. After losing in the finals of the GLVC Tournament to Bellarmine University, they played Bellarmine again in the NCAA Tournament and fell short once again.

After the successful season, head coach Chris Foster accepted the head coaching position at GLVC ri-

val McKendree University. In April, Truman named Jeff Horner the new men’s basketball head coach. Horner comes from the University of North Dakota of the Div. I Big Sky Conference, where he was an assistant for three seasons.

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Redshirt senior guard Taurin Hughes trying for a bucket against the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets. Hughes led the Bulldogs with 26 points on Saturday, netting 9 for 15 field goals in 36 minutes of play time. Photo by Kara Mackenzie tmn.truman.edu

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outscored Kentucky Wesleyan 25-11 in the final period of the game, which included a 12-4 run to end the game and secure the 71-59 victory.

The main supply of points in Truman’s 12-point win came from four double-digit performances by redshirt senior guard Brooke Bailey, senior forward Rachel Edmundson, junior guard Sloane Totta and redshirt freshman forward Maddie Re. Bailey led the team with 15 points, while Re owned the glass all night, bringing down 16 rebounds to go with 11 points to complete her first doubledouble. As a whole, the team shot 40 percent on the night and picked up 23 points off the bench.

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Volleyball drops to Lewis in round one ALLYSON LOTZ Copy Chief

Truman State University’s volleyball season came to an end last Thursday when the Bulldogs fell to the No. 1 Lewis University Flyers in the GLVC Championship Tournament quarterfinals.

The Bulldogs were flying high for the first half of the season, featuring a sweep at the Westminster Invitational and an eight-match winning streak. After that streak, however, the ’Dogs went 3-6 in conference play, dropping from a No. 4 peak in the GLVC to No. 8 at the end of the season and narrowly qualifying for the GLVC Tournament.

Truman started and ended regular season conference play against Lewis and had yet to win a set against them leading up to the playoffs. Despite that, the Bulldogs outplayed the Flyers in their first set of the quarterfinals, winning 2520 with a blistering .394 kill percentage.

That would be the final Bulldog victory of 2018, however, as the Flyers took the next three sets to win the match 3-1 and end the Bulldogs’ season.

The team said goodbye to five graduating seniors: student assistant volleyball coach Levi Pollreisz, libero Claire Wandrey, setter Savvy Hughes, and middle hitters Holly Hildebrand and Natalie Brimeyer. Hughes also qualified for Second-Team All-GLVC alongside sophomore outside hitter Ellie Kaat. @TrumanMediaNet

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