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School of science and math plans for budget cuts

BY DANA BARTCH Staff Writer

Editor’s Note: This is the second instllment in a continuing series about how proposed state budget cuts would affect different academic departments.

Truman State University’s budget for the School of Science and Mathematics will be cut by $600,000 if

Incumbent Biston wins second term

BY NICOLAS TELEP News Text Editor

Phillip Biston won a second term on the Kirksville City Council in the municipal and county elections last Tuesday.

Additionally, a ballot proposition regarding the Adair County Ambulance District passed. Two people were also elected to the Kirksville R-III School District Board of Education — incumbent Vice President Gay Nichting was re-elected and Michael Bishop II won his first term. Almost 14,000 people are registered to vote in Adair County and about 1,700 voters cast ballots. This is the lowest voter turnout in a municipal and county election since 2015. In both 2016 and 2017, more than 2,500 people voted.

In the three-way race for a single open seat on the Kirksville City Council, Biston got 687 votes, while Glen Moritz and Kevin Alm got 456 and 71, respectively. One of the 1,215 votes was a write-in. Only precincts within the City of Kirksville voted in the City Council election.

The ballot proposition allowing the Ambulance District to continue collecting sales tax on vehicle titles from certain dealerships passed with 1,444 ballots in favor and 250 cast against. All ballots in Adair County carried the proposition. The passage of the proposition means continuing the existing sales tax, not raising or creating new taxes.

Voters were instructed to vote for two candidates in the three-way race for two open seats on the Kirksville R-III Board of Education. Nichting led the tally with 977 votes, Bishop came in second with 890 and Matthew Copeland collected 714. Nichting and Bishop will serve on the Board. Seven of the 2,608 votes cast were write-ins.

Full results of all April 6 elections in Adair County are available on the Adair County Government website.

April 3 Elections Results do not include write-ins

Kirksville City Council Phillip Biston Glen Moritz Kevin A. Alm

56.54% 37.53% 5.84%

Kirksville R-III School Board Gay Nichting Michael Bishop Matthew Copeland

38.23% 34.13% 27.38%

Ambulance District Proposition Yes No

85.24% 14.76%

Gov. Eric Greitens’ proposed $3.5 million budget cut is goes into effect during the 2018-19 school year.

If passed, 60 percent of the $3.5 million proposed budget cut will come from Academic Affairs, resulting in cuts from each academic department. The specific cuts are up to the individual departments, and department heads have met during the course of the spring 2018 semester to determine and finalize these cuts. Because the state budget has until June 30 to be finalized, there is a pos-

sibility it could be less than $3.5 million. However, Truman administration is preparing for the full amount to be taken out of the University’s funding for the 2018-19 year.

“We’re building the budget under what we call ‘worst case scenario,’ which is [what will happen] if the governor’s budget holds,” said Dave Rector, vice president for administration, finance and planning. “The biggest factor concerning the budget cuts is the uncertainty.”

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State House asks for restored higher education funding

Photos by Nicolas Telep/TMN The Missouri House of Representatives recently passed a budget proposal to restore $68 million in funding to the state’s higher-education budget. Many members of the Missouri General Assembly have spoken against Gov. Eric Greitens’ budget proposal since it was submitted in January.

BY RYAN PIVONEY Staff Writer The Missouri House of Representatives passed a plan that would reverse the $68 million cut to highereducation funding proposed by Gov. Eric Greitens.

The House passed a budget plan of $27.8 billion for the 2019 fiscal year, which includes restoring funding for higher education provided universities cap tuition increases at 1 percent. The budget includes a $99 million increase in funding for K-12 schools and an additional $163 million for the Department of Transportation. If the Senate passes the budget and the governor signs, the budget for the 2019 fiscal year will go into effect July 1.

Republican Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, House Budget Committee Chair, said he supports the increase in funding and thinks the Senate wants to see higher education funding restored as well.

“I felt the cuts the institutions experienced last year were pretty significant and to double down on those without seeing administrative cuts in state government at a comparable level would not be a very genuine way to move forward,” Fitzpatrick wrote in a statement. “I wanted to make sure we weren’t simply shifting cost to families and students in the state.”

Rep. Nate Walker, a Republican from District 3 representing Kirksville, also said he supported reinstating funds to higher education. Since they were proposed in January, Walker said he has opposed Greitens’ cuts to higher education and thinks Greitens is being shortsighted.

“Higher-education funding and support of the mission of Truman State University remain my top prior-

ity as 3rd District State Representative,” Walker wrote in a statement, “I will continue to support additional funding for higher education as we continue the budget process in the Missouri General Assembly. The Missouri House of Representatives acted responsibly to increase funding for higher education by $68 million this week, above what the Governor had previously recommended. A strong higher education system in the state of Missouri is key for our economic growth and for a positive future for Missouri.”

See HOUSE, page 3

Under the Governor’s budget proposal, Truman State University would lose $3.5 million in state funding. The House proposal would restore funding to Truman and other schools.

Truman community celebrates 150th anniversary Saturday Holman Family Distinguished Speakers Series

The final installment of the Holman Family Distinguished Speakers Series will feature “Shark Tank” entrepreneur Daymond John at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13 in the Baldwin Hall Auditorium. John is known internationally as a supporter of entrepreneurship through his work as a presidential ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship and his time on the ABC series “Shark Tank.” John first made his mark as a branding expert and is now an award-winning author and public speaker.

The Holman Family Distinguished Speakers Series is named in honor of Squire Paul and Meeda (Daniel) Holman.

Sesquicentennial Presidential Celebration

The legacy of Truman State University’s 16 presidents will be recognized at a special event at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 14 in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall. The celebration will be followed by a reception at 5 p.m. in Pickler Memorial Library Presidential Reading Room, where all the University president portraits are on display. Former University President Troy Paino’s portrait will be unveiled before the celebration in a ceremony at 12:30 p.m. in the SUB Hub.

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Sesquicentennial Plaza Project

As part of the 150th anniversary celebration, Truman State University plans to continue the renovation of The Mall into the plaza area located in front of the Student Union Building. Community members, alumni and students can help contribute to the renovation costs and buy a personalized brick for $150 or a personalized paver for $500. Part of the project also includes a renovation of the fountain. Donors can also name items included as a part of The Mall renovation, including gardens, benches and the Library Patio.

Spring Commencement

The Spring 2018 Commencement Ceremony will be at 2 p.m. May 12 at Stokes Stadium.

Graduates will gather for a photo before the procession and graduation ceremony. Seating is first come, first seated, and doors open at noon.

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Students swing dance in Kirk Gym

Photos by Daniel Degenhardt/TMN Top: Students dance at the University Swingers’ social dance Friday, April 6. The University Swingers is Truman State University’s competition swing dance team, which hosts lessons and social dances throughout the year.

Left: Senior Audrey Leclou and sophomore Melina Matheney dance together at the event. The evening dance was preceded by an hour-long swing dancing lesson.

Bottom Left: Freshmen Josiah Shaw and Brooklyn Banning join the group dancing. The University Swingers hosted the event in the Kirk Gym. Bottom Right: Sophomores Audrey Brinkhorst and Lauren Lambert dance during the lesson. The April 6 lesson and dance was the last event for the University Swingers this semester.

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State college options could be expanded

Public library receives technology grant

BY RYAN PIVONEY Staff Writer

BY ELISABETH SHIRK Staff Writer

The Missouri Senate is seeking to grant community colleges the ability to offer bachelor’s degree programs if the Coordinating Board for Higher Education approves them.

The Missouri House of Representatives Higher Education Committee is currently processing Senate Bill 807 — sponsored by Sen. Jay Wasson, a Republican from Nixa representing District 20.

Wasson said passing the measure would allow more schools to offer higher degree programs throughout the state. “[SB 807] increases the efficiency and accessibility of degree programs offered through the University of Missouri System,” Wasson wrote in a statement.

“This is great for students because they will have opportunities to choose from a wider selection of degrees without having a significant financial burden.”

Wasson said the bill also provides funding relief for higher education because it decreases the number of duplicate degree offerings, which reduces spending on higher education.

“This bill was created through hard work and cooperation between all of the higher-education institutions throughout Missouri, and I believe it is a very positive step in the right direction for resolving our budgetary challenges in the education sphere,” Wasson said.

A state library grant will allow the Adair County Public Library to update its technology.

The library applied for the technology grant in January and received the grant in March. The library will use the money from the grant to buy a new web and data server and 10 new computers.

It will fund 75 percent of the costs for the updates, or about $13,500, and the library will pay the other 25 percent.

Library Director Jami Livingston said she found and wrote the grant application herself. Livingston said she and the Adair County Public Library Board of Trustees were talking about technology upgrades for about a year before sending in the grant application.

Laurie Griego, Adair County Public Library Board of Trustees secretary, said the Board oversees all the big decisions regarding the library. She said it approves the part of the budget that deals with grants because most grants require some monetary match.

Griego said the new technology will help keep the library current and encourage people to keep coming to the library.

“Each year we allocate a certain amount of money that [the library director] can use to match the grants,” Griego said. “A lot of people only have access to

Photo by Nicolas Telep/TMN Adair County Public Library, located in Kirksville, was established in 1985.

The library recently recieved a state grant to update its technology. internet through the library, so it helps us meet the needs of the community and helps us provide information that is pertinent to 2018 and beyond.”

Livingston said some of the computers’ keyboards have already been replaced because the letters were wearing off from heavy use.

“I knew our public computers were getting older, kind of slowing down a little bit and showing some wear,” Livingston said. “We see people in here every day looking for jobs, submitting

resumes or applications online, emailing [and] using Facebook. We have kids come in after school and use the computers for their homework.”

Livingston said the library’s mission is to provide knowledge to the Adair County community for lifelong learning and entertainment and promote literacy with children.

“We provide services for babies up to senior citizens, and we are here for our community in whatever way we can be,” Livingston said.

TMN receives awards at state college media conference Truman Media Network brought home 14 awards from the Missouri College Media Association Conference, including multiple first and second place finishes. TMN competed in division two against Webster University, Missouri Western State University, Northwest Missouri State University, Drury University and Missouri Southern State University. Six Truman State University students attended the MCMA conference Saturday at Lindenwood University, where they participated in journalism-focused workshops and attended an awards banquet with other student journalists across the state. Next year, the conference will be held at Missouri State University. Senior Brently Snead, The Index editor-in-chief, will serve as the MCMA secretary for the 2018-2019 conference.

MCMA Winners: Website — First Place, Truman Media Network Staff Best Overall Newspaper — Second Place, The Index Sports Writing — Honorable Mention, Kennedy Martin Sports Writing — Honorable Mention, Rachel Steinhoff Column Writing — First Place, Nicolas Telep Entertainment Review — First Place, Gordon McPherson Sports Photography — Third Place, Kennedy Martin Sports Photography — Honorable Mention, Kennedy Martin Feature Photography — Honorable Mention, Daniel Degenhardt Nonpolitical/Entertainment Cartoon — Second Place, Annie Kintree Information Graphic — Honorable Mention, Mariah Radle Sports Page — Third Place, Rachel Steinhoff and Seth Wolfmeyer Sports Page — Honorable Mention, Rachel Steinhoff and Jeremy Jacob Features Page — Second Place, Rachel Fechter

SCIENCE AND MATH | Budget cuts could leave HOUSE | State House of Representatives proposes departments with smaller faculty and larger classes budget restoring state higher-education funding Continued from page 1 Before the departmental budget plans were turned in at the end of March, each department’s deans and heads sat down and discussed the best areas to withdraw funds from without hindering the quality of education Truman strives to offer.

Tim Walston, Interim Dean of the School of Science and Mathematics, said the departments within the school trimmed their combined budgets by $600,000. He said the heads of the departments decided the majority of the cuts will come from the student pay funding, the renewal of equipment contracts and the operations budget.

Walston also said the school will be forced to reduce the size of its faculty as a result of these cuts.

“We aren’t laying anybody off, but we’re not replacing four full-time faculty positions and four half-time or less faculty positions,” Walston said. “[This] works out to about five-and-a-quarter worth of faculty teaching efforts.”

Walston also said because the science and mathematics staff will decrease in size, fewer class sections may be offered resulting in larger class sizes within those sections.

Along with that, the student labor budget reduction will result in fewer teaching assistant and student grader

positions. The departments will still be able to offer students scholarship hours and opportunities for federal work study.

Walston said the operations budgets will decrease by 5 percent, and the two electron microscopes the University owns will no longer have yearly service contracts. Up until now, the University has paid $33,000 a year for a technician to come in and service the electron microscopes. The biology department will keep the microscopes and continue to use them for classes, but can no longer afford to have them inspected each year.

“I’ve charged the faculty to think about how we can deal with the budget reality we are in and do things differently, but do them better,” Walston said. “I think this gives us an opportunity to rethink how we do education and obviously the goal is to maintain the high quality education we have for our students.”

Stephen Hudman opted not to be interviewed about the challenges the biology department is facing because of the budget cuts.

In a statement to The Index, Hudman wrote, “I don’t think, however, that Biology is facing any challenges as a result of the recent budget news that are any greater or lesser than those faced by other departments across campus.”

Continued from page 1 Missouri Treasurer Eric Schmitt said the General Assembly moved outside the governor’s recommendation, but the process of passing a budget allows for different inputs and priorities to be upheld by the representatives.

Schmitt said there might be longterm challenges in the future because of a loss in revenue and other programs, like Medicaid, increasingly using more funds.

“I think long-term, coming to grips with the challenges that are faced, as I mentioned with Medicaid as it continues to become a bigger and bigger part of the state budget, is a challenge,” Schmitt said. “There are some structural things that really need some reform.

Medicaid reform, and I think pension reform, would serve us very well and provide some more flexibility when it comes to issues like education.”

Schmitt said Greitens’ proposal to cut $68 million from higher education was a result of negotiation, but ultimately it is the General Assembly that produces the budget. If the budget is passed, it is possible for the governor to withhold or restrict spending, depending on how state revenue comes in throughout the fiscal year, to keep the budget balanced.

Schmitt said he assumes the governor and the General Assembly will

continue discussions about the budget moving forward.

“My guess is, between now and when they pass the budget about six weeks from now, there will be a lot of those discussions,” Schmitt said. “They are still pretty early in the process.”

Dave Rector, vice president for administration, finance and planning, said the budget the House passed is a step in the right direction for Truman’s budget. He said he hopes the Senate will value the higher-education funding and keep it in the budget, but it is too early to call. He said it is good news because it shows the General Assembly supports higher education.

Rector said Truman is maintaining its budgetary plan created under what Greitens proposed.

“Truman, along with every other university I have talked to, is still planning their budget based on the governor’s recommendation,” Rector said. “That is kind of your worst case scenario, so everyone is planning for the cut the governor recommended just in case.”

Rector said the University is going to continue to develop the budget based on prospective lower funding. If the additional funding is provided by the state, they will revisit the university budget with the Board of Governors and decide where funds should be alloted.

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Truman should be prepared in the case of an active shooter

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Cure “Hazelwood” precedent

High school and college students around the country sit in classrooms every year and learn about the all-but-encouraging “Hazelwood v.

Kuhlmeier,” a court case from the late, 80s that said student media can be censored by school faculty. It’s always the same spiel on how students don’t have the same First Amendment rights while in school. The teacher will then go on to explain the Supreme Court made its decision not as a punishment to students but as a way to protect us.

Currently, there’s a movement around the United States, and specifically in Missouri, to give student journalists the right to report on topics without the fear of consequences.

The Cronkite New Voices Act, which was introduced to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2017, is pending Senate approval after, passing the House 131-12.

A common defense of “Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier” is that schools have students’ best interest in mind. The ruling is in place to prevent legal issues and keep students from making big mistakes. We counter those arguments because, as current student journalists, we know our adviser is there to support us and answer questions to avoid lawsuits. And that’s ultimately it — there’s a clear difference between censorship and advising.

Isn’t the educational setting where we want to make those mistakes?

Shouldn’t we make these mistakes while we’re learning and stumbling to grow into our roles as journalists? We refuse to believe it’s in the best interest of the students to prevent these mistakes.

We, The Index Editorial Board, believe the kind of power provided

to school administrations through “Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier” is harmful to these students’ educations and First Amendment rights. Though the Supreme Court wanted to preserve schools’ ability to protect their educational environments, in the process they gave them the power to censor and ban discussions that are important to students sometimes despite the school’s values.

It is not uncommon for schools to censor student views that are counter to the school’s. In the case of “Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier,” the articles in question were about teen pregnancy and divorce, topics even today’s schools try to avoid. By specifying what students can talk about, schools are interrupting the journalistic process and forcing students to ignore the needs of its primary audience — other students.

It is also apparent giving schools this kind of lateral control over student journalism creates a conflict of interest for those students.

If student journalists are to write for their audience, that requires covering topics about the school, sometimes in ways that reflect negatively on the school’s image.

We don’t blame administrators for being interested in their school’s image, but that’s not the job of student journalists, and that line should be respected.

We, The Index Editorial Board, encourage students, teachers and supporters of the First Amendment everywhere to reach out to their senators and join the discussion. It is movements like The Cronkite New Voices Act that preserve and protect the power of the press and, by that extent, the public as a whole.

BY MORGAN GERVAIS Opinions Editor

I jump every time I hear a loud noise on campus. I don’t jump because the noise startles me, but rather, at the core of my being, I know those loud noises could signify a tragedy.

Logically, I know it’s just a book hitting a desk, but there’s still that moment where dozens of questions circle in my head. What’s going on? Was that a gunshot? Where do we go? What do we do?

These thoughts and worries have slowly increased since my start at Truman State University, and in the wake of the multiple mass shootings in 2017 and 2018, I can’t help but feel a little more on edge.

This fear dates back to my time in high school, where there were open discussions about emergency situations, drills and even an officer or two on school grounds. And yet, despite all these precautions, so many lives are lost and altered simply by attending school, a place where students should feel safe. The fact is that even when students and faculty have a plan, we’re still losing lives.

When you come to college, you assume you’re in a safe place and everyone is prepared in the event of a catastrophe. But, in the three years I have been at Truman, I have never had a professor cover any information relating to emergencies or read through the emergency section required in the syllabus, nor have I ever been required to attend a workshop or seminar addressing how students should respond in traumatic events. I understand having high expectations for faculty, but I don’t think there should be an expectation for college staff to be prepared for these events without proper training.

The most in-depth safety coverage I have received at this University is a professor telling me the emergency procedures poster is located by the door in each classroom. I do not place all the blame on the faculty, because I think it’s a University-wide issue, and

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Truman, in general, lacks preparation.

I get it — it’s scary. No one wants to think about the what ifs, but without a dialogue and a coherent plan, Truman is not equipped to handle an active shooter. Perhaps Truman has a plan, but as a student who has been here for three years, I’ve yet to be made aware of this plan. I still ask questions like “Where should I go?”and “Where am I safest?” and “Who are the main respondents?” I believe these are all questions students should have answers to and feel confident about.

In my opinion, there is a connection between mass shootings and mental health. No mentally well person should think shooting innocent, unarmed people is a good idea. Research done in 2016 shows only about 4 percent of gun violence is connected to mental health,according to Jeffrey W. Swanson’s research at Duke University.

However, even at such a small percentage, school shootings should be taken seriously at our University. Mental wellness is an area Truman struggles with because of our overachieving and competitive attitudes for success.

Truman is a school, and it is considered a home to many students. I have lived off campus the past two years, and if I don’t feel safe in my classroom, what are the chances I would feel safe in a residence hall? People deserve to feel and be safe in their homes and schools. Innocent people shouldn’t have to die while trying to receive an education. For the safety and consideration of students, Truman needs to implement and make students aware of safety procedures especially in the case of an active shooter. There should be annual trauma trainings for faculty and students to better prepare the University. Also, requiring or urging professors to spend more time talking about emergency procedures during syllabus day would be a small but extremely helpful idea. There doesn’t have to be a huge change, but Truman needs to better prepare and consider the safety of everyone at this institution.

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Bulldogs help out with Big Event Top Left: Sophomores Taylor Schlotzhauer and Jameson Plate volunteer at a Kirksville home as part of The Big Event on April 7.

The Big Event is an annual project hosted by Truman State University’s SERVE Center to engage students in community service.

Bottom Left: Plate and Sophomore Isaiah Thompson rake leaves in a yard as part of The Big Event. Inclement weather caused many Big Event activities to be canceled, but some students were still able to volunteer.

Bottom Right: Students clean a garage at a community home during The Big Event. Community service hours recorded during The Big Event counted for the TruServe event, which concluded last month.

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Suicide Survivor Talks Mental Health ATSU continues suicide dialogue with Kevin Hines’ story of recovery

BY RACHEL FECHTER Features Editor Eighteen years ago, Kevin Hines stood on the ledge of the Golden Gate Bridge, and jumped head first into the frigid waters 220 feet below.

Two weeks ago, Hines stood on the Baldwin Hall Auditorium stage, telling community members and students how his life has changed from that suicide attempt to where he is today — igniting discussion, providing resources and saving lives.

“I want them to take away that, no matter the pain they’re in, they have and hold great value and they matter,” Hines said.

“I want them to take away that suicide is never the solution to any problem. And I want them to take away that life is a gift — the greatest maybe we’ve ever been given.”

A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, brought Hines to Kirksville as part of ATSU’s 125th anniversary community-based project. This project allocated money to each ATSU school to work on a project that could benefit the community. Mental Health Awareness was the initiative selected by Margaret Wilson, doctor of osteopathic medicine and dean of ATSU Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.

“We felt that was just really important — an important topic that touches everyone at every level in the community, whether they be a student, a community member, a health care provider — that everyone is trying to meet the needs of those that need mental health help,” Wilson said.

Wilson said the goal of KCOM was to do more long-lasting and sustainable projects and not just a one time thing so the mental health conversation would continue.

Wilson said while the goal is for these events and speakers pertaining to mental health to reach and help everyone, there were three main groups ATSU hoped they could reach and support with the message of Hines and future speakers.

These groups included adolescents, young adults and health care providers.

Health care providers especially, Wilson said, can be very susceptible to mental health issues yet not always realize they need to seek help.

“I think sometimes we forget that health care providers, mental health care providers, law enforcement, teachers — all of them are kind of on the front line dealing with these issues,

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but sometimes we kind of forget they may be struggling,” Wilson said. “Certainly in health care, burnout is a big issue because they’re trying to take care of everyone else and may get overwhelmed between that and whatever personal things they may have in their lives.

We certainly want to keep our health care providers healthy so they can continue to do their jobs.”

Sarah Thomas, ATSU mental health wellness counselor who helped bring Hines to ATSU, said people within helping professions tend to spend so much time helping others that they often forget to take care of themselves.

“I also believe that helpers then have this stigma about [themselves,] like most of the population does, where [they’re] the first to identify … but don’t do it for themselves for fear of seeming weak or not good at their job or not competent,” Thomas said. “That’s why, just universally, [people] need to get mental health care, regardless of if [they’re] the psychiatrist.”

As a counselor at ATSU, Thomas said she also sees a lot of mental health issues within medical school because of the rigor and stress that comes with practicing medicine.

Thomas said she always encourages students to get help as early as they can before the issues reach an extreme level.

“We’re not only talking about depression and suicide,” Thomas said. “We’re talking about anxiety and panic attacks. We’re talking about all the symptoms that go along with mental health.

If we can recognize symptoms sooner and reduce the stigma and know it’s OK to say you’re not OK and get help … so that you start that conversation … it doesn’t always look like the worst case scenario. If you’re catching these symptoms sooner, it will prevent you from feeling worse in maybe five years or 10 years. So just the goal of emotional wellness to help yourself and help others.”

Thomas said she is glad that Hines’ message focused a lot on recovery, seeking help and early intervention in regard to mental health.

During Hines’ talk, he used some humor to ensure the audience was not emotionally distressed during the entirety of the talk. Additionally, Hines said he deliberately made a point to talk about both his method of suicide as well as how he now lives in recovery and stays mentally healthy, which he said is statistically and clinically proven to be the most beneficial way to save lives

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while talking about suicide.

Hines also discussed how insurance scamming, mass incarceration, and unsubsidized, privatized health care programs are perpetuating mental health issues in the United States.

Though Hines said exerting so much of his energy into speaking and advocacy can sometimes be draining, he loves what he does.

“If you live in recovery, you can help other people live in recovery and find a purpose,” Hines said. “If other people have a purpose, they can have hope.

If they have hope they can stay alive. That’s it. That’s why I do this.”

Listening to Hines’ talk, sophomore Peyton Smith said it was important he came to Truman. Smith, who has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, said she appreciated Hines continuing the discussion.

“It’s a conversation that needs to be happening at all times because there’s always someone who’s just a step away [from suicide],” Smith said. “I don’t think people get that. It’s not seasonal. It’s not gonna go away because you smiled at someone once … it’s all the time. It’s every day.”

Smith said she gets frustrated with misconceptions about mental illness, like people equating depression to sadness or a choice.

Smith also said that she finds strength in dealing with her depression from her family, friends and dog back home.

“It’s gotten better and it’s gotten worse and it’s gotten better again,” Smith said. “That’s the thing with mental health. I’m going to be struggling with this my whole life. It comes and goes. Some days are better than others. It’s just being able to pick yourself up despite all of that.”

Hines expressed a similar sentiment, explaining that he still experiences symptoms of bipolar disorder almost every day, but he has found ways to manage it now and live in recovery.

“No one ever successfully commits suicide,” Hines said. “‘Successfully committing suicide’ is an awful term that needs to be deleted from this planet.

There is not one successful suicide in this world. They are all awful and terrifying and horrific … talking about pain that you’ve gone through and recovered from saves lives. So talk all you want, but do it in a safe way … if you talk about how you found recovery, live in it, and stay in it, you can change a life forever.”

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Beyond Sodexo —workers open up about personal lives

BY TRAVIS MAIDEN Staff Writer Students see them every day — passing their IDs, grabbing a mint from the bowl on the counter near where they sit.

Often we don’t think about them outside the dining hall, but Sodexo workers are a lot more than just familiar faces in blue and red aprons and hats passing out chicken bowls.

More than likely, if you have dined in Centennial Hall, you have met 63-year-old George Walker who has worked as the cashier of Centennial’s dining hall for 25 years with a smile on his face.

Walker was born and lived in Kirksville until he was 7 years old. He then moved with his mom to New York City, where he grew up and graduated high school. After requests from his grandmother, he and his mother moved back to Kirksville in the mid 70s where he has lived since.

While spending his time in Kirksville, Walker has enjoyed reading many different genres of books and watching movies such as Star Wars and Star Trek.

“I love to read,” Walker said. “I really like science fiction and fantasy, like Isaac Asimov. I love Star Trek, and I watched the new Star Trek: Discovery that just came on this fall. And Star Wars, I played Star Wars Galaxies when it was online about 10 years ago.”

Walker said he used to play Dungeons & Dragons with a group in Kirksville for a many years and used to drive to renaissance fairs.

“I love going to renaissance fairs,” Walker said. “I’ve been to the one out

there in the Kansas City area, and ago in order to help her daughter, who I’ve been to that one many times. I was pregnant at the time. Now, she remember one year me and a friend stays and works at the SUB while enwent to several Renaissance Fairs in joying her time with her new grandson, the area of St. Louis and all the way Raiden, who will soon be 6 months old. in Southern Kansas.”

She describes Raiden as the light of her Walker said he life. used to volunIn addition to teer at the aniher new grandmal shelter after son, Dodd also he got his first has loved anidog. He would mals. clean cages and “I’ve always do whatever was wanted to work needed from him. with animals,” Currently, he Dodd said. “I has a cat named took one semesMolly and a dog ter to become named Bailey. a veterinarian Walker said technician, but his favorite part then I dropped of working as a out after my huscashier was getband was killed ting to see and in a car accident meet the differbecause I just … ent people that I just couldn’t he greeted. think.”

Walker is one Dodd said she of many notable has several inSodexo workterests like wresers. There’s also tling, hiking and 52-year-old Doncamping.

She na Dodd, who said she was able can be found to go to a Wresworking at the tlemania show Photo by Travis Maiden/TMN two years ago as Student Union Building, greet- 63-year-old George Walker is the a gift from her ing and helping cashier of Centennial’s dining kids. people with pur- hall. Walker has worked for SoDodd said she chases as a ca- dexo at Centennia for 25 years. is planning on shier at the front moving to Moberof the market ly in the summer area. and is beginning Originally from Mexico, Missouri, to looking for different employment.

Dodd moved to Kirksville almost a year She said she will always try to be pos-

itive and that she can get along with anyone. Dodd said the best part of working as a cashier at the SUB was the people because of how friendly the people were.

Sodexo workers are not limited to Kirksville citizens but oftentimes are students looking to make extra money. This includes international student Kalyani Pande who has been working at Dobson Hall’s convenience store for two years.

Pande said she has a bachelor’s degree in communication disorders and is attending Truman to receive her master’s degree.

“I’m graduating, so I can like give a going away speech kind of thing,” Pande said. “I think it was fun, and I really enjoyed coming here for two years. Everyone was really helping me, even my peers and Sodexo.

There’s not even one day that I feel like I don’t want to go to work.”

Pande said she has many student interests like reading books, listening to music or just watching movies on Netflix.

Pande said she has family waiting for her back home — A younger brother and a loving mother and father. She said the things she misses the most are food and her family.

Pande said she received her bachelor’s in India at the Alie Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped in Mumbai. She said she wanted to work as a speech therapist because her grandfather had a stroke and one of her classmates had problems speaking. She said her spark of interest began in the field after her uncle who is a doctor suggested it to her.

“I want to go back to my country and then serve them,” Pande said. “I want to learn everything I possibly can

Bike riding serves as integral part of local culture

BY AURA MARTIN Staff Writer It was a lovely night when Missouri Hall Director Zac Burden took an impromptu bike ride around town and got a flat tire. He was forced to walk home. Walking beside the road, Burden recalled five or so people pulled over to ask if he needed help or a ride. Other people he had only met once or twice even stopped and talked to him. He enjoyed the walk home.

Burden is one of the many people at Truman who enjoys being part of an active biking community.

Burden said he enjoys the opportunity biking gives him to experience his community. When Burden bikes he gets to view the beautiful homes in the area and stop and talk to people. He also appreciates the health benefits. He even uses his bike when he shops for groceries. He has a rack on the back of his bike with two saddle bags, both large enough to hold a full paper sack of groceries. He has a light at the front so he can ride at night and has a Bluetooth speaker so he can rock to tunes. Sometimes, he flies the Missouri flag on the back of his bike. Burden has found motorists treat him well while he rides on the road with it.

Burden is a member of Truman State University’s bicycle advisory committee, tasked to ensure Truman is a bike-friendly campus.

One of the ways Burden said he has accomplished this is hosting cycling

I think it’s really sweet to grab your bike and “stick a loaf of bread into a bag and ride over to a friend’s house for dinner, dump the bike on the lawn, and then ride it back home later. Just be sure that you get a light for your bike.

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events. This year will be the debut of the Sandy Bottoms Gravel Grinder.

The idea was to put together a cycling event that would include the entire Northeast Missouri community, Burden said. He said hopefully the event will become a bigger deal during the next few years and become a major tourist attraction.

Burden also participates in other biking events nearby, such as the Pedaler’s Jamboree, a 30-mile ride from Columbia, Missouri, to Boonville, Missouri.

There is entertainment along the way and a music festival at the end. Burden said these events are for people from all walks of life, ages and levels of athletic ability. Some cyclists are interested in going fast and making their way through the race, while others are elderly folks or families taking their time and enjoying the ride. People also ride on a variety of bikes, sporting anything from high-end bicycles built for racing to rickety bicycles.

“That’s one of the nice things about cycling, is it’s very scalable for what you’d like to do,” Burden said.

Truman professor Monica Barron also likes to ride her bike around the community. She bikes around the Kirksville area because she considers it a good biking town, often riding out to the lake and back.

“I’m the kind of person who would ride 10-20 miles for exercise or just for the hell of it,” Barron said.

Barron’s favorite part of riding is feeling herself relax and the speed at which she is looking at the world. She likes riding on trails, such as the Katy Trail, because she doesn’t have to think about cars. It is a chance for her to breathe better and admire the vegetation, birds and sky.

While sharing the road with motorists, Barron was surprised to discover men tend to give her more room on the road, especially when there is no paved shoulder for her to use.

Barron often rides by herself, but she said riding with friends is a blast.

A misconception Barron found with bicyclists is people assume riders have to be athletes and wear clothing with bike logos all over it. People don’t need to be hardcore riders to enjoy riding a bike. She said there are a lot of ways to work exercise into one’s life.

“I think it’s really sweet to grab your bike and stick a loaf of bread into a bag and ride over to a friend’s house for dinner, dump the bike on the lawn, and then ride it back home later,” Barron said. “Just be sure that you get a light for your bike.”

On Truman’s campus, there is a Bike Co-op available for students and members of the community to learn about bike repair and maintenance.

“We really do want to help,” junior David Bradbury, Bike Co-op president said. “Even if it is a problem beyond our area of expertise, the Bike Co-op is here for you.”

Bradbury said, students are supposed to cooperate at the Bike Co-op to learn about bike repair and maintenance. It is sometimes frustrating for workers at the Bike Co-op because students occasionally treat it like a shop where they can drop off their bike for repairs and pick it up later. Bradbury wants people to understand they are supposed to hang out with the Bike Coop workers and work on the bike together. He said he understands if people have to run for class or an appointment, but people shouldn’t be surprised if they are asked to stay and assist. That way, everyone gets to learn, Bradbury said.

To prevent bike theft, Bradbury recommends buying a chain. Once someone secures their bike, they need to make sure they’re wrapping it around the right part of the bike, specifically the frame of the bike, so the bike can’t easily be taken apart and stolen. That is how Bradbury said he and his friend were once able to retrieve a stolen bike — the thief didn’t properly secure it.

To keep a bike safe from would-be thieves, make sure it is put through a part of the bike that cannot easily be removed.

Bradbury said recently the Bike Co-op helped set up a bike sharing program on campus with funds received from the Student Giving Campaign.

He said there will be a bike rack installed outside of the Student Recreation Center, where students can rent bikes. It’s like how a student would check out a vacuum cleaner for their residence hall room, Bradbury said. A student would go to the rec center, turn in their student ID, receive the key, unlock the bike and then ride around. There are still logistics to work through, but soon the rack in front of the rec center will be active, and the Bike Co-op is looking to expand the idea beyond a bike rental service to opening a bike kiosk on campus.

“That way there would be a hub for the bikes on campus,” Bradbury said.

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Missouri State Treasurer returns to alma mater

BY TRAVIS MAIDEN Staff Writer Back in the late ‘90s, when Eric Schmitt was just a political science student at Truman State University, he never thought he’d become the Missouri state treasurer.

Schmitt said Truman offered him many invaluable experiences. He said the free exchange of ideas was important to him, so he would attend speeches even if he didn’t necessarily agree with a subject. Schmitt said Truman taught him how to find common ground with others to bring some humility into his life in politics.

“I think people having an understanding of the American experiment and the uniqueness of the country we live in, its institutions and how important those are and valuing other people as human beings is all really important,” Schmitt said. “But that was, you know, part cultivated here in the classes I took as a political science major, and I was a philosophy and religion minor, and so I love that stuff. So I was able to really kind of dig in here.”

Growing up in North County in St. Louis, Schmitt went to De Smet High School. Schmitt graduated from Tru-

man in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and minor in philosophy and religion. He then went to law school at St. Louis University, where he began to start a family and form a vision for what he wanted to be a part of today.

“It was really when my son was born and was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition — tuberous sclerosis and on the autism spectrum — so Stephen is 13 and nonverbal,” Schmitt said. “Seeing what he went through with seizures and everything else made me want to do more in what I was doing. For me, the way that I could serve my community was to run for office.”

Schmitt said De Smet offered many community-style services. Since Truman offered the chance to be a part of a community, it was similar to home and it was important for his own personal development. Schmitt said he learned about relating and dealing with people as human beings and having respect while at Truman.

Schmitt said he grew up in a middle-class family with hard-working parents and a grandfather who shaped his work ethic today. Schmitt said he wants to fight for middleclass people and people with devel-

opmental disabilities and bring those same values he learned into the treasurer’s office. He said he was here

Submitted photo Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt graduated from Truman State University in 1997. Schmitt studied political science and philosophy and religions during his time at Truman.

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last week to talk about the initiative, Missouri First, which is focused around investing in small businesses in agriculture.

Schmitt said Truman taught him many lessons from serving people in your community to realizing we are all in this together. He said being an engaged citizen is important, and it helped him pursue some skills which affected him later in his life.

Schmitt said the friendships and relationships he built at Truman were the most important part of his time here, and he wanted to remind future graduates to make the most of their time at Truman.

“I think there’s a tendency, especially here, there’s a lot of students that want to go off and do great things, and that is great, but I think appreciating and being grateful for where you’re at — The friendships that you have, the experiences that you’re having — because it goes by pretty fast,” Schmitt said. “So it’s been fun for me to be in town today and just seeing places that I haven’t seen in a while and recalling memories that I had with people — [those] are the really important things in life.”

“Ready Player One” entertains but lacks compelling story This movie gets 3.5/5 Miis

BY GORDON MCPHERSON Staff Writer

No other film in 2018 thus far will satisfy pop culture fanatics like Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One.” Viewers looking for a compelling story, however, will leave the theater feeling the film was a missed opportunity.

Based on Ernest Cline’s best-selling novel, the film centers around the young Wade Watts, played by Tye Sheridan, who lives in a dystopian Columbus, Ohio, in the year 2025. Society has nearly fallen apart, and many people seek refuge from the harsh real world within a virtual reality simulation called the “OASIS,” which provides them with activities for work, education and entertainment in a highly stylized and expansive universe. The creator of the OASIS, James Halliday, played by Mark Rylance, reveals he has hidden an “Easter Egg” that will give complete control over his digital world to whoever finds it.

Halliday has also hidden three keys, only acquired through death-defying challenges, each revealing a different clue to the egg’s whereabouts. Watts, using a visually dull avatar named Parzival, becomes involved in a frantic race to find the egg, while being pursued by the corrupt IOI corporation, led by an over- the-top Ben Mendelsohn.

“Ready Player One” feels like a film designed to appeal to the geek within us all, sacrificing emotional heft and dramatic stakes for simplistic, yet undeniably fun, popcorn entertainment.

Spielberg’s filmmaking is the real star of the show, showcasing his knack for staging incredibly well-choreographed action sequences. Having the film set within a virtual world lets him unleash his full creative potential, bombarding viewers with sound, explosions and nonstop appearances from iconic characters in pop culture, primarily from the 1980s. This includes the murderous Chucky doll, among others.

Many action sequences throughout the film, particularly a downright spectacular racing sequence at the beginning of the film, send chills down viewer’s spines through sheer technical mastery. Spielberg deploys elaborate camera movements to seamlessly transition from one jaw-dropping sight to the next, forcing viewers along for the ride. This sensory overload will not be to everyone’s taste, however.

Spielberg’s adoration of the film medium is fully apparent in “Ready Player One.” Who would have thought you’d ever see appearances from

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the delorean, King Kong and the Iron Giant in the same movie? Nearly every scene in “Ready Player One” is destined to put a smile on the faces of people like myself who have embraced pop culture like a best friend.

When the film comes back to the real world, however, it loses much of its infectious spirit, mainly from the lack of strong characters.

It’s a shame Spielberg neglects to give the actual characters of his “Ready Player One” adaptation the attention they deserve. Watts undergoes a predictable hero’s journey character arc, which lacks any sort of surprise by the time the film concludes. His troubled home-life — living with an abusive aunt and uncle who are completely obsessed with the OASIS — isn’t developed enough for viewers to care.

The malevolent IOI corporation has simplistic motives that lack nuance.

Even so, as a villainous corporation that could have come straight from a Saturday morning television show, it suffices.

For every scene of dramatic tension in “Ready Player One,” there’s 10 scenes full of cartoonish action and occasionally juvenile humor.

Watts’ romance with Olivia Cooke’s “Art3mis” character feels rushed and groaninducingly cliched, even though Sheridan and Cooke give solid performances.

The film’s two-and-a-half hour runtime feels ridiculously long for the story Spielberg’s trying to tell. So many pop culture references are crammed into nearly every single scene that one might wonder if they were all actually necessary.

A technically glorious film, “Ready Player One” nevertheless fails to live up to any of the movies it so pervasively references.

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Questions on The Quad Are you surprised by all the snow and ice we’re seeing this April?

“Yes. But it’s also Missouri, so not so much.”

How do you feel about SAB bringing DRAM and Fetty Wap for the Big Spring Concert and are you planning to attend? Why or why not?

“I am very excited … I really like their music, and I think it will be a fun concert.”

Harper Stephens, sophomore

“Yes. Just not used to snow in April. I feel like that’s a little late. It should be spring.”

Cody Hauck, junior

Melanie King, senior

“Not at all. I’ve lived in Missouri my entire life. My birthday’s in May, and so when I was in, like, second or third grade, it actually snowed on my birthday, May 10, and that was the latest it ever snowed.

And then as I got older, it started to snow earlier and started to fall back. I guess maybe it’ll snow on my birthday next year. Who knows?”

“Yes, I definitely am. It’s just not typical. It’s just not what I’d expect in the month of April. You’d think it would be raining or getting somewhat warm, but it’s not.”

Do you feel like Truman would be well equipped and prepared to deal with a mass shooter event, like the ones we’ve seen happening around the nation?

Why or why not?

“I would like to think so, but I don’t feel like we’ve had any drills, or anything so I don’t know what to do if there’s a mass shooter. I get the texts sent to my phone if there’s a shooter on campus, but I’ve never gotten any texts, so that’s good …”

“That was a huge surprise. I would love to attend, but my parents are coming into town this weekend, and they are not fans of Fetty Wap and DRAM. I think it’s an awesome concert. I’m very impressed with that.”

“No. The buildings are too spaced out from each other. We do have a good DPS, but I just feel like with the whole town being a 20mile power square, it might take them a bit of time to get to one of the buildings.”

“I don’t know if I’m going yet. I’m really proud of them for bringing a hip-hop artist because I know a lot of college students really want a hip-hop artist, even if the Kirksville community isn’t as excited. I don’t know. But I’m proud of them for bringing one, and I think a lot of students are excited, and I’ll see what I’m doing that night. I’m not the biggest Fetty Wap fan.”

“I think that students have become accustomed to the news of other universities experiencing events on that scale. I don’t know if the University offices and administration would necessarily be equipped to handle an emergency like that ... I think students would be prepared just because we’ve been told to be prepared since high school, but I don’t know if the University would be ready.”

“I’ll actually be out of town, but I do think it’s pretty cool we’re bringing star power, per se, and bigger names and stuff like that. I think that’s interesting. I think it’s promising for future events.”

“Honestly, I don’t really know. I don’t know what kinds of precautions we have to deal with that, and I just don’t know how Truman would decide to handle that … I don’t know what they would do …”

Jared Favero, senior

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’Dogs set for spring scrimmage

BY ASHLEY MURPHY Staff Writer

The Truman State University women’s soccer team is back in action this spring after a strong fall season. The team finished the fall season with a trip to the GLVC postseason tournament and a record of 6-6-5.

Although primarily a fall sport, the team has a full spring schedule this year. The Bulldogs spring outdoor season is six weeks long and started with games against Missouri Western State University and Missouri Valley College.

Head coach Mike Cannon said the players will finish with scrimmages against the University of Central Missouri on April 15, Quincy University on April 22, and an alumni game on April 28, which will be a good test to prepare the team for the fall.

“UCM will be the toughest opponents as reigning national champs, and Quincy also made the national tournament in the fall along with Missouri Western,” Cannon said.

Cannon said the spring games played against them are usually a good test to help the team prepare for the following fall. He said the spring season is essential in preparation for the fall season because preseason only lasts three weeks long when the team returns to campus in the fall. The team will integrate 13 new players into the team during this time.

Submitted Photos Freshman midfielder Paige Peterson prepares for a kick in a game last season. With eight seniors not returning, the Bulldogs’ returning players have worked out together during the week and played games during the weekend. with a hard-working and focused group.

The players are excited for the upcoming games and scrimmages to assess where they are making progress and which areas of their game they need to improve.

“Spring for the soccer team is a time to strengthen the bonds between the retiring players before the incoming freshmen come.”

—Junior midfielder Kacie Trueman He said the team can focus more on individual needs, like getting healthy, because games don’t count like they do in the regular season.

“It helps tremendously if we have a positive, healthy and productive spring season, where the older players are on the same page and we can have a good base before adding new players to the mix,” Cannon said.

Cannon said the team is required to take two days off each week because of NCAA rules, but other than that, the team’s practice schedule is very similar to the fall season.

Cannon said this spring has been good,

Redshirt freshman midfielder Allie Cross said spring workouts are the time when everyone on the team trains their bodies for the fall to continue into the summer. Cross said this involves a lot of lifting and conditioning, which is necessary for the team to be in proper condition for the start of the season.

Cross said the team is looking to build mental and physical fitness as a cohesive unit. She said one important part of spring workouts is to build chemistry within the team so the spring routine is more team-oriented.

“This year we had a lot of seniors who are graduating, so we really have had to

grow as a team and build our relationships together to develop new leadership and new roles,” Cross said. “We definitely bond over early morning running and hard lifting sessions.”

Junior midfielder Kacie Trueman said the spring season is essentially split into two parts. Before spring break, the team can only touch the ball for two hours each week because of NCAA regulations.

After spring break, the practices increase in intensity, taking place for two hours, four days a week. In a typical week, Trueman said the team has Mondays off, lifts on Tuesdays and Thursdays, has agility, yoga and team bonding on Wednesdays, and runs on Fridays. Games are played on weekends.

Trueman said she enjoys the camaraderie that’s exhibited during lifting sessions. She said this season is even more special because one of her teammates, redshirt sophomore midfielder Isabel Kurzban, created a new lifting program for the entire team.

“Lifting with the team is probably the best time in the world,” Trueman said. “You are all there together, listening to the same music, hyping each other up, dancing, getting stronger. It’s a wonderful time.”

Being a fall sport means the graduating seniors finish their soccer careers at the end of the fall season, leaving the underclassmen to step into leadership roles in the spring.

“It is always hard losing the seniors in the spring,” Trueman said.

“Spring for the soccer team is a time to strengthen the bonds between the retiring players before the incoming freshmen come.”

Trueman said the team is focusing on the basics this spring which is helping.

While the Bulldogs have only played one game, she said she thinks the team has been playing the best soccer she has ever see them play.

Trueman said the most difficult part about seeing the seniors go is having to fill the void of both of the team’s graduating goalies. Senior Katie Mattingly is one of these losses along with her distinction as a former GLVC Defensive Player of the Year.

“That has changed the dynamic of practice as well as games,” Trueman said. “When we do drills in practice, our coach or one of our injured players is our goalie. For the game we played already, we had a retired field player be our goalie.”

Bastian finding success overseas after Truman

BY BROOKE BAILEY Staff Writer

Truman State University volleyball alumna Kayla Bastian has had a successful first season in England at Northumbria University. Bastian has already won two trophies and advanced to the National Cup Finals.

Bastian is no stranger to success, as she was part of two conference-title teams at Truman and her name can frequently be found in the Bulldog record books.

Bastian said the team’s goal for the season is to end with five trophies, and the team has had its sights set on that since the beginning of the season. The goal is to

Alumna Kayla Bastian has been playing volleyball in England for a year.

She has added more accomplishments with her team winning two trophies.

keep the indoor season going until May at the National Volleyball League Finals.

Once the indoor season ends, beach volleyball season begins.

Bastian said it has been an adjustment playing volleyball in another country after she spent years learning the game in America.

“The international game is a lot different than playing at Truman,” Bastian said.

“The type of competition is a lot less conventional than in the U.S. The program is run much more like a business, which Truman helped prepare me for. [Head coach] Ben [Briney] always talked about treating your role on the team as a job, and that is very true here.”

Bastian said the team still participates in drills and scrimmages. She said she has not perfected her volleyball game, but that is what she loves about the sport.

Bastian said she is thankful for her experience so far.

Along with exploring a different way of living, Bastian said she has met great people she has grown close to.

“Between this and Truman, I have zero regrets about making the decision to go forward with them,” Bastian said. “I feel like, as athletes, we always talk about the friendships we walk away with, but it is the honest truth.”

Briney had nothing but positive things to say about Bastian’s time at Truman.

Briney said one of her best qualities is that she constantly wants to get better and asks what she needs to do to improve.

Bastian was a part of the 2016 GLVC champion team, where the Bulldogs started their season 3-11 and persevered to win the conference. She led the team then in kills and service aces on her way to a Second-Team All-GLVC selection.

Besides the aforementioned categories, Bastian also led the 2016 championship team in games and sets played. She was one of two Bulldogs to play all of the team’s 35 games and one of three to play all 128 sets.

Briney said Bastian was also valuable because he knew she was going to work hard in practice everyday.

“From the day she walked on campus to the day she graduated, you got [that motivation] every day in practice, and that’s why she ended up where she ended up, and that was a huge part of our leadership her senior year,” Briney said.

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HERNANDEZ | Truman welcomes new offensive line hire Continued from page 14 Taking his place is Hernandez, a graduate from Upper Iowa University, where he was a two-year team captain. Hernandez spent time coaching at Florida International University, Northwestern University and, most recently, Towson University. With a rich football background, Hernandez said he can be a great asset to the Bulldogs’ coaching staff.

“I’m excited to be here, and I’m ready to give everything I can to the program,” Hernandez said. “Truman has a great program, and I want to leave it even better than I found it. And I want to be a mentor to the players that I coach every day, both personally and in football.”

Hernandez is excited about his future at Truman because he is eager to return to the Midwest. Hernandez has family in Chicago, so he is looking forward to moving back to the area and being around Truman football again.

“... I’m ready to give everything I can to the program.”

-Offensive line coach Dan Hernandez “I remember playing against Truman and remembered how good they were,” Hernandez said. “Playing against Truman back then and knowing what a strong history this program has really drew me to Truman.”

Hernandez inherits a fairly young offensive line but has a few strong veteran players. One returner is junior Nick Verbeck, Second-Team All-GLVC player.

“With coach Hernandez coming in, I don’t think we’ll miss a beat,” Verbeck said. “There may be a few road bumps to begin with, but it’s the same group of hard-working guys here with the same common goal to be conference champs again.”

Photo submitted by Truman Athletics The Truman State University offensive line huddles to celebrate a touchdown. Dan Hernandez will coach the offensive line after coming from Towson University.

FRANTZ | Senior pitcher becomes Truman’s all-time career wins leader

Photo submitted by Truman Athletics Senior pitcher Kent Frantz delivers a pitch at a previous game. Frantz is 3-4 in his final season as a Bulldog but will go down as the career win leader. Frantz currently has 17 career wins and is top-10 in the record books in several other categories.

Continued from page 14 Davis said Frantz limited walks and made people play the ball on his terms, while the veteran team behind him made limited mistakes on defense.

Davis said he expected Frantz to easily break the win record earlier in his career, but sports are unpredictable and often don’t play out the way players or coaches envision.

“He gave us good effort every time out, so we can’t ask for much else,” Davis said.

As a sophomore, Frantz added just two wins to his resume, with a 2-6 record and 6.12 ERA. As a junior, Frantz switched roles. In 2017, he appeared in 18 games but started only four on the mound.

Davis said Frantz did a great job understanding the switch to

the bullpen and preparing himself to come into a new situation.

“If you go back and look at his numbers, he really took off and really did a great job,” Davis said. “I don’t have the numbers in front of me, but he was lights out, and he gave us a chance to win. I think he did a great job of accepting that role and doing the best he could.”

Heading into his final season, Frantz sat at 14 career wins — third on the All-Time list — but securing the record was questionable after the previous two seasons.

In addition to overcoming doubts and dry spells as a Bulldog, Frantz also overcame an injury before finding the mound in Bulldog Baseball Park. Coming out of his senior year of high school, Frantz said he had Tom-

my John surgery on his throwing arm. If anything, Frantz said the obstacle only reinforced his desire to be on the mound.

ability,” Frantz said. “Getting my arm action and mechanics back was just re-establishing my muscle memory.

“It is a testament to the hard work not only by myself but by my teammates and coaches over the last five years. I couldn’t have gotten any of those wins without the other eight guys on the field and many more in the dugout.”

-Senior Kent Frantz “You do what the doctors and trainers tell you to do and do it to the best of your

“I had a great training and coaching staff that allowed me to do that. The hardest part is the

waiting to get back on the field, and I am glad that part is over.”

After grabbing wins against Washburn University and William Jewell College earlier this season, Frantz secured a portion of the record with plenty of the season left to make it his own. The 3-2 victory against Maryville secured his name atop the list and bumped his season record to 3-4, winning two of his last three outings.

After giving up an early run in the first inning, Frantz allowed just one more run in his seven innings of work. Three Saints errors and an RBI by Bulldog redshirt freshman Jack Goodwin on third base would give Frantz the run support he needed through seven innings, while senior pitchers Matt Tometz and Peter Young closed out the final two innings to cap off Frantz’s record-breaking day.

“It has definitely been a struggle,” Frantz said. “It’s not easy being so successful at first and then falling off the radar. I found a nice groove in the bullpen last year and really enjoyed my new role. Just building on the confidence I gained last year and the hard work of my teammates to solidify the bullpen allowed me to be able to get back on the bump this year as a starter.”

Frantz is also etched in the top 10 of Truman record books in games started, innings pitched, complete games and strikeouts.

Behind Frantz’s three wins this season, the Bulldogs are just 8-24 and have taken a 2-10 start to GLVC play. Sixteen games remain on the schedule for the remainder of the season, and Davis said he hopes the team can get into a groove and allow seniors like Frantz to step away from the game with even more success.

“You have good years, you have bad years,” Davis said.

“You never know how that’s gonna go. You put all that time and effort in, and you expect good things to happen, but it just doesn’t always work that way. Other people are putting in work, too, and that’s why we play the game.”

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Partners play as friends

BY KENNEDY MARTIN Staff Writer

Working side by side with someone and competing as a unit can be difficult, but when you have chemistry like Truman State University tennis duo junior Maura Dunn and senior Lindsey Schlichting, two can play as one.

The two Bulldogs became doubles partners at the beginning of the 2017 fall season and have since won 13 of their 20 matches, a 65 percent winning rate. With the team sitting at 2-8 on the season, Dunn and Schlichting often highlight the tournaments for the Purple and White. Their debut together at the Webster University tournament in the fall ended in a quick victory, though not an uneventful one.

In the middle of their first match together, Schlichting said she wound up for a shot and hit one of their opponents in the head at the net. The other team and surrounding fans were completely baffled even though it was an accident and the opponent was unharmed. Following the long silence from the crowd, Schlichting, said she felt terrible and embarrassed and looked to her newlyassigned partner for comfort only to find her laughing hysterically.

Schlichting said the pair pretended to huddle to discuss game strategy so Dunn could collect herself. Schlichting said she remembers Dunn apologizing profusely, explaining she cannot help laughing when placed in awkward situations. She said in their huddle that day, they knew they would not only be great friends but even better partners.

“I should’ve known then how crazy being her partner would be,” Schlichting said. “Since then, we have learned how to play to each other’s strengths and how to play together instead of just alongside each other.”

Schlichting said prior to their partnership, their previous partners kept them both level-headed because they are both highly emotional players. Now she said they use the aforementioned “crazy” to their advantage. Schlichting said the pair is able to bring their competitive and passionate spirits out of one other on the court.

Schlichting said though they are both intensely competitive players, they frequently rely on humor when things are not going their way so they can enjoy their time on the court. Dunn said the two bring out the best in each other when competing.

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Track and Field TBA in Des Moines, Iowa at Jim Duncan Invitational Tennis 2 p.m. in Kirksville, Mo. vs. Drury University

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Track and Field TBA in Des Moines, Iowa at Jim Duncan Invitational

Softball 11 a.m. in Indianapolis, Ind. vs. University of Indianapolis— Doubleheader Baseball Noon in Quincy, Ill. vs. Quincy University— Doubleheader

15 SUNDAY Submitted Photo Senior Lindsey Schlichting has played doubles tennis with junior Maura Dunn since fall 2017. She has many memories with her friend on the court.

“We complement each other well,” Dunn said. “And together we push each other and fight for every match. Her serve and strong ground strokes work perfectly to set me up and close out points at the net.”

Dunn said their communication has only strengthened with time, and their friendship has similarly grown. Though they have been friends throughout the years at Truman, she said being doubles partners has taken them to a new level of friendship. Dunn said since Schlichting is a senior, she will be graduating this May, hence ending the partnership, while Dunn will have one more year of eligibility.

“I have no idea what I’ll do without Lindsey next year,” Dunn said. “She has been such a great partner as well as leader for our team this year. I know

the whole team is so grateful to have had her to always step up to challenges and push our team in new ways.”

Upon graduating, Schlichting said she plans to head home to the Chicago suburbs to work as a registered nurse in a pediatric unit but does not see herself putting up the racket anytime soon.

Despite the changing plans, Schlichting did not hesitate on the idea of post-graduation tennis matches with her long-time doubles partner.

“What’s great about tennis is that I can play forever,” Schlichting said. “So, yes, I can 100 percent see myself and Maura at 80 years old taking on all the young doubles teams at whatever racket club, huddling up, not knowing how to stop laughing when we make a hilarious mistake.”

Softball 11 a.m. in Louisville, Ky. vs. Bellarmine University— Doubleheader Baseball Noon in Quincy, Ill. vs. Quincy University— Doubleheader

19 THURSDAY Track and Field 9 a.m. in Lawrence, Kan. at Kansas Relays

Softball 2 p.m. in Springfield, Ill. vs. University of Illinois-Springfield— Doubleheader

EQUESTRIAN | Club team wins during two-day competition in Illinois

Submitted Photos

Top Left: Four members of the Truman State University Equestrian Team ride in the snow. The Bulldogs competed against teams from Missouri and Illinois at Northern Illinois University’s IHSA Show March 24-25 in Maple Park, Illinois, at Yakle Acres.

Top Right: Senior Riley Merdinian and junior Hannah Patton both earned individual honors at the show. Both were named High Point Riders after winning their classes.

Bottom: The whole team poses with coach Emily Costello. During the two days, the Bulldogs finished first on day one and tied for second on day two.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018

Hernandez hired as offensive line coach

BY PAUL PROVINCE Staff Writer

Photos submitted by Truman Athletics Senior pitcher Kent Frantz winds up in a game last season. Frantz was named GLVC Freshman of the Year in his rookie season and has gone on to become Truman State University’s all-time wins leader with 17 victories.

BY RACHEL STEINHOFF Sports Text Editor The awards poured in four years ago — nine wins for Truman State University baseball’s single season record, two GLVC Player of the Week honors, First Team AllConference and GLVC Freshman of the Year. At the time, then freshman pitcher Kent Frantz was on the radar as

one of the best rookie arms in the region. The best part­ — he would have three more seasons in Purple and White.

Fast forward to his final season in a Truman uniform and Frantz finishes the way he started, becoming Truman’s all-time leader in pitching wins last Saturday. The 3-2 Bulldog victory at Maryville University notched Frantz’s 17th career victory, surpassing alumnus

Junior infielder Brooke

Vuncannon makes

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pitch during Saturday’s game against

Southern Indiana University.

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Alex Hoffman, who pitched from 2014-2017.

“It is a testament to the hard work not only by myself but by my teammates and coaches over the last five years,” Frantz said. “I couldn’t have gotten any of those wins without the other eight guys on the field and many more in the dugout.”

Though 17 wins is nothing to overlook, the road to this

milestone was slow rolling — nine wins in his first year, and eight wins in the following two and a half years. As hot as Frantz started, head coach Dan Davis said his rookie also quickly learned what it was like to cool down.

Davis said in addition to good individual outings in his first season, Frantz was part of a great team.

See FRANTZ, page 12

The Truman State University football team has established a run-first and winning-in-trenches culture during the last two years. In late March, the Bulldogs announced the latest addition to their coaching staff hiring Dan Hernandez as their new offensive line coach.

The offseason addition to the Bulldogs’ coaching staff is tied to Truman’s previous offensive line coach, Chris Symington, who took a coaching position at another school.

“We love and respect coach [Symington],” head coach Gregg Nesbitt said.

“He did a great job for us. In the two years he was here, he helped shape the mindset and culture of the offensive line.”

Since his start before the 2016 season, Symington’s offensive line created more rushing yards per game and a higher fourthdown conversion percentage. The Bulldogs ranked second in the conference in both categories last season. In his two years at Truman, the Bulldogs’ scoring improved by nearly 10 points per game.

See HERNANDEZ, page 12

Softball finds its rhythm

BY RACHEL STEINHOFF Sports Text Editor

Wake up. Hope for sunshine. Repeat. After having more than 10 games canceled earlier this season, Truman State University softball is starting to win more frequently as the team has finally settled into a steady playing schedule.

Since Saturday, March 21, the Bulldogs have won seven of their last eight games. After splitting with McKendree University on the snow-dusted Bulldog Softball Field Monday, Truman moved to a 9-7 record in GLVC play and a 20-12 record overall.

Assistant coach Ali Brems said the team did a nice job of not getting frustrated early on in the season, and it paid off as the players have been able to find a rhythm.

“We’ve done a nice job at staying the course and continuing to do our best to get all three phases of our game rolling at the same time — pitching, defense and hitting,” Brems said.

Offensively, statistics show scoring early is key for the Bulldogs. Truman is 10-4 when scoring in the first inning and 17-8 when they are the first team to put up a run.

Junior outfielder Christa Reisinger leads the conference in batting average, on base percentage and walks while leading off for the Bulldogs.

Defensively, the Bulldogs’ statistical record for games without error is 7-1. In the doubleheader against McKendree, the Bulldogs had four errors in their 8-1 loss in game one and zero errors in their 5-0 loss in game two.

In addition to limiting errors, during their recent six-game winning streak, the Truman pitchers have allowed an ERA of just 1.59 and an opponent batting average of only .209. For the current season, the bullpen allows a 2.70 ERA, which is second place in the GLVC. “The pitchers have started to trust their spin, and I think it is showing that in the numbers they are producing,” Brems said. “We talk a

lot about throwing with conviction, and I feel like they have been owning that part of their game which has been fun to watch.”

With just 12 games left to qualify for the postseason, the Bulldogs are in a tight race for GLVC rankings. Truman is currently tied for sixth in the conference with Missouri University of Science and Technology and is one game behind Rockhurst University. Both Southern Indiana and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside chase Truman in a tie for seventh with an 8-8 record.

Brems said the team is its own worst enemy, and thus they will need to focus on what they can control and play one pitch at a time. If they can do that, Brems said their conference standing should come around on its own time.

This weekend, the Bulldogs face the second best team in the league with the University of Indianapolis and the lastplace team Bellarmine University. The weekend opens at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Freshman thrower Bobby Campbell won his second consecutive discus event at the Central Methodist Invitational after throwing 45.96 meters. His mark contributed to the men’s first-place finish Saturday.

Campbell previously won the event at the Central College Dutch Invitational with a Div. II provisional mark.

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