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TRUMAN SEARCHING FOR HALL DIRECTORS RYAN PIVONEY Editor-in-Chief
Students walking past Missouri Hall. Residence Life offices are in MO 1100. There are currently two hall director positions open. Photo by Rachel Becker
Residence Life is looking to hire up to two hall directors this semester. Currently, there are four hall directors at Truman State University, which is two fewer than last year. However, with Dobson closed, the University is looking to have a total of five hall directors this year: one for Ryle and the apartments, one for Blanton-Nason-Brewer Hall, one for Missouri Hall, one for Centennial Hall and one for West Campus Suites. Laina Porter is the director of Ryle Hall and the apartments, but she is expected to take maternity leave this semester. Residence Life Director Jamie Van Boxel said Porter will remain on staff in accordance with federal law, and would be expected back by the spring semester. While the start date of Porter’s leave is unclear at this time, Van Boxel said he anticipates a short window of time between Porter’s leave and adding a new staff member. Bailey DeVetter is the hall director of BNB, but she is resigning Aug. 30 because of health concerns, according to an email sent to BNB residents. Zach Hollstrom is now the hall director of West Campus Suites and Centennial Hall after Megan Swingle took a position at the University of Missouri before the semester started. Van Boxel said there are two focuses in trying to manage the responsibilities of the missing hall director positions. The first is how the rest of
Residence Life staff can collectively ensure operations continue to run smoothly. “Collectively the team comes together to make sure that all students that live on campus are offered an experience that is safe, welcoming and conducive to an experience that all Truman students should have, which is being able to focus on being academically and personally successful,” Van Boxel said. He said even though hall directors are assigned to particular communities, when the position is left vacant the responsibilities are split between the other hall directors, community coordinators and other Res Life staff. Van Boxel said the larger focus would be on getting fully staffed. He said he has every intention of being fully staffed in hall director positions by the time the fall semester ends, and could have them filled as early as a few weeks. The two hall director positions were posted to Truman’s Human Resources website about two weeks ago. The priority deadline for applicants, the date in which all candidates will be considered and evaluated at the same time, was Aug. 26. Human Resources Director Sally Herleth said the search is going well considering it is off cycle. As of Aug. 27 there were 16 candidates.
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Baltimore repair plans move ahead ELISABETH SHIRK Managing Editor
Plans to repair Baltimore Street from Illinois Street to just south of Patterson Street are moving forward as right of way plans have been approved. Project Manager Keith Killen said the Missouri Department of Transportation is early in the process of appraising and contacting property owners to negotiate settlements for easements, which are the rights to use a person’s or business’ property to complete a project. The plan for the project is to resurface Baltimore Street, eliminate the dropoff between the curb and gutter, eliminate water buildup on the road, improve driveways and business entrances, improve sidewalks and upgrade signals for pedestrians. Killen said all of the upgrades and fixes will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Killen said there is currently a preliminary plan for the design that the right of way plans were based on, but the design will not be final until 2021 when the project is let out for bid to contractors. Until then, Killen said, the utility work will also occur, because the road work must avoid utilities such as water lines, telephone lines and gas lines. “We have to coordinate our design with the utility companies and if there are conflicts, we need to figure out, ‘Okay, where’s the utility going to move,’ and we work with them to find a suitable location to relocate their facilities,” Killen said. The utility companies have been contacted, Killen said, and utility work should be starting sometime next year. Public Works Director Glenn Balliew said the city has been working with MoDOT for the past four years on this project.
Decision to close Dobson goes smoothly RACHEL BECKER News, Photo Editor
Truman State University’s decision to close Dobson Hall was early enough that the closing went relatively smooth. Dave Rector, vice president for administration, finance and planning, said the only hurdle was how to keep the convenience store open in the hall, however, adding a new wall and securing the building didn’t cost much. Dobson Hall has been closed since the end of the 2019 spring semester. The hall was closed temporarily to save money and to adapt to a smaller freshmen class. See DOBSON page 6
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“You don’t just go and do a project like this,” Balliew said. “It’s several years of planning to make all of this happen and get everything in place. One thing affects another.”
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New Sodexo GM oversees changes
RYAN PIVONEY Editor-in-Chief
Dobson was closed over the summer. The University is estimated to save $250,000 by closing the hall. Photo by Rachel Becker
Public Works Director Glenn Balliew explaining plans for Baltimore Street. The plan for the constuction will not be final until 2021 and construction is planned to begin on Baltimore Street in the summer or fall of 2021. Photo by Elisabeth Shirk
Sodexo has hired John Stewart to serve as the new general manager and he is kicking off the semester by implementing the new meal plan system and dining initiatives. Stewart has been working for Sodexo at Truman State University for 25 years, most recently serving as the office manager for the last four years. Justin Dreslinski, the former general manager, left Truman for a position with Sodexo at the University of Central Missouri. Stewart said he is not looking to do any major dining transformations right now, but will work on implementing the new meal plan and tweaking food options.
“My big focus is food forward,” Stewart said. “We want to put good food out. We always have, don’t get me wrong with that, but it’s more just kind of critique of what we already do.” Additionally, Stewart said campus dining will include some new recipes and twists on some old recipes. He said Sodexo will be evaluating dishes based on how they are prepared and how they are received by students, faculty and staff. With the new meal plans, Sodexo has also started offering a Sunday dinner in the dining halls. While the first one only had around 180 people attend, Stewart said he thinks the initiative will be a success. See SODEXO page 3
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Back to School Bash gets students active Top left: Alexis Klosterman climbing the rock climbing wall on The Quad. The Back to School Bash is an annual event. Photo by Caleb Bolin Top right: Students were sitting on The Quad during the Back to School Bash. Big Daddy’s BBQ was selling food at the event and Andy’s Frozen Custard was given out for free. Photo by Rachel Becker
Bottom left: Hannah Simons (right) and Ella Wagner (left) slacklining on The Quad. The Director of Fitness-Wellness, Janes Dreamweaver, was helping students learn to slackline during the event. Bottom middle: Students talking with a SAB member. An inflatable boxing ring and an inflatable Velcro wall were at the event. Bottom right: Emily Garth climbing to the top of the rock climbing wall. SAB hosted the event Aug. 23 from 4-6 p.m. Photos by Rachel Becker
Crime Reports staff Serving the University community since 1909 Editor-in-Chief: Ryan Pivoney Managing Editor: Elisabeth Shirk News Editor: Rachel Becker Sports Editor: Sam Roettgen Copy Chief: Cara Quinn Design Chief: Emmett Divendal Photo Editor: Rachel Becker Designers: Jake Bertish Photographers: Caleb Bolin, Kara Mackenzie, Daniel Degenhardt Copy Editors: Kayla Lewis, Luke Jacobi, Megan Poston, Emile Hummel Staff Writers: Travis Maiden, Gordon McPherson, Allison Maschhoff, Chase Potter Adviser: Don Krause
DPS & KPD 8/21 Sex offense reported at the 2000 block of N. Baltimore St.
8/24 Public intoxication reported at the 800 block of E. Pierce St.
8/21 Trespassing reported at the 1900 block of W. Gardner St.
8/24 Sex offense reported at the 200 block of Suburban Dr.
8/21 Harassment reported at the 900 block of N. Olive St.
8/24 Fraud reported at the 1100 block of S. Baltimore St.
8/21 Harassment reported at the 2100 block of E. Normal Ave.
8/24 Theft reported at the 300 block of Missouri St.
8/21 Harassment reported at the 600 block of N. Franklin St.
8/24 Theft reported at the 1400 block of E. Patterson St.
8/21 Theft reported at the 500 block of N. Baltimore St.
8/24 Trespass reported at the 600 block of N. Elson St.
8/21 Theft reported at the 2200 block of E. Normal Ave.
8/24 Burglary reported at the 1000 block of E. Harrison St.
8/22 Burglary reported at the 100 block of S. Franklin St.
8/25 Theft reported on N. Elson St.
8/22 Shoplifting reported at the 500 block of N. Baltimore St.
8/25 Theft reported at the 600 block of W. Hamilton St.
8/22 Theft reported at the 400 block of E. Jefferson St.
8/25 Burglary reported at the 900 block of E. Randolph St.
8/23 Burglary reported at the 900 block of E. McPherson St.
8/26 Animal abuse reported at the 900 block of E. McPherson St.
8/23 Harassment reported at the 100 block of E. McPherson St. 8/23 Assault reported on N. Main St. 8/23 Harassment reported at the 900 block of E. LaHarpe St. 8/23 Theft reported at the 200 block of the W. Brewington Ave.
8/26 Theft reported at the 160 block of Valley Forge Dr. 8/26 Sex offense reported at the 110 block of E. McPherson St. 8/27 Harassment reported at the 700 block of N. Elson St. 8/27 Theft reported at the 500 block of N. Baltimore St.
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BALTIMORE| MoDot sets out a timeline for Baltimore repairs, construction to begin in 2021
Continued from page 1 Balliew said part of the timing of this project is based on when MoDOT’s budget can afford it and having enough time before that to plan the project. The city is also working with the public’s comments and suggestions from the public meeting on May 2 of this year. “Everybody was excited that we’re getting it done,” Balliew said. “Obviously, some people asked, ‘Why aren’t we doing more?’” City Councilmember Jessica Parks said the city will be doing a portion of the sidewalk repairs based on the open house in May. “There was one portion of sidewalk that MoDOT said they weren’t going to do,” Parks said. “Basically, a lot of the feedback was [that] citizens wanted to see a complete sidewalk in the new area where they are redoing that so the city has agreed to, as part of the project, put in that sidewalk.” The part of the sidewalk that the city will do expands from Normal Avenue to Jefferson Street on the west side of Baltimore Street, Parks said. Currently, there is no sidewalk in that location, but she said there is a clear path where people walk, so there should be a sidewalk there. Parks said this project is long overdue. “It is a MoDOT road and I know there was all of this back and forth between the city and the state about getting it,” Parks said. “A lot of peo-
ple assume it’s a city street and wonder why the city wasn’t doing it.” However, Parks said she is happy that the project is getting done now. She said the city is also working on a comprehensive 20-year plan, which includes road improvements. “I’m hoping that when Baltimore [Street] gets finished we will have addressed a lot of our city streets, which have been a concern of a lot of citizens for the past few years,” Parks said.
Top: A car driving down Baltimore Street. The city is working on a 20year plan, including road improvements.
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Above: The part of the sidewalk that the city will replace expands from Normal Avenue to Jefferson Street on the west side of Baltimore Street. The city has been working with comments from the public meeting last spring. Photos by Rachel Becker
SODEXO| John Stewart, Sodexo’s New General manager, helps implement last year’s changes Continued from page 1 “Honestly, our counts were not very high that first night ... but also with that being said that was the same night on The Quad with the free hotdogs and everybody had just gotten back to campus,” Stewart said. “I’m hoping it’s a big success. I think it’s a great added value as well for the students.” Samplings and promotional events will continue through this year as well, Stewart said. Despite Dobson Hall being closed, Sodexo still has the C-Store open in the lobby. As of now, Stewart said there are no plans to close it this year. The dining hall in Centennial Hall. A new addition to the meal plan is the Sunday dinners. Only 180 people came on the first sunday night dinnerw. Photo by Daniel Degenhardt
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It’s time to drop the fifth-year stigma Reopening of the Aquadome is a good sign for art KAYLA LEWIS Copy Editor
The Aquadome is a cornerstone of the arts community at Truman State University and in the wider Kirksville community. The organization has provided potlucks, craft nights, art shows, live music and more. Not only does the Aquadome provide a safe environment for anyone to experience events, but it also encourages people in the community to create and experience a variety of art. We, The Index Editorial Board, are excited to see the Aquadome reopening the doors of its Main Street venue again. Art is an important part of Kirksville and the people here. When first coming here, many students’ first experience with the arts community in the area is the Red Barn Festival, where vendors sell handmade items. The downtown area holds live music events throughout the warmer months. Galleries show art and offer workshops year-round so people can learn and explore their creative side. The Aquadome is a vital part of the Kirksville arts community. It brings new, more alternative musicians from all around the Midwest, so no two shows are the same and the community can experience art they might not have access to elsewhere in Kirksville. The variety of acts ensures there are nights that appeal to just about anyone. Its potlucks and board game nights provide a welcoming environment to meet people in. The yearly Tom Thumb Art Festival gives artists a place to showcase and sell their work without the restrictions of applying to a formal gallery. Open mic nights give people a place to show off their interests and talents in a low-pressure setting. In school, it is easy to become focused on just one slice of what the world has to offer. Cities with active arts communities, like Kirksville, help keep their citizens well rounded and invested. The reopening of the Aquadome is a sign that the arts community in our town is active and thriving.
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Recently, I have had so many people ask me the worst question you could ever say to a college student: When are you graduating? Those words bring physical pain to my body as I recount the past four years I have spent in the hallowed halls of Truman State University. I’m now in the beginning of my fifth year here at Truman, just an English major struggling along trying to live her best life. After arriving in Kirksville as a dewy-eyed freshman in fall 2015, I have now been effectively jaded by the ever-moving finish line that is graduation. I have made arguments plenty of times to defend myself against those nosy family members that have been waiting for a graduation announcement in the mail. Not even my loving and supportive parents can keep them at bay. I tell them I studied abroad, took a semester off because I got sick, etc. I always had an excuse to play off the reason why I am still not graduating, and now I’m just mad. No one who is going to college and working hard to further their goals owes anyone any kind of explanation. Truman has such a negative stigma of putting academics before the real people in this town and we shouldn’t be adding to it by putting a time limit on our college experiences. Yes, it’s going to take me five and a half years to get my bachelor’s degree, but you know what else I have been doing during that time? I have learned two different languages and traveled the world. I have lived in Europe and completely immersed myself in a culture totally different from my own. I got sick and picked myself up and came back to Truman when no one thought I could. None of those things did anything to further my English degree that I will be leaving Truman with next fall. The truth is that I’m just not graduating on time. Plenty of people don’t adhere to the “standard” four-year plan. But I have taken so many classes I never thought that I would, learned things that I had never dreamt of and traveled the world in the process. I’m lucky that I have supportive parents, but not everyone has that luxury. I’m the first person on either side of my family to go to college outside of the military. No one I am related to has any kind of advanced degree, so the buck stops with me. It’s both a blessing and a curse, because everyone is waiting in the wings with bated breath for my shining moment. The real question I want to ask those nosy family members is: Where did you get your degree from, Aunt Jen?
Respect the library and its staff
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CARA QUINN Copy Chief
Pickler Memorial Library is a resident hotspot here on campus most weeknights and weekends. It’s the place for late-night study sessions, multiple Starbucks trips and many mental breakdowns. Beyond what the library has to offer, however, there is one aspect many students and visitors often overlook when making their daily or weekly visit to Pickler: the library staff. Among the front desk workers, research professionals and technical service employees are the lesser known night Hello Bulldogs! My name is Jared Kolok, and I currently have the honor of monitors, a position I’ve held since fall 2018. The job of serving as the Speaker of Student Senate. One of my main responsibilities in night monitor entails the glorious duties of pushing in chairs, picking up trash this role is to serve as elections administrator for our fall and spring elections. left behind by less-than-thoughtful students, making sure emergency exit doors As the fall semester continues to pick up speed, we on Student Government remain locked and completing nightly building counts. While I’m appreciative are anxiously awaiting our upcoming elections! Student Government is here to for the toned legs Pickler’s three floors have given me, there are also parts of serve the best interests of the student body, and we cannot do this without a the job which make it a pain, mainly the disrespect from fellow students. The passionate group of people on our body. amount of people who don’t push in their chairs, leave half-eaten food and All students can get involved in the excitement of our fall elections! The stray wrappers on the desks and ground, and generally don’t clean up after election season began this Monday with the release of our election handbook. You may see students across campus requesting signatures for their petitions to themselves make the late shift — 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. — nearly unbearable. It’s be placed on the ballot — be sure to sign their petitions and talk to them about understandable during finals week when stress is high and lack of sleep makes remembering to throw away your empty Starbucks cup a lost cause, but this octheir goals. There are four incoming senator and ten voting senator positions curs daily once school starts back up every year. And it needs to stop. up for election this year. We already have seen a tremendous amount of interNot pushing in your chair once you’ve finished writing the hardest essay of est and enthusiasm, so we are looking forward to an exciting election cycle! your life or forgetting to toss the tissues you used to wipe away your tears after If you would like to run for office, petitions are available until Friday, Sept. completing a complicated biology lab isn’t grounds for punishment, and that’s 6, when they are due to Union and Involvement Services in the SUB Hub by 4 not the point I’m trying to make. But when there are a large amount of students p.m. Prior to this deadline, students with approved petitions may campaign by in the library and the majority of them don’t clean up after themselves, don’t hanging posters across campus, posting on social media pages, speaking to orpush in their chairs and stay in the building even two minutes after close, it’s ganizations and more. On Monday, Sept. 9 the election will officially start at 8 a.m. at vote.truman.edu. We encourage all students to vote in the general elec- hard to not feel disrespected by my fellow classmates as both an employee and a student here at Truman — and it doesn’t only impact night monitors. The tion! Voting will conclude on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. At noon the same day, we will announce the election results either in the SUB Hub or outside the library’s janitor — who is the sweetest woman I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting — suffers too, probably more than the night monitors, and I don’t think SUB, depending on the weather. those who visit Pickler realize just how many people they affect with these small I wish the best of luck to everyone running for office. We are so excited to acts of indifference. administer elections and would love to answer any questions you might have I’m not trying to come for every person who visits Pickler. Not every shift about Student Government. 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calendar BIKE SALE 8-10 A.M. MILITARY STORAGE BUILDING Truman State University faculty, staff and students will be able to purchase bicycles “as-is” for $20 at the Military Storage Building on Florence Street, across from the tennis courts. Interested cyclists will need their Truman IDs to register for buyer numbers, and registration begins at 8:15 a.m. in the same building. Buyers must pay with cash or check, and they are limited to one bicycle per person. There are no refunds.
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Biology professor Brett Berke will be giving a presentation titled “Drosophila Fem-1: a newly characterized gene involved in adult courtship and synapse formation.”
Truman State University, A.T. Still University and Moberly Area Community College students are encouraged to attend Kirksville’s annual downtown New Student Welcome event. Local businesses, churches and organizations will greet students, provide information and offer prizes and coupons. Truman students with their Truman IDs can get a free meal.
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The Nemo Citizens Climate Lobby, Nemo Sierra Club, and Truman State University’s Environmental Studies program are sponsoring a screening of the climate change documentary “Ice on Fire,” produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, at Take Root Cafe. The screening is free and attendees are encouraged to claim their seats early.
The Aquadome is hosting an open mic night, and participants are encouraged to present music, poetry, comedy or whatever they want.
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EXTREME WEATHER FILM SERIES: “ICE ON FIRE” 7-8:30 P.M. TAKE ROOT CAFE
AQUADOME OPEN MIC 7-9 P.M. THE AQUADOME
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TRUTALENT 7-9 P.M. THE QUAD TruTalent is an annual show where Truman students can show off their one-ofa-kind talents at this SAB-sponsored event. Interested students must sign up to perform. Refreshments will be provided at the show.
Truman ranked top 10 in Washington Monthly Truman State University came in at No. 10 on Washington Monthly’s 2019 top master’s universities in the nation. Washington Monthly is a bimonthly, nonprofit U.S. magazine, esteemed for their ranking of American institutions and universities. Truman has been included in the lists’ top 10 for seven years in a row. The publication ranks 200 institutions, but Truman is the only Missouri school to be named on the top master’s universities list. Truman was ranked No. 26 overall in the Midwest region on the “Best Bang for the Buck” list, making it the highest ranked public Missouri university. Sigma Delta Pi named Honor Chapter For the 26th consecutive year, Truman State University’s Rho Rho Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, was given the title of Honor Chapter as a result of the chapter’s activities in 2018 - 2019. The award was only given to 16 chapters nationwide. The national chapter adviser of the year award was renamed the Lucy F. Lee Award, after the Rho Rho chapter adviser, national president of Sigma Delta Pi and a professor of Spanish at Truman, during the fraternity’s national triennial convention. New officer sworn in to DPS Krista Svenby was sworn into Truman State University’s Department of Public Safety Aug. 23. DPS now has nine listed police officers. The Department of Public Safety also consists of the University Police Department, Parking Services and the University Fleet Vehicles.
UGC in brief Kathryn Brammall, history department chair and professor, is now serving as the chair of the Undergraduate Council. This position was held by Justin Jarvis last year. Classics professor Amy Norgard is serving as the vice chair. In the provost’s report to UGC, Janet Gooch said Truman State University is continuing its search for two deans: one for the school of business and one for the school of arts and letters. She said her office will also begin working on a staffing plan and look at requests to fill open faculty positions. UGC created a Faculty Senate-Undergraduate Council relations task force to look at the governing procedures and try to determine the most efficient process. According to the task force’s charge, this committee formed because of concerns about the frustration between the two governing bodies. UGC approved a motion to create a big picture working group, which will consider and discuss how to best connect the different parts of the new curriculum in development. UGC discussed how to communicate the way in which outcome statements for the new Perspectives should be fulfilled by students and courses. This discussion occurred under informal consideration, so no action was taken on the issue at this meeting.
HALL DIRECTORS| Res Life looking to fill up to two positions this semester Continued from page 1 She said the University would normally post a position for hall directors in spring, but they didn’t know there would be a need back then, and the number of applicants is still good. While Human Resources facilitates the search process, hiring decisions would be sent back to the department that houses the position.
Missouri Hall: Zac Burden
Worked at Missouri Hall since 2002
Blanton-NasonBrewer Hall: Baily DeVetter
Leaving due to health concerns Last day in office is Aug. 30
Van Boxel said that his past experience indicates that vacancies on the hall director level can be common because they are marketable individuals with leadership experience, especially after three to five years in the position. “Every few years we know that we’re probably going to hire a hall director,” Van Boxel said. “Then there will be years like this year where we’ll
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hire a couple hall directors, which is fairly normal and routine.” The hall directors could not be reached at this time.
Ryle Hall and Apartments: Laina Porter
Taking maternity leave Her leave date is TBA
Centennial Hall and West Campus Suites: Zach Hollstrom
Oversees both halls after Megan Swingle took a position at Mizzou
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2019 Top left: A community-style bathroom in Dobson Hall. Cockroaches were found on the floors of the bathrooms and rooms. Top right: The lounge on the south side, second floor of Dobson Hall. Spiderwebs were present on the couches. Middle right: The empty hallway of the first floor, south side of Dobson Hall. Desk chairs have been used to prop the dorm rooms open.
DOBSON| The temporary closure of Dobson is due to a small freshman class
Continued from page 1 Rector said Truman is saving about $250,000 a year by closing the hall. Those savings are attributed to the reduced staffing, operating costs and the diminished hall budget. Rector said the rationale for closing Dobson was because it was one of the smaller halls and it doesn’t have the amenities, like a dining hall or a big lounge, as halls like Ryle Hall or Centennial Hall have. “The plan is to keep the temperature not like you would normally have it with people in there for the whole building,” Rector said. “But to keep it warm enough in the winter, obviously, so pipes don’t freeze. And have it ready to reuse when we want to.” There is a separate mechanical room in Dobson where the physical plant workers can come in and check the building systems and ensure they are running as they should be, Rector said. He also said that Dobson has an electronic system that monitors the temperature so if it drops substantially someone will be alerted. “The custodial staff in there were able to move,” Rector said. “As we had retirements and resignations move to other places so no one lost their jobs.” Rector said the University will be keeping an eye on enrollment trends and applications for the fall to decide if it makes sense to reopen the hall. Around mid to late January the University should know if the hall will reopen. “There is the possibility we might open it again next year,” Rector said. “We just haven’t really decided yet. It’s gonna depend on demand or some ideas might come up to make it more attractive to students to stay on campus.”
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Middle left: A student advisor sign still hangs on the door frame. No SAs were fired in the closing of Dobson. Residence Life staff only hired the amount of SAs needed for the other halls. Bottom left: An empty trash room on the second floor of Dobson Hall. No maintaince staff were fired because of the closing. The custodial staff was moved to other halls. Bottom right: A sign taped to all the external doors of the hall. A new wall was built in Dobson Hall to keep the C-Store separate from the hall. Photo by Rachel Becker
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Samara Weaving saves “Ready or Not” This movie gets 3.5/5 axes GORDON MCPHERSON Staff Writer Rest in pieces David Koch. He would not have enjoyed the anti-greed, female-empowered “Ready or Not,” but I suppose that’s a recommendation to watch it. While not fully embracing the satiric potential of its premise, “Ready or Not” proves a highly enjoyable, though somewhat trashy B-movie with a brilliant lead performance by Samara Weaving. Similar to last year’s surprisingly excellent “Game Night,” “Ready or Not” involves a seemingly innocent game gone horribly awry. In this case, a round of hide-and-seek becomes a gory fight for survival involving twisted family traditions. How fun! Grace, played by Weaving, has just married her fiancé Alex Le Domas, played by Mark O’Brien, whose family is ridiculously rich and, frankly, completely insane. After joining the rest of the family — played by Adam Brody, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell, among others — at their extravagant estate, Grace must soon fend off her cultist inlaws and last until sunrise. Pretty crazy, right? Absolutely, but the joys of “Ready or Not” lie not within the plot and themes, but through the film’s relentless pace, off-kilter humor and every scene featuring Weaving, who gives one of the best performances of the year. Subversive though the premise could be, directors Matt BettinelliOlpin and Tyler Gillet aren’t especially interested in providing a stringent critique of capitalism and corrupted wealth as much as a thriller with brutally cynical humor. Some comparisons could be made to contemporary America’s civil tension based on morally questionable cultural “traditions,” I guess. Any movie featuring cults will immediately remind me of Donald Trump’s personality cult as well, to some extent. Perhaps future viewings will enlighten me of the film’s
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MOVIE TRAILERS OF ALL TIME
While the film itself proved underwhelming and somewhat corny, the first teaser trailer for Zack Snyder’s “Watchmen,” featuring a beautifully haunting song, “The Beginning is the End is the Beginning,” contains some of the most memorable editing of any trailer I’ve seen. That Rorschach quote at the end is pretty cool, too.
By Gordon McPherson, friendly neighborhood movie reviewer
1. District 9
The second trailer for my all-time favorite sciencefiction film is also, currently, my favorite trailer of all time. Viewers get a slice of Neill Blomkamp’s unique, allegorical approach to Apartheid, the main character’s struggles and the completely jaw-dropping action sequences. Oh, also the iconic “BWAAA” sound effect.
2. Mid90s
Jonah Hill’s surprisingly dark directorial debut, “Mid90s,” had the best trailer of 2018 by far — and indeed one of the best trailers of all time. The tone shifts from humorous to deadly serious to oddly melancholic all in the span of a couple minutes. The music choice throughout also enhances the images perfectly.
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themes, but the film truly rests on the lead’s shoulders. Speaking of Weaving, she infuses Grace with an emotional range almost undeserving of the film itself. From deadpan sarcasm to animalistic rage, complete with the most enthusiastic screaming in any film in recent memory, Weaving holds the film’s increasingly outlandish proceedings together with gore-splattered hands. Seeing Grace’s journey from cocky newly-wed to determined, courageous heroine is oh-so satisfying. In fact, I’d be first in line to watch an Ari Aster film with Weaving as the lead. Her dramatic chops warrant more meaningful, powerful material than “Ready or Not.” Besides Weaving, the film is entertaining, though uneven, from start to finish. Some of the humor is hit or miss — literally — often relying on over-the-top violence to elicit laughs. While there’s nothing wrong with blunt force humor, the film could have benefited from a slyer approach — like Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” which employs a similar premise with richly effective social commentary. The other Le Domas family members, some of which are bloodthirsty and others clumsy buffoons, are passable but nowhere near as compelling as Grace. An axe-wielding aunt, for example, describes another family member as “brown-haired niece.” The potential for character development is often lost behind a mountain of amusing exaggeration. Some of the camerawork is also distractingly shaky and imprecise, and there are several irritating jump scares, but the film’s technical shortcomings don’t overshadow Weaving’s unwavering command of her every scene. As it stands, “Ready or Not” has neither the effective slow-burn approach, cinematographic effectiveness nor intelligence of Peele’s masterpiece. Taken on its own, less ambitious terms, though, the film is still an enjoyable time at the movies, especially after a long first week of Truman classes.
4. T2 Trainspotting
The tightly edited, lyrical trailer for Danny Boyle’s “T2 Trainspotting” led to my first viewing of the original “Trainspotting” — a film which now holds the title of my third favorite film of all time. For that, I am eternally grateful to this trailer.
5. A Clockwork Orange
This psychedelic trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange,” featuring techno Beethoven, is downright incomprehensible, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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McNair helps undergraduates aim higher TRAVIS MAIDEN Staff Writer Every student sets foot on college grounds with the aspiration of one day following their dreams. Some turn to the musical arts to entertain and experience music, while others might turn to math or sciences. Some, however, will go on to further their education and obtain a master’s or doctorate with the help of the McNair program. Truman State University’s branch of the McNair program received its first grant from the U.S. Department of Education in 1992 to tear down the boundaries students face when applying to graduate school. The program assists students by waiving university application fees, having special McNair scholar awards and getting students ready through meetings with their fellow scholars and advisors. Working with first generation and underrepresented students in higher education, the McNair program strongly upholds its six core values — creativity, responsibility, accountability, integrity, growth, and advocacy — through the diligent work of the program’s students and faculty, like Project Director Heather Cianciola. Cianciola said the program’s four objectives that every student must meet were defined by the U.S. Department of Education in 2017 — research and scholarly activity, a graduate program enrollment immediately following undergraduate graduation, continued enrollment in graduate studies from year one to year two and attainment of a research doctorate within 10 years of graduating with a bachelor’s degree. Students also get the chance to participate in two summer research opportunities. “So the mindset is that we make democracy stronger by allowing greater access and providing students who have traditionally not had the ability due to financial, socio-economic or culture to access graduate education, which is notoriously difficult to obtain,” Cianciola said. “It requires a lot of additional preparation and achievement. Undergraduate education is still something that is limited in attainment.” With open arms, the program offers students an option to prepare early. McNair scholar Elva Moreno Del Rio said she wouldn’t have prepared so diligently if not for McNair. She said she might have only looked at three or four universities instead of the 10 she has reviewed. Moreno Del Rio said she was officially accepted into the McNair program in January and has been supported by students and faculty the entire ride.
“I think if it wasn’t for McNair I would not have seen myself in even a Ph.D. program,” Moreno Del Rio said. “If not for my mentor and McNair just reinforcing that if I ever even have questions, I can reach out to them. That’s really cool.” While the program gives students the chance to speak to faculty that understand their position, it also gives students the chance to meet other like-minded scholars, like Noah Anderson, who has been with McNair since last year. Anderson said being able to speak with other students trying to better their education really helped him by boosting his confidence and giving him a sense of belonging. “Just the opportunity to talk to people that have been through grad school, to get more personal interactions with them really helps eliminate that imposter syndrome,” Anderson said. “Having that support group of people to say, ‘Hey, it’s okay, we feel the same, everyone else feels the same way,’ and have advisors affirm how shaky they felt about graduate school made everything feel real down-to-earth.” Even though the program is targeted toward those with an interest in pursuing higher education, Anderson said there’s a false expectation for any student that joins to be completely dedicated to graduate school. While the rewards of being a part of McNair are numerous, a large portion of Truman’s McNair success can be attributed to the dedicated faculty, like Advising Specialist Amanda Turnbull. Turnbull studied and graduated from Truman with a bachelor’s in music while also being a part of the McNair program. She went on to apply and graduate with a Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Kansas with the experience she earned. After coming back to Truman with many lessons under her belt, Turnbull has been helping students through individual counseling, teaching a graduate school prep course and exploring the different types of graduate programs. “I would not have made it to graduate school if it had not been for this program,” Turnbull said. “I may not have even made it out of Truman without this program. It is really personal to me because it played such an integral role in my own achievements and perseverance and so I have a very personal stake in the success of the program.” Turnbull continues to give her support to the McNair program and Truman through her advising work, giv-
ing back to the program that gave her the opportunities to move forward while fellow staff members continue offering new students those same opportunities. Located in the Adair House, the McNair program seeks to continue introducing new students to higher education through its strong support group and resources. Applications for the McNair program will be open Sept.1-Oct.1
McNair scholar Elva Moreno Del Rio and Stephanie Raymond, McNair program and evaluation coordinator, table in the SUB Hub to promote the McNair program. The McNair program helps first generation and underrepresented students who want to go to graduate school. Photo by Travis Maiden
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Dress Shopping with Melissa ALLISON MASCHHOFF Staff Writer My feet hurt. Words like blush and violet and chartreuse and sapphire were swirling around in my brain. We had been shopping for three hours. Melissa and I had been best friends since the 10th grade. We met in biology. She helped me pass the class and I told her bad science puns. It took me two months to realize I was in love with her. Now we were 23 and it was wedding season. Her old teammate was getting married the next day and she didn’t know what she was going to wear. She wanted a new dress, but when she had woken up this morning, her car wouldn’t start. So she called me. This is what you do when the girl you’ve been in love with for seven years calls you to tell you she needs a ride to the mall to buy a dress that she will look stunning in for a wedding she will go to with a man that is not you: you tell her you’ll see her twenty minutes. You roll out of bed, you cancel the lunch date your friend set up for you and you put on a slightly nicer outfit than she will expect you to be wearing. Always wear a slightly nicer outfit than she will expect you to be wearing. You get in your car and you drive to her house and you take her wherever she wants to go. Even if it means a three-hour shopping trip in five different stores. Even if it means you don’t do anything all day other than tell her over and over again that every dress looks stunning on her. You cannot tell her she is beautiful, but you can tell her the dresses are.
You cannot kiss her, but you can make her smile. So when she pops out of the fifth dressing room showing you the fifteenth burgundy dress — it was on the seventh one that I learned that burgundy and maroon are different things — you smile at her. “How about this one?” she will ask. “You look great,” you will say. “You’ve said that every time!” “You look great.” Melissa’s smile grew. “I think this might be the one.” She stepped in front of a full-length mirror and twirled three times. The skirt of the dress filled up with air and the tiny gold sequins reminded me of the night skies we used to stare at in the summer. By the summer before college, I was usually looking at her instead of the stars. Watching her eyes glow with excitement. Watching as her lips slowly parted in awe. She was always too captivated by what was above us to notice my eyes glued to her face. “Do I look fit for Penelope Andrews’ wedding?” she asked me, pulling me back into the present. Her teeth sunk into her bottom lip while her eyebrows lifted ever so slightly. I did not know how to answer that. Her teeth released her lip and then her lungs released all their oxygen in a heavy sigh. “How do I look, Tommy? Say something other than great. Tell me this one is better than the other ones so we can stop shopping.” How did she look? I knew what I wanted to say. She looked like what I wanted the rest of my life to look like. Of course, I thought that whether she was wear-
ing a sparkling navy gown or an old high school t-shirt and a pair of basketball shorts. “You look beautiful,” I finally admitted. Her smile grew again and it didn’t fade away. She smiled as she bought the dress, she smiled the whole way back to her apartment and she was smiling when I said goodbye. “I hope everything goes well tomorrow,” I told her. “Don’t worry,” she said. “I’ll tell you all about it.” And she did. She called and she told me about how the dress had worked out perfectly because it turned out she had just the right color ribbon in her dresser for her hair. She told me that her date had worn a black suit, which had bothered her because it clashed with her dress. She told me that she liked him anyway and that he was a great dancing partner. We spent almost as long on the phone as we had dress shopping. I didn’t mind. Every time I closed my eyes I could see that smile. That smile was worth as many hours as she wanted. So I told her I was happy for her. I told her to let me know anytime she needed a ride. I held in my disappointment when she said her car was fixed. I pretended that I didn’t hope she would call me the next morning and ask her to take her somewhere again. And like the hopeless romantic that one has to be in order to love a girl for seven years and never tell her, to love her as she falls for countless men, but never you . . . I never reschedule that lunch date. Because the irony of the hopeless romantics is that we are never quite able to give up hope.
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Question 1: What is something you would like to raise awareness about? “I would like to raise awareness about mental health. That’s been a big topic lately.”
“This summer I worked at a place called Wonderland Camp, so I would love to tell people all about that. You should work there, volunteer there. If you have family members that have disabilities bring them there.”
“Hearing disability, because a lot of people don’t realize how much that really affects your life.”
Question 2: What do you like most about yourself? “The thing I like most about myself is I feel like I’m a positive person and I think that’s a really good thing in a world where people look at negatives a lot.”
“I think that recently I have gone through a lot of personal growth and I am a lot more confident in who I am as a person. So I love that new aspect of myself.”
“I like my personality, because I think I’m funny.”
Question 3: What is an analogy you would use to describe Missouri’s weather? “Missouri’s weather is like a never-ending rollercoaster that I hate.”
“I like the one, I don’t know where I’ve seen it but I’ve seen it somewhere, it’s like, ‘Missouri just went from 90 to 55 like it just saw a [police officer].”
“Missouri’s weather is a lot like a storm of chaos, just constant chaos.”
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TBD men’s soccer at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan
September 6th Men’s and women’s cross country Dog & Cat Fight Dual in St. Charles, Missouri 10:30 a.m. Volleyball vs. University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as part of the Nova Southeastern Tournament 3:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Millersville University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as part of the Nova Southeastern Tournament
September 7th 8:30 a.m. Volleyball. vs. Bluefield State College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as part of the Nova Southeastern Tournament 11:00 a.m. Volleyball vs. Shaw University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as part of the Nova Southeastern Tournament 1:30 p.m. Men’s soccer at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana 6:00 p.m. Football at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa
HOLM| Eric Holm has returned to Truman to be an assistant coach Continued from page 1 Holm knew in his gut that he wanted to return to the coaching staff for the ’Dogs after attending a football game a couple years ago. “I had come to a game and I got that feeling,” Holm said. “I don’t even know what it is, you know? I was standing there over on the sidelines watching and I’m like, ‘Gosh, I think I’d like to be back in this atmosphere some time if I had the chance.’” Now that Holm is finally back on the sidelines he is doing all he can to help the team succeed. Holm is no longer calling the plays on the offensive side of the ball, but he has found other ways to make an impact on his players. “He adds an element of energy and fun to the team,” Defensive back Griffin Becker said. “He’s a light-hearted guy who fits in well with our guys. He even does the entire pre-practice warmup with the team.” Even with his years of success as a coach at the college level, Holm believes the 2019 Truman football team has something no other team he has been a part of has possessed. “It’s the culture that exists around the football program and that’s a credit to the coaches … You know good culture,” Holm said. “You know things are good when you see it, and just the way the kids act and treat each other, and treat the coaches, and everybody within the program, it’s one of the best cultures I’ve ever seen.” Holm said he believes this season’s team can be as good as they push themselves to be. He said he thinks that a good mix of talent and experience at important positions will help the Bulldogs be successful, but ultimately how far they go will depend on how much they believe they can accomplish.
“It’s one of those intangibles, you know, believing that you can do it,” Holm said. “Somebody gets to do this, somebody gets to win. I think it’s more about belief and wanting to get it done.” Moving forward, Holm is unsure if he will be returning to Truman after this season, but has enjoyed his short time in Kirksville enough that he and his wife have seriously considered living in Kirksville full-time. “Some people say they have a second home, but in a lot of ways this feels more like home than my home does,” Holm said about moving back to Kirksville. Whether Holm continues his tenure past the 2019 season or not, his impact on this year’s team has been felt in the locker room and on the field before a snap has even been played.
Above: Truman football is opening the season with some new coaching staff. Eric Holm will be an assistant coach. Photo by Truman Athletics Below: The football team practices in the preseason. Their first game is Sept. 7 at Drake University. Photo by Daniel Degenhardt
HALL OF FAME| Two athletes, teams inducted into hall of fame Continued from page 1 Haddox was a first-team AllAmerican during her time at Truman, the first volleyball player to receive that honor at the University. In 2001 she was named MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association MVP and led the Bulldogs to a record of 37-2. They made it to the quarterfinals of the National Collegiate Athletics Association tournament that season. Haddox ranks tenth in Bulldog’s history in kills with 1,268 and sev-
enth in blocks with 471. She was also a three-time academic all-district selection. Howe was quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1998-2001 and is the Bulldog’s career leader in passing touchdowns, passing yards, total offense and completions. His 9,027 career passing yards were good for second all-time in MIAA history when his Bulldog’s career ended. One of the signature moments in Howe’s career was when he led
the Bulldogs on a fourth quarter upset at Northwest Missouri State University in 2001. The 1997 men’s soccer team broke through that year with a trip to the semi-finals of the NCAA tournament. They went 16-6 that year and won a share of the MIAA championship. They won a large bid into the NCAA tournament. They played well in the tournament but their season was ultimately ended by the eventual champion California State Bakersfield 2-0 in
the semi-finals. Seven members of the 1972 men’s track and field team were named All-Americans. They won all events at the MIAA championships both indoors and outdoors. The team placed third in the NCAA championships that year with 43 points trailing only Eastern Michigan University and Norfolk College.
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Men’s soccer looking for more wins with younger team RYAN PIVONEY Editor-in-Chief The men’s soccer team is preparing with a young team for its first face-off of the 2019 season against Northwood University. The team hasn’t competed against Northwood University in six or seven years, head coach Duke Cochran said, so it’ll be a game about learning who is out there and what system works best for the Bulldogs. Cochran said only time will tell just how good this team is. Of the 26 rostered players, Cochran said 17 are either freshmen or sophomores, yet they are talented. He said he expects the team to give all they can every game and work hard to improve every day, and of course, break into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships. The Bulldogs were back and practicing two weeks before classes started Aug. 14, running two practices every day for the first few weeks and regular training sessions. Cochran said with such a young
team, preseason preparation has focused on team chemistry and getting to know each other. Junior middle Ian McClusky said the young team is a good thing because it affords a new element and allows for more personalization of the team as a whole. “The younger guys have their youth in general,” McClusky said. “It’s cool to see the younger guys kind of make things their own.” Freshman forward Luke Payne said the team is hard at work trying to build a strong team bond and work on the tactical parts of the game. Payne said his main goal this season is to learn from the older players and take in as much as he can. He said he’s been learning from the forwards on the team, specifically senior forward Matt Yankowitz. “I just want to learn a lot more stuff about the difference from high school to college and what works at this level,” Payne said. The men’s team is ranked No. 14 of 15 teams in the GLVC preseason
poll released Aug. 22. Cochran said he wants to push this team to be as good as it was throughout the 1990s into the 2000s, when it regularly went to the national tournament. McClusky said the practices would consist of warm ups, technical work — passing or dribbling — then a possession-style game and some competitive play. The team has also been reviewing scrimmage footage to find areas to improve upon. “We have to do better defensively,” Cochran said. “If we can protect our goal better I think we have a good shot of being in every game, so to speak.” Cochran said last year the Bulldogs gave up too many goals and didn’t score enough. Truman is in a tough league, he said, so everyone is a rival, but the team has confidence going into the season. McClusky said the energy is high before the first game, but the team is trying to keep a level head by not getting caught up in the highs or lows of the season.
The Bulldogs hit the road to face Northwood University in Midland, Michigan Sept. 5.
The men’s soccer team practices in the preseason. The team is looking for more wins this year despite still having a young team. Photo by Daniel Degenhardt
WOMEN’S SOCCER| The Bulldogs are looking to maintain their top spot in the GLVC Continued from page 1 In addition to out-working their opponents, the ’Dogs will rely on the play of their three GLVC all-conference honorees. Midfielder Hanna Burke, who will be making her return to the pitch after suffering her second ACL injury, is the team’s lone returning first-team honoree. Forward Maggie Beem, who received second team all-conference honors last season, will push the Bulldog offense alongside Hanna Liljegren, who received third-team all-GLVC honors for the 2018 season. Head coach Mike Cannon also brought home some hardware, winning his 10th conference Coach of the Year award. The reigning GLVC coach of the year has been on the sideline for the Bulldogs for 27 years. The Bulldogs recently received the No. 1 overall preseason ranking in the GLVC, after holding the best record in the conference last season. This ranking, however, does not hold much weight in the locker room, as this season’s team is ready to prove they belong on top of the GLVC throne, not near it. “Consistency is key,” Kurzban said. “Every game we have to show up and play. If we’re consistent, we will have success. We’re ready to remain on top of the GLVC in the regular season, and dominate the tournament.” The Bulldogs will begin conference play Sept. 15 against their rivals, the Quincy University Hawks. This game is the beginning of a 15-game conference stretch for the team, which will decide their standing for the conference tournament and if they will be the first Truman team to repeat as conference champions.
Defender Leah Bolskar kicks the ball. The women’s soccer team is preparing for the start of the 2019 season. The team was at the top of the conference last year and is looking to continue that success in 2019. Photo by Kara Mackenzie
Midfielder Hanna Liljegren headbutts the ball. Conference play for the Bulldogs will begin Sept. 15 against Quincy University. Photo by Kara Mackenzie
CROSS COUNTRY| Both teams will compete against Lindenwood University Sept. 6
Runners from the women’s cross country team compete in a meet last season. The runners are looking to improve speed this year. Photo by Kara Mackenzie
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ERIC HOLM RETURNS TO COACH FOOTBALL
Top: Truman State University celebrates in a game against Lincoln University last season. The Bulldogs will have the help of Eric Holm on the sidelines this season. Right: Holm is serving as an assistant football coach for 2019. He has previously been the head coach of the Bulldogs and is a hall-of-fame athlete in the program. Photos by Truman Athletics
Former head coach and star athlete returns to help the Bulldogs CHASE POTTER AND ERICA SCHAMEL Staff Writers
This season, the Truman State University football team welcomes back former head coach and Truman hall-of-famer Eric Holm. Holm has been part of the Bulldog football program since 1976 when he was a
wide receiver for the team. As a member of the team, Holm received first-team allconference honors in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in 1980, and was an honorable mention in 1979. After his playing days ended, Holm joined the team as a graduate assistant in 1981, and later accepted an assistant position in 1984. In 1989, Holm accepted a position at Eastern Illinois University, where
he spent one season before returning to Kirksville to take control of the Truman football program. Holm led the Bulldog program from 1990-1994. In his five seasons at the helm, the football program made three National Collegiate Athletic Association playoff appearances and posted a record of 37-19, leaving Holm as the fifth winningest coach in program history. Prior to Holm accepting his new role
Women’s soccer gets ready to dominate the GLVC CHASE POTTER Staff Writer
Women’s soccer has reloaded and is ready to continue their dominance over the Great Lakes Valley Conference. In their first regular season outing of their 2019 campaign, the women’s soccer team will travel to Michigan to take on the Bulldogs of Ferris State University Friday, Sept. 6. Following their Friday afternoon game they will continue to prowl the Great Lakes state as they take on Davenport University in Grand Rapids Sunday morning. Ferris State, ranked 10th in the nation at the end of 2018, is coming off a season in which they went 17-4-3, and finished second in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. As for the Panthers of Davenport, they finished with a record of 6-10 overall, and finished seventh in the GLIAC. Even with formidable competition in sight, the goals and ambitions of this season’s team has never wavered. This season the Bulldogs have one task: “We want rings,” defender Isabel Kurzban said. After coming up short in last season’s GLVC tournament semi-finals, the
Bulldogs have been working relentlessly toward becoming champions. Kurzban, a senior this season, said the 2019 team has grown from a year ago, when the team captured the regular season GLVC title with a record of 14-4-1 and 9-3-1 in the GLVC. “Last season we had a lot of games where we would be down a goal or two and have to come back and win,” Kurzban said. “We usually did it, and it made for entertaining games, but this year we are looking to beat teams from the start and not go down a goal early in the game.” Kurzban thinks this year’s team has a good balance of young talent and leadership that will help them dominate early in games, however, she believes the strength of this team is its work ethic. “We work hard,” Kurzban said. “In the spring especially we worked extremely hard and this is evident in the gym and on the field. We won’t stop until we win. We grind out every game and work harder than other teams. [Women’s soccer head coach Mike] Cannon has built the culture here, that if we want to win games we have to constantly outwork the other team. That’s why I love Truman soccer.” See WOMEN’S SOCCER page 11
as assistant coach with the Bulldogs, he retired earlier in 2019 from his position as athletic director for Truman High School in Independence, Missouri. A few years before his retirement, his former teammate and coaching partner Gregg Nesbitt, Truman State University’s current head coach, discussed a return to coaching for Holm. See HOLM page 10
Truman to honor former athletes SAM ROETTGEN Sports Editor
Midfielder Paige Peterson protects the ball from her opponents. The women’s soccer team scrimmaged against Coe College Aug. 24. Photo by Kara Mackenzie
The Truman Athletics Hall of Fame will induct two athletes and two teams for the 2019-20 academic year. Volleyball player Cassy (Felkerson) Haddox, football player Eric Howe, the 1997 men’s soccer team and the 1972 men’s track and field team are set to be enshrined this year. Haddox and Howe will be honored at the Alumni & Friends Banquet during Homecoming. The two teams will be enshrined on a later date to be determined. See HALL OF FAME page 12
Cross Country starts season with Dog and Cat fight ELISABETH SHIRK Managing Editor The Truman State University men’s and women’s cross country teams will have their first competition of the season on the road Sept. 6 against Lindenwood University in what is known as the Dog and Cat Fight Dual Meet. Coach Tim Schwegler said he and the coach from Lindenwood are friends and they used to compete against each other. That is partly why they decided to start this annual face-off. “It’s just kind of to get you in the racing mode,” Schwegler said. “It’s something lowkey and not that stressful and I think it’s worked for us.” VOLUME 111
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Schwegler said historically the Truman women’s team has dominated against Lindenwood, winning five of the last six duals against them. Junior runner Carly Garnett said she is excited about this dual because Lindenwood just joined Truman’s conference this year. She said her team has been training all summer. “It’s not a sport you really get to take a break on, because you have to keep your endurance up,” Garnett said. She said they maintained the endurance over the summer, so now they are working more on speed. The team does two workouts a week separated by a recovery run and long runs on Saturdays. See CROSS COUNTRY page 11 tmn.truman.edu
The women’s cross country team is preparing for the Dog and Cat Fight Dual Sept. 6. The meet is an annual event in which Truman State University Bulldogs will compete against the Lindenwood University Lions. Photo by Kara Mackenzie
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