Features

Student athlete balances two sports

April 5, 2022

Junior Ellie Weltha is a dual-sport athlete. Weltha is a forward for the basketball team and utility for softball. Before coming to Truman State University, she played at Illinois State University.  “I actually committed my […]

Community

Avian Apparel: more than just a brand

October 20, 2021

According to the Small Business Administration, over 627,000 new small-businesses start each year, and subsequently, 94% of those close the same year. One small business that defied the odds is Avian Apparel, created by Truman […]

Features

Focusing on Someday

September 16, 2020

“Today I am so sad that I feel like I will never be happy again,” read the cautious cursive letters in my old diary. The date was exactly five years ago. I remember that day. […]

Arts & Entertainment

Marla’s Martian Fashion

December 11, 2019

“Where do you think you are? The fashion capital of Mars?”  I identified the voice through the buzz of the school cafeteria before I had even turned around. Once I was looking him in the […]

Features

The Curse of Briar Michaels: Part VIII

May 6, 2019

This is the eighth and final installment in TMN staff writer Allison Maschhoff’s serialized fiction series, The Curse of Briar Michaels. You can read part seven here. Briar was surprised when Aislinn returned to the […]

Entertainment

Buddy packs funded by faculty laughs

April 17, 2019

“When he isn’t working, he can be seen getting road rage — please welcome Jared Young!” The master of ceremonies exited stage right, and in his stead, a redheaded man with a goatee strolled into […]

Arts & Entertainment

Truman student talks marimba, percussion

April 15, 2019

The marimba — which looks like a piano but instead consists of a set of wooden bars struck with mallets to produce music — is quite the misunderstood instrument and often confused with a xylophone. […]