Features
Feeding Adair County
Feeding America estimates that in the U.S. today, 13 million children face hunger — that’s one in six kids. Furthermore, the poverty rate in Missouri is at 14% and in Adair County it’s at 25.6%. […]
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Campus
New Student Total Bounces Back
Truman’s number of new students jumped 10.4% from last fall, an indication that the university could eventually see a return to pre-pandemic numbers in the coming years. This year, the number of newly enrolled students […]
Football
Bulldogs coming back
This past season was nothing short of strange for the Bulldogs. Amidst a global pandemic, the team had to navigate an extremely shortened three-game regular season where one loss could literally make or break their […]
City
Downtown revitalization program progresses to Pagliai’s
The City of Kirksville continues to make progress on the downtown revitalization program, initiated in 2019, aiming to bring new life to the downtown area. The main component of the program is to renovate and […]
Community
Top 5: Ways to survive finals week
We’re almost done with the semester, Bulldogs! It’s crazy how fast time flew by this year, and just like last semester, finals are quickly approaching. Surviving finals week is much easier said than done, but […]
City
Baltimore Street undergoing construction
Baltimore Street, one of the main arteries of Kirksville, will be under construction for the next several weeks to months. The Missouri Department of Transportation is overseeing the project as it is a state-owned road. […]
KTRM-FM
The power of music
This March, we said goodbye to my father in Room 411 of St. Louis University Hospital. After weeks and weeks of fighting, his lungs were unable to recover from a virus that doesn’t care how […]
Columns
Former Index editor-in-chief says goodbye
They say brevity is the key to journalistic writing, so I will keep this short. I will always be grateful for my time at The Index. I made so many meaningful connections interviewing for news […]
Columns
Former managing editor says goodbye
Imagine working from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. and thinking, “I’m going to miss this.” Imagine sending eight emails only to have two people reply to you and being excited about those two replies. Imagine […]
Columns
Detours editor-in-chief bids farewell
Of all the gifts I’ve ever been given, the book of quotations my aunt gave me when I turned 16 holds a top spot. It is not inherently special — a retired library book, printed […]
Columns
Former features, opinions editor says goodbye
With most of my work at The Index being completed in a rush of adrenaline and deadlines, I can’t think of a more fitting way to conclude my time here than finishing my last column […]
Columns
Fiction writer shares one last story
What is this? This is the beginning of a story. A story about Truman State University, a story of real people, a work of fiction. A short story from the brain of a person with […]