Columns

Opinion: Low Voter Turnout Has Consequences

January 31, 2016

America historically has claimed to be a very strong democracy on the domestic and global levels. However, a recent trend might be threatening this ideal. America’s voter turnout has steadily declined since the 1940s and 50s, especially […]

Campus

Syllabi include Title IX disclosure

January 31, 2016

As students returned to classes Jan. 11, many noticed a new section discussing Title IX and its implications in professors’ syllabi. Although Title IX originally began as a movement for gender equality in academic settings, the implications of Title IX have grown. Many Truman […]

Sports

Swim supports Orange Bead

January 30, 2016

During recent weeks, the Truman State swimming program has taken steps to raise awareness of mental illness. The Bulldog swimmers joined the Orange Bead Collective, a group that strives to raise awareness about mental health and support those who have […]

At Home & Abroad

A Week of Firsts

January 29, 2016

Little in my life has changed in the last year or so. I’ve had the same friends, the same routine and ate all the same foods at the usual places. All of that changed during […]