Campus
Truman’s sexual assault procedure
Sexual Assault Awareness Week was last week. There were teal ribbons handed out to support victims of sexual assault, a vigil held in the sunken garden, a march to raise awareness and more.
Month: September 2018
Features
Family Day 2018
Family Day is this weekend for families and students to reconnect and have fun here at Truman State University. The entire weekend is packed with various activities that show student’s families how amazing this school and the students are. A tremendous amount of work goes into planning this weekend.
Here is a list of some of the events going on during Family Day. […]
Editorial
Our View: The Dialogues and Truman Symposium
After more than two decades, Truman State University will begin phasing out the Liberal Studies Program next year. The new curriculum, dubbed The Dialogues, strives to maintain Truman’s reputation as one of the premier universities in the region. […]
City
FLATS Trail Half Marathon
The eighth annual FLATS Trail Half Marathon will be held Oct. 6, starting at Thousand Hills State Park marina and ending at the West Winery at Jackson Stables.
The half marathon race is on a single track trail through Thousand Hills State Park. Participants can register for the event through Oct. 3 for a $50 entry fee. The money raised from the race benefits the Forest Area Trail System. […]
Campus
Freshmen drop pilot seminar
Enrollment for the Truman Symposium pilot test has dropped from 220 freshmen students to 130, a decrease of 41 percent. […]
Features
United Speakers help community immigrants
United Speakers, an organization determined to help immigrants integrate into our culture, will be receiving a $500 grant from the Foreign Language Association of Missouri to help provide educational supplies and teach English to our growing diverse community. […]
City
The Aquadome closes its doors
After last night’s jazz night at the Aquadome, attendees walked out the doors of the Main Street venue for the last time. […]
Entertainment
Truman presents: TEDxTrumanStateUniversity
This year is the inaugural year of TEDx talks at Truman State University. Whether in class or at home, most people have watched a TEDx talk. The mission of the TED organization is to spread ideas and spark conversation, a mission that Truman students are not foreign to. […]
Editorial
StuGov Buzz: Truman’s amnesty policy, organizational liaison program, and TEDx date
With the close of elections and the welcoming of five new voting members to the body this past week, the Student Government 2018-2019 session is in full swing. Just over a month into the school year, the body has already started making headway into a number of projects that we’re very excited about for this year. […]
Features
Small Office Makes a Big Difference for STEM Students
In a small corner on the third floor of Magruder Hall, you might hear laughter, the low hum of chatter or maybe the silence of studying. There sits the STEM Talent Expansion Programs Office. In this office you’ll find STEP scholars and Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation students.
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KTRM-FM
KTRM travels to Michigan to cover the 5th annual Audiotree Music Festival
KTRM will be covering the fifth annual Audiotree Music Festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The festival, held by Chicago-based record label Audiotree, is scheduled for September 22nd & 23rd at Arcadia Creek Festival Place. […]
Features
2018’s “The Predator” lacks in character development, but exceeds in bloody carnage and explosive action scenes
Director Shane Black’s “The Predator” is a wildly inconsistent film that entertains despite bland characters, hit-or-miss humor and generic plotting. While losing the balls-to-the-wall spark that made the 1987 original compelling, the film’s bloody carnage and self-awareness make it perfectly watchable, if not particularly noteworthy. […]