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Raising Daughters
“give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. my name makes you want to tell me the truth. my name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that […]
Year: 2020
Editorial
Letter to the Editor: County clerks encourage students to vote in November elections
Submitted by Brianna Lennon, county clerk and election authority for Boone County, and Shane Schoeller, county clerk and election authority for Greene County. In any other presidential election year, county clerks would be inundated with […]
KTRM-FM
88.7 KTRM unveils End of Summer Extravaganza playlist
As summer comes to a close, we here at 88.7 KTRM thought it’d be appropriate to gather some of the songs that got us through this turbulent time of year. While this is by no […]
Campus
Truman students organize march, vigil for Breonna Taylor
On Monday, Sept. 28, Truman State University students organized a march from the Department of of Public Safety to the Kirksville Police Department to protest the killing of Breonna Taylor, a Black Louisville, Kentucky, woman […]
Campus
Truman rolls out online system for Perkins Loan repayments
The Truman State University Student Accounts Department has made it more convenient for some students with a Perkins Loan to pay their bills by using a software program for online payments. The Student Accounts Department […]
Campus
Truman to host Zoom webinar to celebrate women entrepreneurs
Truman State University is set to hold a Zoom webinar that celebrates women entrepreneurs and business Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. The event was organized as a collaboration between the University Advancement Office and Chuck […]
Campus
Former communication professor serving probation for patronizing prostitution
Barry Poyner, former communication professor at Truman State University and elder at Kirksville Church of Christ, was sentenced to 120 days in the Adair County Regional Jail. The ruling has since been suspended and Poyner […]
Campus
CARES Act provides funds for eligible students
Truman State University has received government funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities Act. Half of the funds are being provided to students as emergency grants and half are being used by the […]
Campus
Grim Hall in use again after Kirk Building closes
Previously located in the Kirk Building, The Language Company-Kirksville will be in Grim Hall for the 2020-21 academic year. TLC partners with colleges across the country to help students get accepted after they complete TLC’s […]
Community
Together apart: Students living in the closest quarters of campus describe life during the pandemic
COVID-19 is still affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands in the United States. As of Sept. 9, there were almost 100,000 cases in Missouri, a spike of almost 2,200 since the previous day. On […]
Columns
“The Talk” with Ari: Contraceptives: let’s talk spermicide and Plan B
In my last column, I mentioned some of the more popular forms of birth control and ways to prevent STIs. This is a follow-up on the other birth control methods, emergency contraceptives and myths about […]
Campus
Truman State University establishes COVID-19 care and reporting plan
Truman State University has established a plan for isolating positive COVID-19 cases on campus and developed a new page on its website to track the number of cases among faculty, staff and students. “If we […]