Features
More Than Just a Decaying Building
North of Kirksville on Highway B sits Bear Creek Church and Cemetery. What was once the first church in Adair County now has a gaping hole in one of the walls. The inside has even […]
Articles by Kayla Perkins
Features
Truman Expands Resources for Transfer Students
This year about 150 students who enrolled in Truman State University were transfer students coming from community colleges or four-year universities. About 8 percent of Truman’s population is made up of transfer students. Julia Price, […]
Features
First Generation Students Bring Special Perspectives to Truman
Truman State University is home to students of many races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations and backgrounds. One group of around 700 students on campus are first generation students who the McNair program and other entities […]
Features
Take Root Cafe: Giving Back Despite the Odds
The outside of Take Root Cafe is quite unassuming. Three words have been stuck on the window: People. Planet. Community. From the outside of the building potted patrons can see potted plants on the inside. […]
Campus
Student Government works to place international flag display
By May 2017, Student Government hopes to have an international flag display hung on campus in order to give representation to all Truman State University’s students. Two years ago the diversity committee from Student Government […]
City
Kirksville Committee to meet and discuss downtown improvements
The Kirksville Downtown Improvement Committee will meet Dec.13 to discuss goals the committee hopes to accomplish in the coming year. The committee plans to discuss items such as re-branding the KDIC to be more social […]
Campus
Truman emphasizes Mental Health Awareness Week
Nov. 4-5 Student Government and MOPIP sponsor event to teach first aid Mental Health Awareness week drew to a close Saturday, Nov. 5 with an event about mental health first aid. Mental Health Awareness Week was a […]