Campus
Election results: Leppanen, Schmidt win Student Government leadership
Student elections for Truman State University ended at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Results were announced at noon. […]
Articles by Nicolas Telep
Opinions
Mental wellness is not a money problem
“Student Government proposed raising the student health fee by $10 to increase access to psychological or psychiatric care through University Counseling Services, according to the ballot resolution,” writes Nicolas Telep, The Index news text editor. “This seems to be a step in the right direction, but I’m skeptical of how much the increased fee can do.” […]
City
Incumbent Biston wins second Council term
In the three-way race for a single open seat on the Kirksville City Council, Biston got 687 votes, while Glen Moritz and Kevin Alm got 456 and 71, respectively. […]
Campus
Rap artists DRAM and Fetty Wap to perform at SAB spring concert
The pair will perform April 14 in Pershing Arena. […]
Campus
Thomas announces technology fee changes
University President Sue Thomas said students would be charged program fees for some high-cost disciplines and course fees to cover costs in specific classes. […]
Administration
Changes coming to Truman staff and faculty compensation
Truman State University President Sue Thomas said the institution has tentatively set aside $600,000 for faculty and staff raises next year after zero University employees got raises in the 2018 fiscal year. […]
Campus
Student Senate passes inclement weather resolution
The resolution was passed at the first Student Senate meeting since icy weather prompted cancellation of some classes on Thursday, Feb. 22. […]
News
Gov. Greitens indicted on privacy invasion
Greitens has admitted to the affair, but denied all blackmail charges. […]
Opinions
Don’t form opinions based on sound bites
“Posts about the address racked up dozens of shares and retweets, as well as paragraphs-long analyses on Facebook,” writes Nicolas Telep, news text editor for The Index.
“This surprised me because I could count fewer than 10 students at the address who were not part of Student Government.” […]
City
City of Kirksville expects to expand in 2018
“I’m happy to report that the state of the city is strong,” Biston said. […]
Administration
State of the University addresses budget cuts
Thomas’ address responds to Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ proposed reduction in state funding for higher education, which would cut Truman’s core state funding by 7.7 percent. […]
Campus
German radio personality coming Tuesday, Feb. 13
Kuttner, an actor and theater director hailing from Berlin, will perform “I Wanna Be Americano: A German Crisis of Identity,” a show in which he performs famous video clips in an accent. […]