Editorial
Opinions: Degree Works is Confusing
I thought Degree Works would never let me down. After all, it was the system I was referred to since freshman year to plan out classes and check degree progress. We were all taught how […]
Articles by Trevor Hamblin
Columns
Media Isn’t Perfect
“This show sucks.” I read about my favorite show, and my fingers already began typing a response as I keep reading. “It doesn’t respect its own female characters, and the plot has bad pacing!” I […]
Opinions
Clubs Can Expand Your Skills and Interests
Freshman year was a busy time for me. On top of adjusting to life as a college student, I had joined the anime club, a Dungeons and Dragons group a friend had started and I […]
Editorial
Opinion: Communication is Best IRL
As the school year draws to a close, so does a long-standing tradition in the 4200 wing of the West Campus Suites — a two-semester game of Dungeons and Dragons. The game brought our hallway […]
Editorial
Characters Should Retain Key Traits
Fiction doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s created by the world it’s created in, as you could learn in any English class. People put a lot of heart and soul into the things they make, […]
Columns
Personalities can change and adjust over time
Have you ever considered the most convenient murder methods? Hopefully your answer is “no,” but my friends and I talk about it a lot. Partly because we are all fans of murder mysteries and partly […]
News
Third Parties: Another Perspective on the National Election
While many college voters consider themselves politically independent, studies find few actually know about third party alternatives. A survey by the Pew Research Center conducted in July established the top 14 issues voters are concerned […]
Columns
“Pokemon Go” brings people and business together
Niantic Inc.’s “Pokemon Go” was one of the most highly anticipated mobile games before its release, and it’s no wonder as of writing this article it has 50 million downloads, according to its Google Play […]
Columns
Opinion: Smoking Ban should be enforced
This is part of a feature, “Head to Head,” in which two columnists offer competing views on the same subject. Read Will Chaney’s column in the Oct. 8 Index, or online here. This year, Truman […]
Columns
Opinion: New meal plans have pros and cons
This year, Truman State’s meal plan options have undergone a dramatic shift. Most of you already have noticed, but the change in how meal plans operate has had monumental effects on student experiences with the […]