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Letter to the Editor: Ryan Neely
“These are the moments that define us.” I still remember the day my mentor shared these words with me in McClain Hall 10 years ago. Challenging times and how we respond to them determine who […]
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Letter to the Editor: Truman should take climate action
During 2018, we began the Truman Climate Initiative campaign to encourage the University to address the climate crisis, a global, existential threat to civilization and the biosphere’s integrity. The initiative asked the University community to […]
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Letter to the Editor: Compost
Every year, American households waste more than 294 million tons of organic matter. Most of us pitch this matter into the trash, where it goes to a landfill, sealed in a plastic bag, where it […]
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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 […]
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Letter to the Editor: Truman should close for Election Day
On Aug. 31, I started a petition in partnership with the student organization I am associated with, the Student Climate Union. The petition calls for cancelling classes and exempting all students from school work on […]
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Letter to the Editor: Getting through these strange times alone
Submitted by Brenda Higgins, associate vice president for student health and wellness Social distancing really isn’t the correct terminology for what we should be doing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it […]
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Letter to the Editor: Young Americans for Liberty’s “provocative” events have real impacts
Naomi Mathew is the media director for Young Americans for Liberty at Truman State University and the Missouri State Chair. Last year as a freshman, I joined the group Young Americans for Liberty. Since then […]
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Letter to the Editor: Audit the SAB
This piece was submitted by Junior Reece Ellis. — It is time to bring accountability to the Student Activities Board and its $300,000 annual budget. This isn’t meant to be an attack on any particular […]
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Letter to the Editor: Truman should reconsider concealed carry policy
This piece was submitted by freshman Jack Ratliff Over the past week and a half, we have had two armed robberies on or near our campus. One of these armed robberies took place behind my […]
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DPS director responds to student questions
In response to the column last week, I would like to take a few minutes to let everyone know about the circumstances surrounding the incident involving the man with a weapon at the 300 block […]
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Letter to the Editor: The Dialogues move the University forward
“The changes to our core curriculum have been carefully considered by faculty at all levels, and we truly believe that this change will offer tremendous benefits to every part of the Truman [State University] community,” writes economics professor Justin Jarvis. […]
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Letter to the Editor: Response to mental health fee criticism
“The [Index’s] April 18 opinion piece regarding the health fee increase was saddening in its misinformation and lack of research,” writes senior Joe Slama, student senator and 2017-18 chair of health, wellness, and safety. […]