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Our View: Sick? Get tested for COVID
In the story about free community testing, the Adair County Health Department administrator and assistant administrators Jim LeBaron and Lori Guffey, respectively, spoke about how not many Truman State University students are utilizing the free […]
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Our View: Preserve the Kirk Building
Workers are currently clearing out the Kirk Building, as reported in Seth Jarvis’ story in this issue. We, the Index Editorial Board, urge those overseeing the construction to preserve as much of the original structure […]
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Our View: Reevaluation of mandatory freshman courses is necessary
In this week’s issue, Grace Potter wrote a story about Truman State University’s current reevaluation of the freshman Self and Society and Symposium courses. Currently, the courses can be time-consuming and do not provide enough […]
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Our View: Red Barn shows charm of Kirksville area
During the middle of the semester, when classes pick up and life gets more stressful, is the perfect time to forget about school for a few hours and enjoy the community of Kirksville. The Red […]
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Our View: Support small businesses
Recently, two national retail stores, Five Below and Old Navy, opened in Kirksville. We as an Editorial Board think the addition of these stores will be beneficial to Kirksville, but students should still continue to […]
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Our View: Stay safe in Kirksville
With the ongoing search for the man who authorities say is suspected to have shot and dismembered a Kirksville community member, it may be difficult to feel safe in Kirksville right now. Kirksville is a […]
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Our View: Be safe at graduation
The decision to have this semester’s May commencement ceremony without limitations on the number of guests and no mask requirements, which is in line with the University’s guidelines, has some seniors happy and some students […]
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Our View: No mask mandate, no worries
When the President’s Office sent out an email to the campus community Feb. 25 stating that Truman State University no longer requires masks on campus, the campus community was split. Most of us were shocked […]
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Our View: Supporting spring sports
Now that we are a few weeks into the semester, the student body is beginning to develop their semester habits for the spring. We, The Index Editorial Board, see great value in making attending sport […]
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Our View: Where are the precautions?
During what feels like the 50th surge of COVID-19, we have come upon the most contagious of all of the variants: Omicron. Because of this, cities are shutting down, masks are becoming required again and […]
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Our View: Use Yik Yak wisely
In the November 2021 issue of The Index, staff writer Sydney Ellison wrote about the resurrection of YikYak, a social media platform where users post anonymously. Sara Seifert, director of Truman State University’s Department of […]