Editorial

Siri Reinforces Gender Roles

September 13, 2017

In the often-stifling environment of the 1950s, one of the few careers predominantly open to women was secretary or personal assistant. She was supposed to organize the daily activities of her bosses — most of […]

Columns

Media Isn’t Perfect

September 5, 2017

“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 […]

Columns

Index Chief Editor Says Farewell

May 2, 2017

No matter how hard I try, I can’t think of a good way to start this. I’ve been working here so long that I think I developed some sort of notion that I’d just stay […]

Editorial

Our View: Join Your Community

April 28, 2017

It is difficult to imagine Kirksville without the presence of Truman State University’s campus or the thousands of students who live, study and work in the city for nine months or more every year. Conversely, […]