Columns
Opinion: PrEP usage can reduce HIV rate
In the minds of many college-aged gay men, HIV is a thing of the past — something that could never happen to them. However, this demographic makes up 19 percent of all new HIV infections […]
Editorial
Editorial
Our View: Share hope during the holidays
The costumes are ready, the pumpkins are carved and the candy is ready to go. Halloween is here. Everyone loves free candy and we, the Index Editorial Board, are no exception. But the delightfully spooky […]
Columns
Opinion: Halloween scares can be found at home
As Halloween approaches, many students will look for inexpensive ways to scare themselves — the haunted houses provided by different organizations at Truman State are an extremely fun option for those students. There is a […]
Columns
Letter to the Editor: Faculty salaries should be raised
I, and Truman State University faculty members I have communicated with, are pleased with the announcement covered on page one of the Oct. 8 Index that Gov. Jay Nixon will ask the legislature to increase state funding for […]
Editorial
Columns
Letter to the Editor: Truman students should be involved in hearings
By now, most students have heard of Ameren’s proposed Mark Twain Transmission Line. The power line, which would cut across the land of many of our neighbors in Northeast Missouri, has made the local papers, […]
Columns
Our View: Transmission project needs transparency
Following the community forum earlier this week, the Mark Twain Transmission Project once again has become a hot-button topic of conversation in Kirksville and the surrounding area. This 100-mile proposed electrical transmission line would link […]
Columns
Opinion: Smoking Ban should be repealed
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. Last semester, the […]
Editorial
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
Columns
Opinion: The Death Penalty should be repealed
During his visit to the United States last week, Pope Francis urged the state of Georgia to reconsider its decision to execute inmate Kelly Gissendaner. The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied the pope’s […]