Opinions
Our View: Truman must take action on budget
We, The Index Editorial Board, want to know what plans are actually in the works because, at this point in time, we have yet to see anything, and it’s time. […]
Opinions
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: What’s your plan, Rep. Graves?
“Show us and fight to pass a plan that works to save 20,000 lives a year, and I will be a liberal Democrat out there urging voters to support you at every campaign rally from Palmyra to Platte City,” writes Missouri Hall Director Zac Burden in a Letter to the Editor. […]
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Don’t form opinions based on sound bites
“Posts about the address racked up dozens of shares and retweets, as well as paragraphs-long analyses on Facebook,” writes Nicolas Telep, news text editor for The Index.
“This surprised me because I could count fewer than 10 students at the address who were not part of Student Government.” […]
Opinions
Our View: Winter Olympics sets example for camaraderie
We, The Index Editorial Board, think sporting events like the Olympics serve as a great example of uniting people from various backgrounds. […]
Opinions
Truman lacks healthy identity
“To be a good student here means to be all these things — the more stressed you are, the more dedicated you are,” writes assistant editor Johanna Burns. […]
Opinions
Our View: University must communicate budget concerns
We, The Index Editorial Board, think the University should be up front with students about the issues it currently faces — not just because it influences the futures of students’ at this institution, but also because students have the power to affect this issue. […]
Opinions
Caffeine does more harm than good
“I realized I had a caffeine problem coming out of last semester’s finals,” writes Morgan Gervais, The Index’s opinions editor. “I would go days without sleep because I was living on caffeine pills and energy drinks.” […]
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Editor-in-Chief expresses concerns about university communication
“I feel as though these events call for more than an email from a single administrator,” writes Brently Snead, The Index’s Editor-in-Chief. […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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College Changes Habits
In high school, fashion is everything — at least from the high school I attended. Your diet is also somewhat manageable in those days. High school was a lot of people’s glory days. When you […]