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“American Made” solidifies Tom Cruise’s relevancy in contemporary cinema

October 29, 2017 Gordon McPherson

Directed by Doug Liman, “American Made” is based on Trans World Airlines pilot turned egotistical drug smuggler Barry Seal, played by Tom Cruise, in the early 1980s. Seal is approached by CIA case officer Monty Schafer — played by Domhnall Gleeson — and begins taking photos over Central America for the CIA. During a mission, Seal encounters the Medellín Drug Cartel in Colombia and, thrilled by the potential wealth gain, begins his career as a drug smuggler. […]

Senior defensive back Jordan Brown stands with his mother Pam Brown. He wears pink to support her battle with breast cancer.

Brown wears pink to raise awareness

October 28, 2017 Curt Wichmer

Different sports organizations dedicate October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month decorating stadiums, banners and players with the color pink in an effort to increase public awareness. Although just about any athlete will say they think […]

Athlete Renault Sustains Tenth Nose Injury

October 26, 2017 Paul Province

With nearly two-thirds of the season finished and only a month left until the GLVC Championship Tournament, the Truman State University volleyball roster is gaining more positive results. The Bulldogs recently showed their potential at […]

Truman Student Killed in Car Accident

October 23, 2017 Nicolas Telep

A car accident on U.S. Route 63 in Kirksville killed three people, including a Truman State University student, on Monday. First-year student Rachel Morris was killed in the accident, according to an email to the […]

Truman approves reinstatement of the Photography Concentration

October 21, 2017 Joey Iaguessa and Charles Mahood

The art department at Truman State University recently approved a reinstatement of the photography concentration and will now go to the Dean of the School of Arts and Letters for further review. Priya Kambli, Professor […]

International Friends Brings Foreign Students and Kirksville Together

October 21, 2017 Ellen Thibodeau and Chen Zhang

Traveling from 45 different countries, many international students come to Truman State University to receive a quality education and get a taste of American culture. International Friends, a program under the Center for International Students […]

Faculty Senate Passes New Attendance Guidelines

October 16, 2017 Ryan Pivoney

Truman State University’s Faculty Senate adopted a new attendance policy which will go into effect August 2018, setting a common basis for the number of sanctioned absences students are allowed each semester. The new policy […]

Football Drawing Line After Short at Goal Line

October 16, 2017 Kennedy Martin

For the first time since 2005, the Truman State University football team fell to Southwest Baptist University Saturday. The ‘Dogs are 1-5 for the year and still winless in GLVC conference play. What was thought […]

“Blade Runner 2049” is the single best movie of 2017 so far

October 15, 2017 Gordon McPherson

“Blade Runner 2049” is not only the single best movie of 2017 so far, but one of the most staggeringly beautiful movies ever made. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the film takes place 30 years after […]

A picture of alumnae Elizabeth Economon and Sara Murray, the 2017 inductees into the Truman Athletics Hall of Fame.

Economon and Murray immortalized in Truman Athletics Hall of Fame

October 14, 2017 Ashley Murphy

This year, two Truman State University alumnae will be inducted into the Truman Athletics student athlete Hall of Fame, leaving their mark on this University forever. The success of alumnae Elizabeth Economon and Sara Murray […]

Preferred Family Healthcare in Kirksville

Kirksville residents work to build local homeless shelter

October 13, 2017 Nicolas Telep

A local non-profit corporation called AM Housing is making an effort to have a homeless shelter up and running in Kirksville as early as next fall. The organization was formed this summer, with former Kirksville […]

Bulldogs Defense Fail to Stop Greyhounds

October 10, 2017 Brooke Bailey

The Truman State University Bulldogs quickly scored on their first two possessions — making it 10-0 — against the University of Indianapolis, but the Greyhounds came out on top, winning 34-19 against the Bulldogs in […]