Columns

Our View: Religious Freedom Bill

March 19, 2016

During the past few weeks we, the Index Editorial Board, have been working to answer your questions about the political process, encouraging you to become informed and getting you excited to vote and be civically engaged in the […]

Columns

Our View: Down-Ballot Voting

February 27, 2016

The presidential elections are always intense affairs, with candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties making grand promises to the American people in an effort to gain votes. The presidential primaries already have begun, with […]

Columns

Our View: Paino pursues passion

February 18, 2016

There is nothing quite like the feeling of losing a star player. Many of us have been there, standing in front of the television watching a press conference where a favorite ball player — whose jersey you never […]

Editorial

Opinion: Perpetuating rumors is irresponsible

October 2, 2015

At a small campus such as Truman State, one of the hottest commodities — second only to reliable Wi-Fi — is gossip. Our university is set in a small Midwestern town, amplifying the sense that you can’t go anywhere […]

Editorial

Opinion: Police protocol exists for a good reason

September 24, 2015

The story of Ahmed Mohamed, the teenager from Irving, Texas, who was arrested after his teacher mistook a homemade clock for a bomb, has sparked quite a bit of controversy. Social media discussion about his […]