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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

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Morin gives annual enrollment report

By Clayton Berry Staff Writer

Truman State University’s annual enrollment management report was presented by Regina Morin, vice president for Enrollment Management, at the Oct. 21 Board of Governor’s meeting.

The overall student enrollment has increased in the past four years, though this increase will potentially have positive and negative effects on the University. Morin told the Board what other factors contribute to this increase in enrollment.

Morin said this increase in student enrollment shows, in many ways, Truman is steadily competitive with other schools in the region. She said there was an increase in this year’s incoming freshman class GPA from an average 3.75 to 3.79 since last year, as well as a steady 27 ACT score average.

She said there has also been a major increase in in-state applications, particularly among minorities, that she said most likely spurs from the recent use of the Common Application. She said this gave the University a larger and more diverse pool of applicants to

choose from, though it has simultaneously caused a decrease in out-of-state applications, particularly from Illinois.

Although there has been an increase in the number of student applications, Morin said many of the students that actually enroll at Truman are divided among full-time, degree-seeking students and parttime, non-degree-seeking students.

She said the former have had significantly less traction than the latter in recent years, therefore lessening the amount of total credit hours students take and the amount of tuition revenue the University can take in. She said fewer full-time students also has a trickle-down effect on other areas of the school, such as Residence Life’s ability to fill all their rooms and the type and amount of financial aid available to students. However, she said the University will continue to monitor these changes, find ways to increase the number of full-time, degree-seeking students, and she said applications for Fall 2017 are coming in steadily.

“There are many challenges we face, but there are many opportunities as well,” Morin said.

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COMPARISONS from fiscal year 12 to fiscal year 17

NEW FRESHMAN 1378 1271 1329 1320 1262 1263

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Truman receives grant to improve diversity in STEM enrollment degrees

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Truman State University recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program.

Thanks to this grant, Truman will receive $350,000 to develop solutions in fixing the enrollment gap of minority students.

The goal of the LSAMP grant is to double the number of underrepresented minority groups who graduate with a science, technology, engineering and math degree by the year 2021.

According to LSAMP, underrepresented minority groups include African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives,

Native Hawaiians and Native Pacific Islanders.

The seven other schools funded by this grant include Harris-Stowe State University, Lincoln University, the University of Missouri, the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Central Missouri and St. Louis Community College.

According to nsf.gov, LSAMP’s mission is to assist “universities and colleges in their efforts to significantly increase the numbers of students matriculating into and successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines in order to diversify the STEM workforce.”

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NEW TRANSFERS 210 184 150 164 173 153

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Kirksville implements glass recycling program with Natural Resources grant

By Kayla Perkins Staff Writer

A new glass recycling program will start in Kirksville this December.

On Dec. 5 Kirksville residents will finally get to reap the benefits of the grant applied through the Department of Natural Resources for glass recycling. When the new recycling program begins in December, residents of Kirksville will get to put their glass recycling curbside for pickup.

Residents of Kirksville can buy a glass recycling tote at City Hall for $3.99. The service will not have an additional fee.

Community Services Coordinator Sarah Halstead began the process of the grant by talking about the city of Kirksville applying for a grant in 2014. The grant was to have a bunker built in Kirksville to house the collected glass.

The city hired a contractor to build the bunker and had to have approval by the Department of Natural Resources on the building and draining of the bunker.

Halstead said the program will not be available to the residents of downtown Kirksville, and residents of apartments should talk to their contractor about glass recycling capabilities.

Halstead said while the residents of downtown Kirksville cannot collect a glass recycling tote at City Hall, they can still participate in glass recycling by taking their glass to Community Opportunities, a facility in Kirksville that hires disabled members of the community to help with projects around town like recycling. Community Opportunities is located at 1001 S Osteopathy St.

Halstead said City Hall is working with the bars in the downtown area to pick up glass.

Halstead said that there are not many processing plants for glass and there are none in Northern Missouri. The city had to find a company that was willing to pick the glass up and haul it to a processing plant.

Halstead said people at City Hall were very happy about glass recycling coming to Kirksville.

“Honestly we’re really excited to get this program up and going because it’s something that Kirksville hasn’t had,” Halstead said. “Obviously everybody produces glass, whether it be a spaghetti jar or a frappuccino glass jar. There’s glass everywhere you look, so we’re really excited to reduce that footprint and get that glass recycling [program] going.”

Residence Life Coordinator William Nelsen said he hopes glass recycling will return to campus as well.

Nelsen said in the past, Student Government had people collect glass from the residence halls and take it elsewhere where glass recycling is available. Nelsen said Student Government stopped doing this because it became too much of a hassle.

Senior Becca Elder, the student leader at the office of sustainability, said glass recycling will be offered on campus again with the start of the recycling program in the City of Kirksville. Edler said the recycling on campus will not be in the same capacity. Edler said there will be a dumpster at the south end of campus students can take their glass recycling to.

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Students learn self defense techniques

NEWS IN BRIEF

Author discusses writing and translating Author John Smelcer spoke to students and community members Nov. 16 about creative writing and translating books.

Smelcer recently had his book, “The Gospel of Simon,” published.

The book is written as an account of Simon the Cyrene helping Jesus of Nazareth carry the cross in the gospel. Smelcer spoke to students about the process of translating the book from English to Spanish. Smelcer has written more than 50 books and is an award-winning author, according to Smelcer’s website, and is a professor of literature, creative writing and native studies.

The event was hosted by several departments at Truman, such as the Department of English and Lingustics, as well as the Department of Philosophy and Religion.

Planetarium hosts laser shows

Photo by Athena Geldbach/ TMN Top: Students watch a demonstration of a self-defense technique performed by instructors Megan Matheney and Matthew Matheney. The Women’s Resource Center and Kirksville Taekwon-Do hosted a self-defense seminar Nov. 15. Bottom: Students practice self-defense techniques with partners. The Women’s Resource Center and Taekwon-Do studio hope to have another seminar next semester because of the large turnout.

The Del and Norma Robison Planetarium will host a series of laser light shows this December. In October, the Planetarium hosted another series of laser light shows, which were popular among attendees, according to Truman Today.

Several of the laser light shows will remain the same as the run in October. However, there will be some slight changes. There will be two holiday laser light shows for students and community members to watch.

Some shows will not be returning for a second run, such as “Laser Pop” and “Hypnotica.” Tickets for the shows are $5.

STUDENT SENATE IN BRIEF

The Senate approved a motion to divide an appropriation slate.

The Senate approved an appropriation slate for the Association of Black Collegians.

The Senate did not pass an appropriation slate for the Student Advisory Committee.

Junior Olivia Delaloye was appointed to Chair of the Sexual Assault Prevention Committee.

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Senior Jacob Fallman was appointed to Legislative Director.

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Mark your calendar SAB Slam Poet: Neil Hilborn 8-9:30 p.m.

Nov. 29 SUB Hub

Neil Hilborn, a national poetry champion, will be at Truman Nov. 29 to perform some of his poetry. Hilborn’s work has been featured in many blogs and news outlets including the Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

Alternative Spring Break Info Night 7-7:30 p.m. and 7:30-8 p.m.

Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 CSI Complex in the SUB

The SERVE Center will host information nights for its Alternative Spring Break. The Alternative Spring Break will take students who are interested to Black Mountain, North Carolina.

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Kirksville community reacts to election Steve Taylor, Maxwell’s owner

Thank you to the Index for asking me for my thoughts. As a point of conscious decision I will not waste one word telling you why I did not want Hillary Clinton elected, but rather will focus all my time and energy on explaining why I am thrilled Donald Trump did prevail.

I am a veteran, proud of my service and as proud of my commitment to serve this country. I am writing to express my profound gladness at the election results but not in a way many readers might think. This is not crowing or fistpumping, not the one-sided elation of a person who “got their way” at the cost of another’s contentment. Rather, this is a letter of reconciliation to everyone who was for and against Donald Trump.

I am writing because I truly am optimistic about the future and about the coming presidency. So much has been written or said to foster the negativity in the country. I would like to stand to say we must come together as Americans. I truly believe Trump’s stance on trade and immigration will make our country better than it has been for a long time. As a serial entrepreneur, I believe his pro-business, pro-growth and limited government will help our economy recover the strength it has been lacking. I was very dismayed that so many people took his slogan “Make America Great Again” as some derisive slur that we aren’t great — we are — but there are so many issues in this country that need a leader with his eye on the future, and I believe Mr. Trump does.

In closing, my true intention is for everyone to welcome our president-elect with an open mind. We all might have different opinions, but the one thing for sure is we are all Americans and all need to be united. I got into some controversy for having a Trump flag at my business this summer. What struck me the most was the comprehension by some people that because I was expressing my opinion I was somehow trying to negate theirs. I was disheartened that so many people were adamantly upset by my stance and surprised at the perception of Trump supporters. The one thing I took away from this experience was the lesson that people need to realize voicing one’s opinion should never be a source of anger or derision. We need, now more than ever, to have dialogue and be respectful of each other so we can all move forward together. I wanted to write this as one of Trump’s strongest proponents to illustrate that the win was not viewed by many Americans as a celebration of us over them, as I feel many opponents viewed it, but rather request that we all view this new presidency with an open mind. It is the least we can do for America.

Junior Jacob Brooke

In her concession speech on Nov. 9, Hillary Clinton asked us to be openminded and to give the president-elect the opportunity to lead. It is a challenge to understate the disappointment and shock Clinton’s request was for millions of supporters. For most voters, this result was simply shocking, but for many this was a resounding defeat of the inclusive values which once told them they had a place in American life.

A campaign of divisive rhetoric with too many insults and outrageous statements to list lead our next president to the Oval Office. Donald Trump is now the leader, not only of a movement against the liberal norms of politically correct culture but of millions who feel his campaign represented the lowest point in American history. Trump’s remarkable reversal on a number of his most crowdpleasing, impossible campaign promises has been as sudden and shocking as his victory. Trump has demurred on his threats to jail his political opponent, to build a border wall and make Mexico pay for it, to completely repeal Obamacare and to ban all Muslims from entering the United States. This seems to offer hope to Americans for whom these promises were nothing less than an all-out assault on American values and the Constitution.

It has now become easier to give the president-elect the benefit of the doubt. As he tells reporters, he will continue to seek advice and counsel from President Barack Obama and back down on his bigoted, hateful and demeaning rhetoric. It almost seems possible to think that the weight of the presidency and the Republican establishment might simply crush him into submission.

While it seems possible that Trump will quickly abandon his supporters and their hopes, it is far too early for the #ImWithHer camp to rejoice over Trump’s come-to-Jesus moment.

Trump’s presidency still poses major threats to American values to an unprecedented degree. His post-victory pause in spewing hatred and filth might be fleeting, and nothing should excuse the racism, xenophobia and sexism he attempted to normalize during his campaign. He has still appointed a white supremacist and alleged domestic abuser to serve as a chief advisor. He continues to ignore science by denying climate change and remains in opposition to the right of women to control their bodies.

To the liberals and Hillary supporters who have begun to take heart in Trump’s reversals — do not be encouraged by the words of a man whose only consistency has been inconsistency. Do not hope that a man who has lied repeatedly and boldly and demeaned women his entire life will suddenly feel the importance of the White House and straighten up like a naughty

schoolboy. Trump remains a threat to years of progress towards inclusivity, tolerance and hopefulness.

Marc Becker, history professor

Freshman Adam Vonarx In an interesting turn of events Donald Trump has been elected to be the 45th president of the United States of America. This is the first election I have been able to vote in, and I can tell you that I am quite pleased with the results. Unlike a lot of people who voted for Trump, I did not do it simply for the fact that he was not Hillary Clinton.

By the end of the election cycle I really did support Trump, even though in the beginning I was not his biggest supporter.

There were many reasons for this but namely his policies on the refugee crisis, the 2nd Amendment, and the Supreme Court nominations are the biggest reasons I am quite happy that Donald Trump is going to be our next president.

I’m very happy we have a president who is going to keep the refugees in the Middle East, but intends to help them in the Middle East, which will help us from not having a situation such as the ones France, England, Germany and Sweden are having right now. This will be good for the U.S. as it will allow us to be able to help more of these refugees, because it will not require as much vetting and money to bring them into the country, while at the same time not having the same problems others are having with rape and terrorism in Europe. The most important reason I support Trump — though probably not the most important reason for most — is his views on the 2nd Amendment. His policies of making a nation-wide concealed carry policy as well as a much better background check process is something that is very important to me. As both a gun owner and a stepson to a gunsmith, I am very passionate about 2nd Amendment rights.

This will also help the current problem of states not accepting other states’ permits, like states already do with drivers licenses. Finally, the most important issue for the whole country is nominating a conservative Supreme Court Justice. This is important, in my opinion, because with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia there is an imbalance in the court with 4 liberal justices, 1 moderate and only 3 conservatives — which Trump intends to balance by appointing a conservative to the Supreme Court. This keeps the court fair and balanced for the entire country.

These are the reasons that I, a young conservative, am very excited to have Donald Trump as my next president — the fact he will keep this country safe from the problems Europe is having with refugees, help protect 2nd Amendment rights and keep the Supreme Court balanced.

Trump’s election is a direct result of the failures of capitalism. Capitalism promises us efficiency and productivity that is supposed to deliver us better products at lower prices. Instead, it takes resources away from marginalized people who have little and delivers them instead to the rich and powerful who never seem to have enough.

Trump effectively played into the class resentments resulting from this upward redistribution of wealth to win the election. But his victory is a classic example of the fox raiding the hen house.

Trump is a member of the capitalist class who has excelled at depriving workers of their fair wages and decent working conditions. If someone is to blame for the economic crisis we face, it is those of Trump’s kind. Far from creating decent and well-paying jobs, or having an interest in the working class, Trump greedily grabs as much wealth as he can to line his own golden lair.

Rather than accurately analyzing the structural roots of the pain workers feel, Trump effectively deflects anger toward even more marginalized members of society — immigrants, people of color, members of the LGBT community, etc.

He divides and conquers. If all of us who have been ravaged by the scourge of capitalism turn our attacks against each other, it allows capitalists to continue to injure all of us.

The vast majority of Trump’s supporters do not and will not benefit from Republican policy initiatives.

Republicans pledge to cut corporate and top income bracket tax rates while slashing social spending and services.

These policies benefit Trump but hurt workers. The Republican Party has historically been the party of the wealthy and propertied class, and that has not changed.

What we are missing in this country is a working-class party — one that represents those of us who have been harmed with the upward redistributionary policies of the capitalist class. Such a socialist approach would create a truly democratic society.

Under our current system, we chose between two candidates who rule in the interests of the top 1 or 0.1 percent of the income holders.

We need to organize an inclusive and participatory system that works to provide decent and well-paying jobs, universal healthcare, free education, a clean environment and nutritious food for all of us. Neither the leaders of the Republican or Democratic parties are interested in such policies because they do not serve their class interests. We can only make such dreams a reality when we put aside politics of fear and repression and work together in our common interests.

Resist the Dakota Access Pipeline

Ben Wallis Protests against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL, have been underway for seven months now. The controversial 3.7 billion dollar, 1,200-mile project — which will link oil production sites in North Dakota and Illinois — enjoyed a brief respite from attention last week because Donald Trump unexpectedly won the national presidential election. The North Dakota protest camps remain active, however, and it appears the Standing Rock Sioux and thousands of other environmental activists are prepared to extend their fight indefinitely — no matter who the president is. Indeed, DAPL takes part in a long bipartisan tradition of settler-colonial violence against the indigenous peoples of America. It is no accident the pipeline threatens the Standing Rock tribe — environmental hazards are often thrust onto people of color. In an era of accelerating environmental decay, we must be vigilant to these incidences of environmental racism and oppose them wherever they might occur.

The DAPL protests are centered around an area a few miles north of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, where the pipeline is set to cut under the Missouri River.

This area — while not an official part of the tribe’s territory — is home to many sacred burial and cultural grounds,

according to a Nov. 2016 Business Insider article. The river is also the Reservation’s major source of drinking water, raising concerns over potential oil spills. Between 2013 and 2015, an average of 121 oil accidents occurred each year, according to the same article. The Standing Rock tribe is vehemently opposed to the project and all its risks, spearheading the long campaign of protests that has seen hundreds of arrests and countless outbreaks of violence.

In late October soldiers and police in riot gear led raids on protest camps with armored vehicles, pepper spray and sound cannons. In an interview with the LA Times a detainee described protestors having numbers written on their arms and being kept in cages like dog kennels, without bedding or furniture.

This campaign of state violence is conducted in violation of Standing Rock’s tribal sovereignty — preceding colonization and formally guaranteed by treaty. DAPL would effectively undermine the tribe’s right to self-determination by forcing it to accept enormous health and environmental risks. But construction looks set to continue anyway. The company that owns the pipeline — Energy Transfer Partners — was reported by the Seattle Times to be marshaling its equipment last Thursday in expectation of a go-ahead from the Obama administration. The Standing Rock tribe, then, like other communities of color, will disproportionately bear the weight of environmental ruin. An early proposal for DAPL planned for it to cross the Missouri River eleven miles north of Bismarck, the capital of North Dakota, according to an August article by the Bismarck Tribune.

The proposal was rejected because of dangers posed to Bismarck’s water supply. Incidentally, Bismarck also has a population that is more than 90 percent white.

Standing Rock joins other prominent news stories — like lead-poisoned Flint, Michigan — as being a case of environmental racism. A 2016 study by researchers

at the Universities of Michigan and Montana found “a consistent pattern of placing hazardous waste facilities in neighborhoods where poor people and people of color live.” Minority communities represent a “path of least resistance” for such projects, as they generally have less political influence to reject them. The move of DAPL’s river-crossing from Bismarck to Standing Rock reflects the role of race and class in deciding who will suffer the consequences should it. Standing Rock’s tribal sovereignty, the health and well-being of its people and the integrity of its burial and cultural grounds are all treated as unfortunate — but necessary — casualties of corporations’ profit-seeking. In any enterprise of DAPL’s size there will be losers. But such losers are not decided randomly — they are, in most cases, those least able to bear the loss.

The Standing Rock Sioux’s struggle against DAPL not only opposes environmental degradation, but racism and colonial oppression. If construction on the pipeline is allowed to proceed, it will signal America’s continued contempt for indigenous communities’ well-being and self-determination. That the past election season saw neither presidential candidate condemn the project, nor the vicious campaign of state violence assembled to ensure its completion, exposes the indifference of the major political parties to these issues. We cannot, in all fairness, expect them to thwart the interests of their major donors. Instead, we should put our faith in the direct action of the Standing Rock tribe and the thousands that have joined them. They deserve our solidarity and assistance. In a world driven by ecological collapse, we should resist all efforts to place the effects of the crisis on people of color. Now, DAPL can succeed on the basis of our division. Against unity, it is doomed.

Ben Wallis is a junior poltical science and history major from Troy, Mo.

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Rodet discusses public choice economics

By Nick Telep Staff Writer

Cortney Rodet from Ohio University made a presentation to a full house of Truman State University students in Violette Hall about public choice economics Friday, Nov. 4.

Rodet, economics professor at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, travelled to Kirksville to sit in on classes, talk with students and give lectures Thursday and Friday. Truman economics professor David Gillette and economics student Elias Garcia were key people in bringing Rodet to Kirksville. In the presentation, Rodet spoke about a branch of behavioral economics involving governments and poli-

tics. He spoke about the election and possible issues with democracy and the electoral system. He spent time focusing on strategic and single-issue voting and presented experimental research on people’s behavior when they vote. He also covered incentives voters, politicians and the government respond to.

Freshman Hunter Lambert, who had never been to an economics department lecture before, heard about the event from Gillette and attended to get extra credit in Gillette’s microeconomics and macroeconomics classes. Lambert said even though he had never heard of public choice, he found the combination of economics, political science and psychology

interesting. Lambert praised Rodet’s ability to present a complex topic that was new to much of the audience in a simplified, in-depth manner that was interesting and concise. He said he would definitely attend another lecture hosted by the economics department, and he said presentations on public choice seem especially relevant and enlightening during election years. Lambert had filed his absentee ballot before he attended the lecture, but he said if he had seen the lecture before he voted, it might have influenced his vote.

“If it had swayed my vote at all, it would have been to not vote at all, because it’s a killer waste of time,” Lambert said.

While Rodet came nowhere near endorsing a candidate, he did echo Lambert’s sentiment at some times.

Rodet’s statistics showed that, during the past several decades, an election had only been swayed by a single vote a handful of times. He presented research and theory about strategic voting showing that, in our current political system, who becomes an elected representative is largely determined randomly. Rodet also explained the experimental nature of public choice and the intersections it has with political science. Even though he couldn’t cover everything, Rodet delivered the one-hour version of a very complex and emerging field of economics.

Observatory scopes out new telescope installation Emily Merkle Staff Writer

The Truman State University observatory finished installing a new telescope Oct. 26.

Tim Baker, Physical Plant Assistant Director, said it took three weeks to remove the old telescope from the observatory dome and put together the new one. Baker said they used a forklift to get the new telescope into the dome, and it took six people to ease it off the forklift. Baker said the old telescope will be put in a small dome outside the main observatory. He said Physical Plant workers, professors and students all helped put the new scope together.

Baker said the new telescope cost more than $30,000. He said a new telescope was purchased because technology has advanced and the old one did not rotate all the way around the dome or give as smooth of an image when

tracking. Baker said for the technology in the scope, it was a cost-effective purchase.

Baker said the new telescope has a 17-inch aperture scope, which helps give a clearer image than the old 14-inch aperture. Baker said the new telescope also has more advanced technology built into it. He said the lenses and mirrors are higher quality, which also helps provide a better image. Baker said the new telescope has the ability to point any direction in the sky whereas the old one had limited mobility. He said the new scope runs on one motor when tracking a star as opposed to two motors, which provides a smoother, better-focused image. Baker said the main frame of the scope is carbon fiber, which has good thermal control. Baker said having a frame with thermal control is important because extreme temperatures can have a negative effect on the image quality.

“Truman is very fortunate to have an instrument of this quality,” Baker said. “There are probably extremely few schools our size who have an instrument of this quality, plus have this good of a site to operate it.”

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Left: Tags for Truman Tag Day were taped or hung in various places across campus. The first 50 students who took pictures of the Truman Tags with the hashtag #TrumanTagDay got a free T-shirt.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

ROTC STAFF REMEMBERS

CARMEN BARNES

BY SPENCER FOUST STAFF WRITER

Carmela “Carmen” Barnes, a Truman State University employee of 21 years, died Monday, Oct. 31, at age 65 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Barnes, born Jan. 11, 1951, was raised in Hawaii and served in the United States Army where she met her husband, according to her obituary.

She is survived by one daughter, one son, nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and seven siblings, according to her obituary. Barnes was a member of the El Kadir Jewels and the Kirksville Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 184, according to her obituary.

She was employed with Truman’s ROTC program at Truman from 1995 until her retirement July 2016. In that time, she worked alongside ROTC staff member Doug Reinsch, who retired from Truman this year as well.

Reinsch said Barnes started out in the women’s army corps, then she worked for the Army as a federal civilian. Barnes was always in some service role, Reinsch said.

Barnes’ role within ROTC was a tough one, Reinsch said. She was the government secretary, which means she dealt with all the paperwork it took to recruit and contract a student or cadet at Truman, Reinsch said, and then all the paperwork it took to get them through training, including getting them off the train, handling plane tickets and getting them paid. He said he often wondered how one person could handle all that work.

Reinsch said Barnes also had another job where she cared for two mentally handicapped women until another caretaker took over in the evenings.

“She’d take them out to Wal-Mart each night, get their exercise, get a meal and all that stuff,” Reinsch said. “I think it was because she didn’t have any kids at home anymore, so it was just another way to serve.”

Barnes suffered from a variety of health complications throughout her life, but despite the illness, her friends, family and coworkers never saw it break her stride.

Reinsch said Barnes was always a steady presence and he could always count on a smile on her face.

Reinsch said he’d come in to the office on weekends sometimes to find her working. He said Barnes was always mission-oriented and a very pleasant person to work with.

Reinsch said after 21 years of working eight hours a day with Barnes, he probably spent more time with Barnes than with his family.

“She was a great person to spend that time with, though,” Reinsch said. “I just can’t say enough good about her.”

At her wake Sunday, Nov. 13, she was remembered by many co-workers and friends as a tough and dedicated woman.

Anyone wishing to send a memorial gift can send them to Shriner’s Hospital for Children.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

WGST Conference Throwback Thursday: returns to campus Changes in dorm policy

BY KIRA HINTZ Staff Writer

The 21st annual Women and Gender Studies Conference will return to Truman State University’s campus January 2017 with a theme of “Engendering Social Justice.”

The WGST conference presents creative abstracts from student and faculty submissions that are no longer than 250 words. Papers are chosen based on the quality of work and adherence to the theme.

Nancy Moore, health and exercise sciences professor, said she will be helping to coordinate the conference.

Moore said she will work alongside WGST Conference chair Monica Barron, sociology professor Victoria Mayer and English professor Christine Harker.

Moore said the conference’s theme was an idea she, Barron, Mayer and Harker came up with during their brief meetings. Moore said the purpose of the theme was to not only incorporate people with a feminist perspective, but to include and represent people from other perspectives who study different disciplines.

Moore said the WGST committee has booked Hannah Bonner, a social activist and Methodist minister, to be the keynote speaker for the conference.

Moore said the Multicultural Affairs Center will co-sponsor Bonner’s visit to campus January 2017.

“It’s important to learn how to be an activist, whether out in the community or in academia and to [kind of] see those different ways.”

— Nancy Moore, health and exercise sciences professor Although this is her first time coordinating a WGST Conference, Moore said she has attended WGST conferences in the past, and she said she thinks they’re valuable. “[The conference] was a place for students to have conversations over important [issues] and interact with faculty and other students and see what they’re doing and how they’re trying to progress equality,” Moore said.

“It’s important to learn how to be an activist, whether out in the community or in academia and to [kind of] see those different ways.”

Moore said the conference is also a good place for people to hear voices not normally heard in public spaces while also voicing their own opinions.

Moore said she encourages students and faculty to attend the conference because it can be a way to open up people’s minds and possibly help them feel more comfortable discussing the ideas of feminism. “[People should attend] if they want to learn how to progress social justice and see what’s being done and gain more knowledge, to find people who are likeminded [and] to also, maybe, encourage you in your own efforts,” Moore said.

Helping to provide guidance on next year’s conference is previous WGST conference organizer Linda Seidel, who is an English professor and Director of Graduate Studies.

Seidel said the WGST Conference started at Truman State University in 1996 and began as a small-scale event.

“We had a bunch of papers, not even in very large rooms, but one of the hallmarks of this particular conference was that undergraduate students, graduate students, [and] faculty members presented papers together, which, as far as I know, is still unique on this campus and is somewhat unusual on most campuses, so I think it’s one of our strong points,” Seidel said. “And [what’s special] is the very fact that we’ve been able to keep it going all this time, and I coordinated many of those conferences myself.”

Seidel said the conference has had themes such as composing women, transgender issues and identities, and self-fashioning. Seidel said the conference has also managed to attract special guest speakers in the past, such as gender theorist Kate Bornstein.

Although initially skeptical of the idea of women’s studies when she was younger, Seidel said the subject and the conference are both important because they allow people a chance to think beyond society’s generalizations.

“Women are half the human race, you know,” Seidel said. “And if you just study men and then try to generalize everything you learn about men to women as well, some of that’s [going to] fit and some of it’s really not [going to] fit. Taking account of gender and paying attention to it, I think, has really sort of made new insights possible for a lot of people. Really opened up our ways of thinking about how we get along with each other in the world and what difference gender issues make and so forth.”

The Truman State University residence halls have changed a lot over the years, and so have the policies regarding them.

Men used to have to sign in to visit the women’s dorms — Blanton, Brewer, Ryle and Centennial halls — but there was talk of getting rid of the policy on a trial basis, according to an Oct. 9, 1975 article.

“The sign-in procedure has been the policy for women’s dorms since inter-dorm visitation began during the 1972-73 school year. It began on a trial basis on the weekends of home football games and has expanded from there. Currently men sign in by leaving their I.D. card and name in the lounge of the women’s dorm. The men’s dorms eliminated the sign-in procedure last spring. Their sign-in policy was a failure because no one would work taking I.D.s,” according to the article.

Later that year, a new residence hall policy was put in place that would take effect the upcoming semester concerning student violations of University regulations.

The new policy called for any violation of University regulations to be initially reported by the resident assistant to the residence hall director, who would review the incident and initiate one of three options.

“1. Refer the student to Dean Smith. 2. Council the Student or send him/her to the Housing Office for counseling if necessary. 3. Refer the student to the dorm Judiciary Committee. If a student is found to be in violation, he or she will be given a choice of a fine (minimum of $5) or a ‘work-off.’ ‘Work-off ’ alternatives include duties such as cleaning up after a dorm activity, washing windows, or helping to lock up the dorm,” according to a Dec. 11, 1975 article.

Though early in 1976 the housing contract policies came under scrutiny, the administration decided the policy of residence hall room inspection would remain a major provision of the housing contract.

Other provisions within the contract were added, including the housing contract that allowed the University to house guests in students’ rooms and allowed the University to charge students for damages to their rooms.

“The provision allowing the University to house guests was added following controversy last year. The University had planned to house National Honor Society students in the dorms, but met with resistance on the part of dorm residents. The contract also absolves the University of responsibility for loss due to fire, theft or other damage,” according to a Feb. 19, 1976 article.

The housing contracts were edited and reworded, a process that hadn’t taken place since 1967.

A different article from the Feb. 19, 1976 issue discussed the addition of service charges for students regarding meal plans.

The changes were being considered to prevent students from getting replacement tickets and using them for friends instead of themselves.

“Service charges are being contemplated for students who need replacement meal tickets and who pay dormitory fees on a monthly basis.

The possibility of different types of meal tickets being implemented is also being investigated,” according to the article.

Jumping back a decade, an article from the Sept. 16, 1964 issue shows that all off-campus housing had to be approved by the Dean of Women, a position no longer at Truman.

“All students who live off campus shall live in approved housing and shall not change rooming places without the permission of the Dean of Women, Ruth Beal, and shall be required to give two weeks’ notice, providing the Householder has met requirements as specified in the contract. Failure to keep the Office of the Dean of Women informed of any change may result in disciplinary action,” according to the article.

We found it interesting to see how much has changed over the years in regards to residence hall policy, especially considering how strict the rules used to be for women. As Truman continues to grow and move forward, we’ll be curious to know what changes will be made to accommodate future students seeking to live on campus.

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BOLD lifestyles

BY COURTNEY KAUFFMAN Lifestyle Text Editor index.featureseditor@gmail.com

Alumna Racheal Kissee is an administrative assistant in the Military Science department. Kissee has her Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Truman State University. She currently serves as the public relations coordinator for the Missouri-Arkansas District of Kiwanis International, and she serves on the International Committee on Public Relations, Marketing, and Image for Kiwanis International. She is the Kiwanis Advisor to the Truman State University Chapter of Circle K International, vice president of the Kiwanis Club of Kirksville, the vice president of Kirksville Area Habitat for Humanity and a member of Kirksville Chapter #184 Order of the Eastern Star. During the summer, Kissee serves as a Park Liaison with the Food 4 Kids Program.

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How was receiving one of the Kirksville 5 Under 40?

I was very surprised ... It surprised me that I was nominated in the first place, and then when I actually received the award I was even more surprised. I really didn’t think that I had done anything to deserve an award.

How did you get involved with Kirksville organizations?

Community involvement kind of has a snowball effect. I got involved with the Kiwanis Club years ago when I met my fi-

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ance. I said to him, “I never get to see you,” and he said, “Well you could come to Kiwanis and have lunch with me.” A year later once I’d graduated and found a job, I then felt like I was prepared to join an organization. A couple months after that, they asked, “Do you want to be on the Board of Directors?” and a couple months after that, they asked, “Do you want to take over the Ways and Means Committee?” — and things just kept going from there.

What are your goals for the future?

What I always tell people when they ask where I see myself in five years or what I want to be — I always tell them it’s to be happy. Whatever ends up making me happy is what I’ll pursue. I think that’s true for most people. I also care about making a difference in the lives of others, so ideally I’d like to end up doing something that meets both of those criteria.

Was the transition from being a student to working at Truman an adjustment?

Yes and no. When I was a student, I really wasn’t involved in anything on campus. I worked to put myself through college so I didn’t always feel like I had time to enjoy the college experience, or that I was your typical college student. Once I graduated, I had a job in the community and was away from the campus. Coming back to the University gave me a completely different perspective. As a student you have a particular perspective as to how things are run, the people that are running them, and how things work/should work. It’s very different to see things from the other side.

Would you say you are a busy person?

Well, the short answer is yes. I think most people feel that they are “busy.” I frequently assess how I am using my time, and if I am making the most of the time that I have.

Reasons to be Thankful to Live in Kirksville Location. After living in a town different from your hometown, you come to appreciate the difference in location and gain perspective, and you realize you’re thankful for it.

Quiet. Another great aspect of small towns is the amount of locations available if you need to get away from the stress of life for a while.

What is your favorite aspect of being involved?

I would say my favorite aspect of community involvement is being able to see the result of my efforts. When a kid comes up to you and tells you that you gave them their first — and only — book, or you are able to help build a home for someone that may not have had access to adequate or affordable housing — that’s pretty powerful. Getting to know that the time I took actually meant something is amazing.

Any events coming up soon in your organizations?

We have a Christmas Parade coming up for the Kiwanis Club. We would love to have Truman students involved in our parade, especially since it’s actually more of a service project.

We collect warm hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, coats and then donate them to the elementary and primary schools. So, Dec. 3, down here on The Square, contact the Kiwanis Club if anybody would be interested.

Any advice for those wanting to get more involved?

You could always ask me! I would love to help you find opportunities to serve. You would be surprised how much you can find on Google, too. Additionally, you can always call an organization and ask how you can help. You lose nothing by calling. Coworkers, professors and the SERVE Center are good resources as well.

My generation, and the generation immediately after mine are highly sought after demographics for organizations. We’re not typically “joiners.” We’re very independent, and tend to overlook the benefits of joining organizations. I would definitely recommend that every Truman student, wherever they end up post-graduation, get involved in something they care about.

Organizations will be overjoyed to have you, and you can gain valuable skills and professional contacts.

Kindness. Whether on campus or in The Square, you realize people in Kirksville are genuinely kind.

Keep passing on the warm and welcoming atmosphere.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Wrestling welcomed to GLVC

BY JEREMEY JACOBS Staff Writer

The Truman State University wrestling team now has a place to call home.

Truman, along with six other schools, will enter the GLVC after three years of planning. The change is especially big for Truman because it’s the first time in three years it’ll compete in a conference and the first time in school history the Bulldogs have all 20 sports affiliated with the same conference.

Truman Athletic Director Jerry Wollmering said a six-team quota had to be met before all 16 teams in the conference agreed on its formation.

Wollmering said the GLVC policy kept wrestling out of the conference despite the efforts of Truman and four other schools — University of Wisconsin-Parkside, McKendree University, University of Indianapolis and Maryville University — to form a conference three years ago. In November 2015, Drury University decided to start its own wrestling program, and wrestling gained momentum in the conference.

With six schools interested in participating, all 16 schools of the GLVC voted to add wrestling to the conference. This June, Bellarmine University started its own program to become the seventh member.

While Wollmering said he couldn’t speak on behalf of Drury and Bellarmine, he said the usual benefit of adding a sport to a school is to give potential recruits another option. He compared it to the benefit of a school adding to its academic curriculum.

“If you would’ve looked at Truman and said, ‘Hey, they don’t have the major I want,’ would you have still considered Truman?” Wollmering said.

Wollmering said opening up opportunities for student athletes is beneficial for the athlete and the University because that leads to more students enrolling.

For the time being, there will be no conference tournament. Wollmering said conference members will meet again after the season and listen to coaches to determine if there’s a conference tournament on the horizon. The coaches would have to agree on a setup, and the participating schools would need the funds to either host or send their athletes to the match.

While costs for wrestling will most likely increase because of changes in scheduling and travel, Wollmering said GLVC wrestling has a chance to grow if the nine other GLVC schools create wrestling programs of their own. He said similar growth has occurred in GLVC swimming over the years.

Wrestling Head Coach David Schutter has been at Truman for 25 years now.

Schutter said he thinks the GLVC is a perfect fit for his wrestlers given how they seem to value academics along with athletics. He has guided Truman to six Academic National Championships.

Schutter has accomplished this even though wrestling is one of the four sports at Truman that doesn’t grant University-funded scholarships. He said these student athletes have had to receive athletic aid from alumni donations after Truman underwent budget cuts in recent years.

Truman wrestling hasn’t sent a Bulldog to nationals since Ryan Maus and Colton Schmitz in 2013 — the longest drought in program history since going eight seasons without a nationals qualifier from 1983-1990. To rise back into prominence in a tough field of schools, Schutter has added morning and weekend practices to his wrestlers’ workload, a change he hasn’t made since 2003-2005.

Under normal conditions, the intensity and difficulty of Schutter’s workouts annually cause two or three freshmen to drop before the first meet. Despite the high-intensity workouts, all eight freshmen are still representing Truman wrestling, which has impressed Schutter.

Schutter said Truman hopes to use that toughness to overcome a sixth-place projection in the GLVC Preseason Coaches’ poll released Nov. 1. Ahead of them in the polls are nationals top-20 finishers Maryville, McKendree, Wisconsin-Parkside and Indianapolis. Newcomer Drury University also topped the ‘Dogs in preseason polling.

Redshirt senior captain J.J. Dorrell said he thinks the team can overcome the latest challenge offered by the GLVC competition by eliminating the big mistakes from matches.

Dorrell said the opportunity to win a conference championship will provide this team with the extra motivation it needs to succeed.

“If no one’s breaking, that means they’re only getting stronger day by day,” Dorrell said.

Dorrell said he is optimistic despite the fact the Bulldogs lost their first meet of the year Nov. 3 at Upper Iowa University. He said he doesn’t want the team to peak too early so they can finish strong.

Dorrell said he doesn’t mind experts picking Truman to finish near the bottom of the conference standings because it means they are under less pressure.

“Truman can be a sleeper this year in the conference,” Dorrell said.

Basketball opens with two regional wins

BY CURT WICHMER Staff Writer

After an offseason full of preparation, Truman State University’s men’s basketball jump-started its season with back-to-back wins against Trevecca-Nazarene University and Cedarville University at the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge in Cedarville, Ohio.

The Bulldogs opened the weekend with an 82-70 victory over the Cedarville Yellow Jackets, with an 18-point showing by sophomore guard Nathan Messer. Redshirt senior Cory Myers finished the game with 16 points and sophomore Jake Velky scored 15 points on 50 percent shooting.

In the team’s second game of the weekend, the Purple and White beat Trevecca Nazarene by a score of 92-55. For the second straight game, Messer led the Bulldogs with 19 points, a performance followed closely by redshirt sophomore guard Jack Green, who poured in 18 points, and Velky with 16.

Head Coach Chris Foster said the winning weekend is a testament to the cooperation and unselfishness of the entire team. Foster said by spreading the ball evenly, it gave “a bunch of

great shooters an opening to shoot at a really high percentage.”

Foster said the team hit a couple rough spots against Cedarville and will need to work on defense, but he said it also saw a lot of positive angles to look at the games from. He said getting wins from these early games is important in the long run for a good season.

“These games are important, and they’ve hurt us in the past when trying to get into tournament rankings,” Foster said. “Even when it comes down to comparing teams regionally, when it comes down to it, these games matter. Winning a road game against Cedarville is a good sign — I think they’re going to be a really good team this year, so it could be pretty important to have these wins later on.”

Myers said both wins were the result of complete team efforts. He said sharing the ball a lot on offense gave the team more opportunities for open shots. He also said solid defensive play contributed to the large point differential in each game.

“I’m pretty excited about what I saw this weekend,” Myers said. “We played well as a team and played within our role. If we can play hard

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Photo by Hudson Taylor/ TMN The men’s basketball team practice in Pershing Arena. The Bulldogs won both games during a weekend series to start their season. every game … it should be a really fun and successful year.”

Moving forward, senior guard Kyle Kanaskie said the key to keeping the team’s winning streak is building upon the successes and failures of each week and continuing to improve. Kanaskie said the Bulldogs are an experienced team,

and even though they enjoy the wins, he and his teammates are determined to put the weekend behind them and dedicate all focus to the next few games.

Following a Wednesday game at Lindenwood University, Truman hosts Upper Iowa University 3:00 p.m. Saturday in Pershing Arena.

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“The Essence of Kayla” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Senior outside hitter Kayla Bastian began her Truman volleyball career as a walk on freshman five years ago. As a senior and team captain, Bastian recently became the 17th member of Bulldog volleyball’s 1,000 kill club.

BY STEPHANIE HULETT Staff Writer

Senior outside hitter Kayla Bastian wrote her name in the record books as the 17th all-time member of Truman State University volleyball to reach the 1,000 kills club.

Bastian is now totaling 1,058 career kills with 325 coming from this season alone. Bastian walked onto Truman’s team as a redshirt freshman in 2012. She was scouted late in the recruiting process and had an individual tryout during May of her senior year of high school, which she said was one of the most nerve-wracking experiences in her volleyball career.

Bastian said she came to Truman looking for a program that would develop her as a player and have great opportunities for team success. “[Truman’s] volleyball program has a great history, and I really wanted something that was going to challenge me as a player and allow me to develop more,” Bastian said. “I wanted to come here and get better and be a part of a program that could win championships.”

Coming into Truman and having to sit out a year did not prevent Bastian from coming back stronger.

She said the challenging part was changing her technique and adapting to what the coaches wanted. Bastian said she feels humbled to have reached 1,000 kills and said she attributes a lot of her success to the support from her family, teammates and coaches over the years.

“It’s extremely humbling, and it’s obviously rewarding,” Bastian said. “I never really thought that coming in the way that I did that I would be able to reach 1,000 kills.”

Bastian said the small things like bus rides with the team will always stick out to her as some of her great memories. Crowd and family support has also created a lasting impression on Bastian, including the game in her home state at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside this season where she said she had 33 family members there to support her. She said she will especially remember the 2014 season when the ‘Dogs captured their first GLVC Championship.

“Winning conference in 2014 was great,” Bastian said. “That whole season was really a highlight in itself. We had a 21-game win streak and only lost four matches, two of them being in the

opening weekend of the season. So we were really successful all year long and we ended up going to the conference tournament and winning, and that was just an amazing feeling and accomplishment as a team.”

Bastian said accomplishing great things with the team is the driving force for her to work so hard every day. She said her parents also motivate her and raised her to push herself to the limit and to never settle — a mindset that translates into her volleyball game as well.

Head Coach Ben Briney said this work ethic is a huge factor in Bastian’s success on the court, and he thinks this will carry into her life outside of volleyball.

“She wants to go to medical school, and I have no doubt she’s going to put everything into medical school like she did in volleyball, because she works just as hard in the classroom as she does on the court,” Briney said.

“So this isn’t just a volleyball thing, this is who Kayla is — this is the essence of Kayla, it’s ‘I’m going to do everything to the best of my ability.’”

Briney said Bastian is a special player the team can depend on at practice every day. He said they get 100 percent from her, and everything she has been working for has culminated during this season.

Briney said he has seen incredible growth in Kayla in the last five years and is proud of the way she has matured into a leader and team captain.

“This is the essence of Kayla, it’s ‘I’m going to do everything to the best of my ability.’”

Head Coach Ben Briney

“She is someone that when you ask her to do something, she is going to do everything in her power to make that change and it’s been like since the day she’s stepped on campus,” Briney said.

Bastian and the Bulldogs will have another run at making memories in the Truman uniform at the GLVC tournament this weekend. Truman earned the No. 2 seed in the west division and will play the No. 3 seed from the east division, Drury University, during the conference tournament, which runs Nov. 18-20. The ‘Dogs play at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18 in East Peoria, Illinois.

Photos by Rachel Steinhoff/ TMN Top: Bastian prepares to receive an incoming serve. After walking on to the team in 2012, Bastian became a three-year starter for the ‘Dogs and now serves as team captain in her senior season.

Bottom: Bastian jumps for an attack from the back row. She recently joined the Truman volleyball record books as the 17th Bulldog hitter to acquire 1,000 kills. She currently sits at 1,058 kills as the ‘Dogs head into postseason play this weekend in GLVC tournament competition.

SOCCER | The Truman women advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen where they will play the defending champs, Grand Valley State University.

Continued from page. 10 This win will advance Truman to the Sweet Sixteen, where the team will play Grand Valley State on the Lakers’ home turf Friday in Allendale, Michigan. Grand Valley reigns as the three-time consecutive NCAA Div. II national champion.

Williams said the key to beating the Lakers is strong defense and taking advantage of any opportunities the ‘Dogs can get. Offensively, Williams said she thinks Truman will have limited scoring chances and will have to capitalize on any break it might get.

Head Coach Mike Cannon said Grand Valley is solid on both sides of the ball with good offensive and defensive players who have been performing well. Cannon said Truman’s efficiency will be put to the test if it wants to become an Elite Eight team.

Redshirt sophomore Laura Ney said the key is to stay positive before and during the competition.

“Teams like Grand Valley can really tear teams apart because they come out very strong,” Ney said. “But as a team we need to not let ourselves get worked up and mad at each other, but rather, pick each other up and use positive reinforcement even when we make mistakes.”

After leading the team for 24 seasons, Cannon was awarded Coach of the Year for the first time since joining the GLVC. Ney said the team is proud of Cannon and finds him very deserving, considering the recent change in conferences to the GLVC and the successes he has had.

Junior goalie Katie Mattingly was also awarded GLVC Defensive Player of the Year along with six other Bulldogs earning two first team, two second team, and two third team all-conference honors.

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A bittersweet end @trumanathletics

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

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Truman State University football fell just one game short of a perfect conference record when it took a 41-14 loss at McKendree University. The ‘Dogs left the match with co-conference champion status, but the season-ending loss knocked Truman from regional rankings and playoff contention.

Fly the W

BY SETH WOLFMEYER

Sports Multi-Media Editor tsusportseditor@gmail.com

It is always hard to explain a love for baseball to someone who does not share the same interest, and before this year, it was often more difficult to explain a love for the Chicago Cubs. One great season and an even better team changed that.

The Cubs’ history seems to be known by everyone, regardless of their interest in sports — a bad-luck team that hasn’t been able to put it all together to win the World Series since the Ottoman Empire was still kicking around. After assembling one of the greatest teams in recent memory, the Cubs won the World Series this year and gave a dedicated group of fans the best reason to celebrate.

There was never a good reason for me, the first in a family of St. Louis Cardinals fans, to even think of becoming a Cubs fan. Somehow the Cubbie blue caught my eye when I was young, and I’ve rooted for the lovable losers since.

Growing up I watched games with my late grandfather, traveled to Wrigley Field with my best friend and listened to the Cubs play on the radio while avoiding homework. It was always frustrating watching this team of mine struggle every year, hoping the next would bring success. I often wondered if it would be worth the wait, a thought that seems crazy to me now.

The feeling that came when the Cubs got the last out to win Game Seven can really only be described as exhilaration. I found myself running around and hugging whomever would get close enough, even in a room with friends who couldn’t care less about the Cubs, let alone baseball. It took me several days to wipe a rather dumb looking grin off my face, one that still creeps up occasionally when I’m not paying attention.

It is an interesting bond a fan shares with their favorite team. Usually it includes friends and family, but a love for a team has the ability to unite millions of strangers as they cheer together. This Cubs team of young star players and the veterans which led them united fans with a feeling of hope and gave them a longawaited moment in the sun.

No one can know if the Cubs will continue their success into next year and the years after, but that simply doesn’t seem to matter as much. For now, a bright white flag with a plain blue W flying over Wrigley Field, the symbol of a historic moment, is what’s important.

Photos by Stephanie Hulett/ TMN Above: Truman football finished GLVC play at 7-1, making them the co-conference champs with Southwest Baptist University.

Below: The Truman seniors hoist the GLVC trophy at McKendree on Saturday. This is Truman’s first conference title in 28 years.

BY CAROLINE KISER Staff Writer

The ‘Dogs knew they were in for a fight when they took off for Lebanon, Illinois, despite recent struggles for McKendree who entered the game with a 7-3 record.

“They’re an outstanding team, and it’ll be a good head-to-head match up,” Head Coach Gregg Nesbitt said. “The Bearcats are on their fourth string quarterback but still holding their own with the number two defense in the conference right behind us.”

McKendree overpowered Truman from the start, however, and Truman’s playoff hopes slowly withered away. Before Saturday’s game against McKendree, the ‘Dogs held the fifth spot in Div. II, super region four playoff rankings. An 8-0 conference finish would have given Truman a chance to not only clinch a playoff game, but move up in ranks and host home field advantage for the opening round of the Div. II Championships.

The loss allowed Southwest Baptist to control a share of the conference title as they also finished the season 7-1 in conference. Truman had beat SBU head to head earlier in the season, making the shared title especially bittersweet.

“That loss felt like a death in the family,” Schenck said.

“It never feels good, but you’ll eventually get over it.”

More disappointment followed the ‘Dogs on Saturday.

The loss knocked Truman from regional ranks and playoff contentions where

A heartbreaking ending taints a history-making season.

It had been 28 years since Truman State University football won a Conference Championship. That drought ended last Saturday as the ‘Dogs were named co-champions of the GLVC, sharing the title with the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats.

This is the first shared GLVC title in conference history.

The Bulldogs finished the season 8-3 overall and 7-1 in conference. The Bulldogs’ lone loss in conference play came last Saturday in the final match of the season where they took a brutal 41-14 loss at McKendree University.

McKendree capitalized on opportunities and took full advantage of a handful of Truman mistakes.

McKendree’s defense and special teams in particular wrecked havoc on the Bulldogs with three blocked punts, an interception and a punt returned 90 yards for a touchdown.

Truman’s response was slow, with the only first half points coming from freshman Lawrence Woods, who ran a kickoff back 96 yards for a touchdown. Late in the fourth quarter, the ‘Dogs made one final push with redshirt freshman quarterback Jaden Barr throwing a 12-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Joey Schenck for Schenck’s final touchdown as a Bulldog.

BY BROOKE BAILEY Staff Writer Payback is sweet for the Truman State University women’s soccer team.

After being defeated by the McKendree University Bearcats, taking the ‘Dogs

out of the GLVC tournament one week ago, the ‘Dogs had the chance last weekend to return the favor and eliminate the Bearcats from the NCAA tournament.

Freshman Hanna Burke scored a goal in the first five minutes of the game,

Truman State University men’s basketball ran to a 2-0 start behind its leading scorer, sophomore Nate Messer. Messer transferred to Truman this year from Naval Academy Preparatory School and settled into his new home, scoring 18 points in the season opener.

Messer poured in 19 points the next day to lead the ‘Dogs once again. Messer shot 52 percent from the field and 47 percent from three opening weekend.

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season. Schenck finished his career with 14 touchdowns.

The young Bulldogs will have some big roles to fill next season with Schenck and eight other key seniors graduating. Six of these seniors retire from the offensive side of the ball, with three of them having acquired an all-conference honor at some point during their times as Bulldogs.

The conference accolades for the 2016 football season have not yet been released.

Soccer advances to Sweet 16

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the ‘Dogs ended their season 10th in the division, missing the playoffs by three spots.

“It was anti-climatic to end the season that way,” Schenck said. “However, it doesn’t take away out accomplishments that we achieved this season, winning conference and getting a ring.”

Schenck played four seasons as a Bulldog. He was named a second team allconference receiver last year and broke into Truman’s top 10 in career receptions this

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and the Truman defense held off all attacks to remain in control of the 1-0 lead and advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

Redshirt senior Stephanie Williams said what made the difference in getting the win this time was

knowing the end of the season was on the line every minute. Williams said a first round bye helped the team be well rested against the McKendree team, which had just played two days prior.

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