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SIGMA TAU GAMMA PLACED ON CEASE AND DESIST

The Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity house is located on South Davis Street. The fraternity was placed on cease and desist by its national organization because of multiple investigations being conducted by Truman. Photo by Daniel Degenhardt

Sigma Tau Gamma on hold pending multiple investigations RACHEL BECKER Staff Writer Sigma Tau Gamma placed its Truman State University chapter on a cease and desist because of multiple investigations being conducted by Truman’s Office of Citizenship and Community Standards.

As of now, the organization cannot conduct business or social functions of any kind without permission from Headquarters Staff, including participating in Greek Week.

“Our staff felt that the severity of the investigations, and proximity to one another, warranted a freeze of chapter operations to more closely examine the operations of the

chapter,” said fraternity operations director Adam Kowalski in a written statement.

Kowalski said the chapter members will be participating in a membership review to determine membership status moving forward.

“We don’t comment on open investigations,” said Janna Stoskopf, vice president for student affairs. “At this time, because of some circumstances beyond our control, I do not have a clear time frame to share with you regarding the conclusion of our investigation.”

Sigma Tau Gamma is still a recognized student group on campus, said Damon Pee, program adviser for organizational engagement and leadership.

Pee said he is aware of why the organization has been placed on a cease and desist but is not at liberty to share with those outside the organization.

Based on cease and desists other organizations have been placed on, there are a variety of potential outcomes for Sigma Tau Gamma, Pee said. The organization could go back into good standing and continue operation or be placed on a temporary or even extended suspension.

“It is my understanding that all options are on the table,” Pee said.

Pee said it is up to the local chapter and the national organization to determine what their best option is. Pee

also said he has been helping the community better understand what is going on.

Laura Bates, director of the Student Union and campus activities, said she had an indication of why nationals chose to do this, but she did not necessarily have their full reasoning.

“Each national organization can set different standards when it comes to if or when a cease and desist comes on,” Bates said. “In their case, they are to be nonoperational of sorts. But they still are technically an organization. It is a pause of all activities for them right now.”

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Medical marijuana zoning approved RACHEL BECKER Staff Writer Missouri Amendment 2 passed with 65.5% approval last November legalizing medical marijuana in Missouri. At a recent meeting, Kirksville City Council members passed a zoning code expanding upon the amendment.

The zoning code allows for four different types of medical marijuana facilities: dispensaries, cultivation facilities, manufacturing facilities and testing facilities.

“It was the view of the city council that dispensaries should be treated as pharmacies,” City Planner Chayton True said. “Ultimately, these dispensaries will be providing medicine for sick patients.”

True also said there are no particular places where dispensaries can and cannot be, according to the zoning code.

Amendment 2 also ensures patients have access to these products. True said the Council took this into consideration when discussing the zoning code.

“In the language of Amendment 2, there is a default buffer [of 1,000 feet] that is required to be from these four medical marijuana facilities [to schools and churches],” True said. “Amendment 2 allows local municipalities to adjust that if they need to.”

True said if the 1,000-foot default buffer were in place, then there would be very limited locations for facilities in town.

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Kirksville City Council approved an update to the city’s zoning codes to accomodate the statewide Amendment 2 allowing medical marijuana.

The zoning code determines what kind of facilities are allowed in city limits. Photo by Ryan Pivoney

Kirksville voters elect three councilmembers NICOLAS TELEP Staff Writer

Adair County voters in Kirksville elected Zac Burden, Jessica Parks and Chuck Long to the City Council Tuesday. The county as a whole also passed the ballot initiative to impose a $1 monthly fee on all devices capable of contacting emergency services.

Adair County clerk Sandra Collop said there was a 23.3% voter turnout in Adair County, meaning 3,324 of 14,246 registered voters participated in the election. In Kirksville, 1,719 of the total 9,128 registered voters participated.

Of the eight candidates, Burden won the most votes with 1,051 and will serve a three-

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year term on the Council. Parks got the second most votes with 944 and will also serve a threeyear term, while Long received the third most votes at 772 and will serve a one-year term.

Burden, who was at the courthouse when the results were announced, said he did not expect to get the most votes, but he is excited to work with the rest of the Council in the future.

“I’m really pleased with everyone’s support,” Burden said. “I’m really glad to see so many people running for this position and talking about a positive direction for Kirksville. I think we’re going to see some pretty amazing stuff moving forward, and I look forward to the job ahead.”

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Zac Burden won the most votes in Tuesday’s election.

He will serve a three-year term. Submitted photo

Jessica Parks won the second most votes in the election.

She will also serve a threeyear term. Submitted photo

Chuck Long received the third most number of votes.

He will serve a single-year term. Submitted photo

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Faculty Senate continuing work on The Dialogues

Currently, Faculty Senate is working on doublecourses After passing the three courses per- counting taining to the Truman Symposium at for multiple perits March 28 meeting, Faculty Senate is spectives and how moving toward wrapping up work on to categorize courses that can fit unThe Dialogues.

Truman State University is replac- der more than one pering its current Liberal Studies Pro- disciplinary • Faculty Senate has approved nine aspects of the new curriculum.

Alberts gram with a new curriculum titled spective.

The Dialogues. Some of the changes said the current bill • The decision to switch from the Liberal Studies Program to The Dialogues include replacing the disciplinary states that a course was done through a faculty referendum in Febrary 2018. modes of inquiry with disciplinary can be considered perspectives, implementing a new- for either perspec• Two unique aspects of the new curriculum are the Self and Society student oriented Truman Symposium tive, but students Seminar and its co-requisite, the Truman Symposium. The courses serve have to and the Self and Society Seminar and would choose which one tweaking graduation requirements. as an introduction to Truman’s critical, multi-disciplinary and intercultural Faculty governance voted in February they want it to education. to delay implementation of some parts count for, which he said deviates from of the new curriculum until fall 2020.

“I think The Dialogues are going the state requirealong fine,” Faculty Senate President ments in an innoScott Alberts said. “I think the idea that vative way.

“The broad outwe’re going to phase in the implementation, I think that’s taking a lot of the line is ready, but as stress out of trying to get everything you get into those statements for each disciplinary per- place through department chairs and perfect for fall, especially with the little tiny details, there’s just a lot that spective, Alberts said they were not school deans to ensure teaching is up problems we were worried about with comes up,” Alberts said. “So having intended to align exactly with the to standard. that extra time, I think that is just fine.” old curriculum, which means it is exthe symposium.”

Faculty Senate passed course shells In addition to the new course cat- pected that faculty and departments for three classes pertaining to the Alberts said he thinks The Dialogues are about 75% complete, and faculty egories being finalized, Alberts said will update their courses over time to symposium: the Truman Symposium, governance will be working on tidying more time to consider new courses match the newer outcome statements. the upper-level course for transfer details and polishing catalog language. for the curriculum will be beneficial.

Alberts said he is not worried students and a course to become a As Faculty Senate and Undergrad- about courses not being updated preceptor for the symposium.

He said having an extra year to work out uate Council worked on outcome because there are review systems in the bureaucratic details is beneficial.

One aspect the new curriculum is looking to address is Truman’s lack of community, Alberts said. The Self and Society Seminar and Truman Symposium are critical in building a shared identity because most students will have the same experience when starting out at Truman.

As Faculty Senate finishes the curriculum, Alberts said it will begin to take up the University’s personnel policy. He said a committee for the issue has been assembled and will start working on what faculty will look like in the future. Alberts said it looks like Truman will have fewer full-time tenure track faculty in the future, so starting those preliminary conversations now is good.

Alberts said he wishes the Truman Symposium trial went better, but he is happy with the new curriculum as a whole.

“We want it to be amazing,” Alberts said. “To say we’re going to take an extra year to make sure it’s amazing, awesome, kick-ass, whatever words you want to put there, I think that’s what we want, and I think taking a Faculty Senate President Scott Alberts addresses the general body at its most recent meeting March 28. Faculty Sen- year to do that is okay.” ate is more than halfway done with the new curriculum, The Dialogues. Photo by Ryan Pivoney RYAN PIVONEY Managing Editor

The Dialogues quick Facts

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SIG TAU| Sigma Tau Gamma has been placed on cease and desist following multiple investigations Continued from page 1 Bates also had communication with local and regional alumni that have had questions on the cease and desist.

Bates said she is trying to be a good partner as a Truman representative by offering support to the chapter while it is on cease and desist.

“They are students as well, they are struggling with some things, just like any other student,” Bates said.

Sigma Tau Gamma sits on the Interfraternity Council, but because of the cease and desist, they are currently not allowed to participate in IFC meetings.

Truman’s IFC president Patrick Lucitt said IFC’s operational functionality doesn’t change much despite Sigma Tau Gamma being on cease and desist, as many of its decisions are by majority decision of the council’s representatives.

Lucitt said the council can still move forward with its business, like budgets, recruitment and amendments to bylaws that affect fraternities at Truman.

“We do take into consideration the fact that they’re not at the table now,” Lucitt said. “It generally does not impact the … rest of the council as much, since this is an internal matter of the chapter and the national office.”

Lucitt said the council is looking at its budget right now, and representatives have to be aware

that Sigma Tau Gamma members could be affected by this decision. There is a possibility that after the cease and desist, Sigma Tau Gamma will have to pay into a budget that they did not vote on, Lucitt said.

Lucitt said IFC is trying to be transparent with Bates, Pee, the University and representatives from the national office to make sure everyone is involved with the process.

In situations like this, IFC relies on the decisions made by campus and national office professionals first, Lucitt said.

“If a University charter suspension were to occur, our guidelines for membership, per our constitution, require an automatic suspension of IFC membership,” Lucitt said. “However, if we are referring to a social suspension, in which case Sigma Tau Gamma wouldn’t be able to host a social function, they would still hold membership and attend IFC meetings. So, bottom line is that it would depend on what type of temporary suspension was to occur. However, though a suspension is a possible outcome, it is by no means the only outcome and I can’t speak to what will or will not happen.”

The Index reached out to Mason Smith, Truman executive board member of Sigma Tau Gamma, and Salvatore Costa, the faculty adviser to the Sigma Tau Gamma Beta Chapter, and both declined to comment.

ELECTIONS| Voters elect three City Council members, pass emergency services tax Continued from page 1 The ballot initiative was passed with 53.91% in support. The proposition allows the money created from the tax to go toward funding emergency 911 services throughout the county.

Kirksville residents also voted for Dianthe T. Cable and Elizabeth Clark to serve three-year terms on the Adair County Nursing Home Board of Directors. Cable received 2,149 of the countywide votes and Clark received 1,885. Valerie Johnson, getting 718 votes, was the only candidate to not gain a seat in this race.

news in brief FACULTY ADVISER AWARD NOMINATIONS APPROACH The William O’Donnell Lee Advising Award is presented to one outstanding faculty adviser at Truman State University each year. The winner will be recognized at the Strategic Planning and Assessment Workshop next August and receives a $1,000 grant for student advising. Truman community members can submit nominations online through April 5.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT SEEKING TEDX APPLICANTS Student Government is accepting applications for the 2019 TEDxTrumanStateUniversity conference. Applications for committee members are due April 20, while speaker and host applications are due April 27. Applications can be found online on the Student Government website, and questions can be directed to the Student Government committee chair Shania Montúfar.

Faculty Senate in brief MARCH 28 Faculty Senate heard a report from faculty athletic representative Liz Jorn about the work she is doing with student athletes at Truman State University to maintain academic and athletic balance and the expectations they are adhering to.

Faculty Senate heard a report from the Inclusive Excellence Strategic Plan Implementation Committee about ways in which Truman can be more inclusive and what they have achieved over the past year.

ZONING| Kirksville City Council approved city zoning codes to accomodate state law on medical marijuana Continued from page 1 Any cultivation, manufacturing or testing facility has to have a 300-foot buffer from any school or place of worship, according to the city’s zoning laws. True said the Council decided on that buffer, which deviates from the state law, to keep it similar with local liquor laws that require a 300-foot buffer.

“If they use the names ‘cannabis’ or ‘marijuana’ in their sign, it needs to be preceded by the term ‘medical’,” True said. “Any other phrase, word or symbols commonly understood to refer to marijuana uses, such words phrases or symbols, is imminently preceded by the word ‘medical’. We just

want to make sure we have tasteful names of the businesses.”

As for the cultivation facilities, True said if growing is entirely enclosed, then it can be in the heaviest commercial, light industrial and heavy industrial districts. However, if some growing is performed outside, then the building would only be allowed in industrial zones.

True said manufacturing and testing facilities can be located in the extensive business and industrial districts.

True said any facility will help create jobs in the city. The dispensaries will have a sales tax collected, so that money could make a positive eco-

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The Onion comes to Truman, talks satire

Top Left: The Onion senior writer Coley Wright takes questions after talking about satire and a falsified history of the satirical news outlet.

The Student Activities Board invited The Onion to campus March 29.

Top Right: The writers presented on some of their favorite headlines, their creative process and how they have adapted over time. The Onion writers said the outlet now has a fellowship program to provide comedy writers experience.

Bottom: Wright presented with The Onion features editor Devin Schiff.

The writers also talked about how to present satire and their protections under the First Amendment. Photos

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Khan you hear us now?

From left to right: Jeremie Amano, Kevin Melter, Lauren Klump, Tyler Acosta and Wren Piper form local band Khan Queso. The group organized Quesapalooza, a music festival featuring a wide variety of music, to celebrate the release of its newest album, “Khan You Hear Us Now?” Submitted photo

Local band celebrates album with Quesapalooza TRAVIS MAIDEN Staff Writer

The Student Union Building Down Under erupted with energy last Saturday as bands and groups of all sorts came to play music and dance at Quesapalooza and celebrate Khan Queso’s “Khan You Hear Us Now?” Khan Queso’s debut album was released March 23 on platforms such as Spotify, YouTube and Soundcloud. The band has been working on its album starting with an instrumental of its song “Stomp” as early as October 2016. Drummer Wren Piper said the album is full of songs to get the feet moving, and the group is very proud of what it has produced.

“I know there’s a lot of people who are in bands, but they’re not fans of their own music,” Piper said. “I genuinely love the music that we play. So when I wake up and see in our group that someone posted something in our Google Drive, [I] go and take a listen, and I’m like, yes please!”

Quesapalooza had music and dance groups from all across Kirksville come to join in on the fun. Groups such as True Men, Illusion Danz, The Wobbly Goats and more made appearances.

Another band, American Basswood, was a part

of the lineup and once had Khan Queso open for it at a concert in the Aquadome, so it has come full circle with American Basswood playing at one of Khan Queso’s events.

“There were lots of good acts,” American Basswood member Jonathan Self said. “It’s nice to have this much music in one place. I think Khan Queso did a really good job of organizing and reaching out to a bunch of different organizations.

They really made this into a diverse festival.”

Tyler Acosta, Khan Queso’s vocalist and keyboardist, said hosting the festival was a little nerve-wracking because the group had never put on such a large event.

The group was able to get sponsors, food catering, decorations and, of course, queso.

The concert was a success because of the help of everyone involved, including Blaine Harper, who played bass with the group for the event.

“My favorite part about what we do is we’re able to connect with our audience,” Acosta said. “I feel like we’ve been really lucky in that regard. We have a lot of friends who come to the shows and we do so many goofy things. Regardless of what music you listen to, you’ll find yourself moving at one of our shows.”

Acosta said he met Khan Queso’s guitarist

“I know there’s a lot of people who are in bands, but they’re not fans of their own music. I genuinely love the music that we play.”

Wren Piper, Khan Queso drummer

Jeremie Amano through their computer science classes and heard he played the ukulele. Acosta then asked vocalist and keyboardist Lauren Klump from his hometown of Springfield to come and play with them. Khan Queso slowly grew from there, bringing in guitarist Kevin Melter and drummer Piper. What began as an interest became a passion for all five members of Khan Queso. The band has been together since September 2016 and has been a tight-knit family ever since.

The band of companions began with many names such as K-Vegas, The Howlies and Con Queso. The group couldn’t use Con Queso because there was already a band in California with the name, so it chose the best alternative it could think of, which involved a mixture of Genghis Khan and cheese — and there has been no shortage of Genghis Khan and queso puns.

“We take what we do seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously,” Melter said. “We like to have fun. We’re not too worried about our public appearance. Just wanting to have fun is the main reason we chose to do this.”

Khan Queso released their debut album March 23. It can be found on platforms such as Spotify, YouTube and Soundcloud.

Bottom: Khan Queso was among the lineup of performers at Quesapalooza. The band has been together since 2016 and began with many names before settling on Khan Queso. Photo by Travis Maiden VOLUME 110

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Professor describes translating Holocaust letters AURA MARTIN Staff Writer

During 2017-2018, Timothy Farley, French professor at Truman State University, spent his sabbatical translating letters from the Holocaust.

“It’s the liberal arts and science culture at Truman that allowed me to branch out into translation and focus on one topic,” Farley said.

One such focus has been translating “Je vous écris du Vél d’Hiv: Les lettres retrouvée,” which in English translates to “I Am Writing You from the Vél d’Hiv: Lost Letters Recovered.” It is a collection of letters from 14 Jewish families in France before they were deported during the Holocaust.

He first started translation work in 1997 while taking a sabbatical in France, where he served as an English professor for a year. In the Université de l’Ouest in Angers, Farley guest-lectured the master’s program in translation, assisted students with their capstone translation projects and audited translation classes.

“I was helping students get their master’s translated short stories or excerpts of literature,” Farley said.

When it came to the translation process of the Holocaust letters, Farley said he always had to do a fair amount of prep work. For instance, he had to make sure that he read the text very carefully and gathered as much background knowledge as possible before sitting down to translate. Once he got a good sense of what he was working with, he would consult monolingual, bilingual and false cognate dictionaries, among other resources. Farley said dictionaries are tools, but it is very easy to use them wrong. One has to

understand each word in its context, and a dictionary can quickly lead a translator astray.

Another early step of translating is coming up with many translation options. One part of a single sentence could have five or six options, and he can narrow down those options as he gets close to finishing the full translation of the text.

While translating, Farley might try to get through a paragraph or work on a sentence or chapter title. Other times he could be looking at the bigger picture and scanning a larger section of text and comparing it to the original, checking to make sure he didn’t leave anything out.

He said there is a lot of rereading and revision involved.

“You want to write the text that’s faithful to the original text, yet make it as readable and believable as possible,” Farley said. “It’s quite a complicated process.”

Farley’s final steps in making a coherent, translated text involve going back and making his final choices of fully translated sentences.

After that, he has to go back and look through all of it again, checking to see that it is faithful to the source material while understandable in English.

“But as any author can tell you, they can always revise more,” Farley said with a smile.

While he was translating the book, he worked with some of the original letters in the archives in Paris, but he mainly viewed the transcriptions of the letters. He also worked with the author of the book, Karen Taieb, who serves as the head archivist of The Shoah Memorial in Paris.

While translating the book, Farley said he was not focused on translating the beauty of the French language because these were not literary texts. He said he

French professor Timothy Farley presented about his 2017-18 sabbatical, which he spent translating letters from the Holocaust. Farley said he is proud of giving a voice to the people who died in the Holocaust. Photo

by Daniel Degenhardt was trying to give voice to the person who wrote each letter and get their humanity through to the reader. He focused on trying to communicate things about the text such as the author’s age, role in the family and where they were while in the process of getting deported.

Farley is still revising the book. After he polishes the text further, it will be ready for publication. He said he thought he was done, but he then noticed some

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things he wanted to change. Farley will be working with a student worker to go through the translation page by page, which he suspects will take up the rest of the semester. After going through that, he thinks he will be as close to being done as possible, and at that point he will begin seeking publication. Farley said his proudest accomplishment with the book is giving a voice to the people who died in the Holocaust.

Low MAintenance for your (5) plants dorm

By Elisabeth Shirk

Missouri is inally working its way into spring, and one of the great parts of spring is all of the plants coming back to life. Here are a few low maintenance plants that are great for dorm rooms to bring the spring season indoors.

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Succulents

Succulents come in many varieties and are known for their waterstoring stems and leaves, which make them durable and able to go long periods of time without being watered. Some of the most popular succulents are aloe vera plants and cacti.

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Herbs

If you enjoy cooking, herbs are not only nice to look at but are also quite useful for adding some extra lavor to your food. Room temperature is perfect for these plants, so all you have to do is water them occasionally and set them on your windowsill to soak up a lot of sun.

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Sago Palm

These plants will give your room a beachy aesthetic you can enjoy all year round. They require ample sunlight, so they can sit near a window. You only have to water them when the soil is dry. Be careful not to overwater them!

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Orchids

Orchids are a beautiful addition to any interior design style, and they help freshen the air by day and give off oxygen by night. Some types of orchids have gained a reputation for being dif icult, but there are many other types that are quite hardy and do not require much attention.

#5

English Ivy

Although it requires regular watering and a spot away from drafts, English Ivy is a common houseplant and has a classic, elegant look that will help make your dorm room feel more like a home.

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Question 1: What is one way people can help the environment?

“I’d say recycle more.”

“Using reusable things instead of one-use items. Using reusable shopping bags or even using metal silverware instead of plastic silverware.”

“I think local is the most effective. Things like picking things up from the streets, but at the same time, most pollution comes from big companies, so petitioning for more regulations. Tackling large issues as well as local issues.”

Question 2: What is your ideal studying environment?

“In my room, listening to music alone.”

“Pretty good background noise, but not enough that it’s loud and I can’t focus.

Then I got to have a venti coffee from Starbucks and some good music playing in my headphones.”

“Quiet, somewhat isolated environment that is always devoted to studying.”

Question 3: What is the last thing that made you laugh a lot?

“My friend, Song. He left class last week to go get McDonald’s. That was pretty funny.”

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“Watching [my friend] getting pied in the face.”

“Last night I watched ‘What We Do in the Shadows.’ It’s a funny movie, would recommend.”

s l e a r Bria Mich

by llison A ff o h h c s Ma

It is time for a new adventure. Another story in another world that looks very much like ours, and perhaps is. Now, throughout time there have been people who have known Death, in one way or another. I speak of the person of Death, not the natural phenomenon. One generation of these cursed, or perhaps gifted, people had a unique experience in that they all found each other, and they saw how their abilities could interact. Theirs is a story of fear and love and heartbreak and learning. Theirs is a story of Death. And, of course, it is also a story of death. To catch up on The Curse of Briar Michaels, check out tmn.truman.edu.

Part V: When Aislinn left Chicago, she expected Briar to try to follow her. When he didn’t, she reminded herself that this is what she wanted. That she should be thankful he was making it easy for her. But in the depths of her heart the truth shouted: a person in love wasn’t supposed to just give up. They were supposed to fight to the end, tooth and nail.

Of course she didn’t want things to end. How could she?

She had been in love with Briar Michaels. She had thought he was in love with her.

As she stared at Dushan’s letter, she wondered if she was still in love with Briar. His name created a jumbled mess of feelings inside her: longing, worry, loneliness, excitement, grief. It left her confused and shaken.

She hadn’t gone back to Chicago since she’d left and it was only because she didn’t want to see Briar. If she saw him, she wasn’t sure what would happen.

And she didn’t have an overwhelming desire to find out.

Dushan said that Briar was in love with someone else and that the favor Briar wanted from her had something to do with helping this woman. Could Aislinn look Briar in the eyes as he stood next to someone else?

Could she look into the eyes of her replacement?

She decided not to go. Dushan and Asuka thought it was a bad idea. It would probably only cause her heartache. Besides, what on earth could make Briar need her now, after all this time? He had moved on. He

didn’t need her.

But a day passed and then another and she still couldn’t help wondering if he did need her.

She couldn’t let go of the possibility that his life was actually worse without her, not better.

She packed her bags, wrote Dushan a letter saying she’d be there in two days and headed to the train station. After everything that had happened, she still couldn’t let Briar suffer if she could do something to stop it. She had never been able to stop herself from breaking her own heart to save his.

She supposed that was what love was.

It took more courage to knock on the door to her old apartment in Chicago than Aislinn had expected. She hadn’t seen her friends in three years.

They wrote her sometimes, but not nearly as much as Aislinn wished they did. And even though Aislinn wanted to write them back more frequently, she was never sure what to say. They felt so distant. She wondered if they were angry with her.

She knew they had probably expected her to come back before this. Both Dushan and Asuka periodically mentioned that Briar didn’t come around anymore.

They left the door wide open for her return. But she couldn’t explain how she feared his ghost.

She worried that the memories would swallow her if she moved back to the place where they had been created. Unfortunately, keeping the memories at bay also meant pushing away her friends and family.

Dushan opened the door. Ais-

linn tried to swallow the surprise that rose up in her. He had grown out his dark stubble so that it covered his cheeks and looped around his mouth, hiding his olive skin and dimples. He looked so different. Aislinn was crushingly aware of how long it had been.

She was trying to think of a proper greeting when he stepped forward and hugged her. A knot loosened in her chest. She hugged him back.

“I’m sorry it’s been so long,” Aislinn whispered.

“You probably shouldn’t have come,” he replied, pulling away from her. Then he smiled and added, “But I’m glad you did.”

As they entered the apartment, Asuka came out of her room. “Dushan, what do we have for lunch? I’m starving. Also, who was at the — ” She stopped speaking when she saw Aislinn.

“Hi Su,” Aislinn said shyly.

Asuka, unsure how to react, said, “Your hair is longer.”

“Yours is shorter.”

Running a hand through her new pixie cut, Asuka asked, “What do you think?”

Aislinn smiled. “It looks good.”

Asuka returned the smile and the knot in Aislinn’s chest fully unraveled. She was finally home and she was welcome and she didn’t have to worry about anything for the time being. Not until Briar showed up.

Dushan went to the kitchen to make up a few sandwiches as Aislinn and Asuka continued to talk. For the first time in a long time he was very thankful for the existence of Briar Michaels.

After lunch, Aislinn called

Briar. He answered the phone and she knew he was there, but she spoke as if she was speaking into an answering machine. As soon as she finished telling him that he could come see her tomorrow if he wanted to explain everything, she hung up. She wasn’t ready to hear his voice.

In all honesty, Aislinn wasn’t sure she should have come back.

Those feelings only intensified when Briar walked into the apartment’s living room the following afternoon.

Aislinn took in every detail, every change: his hair was longer, messier, and his eyes were red with sleep deprivation. His clothes were ruffled. When he saw Aislinn, he did not smile.

Instead he stared at her with solemn, hopeful eyes, his mouth slightly open as if he was seeing something worthy of awe. But this was not a look of love. This was relief. Aislinn was the answer to his prayers and she had not realized until that moment how desperate he was. She fidgeted as he sat down across from her. Three years ago he would have sat next to her.

“You came,” he said. His voice was quiet and trembling as it reached her ears. It seemed as afraid to approach her as he did.

“Yeah.”

Briar reached up and rubbed the back of his neck. “I suppose you’d like to know why you’re here.”

Aislinn swallowed, but she couldn’t get fear’s cold, metallic taste out of her mouth. “Yeah.”

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calendar CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVAL 9 A.M. TO 2:15 P.M. STUDENT UNION BUILDING The annual Children’s Literature Festival invites over 1,500 fourth- through sixth-grade students from throughout the Northeast Missouri region to Truman State University. The students participate in sessions with 11 children’s authors and illustrators.

HOLMAN FAMILY SPEAKER: JENNA FISCHER 7:30 P.M. PERSHING ARENA Emmy-nominated actress and Truman State University alumna Jenna Fischer will return to campus to speak in Pershing Arena as the latest in the Holman Family Speaker Series. Fischer is best known for her role as Pam on “The Office.” Tickets for the event are sold out and doors open at 6:45 p.m.

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The Student Activities Board is hosting a special meal in which guests are blindfolded and the lights are dimmed.

Waiters will serve attendees a nice meal and a unique sensory experience. Students can sign up online and choose their dinner option.

Best Buddies is hosting a talent show featuring bands, improv groups, dance organizations, choirs and Best Buddies members. Tickets cost $3 and will be sold in Magruder Hall and the Student Union Building leading up to the event, and at the door the day of.

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PROTESTING 101 7 TO 9 P.M. SUB ACTIVITIES ROOM The Women’s Resource Center is hosting a workshop on protesting. The workshop will feature a Truman State University alumnus who will talk about how to protest safely and effectively. Food will be provided as well.

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Greek Life should be more transparent This week, The Index covered a story about the Beta chapter of Sigma Tau Gamma at Truman State University receiving a cease and desist order from its national organization. Throughout the reporting process, The Index faced harsh opposition from members and advisers in the Greek Life community. Not only did several people deny interview requests, but some attacked the integrity of The Index and discouraged reporting on the story.

We, The Index Editorial Board, condemn the lack of transparency in regards to Greek Life here at Truman. We completely understand that individual fraternities and sororities have things they feel must be safeguarded.

There are rituals and activities only meant for those within the Greek Life realm, and we respect that. However, public matters with implications on the larger Truman community should, and will, be reported on.

Transparency is a mutually beneficial ideal for all parties involved. It allows community members to understand all current events in relation to Truman, and it allows organizations to share their point of view on issues affecting them. Part of our job as journalists is to help dispel false rumors and bring the truth to the forefront, which becomes extremely difficult if not supported.

We, The Index Editorial Board, also feel it is important to express that we are not calling for confidential, preliminary investigation details to be made available, but the general idea of what issues are being investigated should be matters of public concern. Campus organizations reflect Truman as a whole, so it is crucial to hold them accountable for misconduct if it occurs.

In closing, we would like to thank the University staff who are willing to cooperate with student media by providing information and perspectives as needed. It seems like a minor thing, but sometimes it is the little things that allow us to do our job.

Truman students, take it easy

Any time something bad happens on Truman State University’s campus, students tend to blame professors or administration because it’s easy. They seem to hold power, so we think they should be able to fix problems.

This can happen because students tend to view the administration as this big, faceless beast. We often forget the administration is made up of real people. We often forget professors are people, too. They’re spouses, caretakers and so much more outside of their jobs.

The administration already has so many responsibilities. Administrators can’t make decisions for everyone, and honestly, they shouldn’t. Part of growing up is gaining the responsibility for decision-making.

For example, students should be able to make the decision on when attending class is or isn’t an option. In the real world, if you get sick, you call into work saying you can’t make it. At Truman, if a class is stressing you out, take a personal day. When you have an assignment that needs to be finished and still have days left to skip, frolick to the library. Students often forget they’re allowed to be happy, so take time if you need it.

The University can try to prevent students from making bad decisions, like taking too many credit hours, but at the end of the day, students need to know their own limits. Schedule free time for yourself between classes and homework. This is important to keep in mind during registration for next semester and finals week coming up. In the meantime, there’s Greenhouse Meditation 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays until May 8 at the University Greenhouse. Finding little events to relax at is so beneficial this time of year. Take time to see a play, go to concert, read a book for fun or anything that works for you.

Taking a break from homework allows you to destress and can give you fresh eyes for when you go back to it later.

The best thing students can do is improve the atmosphere on campus. Make Kirksville, and specifically Truman’s campus, somewhere people want to live.

We should try to change what makes a Typical Truman Student. We often praise students who force themselves to the brink by staying up all night and studying, but are those students who are too stressed to eat or sleep really the happiest students? We should encourage all students to calm down. A TTS should be someone who is happy to learn.

We should praise those students who get a lower grade and learn from their mistakes. We should praise those students who reward themselves with Netflix when they finish a homework assignment. We should praise those students who get eight hours of sleep and take care of themselves.

At graduation, the student with a 4.0 GPA and the student with a 2.0 are both Truman graduates. Students covered in cords, medals and stoles and students wearing a plain gown are Truman graduates alike. Calm down, and take it easy.

Getting a C is not the end of the world, and students shouldn’t expect administrators or professors to fix everything for them.

Take time for film festivals GORDON MCPHERSON Staff Writer

I realize we’re all busy this time of the semester. Papers, presentations, tests, etc. — true academic bliss. But are we so busy that we can’t support the first annual Truman State University Film Festival April 27? I think not (in the voice of Mr. Incredible’s boss from “The Incredibles”)!

For years I’ve wanted more film options in Kirksville. Downtown Cinema 8, while practically my home, rarely shows risky, avantgarde cinema. “Avengers” and “Transformers” will always reign supreme at that multiplex. What about documentaries? Lower budget films with actual social relevance? How about films made by passionate undergraduate film students from Truman State University and beyond?

I appreciate the artistic events on campus, but these events sideline independent cinema. The SAB films committee, showing such unknown hits as “A Star Is Born” and “The Greatest Showman,” doesn’t exactly relish experimental films. Those showings get substantial attendance, but now it’s time for TSUFF to shine.

TSUFF could eventually become a haven for undergraduate filmmakers in Missouri — a place where creativity runs free and aspiring artists share their imaginative visions with a community of mostly intelligent college students and the general public. It would be a true shame if nobody showed up.

Plus, who doesn’t like the

Master of Menace, Vincent Price? The festival is dedicated to Price’s legacy. Victoria Price, his daughter, will even be attending as a judge for the festival. Whoa!

Yes, I realize the workload at Truman can be frightening — not unlike how viewers feel watching “House on Haunted Hill.” Professors assigning paper after paper, group presentation after godawful group presentation. Why not take a break and head over to the Baldwin Hall Little Theater at 5 p.m. on a Saturday evening to watch some short films?

Heck, there’s even a whole class devoted to running the festival. I happen to be in this class. Led by Jocelyn Cullity, we’re all diligently working to make sure the festival runs smoothly — but we need your help!

It’s time for Truman’s filmmakers to get their time in the spotlight, and it’s time for you to support the cinematic arts at Truman. Help the Truman and Kirksville communities’ creative landscape, and help your friendly neighborhood movie reviewer’s mental state along the way. As Vincent Price himself once said, “A man who limits his interests limits his life.”

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Spring is here everyone. I repeat, spring is here. Get out and enjoy the sunshine before it starts raining everyday as Missouri springs are wont to do!

Some of you may have already joined us outside for Student Appreciation Week or Goof-Off Day. Student Appreciation Week raffle winners have been announced this week. It was a blast giving back to the students! Diversity Week was also a rousing success and we were able to celebrate all the many amazing people here at Truman. There is plenty more to look forward to in the rest of the semester as well! The biggest event is Elections. If you would like to represent the student body then your time is here! Election information can be found at the Student Government office (SUB 1107). Campaigning started this Monday April first (no joke about that!). We hope to see some of you all come out and become Senators!

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THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Friday, April 5

Saturday, April 6

Men’s, Women’s Tennis

Baseball

at University of Missouri-St. Louis 2 p.m.

Women’s Track

at Central College Invite TBA

Saturday, April 6 Men’s, Women’s Track

vs. Drury University Noon

Softball

vs. University of Missouri-St. Louis Noon

Softball

vs. University of Missouri-St. Louis 2 p.m.

Baseball

at Central Methodist Invitational TBA

vs. Drury University 3 p.m.

Men’s, Women’s Tennis at Maryville University 11 a.m.

Sunday, April 7

Monday, April 8

Golf

Golf

at University of Missouri-St. Louis Invitational TBA

Men’s, Women’s Tennis vs. William Jewell 11 a.m.

at University of Missouri-St. Louis Invitational TBA

Tuesday, April 9 Baseball

Baseball

vs. Quincy University Noon

Softball

vs. Lincoln University 2 p.m.

Softball

vs. Lincoln University 4 p.m.

vs. Drury University Noon vs. Maryville University Noon vs. Maryville University 2 p.m.

Softball

Softball

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BALLPARK| Baseball, softball looking to improve this weekend

Continued from page 12 Softball will be staying home for the next few series, starting with a doubleheader at noon Saturday against the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The team will then face off against Maryville University Sunday afternoon and Lincoln University Tuesday, which will also be Military Appreciation Day. Baseball will have a doubleheader against Drury University starting at noon Saturday before finishing the series Sunday afternoon. Additionally, the Bulldogs will welcome Quincy University for a single game at noon Tuesday.

Top: Pitcher Tyler Blackington in a game against McKendree Univeristy March 24. The Bulldogs are currently 4-11 in the GLVC and 4-19 overall.

Left: Infielder Alyssa Rivera in the March 26 game against Southwest Baptist University. The softball team has an overall record of 16-9, however, they are currently looking to recover from a 4-8 record in the GLVC. Photos by Kara Mackenzie

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COLUMN| NFL review changes makes EIC reconsider implications BRENTLY SNEAD Editor-in-Chief

I was one of the many watching when the New Orleans Saints fell to the Los Angeles Rams in overtime after a rather controversial no-call, ending the Saints’ chance at a second Super Bowl. Now, before I get into the nitty gritty of all this, I’ll first admit that I had a bias in this game.

I’m originally from Louisiana, and my family has cheered on the Saints even when they were at the bottom of the league.

Putting this bias aside, however, it was during this matchup that I really began to question why we are so proud of the ability to review pieces of a game if we’re going to put such strict limitations on it.

Hear me out. I am fully aware that taking time to review a play is time consuming. I watch a good amount of sports — basketball, football, baseball, even soccer. Like many others, my attention span is short, and I don’t particularly want to wait time and time again for a play to be reviewed.

But, quite frankly, if we’re going to stop play anyway, we might as well be getting things right.

I applaud the NFL for going back and revising the rules after the missed pass interference call. For those who haven’t heard, after meeting to dis-

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cuss the updated rules, the NFL made the decision to allow reviews for pass interference whether officials make the call or not.

And it’s not just the NFL. I applaud all sports, professional and collegiate, for being concerned with players’ safety and for getting it right. Additionally, I applaud those organizations who have had to sit in a room to debate what constitutes something as “reviewable.”

But, perhaps we’ve all taken the ability to review beyond what we can handle.

We introduced the ability to review plays, but we have never made a decision on exactly what we want the system to look like or the power we will let it have in the game. This isn’t an isolated issue, but something we see across all sports that allow reviews.

Committees have sat around a table, discussed in depth what we’ll review, and then taken flack repeatedly for missing this or that. The truth is there’s a continuous spiral — we continue to restrict yet allow more, and I fear the day we have to review every play, stalling games indefinitely. This obviously creates a problem when we have sports like baseball creating rules to “speed up the game” while also implementing new review regulations.

Ultimately, this all leads me to question whether we’d be better off just letting officials judge. The advancements in technology are nice … until they’re not. Frankly, once it’s interfering with play and forcing people to throw fits, it’s less than ideal.

Honestly, I’m still bitter about the missed call. (What Saints fan isn’t?)

But, after some time away, I’m not mad. The officials made a mistake, and that’s part of the job. That’s key to playing sports. But in an era when we’ve decided to allow technology in, when we have willfully decided that playback is an option, I was disappointed there wasn’t more we could do.

I guess in short, if we’re going to use this review system, then we should commit to using it within bounds. Sometimes, this might mean we’re using it for obvious things rather than trivial matters, such as, the Saints game. I appreciate the time people have put toward developing all these different systems, but the reality is we’re only a few steps away from reviewing it all.

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Brooke Kelley led the Bulldogs at the University of Central Missouri’s annual Jennies Invitational. The golfers ended up four strokes behind the top eight teams, and Kelley posted the best count of the Truman athletes with 163 strokes, 21 over par. Kelley’s score also earned her 20th place in an event that featured 14 different golfing teams and 75 golfers.

Brooke Kelley

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TENNIS COMES TOGETHER TO GAIN SUPPORT

Softball, baseball look to recover BRENTLY SNEAD Editor-in-Chief

Nick Thiele takes part in practice March 20. Thiele is a senior member on the men’s tennis team and was responsible for planning the alumni weekend. The weekend proved to be a success as the team earned $10,000 toward its $330,000 endowment.

Photos by Kara Mackenzie

Men’s tennis raises $10,000 during alumni weekend CURT WICHMER Staff Writer All the rain on Saturday didn’t stop Truman tennis from making the most of the weekend. Tennis closed out the month of March with its alumni weekend, the first of what Nick Thiele, the event’s organizer, hopes to be an annual event.

The event was initially slated to begin on Saturday morning with a match against the William Jewell College tennis team, but inclement weather forced a cancellation. The Bulldogs continued the event after this minor hiccup, however, and the scheduled alumni banquet Saturday night went as planned. The following Sunday morning featured an alumni brunch, as well as tennis matches between alumni and student athletes.

The event succeeded in earning funds for the men’s tennis team with a grand total

of just over $10,000.

Thiele said the team got the idea for the event after the men’s tennis program was cut from the school’s budget.

The funds are going toward the Athletic Department’s projected $330,000 endowment necessary to keep the team operational. Thiele said the team’s alumni network would likely be able to help in the program’s time of need.

“The endowment fund they want us to set up is to fund the team on a yearly basis with the earnings of the fund — that’s why the threethirty is so high,” Thiele said.

“We were able to contact a lot of alumni throughout the process, dating all the way back to graduates in the 1960s. ... We had all men’s and women’s tennis players attend, their families and some tennis alumni. Unfortunately, with our weather conditions, we had a couple of alumni call in no longer

able to make it.”

Thiele said the team didn’t have an exact monetary amount in mind as a goal for the event, considering any dent in the $330,000 goal a step in the right direction. He said it was more important to begin raising funds and get the ball rolling on cementing men’s tennis as a permanent program at

Truman State University.

Though the alumni event has ended, tennis’ 2018-19 season is still ongoing, and both men’s and women’s tennis have meets Friday, Saturday and Sunday against the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Maryville University and William Jewell College, respectively.

Alexandra Rogers practices on the afternoon of March 20.

Rogers and the rest of the women’s tennis team attended events alongside the men’s team throughout the weekend.

Softball and baseball will both be looking to recover this week after struggling through the weekend.

Softball traveled to Bellarmine University Sunday afternoon. Despite getting ahead and winning the first game 5-3, Truman fell at the end of the second game 7-6.

Monday, the Bulldogs continued their trek on the road and faced off against the University of Southern Indiana. Despite playing hard and almost making a recovery in Game 2, the softball team was ultimately swept by the Eagles.

Baseball also hit the road over the weekend to match up against Rockhurst University. Saturday’s game was a high for the team as they defeated the Hawks 13-10. The team did not fare as well Monday when Rockhurst took control of both games.

Outfielder Mason King has been an influential player and leader this year as a senior member on the team. King said he thinks the team’s struggles come from a disconnect in some ways.

“We are struggling with different parts of our game on different days,” King said. “When our offense is rolling, our defense or our pitching struggles.

When our pitching performs well, our defense or offense struggles. We need to start playing more complete baseball.”

The team, King said, is more than capable of being successful, and he hopes to see more as the season progresses.

“I’m hoping to see this team have a blast,” King said. “Though I believe our best baseball is ahead of us, the scoreboard doesn’t always reflect your team’s efforts. Whatever the results may be the rest of the year, I’m hoping to see a ton of great energy and camaraderie among the team, especially the returning classes.”

Both teams will return home this weekend.

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Men’s, women’s track and field start outdoor season NICOLAS TELEP Staff Writer The Truman State University track and field team split into two groups for its first weekend of outdoor competition this season.

The runners went to St. Louis to participate in the Distance Carnival at Washington University Friday, while the throwers were in Hastings, Nebraska, for the Hastings College Invitational Sunday.

At the Distance Carnival, five Bulldog runners participated in the men’s and women’s 5,000-meter events.

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in the field of 232 men. Additionally, Mike Grasing and Thomas Cormier competed in the men’s 10,000, finishing 43rd and 69th respectively.

The top female runner was Gemma Saathoff, who finished 31st out of 169. Kim Kaster, Emma Harrelson, and Christy Boschert took part in the women’s 10,000. Kaster finished 33rd, Harrelson 42nd and Boschert 49th.

At Hastings, there were a number of top 10 finishes, including Nathan Bufka who finished first in the men’s javelin throw with a personal best of 162’ 11”. Additionally, Bobby Campbell placed fourth in the discus while Caleb Stuff placed ninth.

Elle Renault finished sectmn.truman.edu

ond in the women’s javelin throw at 122’ 10”. Cassidy Smestad saw a lot of personal success as she finished fourth in the discus and seventh in the shot put. Ally Ebert finished sixth in women’s javelin.

Both throwers and runners will compete Saturday at the Central Methodist Invitational in Fayette, Missouri.

The distance runners for the men’s and women’s track and field teams pose for a picture at their competition in St. Louis. The team was divided up this weekend as the distance runners traveled to St. Louis and throwers traveled to Hastings, Nebraska. Photo by Truman Athletics

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