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ECHO [2003]

LI[JOURNEY]FE

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PEOPLE [40]

SPORTS [182]

MINI MAG [264]

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STUDENT LIFE [6]

ORGANIZATIONS [98]

ACADEMICS [240]

INDEX [276]
 
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Pickler Library 
Archives 
Truman State University

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TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY 
100 EAST NORMAL
KIRKSVILLE 63501

LI[JOURNEY]FE

ECHO YEARBOOK 
VOLUME 102

JUNE 2002 - MAY 2003
ENROLLMENT 5,867

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LI[JOURNEY]FE

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ONCE upon a time, students embarked on a journey unlike any taken before. They headed into the 
territory where life was unscripted, and for the first time, they were completely on their own. The 
territory was Truman State University, and the journey was adult life.

During the 2002-2003 school year at the University, students learned many lessons, completed 
many tasks and discovered many dreams. Students trudged daringly through the construction on 
Magruder Hall, formerly Science Hall, and accepted new University policy changes. It was a time 
when students balanced academic learning with the experiences of life.

No two students' journeys were the same. Each student determined which path to take, and in the 
end, a single decision could have made every difference 

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photo by Beth Spinney

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[4] Opening
 
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in the world. Yet, that too was part of the journey.

Life forced students to make discoveries on their own. Whether they chose to join countless 
organizations in the pursuit of social understanding or to bury their heads in books, absorbing every 
written word they found, students went their own way.

Though many students had already reached the age of 18 before coming to the University, and the 
law deemed them adults, the real transformation came while in college. For the first time, they had 
their name on legally-binding contracts, had their own bills to pay and often cooked meals for 
themselves. Students had to grow up quickly, and they had to choose whether they were going to 
face the challenge or retreat into the realm of  irresponsibility. It was time to leave youth behind 
and begin the journey through life.

photo by Tricia Scott

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The trials and tribulations of students' everyday lives were countless. College was not meant to be 
easy. After surviving a tough week, many students found it necessary to kickback and have a little 
fun.

Drastic budget cuts plagued the University again in 2003, causing a rise in tuition and a $100 
surcharge, which pinched the pockets of students already living on tight budgets. Despite the cuts, 
students forged ahead and kept up with tradition. They attended sporting events and showed 
school spirit, they challenged others to games of pool in the Student Union Building Take Five 
Gamesroom and danced the night away at concerts, such as Jimmy Eat World concert.

Despite the conflicts that existed in day-to-day life, students did not let it get them down - they were 
on an unstoppable journey through life.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

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photo by Kirby Jones 

Lou Ann Gilchrist, dean of student affairs, and Garry Gordon, vice president for academic affairs, 
plant a tree behind Kirk Memorial Building at the Sept. 11,2002, commemorative service. The 
University also provided a memory wall in the SUB for students to express thoughts.

9/11 Nationally
President George W. Bush spoke from Ellis Island. N.Y., about the nation following the events of 
Sept. 11. 2001
Memorials were held at Ground. Zero, the Pentagon and the Shanksville, Pa., crash site to honor 
victims
The Smithsonian Institution opened "September 11: Bearing Witness to History"
Information from cnn.com

At 7:48 a.m., the time Flight 11 hit the north tower in 2001, the ROTC stands at attention for the 
raising of the flag on Sept. 11, 2002. After the terrorist attacks, 66 percent of Americans donated 
money to aid the victims and their families.

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photo by Katie Jorgenson

Stopping to Remember
Students and faculty take time to observe the anniversary of Sept. 11

WHIPPING in the wind, the American flag ascended the pole on the Quad at exactly 7:48 a.m. "The 
Star-Spangled Banner" filtered through the crisp morning air as people gathered to pay tribute to 
those affected by the tragedies of Sept. 11,2001. The ceremony began a day of remembrance at 
Truman State University. No one spoke, but several cried.

"Everything [after Sept. 11, 2001,] turned out fine for me, but I'm really fortunate," sophomore 
Miranda McMillin said. "[The commemoration] makes me appreciate what I have more. It doesn't 
impact me the same way as if someone had lost a family member, but I don't take things for granted 
anymore."

With the distinct memory of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, many students and faculty members 
attended services, posted messages of encouragement around campus or sported patriotic colors to 
show support for those who lost their lives. Many said it was important to reflect on the tragedies.

"It's good to remember, especially on the one-year anniversary, which is the most important," 
McMillin said. "I think it's good that [the University] held commemorations so people can have a 
little closure."

While many students attended University events, several chose to pay tribute by watching memorial 
programs on television.

"Watching, hearing the names read off on TV made me realize just how many lives were lost," 
sophomore Johanna Westin said. "It made [the tragedy] much more of a reality."

Although emotions ran high at the University on Sept. 11, 2002, most students chose to look past 
the graphic images displayed in the media and go on with their everyday lives.

"I went about my daily life," McMillin said. "You can't let something like that get in the way of your 
normal, everyday activities. Life goes on. I'm not saying that to totally ignore what happened, but 
it's not good to dwell."

Sophomore Eric King said he just wanted to get on with his life.

"Other than getting searched a little too often at the airport, nothing has changed [for me]," King 
said. "Personally, I didn't think too heavily about it on the one-year anniversary. I think we should 
just move on."

Many students felt that the magnitude of Sept. 11, 2001, was not as critical in September 2002.

"[Sept. 11, 2001] is not as real," senior Emily Jenkins said. "It's not as pressing of a thing to deal with 
because it's a year old, and yes, it's kind of on everyone's minds, but it's not the biggest thing going 
on right now."

Jenkins also felt that students had settled back into routines since the events.

"It doesn't seem as real anymore because the shock has worn off and I think people have settled 
back into their comfort zone a lot more this year than last year," Jenkins said.

Other students felt the media frenzy associated with Sept. 11, 2002, prevented people from leading 
normal lives.

"I think the media went way overboard with the coverage," King said. "More so [in 2002] than in 
[2001]. At first it was understandable, but now it's done and over with. Remember it, but you don't 
need to remember it all day on every single [TV] channel."

Jenkins also felt the media spent too much time covering the anniversary.

"If I lost somebody, I don't think I'd want a constant reminder on the news all the time," Jenkins 
said.

Whether students chose to watch the flag ascend on the Quad, attend University events or continue 
with daily activities, Sept. 11, 2002, was a day of remembrance.

By Brandi Brown
Managing Editor 

SEPT. 11. 2002 [9]

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Reigning Over Homecoming
Organization compete in different cup competitions during Homecoming Week

HUNDREDS of screaming football fans in a sea of purple and gray shirts, friends cheering each other 
on in competition and alumni taking a trip down memory lane to their alma mater were just some of 
the ways Homecoming Week at Truman State University was described. Themed "Purple Reign," the 
Homecoming Committee strove to improve the level of student participation, meet goals and spread 
the Homecoming spirit to every student on campus.

"We really wanted to make Homecoming more of a campus-wide activity, as in the past it had been 
more of a big deal for the major organizations on campus," said sophomore Kim Dickinson, 
Centennial Hall Homecoming representative. "This was the second year that we had a Residence 
Hall Cup Competition, and through that, we really tried to get the rest of the campus involved."

The main problem the Residence Hall Cup Competition encountered was that many students 
already committed to a participating organization. To recruit more participants, residence hall staff 
members worked closely with the Homecoming Committee and advertised with posters, signup 
sheets and house meetings. Planners also decided on different requirements for residential halls 
and organizations. For example, residential halls only had to have 10 percent participation in order 
to enter the competition. One of the most popular events during Homecoming Week was the lip 
sync competition, although the halls participated in many different activities throughout the week.

"The highlight of the week was the lip sync, in which the halls competed solely against each other," 
said John Mounsey, residential living area coordinator. "It was a very big success, and so many 
students came to watch that we were turning some people away at the door."

As in the residential hall competition, lip sync proved to be the highlight of the Chairman's Cup 
Competition as well. Students rushed to buy tickets at 6 a.m., and in order to ensure a seat, a throng 
of eager students waited outside for the doors to open for the performance. Organization members 
spent hours rehearsing their dances and performed before a sold-out crowd in Baldwin Auditorium. 
Each group incorporated the Homecoming theme, and the result was a wide range of costumes, 
music and dancing.

"We practiced three nights a week for one-and-a-half hours each, so practice was pretty time 
consuming," said freshman Adam Dockery, Alpha Kappa Lambda pledge. "Our leaders were 
dedicated to keeping all of us on task, and everyone had a great time practicing. Somebody thought 
it would be funny to incorporate the Oompa Loompa dance into the performance, so several of us 
found costumes, colored our hair [green] and used Halloween face paint to make our faces orange. 
It was completely different from anything else in the other dances."

Many other activities took place throughout the week. It started off with the Homecoming Kickoff, 
in which hundreds of students flooded Red Barn Park to celebrate the opening of Homecoming 
week. Numerous activities filled each day of the week, including karaoke, sand volleyball, Pictionary, 
skit competition, Ultimate Frisbee and street graffiti.

One of the unique aspects that Homecoming Week offered was the chance for students to interact 
with University faculty outside the academic setting through sports competitions such as softball 
and basketball games.

"Playing in the basketball tournament with the students was a lot of fun," said Ken Hussey, assistant 
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Ryle Hall and Delta Zeta teams compete for points at the Pictionary contest. The Office of 
Residential Living and the Homecoming Committee sponsored weeklong cup competitions.

Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Sigma Gamma perform at the skit competition on Thursday of 
Homecoming Week. DZ, Phi Kappa Tau and Alpha Kappa Lambda won first place in the skit 
competition.

"It was a very big success, and so many students came to watch that we were turning some people 
away at the door."-John Mounsey, residential living area coordinator

photo by Kirby Jones

photo by Jim Volmert

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Reigning Over Homecoming
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"I used to be a Truman student, so it was fun to watch the students get excited and fired up, just like 
I used to do."

Many organizations worked hard to make Homecoming a success and to secure the Chairman's Cup. 
Each organization competed in many different events throughout the week and accumulated as 
many points as possible from activities such as games, parade floats or cans collected for a 
philanthropy.

"Everybody worked really hard on the float every night and also collected cans the month before," 
said freshman Meg Fullenkamp, Alpha Gamma Delta member. "It was really important that our girls 
had a lot of support when they competed, so we worked hard at being spirited at every event and 
getting as many people as we could involved."

When the competitions ended, Alpha Gamma Delta won the large Chairman's Cup, the Society of 
the Prim Roses won the small group and Ryle Hall won the residential cup.

The climax of the week was the coronation, when senior Nathan See of Blue Key and junior Jilian 
Miller of Alpha Sigma Alpha received the Homecoming King and Queen crowns.

The Homecoming philanthropy also contributed to the week's success.

"The Homecoming Committee decided to sponsor the Truman Recycling Center by collecting 
aluminum cans and raising money for a new 24-hour drop-off pad," said senior Erin Lesczynski, 
Homecoming Committee chairwoman. "Our initial goal was to raise $1,200, but by mid-week we 
had raised $2,000 and donated 1,000 pounds of cans. To put that in perspective, the center usually 
receives only 100 pounds of cans a week."

During the weekend, alumni arrived to share the Homecoming experience with current students and 
to support the Bulldog football team.

"It was awesome to meet the alumni," said sophomore Fred Dimmel, Beta Theta Pi member. "They 
were able to relate to what we were dealing with because we went through the same experiences 
as students, just at different times." 

Saturday morning started off with the Homecoming parade, and students tailgated at Red Barn Park 
while waiting eagerly for the start of the Homecoming football game. Hundreds of fans cheered on 
the Bulldogs as they led throughout the first two quarters but in the end lost to Washburn 
University (Topeka, Kan.), 26-21.

"Washburn was a team we should have beaten, but we just didn't play up to par," freshman 
defensive end Keith Painter said. "The defense played a good game, but we gave up some big plays 
and the offense wasn't able to get all of the plays we needed. We let them hang too long."

During Homecoming Week, the student body had numerous opportunities to come together to 
work toward common goals, whether it was helping the Truman Recycling Center, supporting 
friends in a game of Pictionary or dressing up in purple and gray to cheer on the football team.

"Washburn was a team we should have beaten, but we just didn't play up to par."	-freshman 
Keith Painter 

By Sarah Hardy 
Staff Writer

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photo by Ashley Martinez

photo by Jackie White

Sigma Sigma Sigma members perform at the karaoke competition held in the SUB Down Under. The 
Homecoming Committee organized the week's activities.
 
photo by Jennifer Trumpet

The football team leaves the field at halftime of the Homecoming game against Washburn 
University (Topeka, Kan.). The final score was 26-21, with Washburn victorious.

photo by Jim Volmert

The Mystery Machine drives down Franklin Street as part of the Homecoming parade. Bob Ebert, a 
network specialist at the University, created the replica of the Mystery Machine.

Senior Nathan See and junior Jilian Miller accept their crowns for Homecoming King and Queen. 
Students voted for the Homecoming court during Homecoming Week.

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photo by Jessica Lowe

The University mascot, Spike the Bulldog, plays the Pep Band's drum set at a men's basketball game. 
Three students auditioned for the opportunity to be Spike for the 2002-2003 year.

Students support the Bulldog football team at Stokes Stadium on Residence Hall Spirit Day. Students 
wore their hall colors or other University apparel to show school spirit.

"That was 18 more people excited about being at the game."-Jennifer Mason, junior Showgirls 
member

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We've got Spirit, 
Yes we do

It seemed that during every year school spirit was an issue at Truman State University. During 2002-
2003, the issue seemed more prominent than ever.

The cheerleading squad disbanded in 2002, making many students believe that school spirit had 
reached an all-time low.

The University prohibited cheerleaders to perform stunts due to the high injury rate associated with 
them, and the squad refused to cheer. The University purchased a new mascot costume to lessen 
the blow, but debate about the level of school spirit continued.

Senior Stephanie Tice, former captain of the cheerleading squad, became a member of Purple Pride. 
The group helped generate spirit for football by ushering at games, working in the football office 
and giving tours to recruits. Tice said the crowd interacted with cheerleaders in 2001, but since the 
cheerleaders left, the games were not as exciting in 2002. At the same time, Tice said the University 
had a high attendance rate at games in 2002.

"I looked up in the stands at the first football game, and they were packed," Tice said.

Tice said the crowd lacked enthusiasm with no cheerleaders to encourage the players.

"They were quiet," Tice said.

A newly-rejuvenated Spike the Bulldog costume, purchased by the Center for Student Involvement 
and the athletic department, helped entertain the crowd.

Leah Hettinger, program adviser for the CSI, said it was exciting to get a new costume, but the 
costume would not replace the cheerleaders.

"I think we just realized that we needed some school spirit, and we needed a way to get the crowd 
excited," Hettinger said.

Nolan White, one of three University students who wore the Spike the Bulldog costume during 
sporting events, said the new suit was an improvement from the old suit.

"[Last year's suit] was probably about 10 years old," White said. "The face was all torn up, the head 
cavity was hollow and it smelled horrible."

White said Spike enjoyed crowd interaction at games and gave high-fives to children to promote 
involvement and spirit.

Some students thought the cheerleaders' absence had a negative effect.

Junior Jennifer Mason, a member of the Showgirls Dance Squad, said she thought the cheerleaders 
made a huge impact.

"That was 18 more people excited about being at the game," Mason said.

Jerry Wollmering, athletic director, said school spirit was not just centered around athletic events.

"I think there are a lot of other things on this campus that could be looked at [as generating spirit]," 
Wollmering said. "Greek Week, Lyceum events, those types of things."

Although many students noticed a change in school spirit without the cheerleaders, many showed 
spirit by attending Homecoming and University events.

Hettinger said she could not pinpoint school spirit to one group.

"It is a combination of everybody working together and getting excited," Hettinger said.

By Ben Rosario Contributing Writer

photo by Ashley Martinez

photo by Katie Jorgenson

Juniors Caitlin Sutton and Andrew Phillips, sophomore Scott Woods and senior Megan Meneely eat 
lunch in Pershing Arena. The lunch encouraged students to attend the football game.

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Student Union, 
Center of it All

Freshman Shawna Wiggins reaches for a blueberry muffin in the display case at the newest addition 
to the SUB Down Under, Jazzman's Cafe. The cafe replaced the coffee shop with more options for 
coffee and pastries.

Sophomore David Johnson lines up a shot at the Take Five Gamesroom in the lower level of the SUB. 
The Gamesroom had pool tables, air hockey and video games for anyone to use.

photo by Katie Kelly

photo by Katie Kelly

STUDENTS needing a quiet place to study, a bite to eat or a place to pick up a new notebook often 
found the Student Union Building to be the one-stop place to accomplish many things.

Doug Daubert, director of the SUB, said he thought the most popular area was Mainstreet Market.

"I think you get a lot of off-campus students coming there to study or eat or hang out or meet 
people," Daubert said. "I think a lot of the on-campus students come there for a change of pace."

Dennis Markeson, director of dining services, agreed.

"We try to provide what the students are looking for," Markeson said. "We try to adjust to meet 
their needs."

Although the building remained unchanged since 1967, the services offered within had continuously 
expanded since it opened, Daubert said.

A new attraction in the fall of 2002 was the addition of Jazzman's Cafe, a gourmet coffee shop in the 
SUB Down Under.

"I walk through there every morning at 8 a.m., and I see a lot more people down there than I used 
to, enjoying coffee or the big pastries," Daubert said.

Many student organizations had permanent offices in the SUB. The Media Center in the lower level 
housed the Index, Detours, Echo, TruNews and KTRM 88.7 offices.

The Center for Student Involvement, which coordinated events like Truman Week and Homecoming, 
was next to the Media Center and provided mailboxes for all chartered campus organizations.

Student Senate and the Student Activities Board also had offices in the SUB.

According to Linda Yager, scheduling coordinator, students and organizations could rent lockers 
down the hall from the Truman Bookstore. Unique pieces of artwork decorated the walls of the 
building.

"Every year we buy five pieces of student art," Yager said.

Although the SUB served as a hub of activity, it did have areas strictly designated for relaxation and 
study. Students frequently congregated in front of the TV next to the Down Under, and those 
searching for peace and quiet headed to the quiet lounge to study or catch a nap between classes.

From food to supplies to offices and even peace and quiet, the SUB had something for everyone.

Heather Schwegler Contributing Writer

"We try to provide what the students are looking for." -Dennis Markeson director of dining services
 
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Junior David White, building assistant, and junior Nick Dorseon, student manager, work to clean up 
water that flooded the lower lever of the SUB after a pipe burst.  The Center for Student 
Involvement, the Student Activities Board and the Student Senate offices had to work quickly to 
clean up water in their offices.

photo by Jessica Lowe

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A Susan Gash, Gash-Voigt Theater instructor and founder, keeps the pace with her drum while 
participants stretch. The theater offered three master classes during the weeklong residency.

photo by Beth Kelly

Junior Lindsay Hansard performs at the final production after a week of four three-hour practices. 
The show was a mixture of dance, art, poetry and music performed by the University community.

"People have a misconceived notion of what dance is. Dance really is a part of everyone's 
vocabulary." -Susan Gash, Gash-Voigt instructor and founder

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Art Forms 
Take Shape

Senior Cabell Gathman spouted the bitter words of an admirer in her poem, "Why I Believe in 
Voodoo, Part 6," while sophomore Katy Matheny's hands transformed a shapeless glob of modeling 
clay into the rough image of a voodoo doll. It was a special moment, one that drew an audible 
chuckle of recognition from the standing-room only audience crammed into the Ophelia Parrish 
Black Box Theater.

The spoken word and ceramic artistry combination continued as Matheny quickly rebuilt the doll 
into a pair of snakes to coincide with a passage from Gathman's poem that used an image of a snake 
charmer.

It was a fitting culmination to the week-long Gash-Voigt creation workshop, a collaboration that 
strove to shatter the boundaries between music, poetry, dance and visual art.

"I think that [the workshop was] a brand-new experience," said Devon Mills, academic adviser and 
coordinator of the event. "But I do think that people in this area and on this campus are craving 
experiences in the arts."

The creation workshop was the heart of a five-day residency by Susan Gash and Beckah Voigt, a pair 
of professional dancers who founded the St. Louis-based Gash-Voigt Dance Theater.

During their stay at the University, Gash and Voigt spent their days making guest appearances in 
various classrooms and instructing open sessions on the fundamentals of modern dance. They 
devoted their nights to the creation workshop.

"I think people are afraid of dance," Gash said. "People have a misconceived notion of what dance 
is. They think of a categorized field like classical ballet or jazz and think that those are a set of skills 
for specific people. Dance really is a part of everyone's vocabulary."

Twenty University students participated in the workshop, which consisted of four three-hour 
sessions and concluded with a 90-minute performance. All students could participate.

The sessions followed a very informal structure to maximize the students' creativity. Often, the 
inspiration for scenes came by having the poets, musicians, dancers and artists all improvise 
simultaneously.

"Even the first day we were improvising, we would have the poet reading their work, and we would 
be dancing as we were listening to [the poem] for the first time," said junior Alicen Blassl, a dancer 
who took part in the workshop.

Many workshop meetings resembled brainstorming sessions rather than traditional performance 
rehearsals. Gash and Voigt moderated the discussion as students sat in a giant circle and exchanged 
ideas. The students made the final decisions.

"Leaders have emerged, but they haven't trampled other people to be a leader," Gash said. 
"They've been taking a leadership role about what they want to do and setting things in motion, but 
not to the extent of saying, 'This isn't my idea. I don't like it.'"

Some students said the collaboration among the four very different mediums of expression was 
effective because of the lack of formal structure.

"It evolved into this awesome thing," Matheny said. "It was really amazing how different poems that 
the poets had brought in and different dances that some of the dancers had been working on just 
seemed to fit together."

On the final night of the Gash-Voigt residency, the students performed their favorite performance to 
an overflowing audience in the 100-seat Black Box Theater.

"We weren't really sure what people would think," Blassl said. "Modern dance isn't something you 
see everyday, and if you do, a lot of people say, 'That's really weird. I don't understand it.' So after it 
was over, it was amazing to see that people liked it and thought it was beautiful."

By Andy Ashbaugh Staff Writer

photo by Katie Kelly
 
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Sophomore Kawtar El Alaoui and freshman Raghav Chhetri lock a door in Baldwin Hall, closing the 
building for the night. Locking buildings at the end of the day was one way DPS attempted to make 
the campus safer.

photo by Beth Kelly

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Campus Crime 
Affects Students

LATE night fire alarms, registration lines, misplaced student IDs and final exams were some of the 
annoyances that came with college life. In the early morning hours of Dec. 14, 2002, though, the 
false fire alarms became a frightening reality. Dobson Hall residents received a rude awakening 
when someone set a residence hall bulletin board on fire.

"Nobody really got out of bed until people came to get us," freshman Shae Hawkins said. "There was 
smoke everywhere."

Hawkins said students decorated the bulletin board with a fireplace for the holiday season.

"It was ironic because someone had lit the fire in the fireplace," Hawkins said.

Dobson Hall residents evacuated the building and moved to Violette Hall. The University allowed 
most students back into the residence hall within two hours, but those who lived on the second 
floor where the fire occurred had to find other accommodations until the next day.

"My roommate had it pretty bad 'cause she got stuck outside in a T-shirt and her underwear," 
Hawkins said. "They rushed us out of the building and wouldn't let people get dressed."

While some laughed off such incidents as silly pranks, others saw a real danger.

"It might seem funny, but it is very dangerous," said Lisa Sprague, Department of Public Safety 
director. "People don't realize how quickly these things get out of control."

It seemed that crimes plagued the campus during the 2002-2003 school year. Sprague said someone 
hit Ophelia Parrish with a car, and someone also threw a bike rack through one of the building's 
windows in September 2002. In October 2002, someone stole electronic equipment from Pershing 
Building, and Sprague said Magruder Hall, formerly Science Hall, was also on the list of crime 
reports.

Other crimes besides vandalism also occurred. In March 2003, a female student was assualted by 
three males outside of the Student Recreation Center.

Despite the crime on campus, some students said they felt safe.

"I've never really had direct contact with crime on campus," senior Mike Shaughnessy said. "It 
seems like the crime that did take place was random stuff, and at least it wasn't violent."

Sprague believed that many students shared Shaughnessy's outlook.

"Many people are apathetic unless it happens to them," Sprague said.

Some students compared the University's crime rate to what students at other Universities dealt 
with and considered themselves lucky.

"I feel more secure here than I would in a larger city," sophomore Chris Martinek said. "In a town 
like Kirksville, ... there's less of a risk factor."

Despite the small-town peace of mind that Kirksville provided, Sprague encouraged students to use 
common sense and precaution.

"Students might not see University property as their own, but costs for such items get passed on to 
them," Sprague said.

When looking for an alleged culprit, Sprague placed some of the blame on the economy.

"When the economy is bad, crime tends to increase," Sprague said.

Not only did the poor economy contribute to some of the crimes, it also hindered crime prevention 
efforts.

"We're facing the same budget cuts as others," Sprague said. "There is not enough staff for the 
mission we're needed to fulfill for the University."

DPS planned to establish ways to cut down on future crime and increase safety around campus.

"We hope to implement a campus watch program, as well as install technological advances such as 
security cameras and card access for buildings," Sprague said.

By KATIE Stacy Contributing Writer

Crime 2002
DPS reported 407 crimes
DPS made 66 arrests
DPS had 90 reported thefts - a 39 percent increase from 200 1
DPS officers reported 122 traffic offenses
Information from the Department of Public Safety

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Keeping Warm 
In Winter

"HELLACIOUS snow!" senior Bethany Oris said when describing winter in Kirksville. "I think winter is 
the longest of all seasons and most depressing of all seasons."

Oris was not the only student who dreaded the coldest season.

"Usually I like winter at first, but it's way too long," junior Danny Witzofsky said. "I don't like the 
snow. I think it's pretty, but I don't like to be in it."

Another student was not as kind when describing winter in Kirksville.

"I hate it... a lot!" senior Megan Dougherty said.

Dougherty, like many Truman State University students, dreamed of warmer days.

"My goal is to find a place that is 70 degrees all year-round and live out the rest of my days," 
Dougherty said. "I don't care about school. I just want to be warm."

The cold weather seemed to have a negative effect on Dougherty's cash flow as well. During the 
frigid temperatures, Dougherty drove everywhere or tried to find a ride.

"I spend a lot more money on gas and on electricity during the wintertime because I don't want to 
be cold," Dougherty said.

Despite trying to keep her apartment warm, Dougherty experienced what many people dreaded - 
the pipes in her building froze and burst due to the below-zero temperatures. She and the five other 
people in her building lived without water for almost 24 hours before the landlord and a plumber 
could fix the pipes.

Winter was not all bad, though. Dougherty found bright sides to her winter blahs.

"Reality TV was the balm for my nasty case of cabin fever," Dougherty said.

Dougherty took her mind off the snowy days with television. One of her favorite shows was the 
reality TV series, "The Bachelorette." She also tried to cure her fever by leaving town to visit her 
family and to shop in Columbia, Mo. Other students also found that getting away helped.

"Just last weekend I left town," Oris said. "It was sunny and nice - not windy. I think it's windier here 
than Chicago."

Oris enjoyed her clothing options, though.

"I love wearing coats and scarves," Oris said. "I have more creativity than during the summer when I 
can just wear jeans and T-shirts."

Oris said she caught-up on sleep to pass the time while inside.

"I go to bed a lot earlier," Oris said. "I think I'm a lot more lazy during the winter."

Oris said she stayed inside and watched movies when she was not sleeping.

Witzofsky also found ways to make staying inside less mundane.

"I read or hangout with friends," Witzofsky said. "We rent movies, and on weekends, we make 
dinner together. After dinner, my friends and I sit around and talk or do homework. Sometimes we 
will walk around the square and go into the shops or get coffee and hot chocolate at [Washington 
Street] Java Co."

Dougherty and her friends also spent their time at the DuKum Inn's Thursday night all-you-can-drink 
for $5 special. DuKum's special was on an enclosed patio in the warm weather, but in the winter, the 
drink line moved inside to the renovated back room. Dougherty said it was important to find a 
designated driver in the winter because no one wanted to walk home in the cold.

Even though Kirksville winters meant snow, ice, slush and wind, students still managed to enjoy 
themselves and the weather.

By Julia Karll Photography Editor

"Reality TV was the balm for my nasty case of cabin fever.
-senior Megan Dougherty

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Freshmen Jackie Gassner and Beth Merli play in the snow at Red Barn Park. The average winter 
snowfall in Kirksville was 6.24 inches according to the National Weather Service.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

photo by Katie Jorgenson

Senior Matt Britt competes in the Sigma Tau Gamma and Phi Mu Alpha bowling tournament at 
Leisure World. Students and organizations often went to local businesses like Leisure World or 
Patterson's to get out of the cold.

Winter Chills
Jazzman's Cafe sold over 2.000 cups of coffee during the spring 2003 semester
A sled cost $9.97 at Wal-Mart
The average gas bill was $45.83 per month in Kirksville
Kirksville's average temperature was 20 degrees in January 2000
Information from SUB Offices. Wal-Mart. Atmos Energy and weather.com

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Voices from 
Dobson Hall

SINCE it began in 1992, Dobson Hall Radio had its share of setbacks. The station started out strong, 
but slowly slipped into near oblivion over the years. In the spring of 2003, however, Dobson Radio 
decided to start broadcasting campus-wide.

Up to that point, Dobson Radio was a dormant station - one with no announcers, no money, no 
equipment and an office in a closet. The station started changing, however, when freshman Sean 
Bagniewski, arrived at Truman State University hoping to improve the station. Backed by a staff of 
energetic announcers and excited at the potential the station held, Bagniewski became station 
manager and decided to broadcast campus-wide.

"We decided to go campus-wide because we wanted to offer a different kind of music for Truman 
State and also a resource where the students could play the music of their choice," Bagniewski said.

Freshman Kai Gansner, an announcer for the station, said one of the goals was to compete with 
KTRM 88.7, the University-funded station.

"We feel that we have more freedom since we're student run," Gansner said. "We can make 
programming according to what students want to hear."

To purchase essential equipment, Dobson Radio raised money through promotional events such as a 
date auction, spaghetti dinners and T-shirt sales. The station raised about $800, which allowed its 
staff to purchase the new antenna and transmitter it needed to start.

The station played rap, hip-hop and R&B on the weekend, while the announcers decided the music 
format during the week. The station also had an hourly news update to keep a tie to the campus.

"We really want to be more of a communication tool for the organizations on campus," Bagniewski 
said.

Student announcers broadcasted from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the weekday and 10 a.m. to 12 
a.m. on the weekend. After those hours, a computer broadcasted a continuous supply of music, to 
keep the station running 24 hours a day.

Bagniewski said that students reacted well to the new campus-wide format.

"Just the fact that we are going to be offering something that nobody else anywhere near here is 
offering is going to be really well received," Bagniewski said.

Gansner said news about the wider broadcast seemed to spread quickly across campus.

"I think it already has created a buzz around campus, and hopefully we can really expand on that," 
Gansner said.

Freshman Kirby Jones, an announcer for the station, said it was nice to have the opportunity to work 
at the station.

"It's a great way to pass the time," Jones said. "You get to have your own voice, put your two cents 
in. It's great to have that voice that you sometimes might not be able to have."

Even students not involved with the station believed the decision to move campus-wide was 
beneficial.

"I think it is a good move for them," junior Jeff Fleming said. "It's going to allow lots of amateurs and 
students just out to have fun and a good time a chance that they might not ever have."

By Marlo Warner Contributing Writer

photo by Peggy Amor

Freshman Sean Bagneiwski and senior Karan Talwar host the Dobson Hall Radio date auction. The 
station made $420 auctioning Dobson residents as dates to a spaghetti dinner.

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Students fill their plates with food at the Dobson Hall Radio spaghetti dinner held in the Dobson 
courtyard. The Dobson Radio staff raised money to buy new equipment for the station during the 
fall of 2002.

Joe Ashby, a musician from Des Moines, Iowa, performs live from the Dobson Hall Radio booth 
during a series of live music performances in the station's first month of broadcasting. The station 
had over 50 announcers and broadcasted five rotating discs over University breaks.

photo by Peggy Amor

photo by Beth Kelly

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Leaving Town 
Just for Fun

MANY Truman State University students found Kirksville to be a dull town. Coming from big cities 
like St. Louis and Chicago, most students missed the variety of entertainment. To combat boredom, 
many students decided to leave Kirksville to find activities and entertainment.

Freshman Gina Stierwalt went to Columbia, Mo., a popular destination for many students who only 
wanted to drive a couple of hours.

"I went to Columbia with some friends from the dorm," Stierwalt said. "We went shopping, ate 
dinner and went to a movie. I wanted to leave Kirksville because there is no shopping here, and I 
really needed a change in scenery." 

Senior Kathleen Kersey also took trips to Columbia for entertainment not provided in Kirksville and 
also once traveled to Minnesota.

"I was looking for something else to do besides what Kirksville had to offer," Kersey said. "I went to 
Columbia as a social for Stone House and Still House of Dobson [Hall]. We went to the mall and to a 
movie. One night, some friends and I decided we wanted to go to Minnesota. So we drove up there, 
played in the snow and drove back." 

Junior Jeff Fleming headed to Chicago for entertainment.

"I like to go to the clubs and concerts," Fleming said. "I go with my friends who live in Chicago or 
whoever comes with me from Truman. It's nice to enjoy civilization in Chicago and finally have 
something to do." 

Freshman Anne Marie Bireta, an avid University of Kansas (Lawrence) fan, took a road trip on the 
day of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championships.

"I love KU so much," Bireta said. "Some friends and I drove to Lawrence to greet the KU basketball 
players and party at KU. It was just a good excuse to get out of Kirksville for a night."

Sophomore Rose Buza also left Kirksville to watch a basketball game.

"My friend and I drove to Canton, Mo., to watch Mo. Valley play a basketball game," Buza said. "We 
went to see this game because my friend had hooked up with one of the players over [the] summer 
and wanted to go and see him play. But when we got there, we found out that he was benched for 
the game. It got us out of Kirksville for a night, though." Freshman Sean Bagniewski left Kirksville for 
other reasons besides boredom. He left to make money.

"I go to Iowa City, [Iowa,] and Des Moines, [Iowa,] a lot," Bagniewski said. "I go and host concerts for 
record companies. I like to get out of Kirksville because there is nothing to do unless you are 
affiliated with the Greek system."

Since Kirksville was not a major venue for big bands, students often left to attend concerts. 
Freshman Sarah Sanders left Kirksville to attend The Get Up Kids concert.

"I went to Omaha, Neb., to see this concert," Sanders said. "I left Kirksville to go because I really like 
The Get Up Kids, and Omaha is the greatest city ever."

Sophomore Lisa Miller and some friends left Kirksville because they had nothing better to do.

"One night we were really bored," Miller said. "We went up to the Iowa border and took pictures 
next to the state sign. None of us had ever been to Iowa so we figured 'Why not go? We have 
nothing better to do.'" 

Kirksville's small-town atmosphere suited some students, but for others, traveling out of town was 
necessary to satisfy their need for entertainment.

By Salty Dockendorff Staff Writer

"We went shopping, ate dinner and went to a movie." -freshman Gina Stierwalt

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Freshmen Elizabeth Merli and Jackie Gassner wrestle in their hotel room in Ohio before an O.A.R. 
concert. [The group drove 12 hours from Kirksville to go to the concert.

photo submitted

photo submitted

Sophomore Josh Johnson and senior Ross Donaldson perform at Border's Books in Lee's Summit, 
Mo. Students often traveled to see concerts or to play in shows.

Traveling Tidbits
The average cost for one gallon of gas during 2002-2000 was $1.45
The Columbia Mall (Mo.) housed more than 140 stores
The average cost of a ticket to a concert at the Blue Note in Columbia. Mo. was $20
It was 32 miles from Kirksville to the Iowa border.
Information from the Missouri Department of Economic Development, the  Columbia. Mo- Chamber 
of Commerce and Ticketmaster.com

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Lt. Col. James Dirkse leads sophomore Jessica Ahlert in her oath to become a member of the 
leadership training program. The program coincided with students' course work and prepared 
students for a 2nd Lt. position with the Army after graduation.

"I'm not pro-war because nobody wants to be at war. But I support Bush because... he probably has 
a good idea what he's doing."junior Cindy Campbell

photo submitted 

Students and faculty watch a puppet show presented by the College Greens during a teach-in about 
the Iraq War. The teach-in focused on how the United States affected life in Iraq after the Gulf War 
of 1991, including concerns about oil availability.

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Students React 
as War Unfolds
Students express thoughts, feelings
about war as militaries advance in Iraq

photo by Renee Hellebusch

PEOPLE rallied together at antiwar protests and demonstrations, while military personnel overseas 
prepared for war. Before, these images were further away to students at Truman State University. 
Most people had heard firsthand stories about the Vietnam War, but many students were not old 
enough to remember these events. During 2002-2003, students began to understand what before 
had been a history lesson.

Military activity in Iraq stirred deep emotions within many University students. Some enlisted in the 
military because the world events inspired them, while others rallied against the war.

The campus became a center for student opinions. The words 'No War,' written in blood-red chalk, 
was on the sidewalk outside McClain Hall for weeks. Other students proudly wore their ROTC 
uniforms.

Senior Cabell Gathman took an antiwar stance. She signed petitions, sent letters to government 
representatives and wore a black armband to protest the war.

"I think it is ridiculous that [President George W. Bush is taking unilateral action," Gathman said. "If 
there were U.N. support, I'd feel better."

Many students felt the United States needed U.N. support to act.

"I think it violates national law and is one step closer in the direction of war," senior Brant McCoy 
said.

Some students participated in protest marches, while others joined the armed forces. Junior Jeff 
Fleming was an ROTC and National Guard member.

"We've tried diplomacy for 12 years," Fleming said. "Saddam [Hussein] has refused to disarm and 
continued to use weapons against his own people. We've had threats made against our country. I'd 
hate for it to come to war, it costs lives, but that's what it's come to."

Fleming was not deployable until after graduation, but this did not apply to all students.

"I know a couple Truman cadets that have been deployed," Fleming said.

Junior Cindy Campbell also had friends who were involved in the conflict overseas.

"I'm worried as to the safety of the people fighting," Campbell said. "I'm not pro-war because 
nobody wants to be at war. But I support Bush because, as head of the government, he probably has 
a good idea what he's doing."

Although opinions differed, all agreed that the future was uncertain.

"I'm scared of possible retaliations," Campbell said.

The terror alert increased to orange Mar. 17, 2003, representing a high risk of attacks, but was 
lowered to yellow Apr. 16, 2003, which represented a significant risk of attacks. This made some 
students worry.

"Here in America, we're lucky that we can live day to day without a suicide bomber walking into a 
local diner," Fleming said. "We've begun to take some of our liberties for granted. Now we have to 
defend them." 

Home-front safety was only one concern. 

"I am concerned about repercussions in the international community," Gathman said. "The things 
Bush is doing are going to make a lot of people angry."

In a time of war, voices spoke out across the University campus.

"For the people who are against the war, we have taken an oath to defend their freedom of 
speech," Fleming said. "I'm just glad at this University we haven't had the [violent] problems some 
other universities have had."

By Kristin Dressel Contributing Writer

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Picking a 
President

WHEN President Jack Magruder announced his retirement from Truman State University during the 
summer of 2002, many regretted the loss of a respected figure. Others, however, looked ahead and 
began the long process of selecting the University's 14th president.

The presidential selection process began when John Crisco, Board of Governors president, 
appointed a presidential search committee to help with advising and recruiting candidates. The 10-
member committee included Board members, three faculty members, one administrator and one 
University student.

Randa Rawlins, presidential search committee chairwoman, said the first step was hiring Ted 
Marchese, a search consultant, to prepare the committee for what to expect during the search. The 
committee then made a list of qualities the ideal presidential candidate should possess. Some of the 
attributes included a knowledge and appreciation for the liberal arts along with strong support for 
the University's mission as a highly selective public university.

"We started with a meeting, that lasted about four hours, where we listed and brainstormed the 
ideal qualities," Rawlins said. "The faculty had a lot of input, and everyone participated."

In September 2002, the committee advertised the open position and accepted applications. The 
committee members read all the documents for each application, and the group made a list of 
candidates it wanted to consider along with a list it did not want to consider. The committee later 
made initial reference calls and created a smaller group of applicants it wanted to interview. In 
January 2003, the committee announced three finalists and collected extensive background 
information about each person.

Each candidate then visited the campus, where the community met the applicant and attended 
question-and-answer forums.

"I couldn't have been more pleased with the participation in forums and the communication that we 
received in e-mails," Rawlins said. "I was impressed with the students' interest and participation at 
the forums and the quality of questions asked." 

After all three candidates visited the University, the committee reviewed the feedback and forums. 
On March 18, 2003, the committee appointed Barbara Dixon, provost and vice president for 
academic affairs at State University of New York at Geneseo, as the new president.

"I think that [Dixon] has been successful in every endeavor in her career in every way," Rawlins said. 
"We were very happy to have someone who understood our own issues and had a good mentor. I 
also felt very comfortable with her - she has a very thoughtful manner and she's hugely popular with 
the faculty. And that's very important to us that we have a president that works with the faculty, 
gets along with them but also leads them."

Sophomore Dustin Barnes, representative from and president of the Interfraternity Council, said he 
was pleased about Dixon's appointment.

"I thought she did a very good job [at the forums]," Barnes said. "She seemed very informed and 
educated about Truman. The other two [candidates] were qualified but not as qualified."

Dixon said she was excited about her new position and was honored to be the first woman president 
selected at the University.

"I feel very good about that," Dixon said. "I think that it's an important step for any institution."

Dixon also said that she felt the University and Kirksville were good matches for her experiences and 
strengths.

"When I read the announcement, I knew that this looked like an opportunity, at least an opportunity 
that I didn't want to pass up," Dixon said. "At that point, it seemed to me that the core values at the 
institution were very much like the core values of the institution I'm at. And ... when I read the 
qualifications that were listed for the new president, I thought, 'I think I fit. I think I fit very well.'"

By BRANDI Brown Managing Editor

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photo by Katie Kelly

David Payne, one of the three finalists in the presidential search, gives prepared remarks during an 
open forum where students and faculty asked the candidate questions.

photo by Beth Kelly

Barbara Dixon, provost and vice president for academic affairs at State University of New York at 
Geneseo, answers questions during an open forum.

photo by Laura Blakey

Norman Bregman, the first of the three finalists to visit the University campus, answers student and 
faculty questions at a forum in March 2003.

Dixon looks at poster presentations during the Student Research Conference. After selected as 
University president, Dixon visited in April 2003 to prepare for her new position.

photo by Peggy Amor

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Jimmy Meet Kirksville
Schatzi, Appleseed Cast open to a packed crowd in Pershing Arena

JUST one month earlier, in August, they sat at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City 
Music Hall in New York City, anxiously awaiting the announcement of the winner for the Best Rock 
Video category, for which their video, "The Middle," had been nominated. But on Sept. 27, 2002, 
Jimmy Eat World could not be in a location any more opposite. They were performing for an 
audience of approximately 2,450 people in Pershing Arena on the Truman State University campus.

Although Jimmy Eat World lost to fellow rock band Linkin Park at the Video Music Awards, students 
at the University were eager to take advantage of the chance to see a big-name band in a small, 
personal venue like Pershing Arena.

"It was a really good show, mainly because you get so close, you get to be with your friends and you 
pay less money," senior Leslie Proud said. "I consider them pretty famous. I was more interested [in 
going to this concert] because it was actually a group I wanted to see."

The concert attracted numerous people from out of town.

"We have a big event called Beta Bash every year," said Proud, corresponding secretary of Phi Sigma 
Pi. "When people found out the Jimmy Eat World concert was that weekend, it definitely got people 
interested. About 12 alumni came back and about 18 or so people from other collegiate chapters."

One Phi Sigma Pi member traveled from Texas to be at the concert.

"I had never seen Jimmy Eat World live, and it was a factor in me deciding to come to Beta Bash," 
said Melissa Moore, University of Texas-Austin student. "It added music to a weekend that was 
already going to be a blast. It was interesting to see that Jimmy Eat World interacted with the 
audience basically the same as they do at larger venues."

Sarah Pitzer, a student at Southwest Missouri State University (Springfield) who also attended Beta 
Bash, agreed.

"I loved the lights," Pitzer said. "They added to the show and how [lead singer] Jim Adkins interacted 
with the audience. For example, he asked the audience which song they wanted to hear. I thought 
they had an excellent live performance. They were animated, so they kept the audience animated."

Other students who attended the concert felt that Jimmy Eat World as well as the opening bands, 
Appleseed Cast and Schatzi did not attempt to interact with the crowd as much as other bands who 
visited the University.

"They didn't talk to the crowd, and you could just tell they thought they were doing us a favor by 
playing in Kirksville," senior Angela Garland said.

Garland's friends also came to town to experience the band in a more personal setting.

"We started in the front row and then moved to the bleachers, and [my friend from Kansas City, 
Mo.,] took notes on what not to do when he becomes a famous rock star," Garland said.

Although the concert satisfied some students and disappointed others, seeing Jimmy Eat World 
perform at the University was an experience worth traveling for - even if it was just across town.

It was a really good show, mainly because you get so close." -senior Leslie Proud

By NINA Ruschmeier Copy Editor

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photo submitted

Junior Caitlin Sutton, Phi Sigma Pi member, waits outside of Pershing Building for the Jimmy Eat 
World concert to start. The show sold out with 2,200 tickets.	

Jimmy Eat World band members, Tom Linton and Jim Adkins, perform for University students in 
Pershing Arena. The four-member band formed in 1993.

"... you could just tell they thought they were doing us a favor by playing in Kirksville."-senior Angela 
Garland

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Sophomore visit event assistant, Niki Birdsill, and special visit event coordinator, Chris Ramsay, 
prepare informational packets for the President's Distinguished Scholar Day. The Admission Office 
held special visit days for students who earned high scores on the ACT.

photo by Peggy Amor

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Standards vs. Stereotypes
Academic traits of Truman State University students seen as accuracies or stereotypes

For a university, image was everything. Schools with prestigious reputations attracted more 
prospective students, government funding and professional opportunities for graduates.

Since the mission change in 1986, Truman State University devoted considerable effort and 
resources to building its academic reputation as a highly selective liberal arts and sciences 
institution. Along with selectivity came stereotypes.

The University's effort to appeal to talented prospective students appeared around campus during 
visitation weekends and recruitment events.

"The students that come in wearing their letter jackets not only have athletic medals, but they'll also 
have band and choir medals," senior Robert Miller, student ambassador, said. "Just from the 
students that I see, I notice that they're involved. They're not the type of student that just sits 
around." 

Some thought others' impressions about the University showed the improved academic image.

"I have a nephew who is a junior [in high school] now and will actually be starting the college 
search," public relations director Heidi Templeton said. "He and I were visiting, and he said, 'Oh 
Aunt Heidi, the students that go [to the University] are so smart. I don't know if I can get in.' 
Certainly, the image is that we are a great school that's not easy to get into." 

Those who worked with incoming students said that the University's academic reputation was 
almost a recruitment obstacle, intimidating many prospective students.

"They think you have to be really smart and study a lot," sophomore Kim Dickinson, student 
ambassador, said. "I have a lot of people who think that they're not going to be able to make it. I 
usually tell them that if you got accepted, then they know you're going to be able to make it. They 
wouldn't accept you if you couldn't."

Potential employers also associated University students with a prestigious academic image.

"I had the opportunity to attend the employer's luncheon after the Career Expo," Templeton said. "I 
visited with several [employers] who talked a lot about how intelligent our students are and about 
how they want to come to our campus to interview our students."

This image, along with positive experiences with University students, opened up internship and 
employment opportunities for students.

"When there are internship opportunities in Jefferson City [Mo.], they call us even if another school 
is in their district," said Kathy Rieck, dean of admission and records. "The other schools have that 
opportunity available, but the legislators want a Truman student because of the image of our interns 
being responsible and well-prepared." 

Templeton and Rieck agreed on the traits that were typical of a University student.

"[Our students] are seen as hard working, very studious and highly capable," Templeton said. "I say 
that's a stereotype, and I think it's true."

By Andy Ashbaugh Staff Writer

Entrance Details
Of incoming freshman, 81 percent were in the top quarter of their graduating class
Admission personnel looked at the ACT score combined with high school GPA when considering 
students
The University accepted 4,065 out of 5.152 applicants for 2002-2005
Information from the Admission Office

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"We'll get through it. But what it really means is, unfortunately, we'll probably have to raise tuition 
again this year."-David Rector, executive director of institutional research/budgets

photo by Laurar Blakey

Junior Jacob Nelson helps senior Samantha Bishop check out books from Pickler Memorial Library. In 
2002, the library closed at 12:30 a.m., one hour and thirty minutes earlier than in 2001, cutting its 
hours from 117.5 to 107.5 a week.

University chairs wait to be sold at the campus surplus auction held at the Delaney Baldwin Building 
on La Harpe Street. The University sold desks, couches, computers and office supplies at the auction, 
which was open to the public.

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Adjusting to Cutbacks
university faces the largest midyear cutbacks in history, causing budget crisis

DAVID Rector had been the executive director of institutional research/budgets at Truman State 
University since 1995. But in May 2002, he received his biggest challenge - to keep the University 
running for two months with 60 percent less funding.

In addition to University cutbacks, the United States faced an economic recession, and Missouri was 
forced to cut back on resources. Higher education suffered a huge loss, with every state school 
losing the same percentage of funding. Rector said the University lost a total of $7.9 million during 
the 2001-2002 fiscal year.

"It's the biggest midyear cuts we've had in history," Rector said.

The University compensated by not filling faculty positions, reducing hours at Pickler Memorial 
Library and not purchasing extra equipment.

"We're just watching the money everywhere," Rector said.

The cutbacks saved the University $700,000 by the end of the fiscal year, and no layoffs were made.

University students paid a $100 surcharge and saw a 10 percent increase in tuition for the fall 2002 
semester. Rector said the University used these funds, which totaled about $300,000, to buy books 
and new computers.

Budget cuts also impacted University workers. Employees did not receive raises in 2002, compared 
to the 3 percent raise given in 2001. The University cut back overtime for staff workers, whom 
Rector said depended on the extra pay to supplement their paychecks.

"We'll get through [the budget problems]," Rector said. "But what it really means is, unfortunately, 
we'll probably have to raise tuition again this year."

Sophomore Stephany Desideri said she would have preferred a tuition increase over cutbacks if 
given the option.

"I'd rather have tuition go up as long as it stays reasonable," Desideri said. "I think a lot of people 
come here because it's an affordable university."

Junior Melissa Dondlinger, on the other hand, said she noticed ways the University could conserve 
resources. Dondlinger said Student Activities Board semester concerts should be cut.

"I don't care about [the band] Jimmy Eat World," Dondlinger said. "I didn't go to the concert, and I 
would much rather have the library open."

However, University students voted in 2002 to double SAB funding, said junior Meghan Kennedy, 
SAB member.

Dondlinger said she was unaware of the vote and doubted many others knew about it either.

"You have to think about if it was a good representation of campus and what people wanted," 
Dondlinger said.

Some students felt the cutbacks could affect campus improvements, which would show physically 
more than cutbacks in other areas.

"I think if things really get into disrepair, it will make a difference," Dondlinger said.

Rector said he encouraged students to help alleviate the budget by conserving resources and taking 
pride in the campus. He said a substantial amount of money could be saved if less vandalism took 
place and if students wrote to state representatives to ask for more state funding.

Desideri said she would just add extra costs to her loans.

"When you owe so much money to the school, another $1,000 doesn't seem like that much," 
Desideri said.

By SARAH Landers Contributing Writer

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photo by Katie Jorgenson

Juniors Micah McKay and Ryan Walkiewicz distribute hot chocolate on the Mall to students who 
donated a recyclable item. Student Senate sponsored the event to raise awareness about recycling.

Senior Coleman McCarthy sorts paper into the correct bin for recycling at the Truman Recycling 
Center. Over 12,000 pounds of material went through the Recycling Center each month.

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Recycle with Style
The University sponsors events to increase awareness about recycling

Many Truman State University students took a normal lunch break in the Student Union Building on 
Nov. 15, 2002, but many saw an unusual sight as they sat down.

Students and faculty participating in a fashion show sauntered up a makeshift runway for an 
audience in front of Mainstreet Market. The show was a part of America Recycles Day and 
showcased items made from recycled materials. Models wore everything from recycled-plastic 
water bottles to recycled shirts and aprons.

The fashion show was just one event held to publicize America Recycles Day. The Student Activities 
Board, Student Senate and Omicron Delta Kappa also participated by handing out brochures, 
magnets and hot chocolate to promote recycling on campus.

Howard Worcester, recycling and surplus coordinator for the University Recycling Center, said he 
was pleased with the day's outcome.

"I thought the day was very successful," Worcester said. "The Center received a lot of calls from 
people in response to the events of the day, and I was very encouraged."

To operate, the Recycling Center relied heavily on donated items and student volunteers.

"We picked up all of the material that needed to be recycled and sorted through all of it, so it was 
very important that we had student volunteers," Worcester said. "Without them, we would be 
hurting."

In addition to volunteer help, University students also provided the Recycling Center with a 24-hour 
recycling pad. The gift, which was part of the Homecoming philanthropy project, made it possible 
for Kirksville residents to drop off recyclable materials at any time.

"Receiving the new recycling pad was totally unexpected," Worcester said. "We didn't think we had 
the resources to get one, but we really needed it."

Many students felt the University still needed more awareness about recycling.

"It is so important for people to realize how vital recycling is when it comes to taking care of our 
world," freshman Shauna Whiting said. "Recycling is a simple, practical way in which we can all do 
our part to keep up our world."

The Recycling Center strove to bring recycling to the forefront of students' minds.

"One of the strengths of Truman State University is the beauty of our campus," freshman Sean 
Bagniewski said. "As a student, I feel that we all should do our best to work toward the preservation 
of this valuable condition."

By Sarah Hardy Staff Writer

Recycling by Numbers
The Recycling Center recycled 5,000 pounds of cardboard a week
The Recycling Center recycled 600 to 750 pounds of aluminum each month
The Recycling Center recycled about 4,000 pounds of newspaper each month
Information from the Truman Recycling Center

photo by Laura Blakey

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photo by Katie Jorgenson

Individuals chose their own paths on their journey through life. The path they chose did not always 
have an immediate effect on the outcome of their journey, but each path provided different 
experiences.

Some chose to take their journey barefoot, some participated in intramural sports and some 
decided to gain early work experience in the form of an internship. Students also took alternate 
routes when it came to how they earned the diploma that certified their completion of this part of 
the journey. Some attended school and took time off before continuing their journey, while others 
went their four years and decided to keep going straight through graduate school without missing a 
step.

Whatever path students chose, they found their own way to fulfill the desires of their individual 
journey.

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GRADUATES

Nate Chisholm Chesterfield, Mo.
Jo Ann Croghan Kirksville, Mo.
Cheri Dunham Palmyra, Mo.
Amber McWilliams Leonard, Mo.
Cory Milles St.	Louis, Mo.

Cassandra Renner Washington, Mo.
Doug Reside Madison, Ala.
Amy Wilson Shelbyville,	Mo.

Summer Enhances Education

TRUMAN State University offered several unique multicultural opportunities around campus, 
whether through academic endeavors or extracurricular activities. The Scholastic Enhancement 
Experience program was one of the opportunities for involvement.

The University chose students, and students accepted or declined the invitation. Nine freshmen 
came to the University for the summer 2002 SEE program to take classes and to become acquainted 
with the University.

"SEE is a five-week program where students come together on Truman's campus and participate in 
workshops and liberal studies classes and meet faculty members," SEE codirector Demond Baine 
said.

Students also received the opportunity to learn from fellow classmates.

"The SEE program I was involved in was mostly black students, but there were two Asian students," 
freshman Laura Corona said. "I was the only Hispanic student. Getting to know people from all 
different backgrounds taught me a lot. I thought it was really cool."

The program's goal was to help students prepare for the upcoming academic year.

"The program helps students in terms of academic orientation and provides a base for them to 
succeed in their college careers," Baine said. "It also serves as a bridge program for incoming 
students who are underrepresented."

Students involved with SEE felt it made a difference in the first year at the University.

"The program helped us adjust to Kirksville and the Truman campus. It gave me a head start, and 
when I started the school year, I knew where everything was," freshman Jerard Leverson said.

SEE program participants accomplished substantial things.

"We had one student that completed the program and eventually received a full scholarship to 
medical school," Baine said.

Most participating students enjoyed the time spent in the program.

"I would really recommend the program to anyone that had the opportunity," Corona said.

Junior Harry Cecil directs the Unique Ensemble Gospel Choir in Ophelia Parish.  In 2002, Cecil was a 
SEE counselor.

By Amanda West Staff Writer

photo by Laura Euritt

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SENIORS

Neetu Abad Glenview, Ill.
Michelle Adams Novinger, Mo.
Sara Alexander Lee's Summit, Mo.
Md. Mashfique Anwar Bangladesh
Jessalyn Arnold Bowling Green, Mo.

Andy Ashbaugh Wauconda, Ill.
Kimberly Austin Kirksville, Mo.
Erica Baker Springfield, Ill.
Angela Ballard Harvey, Ill.
Kathryn Beck Omaha, Neb.

Maureen Bell St. Louis, Mo.
Pete Bess. Fenton, Mo.
John Bisges Jefferson City, Mo.
Amanda Black.St. Louis,	Mo.
Miriam Block Hillsboro, Mo.

Clint Borgstadt Pleasant Hill, Mo.
Sarah Borton Creve Coeur, Mo.
Jamie Bowen Kansas City, Mo.
Laura Boyd St. Louis, Mo.
Bobbie Brackett Houston, Mo.

Sarah Brandenburger Kirkwood, Mo.
Mark Brandes Centertown, Mo.
Kyle Branson Linn, Mo.
Kelly Brickhaus Perryville, Mo.
Natalie Brinkley Hannibal, Mo.

Cecil Brooks Hazel Crest, Ill.
Courtney Burkett Chamois, Mo.
Kristine Carey Kirkwood, Mo.
Vicki Clark Harrisonville, Mo.
Rachael Clouse Kansas City, Mo.

Brian Coady North Newton, Kan.
Lindsay Combs Springfield, Mo.
Zachary Combs Albany, Mo.
James Cooper St. Charles, Mo.
Corey Crandall Buckner,	Mo.

Jennifer Cummings Kansas City, Mo.
Casie Curfman Alexandria, Mo.
Laura Dale St. Charles, Mo.
Yolanda Dale Florissant, Mo.
Jon Danyer Salem, Mo.

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SENIORS

Cherayla Davis Kirksville, Mo. 
Aaron Decker Peru, Neb.
Adam Dichsen O'Fallon, Ill.
Angela Diester Marthasville, Mo.
Krissy Dittmeier Chesterfield, Mo.

Stephanie Dolbeare O'Fallon, Ill.
Joseph Donley St. Louis, Mo.
Jeannine Doughty Harrisonville, Mo.
Stephen Dowil Washington, Mo.
Shelly Drum Perryville, Mo.

Alison Dwyer Salem, Mo.
Bob Ell	Pacific, Mo.
Christine Esneault St. Louis, Mo.
Seth Fahrney St. Louis,	Mo.
Ann Falkner St. Louis, Mo.

Melissa Ferk Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Brian Finlay St. Louis, Mo.
Kristin Flannigan St. Peters, Mo.
James Fletcher Lee's Summit, Mo.
Vanessa Foppe Taylorville, Ill.

Owen Forck Jefferson City, Mo.
Jonelda Fortney Kirksville, Mo.
Rebecca Foster Oskaloosa, Iowa
Amanda Fritz St. Louis,	Mo.
Regan Fuemmeler Salisbury, Mo.

Donna Gallo St. Charles, Mo.
Angela Garland Lake Lotawana, Mo.
Jennifer Garvin Manhattan, Kan.
Jennifer Gatheman Chesterfield, Mo.
Cabell Gathman  Pocahontas, Mo.

Mel Gipson Independence, Mo.
Faith Givan Broadview, Ill.
John Glover Springfield, Mo.
Maria Gonzalez	O'Fallon, Mo.
Jennifer Gravemann St. Charles, Mo.

Samuel Grefrath Jefferson City, Mo.
LaJeanne Grinnage Chicago, Ill.
Melinda Grote Bowling Green, Mo.
Elizabeth Hahn Crystal Lake, Ill.
Henric Haldeborg Sweden

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At the Tunnel's End

By the time students reached their final year of college, many viewed graduation much like the 
finish line of a marathon. Their feelings about the race were tempered with a realistic enthusiasm 
for challenges to come.

"I think college is important because it opens up a lot of doors," senior Travis Smith said. "If you go 
to college, you're led to believe that you can pretty much do anything you want to do. I like to hold 
that idealistic belief. Whether that's true or not remains to be seen."

Many students reflected upon college as a mind-opening experience because of the different people 
they encountered.

"I've been exposed to a lot more different viewpoints, and I'm a lot less likely to be judgmental right 
off the bat," senior Eric Blackman said.

Others disagreed with Blackman.

"College was supposed to be this big, broadening experience," Smith said. "It's not. You meet a 
bunch of people just like you. If you want to go somewhere and learn about people different than 
you - get a job at McDonald's. Don't go to college."

Growth extended beyond social connections for many students.

"[College] made me realize that the boundaries I set for myself could be completely broken," senior 
Jessica Seamon said. "I've done things here that I never thought possible. Even something as silly as 
writing 20 pages for one paper [allowed me] to set goals and actually attain them."

Students also said that college made them more responsible people.

"One thing college has taught me is to be more organized," Smith said. "I've just learned to be more 
responsible - doing what I have to do and getting it done when it needs to be done."

Some students said college made them more appreciative of their families after the initial 
excitement of being away from home wore off.

"You don't realize what you have until it's gone," Seamon said. "You get taken out of your home 
situation and you realize, 'Wow, that was pretty good back there.'"

By Andy Ashbaugh Staff Writer

"[College] made me realize that the boundaries I set for myself could be completely broken." -senior 
Jessica Seamon

In his senior seminar class, senior Tom Witzofsky gives a presentation about why fibers is an area of 
study. Senior seminar was a graduation requirement.

photo by Julia Karll

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Marbree Hardee Kirksville, Mo.
Matthew Hardee Kirksville, Mo.
Jennifer Harmon Greentop, Mo.
Brandon Harrington Broadview, Ill.
Matt Hawkins Cape Girardeau, Mo.

A University students gather in the Student Union Building to watch the "Friends" fall season 
premiere. "Friends" was in its ninth season and ranked in the top five of the Nielsen ratings.

photo by Katie Kelly 

Gotta Watch TV

TRUMAN State University students often needed an escape from reality with the stress of classes. 
Some students found an escape in television. They became addicted to certain shows and followed 
every move of the characters during each episode.

"If I was unable to watch my favorite TV show, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' I would call home and 
make sure my mom taped it for me," junior Tricia Jaworski said. "Then I went home, and I would 
watch all the shows in succession."

TV shows only became a part of some students' lives when they had time for it.

"My favorite show is 'SpongeBob Square-Pants,'" sophomore Candice Hoskins said. "I love to watch 
it, but I never let it interfere with my class work or social life. I'm never running to catch it, I just 
watch it when I can."

Although some students were not too upset when they missed an episode, they still enjoyed being 
able to fit it in. Many wanted to find out what happened next.

"I've been following the characters of 'Buffy' since the second season," Jaworski said. "I keep 
watching so I can know what is going on in their lives. I want to see how it is all going to end."

Some students watched shows because they could relate to the characters, while others watched 
for comic relief and entertainment.

"'SpongeBob SquarePants' is hilarious," Hoskins said. "It is made for kids, but the humor in it is a lot 
like the humor was in 'Ren and Stimpy' and 'Rocco's Modem Life.' It's for all levels - anyone can 
watch it."

Humor and entertainment kept students watching these shows, but many students started watching 
through friends or word of mouth.

"My friend watched 'Buffy' and told me about it," Jaworski said. "I started watching it during the 
second season and became hooked."

Students, once hooked, decided to either watch their shows alone, or with other fans.

"My whole family watched the 'Gilmore Girls' and 'Smallville,'" sophomore Morgan Rueter said. "I 
hardly ever missed an episode because there was always a videotape in our VCR from 7 to 9 [p.m.]. 
We like these shows because they are funny and entertaining." 

Favorite TV shows gave students something to look forward to. Jaworski said she looks forward to 
Tuesdays.

"In high school, I loved Tuesdays because I knew 'Buffy' would be on," Jaworski said. "I would even 
greet my friends by saying, 'Happy Buffy Day.'"

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Gilmore Girls" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" were just some of the 
shows students watched. While some argued that TV was bad for the mind, many students 
disagreed. They found time to watch their favorite shows without letting it disrupt their lives.

By Reena Karan Staff Writer

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SENIORS

Kevin Haworth Northbrook, Ill.
Rebecca Henn Overland Park, Kan.
Robyn Hiatt Kansas City, Mo.
Dustijn Hollon Milan, Mo.
Elizabeth Hoppis St. Joseph, Mo.

Katherine Ingham Overland Park, Kan.
Jennifer Intihar Oak Forest, Ill.
Jessica Jackson Hannibal, Mo.
Imran Jamal India
Samadhini Jayakody Sri Lanka

Julie Jeffries Jefferson City, Mo.
Ryan Jennings Kirksville, Mo.
Sitinga Kachipande Silverspring, Md.
Tara-Louise Kachipande Silverspring, Md.
Thokozile Kachipande Silverspring, Md.

Julia Karll St. Peters, Mo.
Michael Kavalar Cosby, Mo.
Kim Kavanaugh Manchester, Mo.
Shana Kelley Hillsboro, Mo.
Kate Kelly Farmington, Mo.

Alexander Kennedy Warrensburg, Mo.
Kimberly Kenny St. Charles, Mo.
Hatim Kolhapurwala United Arab Emirates
Meghan Konrad Elmhurst,	Ill.
Katrina Kouba Columbia, Mo.

Elizabeth Kuehnle Spanish Lake, Mo.
Dana Kuhnline Jerseyville, Ill.
Jennifer Labit St. Louis, Mo.
Marie Langabee Gladstone, Mo.
Kelley Latting St. Anne, Ill.

Adam Lewkowsky Kansas City, Mo.
Amanda Lopez St. Louis, Mo.
Zachary Love  Cameron, Mo.
Tristan Lovenduski Brockfield, Mo.
Jeffrey Lowe Lake St. Louis, Mo.

Gina Mack Florissant, Mo.
Satomi Maeda Japan
Jennifer Main Bucklin, Mo.
Kiya Marchi  Warsaw, Mo.
Angela Marstall St. Charles, Mo.

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President Jack Magruder spends a new minutes with his grandchildren Anna Jewell Lochbaum, 
James Lochbaum and Jackson Manns, during the Alumni Friends banquet held during Homecoming 
week.

phot by Julia Karll

President Jack Magruder greets Robert Kelly, father of two University students. Magruder retired in 
the summer of 2003 after nine years as president.

photo by Katie kelly

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Signature of Excellence
Jack Magruder

As a man reached his later working years, he inevitably questioned what significance his career had. 
Jack Magruder, president of Truman State University, may have very well been asking himself that 
question as he neared retirement.

Magruder made many changes during his nine-year tenure.

"We have made remarkable progress in the category of fulfilling the liberal arts and science 
mission," Magruder said.

Many admission numbers increased since Magruder's arrival in 1994. The average freshman ACT 
score went from 26 to 27.4. The GPA for incoming freshman rose as well, with 3.54 in 1994 
compared to 3.75 in 2002.

"All of the students here are academically talented," Magruder said. "The kind of students we have 
been able to attract is the number one accomplishment of Truman."

Everything for Magruder related back to his students.

"The high point of my day is interacting with students," Magruder said. "There is no dimension of 
this job that I have not enjoyed."

However, Magruder felt the University needed to mature further.

"We have not yet arrived, but we have gone a long way down the path," Magruder said.

The Magruder era came to an end in the summer of 2003. His departure left a void of leadership.

"The president is the standard of our University ... he is a very important symbol," said senior Micah 
McKay, student representative for the Board of Governors.

Many people enjoyed Magruder's presence at the University.

"A prayer breakfast is given each year to the community," Traci Hill, executive secretary, said. "This 
past year ... Dr. Magruder gave the prayer. [I think] it was the most widely attended prayer breakfast 
since John Ashcroft [hosted]. Dr. Magruder has a genuine love for the students."

A notable portion of Magruder's life intertwined with the University. All three of his children 
attended the University, and he met his wife, Sue Magruder, in a registration line while attending 
the University.

"My husband has made me look for the good in people," Sue Magruder said. "He is a truly great 
man in a world that doesn't have enough."

Magruder realized that many students developed their fondest memories at the University. He 
therefore introduced the Golden Alumni program. One particular graduate of the 1935 class related 
her experience in one sentence.

"I now know why God allowed me to live so long - it was to come and spend this day here," alumna 
May Mason said.

Magruder said he could not have done anything positive for the University without the help of those 
around him.

"I honestly believe my legacy is based upon a fantastic president's staff," Magruder said. "So I get a 
lot of credit for the good things my staff does, which sets a stage for everything."

President Jack Magruder sits on his horse, Governor, in front of his house.  Riding horses was 
Magruder's favorite hobby.  "That's the one extragavant thing I've done with my life," Magruder 
said. "We've built an indoor arena...so that I can ride anytime I want - day or night or during bad 
weather."

photo submitted

By Morgan Silvey Staff Writer

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SENIORS

Theresa Mayo Yorkville, Ill.
Laura Mazuch-Lash Harrisonville, Mo.
Jeremiah McCluney Kansas City, Kan.
Rebecca McGinnis Harrisonville,	Mo.
Stephen Mees St. Louis, Mo.

Megan Meneely Chillicothe, Mo.
Amy Michaels O'Fallon, Mo.
Rob Miller Burlington, Iowa
Sarah Miller St. Joseph, Mo.
Benjamin Millett Wild wood, Mo.

Jenn Misuraca Ballwin, Mo.
Jessica Moe Albuquerque, N.M.
Ebony Moore Grandview, Mo.
Jonathan Moy Skokie, Ill.
Becca Newman O'Fallon.

Benjamin Nichols St. Louis, Mo.
Susan Nixon Kansas City, Mo.
Megan Parkhurst Weatherby, Mo.
Sarah Parkhurst Gallatin, Mo.
Meghana Patel Chesterfield, Mo.

Jeannie Patterson Decatur, Ill.
Andrea Payton Kirksville, Mo.
Kyle Payton Kearney, Mo.
Niroshini Perera Sri Lanka
Erin Persaud Lee's Summit, Mo.

Nicholas Phillips St. Louis, Mo.
Toyia Poole Melrose Park, Ill.
Amy Poos Lee's Summit, Mo.
Katie Prinster O'Fallon, Mo.
Leslie Proud Madison, Wis.

Jennifer Pruett Springfield, Ill.
Michelle Pulliam Quincy, Ill.
Jeremy Raaz Rocheport, Mo.
Jill Randoll Chesterfield, Mo.
Rebecca Renaud Kirksville, Mo.

Charity Richardson St. Charles, Mo.
Tony Rigdon Kirksville,	Mo.
Sarah Rogers Independence, Mo.
Kristin Rosebery Madison, Ala.
Heidi Ross La Plata, Mo.

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Stressing Out

It was Monday morning, and you paused before class to think about the upcoming week. You had 
four tests, five meetings and a six-page paper due Friday that you had not started. You were 
stressed.

Stress affected college students every day, and many students at Truman State University felt its 
effects. Junior Emily Cope participated in a service sorority and the Baptist Student Union and often 
felt stressed.

"It just drains me, and I get tired and tense," Cope said. "All of my friends are just as stressed as 
me."

The cause of stress varied among students, but Sal Costa, professor of psychology, said that it was 
due to the caliber of students at the University.

"Students here are high achievers who are active not just in school, but in extracurricular activities 
as well," Costa said.

Junior Dominick Scalise said the activities he participated in made each week a challenge.

"I have a ton of stuff going on every week," Scalise said. "I've got football practice, classes, 
Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Campus Christian Fellowship activities. There's something every 
night. It's hard to balance everything. "

Senior Shaun Lowery said Homecoming Week was a busy time and presented more obstacles.

"I'm involved in the Step Show for Homecoming, and we practice from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. [each 
weekday]," Lowery said. "Plus, I've got class from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., then football and community 
service for my fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi."

Many students found different outlets for releasing their stress.

"Running into people helps," Scalise said. "What I mean is physical activity helps, and for me it's 
football practice. I can release my stress by being physically active." 

Lowery tried to work ahead.

"Getting homework done early in the week lets me have time to go to a party and hang with my 
friends," Lowery said.

Most students found their own ways to adapt.

"I strive to look toward the end of a stressful week when I can celebrate," Scalise said. "And if that 
doesn't work, I just lose some more hair."

By Matt Marble Contributing Writer

Junior Rachael Shedd finds time to study during her busy day. In general, stress often caused high 
blood pressure, digestive disorders, headaches and other health problems.

photo by Beth Kelly

Tim Roth Kirksville, Mo
Both Rozier Washington, Mo
Nathan Rueckert St. Louis, Mo
Nina Ruschmeier Milan, Mo
Andrew Ryals Bland, Mo

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For the Sport of It

THEIR uniforms consisted of wrinkled shorts and mismatched shirts, but these team members were 
not out to impress. They were out to have fun. They were there to play intramurals, one of the 
oldest co-curricular activities on campus.

In 1927, Don Faurot, Truman State University's football and basketball coach at the time, started the 
intramural program at the University.

"It was playing for the sake of playing," said Don Zimmer, intramural recreation sports director.

Originally, intramurals were only for men. The University included women in intramurals in 1977. 
Women also received equal funding.

Intramurals at the University were unique because, except for bowling and golf, they did not charge 
students a participation fee. Even though the University had one of the smallest student populations 
in a study of Missouri universities, it had one of the highest intramural participation rates.

However, participation had its setbacks. Since the University's academic criteria was demanding, 
students had less time for other activities.

"Most students are budgeting their time more closely," Zimmer said.

Participating in intramurals had its benefits. One benefit was the chance to get away from 
schoolwork.

"It was a break from the regular routine of school," said senior Katie Miller, Alpha Sigma Gamma 
intramural chairwoman.

Participants expected everyone to apply basic concepts like sportsmanship and fair play.

"It's not too strict," junior Elizabeth Economon said. "It's not super competitive."

The two levels of intramural competition were open and allsports trophy.

In the all sports trophy, any University-chartered organization could participate. The organizations 
competed during the year, earning points for both participation and performance. The University 
announced a champion in the spring.

In the open section, anyone or any team could participate in any sport they chose. Teams consisted 
of organization members, students from residence halls or people from the same hometown.

Although the difficulty level was about the same for the open and all-sports trophy, the all-sport 
trophy teams were usually more competitive, Zimmer said. Players in the all-sports trophy were 
members of an organization, and the team's organization usually came to cheer them on.

"It pumps you up a bit," Zimmer said.

By Katie Mattern Contributing Writer

Members of the Newman Center's women's intramural volleyball team huddle before a game. The 
intramural program sponsored thirty individual and team competitions.

photo by Katie Kelly

Sara Sandker Kansas City, Mo.
Jennifer Schisler Arnold, Mo.
Eve Schlenk St.	Louis, Mo.
Merideth Schneider Bettendorf, Iowa
Charlotte Schnellbacher Maryland Hts., Mo.

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SENIORS

Tim Scott Laddonia, Mo.
Tricia Scott Pocatello, Idaho
Donna Scruggs Greentop,	Mo.
Tara Seelig Florissant,	Mo.
Noelle Seufert St. Joseph, Mo.

Beth Severs Highland, Ill.
Pankaj Sharma Nepal
Michael Shaughnessy St.	Louis,	Mo.
Kristen Shelver Overland Park, Kan.
Brooke Sherrard Centerville, Iowa

Lisa Sherrill Hillsboro, Mo.
Erin Shoff Metamora, Ill.
Crystal Shriver  Urea, Ill.
Kara Siebert  Fenton, Mo.
Abby Simmons St. Louis, Mo.

Abigail Smith Kirksville, Mo.
David Smith Kirksville, Mo.
Katherine Stacy Kansas City, Mo.
Rebekah Stanley St. Charles, Mo.
Sarah Stanley St. Charles, Mo.

Julie Strahle Concordia, Mo.
Timothy Suddarth Troy, Mo.
Brandi Sweiger Wetherby, Mo.
Sofia Taboada Overland Park, Kan.
Karan Talwar India

Cassie Tate Shorewood, Ill.
Joshua Thomas Liberty, Ill.
Maureen Tierney St. Peters, Mo.
Tyson Treasure Kirksville, Mo.
Christy Turner Columbia, Mo.

Troy Wagers Sullivan, Mo.
Matthew Walczewski St. Joseph, Ill.
Jennifer Watson Winona,	Mo.
Valery Webb St. Charles, Mo.
Eileen Webber Ferguson,	Mo.

Naomi Weisbrook Columbia, Mo.
Devin Weishuhn Goose Creek, S.C.
Nick Welchert Blue Springs, Mo.
Amanda Wherry Fair Grove, Mo.
Courtnie Wilson Willowbrook, Ill.

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SENIORS

Kendra Wilson St. Louis, Mo.
Tom Witzofsky O'Fallon,	Mo.
Angela Wright Stoutland, Mo.
Catherine Wright Kansas	City, Mo.
Hilary Wright Kansas City, Mo.

Sarah Yancey Sorento, Ill.
Diana Young Woodbury, Minn.
Annie Youngwirth Raytown, Mo.
Jenifer Zurovsky Lenexa, Kan.

JUNIORS

Marian Adjei-Tawiah South Amboy, N.J.
Akhil Ahuja India
Katie Allen Chesterfield, Mo.
Kate Anderson Lee's Summit, Mo.
Elizabeth Austin Kirkwood, Mo.

Rubuyath Bahar Kirksville, Mo.
Bernadette Batliner Lee's Summit, Mo.
Amanda Becker Laddonia,	Mo.
John Becker Le Mars, Iowa
Lindsay Becraft Memphis, Mo.

Libby Beilsmith St. Charles, Mo.
Sarah Bennett  Joplin, Mo.
Vincent Bissey  Kirksville, Mo.
Meghan Bixby  Columbia, Mo.
Jeffrey Blankenship Maplewood, Mo.

Becky Bohning St. Charles, Mo.
Jennifer Bordogna St. Charles, Mo.
Lindsey Bowles St. Louis, Mo.
Raven Bowser Fort Meade, Md.
Matthew Brayfield St. Louis, Mo.

Sierra Brescia  Tinley Park, Ill.
Tony Bretz  Florissant, Mo.
Brandi Brown Camdenton, Mo. 
Michele Brungardt Kansas City, Mo. 
Jami Burns St. Joseph, Mo.

Nathan Calkins Rosebud, Mo
Shureka Cannon	Aurora,	Ill
Elizabeth Carpenter Cameron, Mo
Courtney Carter	Chicago, Ill.
Andrew Chambers	Wildwood, Mo

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Skye Cobb Kirksville. Mo.
Meaghan Cochran Des Peres, Mo.
Meredith Colgin Columbia, Mo.
Olivia Conner Corydon, Ind.
Heather Coons Macon, Mo.

Chancy Cox Bowling Green, Mo.
Traci Daffer Blue Springs, Mo.
Lashea Davis Oak Park, Ill.
Stephanie DeGuire  St. Louis, Mo.
Amanda Drescher Olathe, Kan.

Children Experience Life on Campus

On the Truman State University campus, the reliable sound of bells ringing signified the start of a 
new day of classes for University students. Since childhood, bells had been a constant reminder of 
routine. Through the Child Development Center, children had an opportunity to interact with college 
students on a college campus.

The CDC was more than an average daycare center. It offered services to both University faculty 
members and residents of Kirksville. The CDC operated as a unit under the Division of Education.

Janet Gooch, associate professor of communication disorders, enjoyed the convenience of the CDC.

"It is reassuring to me to know that my three children are learning in a safe atmosphere," Gooch 
said. "I can teach classes without worrying about them. It is a great service to the faculty and 
community."

Many children who attended the CDC had valuable learning opportunities. The children participated 
in field trips to Magruder Hall, formerly Science Hall, the Student Union Building and the Kirksville 
Fire Department, close to the University's campus.

"College students are very important in the development of the CDC," said Mark Campbell, assistant 
professor of agricultural science and father of two children who attended the CDC.

CDC employees were responsible for many programs, with activities ranging from learning sensory 
activities to monitoring the playground. Many activities for the children focused on the University's 
liberal arts and sciences background.

Sophomore Jennifer Hopper said her experience working at the CDC was rewarding.

"I love working with the children," Hopper said. "It's wonderful to see the imagination of a child. 
There is always something new and exciting to do."

By Karen Schwartztrauber Staff Writer

John Ishiyama, associate professor of political science, takes his children Bedelwa and Fasika to the 
CDC. The CDC had an average of 25 children per semester for half days or full days.

photo by Jim Volmert

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JUNIORS

Kristin Dressel Lake Zurich, Ill.
Rebecca Ell St. Paul, Mo.
Bridget Evers St. Peters, Mo.
Andrea Finzel Bellevue,	Iowa
Irene Francisca Indonesia

Erin Franks Foristell, Mo.
Laura Frick St.	Louis, Mo.
Brad Fritz Fenton, Mo.
Kathryn Funk Kirkwood, Mo.
Jeana Gaehle Ellisville, Mo.

Holly Gemes Lincoln, Mo.
Julie Gerecke Jackson, Mo.
Katharyn Gilpin Iowa City, Iowa
Daniel Gladish Lake Winnebago, Mo.
Richard Goering Agency,	Iowa

Cariss Greife Washington, Mo.
LaNese Griffith Bridgeton, Mo.
Morgan Hamer Brentwood,	Mo.
Amber Hearn Dearborn, Mo.
Magen Hembree Greenfield, Mo.

Tanya Hentges Freeburg, Mo.
Kari Hermesmeyer Quincy, Ill.
Jennifer Hertlein Washington, Mo.
Angela Hill Liberty, Mo.
Jiggar Hindia Naperville, Ill.

Margaret Holt Dutzow, Mo.
Mohammed Hossain Ocean City, Md.
Elizabeth House Moberly, Mo.
Curtis Howell Florissant, Mo.
Chelsey Ilten Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Johnny Ireland Queen City, Mo.
Lauren Jackson Kansas City, Mo.
Adam Jaeger Barrington,	Ill.
Tricia Jaworski Overland Park, Kan.
Adrienne Johnson Matteson, Ill.

Tara Johnson Joliet, Ill.
Samantha Jordan University Park, Ill.
Miglena Kaseva Bulgaria
William Kauffman Armstrong, Mo.
Beth Kelly Lee's Summit, Mo.

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JUNIORS

Peter Kelsey Sibley, Mo.
Corey Koch Kirksville, Mo.
Brandie Koenig Perryville, Mo.
Jessica Kovarik Gladstone, Mo.
Chakira Lane Hazel Crest, Ill.

Karisa Lawson St. Louis, Mo.
Colin Lewis Chesterfield, Mo.
Joel Lightfoot Tyler, Texas
Adrian Lorincz.	.Skokie, Ill.
Jennifer Lovell Trenton, Mo.

Jessica Lowe Brighton, Iowa
Tara Mannen Independence, Mo.
Marcie Manns Villa Ridge, Mo.
Trevor Marlow Columbia,	Mo.
Justin McAninch Kirksville, Mo.

Jennifer McDole Lee's Summit, Mo.
Hattie McDowell Bonne Terre, Mo.
Micah McKay Independence, Mo.
Luis Meggo Peru
Neil Meredith Jefferson City, Mo.

Chris Miller  St. Louis, Mo.
Martha Miricho Kenya
Brandi Moeller Independence, Mo.
Chris Molina Kansas City, Mo.
Morgan Moody St. Louis, Mo.

Ashley Moore Bowling Green, Mo.
Rubin Moore Kansas City, Mo.
Daniel Motta Olathe, Kan.
Ruqayya Muhammad Lynwood, Ill.
Yoshie Nakai Japan

Jennifer Neidig Kansas City, Mo.
Jessica Nettles Lake St. Louis, Mo.
April Newman St. Charles, Mo.
Stephanie Nigus St. Charles, Mo.
Lydia Nobles Dittmer, Mo.

Ben Northrup Gladstone,Mo.
Michael O'Brien	Norwalk, Iowa
Becky O'Dea Bloomington, Ill.
Ann O'Donnell Rock Hill, Mo.
Tricia Palombo St. Charles, Mo.

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Freshman Josh Sisson uses a braille map to find places around campus. Retinitis pigmentosa was 
rare, inherited disease, and scientists were still researching the causes and effects.

photo by Rene Hellebusch

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Josh Sisson's View

FRESHMAN Josh Sisson's pupils randomly wandered the room as if they were in a dream cycle, but 
he was still very much awake.

He talked with a soft-spoken fondness about many topics. As he spoke, Sisson sounded like every 
other college freshman.

In every way that mattered, Sisson was exactly that - a typical freshman. His story, however, was 
anything but typical. Sisson had been blind since he was in preschool.

"It took a while for my parents to notice actually," Sisson said. "They'd tell me to clean my room and 
notice me down on my knees feeling around for things instead of looking. So they got my eyes 
checked out, and that's when they found out there was a problem."

Doctors diagnosed Sisson with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative condition that stole the last of 
his eyesight at the age of 5.

From the beginning, education posed unique challenges for Sisson, who attended a public school 
until sixth grade.

"I had a couple of assistants with me, then, that could transcribe my stuff into braille and order my 
books," Sisson said. "Then both of those teachers transferred to different districts ... [and] the 
people they hired didn't know braille. That hurt."

Without the necessary academic support, Sisson's grades suffered.

Knowing that their son could not remain at the school, Sisson's parents enrolled him in a school for 
the blind, located in St. Louis, more than 200 miles from his home in Richmond, Mo. 

So Sisson began his junior high years by packing and moving away to school.

"You don't want to be away from your family when you're 11," Sisson said. "But now, coming to 
college wasn't a big transition really." Although the change was academically necessary, Sisson 
missed the social environment of a normal school.

"It kind of let me get too comfortable," Sisson said. "I never really worried too much about what I 
looked like because it didn't matter a whole lot."

For high school, Sisson transferred to a school for the blind closer to home. He also attended 
morning classes at an area public school.

"When I started doing that again, I was really apprehensive about it because I'd been sheltered for a 
couple of years," Sisson said.

Sisson transferred his sophomore year in high school to Bishop Ward High School, a Catholic school 
in Kansas City, Kan. There, he finally found a home.

"I was more involved socially - going places and things," Sisson said. "At that first school I went to, it 
wasn't like that at all. I just pretty much went to class and left."

Sisson, who was involved in wrestling since he was 8 years old, made the varsity wrestling team at 
Bishop Ward. He was a league champion and an All-Kansan First Team selection his senior year.

Sisson soon discovered another passion -sports writing.

"I really like to write," Sisson said. "I'm all into sports. I did a lot of [writing] in high school for the 
paper - stuff about our own teams and what was going on in professional [sports]." 

As Sisson looked for a college, the affordability and small size of Truman State University made it the 
only feasible school.

"I was looking for a college that was kind of small," Sisson said. "I knew I wouldn't be able to get 
around on my own if I went to [the University of Missouri-Columbia] or something like that."

Sisson used computer technology and assistance from the Services for Individuals with Disabilities 
Office to complete his schoolwork. He also worked with an orientation specialist before classes 
began.

"We worked for about four hours on that Friday, and I learned how to get to all my classes," Sisson 
said. "I pretty much took it on my own from there."

While most would call his adjustment to college nothing short of remarkable, Sisson was very low-
key about the adaptations he made. Just like every other freshman, Sisson adapted to a new way of 
life.

"It's frustrating sometimes," Sisson said. "I'm getting around really good, but there's always some 
rough spots."

By Andy Ashbaugh Staff Writer

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Colleen Peterson Hainsville, Ill.
Andrew Phillips St.Louis, Mo.
Michelle Pinney Winfield, Iowa
Caleb Reed, Joplin, Mo.
Payla Rhodes St. Louis, Mo.

Graduate student Heather Brady prepares work for John Applegate, professor of communication 
disorders. Students could receive financial fellowships by assisting professors.

photo by Beth Kelly 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

WHILE some students left Kirksville as soon as they graduated, others stayed longer to continue 
their education in one of Truman State University's master's programs.

"[It was] just the next logical step after getting your accounting degree," graduate student Amy 
Deane said.

Graduate student Dan Schmidt chose graduate classes at the University for other reasons.

"Truman's scores on the [Certified Public Accountant] exam tied last year for 11th in the nation," 
Schmidt said.

Many students attended graduate school at the University for practical reasons.

"You need a master's degree in communication disorders or you are limited," graduate student 
Amanda Tucker said.

University resources helped to her decision.

"I liked our clinic and therapy rooms," Tucker said. "I visited other schools, but none of them had the 
quality ... Truman does."

The University also provided graduate teaching research assistantship positions. The University 
provided a tuition reduction and stipend for those willing to help teach classes.

Deane tested a new position where she worked closely with the Division of Business and 
Accountancy.

"I do [public relations] for the division," Deane said. "I supervise five student workers that help 
report on the different stuff going on in the division."

Aside from jobs, many noticed a change in the difficulty level of graduate classes.

"All my classes are taught by the same professors as before," Deane said "But the subject matter is 
just harder to learn."

In spite of the change, Deane said her old study techniques still worked.

"The way I study is the same, but the work is different," Deane said. "I read a lot more, and 
discussion plays a larger role in classes." 

Students also noticed a difference in relationships with their professors.

"It's a lot more relaxed," Schmidt said. "You're closer to being on equal footing with your 
professors."

The biggest change for Deane was the amount of free time she had. As an undergraduate, Deane 
ran for the women's cross country team and competed in track and field.

"I have so much less extra stuff going on that I can really focus on studying," Deane said. "I'm not 
under as much pressure as before."

Schmidt also found that extracurricular activities took a back seat.

"You had your fun as an undergrad," Schmidt said. "But as a grad student you have to buckle down. 
It's about the same amount of work, [but] there are different standards."

Deane found graduate school to be a positive experience, but not altogether unlike her 
undergraduate experience.

"I don't think I really feel that different being a grad student," Deane said. "Maybe just a little 
older."

By Tim Suddarth Contributing Writer

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Alicia Robinett Kansas City, Mo.
Julie Rogers Bland, Mo.
Andy Ross La Plata, Mo.
Julie Rubly Farley, Iowa
Jayme Ruethain St. Charles, Mo.

Jenni Ruethain St. Charles, Mo.
Sarah Rutherford Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Maria Samayoa Hazelwood, Mo.
Katherine Schenewerk Tulsa, Okla.
Elizabeth Schmidt Collinsville, Ill.

Jessica Schmidt Raymore, Mo.
Anne Schonhardt Manchester, Mo.
Dana Schoonover Clarence, Mo.
Amanda Seeber Ursa, Ill.
Rachael Shedd Omaha, Neb.

Morgan Silvey St. Peters, Mo.
Ashley Smith Kansas City, Mo.
Erin Smith Bettendorf, Iowa
Jennifer Smith Clarksville, Mo.
Fadzai Smout Switzerland

Matt Spencer  St. Louis, Mo.
Noel Sterett Roscoe, Ill.
Ann Sterrett Overland Park, Kan.
Jennifer Stock Florissant, Mo.
Siobhan Stone Florissant, Mo.

Katie Storms Kansas City, Mo.
Alison Streb St. Louis,	Mo.
Jaime Sumner St. Ann, Mo.
Tetyana Sydorenko Ukraine
Laura Tarquinio Tinley Park, Ill. 

Alicia Taylor Barnhart, Mo.
Kenya Taylor Bolingbrook, Ill.
Marsha Teater Centerville, Iowa
Ashley Terpening Jerseyville, Ill.
Stephanie Tiemann St. Charles, Mo.

Alan Toigo Gladstone, Mo.
Jennifer Truesdale Jefferson City, Mo.
Jitesh Raj Tuladhar Nepal
Mei Tung Peoria, Ill.
Nicole Vazquez Bowling Green, Mo.

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JUNIORS

Johnny Vines Dexter, Mo.
Waseem Wahab India
Jennifer Wallace Lexington, Mo.
Kristin Walstrom Blue Springs, Mo.
Christopher Wang St. Louis, Mo.

Melissa White Fulton, Mo.
Heather Wickham St. Louis, Mo.
Rachel Wilde Hamilton,	Ill.
Kari Willhite Jacksonville, Ill.
Alaina Wyatt Macon, Mo.

Dean Yzon  Kansas City, Mo.
Anne Zager Webster Groves, Mo.
Kimberly Zamastil Rochelle, Ill.
Adrienne Zeiter Fenton, Mo.

SOPHOMORES

Pamela Agbevey Ghana
Kurt Albin Springfield,	Mo.
Carissa Allen Promise City, Iowa
Lauren Allen Kirksville, Mo.

Melissa Allen Promise City, Iowa
Dhara Amin Houston, Texas
Peggy Amor Overland Park, Kan.
Christy Anderson St. Louis, Mo.
Matt Anderson Broken Bow, Neb.

Trent Anderson Rockford, Ill.
Rachele Arntz Linn Creek, Mo.
Allison Atterberry Florissant, Mo.
Jennifer Aubuchon St, Charles, Mo.
Pascael Barclay Camdenton, Mo.

Angela Barry Ballwin, Mo.
Snehi Basnet Nepal
Kelly Bauer Freeburg, Mo.
Tracy Bauer Freeburg, Mo.
Stacey Berger St. Louis, Mo.

Sukra Bhandari Kirksville, Mo.
Jean Bilger St.	Louis,	Mo.
Ingrid Bolstad Bridgeton, Mo.
Leigh Ann Bolton Independence,	Mo.
Liana Boone Chesterfield, Mo.

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Meeting Needs of Students

The cliche, "It's a man's world," was a reality within many businesses and college administrations, 
but not for Truman State University. In 2002, Lou Ann Gilchrist, dean of student affairs, was one of 
92 female administrators at the University.

Gilchrist started working for the University in 1984. She started as an associate professor of 
counselor education and became the director of University Counseling Services in 1993. In 2000, she 
became the dean of student affairs.

As dean, Gilchrist supervised the 14 departments included under student affairs.

"I worked with the different departments to come up with a vision so we can better meet the needs 
of the students," Gilchrist said.

Gilchrist said she never thought about her role as a female administrator. She said she just did her 
job and attributed her background as a counselor to the different perspective she could bring to her 
working environment.

"I think I can often bring a perspective about people's feelings and the importance of attending to 
the emotional side of things," Gilchrist said.

David Hoffman, assistant dean of student affairs, said gender did not matter as long as the person 
was qualified for the position.

"Lou Ann is one of the hardest working individuals I've ever met," Hoffman said. "She's very 
dedicated."

Dave Lusk, a counselor with counseling services, worked with Gilchrist for over four years. He said 
he had never considered her gender and he saw her as a committed and conscientious supervisor.

"I think she does a tremendous job in that position," Lusk said. "I think she'd be a good role model."

Gilchrist said she heard of challenges others faced as a female administrator, but she never had to 
experience them.

"I felt very welcomed and included and valued at Truman," Gilchrist said.

By Chakira Lane Contributing Writer

Lou Ann Gilchrist discusses current campus issues with students at a fireside chat. As the dean of 
student affairs, Gilchrist was a liaison between students and administration.

photo by Renee Hellebusch

Crystal Bowers Madison, Ill.
Felicia Boye-Doe Ghana
Angela Brinker Florissant, Mo.
Kurt Brockman Springfield, Mo.
Emily Buford  Liberty,	Mo.

Richard Caballero Lake Zurich, Ill.
Bill Cammack Pearl, Ill.
Brandon Campo Kansas City, Mo.
Justin Cardwell Holts Summit, Mo.
Nina Carter Corder, Mo.

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"It's the experience of setting a goal and finally getting to the point where I'm going to reach it, 
while increasing my determination and willpower."-sophomore Elizabeth Douglas

PEAKS and VALLEYS

They inhaled the cool, crisp morning air deeply while bending into a long stretch, their minds 
focused on a finish line that was 26.2 miles away.

They focused on running a marathon. For some Truman State University students, it was exercise 
while others did it for the challenge.

Sophomore Elizabeth Douglas decided to run a marathon to challenge herself both physically and 
mentally.

"It's the experience of setting a goal and finally getting to the point where I'm going to reach it, 
while increasing my determination and willpower," Douglas said. "Getting up and running, it's been 
a chore sometimes."

Senior Jake Rodemann started preparing for a marathon when his sister suggested they take on the 
challenge together. Rodemann said they ran the race together as well as many long training runs.

"We had a 16-week program," Rodemann said. "Starting out, I think we ran 12 miles the first week. 
Our peak week ... we did 40 miles. There was a 20-mile run in there and then we kind of eased off 
after that."

Students like senior Tony Rigdon saw marathon running as a way to push themselves and

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Sophomore Holly Stephens trains for her first marathon by running at Thousand Hills State Park. 
Stephens trained to run in the 25th Anniversary |LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13, 2002, 
with an estimated 37,500 athletes.

photo by Beth Spinney

improve their health.

"I just kind of decided I was being too lethargic," Rigdon said. "I was not doing enough, so I just 
needed to push myself. I'm a very competitive person, and so, just trying to beat other people and 
just the thought that I'm improving my health by running keeps me going."

Marathon running was known to take its toll on the body, though many students attempted to 
combat adverse effects.

"I've been holding up really well so far," sophomore Beth Eckardt said. "My legs don't really hurt too 
much yet, but I'm sure they're going to. I've been trying to get a lot of rest whenever I can and 
eating right just to help my legs out a little bit."

A veteran of marathon running said the experience was a painful, yet worthwhile, endeavor.

"The first 21 miles of the race actually felt really good," Rodemann said. "The last five miles really 
hurt. [It was] probably the worst pain I've ever had, but I just thought, 'It's only five more miles,' and 
I'd been through so much already that day. It kept me going."

By Chelsey Ilten Features Editor

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SOPHOMORES

Mrigesh Choksi India
Sarah Clark Ballwin, Mo.
Matthew Combs  Albany, Mo.
Jacob Condon  Lakefield, Minn.
Amy Coskey New Hampton, Mo.

Katie Dains  Florissant, Mo.
Diana Dames Western Springs, Ill.
Erin Davlin  Springfield, Ill.
Brennan Delaney Oregon, Mo.
Kimberly Dickinson DeSoto, Mo.

Russell Disbro Florissant, Mo.
Rebecca Dodd St. Louis, Mo.
Emily Dunn Bourbon, Mo.
Suzanne Dusek Mt. Prospect, Ill.
Graham Engdahl Omaha, Neb.

Lisa Farley Alsip, Ill.
Lisa Farrington Bloomington, Ill.
Raymond Feilner Fenton, Mo.
Jennifer Finley Jefferson City,	Mo.
Kayla Flynn Brookings, S.D.

Jessica Ford St. Joseph, Mo.
Donivan Foster St. Louis, Mo.
Kenna Franke Novelty, Mo.
Ryan French Marion, Iowa
Eren Gallagher Imperial, Mo.

Kai Gansner St. Louis, Mo.
Zachary Garwood Wheeling, Mo.
Elizabeth Gentry Hannibal, Mo.
Austin George Wichita, Kan.
Halleh Ghodrati Florissant, Mo.

Samantha Gilbert Knob Noster, Mo.
Christina Gray Winfield, Ill.
John Griesedieck Des Peres, Mo.
Katelyn Griner Webster, Iowa
Kamala Gurung Nepal

Samir Gurung Nepal
Sujit Gurung Nepal
Ryan Hager Chillicothe,	Mo.
Lacey Hale Brashear, Mo.
Jill Hamilton Macon, Mo.

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Kimesha Hammond St. Louis, Mo.
Jamie Hardesty Platte City, Mo.
Timothy Hargrove St. jospeh, Mo.
Kyle Harms Columbia, Mo.
Audra Harrold Gladstone, Mo.

Supplemental Income

FROM paying school bills and living expenses to just having some pocket change, Truman State 
University students needed money. The obvious solution was to get a job. Wal-Mart, fast-food 
restaurants, retail shops - they all seemed ordinary. Some students sought out jobs that were more 
unique.

Students often engaged in free enterprise while in pursuit of alternative jobs. The bulletin boards in 
the Student Union Building overflowed with various notices for tutoring sessions, guitar lessons and 
dog-sitting. For other students, finding a tolerable job meant looking beyond traditional positions for 
something that would give them more than just money.

Senior Becca Newman baby-sat for a local family while working scholarship hours at the Child 
Development Center. She chose to babysit because she had future goals of becoming a teacher and 
also needed the extra money for living expenses. Working with children provided experience and 
convenient hours. She worked for the same family on a consistent basis, so finding steady customers 
was not a problem.

"It's not a routine job, plus you can have fun," Newman said. "The same thing doesn't happen every 
day. Anything can happen with kids."

A friend told junior Shawnna Gewin about substitute teaching for local schools. Gewin also wanted 
to earn extra money and experience for a future in education.

"It was a good way to get involved and really get some in-class experience," Gewin said. "It really 
throws you into the real world."

Gaining experience was not the only reason for choosing alternative jobs. Students also looked for 
jobs that would fit around hectic class schedules and extracurricular activities.

Gewin enjoyed substitute teaching because it did not clash with her schedule. She had two free days 
during the week, and she told school administrators when she was available to substitute.

"I wanted something that would allow me to be flexible with my evenings and with my weekends," 
Gewin said. "Other jobs, you have to stay here a lot of weekends or work really late at night. This 
has the same hours as classes. It's really flexible."

Some students were unsuccessful at finding a traditional job and had to look elsewhere for 
employment.

Junior Laura Thomas signed up to be a sales representative for Avon Products, Inc. by logging on to 
the company's Web site. Thomas enjoyed working for Avon because it allowed her to work from 
home, and it gave her extra money for bills and living expenses.

Thomas initially built her clientele through family and friends, but because the products were 
relatively inexpensive, she did not have any problems making money.

"It's really easy to sell, and it's fun to do," Thomas said.

By Chakira Lane Contributing Writer

Sophomore Whitney  Filicsky gives 13-year-old Joseph Gruber trumpet lessons. Gruber trumpet 
lessons.  Filicsky taught lessons one hour a week during the school year.

photo by Beth Kelly

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Arthur Henderson Holts Summit, Mo.
Valerie Hentges Freeburg, Mo.
Susie Hibbeler Troy, Mo.
Laura Hinkson Kirkwood,	Mo.
Jennifer Hopper Kansas City, Mo.

Candice Hoskins Grandview, Mo.
Carrie Huot Broad Brook, Conn.
Oseyi Ikuenobe Nigeria
Elizabeth Jackson Hannibal, Mo.
Nicholas Jahnke Arlington Hts., Ill.

Upperclassmen Stay Connected in Residence Halls

RESIDENCE hall life - there was nothing like it. Late-night pizza, community bathrooms, cafeteria 
food and rock music blaring down the hall epitomized life in the residence halls.

While there were advantages and disadvantages, some Truman State University students found 
residence hall life too good to pass up after freshman year. Many upperclassmen decided to avoid 
the added worries and hassles of off-campus housing.

Senior Vanessa Foppe was one such student.

"My roommate and I are such good friends, and she had a full-ride [scholarship] and decided to stay 
on campus, so I decided to stay too," Foppe said.

Senior Mike Molitoris said having a double room was an advantage to living on campus.

"The double room is nice," Molitoris said. "My roommate and I got lucky, and it's just the two of us 
in a four-person room."

Many students also felt living in the residence halls provided a greater awareness of University life.

"You just feel more connected to the heart of the campus and the activities that are going on," 
junior Jen Allen said.

Some students said living on campus had disadvantages.

"Somebody is always around making noise," Allen said. "But I guess most of the time I'm actually the 
one making the noise, so that's OK."

Students also said not having to pay bills and manage an apartment was also a disadvantage of living 
in the residence halls.

"It kind of still feels like I'm not completely independent yet because I don't have to pay bills every 
month, and my cable, Internet and food are all included," Allen said.

Molitoris said the cafeteria food was a convenience of living in the residence halls.

"Not having to buy and cook my own food is a big benefit," Molitoris said. "And the food is pretty 
good - most of the time."

By Matt Marble Contributing Writer

Senior Vanessa Foppe talks with freshman Matt Raper in her Ryle Hall room.  About 47 percent of 
oncampus residents were upperclassmen.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

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SOPHOMORES

Catherine Jakse Florissant, Mo.
Katie Johnson St. Charles, Mo.
Michelle Jones Springfield Mo.
Steve Jones St. Louis, Mo.
Nisha Kaphle Nepal

Kathryn Kavanaugh Manchester, Mo.
Jennifer Kempfer Clarksburg, Mo.
Hayley Kessler Little York, Ill.
Rizwaan KhambataIndia India
Anna Marie Kilgore Kansas City,	Mo.

Kenny Kim St. Peters, Mo.
Elizabeth Kircher St. Charles, Mo.
Summer Kirchmann Springfield, Mo.
Christina Klusman Mexico, Mo.
Kelli Kraft Omaha, Neb.

Bethany Kroeger Shellsburg, Iowa
Gail Kulczewski	Monmouth, Ill.
Monica Kwiatek Arlington Hts., Ill.
Rachael Lanham Downing,	Mo.
Theresa Larson Springfield, Ill.

Jason Lasher Bridgeton, Mo.
Alicia Lee St. Louis, Mo.
Micaela Leveranz Sioux Falls, S.D.
Aimee Lichtenberg High Ridge, Mo.
Taryn Litton Ballwin, Mo.

Sachin Maharjan Nepal
Sarah Majino Ballwin, Mo.
Thomas Marrone Edwardsville, Ill.
Jamie Martin Perryville, Mo.
Rachel Martin St. Charles, Mo.

Ashley Martinez Liberal, Kan.
Teresa Martinez Florissant, Mo.
Shannon Masterson Lee's Summit, Mo.
Salena Mathurin Ft. Campbell, Ky.
Alison Mayer Kansas City, Mo.

Eric McAllister Jefferson City,Mo.
Kari McClernon Springfield, Mo.
Megan McConachie Columbia, Mo
Krystal McGinnis St. Charles, Mo.
Eliza McKay Webster Groves, Mo.

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SOPHOMORES

Colleen McLaughlin Kansas City, Mo.
Miranda McMillin Kansas City, Mo.
Shaun McNamee St. Louis, Mo.
Aalap Mehta Rolla, Mo.
Michelle Meinkoth Millstadt, Ill.

Justin Meneely Chillicothe, Mo.
Jessica Menke New Haven, Mo.
Lindsey Mentel Blue Springs, Mo.
Elizabeth Milford Sumner, Mo.
Carrie Miller Taylorville, Ill.

Missy Miller Dixon, Mo.
Sarah Miller Quincy, Ill.
Charlie Miu St. Joseph,	Mo.
Amanda Mohrman Jefferson City, Mo.
Rachel Moore Lawson, Mo.

Rebecca Moore  Fredericktown, Mo.
Tarrah Moore Blue Springs, Mo.
Kenton Moorhead Camdenton, Mo.
Shaun Moynihan Weldon Springs, Mo.
Shane Mullen Maryville, Mo.

Laura Mundle Des Peres, Mo.
Shaina Murray St. Louis, Mo.
Mary Nakai Webster Groves, Mo.
Maren Nelson Weatherby Lake, Mo.
Ron Nelson Kansas City,	Mo.

Melissa Nicol Monmouth, Ill.
Colin Nies Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Ashley Norman Bridgeton, Mo.
Jennifer O'Neal Eolia, Mo.
Briana O'Sullivan Leawood, Kan.

Christina Oberhaus Washington, Mo.
Michelle Obermark Washington, Mo.
Rachel Ohmer  St. Louis, Mo.
Amy Ortega Manteno, Ill.
Veronica Ory Naperville, Ill.

William Overson St. Charles, Mo.
Ama Owusu Ghana
Crystal Paddock  Campbell, Mo.
Amanda Parke Machesney Park, Ill.
Sharon Peebles Glendale, Mo.

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Lisa Phelan Omaha, Neb.
Arley Polley Albany, Mo.
Ginny Posso Brentwood, Mo.
Laura Prewitt Kansas City, Mo.
Sarah Quick Des Moines, Iowa

Real World Experience

Junior Matt Peeples earned three credit hours toward his degree while attending a Goo Goo Dolls 
rock concert in the summer of 2002.

"I went to the [Vans] Warped Tour, Goo Goo Dolls and John Mayer concerts, and I was thinking 'I 
can't believe I'm getting credit for these experiences,"' said Peeples, who interned at a radio station 
in the Kansas City, Mo., area.

Peeples received hands-on learning experience in the radio communications field by interning at 
BUZZ-96.5 FM. His internship sparked an interest for a possible career in communications after 
graduation.

"Radio is a lot more fun than I thought it would be," Peeples said. "It helped because it gives an idea 
of how different things apply in an actual station and office situation."

Journalism was not the only field that encouraged internships. Students of all majors pursued real-
life training to enhance their education.

"Most students go through school and learn about marketing in the classroom, but it is completely 
different out there than compared to a class project," said senior Brandon Diehl, a business 
administration major with a concentration in marketing who interned in Tampa, Fla. "Out there, it is 
a lot easier than in school. You don't memorize concepts, you just do the work."

Stephanie Chipman, career coordinator for the University Career Center, said internships benefited 
Truman State University students.

"There are incredible benefits and opportunities to help make a career choice if indeed it is 
something you want to do," Chipman said. "It can help with career clarification, and it helps make 
students sure of their classroom learning."

Internships not only helped students learn more about a particular career area, but also helped 
students acquire jobs after graduation. 

"When I graduate I will be returning to Florida," Diehl said. "They're holding the job for me."

Like Diehl, many interns built professional relationships that led to future jobs. Morris Hospital in 
Morris, Ill., hired senior Tom Rodeghero for a part-time position in the exercise science department 
after he completed his internship at their facility.

"Once I completed my 200 hours for the internship, I began working there," Rodeghero said. "I was 
pretty prepared for the job, and I was able to go right in and work. I was allowed to help read 
[electrocardiograms] and check blood pressure right away."

Internships did not always confirm career choices.

"[About] 20 to 25 percent of students come back in and say they do not want to be in that particular 
area of the field," Chipman said. "It is incredibly advantageous to learn whether you want to be in 
that field during an internship instead of during a full-time job."

Peeples also thought internships were an important part of a college education.

"It's really important to get internships in school to get experience you won't get studying," Peeples 
said.

By Jessica Lowe Sports Editor

Senior Maureen Tierney helps produce the Truman Today, a weekly newsletter. Tierney's interest in 
communications led her to the public relations internship with the University in the fall of 2002.

photo by Renee Hellebusch

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Emily Rackers Centertown, Mo.
Nicole Rackley.	Belton,	Mo.
Bhaskar Rai Nepal
Biplaw Rai Nepal
Sasha Rassi Des Peres, Mo.

Adam Rendall  Elgin, Ill.
Patience Rhodes St. Louis, Mo.
Sherry Ritter St. Genevieve, Mo.
Christopher Robinson St. Louis,	Mo.
Elyse Ruckenbrod St. Louis, Mo.

Keeping Campus Running Smoothly

WHILE walking around campus, students noticed people at work. They worked on the lawn, painted 
hallways and fixed clogged drains. When a person called the Fix-It line, these were the people who 
responded. They were the Truman State University Physical Plant employees.

"I like the variety, the type of work we do, the variety of people that we serve and the variety of 
issues that we have to deal with," Physical Plant director Karl Schneider said.

The University employed 103 people in the Physical Plant at the University during the 2002-2003 
year, and workers divided into two groups - the building trades and the system trades. Each group 
then divided into different sections.

Workers dealt with challenging working conditions in order to keep the University running smoothly.

In one instance, a water line broke near Ryle Hall in October 2002. Before the Physical Plant fixed 
the problem, they had to coordinate with all departments to make sure nothing else would be 
damaged. It was dark, cold and muddy, but they worked until 3 a.m. to fix the problem. Kevin 
Potter, systems trade supervisor, said this was not uncommon.

"I don't know why anyone would want to be a plumber," said Potter, referring to the extreme 
conditions.

Physical plant employees handled the cases carefully to ensure that they solved problems 
efficiently.

"I find out as much as I can about what the problem is and talk to the people who can deal with it 
and try to reassure the person," Schneider said.

The workers valued the appreciation people often showed for their work.

Schneider heard about students telling the workers they did a good job, and in one instance, 
students left notes of encouragement on the workers' doors.

"Most of them appreciate the work that we do," Schneider said.

Though students did not always express their gratitude, the work did not go unnoticed.

"The campus is basically clean both inside and out, which is really awesome," sophomore Jodie 
Webster said.

By Katie Mattern Contributing Writer

Kevin Ballanger checks the gauges on a machine in the boiler room of the Physical Plant building. On 
an average Monday, the Fix-It line processed 20 to 30 work orders.

photo by Renee Hellebusch

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SOPHOMORES

Brooke Ruffin Florissant, Mo.
Sami Runnels Mexico. Mo.
Erin Sanders Springfield, Ill.
Brian Santos Glendale Heights, Ill.
Sarah Schack Creve Coeur, Mo.

Julie Schaper Park Forest, Ill.
Lindsay Scheitlin Sperry, Iowa
Dan Schlattman Bridgeton, Mo.
Ben Schmidt Brentwood, Mo.
Jeremy Schmidt Olathe, Kan.

Mirjam Schnabel Gurnee, Ill.
Heather Schubert Centralia, Mo.
Kristi Schwebach Guildford, Mo.
Abigail Schwepker Centennial, Colo.
Nicholas Scott Platte City, Mo.

Lynn Searcy Lathrop, Mo.
Melissa Seifert Hartsburg, Mo.
Amanda Sheets St. Charles, Mo.
Pooja Shrestha Nepal
Lisa Sieren Ottumwa, Iowa

Leslie Sikes Fredericktown, Mo.
Karl Skillman Sioux Falls, S. D.
Cheri Smith Kaufmann, Texas
Fatima Smith Kirksville, Mo.
Stephanie Smith Naperville, Ill.

Abby Souders Rosemount, Minn.
Matt Southard Columbia,	Mo.
Seth Spinney St. Charles, Mo.
Sarah Starnes Bloomington, Ill.
Alison Steel St. Charles, Mo.

Jessica Stewart Edina, Mo.
Karyn Stewart Chicago, Ill.
Melissa Storms Kansas City, Mo.
Monica Stutz Wildwood, Mo.
Kelly Sullivan O'Fallon, Mo.

Amanda Summers Independence, Mo.
Kenny Susman St. Louis, Mo.
Kate Sutter Lebanon, Mo.
Trent Sutter Troy, Mo.
Mackenzie Taylor Stuart, Neb.

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Identified Flying Saucers

STANDING on the first tee, he lined up his shot with the greatest of precision, no doubt taking into 
account the wind blowing out of the east. In one fluent motion, he launched the shot down the 
fairway and put himself into ideal birdie position - a perfectly placed Frisbee.

In the fall of 2002, several friends from Truman State University formed a group to have some 
leisurely fun on a regular basis. This fun came in the form of Frisbee golf.

"It's just something to do around campus," sophomore Glenn Harris said. "Really, it's something fun 
to do when avoiding homework. "

The group said that finding spare time from school was difficult, but the members usually played at 
least twice a week.

"We've been playing since the first or second week of school, although we did play a couple times a 
week at the end of last year," sophomore Kenny Susman said.

The Frisbee golfers used imagination and the University campus to find a place to play. These two 
elements let them create their own course, using objects such as poles, doors and trash cans as 
targets. The original course started between Dobson Hall and Violette Hall and wound through 
campus.

"We're creating a second course near Centennial [Hall]," sophomore Shaun McNamee said. 
"Eventually there will be multiple courses."

The multiple-course plan would give players more options for entertainment.

"We hope to have a nice variety," freshman Mark McKelvey said.

Frisbee golf followed the same basic rules of regular golf. The players created a nine-hole course and 
assigned a par, or ideal number of shots required, to each hole. A player had to hit the designated 
target in as few shots as possible. The only equipment required to play Frisbee golf was a single 
Frisbee. However, some thought a monkey would be helpful to get Frisbees out of the trees.

By Johnny Vines Assistant Copy Editor

Sophomores Brad Neathery and Shaun Neathery and Shaun McNamee tee off in front of the 
Blanton/Nason/ Brewer Courtyard. Two courses existed for Frisbee golfers in the 2002-2003 year. 

photo by Peggy Amor

Nicole Taylor  Eolia, Mo.
Kibrom Tewolde Ethiopia
Robert Theismann  Winfield, Mo.
Matthew Thomas  Omaha, Neb.
Janel Townsend St. Louis, Mo.

Natalie Trent Reeds Spring, Mo.
Jennifer Trumpet Swansea, Ill.
Jonathan Tucker Perryville, Mo.
Lisa Tuggle La Plata, Mo.
Almas Tulepov Kazakhstan

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SOPHOMORES

Andy Uecker Wildwood, Mo.
Anna Uhlrich Raytown, Mo.
Tripti Uprety Nepal
Theresa Veile Jefferson City, Mo.
Matthew Veit Jefferson City, Mo.

Alan Venneman Kearney, Mo.
Mark Vogel Pleasant Hill, Mo.
Eugene Walton Florissant, Mo.
Alyssa Warrick Rogersville, Mo.
Julie Watson St. Charles, Mo.

Janice Weddle Mount Ayr, Iowa
Amy Whitaker Trenton, Mo.
Scott Woods O'Fallon, Mo.
Ryan Worth Stilwell, Kan.
Aislyn Wright St. Charles, Mo.

Elaine Wright Springfield, Ill.
Michelle Zieres St. Louis, Mo.
Catherine Zivnuska St. Louis, Mo.

FRESHMEN

Irene Agbevey Ghana
Chinaka Agwu Denver, Colo.
Alaknanda Alaknanda India
Leigh Albright St. Louis, Mo.
Trevor Alexander Gladstone, Mo.

Michelle Alford O'Fallon, Ill.
Malinda Algaier Belton, Mo.
Melissa Amen St. Ann, Mo.
Erik Anderson Bemidji, Minn.
Mary Anderson Lenexa, Kan.

Shannan Anderson Sioux Falls, S.D.
Rafael Andrade Mexico
Krista Anthonopoulas Arnold, Mo.
Brenda Appleby Hazelwood, Mo.
Jessica Arndt Chesterfield, Mo.

Erin Atlakson Gladstone, Mo.
Jeduthan Sain Columbia, Ill.
Kelsey Balk River Forest, Ill.
liana Barash Chesterfield, Mo.
Patrick Sauer St. Louis, Mo.

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FRESHMEN

Sarah Bauer Oelwein, Iowa
Sheila Sauer Freeburg, Mo.
Sara Sear Eldon, Mo.
Nicholas Beydler Savannah, Mo.
Adam Bezinovich Oak Park, Ill.

Mary Erin Bick Independence, Mo.
Sarah Billing Florissant, Mo.
Pam Bird Liberty, Mo.
Anne Marie Bireta  Lawrence, Kan.
Lauren Blanton Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Paul Blessing St. Louis, Mo.
Jamie Bloomfield St. Charles, Mo.
Bobbi Bonham St. Louis,	Mo.
Theresa Sova Conti St. Louis, Mo.
Maggie Brandt St. Louis, Mo.

Joseph Bredehoft Winfield, Kan.
Katherine Brink Hillsboro, Ill.
Ashlee Brittain Kirksville, Mo.
Stephen Broadbent Moscow Mills, Mo.
Andrew Brouwer Springfield, Mo.

Andrea Brown Frankford, Mo.
Austin Brown Des Moines, Iowa
Christopher Brown Maryville, Mo.
Laura Burjeck St. Louis, Mo.
Amy Burmester St. Louis, Mo.

Kara Burns Ft. Leonard Wood. Mo.
Christine Bursch Iowa City, Iowa
Amber Byrd St. Louis, Mo.
Meghan Callahan Liberty, Mo.
Ella Callison Florissant, Mo.

Phil Campbell Florissant, Mo.
Tracy Campbell O'Fallon, Mo.
Elizabeth Carrington St. Joseph, Mo.
Kristen Carson Independence, Mo.
Christina Carter Lebanon, Mo.

Sarah Chames Lawrence, Kan.
Kevin Chase University City, Mo.
Steven Chau St. Louis, Mo.
Anna Chiu St. Louis, Mo.
Cynthia Cobb Jackson, Mo.

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Experiences Abroad

EVERY year Truman State University encouraged its professors to share the benefits of study abroad 
programs with University students.

The University offered several different faculty-sponsored programs, with trips ranging from a few 
days to several weeks. Students and professors traveled almost anywhere in the world for an 
educational adventure. Professors traveled to places such as Spain, Costa Rica, Germany and the 
Philippines.

Certain study abroad programs existed because of professors. Many trips required assistance in 
preparing events that took place during the programs.

For example, the Costa Rica summer program offered small weekend excursions throughout the 
country. Vera Piper, assistant professor of Spanish, was director of the Costa Rica summer program.

"When the program first started in 1984, there were only about six students interested," Piper said. 
"Now I take up to 29 students per group. It has been wonderful to see the improvement."

Although studying abroad required commitment from students and professors, it paid off when 
students showed interest in things learned through the experience.

While studying at the local university, students on the Costa Rica trip stayed with host families.

"Living with the families was my favorite part of the trips," senior Sara Walkenbach said. "I really felt 
like I was part of the family even though I was only there for a short time."

Other programs met the needs of students with less time to spend away from the University 
campus. Students took advantage of programs like the European Interim. In the European Interim, 
students traveled to not just one country, but several different ones in a span of 18 days.

Professor of business administration, Mary Giovannini, contributed significantly to this program.

"The biggest challenge is creating a program that is attracting to students," Giovannini said.

Many students said the dedication of the professors kept them interested in the study abroad 
programs.

"Students have always shown 100 percent satisfaction to these trips," Piper said. "Studying abroad 
has been awarding for the students and for me."

By Karen Schwartztrauber Staff Writer

Steve Hadwiger, associate professor of nursing, oversees senior Tracy Downs as she delivers a baby. 
Hadwiger and wife Kit, assistant professor of nursing, organized the threeweek trip to the 
Philippines during the summer of 2002.

photo submitted

Matthew Colombo St. Louis, Mo.
Aaron Cooper Sedalia, Mo.
Laura Corona Columbus, Neb.
Jon Courtney Liberty, Mo.
Nicole Cox Galena, Mo.

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Freshman Susan Dipert portrays the bad habit of messiness as she lives life in an unorganized room. 
Dipert said she straightens up her room a little bit at least once a week.

photo by Beth Spinney

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Creatures of Habit

WHETHER it was being chronically late for class, procrastinating homework or chewing with an open 
mouth, bad habits affected almost all college students.

Procrastination was one common bad habit. Postponing papers, tests and projects until the last 
minute was part of everyday life for many students at Truman State University. Students who 
procrastinated often remained awake until early hours of the morning to make deadlines.

"I'll wait 'til the last couple of days to study, and then I'll need to pull an all-nighter because I 
procrastinate," senior Angela Garland said.

Since her freshman year, Garland procrastinated studying for tests and writing papers. Garland said 
that due to better time-management skills, the habit decreased by her senior year.

Chronically skipping class was also a habit for some students. Senior Ross Donaldson said that 
skipping class was not a big deal to him.

"I feel like I've got it under control," Donaldson said.

Donaldson said he used his class time to prepare for a music career in Nashville, Tenn.

"It's more fun playing music than listening to lectures," Donaldson said.

Senior Devin Weishuhn said that television helped her procrastinate.

"[My bad habit is] having the television on while I eat," Weishuhn said. "It can be a problem if I get 
involved with the show because I will not be doing what I am supposed to do."

When Weishuhn moved off campus, she watched television while eating dinner. Since Weishuhn 
previously ate with her family or a group of friends, she did not enjoy the silence.

"I feel like I need to be social while I eat, and there's no socialness when it's just me by myself," 
Weishuhn said. "It's almost like fake company."

Not every habit had a direct reason. Senior Owen Forck said he chewed tobacco just to occupy time.

"It was something to do," Forck said.

Bad habits often involved others as well.

Senior Kristen Stanley said her worst habit was speaking before thinking. She believed it stemmed 
from her self-confidence. Stanley said her habit sometimes affected the people she commented on.

"It hurts people's feelings in certain situations," Stanley said. "I need the discretion [when telling 
people what I feel]."

Stanley said she once commented that what a friend said was stupid in front of a group. The 
comment offended her friend, and she later confronted Stanley about her feelings.

"For the rest of the night I felt self-conscious about what I was saying," Stanley said. "I felt horrible."

Bad habits were a part of college life that students dealt with their own ways.

By KATHRYN Septeowski Contributing Writer

Freshman Danielle Dwyer applies lip balm to her lips. Some students obsessively applied lip balm, 
which contained several ingredients that caused dry lips, such as menthol, camphor and phenol.

photo by Beth Spinney

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LaTasha Crume Florissant, Mo.
Hannah Cummings Columbia, Mo.
Samantha Curry Kansas City, Mo.
Holly Davis Springfield, Mo.
Lindsey Decker Lincoln,	Mo.

Senior John Martinez checks in Beth Merli at the Shamrock Inn in Kirksville. Martinez worked at the 
Shamrock Inn during his time off from taking classes.

photo by Laura Blakey 

Taking a Time-Out

Each year, many students went through times when they thought they might not make to the end of 
the semester. Deadlines, extracurricular activities and relationships piled up, and for some students, 
balancing life's challenges with school was too much to handle.

In 2002-2003, some students returned to Truman State University to finish their college education 
after taking time off.

Senior Erin Russom took a semester off in the spring of her sophomore year for personal
reasons.

"I had a pre-midlife crisis," Russom said. "The semester where I wasn't in school helped me in a 
really weird way." Russom said some people just seemed to burn out if they did not take a semester, 
or even a year, off.

"Life is hard, trying to reconcile all these emotions and trying to write 10-page papers ... it's hard," 
Russom said.

Senior John Martinez, a music performance major, also took a semester off, but not until his fifth 
year at the University.

"I dropped out last February [2002]," Martinez said. "I was really just getting sick of playing."

Martinez said the time off was worth it, but he was hesitant to encourage others to do the same.

"Try and stick with it, see a counselor, because it's really hard to come back," Martinez said.

Russom and Martinez both left the University in good standing, which made it easier for them to 
return. In fact, neither student had to go through any sort of reapplication process.

Kathy Rieck, dean of admission and records, said that students who left in good standing to take 
time off and then returned without having attended any other school were not required to reapply.

"We have tried to make the process as easy as possible," Rieck said.

Russom said the University reinstated her scholarships and allowed her to spend her first semester 
back in school studying abroad.

Russom spent fall 2000 in Salzburg, Austria, and found it difficult to get back to school-work.

"The Alps were right there," Russom said. "I didn't want to study, and I stayed that way at Truman 
[when I returned] until I realized I wanted to go to [graduate] school."

Martinez said it was difficult to get back into the routine of doing homework.

"It was kind of tough, but the teachers were really good and helpful," Martinez said.

Martinez and Russom were both scheduled to graduate in May 2003. Even with a semester off, 
Russom would finish her undergraduate education in five years and Martinez in six.

Rieck said a total of 17 students returned to the University in the fall of 2002 after taking time off.

By Ben Rosario Contributing Writer

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FRESHMEN

Leslie Deeken Florissant, Mo.
David DeMoss St. Louis, Mo.
Doan Dennehy Worcester, Maine
Ashley Desmet Kirkwood,	Mo.
Stephanie Dettmer Hillsboro, Mo.

Sarah Devlin Barnhart, Mo.
Rachel DeWilde Perryville, Mo.
Susan Dipert Olivette, Mo.
Megan Dittmann Festus,	Mo.
Sally Dockendorff O'Fallon, Mo.

Bryan Duepner Creve Coeur, Mo.
Thomas Duncan Owensville, Mo.
Lauren Durand St. Louis, Mo.
Angela Epplin Fenton, Mo.
Laura Erickson Kansas City, Mo.

Jared Erwin Wichita, Kan.
Meghan Esbenshade Omaha, Neb.
Laura Euritt Independence, Mo.
Aubrey Evans St. Louis,	Mo.
Sarah Fallstrom Glendale, Mo.

Angela Farabee Rock Hill, Mo.
Lauren Filla St. Charles, Mo.
Colleen Fitzhenry St. Louis, Mo.
Renessa Foronda St. Louis, Mo.
Emily Forsyth Vinton, Iowa

Justyne Foster O'Fallon, Mo.
Cassie Fox Springfield,	Mo.
Elizabeth Freeman Quincy, Ill.
Kimberly French Wildwood, Mo.
Kenton Frere Pittsfield, Ill.

Erinn Fry Maryville, Mo.
Megan Galloway Peculiar, Mo.
Matt Georges Ballwin, Mo.
Jennifer Gerber St. Louis, Mo.
Jonathan Geuin Springfield, Mo.

Lucas Gleaves St. Peters, Mo.
Angela Gober Wentzville, Mo.
Jesse Goethe Harrisonville, Mo.
Adam Gold St. Louis, Mo.
Kelly Goodman Strafford, Mo.

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FRESHMEN

Katherine Goodwin Maysville, Mo.
Brandon Gordon South Holland, Ill.
Renee Gordon Florissant, Mo.
Bret Gramlich Manchester, Mo.
Daniel Granzow O'Fallon, Mo.

Marcia Gray Hazel Crest, Ill.
Barbara Greenland Wildwood, Mo.
Emily Gregory Jefferson	City, Mo.
Tina Grinde Monroe City, Mo.
Karl Guenther Wildwood,	Mo.

Kevin Guilfoy St. Louis, Mo.
Andrew Guthrie St. James, Mo.
Joel Haak St. Charles, Mo.
Laurie Hahn St.	Peters,	Mo.
Kristin Halet Brooklyn Park, Minn.

Anna Halim Indonesia
Laura Hamilton Polk, Mo.
Catherine Happ Mundelein, Ill.
John Hargrove St. Joseph, Mo.
Marc Harman Liberty, Mo.

Megan Harney Oxford, Iowa
Lance Hart Burlington, Iowa
Danielle Hartle Omaha,	Neb.
Keisha Hatcher Blue Springs, Mo.
Rikki Hawkins Mountain View, Mo.

Lindsey Heiserman Marshalltown, Iowa
Renee Hellebusch St. Louis, Mo.
Nikki Heimer Willow Springs, Mo.
Anna Hermann Arnold, Mo.
Emily Hillerman Washington, Mo.

Sarah Hobbs. Arnold, Mo.
Emily Hockman Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Michael Hoeh Perryville, Mo.
Jessica Hoelzer Eureka,	Mo.
Kelly Hof St. Louis, Mo.

Marjorie Hoffman Springfield, Ill.
Benjamin Holley Neosho,	Mo.
Jeff Horn Lenexa, Kan.
Jason Hull Fulton, Mo.
Jennifer Hunter Pleasant Hill, Mo.

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Facing Challenges

SENIORS Jenny Hughes and Melanie Spiegel performed a two-mile run, a two-minute sit-up test and 
a two-minute push-up test as requirements for class. They also rappelled walls and ambushed 
enemies.

But Hughes and Spiegel, like most women in the ROTC at Truman State University, felt the benefits 
of the leadership-training program were worth the challenges.

"It's definitely a good experience in the long run, whether I decide to stick with it or not after four 
years," Hughes said.

Most ROTC members agreed that gender was not an issue.

"I don't feel there are obstacles [due to gender]," Spiegel said. "If you come across as a wimpy 
female, they're going to see that and play on that."

Although many ROTC members agreed that there were physical differences between the genders, 
they did not find that it affected opinions of each other.

"The only differences we have are physical standards," senior Rob Miller said. "Gender isn't 
something we use to classify others."

Junior Kim Kellett said although the ROTC treated men and women equally, the physical challenge 
for females was still there.

"Being a female, the toughest challenge is trying to keep up with the guys," Kellett said. "You don't 
want to make gender an issue, but it really is." 

Hughes said the challenges in ROTC went beyond just physical strength.

"It's also a mental challenge," Hughes said. "You have to be good at thinking on your feet and 
thinking outside of the box."

Miller stressed mental skills.

"The mental aspect is the most challenging, but if you have the mental, the physical comes naturally 
with it," Miller said.

Women in the ROTC focused on experiences and what they gained from the program.

"A big accomplishment has been gaining confidence and speaking in front of people," Spiegel said. "I 
feel a lot more confident about myself."

Hughes said the ROTC also provided rewards.

"I really hope to attend law school after college," Hughes said. "I'm hoping that the Army will help 
pay for it."

The ROTC strove to provide positive opportunities and leadership skills for both genders.

By Brandi Brown Managing Editor

Freshman Lacy Hennessy rappels down the ROTC tower. The rappelling tower stood 43 feet in 
height and was an optional activity for students.

photo by Christine Mack

Wesley Hunter Springfield, Mo.
Stephen Huss Nevada, Mo.
Eric Hitchins Winfield, Kan.
Christine Janson Waterloo, Ill.
Sucheta Jawalkar India

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FRESHMEN

Jackson Jennings Warrensburg, Mo.
Eric Jerde Gladstone, Mo.
Jessica Johnson  St. Louis, Mo.
Matthew Johnson St. Louis, Mo.
Jennifer Jones St. Charles, Mo.

Kirby Jones Centerville, Iowa
Kristen Jones Kansas City, Mo.
Talicia Jones Independence, Mo.
Katie Jorgenson Shawnee, Kan.
Lindsay Justin Columbia, Mo.

Clarissa Kaehlert Bloomington, Ill.
Laura Kannady Florissant, Mo.
Krista Kastler Kearney,	Mo.
Amanda Keener Duluth, Minn.
Katie Kelly Lee's Summit, Mo.

Rachel Kelly Manchester, Mo.
Matthew Kemp St. Peters, Mo. 
Lindsay Kempker Fulton, Mo.
Rachel King Ekland, Mo.
Lauren Kistner St. Louis, Mo.

Mary Klein Kirkwood, Mo.
Eli Klimek Platte City, Mo.
Elizabeth Klocke St. Louis, Mo.
Cathy Knaust O'Fallon, Mo.
Kandice Kopp St. Louis, Mo.

Kathryn Kovarik Manchester, Mo.
Takiko Koyama Japan
Meghana Kunkala Hattiesburg, Miss.
Abby Kurtz Forest City, Mo.
Mike Landram Florissant, Mo.

Blake Larson Ballwin, Mo.
Hailey Lawyer Maryville, Mo.
Sarah Lemp St. Louis, Mo.
Michaella Levy Pleasant	Hill, Mo.
Erin Lewis Festus, Mo.

Daniel Loaiza St. Charles, Mo.
T.J. Loots Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Aimee Luber Kirkwood, Mo.
Jaime Lummis Pleasant Hill, Ill.
Holly Lyons Salisbury Hill, Mo.

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Empty Your pockets

The pursuit of wisdom and knowledge came at a hefty price. No, students did not have to sell their 
souls, but many had to turn their wallets inside out.

Though some Truman State University students received scholarships and grants, other students 
covered the ever-increasing cost of higher education through loans.

Junior Chancy Cox said she hoped she would have a job with a high enough salary to cover loan 
payments after graduation.

"Hopefully, I'll be earning a lot of money by then," Cox said.

A Stafford loan covered Cox's tuition. She also worked about 20 hours a week at Ryan's Sports Bar & 
Grill to pay rent and other bills.

Many federal loans existed, but the Stafford loan was the most common, said Sue Neely, assistant 
director of financial aid. The maximum amount of money a student could borrow with a Stafford 
loan was $5,500 each year.

Senior Ayanna Bradley said students also had the option of denying the loan for a year or more. She 
had a Stafford loan her freshman year but used money from her job as a student adviser during her 
sophomore and junior years to cover expenses. When she moved off-campus, she needed the loan 
again to pay for expenses.

"I don't have to worry about paying it back when I didn't even need it," Bradley said.

Students could also borrow money directly from the University. Neely said the University awarded 
the Perkins loan based on substantial need as well as on a first-come, first-serve basis.

"We have a certain amount of money to work with, and when it's gone, it's gone," Neely said.

Over 2,000 University students received loans through the financial aid office, but many waited until 
the last minute.

"A lot of students have a tendency to wait and decide whether they need a loan," Neely said.

Neely said the best advice she could offer students seeking a loan was to apply early.

By Megan Williams Contributing Writer

Senior Tracy Fuller fills out paperwork for a loan. The loan application process started with the 
FAFSA application, which determined the applicant's financial ability.

photo by Katie Kelly

Kelli Mackey Hillsboro, Ill.
Christopher Maher St. Peters, Mo.
Joshua Mallory Columbia, Mo.
Amit Manocha United Arab Emirates
Kristin Marquart Wildwood, Mo.

Anthony Marr Waukee, Iowa
Alexa Martin Kansas City, Mo.
Benjamin Martin Lee's Summit, Mo.
Kevin Martin Springfield, Mo.
Sabrina Maslin St. Peters, Mo.

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Taking the Plunge 

For many students, the freshman year in college marked the first taste of adulthood. For the first 
time, many students lived without parental control and confronted adult freedom and 
responsibility.

"I like being away from home," freshman Steffanie Thomas said. "I like the freedom that I have. I 
don't have to report to anyone. It's a lot different from high school, and I didn't like high school. I 
love college." 

Freshmen developed a means of meeting new friends after being torn from high school 
relationships.

"My strategy as soon as I came here was to always keep my door open," freshman Walker Wilhoit 
said. "I'll play music, and if someone hears a song they like, they'll come in and talk to you. That's 
how I met most of the people that I'm friends with."

Even self-proclaimed introverts said the cramped living quarters of residential living helped them 
become more sociable.

"In high school, I was in my own little box," freshman Anna Hazelip said. "I think that college has 
really helped me to grow socially. Being by yourself all the time helps you discover who you are, but 
not how you fit into society. I think college is helping to show me how I fit into society."

Some freshmen started college with career advancement as a top priority.

"It's a means to an end," freshman Alison Brockmeyer said. "If you want to have a good job, 
education is necessary now."

Adjusting to the heavy workload was a challenge for many Truman State University freshmen.

"Classes are a lot harder, and I have to work a lot harder, but that's what college is all about," 
Wilhoit said. "I really had all kinds of free time [in high school]. I didn't study that much."

The combination of freedom and an intense workload taught many freshmen the importance of 
managing time.

"I never had to do time management at all before this year," Brockmeyer said. "Now, I don't go 
home at night and [hear my parents say] I'm not able to go out on school nights, so time 
management is one thing you're forced to learn."

Some freshmen expressed a greater appreciation for their families, despite the excitement 
associated with freedom from home.

"The thing I've learned most is how much my family really means to me," Hazelip said.

By Andy Ashbaugh Staff Writer

"College has really helped me to grow socially. Being by yourself all the time helps you discover who 
you are ... not how you fit into society." -freshman Anna Hazelip

Freshman Adams Gold gives his mother Mimi Gold a hug goodbye. Learning to live on their own was 
one of the many changes students faced as they left home.

photo by Laura Blakey

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FRESHMEN

Chris Mathews Columbia, Mo.
Jon Matthew North Kansas City, Mo.
Stephanie Matthias St. Louis, Mo.
Holly McAlister Ferguson, Mo.
John McCue Wentzville, Mo.

Sarah McDuff Ames, Iowa
Mark McKelvey Rockton, Ill.
Christine McNichols Ballwin, Mo.
Samuel McPherson Weston, Mo.
Jolene Mead Gladstone, Mo.

Erin Meeker Vinton, Iowa
Roger Meissen Salisbury, Mo.
Jessica Meyer Valley Park, Mo.
Kimberly Miller Independence, Mo.
Lisa Miller Platte City, Mo.

Sara Miller Pine Island, Minn.
Christina Mills Waynesville, Mo.
Rachel Mohler Bates City, Mo.
Stephen Mohr Bridgeton, Mo.
Bethany Moklestad Des Moines, Iowa

lan Monroe Columbia, Mo.
Andrea Moore St. Louis, Mo.
Jaidee Moore Madison, Wis.
Rachel Moore Waterloo, Neb.
Valerie Moyers	Kirkwood, Mo.

Rachel Muenks Bonnots Mill, Mo.
Suzanne Mulcahy Lenexa,	Kan.
Sravani Mulpuri India
Alexander Murphy St. Louis, Mo.
Lukin Murphy Silex, Mo.

Aaron Myers Columbia, Mo.
Thi Nguyen Sikeston, Mo.
Lesley Nichols Wildwood, Mo.
Curtis Niewald St. Louis, Mo.
Elizabeth Niewoehner Ballwin, Mo.

Ifechukwu Nnadi Nigeria
Rachel O'Brien House Springs, Mo.
Amrinder Oberoi India
Chidulue Obiadi Nigeria
Ikechukwu Okonkwo Nigeria

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FRESHMEN

Ashley Oppenheim Chesterfield, Mo.
John Otting Fulton, Mo.
Jennifer Oughton St. Louis, Mo.
Corey Owens Blue Springs, Mo.
Lindsey Palmer Wildwood, Mo.

Carol Perry Cumberland, Wis.
Ashley Peterson Overland Park, Kan.
Molly Pfeiffer St. Louis, Mo.
Lauren Piasecki New Lenox, Ill.
Elizabeth Poelker St. Louis, Mo.

Eric Pogue St. Louis, Mo.
Heather Porter.	Bellefontaine,	Mo.
Stephanie Provance Coal City, Ill.
Caroline Rakestraw Shelbina, Mo.
Theresa Reck St. Louis, Mo.

Benjamin Reddin Joplin, Mo.
Joel Reinitz St. Louis, Mo.
Joel Reschly Kirksville, Mo.
Zachary Rice  Jackson, Mo.
John Richardson St. Charles, Mo.

Jeffrey Romine Columbia, Mo.
John Romine Columbia, Mo.
Erin Roper Lincolnshire, Ill.
Jeff Roth Lee's Summit,	Mo.
Theresa Rott St. Louis, Mo.

Helen Russell Kansas City, Mo.
Lillian Rutledge Pacific, Mo.
Mandi Sagez O'Fallon, Mo.
Sarah Saheb Burbank, Ill.
Shino Saito St. Louis, Mo.

Erin Sallee Dearborn, Mo.
Katherine Sandroni St. Louis, Mo.
Katherine Schaberg Belleville, Ill.
Sara Schaper Hazelwood, Mo.
Katie Schembri St. Louis, Mo.

James Schierman Dittmer, Mo.
Elizabeth Schlitter South Boston, Va.
Christine Schlosser Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Anne Schlueter St. Louis, Mo.
Melissa Schnuriger St. Charles, Mo.

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FRESHMEN

Jonny Schulte Troy, Mo.
Whiteley Schuyler St. Louis, Mo.
Karen Schwartztrauber Colfax, Iowa
John Scognamiglio Eureka, Mo.
Paul Scruggs Olathe, Kan.

Katie Seiz Rock Island, Ill.
Lainey Seyler Omaha, Neb.
Gregory Seymour Crestwood, Mo.
David Shane Hamilton, Ohio
Sarah Shelton St. Louis, Mo.

Tilak Shilpakar Nepal
Jason Showmaker Sikeston, Mo.
Brian Slattery St. Peters, Mo.
Abbie Smith Urbandale, Iowa
Hannah Smith Sullivan, Mo.

Kathryn Smith Joliet, Ill.
Matthew Smith Savannah,	Mo.
Amanda Spegal Bowling Green, Mo.
Alathea Stack Cabool, Mo.
Jason Stanghelle Lindstrom, Minn.

Jennifer Steffel Platte City, Mo.
Julia Struble Liberty,	Mo.
Kathleen Stuart Maryland Heights, Mo.
Laura Tabor West Des Moines, Iowa
Eric Tanner Florissant,	Mo.

Ashley Taylor Farmington, Mo.
Phillip Tebussek Naperville, Ill.
Dawit Tewolde Ethiopia
Briana Thomas O'Fallon,	Mo.
Jacob Thompson Troy, Mo.

Carla Tillman Chicago, Ill.
Matthew Tingler Liberty, Mo.
Tammy Tolliver St. Louis, Mo.
Cassandra Tuggle La Plata, Mo.
Robert Tylka Waynesville, Mo.

Kelsey Underwood West Des Moines, Iowa
Youaraj Uprety Nepal
Jennifer Veit Jefferson	City,	Mo.
Susan Villarreal Kansas	City, Mo.
Kelly Voigtmann Ballwin, Mo.

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Senior Tonya Sanders and Judi Misale, assistant professor of psychology, take a look at in formation 
for their research. Misale and Sanders researched the effects of skin tone and facial features on 
attractiveness.

photo by Jennifer Trumpet

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Role Models as Mentors

Many students who wanted to apply to graduate school understood the difficulty involved with such 
a large task. The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program was created to guide 
and assist students who thought they would be unable to attend graduate school for different 
reasons such as coming from a low-income family, being a first-generation college student or being 
a minority.

The program had over 150 faculty members in various fields who volunteered time to mentor a 
student pursuing a degree in the same field. The mentor and the student met from once a month to 
two or three times a week to talk about personal or academic issues the student faced.

McNair program member, senior Tisha Wiley, said she had a close relationship with her mentor.

"My mentor, Dr. Karen Smith, is involved in every aspect of my academic life at Truman [State 
University]," Wiley said. "She helps me on a personal level as well because I have gotten to know her 
so well. She goes out of her way to help me."

Mentors aided students in choosing possible areas of graduate study, enhancing awareness about 
academic opportunities and building students' motivation and self-confidence.

Mentoring gave students an advantage when pursuing graduate school because they were able to 
acquire valuable information and experience from a familiar source.

"The student is provided with information on their chosen discipline," said Teresa York, program 
coordinator of the McNair program. "The student has opportunities to travel to conferences with 
their mentor and develop connections that might be of good use later on."

The mentors also found that they benefited from volunteering and participating in the program.

"You are able to interact with the students on a deeper level and see the student succeed and 
accomplish their goals," said Judi Misale, assistant professor of psychology and mentor for nine-and-
a-half years.

Some students in the McNair program thought having an adviser was beneficial.

"It is nice to know you have someone to go to who knows you and knows your interests," Wiley said. 
"You are expected to set and meet your own goals, but they are always there to help you and guide 
you. My mentor has always supported me in any changes I may make to my future plans."

Choosing a mentor was a sensitive process. Students sought mentors with whom they felt 
compatible. The McNair program aided in matching students and professors with similar academic 
interests and allowed them to form lasting bonds.

By Sally Dockendorff Staff Writer

Bertha Thomas, interim assistant dean of multicultural affairs, and Marty Eisenberg, dean of 
residential colleges, participate in a panel discussion. The topic was retention, graduation and 
graduate school placement.

photo by Jennifer Trumpet

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Shoes are Optional

MOST students did not give store signs reading "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service" much thought. 
Some students, however, chose not to wear shoes around Kirksville, and they had to make plans in 
advance when going into places with health codes.

Sophomore Mo Ferry started going shoeless during the spring of 2001.

"I decided that shoes were unnecessary," Ferry said. "I used to be outdoors a lot as a kid and 
realized early on that it did not hurt to go shoeless."

Ferry, depending on her mood, decided on a daily basis whether to wear shoes. Although 
temperature influenced her decision to wear shoes, her decision also depended on where she had 
to go that day. Many places followed specific health and dress code regulations.

"I worked in New Orleans last summer and went barefoot all around the downtown area, to street-
side cafes and stores," Ferry said. "Except I had to wear shoes at my job as a regulation. And the first 
time I hurt my foot was cutting it on the [Kirksville Campus Christian Fellowship house's] lawn."

Not wearing shoes did not seem to affect the way people acted toward Ferry. She said wearing 
shoes was a social norm, and her deviance from the norm did not bring comments or stares from 
strangers. Her friends occasionally joked with her about her lifestyle.

Junior Doug Reside also went without shoes and said that wearing shoes was not a big deal. His 
roommate, junior Brady Nelson, occasionally went shoeless as well.

"I have known Brady for three years and didn't even think about [the fact that neither of us wear 
shoes] until we became roommates this year," Reside  said.

Nelson liked the feeling of freedom that came with going shoeless.

"I just like walking in the grass barefoot," Nelson said. "Going shoeless is a relaxing and comfortable 
way to live."

Nelson, like Ferry, did not put much thought into whether to wear shoes on any particular day. 
Nelson said wearing shoes often depended on if he could find his shoes before it was time to leave 
for class. He said people would sometimes ask him where his shoes were, to which he usually 
replied, "They're at my house."

By Julia Karll Photography Editor

"I just like walking in the grass barefoot. Going shoeless is a relaxing and comfortable way to live." -
junior Brady Nelson

Senior Kit Neumann examines her bare foot. Wearing shoes protected feet from the environment, 
provided support and prevented diseases such as athlete's foot.

photo by Julia Karll

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FRESHMEN

Clara Volz Kansas City, Mo.
Adil Wali Darien, Ill.
Michelle Walsh St. Charles, Mo.
Drew Walters Manchester, Mo.
Gregory Wang St. Louis, Mo.

Nile Wartts St. Louis, Mo.
John Weeks Chesterfield, Mo.
Brynn Weimer Andover, Kan.
Justin Weinrich Ballwin, Mo.
Kurtis Werner Festus, Mo.

Jackie White De Soto, Mo.
Kimberly Wilson Ashland, Mo.
Mary Wims  Knoxville, Iowa
Janell Wisecup Independence, Mo.
Maggie Wolcott Smithville, Mo.

Douglas Worley Waynesville, Mo.
Andrew Wright Lubbock, Texas
Aaron Yates Chesterfield, Mo.
Amanda Young Sunrise Beach, Mo.
Ashley Young Cainsville, Mo.

Leah Young Cedar Rapids, Iowa

FACULTY & STAFF

Hena Ahmad Language & Literature
Stephen Allen Business & Accountancy
Donna Bailey Math & Computer Science
Jim Bailey Business & Accountancy
Demond Baine Multicultural Affairs

Martha Bartter Language & Literature
Russell Baughman Science
David Beach Military Science
Keri Bodensteiner Language & Literature
Joyce Brown President's	Office

Debi Cartwright Business & Accountancy
Steven Chappell Language & Literature
Kay Clapp Education
Barbara Clark President's Office
John Dahlman Food Services

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Go for the Goal

SENIOR Maria Gonzalez had happiness on her ankle. Actually, she had a tattoo of happiness.

"It's the Japanese symbol for happiness," Gonzalez said. "I got it to remind me of a goal that I set."

Like many Truman State University students, Gonzalez set personal goals in order to push herself to 
be successful. Her goal was lifelong happiness.

"People get lost if they don't set life goals and have dreams and ambitions," Gonzalez said.

Many students found that life priorities impacted what goals they set. Sophomore Kerri Waddell had 
a strong belief in God and wanted to set her goals according to her faith.

"My goal is to serve God wherever he wants me to go," Waddell said. "Financial goals aren't very 
important to me."

Other students, however, valued financial security and set goals for their financial future.

"I want to retire by the age of 40," senior Austin Lepper said.

Lepper, a business administration major, said his classes at the University taught him what he 
needed to achieve his career goals.

"My classes have given me the technical knowledge to be successful," Lepper said.
Many students set health-related goals. Senior Megan Meneely challenged herself to be more 
physically fit.

"I've never been able to run well, and at the beginning of the year, I set a goal of running in a [five-
kilometer race]," Meneely said.

Many students found it challenging to keep goals. Some, however, found that making a plan and 
sticking to it were important steps toward achieving their goals.

"I was able to get a training plan off of RunnersWorld.com, and that's helped me a lot,"
Meneely said.

Making smaller goals helped some students reach larger life goals.

"I'm going to work in corporate finance for a few years," Lepper said. "Then I'd like to start my own 
firm. After that, I plan on using those experiences and the money I've saved to build up my net 
worth. Then comes retirement."

Many students found that personal experiences and how they looked at the world reflected what 
goals they set.

"Experiences outside of school, how you look at the world and other people, can really give you a 
goal and purpose in life," Waddell said.

Whether it was a goal of fitness, happiness or early retirement, many students committed time and 
effort to achieving personal goals.

"I think I can get to where I want to be," Lepper said. "But my goals will only be achieved if I work 
hard."

By Matt Marble Contributing Writer

"Experiences outside of school, how you look at the world and other people, can really give you a 
goal and purpose in life. " -sophomore Kerri Waddell

Senior Maria Gonzalez paints her toenails.  In the fall of 2002, Gonzalez had the Japnese symbol for 
happiness tattooed on her ankle at Why Not Tat2's

photo by Beth Kelly

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FACULTY & STAFF

Doug Daubert Student Union Building
Dean DeCook Math & Computer Science
James Dirkse Military Science
Lana Dowell Business & Accountancy
Vicki Duck Faculty Development

Edward Dunlap Food Services
Jerry Findling Student	Union Building
Marilyn Gibbons Registrar's Office
Michael Goggin Science
Robert Graber Social Science

Trudy Halley Registrar's Office
Christine Harker Language & Literature
Keith Harrison Business & Accountancy
Rebecca Harrison Language & Literature
Traci Hill President's Office

Carol Hutchcraft Food Services
Martin Jayne Social Science
Jen Johnson Purchasing
Roger Johnson Physical Plant
Chris Lantz Human Potent. & Perform

lan Lindevald Science
Huping Ling Social Science
Jack Magruder President's Office
Dennis Markeson Food Services
Jennifer Matteson Registrar's Office

Judi Misale Social Science
Lanny Morley Math & Computer Science
Kelly Pigg Purchasing
Doug Reinsch Military Science
Douglas Ryle Military Science

Mohammad Shahmoradi Food Services
Laura Thrasher Business Office
James Tichenor Social Science
Kimberly Titus Registrar's Office 
Russell Walter Military Science

Jo Ann Weekley Human Potent. & Perform.
Heinz Woehlk Language & Literature

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Graduate student Rachel Katz prepares a meal at Dancing Rabbit. Dancing Rabbit members only ate 
bioregional foods, which were foods grown in the region they lived in.

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Ecolife at Dancing Rabbit

IMAGINE a town where everything was ecologically sustainable and everyone cooperated and 
worked together to enhance the environment.

This was life at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, a small rural community near Rutledge, Mo. The 
people of Dancing Rabbit were in a unique situation. They had the opportunity to create whatever 
kind of life they wanted, from their choices about food and shelter, to their opinions on culture and 
social interests.

A student started the original ecovillage at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. In 1996, graduate 
student Rachel Katz and several others from Stanford came to the Midwest and transferred to 
Truman State University. Land was less expensive in the Midwest, and Missouri did not have 
building or zoning codes to restrict their plans. Their purpose was to do things more efficiently and 
to use fewer resources by sharing.

"We want to try to integrate all different parts of sustainable living together and show people it can 
be done," Katz said.

About 20 people lived at Dancing Rabbit in 2002. These permanent residents accepted applications 
for summer interns to come and experience their lifestyle.

Senior Kit Neumann was an intern during the summer of 2001. She was an artist in residence and 
also participated in Dancing Rabbit's daily activities, which she said ranged from defecating in a 
bucket to growing, processing and cooking organic vegan food.

"One of the most exciting things was being outside all day long," Neumann said. "You are so aware 
of the elements and temperature changes. Living in nature for so long is a totally different culture. I 
definitely had culture shock coming back."

Senior Emily Huyck was a general community intern during the summer of 2001 and also did a little 
of everything. She worked in the garden and helped with the construction and plastering of some of 
the straw-bale houses.

"I had always been environmentally aware, but I definitely learned so much more," Huyck said. "It's 
an eye-opening experience, seeing everything that can go into living in the ecological environment."

The Dancing Rabbit community made an attempt to demonstrate ecological sustainability through 
technology by using renewable energy like solar power and generators.

"We don't own private vehicles," Katz said. "We have three cars for 20 people which run on fuel 
made from vegetable oil called bio-diesel, which is made from renewable resources like soybeans."

The community produced their own electricity, used low-impact phones and built homes from straw 
bales. Members worked on restoring a habitat for wildlife through a 20-acre prairie restoration and 
reforestation of land on the habitat by planting over 8,000 trees.

Members also took turns making meals for the community, and they ate outside when the weather 
was nice.

Dancing Rabbit not only used fewer resources, but the "ecological footprint" was also a quarter the 
size of an average American.

"An ecological footprint is where you measure your impact on the earth," Katz said. "It's measured 
in terms of how many acres it takes to support your lifestyle."

Dancing Rabbit encouraged people to do things within their reach, like composting or putting solar 
panels on houses, which had a lighter impact on the earth.

"Anything can help," Huyck said. "I don't think we realize how much we use and how much we 
waste. Involving yourself at Dancing Rabbit you see that, and to participate in that feels really good."

By Sarah Borton People Editor

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[ORGANIZATIONS]

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Organizations aided many students on their journey through life. Students in organizations had 
opportunities to grow, learn and meet people with similar interests who could help them on the 
journey.

Many of these groups also teamed up with other organizations to bring their spirits together. Te 
Deum brought students from many religions together to celebrate as one. By joining a residence hall 
senate, students had the opportunity to plan events and help fellow students as they began the 
college journey. Organizations that sponsored philanthropies provided service opportunities for 
members to help others.

Organization members worked together to create long-lasting friendships and opportunities which 
helped them find people to lean on when the path through life got a little rocky.

photo by Beth Spinney

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Sophomore Amy Williams informs Williams informs Girl Scouts about the dangers of pollution at one 
of the five stations held during Girl Scout Day. The ages of the girls who attended ranged from 10 to 
14.

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Chemical Attractions
local girl scouts learn about chemistry and cleanliness

BRUSHING eggs with toothpaste, planting carrot seeds and blowing bubbles were just a few of the 
activities members of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America did while they attended the 
Alpha Chi Sigma-sponsored Girl Scout Day. AXE members planned chemistry-related activities to fit a 
national theme.

"This week is National Chemistry Week, so we're trying to go along with the theme of that, which is 
'Chemistry Keeps Us Clean,'" junior Sarah Dom, service chairwoman said.

About 100 Girl Scouts split into five groups that rotated to different stations every 30 minutes. AXE 
members used real-world chemistry applications to help the Girl Scouts learn about subjects related 
to cleanliness. The stations had topics relating to pollution, soap and bubbles, photosynthesis, 
toothpaste and reptiles.

"My group was ... making homemade toothpaste and then comparing it with normal toothpaste by 
scrubbing an egg that was dyed yesterday," sophomore Matt Tooley said. "We showed them what 
was in toothpaste, like baking soda ... and we showed them what each one of the ingredients did, 
how it helped fight cavities and how it helps you."

AXE began the morning activities with a demonstration show for all the attendees.

"Before we do the introductions we do a demo show for them, so that's always fun for them," Dorn 
said.

The purpose of the demo show was to increase interest in chemistry by showing advanced 
experiments too dangerous to do in groups.

"We blew up some bottles, [then] dealt with liquid nitrogen, a little with a banana and a 
racquetball," Tooley said. "[We also] burned some cash and lit the table on fire."

One difficulty AXE members faced was making sure the Girl Scouts understood the concepts 
discussed. Members kept things simple and avoided using complicated terms.

"You run through everything briefly [and] you use everything in simple terms like negative and 
positive charges," junior Jena Whetstine said. "You try and relate things, like magnets, [and] how 
magnets will only line up a certain way [and] just try not to use technical terms. [You] use words 
they know, like soap is slippery."

Girl Scout Day started at Truman State University in 1992 after Anne Moody, associate professor of 
chemistry, came up with the idea as a way to get females involved in activities related to chemistry 
and science.

"I think until you've tried it and played around with doing science you don't really know whether or 
not you like it," Moody said. "So the idea is to force them to actually play with it and manipulate 
things and pour stuff together and see what happens. And the more they do, then the more likely 
they are to think that they could become scientists someday."

By TRICIA Scott Editor In Chief

Girl Scouts Briana Schneiderheinte and Danielle Ingram scrub their dyed egg with toothpaste. The 
girls learned that homemade toothpaste removed the dye better than the store-bought toothpaste.

photo by Kate Anderson

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photo by Ashley Martinez

The horn section plays during the Family Day half time show. A traditional song the Gamblers 
Marching Band played during every half time was "Shenandoah."

The flag team performs to "Spiritual." Director Dan Peterson gave the Gamblers its name as a 
symbol of northeast Missouri when he came to the University.

photo by Ashley Martinez

Busy Feet
marching band members put time and effort into shows

The sun gleamed from the brass instruments as the drum beat counted off the rhythm for the 240 
marching feet, all stepping in unison. It was 9 a.m., and the Gamblers Marching Band was putting 
the finishing touches on its show before the Saturday football game.

Band members put in substantial time and effort to create the masterful performances and to pep 
up the crowd at the football games.

"We practice two hours, three days a week in class," said junior Annette Nicks, assistant drum 
major. "Also, before Saturday morning games, [we practiced] for about an hour to refresh."

Some saw the busy schedule as a drawback.

"A lot of work and lots of time go into practicing," freshman Mary Erin Bick said. "It's just kind of 
rough when you want to go home but don't get done until 5 [p.m.] on Friday."

Members received one credit hour for the class and attended around seven hours of practice each 
week. Money also prompted members to join the Gamblers. Freshmen received $100, which 
increased by $100 every year the students participated.

The Gamblers cited trips and the company of friends as making the marching band a worthwhile 
experience.

"I like getting to see people and helping them out," Nicks said. "I don't do a lot of the main 
conducting, but I get to walk around and help people."

The most prominent band tradition was the band cheerleader. The Gamblers voted on the position 
at the beginning of the season.

"[The band cheerleaders] dress up when we're sitting in the stands in whatever clothes they have in 
a box," Nicks said. "Sometimes a dress, sometimes weird pants and a shirt. They lead us in cheers 
and do crazy stuff, just to entertain us and get us all peppy."

One of the cheers was "Fireman's Daughter," which was meant to embarrass an unsuspecting new 
member of the Gamblers when in front of the group. "Rutabaga" was another cheer which required 
the band cheerleader to eat an entire rutabaga, a turnip-like vegetable.

One word that band members frequently said was "stupid."

"'Stupid' is something we always say ... every time we mess up something or somebody doesn't 
show up or shows up late, [we] just say 'stupid,'" senior Vernell

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The drumline plays the song "The Devil! Went Down to Georgia." The drumline held individual 
practices in addition to practicing with the entire band.

photo by Ashley Martinez

Clark said. "It's encouraging. The person doesn't actually feel stupid. It's just to let them know they 
need to step it up."

Some band members, with their purple uniforms and slightly off-color cheers at the football games, 
worried that other students got the wrong idea.

"Some people think we're just a bunch of goofy people," Nicks said. "They see us at the game and 
we're always having fun. Maybe they think we don't work hard or that it's easy to be in marching 
band, but it's not. The point is to have fun, but we get things done and don't screw around the 
whole time."

Fitting marching band into busy schedules took dedication from members. Many looked to the band 
director, Dan Peterson, for guidance.

"[Peterson] has to come out there and deal with 120 roughly more or less stupid people, and he 
goes out there everyday helping us become better marchers and musicians," Clark said. "To see 
someone that dedicated to something really inspires me."

By Chelsey Ilten Features Editor

Journey Through...
Gamblers Marching Band
band members in the different sections practiced routines separately
the Gamblers practiced as a whole
band members performed the show
between performances, the band excited the crowd with spirited chants
the Gamblers performed pregame, halftime and postgame shows
the band performed at a competition

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At the Phi Lambda Phi casino night, junior Tony Bretz, senior Jonathan Moy, sophomore Collin 
Ashmore and senior T. J. Kussan play cards. Four organizations changed their names in 2002.

photo by Katie Kelly

Advertising and Public Relations Club [Professional]
FRONT ROW: Alison Hannon-vice president, Alan Venneman, Annie Schaus, Whitney Noteis, Rachael 
Shedd-president, Sarah Mulford. SECOND ROW: Rob Stokes-treasurer, Catherine Jakse, Trevor 
Marlow, Ashley Norman, David Widaman-secretary, Leslie Niemeier. BACK ROW: Diane Johnson-
adviser, Sarah Ritter, Christy Schlosser, Erin Vorhies, Sarah Yancey.

African Students Association [Cultural]
FRONT ROW: Ebubechukwu Nwazota, Diane Igoche, Felicia Boye-Doe, Martha Miricho, Chibogu 
Chukwukelu, Ikechukwu Okonkwo. SECOND ROW: Tara-Louise Kachipande, Oseyi Ikuenobe-vice 
president, Sitinga Kachipande-president, Fadzai Smout-secretary, Percy Azamate-treasurer. BACK 
ROW: Niroshini Perera, Ruth Sabai, Shureka Cannon, Ama Owusu.

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What's in a Name?
campus organizations change names to better reflect goals

WHAT happened to the Lifestyle Advocacy Program, Phi Lambda Chi and Rho Chi? These 
organizations were still around and active, but their names changed to better reflect their purposes. 
These groups felt a new name was an ideal way to obtain more recognition from students on 
campus.

Sophomore Julie Ferdman, HIV Project president, gave insight as to why the group changed its name 
from Lifestyle Advocacy Program to HIV Project.

"[Lifestyle Advocacy Program] was not representative of what the club does," Ferdman said.

Ferdman said she felt changing the group's name would better signify its purpose, which was to 
educate students about the risks associated with HIV. Ferdman said the name Lifestyle Advocacy 
Program was too vague and did not successfully inform students about the risks of HIV. Ferdman 
brainstormed with a friend until they agreed upon the name HIV Project. Once they decided on the 
new name, they submitted it to the Center for Student Involvement for final approval.

Men's social fraternity Phi Lambda Phi, formerly Phi Lambda Chi, decided to make a name change as 
well. Phi Lambda Phi found itself heading in a different direction than its national sponsors, and as a 
result, the group sought a way to represent themselves with a new name and resources from 
alumni.

"One of our strongest points is the fact that we have such a strong alumni," sophomore Bill 
Cammack said.

Together, members and alumni chose to keep Phi Lambda at the front of the name to lessen 
confusion.

"We wanted to keep part of our name so the alumni still felt like part of the organization," 
sophomore Trent Anderson said.

The objective was to change the name but keep the goals and beliefs the same. They wanted to 
keep the brotherhood, formed in 1969, intact.

Another organization that decided to change its name was formerly known as Rho Chi, a group that 
organized sorority recruitment each year. About 30 social sorority women went through an 
interview process to become a part of this organization. The group served as mentors and answered 
questions for women going through the recruitment process.

Senior Karrisa Weidinger, president of Panhellenic Council, explained that a national pharmaceutical 
fraternity coincidentally shared the name. The small assembly of women thus chose to revise the 
name. They chose Gamma Chi, meaning "greek counsel."

"Freshmen had no idea of anything strange or unusual," Weidinger said.

There was more to a group than just its name. When a name changed, the goals and viewpoints of 
the group did not necessarily change along with it. The goal of a name change was to make the 
group's name more meaningful to students involved in the organization as well as to those 
unfamiliar with the organization.

By Jim Volmert Staff Writer

Alpha Chi Sigma [Chemistry]
FRONT ROW: John Dishinger, Jeffrey Lange, Matthew Tooley, Maria Nagan, Scott Hilton, Russell 
Baughman, Nathan Kirsch, Jamie Bowen, Leslie Blanchard, Morgan Moody. SECOND ROW: Peter 
Kelsey, Nathan Calkins-treasurer, Jena Whetstine, Jessica Menke-secretary, Anne Moody with 
daughter Linnea-adviser, Eric Patterson-adviser, Nick Harbison, Eric Patterson-president, Catherine 
Skosky-vice president, Jonathan Hoffman. BACK ROW: Stephanie Tiemann, Kate Anderson, Sarah 
Dom, Amy Williams, Ann Knolhoff, Corey Koch, Rachael Christmas, Lisa Farley, Jolita Seckute, Julie 
Rogers.

Alpha Gamma Delta [Social Sorotrity]
FRONT ROW: Kristina Wilson, Nicole Kellogg, Sara Rhoad, Erin Persaud, Josephine Medallada, 
Melissa Seifert, Emily Ogier, Bridget Deuschle, Sarah Lemp, Brooke Sherrard, Racheal Ruble, Amy 
Poos. SECOND ROW: Kelli Kraft, Maggie Sullivan, Sara Bradley, Stephanie Nielsen, Jenn Misuraca-
president, Beth Fahrney, Sarah Brandenburger, Stephanie DeGuire, Angela Hill, Christina Davis. 
BACK ROW: Kelly Belgeri, Kim Thiesfeld, Tiffany Tiller, Teresa Martinez, Katie Pautler, Sarah Clark, 
Jessica Gildehaus, Rachel Oetting, Meg Fullenkamp, Bridget Seidel, Kirsten Boeger, Diana Dames.

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Sophomore Dave Korkoian paints a square for the peace quilt during the College Greens' peace rally.  
About 60 people designed quilt squares at the rally.

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students gather during the college greens' peace rally to express opinions on war
Calling for Peace

HAND-PAINTED images graced the squares of the College Greens' peace quilt, which represented 
just one way the Greens attempted to spread their message of hope.

The Greens sponsored events and activities during the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, to increase 
awareness about current world issues.

"We've had a table with petitions and information, and we also have quilt squares you can 
decorate," senior Greens member Nick Kuntz said. "We're going to make a peace quilt and we're 
taking donations for UNICEF."

Anyone who exhibited initiative could design a square for the peace quilt.

"We're going to piece it together and maybe display it here for a little while in the [Student Union 
Building] and then send it off to Washington, [D.C.]," sophomore Greens member Nicole Rainey 
said. "We haven't decided if we're just going to send it to [President] Bush yet or if we're going to 
make a couple different quilts and send one to Bush and then maybe one to [Senators] Carnahan 
and Bond."

On Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, the group hosted a rally complete with bands and speakers to motivate 
the crowd.

"The rally was two bands and a speaker, and that was the rowdy part," Rainey said. "We wanted 
[Sept. 11, 2002] to be a lot quieter and a lot more respectful, so when the speakers spoke we all sat 
down in a circle around them and had a quiet chat about what was going on."

Kuntz said the anti-war opinion was one that many people did not realize existed.

"Our major goal was to raise awareness both of the situation and of the dissonance," Kuntz said. 
"Show that there are people opposed to military action in Iraq."

Senior Cynthia Khan decided to attend the events after receiving an informative mailing.

"I'm a part of the Muslim students group here on campus, and I thought that their idea of bringing 
different people together to just say 'hey, we're all the same, and we just want peace' was a great 
message because it's open to anyone," Khan said. "Everyone's background is different, so I thought 
that this was, by definition, being patriotic, if you want the real sense of the word." 

Freshman Jennifer Hinkle went to the events to show her opposition of aggression toward the 
Middle East. She hoped to persuade politicians to change their minds.

"It'll show some people who are in power to change things that there are people who really protest 
- a lot of people who really protest it," Hinkle said. "Maybe they'll reconsider their ideas or at least 
look at it from a moral standpoint." 

The conflicts in the Middle East were just one of the subjects the Greens talked about during the 
rally.

"We're focusing our energy right now on peace in the Middle East because that's the most pressing 
issue," Rainey said. "We also formed a peace coalition campus-wide that we can compile the energy 
from groups all over campus whenever we need to do something like this to promote worldwide 
peace."

For whatever reason students attended the events, the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and peace 
were on everyone's mind.

"This is peaceful," Khan said. "We're not creating any problems. I think at least if nothing else, we 
will make an impression on our [state] representatives. "

By Chelsey Ilten Features Editor

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"Idol"izing Cultures
international club and african students association host international idol competition, students 
perform acts from different countries and cultures

The Society of Dance Arts performs to the song, "I Need to Know," by Marc Anthony. The group 
gave one of four guest performances during International Idol Night.

photo by Melissa Allen

Alpha Gamma Delta [Social Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Laura Boyd, Lindsay Combs, Mackenzie Smith, Jacqueline Maier, Leslie Bayless, Julie 
May, Amanda Drescher, Erin Smith, Allison May, Rebecca Henn, Marjorie Hoffman. SECOND ROW: 
Tiffany Hendry, Julia Graham, Natalie Aldrich, Myra Hansen, Katelyn Childress, Jaime Lummis, Anne 
Schlueter, Christy Schuster, Abby Peters, Nina Carter. BACK ROW: Anne Gumbel, Bridget Evers, 
Jamie Martin, Krissy Dittmeier, Julie Jeffries, Jessica Vandivort, Kristen Olmstead, Jennifer Feldstein, 
Jessica Talbert, Mel Gipson.

Alpha Kappa Alpha [Social/Service Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Cassie Tate, Siobhan Stone, Tara Johnson-treasurer, Angela Ballard-vice president, 
Faith Givan, LaJeanne Grinnage-secretary, Adrienne Johnson.

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COLORFUL flags lining the stage awakened audience members' senses as they stepped into Baldwin 
Auditorium. The audience settled down for a night of entertainment, waiting to see who would 
become the first Truman State University International Idol.

Although it was not quite like the FOX-Network prime-time television show "American Idol," the 
talent event produced by the International Club and African Students Association was just as 
entertaining.

Many members believed that the show's name, "International Idol Night," was integral to the 
program's success.

"The name was originally 'Talent Night,' but it wasn't catchy enough," said senior Waseem Wahab, 
International Club vice president and treasurer. "One of the members suggested International Idol 
Night. It sounded catchy, and it was the first time we were hosting something like this, so we 
wanted to get people's attention, and a name like that we figured would get out and grab people's 
attention."

The effort put in by group members behind the scenes at International Idol Night contributed to its 
success. Members of both clubs planned and publicized the event.

"We'd never done a production in Baldwin Auditorium before, so that was a challenge," said senior 
Sitinga Kachipande, president of both organizations. "Finding out what we needed in terms of 
backstage manpower and publicity was also big. We probably used almost all of the campus 
resources for advertising. We wanted to make sure everyone knew exactly when the show was."

Students volunteered to participate in International Idol Night, and the sponsors arranged acts 
according to the geographical regions the acts came from.

Performers from 13 acts each took their turn with a moment in the spotlight during the show. 
Audience members also had the opportunity to answer trivia questions for gift certificates from 
local businesses. When the performances completed, Wahab and University President Jack 
Magruder announced the winners of the competition.

The Ladies of Nepal, who performed a Nepalese classical dance, received second place and a $50 
cash prize. Sophomore Tripti Uprety won the first place title for her solo Nepalese dance. She 
received a $100 gift certificate to the University Bookstore, which the International Student Office 
donated.

"It was so unexpected for me," Uprety said. "I was so shocked, but I felt really incredibly happy."

International Club and African Students Association members said they appreciated the students 
who attended International Idol Night.

"We had over 800 people there," said sophomore Oseyi Ikuenobe, African Student Association vice 
president.

Freshman Laura Corona attended the International Idol Night for entertainment.

"I really liked it," Corona said. "The acts were all pretty new to me, so I really enjoyed seeing 
everything."

By Melissa Allen Organizations Editor

photo by Melissa Allen 

The Ladies of Nepal perform a Nepalese classical dance. The group was one of nine acts competing 
for the International Idol title.

Alpha Kappa Lambda [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Samuel Hotop, Morgan Silvey, Dustin Barnes, Jarad Corzine, Adam Dockery, Chad 
Egelhoff, Kevin Price, Mike Cowan, Thomas Lang. SECOND ROW: Daniel Schulte, Ricardo Vigil, 
Thomas Simpson-secretary, Joshua Brotman-vice president, Damon Brune-president, Eric Westby-
treasurer, Joe Mooney, Adam Glosier. BACK ROW: Luke Kozelichki, Dustin Lash, Brian Cook, Will 
Baird, Robert Burmeister.

Alpha Kappa Lambda [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Josh Robertson, Rory Judd, Austin Krohn, Matt Cosby, Nathan Moore, Patrick Hardin, 
Philip Lappe, Stefan Richarz, Thomas Quinn, Ryan Morgan. SECOND ROW: Jeff Sokolowski, Donald 
Goeller, David Lamb, Jonah Brotman, Christopher Bass, John Mundloch, Scot McElvaine, Kyle 
Johnson. BACK ROW: David Trupiano, Paul Vornholt, Ryan Dodd, Scott Whittle, Brad Gillick, Adam 
Dearing, William Elder, Brad Wright, Colin Stanley, Joshua Webster, Matthew Miles.

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Becoming Greek in a Week
fraternities and sororities vary in methods of selecting new members during recruitment week

GREEK organizations were etched into the history of Truman State University as distinctly as initials 
carved into a picnic table. Yet the strength of these organizations was not in their history, but in 
their membership - a membership that was perpetually replenished after graduation losses. Thus, it 
was no surprise that many regarded recruitment week as the single most important time of the year 
for fraternities and sororities.

"As a rush chair, you feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders," said senior Matt 
Brooker, president of Phi Lambda Phi, formerly Phi Lambda Chi. "A lot of these organizations have a 
lot of history, and you feel like that history's ability to continue is in your hands."

Fraternities and sororities devoted months of planning to fall recruitment events, all of which took 
place in one frantic, activity-packed week.

"It's a long week, [and there is] not a lot of classes attended," said senior Scott DeVita, co-rush chair 
of Phi Kappa Theta. "But it's the best week. You meet so many people."

Sorority Recruitment

Following the example of the national Panhellenic Council, sorority recruitment followed a 
structured process. 

Women who wanted to join a sorority divided into Gamma Chi, formerly Rho Chi, groups, which 
were teams of about 10 women who attended open parties together. A Gamma Chi was a woman 
who temporarily disaffiliated herself from her sorority to lead a group through recruitment.

"My job is to be completely unbiased and help her decide what organization would be best for her," 
senior Becca Warner, Gamma Chi, said. "We do a lot of talking about what they want out of a 
sorority. I feel like I get to know [the group] better than the girls in the sororities that were actually 
rushing them."

Sororities devoted the first two nights of recruitment to open parties. Every Gamma Chi group 
attended one party thrown by each of the five national sororities represented on campus.

Although potential members spent less than an hour at each party, the sororities began planning 
themes and decorations for the open parties more than six months in advance. All the preparation 
finally became reality when the first Gamma Chi group entered the room.

"You can have a decked-out, beautifully themed room [with] no energy from the chapter members, 
and it will be a disaster," said senior Becca Newman, Sigma Kappa president. "Or you can have a 
moderately decorated room with tons of participation from the chapter, and the parties will go 
great."

Most initiated members said they enjoyed the open parties.

"[Open parties] are usually the loudest parties," Warner said. "Everyone's talking and trying to get 
to know each other. Everyone's smiling and very excited."

One night of invite parties and a night of preference parties followed the open parties. This allowed 
potential members and sororities to better define the options 

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Senior Tricia Goen prepares balloon decoration for the sorority Yell-In on Sept. 9, 2002.  Unlike 
sororities, fraternities did not hold a Yell-In ceremony to welcome new members.

photo by Jennifer Trumpet

photo by Christine Mack

University men enjoy bowling at Leisure World. Both Beta Theta Pi and Alpha Kappa Lambda held 
rush events there. The number of fraternity and sorority rushees in fall 2002 declined by 
approximately 10 to 15 people from pervious years.

Journey Through ...
2002 Fall Recruitment/Rush
interested students registered to rush and attended interest meetings at the beginning of the week
open parties created opportunities for social interaction between potential and current members
invite-only parties helped Greek organizations narrow the list of potential new members
fraternities and sororities made selections at the end of the week
fraternities and sororities delivered bids to rushees
rushees accepted or declined the bids

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Becoming Greek
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available.

After the preference parties, sororities decided which potential members to give bids, or invitations 
to join the sorority. The decision was not always easy. Although unanimous approval was not 
required, most Greek organizations were reluctant to accept new members that would alienate any 
existing ones.

"There was a girl a few years ago who rushed and just rubbed one girl the wrong way because they 
had a class together," said senior Andrea Reiher, Sigma Chi Delta member. "Everybody else loved 
her and thought she was great, but this one girl didn't, and she didn't get the bid."

The sororities learned which girls accepted bids at the Yell-In ceremony at Red Barn Park.

Women who did not receive bids or accept bids from national sororities could participate in 
recruitment activities for other local Greek organizations, such as Sigma Chi Delta. These groups 
traditionally held recruitment in the weeks after the five national sororities.

"[The national sororities] send a lot of girls our way," Reiher said. "While we're competing for girls in 
a sense, it's more like we're all just trying to find the people that we like and the ones that like us. 
It's not quite as cutthroat as, maybe, fraternity rush."

Fraternity Recruitment

Fraternities had fewer restrictions during recruitment week than sororities.

The week started with a rush assembly, during which each fraternity gave a brief speech describing 
the organization. After the speeches, potential members visited fraternity stations in Violette Hall. 
Every rushee had to visit every fraternity's room and have an initiated member sign a book.

"When you're in your individual rooms, the guys are being rushed through like cattle," Brooker said. 
"It's hard because you don't know if they're interested in your organization or if they just want their 
book signed. When you've got 150 guys trying to get in and out in an hour, that math just doesn't 
add up for quality conversation."

After the rush assembly, the potential members chose to attend open rush events held by each 
fraternity. Typical events included casino nights, hypnotists, boat rides in Forest Lake at Thousand 
Hills State Park and paintball matches.

"The best event is one that allows the rushees to interact with the guys in the fraternity and for 
some sort of a dialog to transpire there," Brooker said.

Unlike sororities, which were not allowed to give potential members anything, fraternities often 
used prizes, handouts and free food to increase attendance at rush events.

"Everything's free," DeVita said. "That's the bottom line. If it's free, why not do it?"

While the goal of open events was to interest as many people as possible, fraternities were careful 
not to give false impressions.

"It's important to let the rushee know exactly what the fraternity is going to be about and be very 
honest with them," Brooker said. "You've got to be real careful about trying to fit the fraternity to 
specific rushees, because that can create a bad situation for everybody."

Two days of invite-only events followed the open fraternity events. These invite events helped the 
fraternities and the rushees finalize decisions about membership.

By Andy Ashbaugh Staff Writer

Sophomores Colin Shaw and T.J. Dodson and junior Sean Morris play video games during a Sigma Phi 
Epsilon rush event. Sig Eps used sports and Sig Ep strip and tease for fall 2002 rush themes.

photo by Jim Volmert

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photo by Christine Mack 

Senior Andy Lewis plays pool at a Beta Theta Pi rush event. The theme for this rush event was 
bowling and billiards. Beta Theta Pi welcomed 10 new pledges during the fall of 2002.

Sophomore Tim Hittinger participates in a Tau Kappa Epsilon rush event. The event allowed rushees 
to smash televisions, computers and other electrical appliances. The idea for the event came from 
the comedy film "Office Space."

"While we're competing for girls in a sense, it's more like we're all just trying to find the people that 
we like and the ones that like us."-senior Andrea Reiher

photo by Katie Jorgenson

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Reaching New Heights
climbing club members focus on higher goals

The sun shined warmly through the towering trees as you grasped the cool rock and pulled yourself 
up. You knew that only a rope, a harness and determination kept you striving to reach your goal. At 
last, you grasped the top of the cliff, reaching the final destination of the journey and felt a sense of 
accomplishment.

For Truman State University Climbing Club members, climbing was an opportunity to relax, have fun 
and challenge themselves.

"Truman is a hard school and people sometimes just want to get away and not think about 
academics," senior Seth Graber, president, said. "Our club offers the opportunity to do that, to meet 
with people and hang out a little bit. When we go out on climbing trips, we get away from town and 
rejuvenate."

The organization started in the spring of 2000 and traveled to Arkansas and Colorado. However, for 
most trips, the members stayed in Missouri.

"Usually, Climbing Club takes trips down to Capen State Park in Columbia, [Mo.]," junior Julie Bates, 
treasurer, said.

Having a close spot to climb allowed the members to take trips spontaneously.

"We can just take a day trip," Bates said. "Throw the ropes and gear in the car and go."

Being a member also meant having access to equipment, which could cost between $300 and $400 
for the harness, ropes, shoes and webbing.

"We have the club equipment, so you only have to pay $10 a semester, and you get to use all of this 
rock climbing gear," senior Kathleen Kersey, secretary, said. "You don't have to buy any of it."

Many students enjoyed the Climbing Club's positive atmosphere.

Senior Amanda Bates joined because of the supportive climate during a climbing trip. Bates found 
that a mental boost from teammates gave her the confidence to complete the climb.

"It's definitely mental for me, who has no experience at all," Bates said. "That's why all the support 
is so valuable and why everybody talks about that being the best thing. That's what makes me keep 
going."

Completing the actual climb had a personal impact for some members.

"It's a great feeling," Kersey said. "[You think] 'wow - I made it all the way up here. I climbed all the 
way.'"

By KATHRYN Septeowski Contributing Writer

Alpha Kappa Psi [Business]
FRONT ROW: Jennifer Cummings, Thomas Norman, Marc Tower, Jennifer Ploch, Anton Bogdanov, 
Christian Lenz, Emily Lange, Michael Lee, Mircea Negrea, Bryan Vanderhoof, Brandon Duke, Nathan 
Brennecke, Jeremy Rootz, Charlotte Price. SECOND ROW: Brendan Duede, Fici Damayanti, Eric 
Donohoe, Jamie Martin, Sarah Rau, Corinne Carter, Vijay Yalamanchili-president, Jacquelyn 
Holzmann, Samuel Grefrath, Sean Mettler, Andrew Phillips, Ria Sutrisno, Paul Cornejo. BACK ROW: 
Kenneth Marcantel, Marie Langabee, Annie Youngwirth, Kelly Brickhaus, Courtnie Wilson, Mei Tung, 
Jennifer Labit, Laura Stull, Amy Ortega, Charisse Arens, Jonathan Moy, Jilian Miller, Hristo Gyurov.

Alpha Phi Alpha [Social/Service Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Harry Cecil-secretary, Chad Carter-vice president, Matthew Scott-president, Walter 
Washington-vice president, Cecil Brooks-treasurer, Demond Baine-adviser.

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Sophomore Chris Welch climbs the rock wall at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Mo.). 
The rock wall's height ranged from 12 to 14 feet.

photo by Beth Kelly

Alpha Phi Omega [Service Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Dustijn Hollon, Katherine Walling, Ross Rearick, Lindsay Johnson, Julie Emnett, Melissa 
White, Amber Hayes, Sandi Biszantz, Gabe Kennon, April Behnke, Andrew Phillips. SECOND ROW: 
Rachel Hardin, Dan Clark, Cancan Ma-vice president, Steve Schnurbusch, Elizabeth Foerstel-vice 
president, Linda Caraway-adviser, Matt Hayes, Jennifer Main-vice president, Matt Lucas, Stephanie 
Tiemann. BACK ROW: Niki Wilson, Angela Diester-president, Brandi Moeller, Becky Ell, Kari Durham, 
Shana Kelley, Amanda Rutherford, Dynae Munden, Laura Lamorette.

Alpha Phi Omega [Service Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Christina Klusman, Kristina Sis, Vicki Clark, Samadhini Jayakody, Laura Dale, Amy 
Barron, Erin Franks, Shannon Wilburn, Lisa Feldkamp, Callista Webb, Heather Happ. SECOND ROW: 
Stephen Allen-adviser, Benjamin Delaware, Kate Kelly, James Baskett, Brenna Silvey, Abbie Brown, 
Lydia Nobles, Ann Falkner, Nick Harbison, Alicia Busse. BACK ROW: Liz Abram, Abigail Schwepker, 
Julie Rubly, Shannon Clarkin, Jessica Nettles, Jennifer Bordogna, Hannah Aldridge, Jenise 
Lichtenegger, Lisa Hampton, Miranda McMillin.

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Ways of Praise
students promote worship through songs, theatrical performances and prayers

"Te Deum," meaning "praise God," was a concept conceived in the fall of 2001 to unite religious 
organizations on the Truman State University campus for a common purpose. Students from the 
Lutheran Student Fellowship worked together to plan and arrange the goal for the ministry, which 
was to spread the word of God by inviting all students on campus to learn about Christianity through 
theatrical performance, song and prayer.

To fund this outreach program, the student-led ministry team penned a proposal and submitted it to 
a national organization, Aid Association for Lutherans. The AAL accepted the proposal and gave the 
Lutheran Student Fellowship a $6,500 grant. Members used the money to purchase drinks, snacks, 
sidewalk chalk and advertising materials. They also used the money to produce a book of uplifting 
songs and to purchase the copyright for the songbook.

Te Deum materialized in the fall of 2002 with bimonthly prayer and worship services held on the 
first and third Tuesday of each month. On the first Tuesday, members held a prayer service called 
"Prayer at the Pole" at 7:30 a.m. This service consisted of a short devotional, singing and prayer. 
Members reserved the third Tuesday of each month for a worship and praise service that was 
usually held in the Activities Room of the Student Union Building.

"It's an awesome small-group praise and worship service that appears to be growing each time," 
sophomore Abby Souders said. "[Te Deum] provides a relaxed Christian environment that welcomes 
all, and not only Lutherans."

The services ran smoothly due to the extensive planning that went into each service.

"Meetings basically start from scratch," said junior Olivia Conner, head of the ministry team. 
"Themes and skits are brainstormed to go with the theme. Those who play the music work on it 
separately." 

One of the students' goals was to heighten student awareness about Lutheran Student Fellowship 
and other Christian organizations on campus.

"The students came up with the idea to do something to make Lutheran Student Fellowship known 
on campus," senior Adam Dichsen said.

Each worship session had a particular theme. The Te Deum ministry team met each week to further 
develop the month's theme and find ways to incorporate it into the service.

One month the theme was "Ice Cream for the Soul." The speaker demonstrated this theme by 
saying that God's people were like ice cream sundaes. The sundae was created by God, the people 
were the ice cream and the toppings were the talents and characteristics that God put in their lives. 
After the service, all the students went to the Lutheran Student Fellowship house to participate in 
an ice cream social.

Audience members also interacted during many of the service songs. As the piano played and the 
guitarist led the audience, the congregation broke up into parts.

"[Te Deum] is more intimate and active with the individual," sophomore Matt Maxfield said.

As specified in the grant, Lutheran Student Fellowship fulfilled its goal to unite the other Christian 
organizations on campus by displaying all upcoming events from other campus religious 
organizations on the back of the Te Deum programs.

The AAL funded Te Deum through 2003 with the idea that if Te Deum became successful, the 
association would implement similar programs at other universities across the country.

"The people at [Lutheran Student Fellowship] do a great job putting the service on," freshman Abby 
Sineni said. "It's awesome. Adam [Dichsen] does a great job giving the message."

By Beth Spinney Assistant Photography Editor

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Sophomore John Eddy plays the guitar during a Deum service. Participants sang between eight and 
10 praise songs at each service.

Freshman Kristin Prange offers ice cream to sophomore Lauren Schulte during a skit. Thirty-one 
people attended the service held by the Lutheran Student Fellowship.

photo by Jim Volmert

photo by Jim Volmert

Junior Olivia Conner and freshman Kristin Prange say a prayer before eating ice cream. The theme 
for the night was "Ice Cream for the Soul." Another theme for a Te Deum service was "How to Praise 
God."

"[Te Deum] provides a relaxed Christian environment that welcomes all, and not only Lutherans."-
sophomore Abby Souders

photo by Jim Volmert

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Making it Count
organizations support philanthropies with donations

ORGANIZATIONS at Truman State University thought about more than just planning their next social 
event. Spending considerable time and money, organizations also supported philanthropies.

"Our organization supported many groups," said senior Russell Rawlings, Phi Kappa Theta member. 
"The week before Thanksgiving, we have a Turkey Bowl on the Mall, and anyone can pay $2 to bowl 
a frozen turkey. If they get a strike, they get a prize. We give any money we raise to the Children's 
Miracle Network, which is our national philanthropy. We also stood in front of Wal-Mart handing 
out information and collecting donations to help the Kirksville Police Department receive child-
identification software."

Phi Kap was just one of the organizations that supported philanthropies. Social sororities like Alpha 
Sigma Alpha also donated money to different groups.

"We supported several philanthropies," junior Jilian Miller, Alpha member, said. "One of the fund-
raisers we do annually is called Puppy Love for Tally, in which we get as many puppies as we can 
handle and play with them at the fountain all day, and people walking by usually give us donations. 
We give any donations we receive to the Humane Society. This fund-raiser was started as a 
memorial to one of our members who died in the early '90s. She really loved puppies, so this is our 
way of doing something good in her name."

Besides social fraternities and sororities, many other campus organizations actively supported 
philanthropies. Sigma Alpha Iota, a women's music organization, was one of those groups.

"Sigma Alpha Iota supports many philanthropies," senior Kelli Boone, SAI member, said. "Most of 
them deal with music therapy. We have fund-raisers to help fund starting string programs in high 
schools and to help out new composers. We also support music camps for disabled people."

Fund-raisers not only assisted the various groups in need, but they also benefited organization 
members who could not afford to donate money alone.

"We are all poor college students who don't have much money to give on our own," Miller said. 
"What we do have to give is time. We could just sit around and do nothing, but we choose to go out 
there and do something worthwhile."

Supporting philanthropies through organizations often brought participating group members a 
sense of satisfaction.

"The whole reason I joined SAI was to help these different groups," Boone said. "It is everything to 
me. It means a lot that we are able to do good in many different ways and help out many people."

Organizations that supported philanthropies enjoyed knowing that their thoughtfulness, hard work 
and time were worthwhile.

By Reena Karan Staff Writer

Alpha Phi Sigma [Honor Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Sarah Miller, Jennifer Alm, Rebecca Jones, Richard Goering. BACK ROW: Rachel 
Johnson, Ann Falkner-treasurer, Betsey Heberlein, Emily Burns-vice president, Katie Miller-
president.

Alpha Sigma Alpha [Social Sorotity]
FRONT ROW: Ashley Hooley, Shannon Wagner, Megan Wiese, Amy Davis, Nichole Sharpies, Megan 
Azar, Molly Gervich, Laura Stull, Erin Eveker, Lindsay Ricketts, Alison Gassner, Leah Schulz. SECOND 
ROW: Ashley Taylor, Liz Busch, Maribeth Boyle, Charlotte Price, Abby Bledsoe, Hollie Thomas, Ginny 
Weidhaas, Annie Kramer, Kate Nielsen, Mandy Kurt. BACK ROW: Katie Webster, Leigh Albright, 
Allison Koontz, Katie Cannon, Rebecca Martin, Becki Wasserman, Caitlin Nowicki, Jenny Applegate, 
Megan Walker, Sarah Donnell, Megan Richardson, Lisa Philip, Tabitha Reed.

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Senior Julie May, junior Erin Smith and senior Jennifer Misuraca stack canned goods during 
Operation Pump Can. Panhellenic Council donated a small truck load of cans to Victims Support 
Services through this event.

photo submitted

Alpha Sigma Alpha [Social Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Erika Meiners, Stacey Cook, Corie Hufford, Christina Robinson, Sara Landers, Jessica 
Schutz, Jessica Newsham, Andrea Coca. SECOND ROW: Kimberly Martin, Jackie Suellentrop, Jessica 
Arndt, Clair Collins, Allison Holt-president, Crystal Warren, Lauren Schoenky. BACK ROW: Alaina 
Strom, Gina Indelicato, Jilian Miller, Meghan Frank, Joanna Dunn, Erica Owens.

Alpha Simga Alpha [social sorority]
FRONT ROW: Kim Winans, Lindsay Baker, Cara Woods, Lisa McNamara, Christina Winkler, Angie 
Arellano, Kristin Brueckmann, Tricia Palombo, Jenna Folwarski. SECOND ROW: Kelcie McLaughlin, 
Erin Boyle, Jennifer Thurman, Sara Wilcox, Heather Webb, Bethany Moklestad, Kristin Samuelson. 
BACK ROW: Heather Dowdy, Jessica Reschly, Tracey Schaefer, Karen Gibson, Lauren Rase, Megan 
Johnson, Meghan Imhof, Michelle Duepner, Erin Dowdy.

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Participating Spirits
asakivle teaches workshop focusing on haitian dance

To some, the Haitian-Creole word "asakivle" meant "those who would like to participate." Truman 
State University students and faculty discovered a deeper meaning on Sept. 28, 2002, when 
Asakivle, a Haitian dance troupe, came to the University to demonstrate their unique dance style.

Alpha Kappa Alpha, the Multicultural Affairs Center and the Residential College Program sponsored 
Asakivle. The Funds Allotment Council assisted with funding for the event. Senior Faith Givan, social 
chairwoman of Alpha Kappa Alpha, came up with the idea of bringing in the Haitian dance troupe.

"Everyone brings in African dance troupes, so I decided we should bring a Haitian dance troupe," 
Givan said. "My mother is a teacher, and one of her close friends is manager for the troupe. She had 
seen them perform at festivals in Chicago and at clubs. She had them perform at her school and had 
rave reviews about them." 

While preparing for Asakivle, Givan hoped many would enjoy participating in the event.

"I really want people to come and learn about Haitian culture and tradition, but more so I want 
everyone to have a good time, meet new people and enjoy each other," Givan said.

Junior Marian Adjei-Tawiah participated in the day's events.

"I was having lunch in Ryle [Hall] and ... they invited us to go to the workshop," Adjei-Tawiah said. "It 
took me on a journey back home. Most of it reminds me of the tradition of Africa. It was like 
watching a documentary on our forefathers." 

Participants shared an intimate lunch with the dancers and then participated in a dance workshop 
during the day. The dancers shared information about their culture and history and also 
demonstrated their style of dance and drumming during both the workshop and their performance 
that evening. They encouraged everyone to take part in and explore their dance traditions during 
the performance as well as the workshop.

The Haitian style of dance was fluid with movements that seemed effortless, telling a spiritual story. 
The singing and drumming that accompanied the dance energized participants and audience 
members and took them on a special journey.

"[The performance] was a lot different than I expected it to be, but it was really interesting and I 
really got a feel for the culture and the religious aspect of it," freshman Amy Hees said.

Freshman Stephen Fox also enjoyed the performance.

"I thought it was interesting," Fox said. "I really didn't know what to expect coming in."

Senior Alison Irvin experienced a journey of her own during the dance workshop.

"It is a drum journey," Irvin said. "You just blend in with the drums and become them."

By Melissa Allen Organizations Editor

photo by Rachel Meyer

An Asakivle dancer teaches senior Faith Givan and sophomore Carissa Allen to dance in the Haitian 
style at a workshop held by the troupe. Haitian dance movements centered around the spinal cord. 

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Asakivle performs for workshop participants on Sept. 28, 2002. Performers integrated drumming 
and singing into the Haitian dance tradition.

photo by Rachel Meyer

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Blue Key members load a truck with donated goods for the Salvation Army.  Members collected 
about 3,520 items during the Fall Harves in Novemeber 2002.

photo by Katie Kelly

Alpha Sigma Gamma [Service Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Ruthie Russell, Sarah Mulford, Amy Huedepohl, Tina Knese, Amy Denison-treasurer, 
Diana Young, Katie Miller, Julie Strahle, Marlena Winkler, Tanya Hentges, Tara Mannen. SECOND 
ROW: Katherine May, Jessica Jackson, Ashley Patey, Tara Huesemann, Susan Jacobsmeyer-vice 
president, Maureen McVey-president, Lisa Zimmer-secretary, Melissa Vanost, Katherine Allen, Erin 
Folwarski. BACK ROW: Valery Webb, Erin Donohue, Tricia Palombo, Katie Botts, Lisa Helgenberg, Jill 
Sharamitaro, Megan Cotter, Melissa Ferk, Amy Endicott, Sara Meulendyke, Micaela Leveranz, Allison 
Koebbe.

Alpha Sigma Gamma [Service Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Brenda Winking, Jennifer Schellman, Sarah Weidinger, Nancy Schroeder, Joanna Hoag, 
Marcie Manns, Leia Langguth, Stephanie Knoblauch, Ana Lemp, Amy Ortega, Brooke Liles, Marlo 
Warner. SECOND ROW: Audra Harrold, Nina Carter, Kayla Flynn, Krystal McGinnis, Emily Weidhaas, 
Katie Sisson, Kate Grebin, Carrie Miller, Dhara Amin, Lauren Ayers, Andrea DuPont. BACK ROW: 
Katelyn Griner, Theresa Bono, Kira Moore, Renee Stringer, Laura Gatti, Katharyn Gilpin, Amy 
Michaels, Jenn Plank, Elizabeth Jackson, Karla Robert, Katie Syrett, Amber Hearn, Alicia Schulte.

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The Key to Service
blue key members use time and effort and to serve community

ONE might wonder how a service organization that did not directly require members to put forth 
service hours could thrive, but the Blue Key service fraternity at Truman State University succeeded 
in keeping its members committed.

Since Blue Key founded its organization in 1925, the main focus was to better the community 
through dedicated work. However, members were not required to complete a specific amount of 
hours each semester.

"One of the mottos we used to have was 'require nothing, expect everything,"' senior Nathan See, 
vice president, said. "We wanted [members] to do it not because they felt obligated, but because 
they wanted to serve."

Applicants had to complete 45 credit hours with a 3.0 GPA or higher to be considered for Blue Key. 
During recruitment, potential members also had to show leadership, service experience and 
personality, as well as give ideas for future service projects.

"They're the coolest guys in the world, and they're people from all different organizations on 
campus," senior John Sauer, president, said. "It's just a wide variety of guys, but they all want to do 
the same thing - to serve the campus or the community."

Members served the community with weekly and annual projects. Weekly community projects 
included tutoring at Ray Miller Elementary School and playing cards with the residents of Twin Pines 
Adult Care Center. Annual projects included the Fall Harvest and "A Night Out For Those Without." 
Blue Key often needed a large number of volunteers from outside the organization to help with 
projects.

With these larger projects such as the Red Cross blood drive and the Fall Harvest for the Salvation 
Army, Blue Key often received assistance from its sister organization, Cardinal Key, and business 
fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi.

"That's really key to get those other organizations to help," junior Preston Imhof, service chairman, 
said. "If we did this by ourselves, we would be overwhelmed."

The blood drive occurred once a semester, with members of Blue Key and Cardinal Key registering 
people, delivering donations and visiting the donors.

"We walk around and talk to people," Sauer said. "We just try to help them relax."

Blue Key collected nonperishable food items for the Fall Harvest at the beginning of November 
2002. First, Blue Key delivered bags to homes in Kirksville. A week later they collected filled bags and 
gave them to the Salvation Army.

Sauer said he had enjoyed filling the Salvation Army's empty pantry shelves during past food drives.

"Captain Kincaid [of the Salvation Army] was so happy we were helping him out," Sauer said. 
"Having people thank you for helping them out just makes you feel good."

By Kathryn Septeowski Contributing Writer

American Marketing Association [Business]
FRONT ROW: Matt Lovell, Annie Youngwirth, Michael Tolliver, Debi Cartwright-adviser, Jennifer 
Labit, Jill Sharamitaro.

American Medical Student Association [Professional]
FRONT ROW: Bryan Duepner, Gregory Seymour, Stacey Smith, Jamie Bowen, Ben Northrup, Michael 
Hoeh. SECOND ROW: Elizabeth Kelly, Erin Haslag, Mark Vogel-treasurer, Todd Lansford-president, 
Emily Bums-secretary, Elisea Avalos, Jennifer Alm. BACK ROW: Laura Anderson, Melissa Comegys, 
Tiffany Marchbanks, Holly Davis, Michelle Meinkoth, Sarah Shelton, Hailey Lawyer, Aalap Mehta.

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"For me, it's awesome. It has taught me how to be well-rounded and how to enjoy life even when 
I'm stressed out."-senior Stephanie Tice

Junior Jen Akers and freshman Colleen Drazen make gifts for alumnae. Delta Zeta's founding 
university was Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1902.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

Freshmen Ben Burkemper, Sal LoPorto and Josh Albarelli dance at Delta Zeta's anniversary dance. 
DZ's philanthropy helped the hearing impaired.

Senior Whitney Noteis and alumna Lindsey Gamlin talk before the meal at the Delta Zeta 
anniversary banquet. An old DZ sweat shirt belonging to founder Ruth W. Towne was the highest 
selling item at the banquet, costing $20.

photo by Sarah Borton

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photo by Laura Blakey

Breaking 100
delta zeta members and alumnae celebrate the sorority's 100th anniversary

Students often walked across campus without giving a second thought to the bells that chimed in 
the tower every quarter hour. But to Delta Zeta sisters, every ring of those bells was a reminder of 
their 100-year national history and their founder, Ruth W. Towne, who donated the bells to Truman 
State University in 1992.

The 115 members of the University's Delta Sigma chapter of Delta Zeta celebrated the national 
sorority's centennial year during the week of October 20-26, 2002. The week's events included a 
pledge class dinner, a mini-retreat to learn about DZ history, a Founder's Day service, preparation 
for arrival of the alumnae and a banquet at the end of the week for all current members.

A year before the centennial celebration, members elected senior Maria Rolfes as their centennial 
chairwoman. Her job was to brainstorm and plan ways to commemorate both the sorority's 56 years 
on the University's campus and Towne, a very influential member who contributed to the 
development of DZ at the University and at the national level.

To start the celebration, the chapter donated money to the campus in the form of a platinum-level 
sponsorship. The money went to the St. Louis Brass Quintet Kohlenberg Lyceum event, held on Oct. 
14, 2002, and to the construction of Magruder Hall, formerly Science Hall. This guaranteed the 
inclusion of DZ's name on the wall of contributors inside the finished science building in honor of 
their centennial year.

A large part of the week also focused on remembering Towne.

"She made us who we are today," senior Stephanie Tice said.

Every DZ knew Towne's reputation as a graceful, proper woman who gave everything she could to 
whatever she did, even within DZ. She graduated from the University in 1939 and returned to teach 
in 1952. She was the chapter director for 24 years before becoming the faculty adviser in 1987, and 
she won the Alumna of the Year award in 1994. The bells she donated were in memory of her 
parents and had the inscription, "Faith, hope, love, the greatest is love." The inscription served as 
another reminder to the school and the sorority of Towne's commitment and love of the 
community.

"She wanted her girls, [the DZs], to live life 100 percent," freshman Maggie Wolcott said.

On Saturday, Oct. 26,2002, alumnae took tours of the campus, guided by Student Ambassador 
members who were also DZ members, so they could view the campus as it looked in 2002.
At the banquet, DZ auctioned off items of Towne's DZ apparel to current members and over 35 
alumnae who came for the celebration. Guests ranged from the class of 1967 through 1998.

Another part of the banquet was the recognition of the Woman of the Year Award, which the 
national DZ office gave to an alumna every year. DZ awarded it to those who achieved national 
recognition in their career. Two of the previous winners were from the University's chapter, Dana 
McMillian and Phyllis Bloomfield, who both returned to speak to the sorority.

Following the banquet, everyone socialized and shared memories.

"It was good to see that [the alumnae] still care," Rolfes said.

The week allowed the sorority to celebrate their 100-year heritage and reflect on what DZ meant to 
them.

"For me, it's awesome," Tice said. "It has taught me how to be well-rounded and how to enjoy life 
even when I'm stressed out."

By Peggy Amor Student Life/Academics Editor

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Star Recruiters
current students help recruit prospective students

A group of students surrounded Elaine DeJovin, admissions counselor, in her office as they signed 
Christmas cards. Truman State University created the cards to send to prospective students. The 
group, Students To Assist Recruitment, was responsible for contacting high school students 
interested in attending the University.

About 46 University students volunteered in STAR for at least one hour a week during the 2002-
2003 school year. DeJovin said the group had no requirements to join, only a high level of 
enthusiasm.

"It's for people who like school," DeJovin said.

Many of the members of STAR said their favorite activity was calling prospective students to answer 
questions they might have about the University.

"I really enjoy the phone calls. It feels like you have more of an impact," junior Rachel Ohmer said.

Ohmer said many of the prospective students were interested in aspects beyond academics.

"A lot of students will ask if you think it's boring here," freshman Bethany Lueckenhoff said.

STAR made an average of 4,000 phone calls during each school year to prospective students and 
their parents. DeJovin said many students showed interest in the University, but did not really know 
anything about it, making it difficult to recruit them.

"Prospectives are almost like a shot in the dark," DeJovin said.

STAR also sent about 20 of its members to their former high schools to pass out information. These 
volunteers gave potential students University apparel, met with high school counselors and 
answered questions the high school students had about the University in general.

STAR was responsible for getting 99 prospective students to enroll for the 2002-2003 academic year. 
It also encouraged 248 students to enroll after they received letters of acceptance from the 
University.

While many of the students enjoyed recruiting for the University, they also had fun spending time 
together. DeJovin said the great group of students in STAR contributed to its success.

"I think they stick around because they like hanging out with other STARs," DeJovin said.

By Sara Landers Contributing Writer

Art Club [Fine Arts]
FRONT ROW: Andrea Owen, Jennie Gilmore, Megan Miller-president, Maria Samayoa, Denise Stith. 
BACK ROW: Aaron Fine-adviser, Tom Witzofsky, Ruth Racher-president, Lisa Payne, Julia Karll.

Art History Society [Fine Arts]
FRONT ROW: Maire Corcoran, Margaret Clark-secretary, Matthew Irish-vice president, Catherine 
Perrine-president, Melissa Polette-treasurer, Jasmine Fry, Sarah Whelehon.

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Sophomore Eric King, senior Matt O' Rourke and freshman Sara Bear work on mailings to send to 
prospective students. STAR made an average of 4,000phone calls each year to prospective students.

photo by Jennifer Trumpet

Baptist Student Union [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Julie Watson, Lindsey Mentel, Emily Maulin, Meredyth Chavarria, Kimberly Wilson, 
Jessica Schmidt, Sarah Majino, Shanee Perkins. SECOND ROW: Jeremy Irwin, Adrian Lorincz, Joshua 
Davis, Elaine Wright, Brady Copeman, Jenn Allen, Meghan Lunders, Grant Mulkey, Sam Theismann. 
BACK ROW: Sherry Ritter, Kristen Stanley, Tarrah Moore, Hannah Casillo, Alicen Blassl, Kristen 
Shelver.

Baptist Student Union [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Jesse Snodgrass, Megan Haffey, Aimee Luber, Lisa Repair. BACK ROW: Matthew 
Cullum, Audra Harrold, Gene Austin-chaplain, Jamie Sharp, Greg Irwin.

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the clay people create unique hand-crafted pottery pieces that benefit the creator and the 
buyerCeramic Sensations

LOOKING hard enough, one might have been able to spot the Clay People at Truman State 
University. These were not animated characters in a television show, but rather a group of 
University students who participated in an organization dedicated to the art of making pottery.

"The Clay People got started as an organization which coordinates shows where ceramics students 
can sell various pottery projects," senior Amanda Stockham said. 

The Clay People held a show at least once each semester. Anyone could view or purchase various 
pieces that were usually either; functional or artistic.

"I make mostly stoneware, and my pieces differ from functional to artistid," senior Jessica Martin 
said. "I have made a range of things from bowls to more artistic pieces, but I sell more of the 
functional pieces."

Selling the pieces for profit was not the only reason members of the Clay People sat behind a 
pottery wheel. Many found that pottery was not only practical, but also healing.

"Throwing can be relaxing and can put me in a better mood," senior Priscilla Hostman said. "It is a 
way for me to escape the humdrum of ordinary life."

Immersed in creating their products, it was easy for pottery lovers to get attached to their work. 
Sometimes it was hard to give up what they had created.

"Of course you get really attached to the stuff you have put the most effort into," Martin said. "I am 
more attached to my artistic pieces than anything. It's hard to give away something I put a lot of 
creativity in."

To deal with those feelings of attachment, Stockham found it easier to give than to sell.

"I don't sell any of my pieces, but l do donate some to the Clay People," Stockham said. "I usually 
give away my pieces to people that I care a lot about."

Giving to others was common among the Clay People. They found that pottery made practical and 
unique gifts.

"I give some of my pieces away," Martin said. "In fact, I gave everyone I know one of my ceramic 
pieces for Christmas, and they loved them."

Individuals who received pottery gifts may not have realized that making a ceramic piece was often 
a long and uncomfortable process.

"After you have a basic idea of what you want to do, you take a lump of clay and throw it on the 
pottery wheel," Martin said. "Once you have created the shape you want, you blaze it a few times. 
We have a blaze fire that reaches high temperatures, so it "gets pretty hot. After the blazing, you 
can decorate with paint or leave it as is."

The process may have been long, but for those who endured it, the result was worth the effort.

"Pottery can be very therapeutic for me," Stockham said. "I got interested in pottery because my 
dad actually got his undergraduate [degree] in ceramics from Truman. I grew up with it."

With its growing popularity, pottery was displayed throughout campus. Usually, the pieces were 
products of the Clay People's hard work and unique imagination.

By Reena Karan Staff Writer

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Senior Jessica Martin prepares to trim a thrown piece of pottery. The process of making a typical 
ceramic piece took about two weeks to complete.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

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Beta Alpha Psi [Accounting]
FRONT ROW: Chadwick Epps, Sara Hadler, James Friesz, William Kauffman, Kristopher Kueker, Sarah 
Spader, C.J. Davis. SECOND ROW: Steve Schnurbusch, Heidi Ross-secretary, Daniel Chavez-vice 
president, Kimberly Kenny-president, Imran Jamal-treasurer, Kara Siebert, Joseph Voss. BACK ROW: 
Renee Schaupert, Ayanna Bradley, Adri Atwell, Ann Falkner, Christine Esneault, Melissa Ferk.

Beta Alpha Psi [Accounting]
FRONT ROW: Matthew Fitch, Pankaj Sharma, Matt Kupferle, Amy Taucher, Michael Braun, Derek 
Wilhelm, Joshua Mareschal. SECOND ROW: Gary Courtois, Daniel Schulte, Ruqayya Muhammad, 
Aaron Cooper, Miglena Kaseva, Karen Dierking, Bryan Sattler. BACK ROW: Amber McWilliams, Emily 
Lange, Sara Lauer, Vicki Clark, Samadhini Jayakody, Becky Dye.
Beta Gamma Sigma [Business/Accounting Honorary]

Beta Beta Beta [Biology]
FRONT ROW: Megan Harney, Chris Wang, Christine Janson, Eric Jerde, John Woodward, Kristi Teal, 
Michael Hoeh, Katharine Lang. SECOND ROW: Michelle Meinkoth, Mary Green, Laura Prewitt, 
Rachel Travers, Cynthia Khan-secretary, Tiffany Lucas-president, Shawna Cooper-vice president, 
Gerrad Jones-treasurer, Jamie Bowen, Ruth Delaware, Kathryn Jackson. BACK ROW: Nicole Vazquez, 
Leah Young, Erin Sallee, Ashley Lytton, Julia Struble, Hailey Lawyer, Aalap Mehta, Laura Erickson.

Beta Gamma Sigma [Business/Accounting Honorary]
FRONT ROW: Stephen Allen-adviser, James Bailey-president, Jiri Mikl, Mircea Negrea. BACK ROW: 
Marie Langabee, Alicia Busse, Shuang Li, Tricia Scott.

Beta Omega Beta [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Ruth Racher, Kathryn Widitz, Sarah Welch-treasurer, Leslie Burton-secretary, Megan 
Dougherty-vice president, Amanda Murphy-president.

Beta Theta Pi [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: John Whipple, Daniel Motta, Nathan Rueckert, Eric McAllister, Andrew Lewis, David 
McCunniff, Corey White, Samuel Grefrath, Marc Tower, Thomas Norman, Joel Harrison, Dave 
Widaman, Jake Rodemann, John Hargrove. SECOND ROW: Jiggar Hindia, Rory Roundtree, Lukas 
Rhoads, Iain McKee, Andy Crossett, Stuart Presley-secretary, Vijay Yalamanchili-vice president, 
Matthew Walczewski-president, Paul Cornejo-treasurer, Derek Steele, Edward Kalwei, Brendan 
Duede, Timothy Hargrove, Steve Hankins. BACK ROW: Sean Phelan, Matt Hawkins, Keith Cronin, 
James Klosowski, Keith Ratliff, Johnathan Barber, William Kauffman, Matthew Spencer, Jeffrey 
Blankenship, Ross Reule, Matthew Craine, Gregory Irwin, Kevin Frazer.

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Blanton-Nason Hall Senate [Residential Living]
FRONT ROW: Sarah Rutherford, Leah Young, Sara Humlicek, Sarah Deady, Jennifer Anderson, Laura 
Euritt. BACK ROW: Nina Carter, Angeline Schremser-secretary, Renee Pepmiller-president, Lindy 
Irwin-treasurer, Justine Maedeker.

Blue Key [Honorary Service]
FRONT ROW: Andrew Blandford, Joe Skinner, Royal Beine, Blake Stevens, Brett Werenski, Shawn 
Guethle, Rory Judd, Damon Thayer, David Fieleke. SECOND ROW: Jeff Romine-adviser, Tyler 
Anderson, Mike Guethle, Nathan See-vice president, John Sauer-president, Kartik Gaddam-
secretary, Andy Brummel-treasurer, Preston Imhof, Jake Rodemann. BACK ROW: Brent Rauch, 
Matthew Cosby, Jonathan Cleaver, Joshua Roesch, Matthew Fails, Jeffrey Imgarten, Matt Wilson, 
Taylor Hall.

Bulldog Party [Political]
FRONT ROW: Ebubechukwu Nwazota, Matthew Doellman, Nick Hart, Stephanie Nigus, Jaidee 
Moore, Ryan Hager, Tremayne Battle. SECOND ROW: Remington Smith, Wayne Yocum, Grant 
Mulkey, Bethany Ordaz, Matt Brooker, Shawn Doyle-treasurer, Jon Beckmeyer. BACK ROW: Rachael 
Clouse, Leslie Contarini, Alison Spinden, Nolan White, Diane Gollaher, Bailey Sherry, Laura Keck, 
Johanna Westin.

Campus Christian Fellowship [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Charles Courtney, Katharine McIntyre, Jason Showmaker, Rachel Kenney, Steven Cox, 
Megan Galloway, Mike Tolliver, Julie Nollmann, Eli Klimek, Christine Bursch, Wyatt Feeler. SECOND 
ROW: Thi Nguyen, Gail Kulczewski, Marc Harman, Angela Suppasansathorn, Matt Fieleke, Andrea 
Levinson, Royal Beine, Andrea Moore, Nicholas Beydler, Elyse Ruckenbrod, Heather Wickham. BACK 
ROW: Leigh Ann Bolton, Ashley Welsh, Ginger James, Erica Kinnison, Lacey Hale, Hayley Kessler, 
Alicen Blassl, Sarah Quick, Laura Corona, Rachel Barnstable.

Campus Christian Fellowship [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Chriscilla Chard, Beth Rozier, Theophilus Obijaju, Elizabeth Vanderhoof, Steven Olree, 
Erin Mueller, Charles Calvin, Emily Kendrick, Douglas Reside, Nicole Jones, Brittany Gross. SECOND 
ROW: Kim Schlanger, Jeffery Mumaw, Marbree Hardee, Daniel Gladish, Kevin McGlumphry, Elaine 
Wright, Matthew Hardee, Anuoluwapo Orebiyi, David DeMoss. BACK ROW: Susan Guittar, Jennifer 
Pruett, Erica Baker, Jennifer McDonnell, Dan Caputo, Jena Zeigler, Christina Klusman, Jennifer 
Loughary, Sara Bender.

Campus Crusade for Christ [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Takiko Koyama, Becky O'Dea, Jeana Gaehle, Katylin Mayhle, Julia Struble, Katie 
Mattern, Steven Olree. SECOND ROW: Alan Toigo, Katherine Schenewerk, Charity Richardson, Matt 
Anderson, Adrienne Zeiter, Brandy Stubbs, Luis Meggo. BACK ROW: Emily Bums, Maren Nelson, 
Sarah St. John, Matt O'Rourke, Joy Chisholm, Ashley Lytton.

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Campus Crusade for Christ [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Noel Sterett, Jessica Jones, Kristel Powell, Naomi Weisbrook, David Frederick. SECOND 
ROW: Tim Roth, Jeff Roth, Melody Von Engeln, Cristen Bissey, Christina Koch, Adam Stilley, Brian 
Baker, Katherine Brink. BACK ROW: Vincent Bissey, John Richardson, Nate Chisholm, Brantley Ping, 
Ross Rearick, David DeMoss.

Cantoria [Fine Arts]
FRONT ROW: Sarah Brown, Harry Cecil, Rachel Haffey, Mike Pippenger, Kirsten Urick, Chad Lagraso, 
Rachel AuBuchon, Matthew Fieleke, Nick Cloud. SECOND ROW: John Pinkston, Dan Harden-
treasurer, Emily Keen-vice president, Rachel Westfall-president, Sarah Bennett-secretary, Vincent 
Chandler, Daniel Trutwin. BACK ROW: Bethany Chaney, Cassie Hanusa, Jasmine Fry, Jessica Schmidt, 
Stephanie Smith, Sarah Stroesser, Emily Nelson, Megan Iverson.

Cantoria [Fine Arts]
FRONT ROW: Matthew Tingler, Kelsie Morgan, Tristan Frampton, Renee Gordon, Erica Owens, 
Lauren Gripka, John Peluso, Kristin Varwig, John Weeks. SECOND ROW: Joseph Hainline, Jacqueline 
Sieber, Caleb Pautz, Nathan Gillette, Jennifer Duvall, James Bertels, Jamila Foster, Robert Tylka. 
BACK ROW: Kristin McKemy, Shannon Wagner, Hannah Schreiber, Meghan Callahan, Travis Russell, 
Cherayla Davis, Angela Diester, Paul Scruggs.

Cardinal Key [Honorary Service]
FRONT ROW: Robbi Kupfer, Katie Allen, Crystal Shriver, Erin Machens, Amanda Fritz, Miriam Block. 
SECOND ROW: Kelly Beck, Kristin Walstrom-secretary, Devin Weishuhn-vice president, Sarah 
Freund-president, Charity Thompson-treasurer, Katie Sauer, Emily Borchardt. BACK ROW: Beth 
Zimmermann, Jennifer Fuller, Amanda Seeber, Laura Main, Allison Gaston, Brittan Hallar, Sara 
Clouse, Kendra Antony.

Catholic Newman Center [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Eric Meyer, Lauren Rider, Jeremy Henson, Kim Zamastil, Vanessa Crawford, Stephanie 
Sullivan, Rachel DeWilde, Karl Hendrickson, Sara Seeling, Stephen Huss. SECOND ROW: Lisa Sieren, 
Eric Veile, Kate Christman, Melissa Vanost-vice president, Bettie Lesczynski-director, Lisa Sherrill-
president, Corey Witte-vice president, Amy Chinn-secretary, Ken Mayo, Alan Venneman, Mary Klein. 
BACK ROW: Jessica Kovarik, Lauren Ayers, Todd Ruecker, Sarah Lederle, Marie Lederle, Holly Davis, 
Aimee Lichtenberg, Joe Pini, Diana Steger, Brian Santos.

Centennial Hall Senate [Residential Living]
FRONT ROW: Jacob Condon, Ellizabeth House, Catherine Happ, Brennan Delaney. SECOND ROW: 
Alexander Murphy, Erin Haber, Katie Johnson, David Korkoian, Michelle Hagen, Kim Dickinson, Anne 
Silea. BACK ROW: Sabrina Maslin, Bethany Ellis, Lauren Gossett, Katherine Schaberg, Sara Wavada, 
Sheila Conneely.

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Circle K International [Service]
FRONT ROW: Jennifer Baumann, Amanda Parke-treasurer, Carolyn Bopp-president, Monica Stutz-
vice president, Matthew Veit-secretary, Sarah Miller.

Coalition of African-American Women [Cultural]
FRONT ROW: Keisha Hatcher, Pshyrah Madge, Kenya Taylor, Tammy Tolliver, Tonya Sanders, Chakira 
Lane. SECOND ROW: Paya Rhodes, Ashley Smith, Salena Mathurin, Toyia Poole-secretary, Courtney 
Carter, Ruqayya Muhammad, Adrienne Johnson-treasurer, Arliss Gammill, Janel Townsend. BACK 
ROW: Karyn Stewart, Amber Byrd, Carla Tillman, Karisa Lawson, Shannon Carter, Cherayla Davis, 
Patience Rhodes, LaTasha Crume.

College Republicans [Political]
FRONT ROW: Paul Ragan, Heather Craig, Damon Thayer, Amanda Sheets, Adam Stilley, Jana Reid, 
William Tollerton. SECOND ROW: David Chappell, Justin Weinrich, Kristen Pingel-director, Rebecca 
Knefelkamp-treasurer, Rebekah Wedick-secretary, Carolyn Lumsden-chairman, Ashley Lough, 
Michael Hertz. BACK ROW: Wyatt Feeler, Hannah Cummings, Kurt Brockman, Jennifer Veit, Chirag 
Shah, Jacqueline Jones, Jim Volmert.

Communication Disorders Association [Professional]
FRONT ROW: Courtney Erickson, Julie Nollmann, Christina Oberhaus, Amy Chinn, Michelle 
Obermark, Katie Uldall, Heather Craig, Jennifer Main, Bailey Sherry. SECOND ROW: Colin Nies, 
Morgan Hamer, Sarah Borton-secretary, Lisa Sherrill-vice president, Regan Fuemmeler-president, 
Jenny Garvin-treasurer, Jennifer Smith, Kate Kelly. BACK ROW: Katy Igel, Rachel Martin, Chancy Cox, 
Kierin Ellma, Jennifer Bouwers, Rachel Scheperle, Johanna Conine, Colleen Peterson, Samantha 
Bishop.

Delta Chi [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Kevin Shipp, Ben Marolt, Nathan Bowyer, Joey Schmitz, James Eufinger, Alexander 
Horowitz, Michael Arrendale, Tod Mattis. SECOND ROW: Gerald Holmes, Zachary Love-secretary, 
Craig Hoehns-treasurer, Bryon Liang-president, Joseph Parvin, Jeffrey Lowe, Matthew Decker. BACK 
ROW: Zachary Garwood, Ryan Locascio, Kendall Lamm, Matthew Dalton, Michael Kwan, Mike 
Dalton, Matthew Wilson, Hugh Kennedy, Mike Chen.

Delta Sigma Pi [Business]
FRONT ROW: Adam Watson, Stacey Berger, Adam Martens, Elizabeth Schmidt, Mike Martinez, 
Meghan Konrad, Tom Barnowski, Kim Winans, Matthew Zerega. SECOND ROW: Bryan Selzer, Darren 
Blosser, Tisha Wiley, Brittany Muck, Matt Hutchinson-president, Staci Albenesius-vice president, 
Kara Siebert, Jennifer Gravemann, Christopher Molina, Matthew Lawrence. BACK ROW: Holly 
Fletchall, Abby Biondo, Lisa Phelan, Ashley Terpening, Jessica Hancock, Erin Willis, Elizabeth Hunleth, 
Sarah Miller, Shaina Murray.

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Delta Sigma Pi [Business]
FRONT ROW: Joshua Davis, Sarah Betsworth, Chad Johnson, Toyia Poole, Derek Kent, April Newman, 
Eric Kauffman. SECOND ROW: Zac Combs, Lesley Hake, Rizwaan Khambata, Gloria Dirnbeck, Michael 
Lawrence, Amanda Romine, Corey Crandall, Kyle Payton. BACK ROW: Hatim Kolhapurwala, Brian 
Krupich, Myra Martin, Kelley Latting, Jenny Comrie, Elena Lugo, Kevin Bolin.

Delta Zeta
FRONT ROW: Kimberly French, Kathryn Ragon, Megan Lenahan, Lora Pettyjohn, Holly Kessler, Katie 
Chierek, Reesha Paul, Lori Grechus, Marley Doyle, Leah Brandenstein, Jen Galle, Laura Zahner, 
Andrea Rabenold. SECOND ROW: Erin Cosgrove, Erin McManis, Jayme Stubbs, Courtney Radtke, 
Traci Daffer, Elizabeth O'Neil, Sandi Biszantz, Meagan Gebhart, Kristen McManis, Jennifer Williams. 
BACK ROW: Margaret Wolcott, Emily Smith, Audrey Davis, Tracy Davison, Whitney Noteis, Michelle 
Bambenek, Kari McClernon, Sarah Stroesser, Kathleen Cernuto, Carrie Winthrop, Kate Mlynarczyk, 
Lindsey Reorda.

Delta Zeta [Social Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Robin Durick, Theresa Hopfinger, Maria Rolfes, Elizabeth Bachmann, Amanda Howe, 
Sarah Bailey, Beth Eckardt, Emily Kirchner, Kara Timbers, Elizabeth Lammert, Katherine Doherty, 
Kathleen McNichols, Molly Bommarito. SECOND ROW: Kelly Hof, Ann Sterrett-secretary, Nicole 
Huston-treasurer, Stephanie Tice-president, Michelle Pratt, Megan Duff, Jennifer Akers, Emily 
Szczuka. BACK ROW: Leslie Beasley, Elizabeth Ostby, Tiffany Keene, Erin Wendling, Casey Wendling, 
Elizabeth Wilhelmi, Kimberly Kenny, Natasha Vogel, Meghan Doherty.

Detours [Regional Magazine]
FRONT ROW: Phil Campbell, Sarah St. John, Courtney Erickson, Heather Schwegler-editor in chief, 
Julie Strahle, Abby Sineni, Jennifer Loughary.

Dobson Hall Senate [Residential Living]
FRONT ROW: Joseph Bredehoft, Kai Gansner, Taylor Simmons, Danielle Hartle, Tyler Wood, Adil 
Wali, Sean Bagniewski. SECOND ROW: Jason Evans-treasurer, Mark Vogel-president, Ryan Maurer-
secretary, Andrew Uecker-vice president. BACK ROW: Kerri Gallen, Kelly Voigtmann, Amanda 
Summers, Sarah Miller, Sarah Hardy.

Echo [Yearbook]
FRONT ROW: Melissa Allen, Bernadette Batliner, Katie Kelly, Katie Storms, Johnny Vines, Katie 
Jorgenson, John Griesedieck, Peggy Amor, Andy Ashbaugh. SECOND ROW: Julia Karll, Beth Kelly, 
Kate Anderson, Tricia Scott-editor in chief, Brandi Brown-managing editor, Nina Ruschmeier, Chelsey 
Ilten, Sarah Borton. BACK ROW: Renee Hellebusch, Jennifer Trumpet, Kevin Haworth, Susie Hibbeler, 
Brandi Moeller, Jessica Lowe, Laura Euritt, Ashley Martinez, Beth Spinney, Phil Campbell.

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Eta Sigma Gamma [Health Science]
FRONT ROW: Robyn Hiatt, Nichole Grasch, Magen Hembree, Jacqueline Neuwoehner, Erik Judson. 
SECOND ROW: Maureen Lonergan-treasurer, Casie Curfman-president, Elizabeth Carpenter-vice 
president, Alan Toigo-secretary. BACK ROW: Christina Degenhardt, Sara Clouse, Eileen Webber, 
Ashley Hooley, Crystal Bowers.

Financial Management Association [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Mei Tung-vice president, Ayanna Bradley-secretary, Michael Ravenscraft-treasurer, 
Imran Jamal-president, Ryan Jennings. SECOND ROW: Irene Francisca, Adri Atwell, Pankaj Kothare, 
Pankaj Sharma, Deborshi Hazra. BACK ROW: Justin Staggs, Matthew Fitch, Matt Hutchinson, Katie 
Bross, Bryan Jones.

Franklin Street Singers [Fine Arts]
FRONT ROW: Paul Scruggs, Jeremy Jordan, Trevor Marlow, Crystal Schrage, Curtis Howell, Dan 
Kubus, Nathan Gillette. SECOND ROW: Lindsay Schulte, Charlie Miu, Dawn McKee, John Pinkston-
assistant director, John Peluso, Kristin Varwig, Joshua Baum. BACK ROW: Kristen Higgins, Christine 
McNichols, Melissa Dohack, Becky Turk, Anne Zager, Lindsay Weitkamp.

Freethinkers Society [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Robyn Solley, John-Paul Allen, Charles Guthrie, Rachel Travers, Garrett Crawford, 
Benjamin Kort, Erin Small. SECOND ROW: Kenny Susman, Samantha Gilbert-secretary, Lisa Knolhoff-
president, Katie Margavio-president, Arliss Gammill, Peggy Amor, Ben Schmidt. BACK ROW: Lisa 
Brunk, Violet Poole, Christy Schlosser, Jane Song, Catherine Wright, Amanda Lopez.

Freshman Activities Coordinating Team [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Jason Turk, Lacey Schneider, Robin Taylor-adviser, Kelly Belgeri, Beth Eckardt, Eric 
Yurkovich-treasurer. BACK ROW: Mike Shaughnessy, Jamie Martin, Mary Dziewa, Tanya Hentges, 
Robert Miller.

Funds Allotment Council [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Jeremiah Hayes, Jacquelyn Holzmann, Kartik Gaddam, Erin McManis, Therese Little. 
BACK ROW: Meredith Colgin-secretary, Stephanie Amick, Leah Hettinger-adviser, Jenn Starbuck-
president, Lindsay Johnson.

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Habitat for humanity [Service]
FRONT ROW: Ryan Beiermann, Laura Runge, Joseph Brooks, Samuel McPherson, Christopher 
McKinney, Elisea Avalos, John-Paul Allen, Tod Mattis, Rebecca Martin, Peter Howe. SECOND ROW: 
Christopher Brown, Katie Arnold, Sarah Smith-treasurer, Zachary Love-vice president, William 
Robinson-president, Kenton Moorhead, Laura Uhlmansiek, Katie Johnson, Samuel Murphey. BACK 
ROW: Jean Bilger, Alexa Martin, Alison Mayer, Kathryn Kavanaugh, Kristi Teal, Ginny Trautman, 
Paula Richards, Krista Anthonopoulas, Shalyn Copas, Erin Cahill.

High Street Dancers [Dance]
FRONT ROW: Sarah Trump, Rachel Mahn, Leah Kunard, Beth Austin, Katie Miller, Katy Igel, Molly 
Krans. BACK ROW: Lindsey Willett, Erin Sanders, Pamela Foster, Tiffany Nelson, Stephanie 
Chrissotimos, Niki Wilson.

HIV Project [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Amanda Pavelski, Libby Beilsmith, Julie Ferdman, Laura Bradley, Matthew Reeg.

Homecoming Committee [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Joshua Davis, Kristen Johnson, Jacquelyn Holzmann, Leah Hettinger-adviser, Erin 
Lesczynski, Katie Barrett, Maria Rolfes, Jason Turk.

Horseman's Association [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Lacey Spurgeon, Kathryn Smith, Franziska Herden, Joshua Schaeffer, Amanda Barr, Joy 
Chisholm, Sara Schaper, Rachel Travers. SECOND ROW: Lynn Searcy, Theresa Larson, Lindsey Quinn-
secretary, Danielle Sallee-president, Cammy Mold-vice president, Joseph Reilly, Sara Pendzick-
treasurer, Sarah Bennett. BACK ROW: Megan Dittmann, Teresa Pafford, Ella Callison, Ian Monroe, 
Theresa Veile, Jean Bilger, Jennifer Oughton, Stephanie Dettmer, Catherine Happ.

Illusion Danz Squad [Dance]
FRONT ROW: Kenya Taylor, Wynter Hollie, Kimesha Hammond, Brooke Ruffin. BACK ROW: Auriel 
Monroe-treasurer, Aesha Williams-captain, Angela Ballard-captain, Mary Shain-secretary, Toyia 
Poole.

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Index [Newspaper]
FRONT ROW: Jaci Devine, Jayme Stubbs, Dale Sweetnam, Andrew Meyer, Samuel Murphey. SECOND 
ROW: Christina Kimball, Brooke Sherrard-editor in chief, Sarah St. John, Daniel Sem. BACK ROW: 
Christina Collison, Jennifer Intihar, Heather Collier, Christy Dixon, Maureen Ferry, Amanda Sheets.

Interfraternity Council [Greek Governing Board]
FRONT ROW: David Lusk-adviser, Jonathan Tucker, Dustin Barnes, Jesse Dowell. BACK ROW: 
Brandon Harrington-vice president, Charlie Coffey-secretary, Jason Hannaman-president, Doug 
Verby, Bill Johnson-treasurer.

International Club [Cultural]
FRONT ROW: Akimichi Urayama, Kendra Knoll, Mukesh Khanal, Pawan Manocha, Manasa Rao, Sumit 
Bhusal. SECOND ROW: Anna Halim, Irene Francisca, Jessica Moe-secretary, Sitinga Kachipande-
president, Waseem Wahab-vice president, Mei Tung, Narayan Subedi. BACK ROW: Pooja Shrestha, 
Sucheta Jawalkar, Mridula Kulkarni, Nisha Kaphle, Sravani Mulpuri, Tripti Uprety, Kamala Gurung, 
Samadhini Jayakody.

International Club [Cultural]
FRONT ROW: Biplaw Rai, Amit Manocha, Amrinder Oberoi, Imran Jamal, Pankaj Kothare, Geetottam 
Sainju, Spondon Saha. SECOND ROW: Almas Tulepov, Olga Yermolenko, Md. Mashfique Anwar, 
Tetyana Sydorenko, Ebubechukwu Nwazota, Franziska Herden, Umanga Niroula, Allison Atterberry, 
Anton Bogdanov. BACK ROW: Alaknanda Alaknanda, Deborshi Hazra, Jin Hyung Kim, Ji Young Lee, 
Ria Sutrisno, Fici Damayanti, Vishal Pahlajani, Dung Nguyen.
Kappa Alpha Psi

Islamic Students Al-Muttaqun [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Sabira Arefin, Mohamed Elidrisi, Ruqayya Muhammad, Daniel Coate, Reham Shaaban. 
BACK ROW: Imran Hossain-vice president, Fatima Smith-secretary, Cynthia Khan-president, Imran 
Jamal -treasurer.

Kappa Alpha Psi [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Brandon Harrington-vice president, Anthony Binion-president, Alfonso Pugh-treasurer, 
Eugene Walton-secretary.

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Kappa Delta Pi [Education]
FRONT ROW: Laura Dale-secretary, Jessie Dykstra-treasurer, Kathy Marstall-vice president, Courtney 
Danner, Wendy Franklin.

KTRM 88.7 [Radio]
FRONT ROW: James Bertels, Alfredo Santa Ana, Benjamin Deane, Benjamin Kort, Ryan Kelley, 
Danielle Gant, Russell Disbro, Bryan Vanderhoof. SECOND ROW: Matthew Melton, Neal McConomy, 
James Fletcher, Jeffrey Mersman, Sarah Young-station manager, K.C. Kinney, Travis Smith, Sarah 
Yancey, Andrew Skelton. BACK ROW: Marisa Butler, Laura Burjeck, Keri Esmar, Jim Volmert, Lauren 
Piasecki, Liz Abram.

Lambda Alpha Epsilon [Criminal Justice]
FRONT ROW: Amanda Wolf, Erin Roper, Tammy Merline. BACK ROW: Emily Lange, Meaghan Ryan-
secretary/treasurer, Stephen Dowil-president, James Fletcher-vice president, Jay Westensee.

Lambda Chi Alpha [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Gregory Shelton, Eric Dearmont, Craig Borgmeyer, Ryan Fletcher, Jason Murray, 
Timothy Gerler, Paul Simmons, Nate Kessen, Todd Czarnecki, Ryan Tichenor. SECOND ROW: Jim 
Layne, Nathan Underhill, Tyler Spiegel, Matt Kinsella-vice president, Thomas Sullivan-president, 
Adam Bichsel-treasurer, William Cockrill, Kyle Hartnett, Grant Collins. BACK ROW: Timothy Buchek, 
Brian Krupich, Joshua Stockstill, George Pattison, Kevin Meyers, Jared Anderson, Brad Dohack, Frank 
Flesch, Greg Day, Dan Schurwan.

Lambda Chi Alpha [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Bradley Zaffiri, Andrew Schumert, Christopher Crocker, Damon Berardi, Christopher 
Steffe, Ryan White. SECOND ROW: Adam Watson, Colin O'Brien, Mike Mogharreban, Luke Brass, 
Julio Otero, Andy Denny, Matt Carlyle. BACK ROW: Zachary Reineri, Akash Bhalla, Aalap Mehta, 
Merrick Meyer, Brian Finlay, Aaron Pearson, James Miller.

Latter-Day Saint Student Association [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Gina McBurney-secretary, Ann Carter, Beth Lasley. BACK ROW: Maggie Leak, Bremen 
Leak-vice president, Ben Millett-president, Richard Goering, Melissa Smith.

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Luteran Student Fellowship [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Derek White, Matthew Johnson, Becky Dodd, Wendy Franklin, Adam Dichsen. SECOND 
ROW: Mark Appold-adviser, Rachel Oetting-treasurer, John Eddy-vice president, Olivia Conner-
president, Matt Maxfield, Ted Carnahan, Jamie Martin. BACK ROW: Kristina Haas, Sarah Miller, 
Susan Meierhoff, Lisa Schell, Abby Sineni.

Luteran Student Fellowship [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Thomas Loots, Angela Brinker, Ashley Mattli, Eliza McKay, Sara Langenfeld, Kurt 
Brockman. SECOND ROW: Joel Haak, Matt Kemp, Ashley Peterson, Joseph Bredehoft, Lauren 
Schulte, John Martinez, Kyle Harms. BACK ROW: Clarissa Kaehlert, Lindsey Heiserman, Kristin 
Prange, Ani Na Thalang, Ruth Sabai, Carla Minter.

MAGIC [Residential Living] 
FRONT ROW: Kelly Goodman, Holly Davis, Matthew Thomas, Joy Chisholm, Phil Campbell. BACK 
ROW: Brandy DeCassios-secretary, Julie Schaper-vice president, Levi Giovanetto-president, Troy 
Wagers-treasurer, Melissa Hille.

Minor Detail [A Cappella Ensemble]
FRONT ROW: Anne Hadzic, Lindsay Recht, Kathleen McGovern, Courtney Young, Stephanie Smith, 
Kelly Brown. BACK ROW: Rachael Wareheim, Katy Davis, Kristin Samuelson, Erica Mercer, Natalie 
Trent.

National Education Association [Education]
FRONT ROW: Kailee Niemann, Amanda Perschall, Laura Kannady, Sarah Murphy, Megan Meneely, 
April Behnke, Lauren Rider. SECOND ROW: Corie Hufford, Erica Campbell, Gretchen Ott-
secretary/treasurer, Jennifer Misuraca-vice president, Laura Dale-president, Shana Kelley-vice 
president, Rebecca Redburn, Jessica Winders. BACK ROW: Anne Schonhardt, Angela Hill, Beth 
Fahrney, Stephanie Matthias, Brandi Moeller, Amy Barron, Julie Schaper, Jennifer Siron.

National Pan-Hellenic Council [Greek Governing Board]
FRONT ROW: Anthony Binion, Rubin Moore, Ashley Smith, Faith Givan. BACK ROW: Wynter Hollie, 
Harry Cecil-vice president, LaJeanne Grinnage-president, Eugene Walton-treasurer, Jeremiah 
McCluney-secretary.

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National Society of Collegiate Scholars [Honorary]
FRONT ROW: Trent Anderson, Matthew Combs, Richard Caballero, Catherine Wright, Chris Arnone. 
SECOND ROW: Karla Wegner, Daniel Motta-vice president, Tanya Hentges-president, Tiffany Tiller-
secretary, Jennifer Watson. BACK ROW: Ashley Norman, Nicole Black, Katelyn Griner, Jasmine Fry, 
Colleen Farquhar, Joanna Kemp.

National Society of Collegiate Scholars [Honorary]
FRONT ROW: Jessica Crites, Angela Suppasansathorn, Abby Kurtz, Sara Schwent, Mary Klein, Cara 
Brown, Leah Kunard, Kelly Bauer, Jennifer McDonnell, Barbara Greenland. SECOND ROW: Lindsay 
Combs, Kelley Jenkins, Alice Lasco, Tanya Hentges-treasurer, Heather Doerhoff-president, Natalie 
Bowyer-vice president, Carissa Allen, Suzanne Dusek, Katie Martin. BACK ROW: Marley Doyle, Sara 
Langenfeld, Maria Gonzalez, Jessica Miller, Ashley Peterson, Erin Shoff, Jackie McCauslin, Jessica 
Swatek, Karyl Winkler, Sarah Anderson, Kayla Medley, Jennifer Anderson.

Nursing Students Association [Nursing]
FRONT ROW: Jeremy Ross, Kenneth Carter-adviser, Matthew Bast-president, Steven Olree, Karen 
Schwartztrauber, Clarke Cooper.

Order of Omega [Greek Leadership]
FRONT ROW: Brady Copeman, Mirjam Schnabel, Jennifer Hertlein, Lisa Schlereth, Jessica Kovarik, 
Alice Lasco. SECOND ROW: Angela Suppasansathorn, Allison Atterberry, Elisea Avalos, Tod Mattis, 
Sarah Starnes, Erin Haslag, Miglena Kaseva. BACK ROW: Laura Prewitt, Halleh Ghodrati, Katie 
Johnson, Stephanie Smith, Sarah Miller, Maya Suffern, Marie Lederle, Sarah Lederle.

Outdoor Club [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Damon Thayer, Shuang Li, Sara Rhoad, Jacqueline Neuwoehner, Becca Newman.

Pershing Society [Pershing Scholars]
FRONT ROW: Bethany Moklestad, Kathryn Smith, Jessica Hoelzer, Carol Perry, Christine Janson, Joy 
Chisholm, Michelle Byington, Patricia Burton-adviser. BACK ROW: Eliza McKay, Matthew Tingler-
secretaiy, Jeanette Jackson-president, Eric Null-president, Rachael Lynch-treasurer, David Chappell.

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Phi Beta Lambda [Business]
FRONT ROW: Barb Espe-adviser, Erica Lennertson, Katie Bross, Bryan FRONT ROW: Rubin Moore, 
Jeremiah McCluney, Donivan Foster. Jones, Rachel DeWilde, Kate Haug, Sabrina Maslin. BACK ROW: 
Matt Veit, Imran Jamal, Katie Cernuto, Maria Rolfes, Julie Emnett, Kristopher Kueker, Amanda Parke, 
David Johnson.

Phi Beta Sigma [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Rubin Moore, Jeremiah McCluney, Donivan Foster

Phi Epsilon Kappa [Health and Exercise Science]
FRONT ROW: Paul Hamilton, Ben Northrup, David Piskulic, Kathy Dierker, Katie Carnelia, Kara 
Timbers.

Phi Eta Sigma [Freshman Honorary]
FRONT ROW: Amanda Sheets, Alison Steel, Audrey Keith, Elizabeth Milford, Erin Dowdy. BACK ROW: 
Elisea Avalos, Christopher Robinson, Andy Ross, Maggie Holt, Tanya Hentges.

Phi Kappa Tau [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Kyle Branson, Michael Landram, Drew Walters, Corey Schaecher, Matthew Schuessler, 
Adam Weingartner, Richard Roesemeier. SECOND ROW: Ryan Jennemann, Shawn Guethle, Scott 
Marquart, Devin McCart-vice president, Scott Walterbach-president, Andrew Chambers-secretary, 
Scott Klasner, Kipp Siebel, Kyle Deutsch. BACK ROW: Kip Robertson, Michael Garcia, Matthew 
Colombo, Brandon Lang, Joseph Sartors, Jim Coverstone, David Canty.

Phi Kappa Theta [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Mason Maddox, Jon Zimny, Joseph Sainz, Chris Prochaska, Thomas Riggle, Joshua 
Rubin, Denny Foster, Chad Moore, Nick Poth, Joseph Hollister, Timothy Sanders. SECOND ROW: 
Keith Costello, Mark Kirchhoff, Colin Dooley, Michael Ravenscraft, Benjamin Brown, Russell 
Rawlings-president, Matt Fitch-treasurer, Blake McWilliams, Joe Sidlo, Rusty Wood, Chris Spencer, 
Michael Flynn. BACK ROW: Paul Bealor, Walter Durant, Wesley Cotter, Tyrell Barner, Sean Foley, 
Jeremy Lehmann, Andrew Croker, Andrew Brown, Benjamin Wright, Andrew Schifsky, Bradley 
Martin.

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Phi Lambda Phi [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Michael Pierson, Md. Mashfique Anwar, Patrick Bauer, Kevin Doyel, William Cammack, 
Trent Anderson. SECOND ROW: Michael Scanlon-secretary, Tony Bretz-treasurer, Matt Brooker-
president, Dustin Meinke-vice president, Jonathan Moy. BACK ROW: Kenton Frere, Jay Jessee, 
Rubuyath Bahar, Jason Shinn, Flint Neidenthal, Colin Nies.

Phi Mu Alpha [Music]
FRONT ROW: John Pinkston, Brad Fritz, Jake Coon, Michael Harris, Ryan Milligan, Nicholas Johnson, 
Jon Dwyer. SECOND ROW: Mitchell Toebben, Dan Harden, Jim Speek, David Edgington-president, 
Jeromy Cannon-vice president, David Morley-secretary, Ken DeArman, Christopher Lowery. BACK 
ROW: Erik Hansen, Adam Lowrance, Justin McAninch, Jose Zayas-Caban, Tristan Frampton, Tony 
Tomlinson, Adam Claypool, Justin Hartmann.

Phi Sigma Pi [Honor Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Christopher Nevans, Bradley Culbertson, Jesse Updegraff, Jeffrey Horn, Stephen 
Wilson, Michael Kucharz. SECOND ROW: Neal McConomy, John Dickert, Brian Taylor, Stephen Mees, 
Michael Paluczak, Scott Swanger, Ted Worth. BACK ROW: Jeremy Stevens, Jacob Thompson, Joseph 
Pantano, Jonathan Tucker, Anthony Marr.

Phi Sigma Kappa [Honor Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Bill Overson, Erica Mercer, Christian Current, Heather Webb, Jon Spader, Kendra 
Wilson, Jeannine Doughty, Mark Vogel, Rachel Schulz, Adam Rich. SECOND ROW: Brandi Sweiger, 
Andrew Phillips, Leslie Proud, Katie Prinster, Brady Miller-president, Jessica Stephens-vice president, 
Chris Miller, Adam Jaeger-treasurer, Caitlin Sutton, Sarah Borton. BACK ROW: Chris Conard, Megan 
Meneely, Shawnna Gewin, Phil Miner, Katie Zerr, Lauren Allen, Laura Reber, Andrea DuPont, Scott 
Woods, Julie Watson.

Phi Sigma Pi [Honorary Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Jonathan Moy, Rachel Martin, Sarah Montgomery, Curtis Howell, Anna Ulrich, Tricia 
Jaworski, Amanda Becker, Kat Field, Kelly Galster, Jason Wiechert, Neetu Abad, Heather Pierce. 
SECOND ROW: Vernell Clark, Lindsay Schulte, Cale Davis, Meghan Bixby, Sara Hayden, Ashlee Brown, 
Laura Mundle, Ayanna Bradley. BACK ROW: Becky Ojile, Angela Diester, Yolanda Dale, Katie 
Freeman, Beth Eckardt, Tia Welsch, Holly Stephens, Amanda Black, Na'Kesha Gambrell, Christina 
Gray, Shanelle Letcher.

Pi Delta Phi [French Honorary]
FRONT ROW: Rebecca Schaefer, Sofia Taboada, Shureka Cannon. BACK ROW: Tricia Scott, Brandi 
Moeller, Noel Sterett, Renee Parviz, Betty McLane-Iles-adviser.

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Pi Kappa Phi [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Nick Hart, Esvan Rivera, Jaidee Moore, Lukin Murphy, Jesse Goethe, Christopher 
Bohannon, Aaron Myers, Wes Moxley. BACK ROW: Trevor Alexander, Kyle Gifford, Trent Sutter-vice 
president, Damon Thayer-president, Charlie Coffey-vice president, John Van Huis, Lou Nagle.

Power and Olympic Lifting Club [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Jennifer Wallace, Scott Hilton, Zac Cooper, Josh O'Hara, Ryan Stewart, Carrie 
Hegenderfer, Aaron Armstrong. SECOND ROW: Curtis Niewald, Nicholas Jahnke, Richard Caballero, 
Brennan Delaney, Jake Kingery, Zachary Schluender. BACK ROW: Audrey Keith, Erika Lippert, Erin 
O'Brien, Kelly Galster, Erin Simmons, Bailey Sherry, Lara Varay.

Pre-Law Club [Professional]
FRONT ROW: David Johnson, Kari Willhite-vice president, Damon Thayer-president, Charlie Coffey-
tfeasurer, Libby Beilsmith, Elizabeth Carrington.

pre-Veterinary Club [Professional]
FRONT ROW: Valerie Hentges, Laura Erickson, Roberta Rader, Susan Els. SECOND ROW: Andrea 
Finzel-treasurer, Jaime Sumner, Mary Green-secretary, Abigail Risius-president, Joy Chisholm, Diana 
Bull-vice president. BACK ROW: Joshua Schaeffer, Jennifer Hoffmann, Amber Byrd, Christina Gray.

PRISM [Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/straight Alliance]
FRONT ROW: Justin Smith, Remigio Darby, Phil Miner, Matthew Reeg, Oliver Penrose, Taurean 
Johnson. SECOND ROW: Gregg Aultman, Bradley Chester, Kristine Carey, Charles Guthrie, Libby 
Beilsmith, Jeremiah Boehr, Amy Hartmann. BACK ROW: Chelsea Brophy, Matthew Null, Cybil Wriedt, 
Justyne Foster, Cabell Gathman, Alexandria Lockett.

Psychology Club [Psychology]
FRONT ROW: Graham Engdahl, Sarah Lemp, Angela Farabee, Stephanie Matthias. BACK ROW: Ryan 
Renieri, Thomas Barhorst, Eric Meyer-president, Brian Santos-president, Dianne Galanos.

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Residence Hall Association [Residential Living]
FRONT ROW: Daniel Houchins, Angela Saracino, John Mounsey, Sheila Conneely, Bethany Ellis, David 
Korkoian, Lauren Gossett, Ellizabeth House, Jim Volmert, Kristen Carson, Justin Ream. SECOND 
ROW: Shino Saito, Gina Stierwalt, Matthew Raper, Jennifer Kempfer-vice president, Vanessa Foppe-
president, Marie Langabee-secretary, Erik Aubuchon-treasurer, Richard Goering, Adil Wali, 
Christopher Conway. BACK ROW: Alexis Bell, Phil Campbell, Jennifer Wollbrink, Katrina Kouba, Leah 
Young, Holly Davis, Sabrina Maslin, Laura Mazuch-Lash, Travis Russell, Veronica Nelson.

Russina Club [Russian]
FRONT ROW: Jim Volmert, Franziska Herden, Joy Chisholm-president, Sabrina Maslin, Anton 
Bogdanov.

Ryle Hall Senate [Residential Living]
FRONT ROW: Adam Rich, Lisa Farrington, Kelly Bauer, Alexis Bell, Angela Saracino, Ryan Tichenor. 
BACK ROW: John Richardson, Marie Langabee, Jennifer Kempfer-secretary, Mary Nakai-president, 
Vanessa Foppe-treasurer, Erik Aubuchon, Neal Meyer.

Shotokan Karate Club [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Justin McAninch, Dean Yzon-treasurer, Tim Scott, Amanda Brown.

Showgirls Dance Squad [Dance]
FRONT ROW: Becky Schulte, Ashley Lunn, Linsey Karwoski, Nicole Shumate, Katherine Moschner, 
Megan Mills, Karla Linton. BACK ROW: Jennifer Mason, Kiley Hemminghaus-captain, Jill Hartnett-
captain, Carrie Brown, Jessie Smith.

Sigma Alpha [Agricultural Society]
FRONT ROW: Christy Turner, Andrea Finzel, Jennifer Hoffmann, Staci Lewis, Lynn Searcy, Catherine 
Zivnuska, Aislyn Wright, Danielle Sallee, Sara Lile. SECOND ROW: Valerie Hentges, Alicia Taylor-
treasurer, Kari Hermesmeyer-secretary, Jeannie Patterson-president, Jaime Sumner-vice president, 
Stephanie Waters, Liz Hicks. BACK ROW: Natasha Downing, Theresa Larson, Teresa Pafford, Jane 
Wayland, Megan Crenshaw, Missy Miller.

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Sigma Alpha Iota [Music]
FRONT ROW: Cheryl Beckley, Lauren Gripka, Beth Rozier, Olivia Walter, Michelle Jones, Sarah 
Eberenz, Amanda Hanks, Katherine Collins, Kim Thiesfeld, Maggie Crawford, Laura Mundle. SECOND 
ROW: Susan Nixon, Jaque Sieber, Annette Nicks, Kate Christman-secretary, Renee Parviz, Christy 
Dicks-president, Jane Harrison, Dawn McKee, Erin Gibeson-treasurer, Jessica Inch, Rebecca Geisz. 
BACK ROW: Kimberly Sessoms, Susan Meierhoff, Carol Carlson, Cherayla Davis, Rebecca Moore, Ann 
Shirley, Amanda Ulrich, Colleen Farquhar, Brandy DeCassios, Carla Youngdahl, Carrie Jones.

Sigma Chi Delta [Social Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Sasha Rassi, Kara Berlin, Elizabeth Hughett, Meaghan Cochran, Amber Easley, Arley 
Polley, Katharine Donovan. SECOND ROW: Leah Guthrie, Becky Dye-vice president, Andrea Reiher-
president, Lindsey Cashel-treasurer, Michele Brungardt. BACK ROW: Angela Rosario, Jennifer Gray, 
Jacqueline Paulson, Michelle Pulliam, Jamie Dobbs, Amber Hearn.

Sigma Delta Pi [Hispanic Honorary]
FRONT ROW: Jennifer Trier, Coralie Gill, Brooke Sherrard, Micah McKay. BACK ROW: Antoaneta 
Spasova, Rebecca Foster, Marbree Hardee, Amy Tripp, Megan Lewis.

Sigma Kappa [Social Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Katy Davis, Christy Pomianek, Lauren Campbell, Anne Goedeker, Katherine Stacy, 
Jenny Ploch, Catherine Happ, Sarah Krieger. SECOND ROW: Natalie Preston, Rikki Hawkins, Jennifer 
Kayser, Alicia Robinett-vice president, Becca Newman-president, Marty Glenn-vice president, Genny 
Kluesner, Liz Klocke, Jenifer Zurovsky. BACK ROW: Ashley Phillips, Nicole Brewer, Katie Dains, 
Amanda Sheets, Sarah Devlin, Marcia Kottemann, Sarah Chames, Briana O'Sullivan.

Sigma Kappa [Social Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Melinda Starbuck, Jessica Sweers, Katie Faul, Donna Pender, Kristin Dressel, Jessica 
Crites, Brooke Howard, Kay Fancher, Erin Davlin. SECOND ROW: Christy Dixon, Katie Pederson, 
Heather Fails, Amanda Schnabel, Emily Wood, Elizabeth Tate, Katie Funk, Sandy Montgomery, Bri 
Wehner. BACK ROW: Melissa Storms, Megan Vaughan, Alison Steel, Liana Boone, Jen Crosswhite, 
Mandy Wriedt.

Sigma Kappa [Social Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Rebecca Zak, Lisa Batchelor, Tara Seelig, Laura Hinkson, Julie Gerecke, Katie Arnold, 
Lauren DeSantis, Amanda Brandmeyer, Jena Zeigler. SECOND ROW: Katherine Martinek, Katie 
Burrows, Nicole Kriegshauser, Ashley Oppenheim, Katie Storms, Laura Zacher, Jessi Rockwell, Kirsten 
Brimer, Rachel Reinhold. BACK ROW: Jennifer Wollbrink, Maria Samayoa, Lauren Kriegshauser, 
Valerie Dwyer, Pascael Barclay, Amanda Pankau, Allison Dougherty, Jolene Mead.

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Sophomore Erik Aubuchon receives a recycle bin from sophomore Joe Benninger at the Earth Day 
festival held on the Mall. ECO members handed out the bins to encourage recycling on campus.

photo by Beth Spinney

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Saving the Earth
eco members promote environmental friendliness

KEEPING a college campus beautiful was not an easy job. However, because of groups like the 
Environmental Campus Organization, Truman State University's campus was more pollution-free 
and environmentally safe year-round. ECO was a student-run organization focused on protecting the 
environment while also raising student awareness about environmental issues.

By 2003, ECO had been on campus for several years. Each year the club came up with new ideas to 
promote an environmentally sound lifestyle. These ideas ranged from helping out at the University 
Recycling Center to educating students on the benefits of being vegetarian.

In 2003, ECO hosted many new activities. Some of these activities included an Earth Day festival, an 
open mike night, a stream clean up and a movie night.

ECO was a smaller organization on campus, with only 10 active members who met on a weekly 
basis. However, the determination and support demonstrated by these 10 members made a huge 
impact on the University.

"One of my favorite things about ECO was working and meeting with people who actually care 
about the environment," freshman Emily Smith said. "It was great to see the group stay determined 
on their goals."

One of the more common activities ECO sponsored was the stream clean up. Every month ECO 
made sure that the stream behind Centennial Hall was clean and free of pollution. Many of the 
other events such as the open mike night and movie nights also occurred throughout the year.

"The events that we put on were decided at the weekly meetings," senior Todd Ruecker, ECO co-
president, said. "The meetings were a way for people with similar interests to come and talk about 
different ways to improve the environment we all live in."

On April 22,2003, ECO helped with the Earth Day festival held on the Mall, which corresponded with 
the national Earth Day. Students had the chance to participate in crafts, games and other activities 
associated with Earth Day. 

"The Earth Day festival was one of our bigger events," sophomore Dave Korkoian said. "It was a 
chance for not only the students, but also the Kirksville community to participate in Earth Day."

The organization also took information on recycling into the Kirksville community when it sponsored 
the Downtown Environmental Awareness Celebration on April 25, 2003.

With so many different events happening throughout the school year, ECO members stayed busy. 
Their efforts toward environmental awareness and University cleanliness were valuable to 
University students and Kirksville residents.

By Karen Schwartztrauber Staff Writer

Sophomore Hillary Klofkorn makes a candle at the Downtown Environmental Awareness Celebration 
on April 25, 2003. Klofkorn used melted crayons to make the candle.

photo by Katie Kelly

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photo by Melissa Allen

Sophomores Katy Matheny and Angela Brinker, Lutheran Student Fellowship members, enjoy a 
Super Bowl commercial. Wesley House and LSF co-hosted a Super Bowl party in January 2003.

Senior Laura Schmitz looks for her luminary, a note of encouragement from friends or parents. 
Wesley House sponsored the luminary display in December 2002.

photo by Melissa Allen

Ministering
new wesley house director relates to student members

WALKING in the Rev. Richard Northcutt's office door was not at all like walking through a professor's 
office door. Although a professor might have been sympathetic to an absence or dwindling grade, 
students usually did not receive the level of compassion they desired. Furthermore, not many 
students went to professors with personal dilemmas. Northcutt, however, always kept his office 
door open for students' personal problems, and many students walked right in.

Northcutt became the new director of the Wesley Foundation at the Wesley House, which was 
affiliated with the United Methodist Church. He tried to be an adult figure who connected with 
students. He acted as a confidant and dependable friend to the students in the parish and 
community.

Senior Jimmy Cooper agreed.

"He's just a good guy, good character, he's honest and straightforward ... [and] a good guy to be 
around," Cooper said.

Northcutt worked for eight years as a professor at colleges in Missouri and Nebraska before 
becoming a reverend. Northcutt said his former jobs as a journalism and mass communication 
professor helped him relate to students.

"Maybe this is where God wants me to be," Northcutt said. "I have a unique understanding of the 
college student. For example, one young lady came in who had flunked a test. I found myself 
comforting her as a pastor but also helping her as a professor."

Junior Andy Linsenbardt also said that Northcutt related to the students.

"He's been a professor before, so he understands where the students are coming from," 
Linsenbardt said.

Some students said that understanding their perspectives was a positive quality in a minister.

"He understands and knows how to work with college-age kids," sophomore Jennifer Finley said.

Northcutt said he sympathized with overwhelmed students.

"College is a critical time in a young person's life and there is a lot of pressure," Northcutt said. "It is 
an important time where you begin to form your opinions, and who you are comes to be."

Northcutt wanted to be able to help students

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The Rev. Richard Northcutt, junior Ryan Delgado, senior Jimmy Cooper and fresh men Michael 
Barbarick and Amy Olson sing during Christ Connection, a weekly worship service. The Wesley House 
held Christ Connection services on Thursdays.

photo by Melissa Allen

through their struggles in college.

"I like college-aged students," Northcutt said. "I choose to teach college over high school or 
elementary school. I enjoyed college and learning. We are all lifelong learners."

Northcutt said God played a huge role in his decision to make the switch from professor to 
reverend.

"I loved teaching," Northcutt said. "It's what I'd always wanted to do. But since I became a pastor, 
I've never regretted it."

Northcutt applied his teaching background from previous schools toward his new role at the 
University. He said his position as a former professor did not prepare him entirely for his new 
experiences at the University.

"This position is a lot more about heart and grace and being present for people," Northcutt said. 
"The ministry of presence. My door is always open to be there for people."

By Kristin Dressel Contributing Writer

Journey Through ...
Wesley Christ Connection
students congregated at the Wesley House at 7 p.m. on Thursday nights
the praise band led the students in gathering songs
participants announced joys and concerns
Northcutt gave the message on a variety of issues
students sang songs of praise and closed with a circle prayer

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Senior Jeremy Bright looks for the pitch at the spring 2003 Frats-At-Bat tournament. Bright played 
shortstop for the Lambda! Chi Alpha team.

Sigma Sigma Sigma [Social Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Nichole Sluss, Nicole Shumate, Courtney Mayton, Lauren Nichols, Kari Willhite, Erin 
Northup, Lindsay Hunstein, Serena Shafer, Leslie Deeken, Amanda Mohrman, Lauren Durand. 
SECOND ROW: Catie Torricelli, Tracy Ray, Sarah Rau, Heather Carson-vice president, Audra Fanning-
president, Kristen Ward-treasurer, Erin Schwartz-secretary, Sally Guarino. BACK ROW: Kiyoko Balk, 
Valarie Wilson, Mikaeya Truesdell, Joanna Casey, Angela Pisoni, Amy Duncan, Kristin Wagner, Karla 
Linton, Stephanie Le.

Sigma Sigma Sigma [Social Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Shuang Li, Jessica Hawkins, Catherine Skosky, Julie Moses, Sarah Wells, Elizabeth 
Ebers, Jenny Kertz, Kimberly Langdon, Chelsea McClease, Kaitlin Flatley, Jessica Bailey. SECOND 
ROW: Lindsay Meyer, Karrisa Weidinger, Jamie Pohlman, Jackie Prost, Sara Kahre, Karah Burris, 
Kerry Burd, Darcy Johnson. BACK ROW: Charissa Manuat, Dani Rawlings, Marina Burton, Kailee 
Niemann, Laura Bruening, Jessie Fee, Jessie Smith.

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Around the Bases
social fraternities take part in charity softball tournament

A brisk breeze cooled the fraternity members as they warmed up for the biannual Frats-At-Bat 
tournament.

The event occurred at the North Park softball complex where members of Alpha Gamma Delta and 
Sigma Kappa patiently awaited the beginning of the games. The two social sororities came together 
to sponsor the softball tournament in hopes of raising funds for their national philanthropies.

"Alpha Gamma Delta's philanthropy is the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation," said junior Nicole 
Kellogg, AGD philanthropy chairwoman. "A lot of that money goes toward juvenile diabetes 
research."

The other half of the profits went to Sigma Kappa's philanthropy.

"Our philanthropy is Alzheimer's Research, and all of the money we make goes toward that," said 
junior Katie Funk, Sig Kap philanthropy chairwoman.

To benefit the AGD and Sig Kap philanthropies, each softball team, made up of willing fraternity 
members, paid a fee to participate.

"It's $60, and most teams have 12 players, so [it costs] like $5 a person," Funk said.
Previously, the event occurred only once a year during the spring.

"We sponsor it in the fall now mainly because it was so popular with guys, and they enjoyed it," 
Kellogg said. "So we were like, 'You know what? Why not do it two times a year?"'

Six teams filled the park during the fall tournament, and seven played in the spring tournament.

"[The purpose of Frats-At-Bat is] for lots of fraternities to get together and have a good time and for 
us to raise money for our philanthropies," Kellogg said.

Fraternities agreed the event was a good idea. It was fun and helped a good cause.

"We had quite a few guys that wanted to play softball," said sophomore David McCunniff, Beta 
Theta Pi member. "It's a good time. We thought it'd be a good idea to get out and help other Greek 
philanthropies by participating."

Fraternity members asserted their own intentions for participating.

"It's a lot of fun to come out and play against other fraternities," said sophomore Eric Vochatzer, 
Sigma Phi Epsilon member.

The tournament also served as a way to meet new people.

"I'm a pledge, and I'm trying to get involved," said freshman Drew Walters, Phi Kappa Tau member. 
"So, I'm trying to get my foot in the door at intramurals. I'm trying to make a name for myself in the 
fraternity."

At the end of the day, the Sig Eps reigned as victors of the fall tournament, while the Betas 
conquered the spring tournament.

"The guys really enjoy it, and it gives us an opportunity to raise more money for our philanthropies 
and then a chance to just have a weekend where [the fraternities] can compete with each other, 
hang out and just play softball," Funk said.

BERNADETTE Batliner Organizations Editor

Sigma Tau Delta [English Honor Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Lydia Nobles, Alexander Kennedy, Jennifer Hertlein, Brian Finlay, Anne Schonhardt, 
Michael Rogers, Angela Marstall. BACK ROW: William Cockrill, Tom Useted-vice president, Leslie 
Niemeier-president, Sarah Miller-secretary, Christina Wenger-treasurer.

Sigma Tau Gamma [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Logan Johnson, Adam Phelps, Joshua Grahlman, Kevin Martin, Aaron Stauber, Thomas 
Holman, Gregory Millman, Andrew Brouwer, Daniel Morley, Christopher Porter, Cliff Judy. SECOND 
ROW: Ted Werenski, Bradley Robertson, Michael Tate, Bradley Carpenter, Andrew Blandford, 
Comador Ferguson, Sean Carr, Brett Werenski, John Otting. BACK ROW: Daniel Zamora, Ross 
Ackermann, Dale Sweetnam, Alexander Chavez, Jonathan Link, Shalin Sharma, Ben Roberts, Travis 
Russell.

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Circle K International members sophomores Carolyn Bopp and Brooke Baumann, make spiced tea 
mix for the Ryle Hall Holiday Market. At the market, held in December 2002, Circle K raised money 
for the Children's Miracle Network.

photo by Jim Volmort

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Serving the Community
circle k international members devote time to service

TAKING time out of busy academic and social schedules, many students contributed to the 
community through different service organizations on campus. Circle K International members, with 
their strong impact on the community and on the Truman State University campus, were no 
exception.

Through various activities, Circle K members served the Kirksville community as well as other 
communities across the country.

"We sent holiday cards to troops overseas, we rang bells for the Salvation Army at Wal-Mart and we 
went to the Ronald McDonald House in Columbia, [Mo.,] to make dinner for the families," 
sophomore Monica Stutz, vice president, said.

Circle K also had to meet specific goals each year, goals which members felt they achieved.

"Each year we have a district goal and an international goal," Stutz said. "This year's district goal is 
to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network. We accomplish these goals by participating in 
the Ryle Holiday Market and trick-or-treating for the Miracle Network."

Members also had personal goals to accomplish.

"Everyone's goal is to become more than just a college student by serving and becoming involved 
with the Kirksville community," sophomore Amanda Parke, treasurer, said. "I think we definitely 
accomplished this goal."

Through serving the community, Circle K members gained a sense of leadership in the organization.

"We don't have a lot of members, so it's up to each of us to take control and contribute to each 
project we do," sophomore Carolyn Bopp, president, said.

Members also said they acquired valuable skills by being Circle K members.

"I have developed leadership, organization and patience with people and children by being a 
member of Circle K," Parke said.

In addition to gaining important skills, members also came away from Circle K with valuable 
memories.

"Being in Circle K has been very memorable," Stutz said. "My favorite activity was doing Kids Corner 
at the Kirksville Arts & Crafts Fair. The kids were really excited to make crafts, and the parents were 
excited to have a break."

Some members said that Circle K was unique compared to other service organizations on campus.

"A lot of people in Circle K were also in Key Club in high school," Parke said. "We are a lot smaller 
than the other service organizations, so we have more personal involvement, and our members 
contribute more to the group."

Through being in Circle K, members learned the importance of serving the community.

"We make time to serve," Bopp said. "It is important to us and the community."

By Amanda West Staff Writer photo by Laura Blakey

Raymond Selby, Twin Pines Adult Care Center resident, and sophomore Monica Stutz play a card 
game. Circle K members visited Twin Pines every other week.

photo by Laura Blakey

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Seniors Joaquin Chicamcham and Bethany Ordaz dance together at the Hispanic Heritage Month 
Latin dance party. The dance party, held in the SUB Down Under, featured Latin American music.

Society of Dance Arts [Dance]
FRONT ROW: Devin Weishuhn, Barbara Greenland, Leah Kunard, Alicen Blassl, Kirsten Urick. 
SECOND ROW: Leigh Chaves, Beth Austin, Mary Shain-president, Patricia Burton-adviser. BACK 
ROW: Angela Farabee, Kate Haug, Alexa Martin.

Society of Physics Students [Physics]
FRONT ROW: Kevin Haworth, Kibrom Tewolde, Michael Cone, Noelle Hunt, Johnny Ireland, David 
Shane, Matthew Combs. SECOND ROW: Phillip Schiff, Jarrett Johnson-treasurer, Cormac Smith-
president, Heather Molle-vice president, Lucas Ward. BACK ROW: Adam Bezinovich, Suzanne Leslie, 
Elizabeth Douglas, Karl Hendrickson.

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photo by Ashley Martinez

La Cultura Hispanica
students acquire awareness of hispanic culture

VIVA en Ia vida hispanica! Hispanic heritage events were active at Truman State University in the fall 
of 2002. Sigma Lambda Gamma, Sigma Lambda Beta and the Multicultural Affairs Center helped 
recognize Spanish and Latin culture during Hispanic Heritage Month.

The cultural celebration and activities lasted from mid-September 2002 through mid-October 2002, 
and the sponsors held many differenet activities to enlighten and educate students and faculty 
about Hispanic culture. Activities included a Latin dance party and the First Sunday dinner.

The Latin dance party was held on Oct. 4, 2002, in the SUB Down Under. Students danced and 
experienced the Latin music provided by cultural organizations Sigma Lambda Gamma and Sigma 
Lambda Beta.

"We had to plan for events that didn't require a lot of money," said senior Bethany Ordaz, Sigma 
Lambda Beta member. "It was nice to see people enjoying the sounds of the music without big-time 
performers."

Demond Baine, program coordinator for the MAC, said many students seemed to enjoy the event.

"It started off slow at first, but after awhile students really began having a good time," Baine said. 
"In the end, I heard one student say that they wished it would last longer. They had so much fun 
that they didn't want to leave." 

Later, on Oct. 6, 2002, sponsors held the First Sunday dinner at the MAC. University students had 
the opportunity to taste authentic Latin American cuisine. About 75 students attended the event, 
and the number of Hispanic students in relation to other students in attendance was nearly equal. 
Everyone, regardless of cultural background, had the opportunity to learn more about Latin 
America.

"The dinner was a time to remind anyone about the importance of Latin America," Baine said.

Melissa Kohl, director of E.C. Grim Hall, also supported the culture-promoting activities.

"There is diversity all around us," Kohl said. "The key is recognizing it, appreciating it and capitalizing 
it. Sharing the uniqueness that each of us have is the best way for us to learn about the richness of 
the human race."

The activities held during Hispanic Heritage Month served as a reminder that the University 
community was filled with people from different cultural backgrounds, and it emphasized the 
importance of learning and embracing all cultures.

By Karen Schwartztrauber Staff Writer

Society of the Prim Roses [Social Society]
FRONT ROW: Lacey Prater, Jessica Murray, Erin Poettker, Grace Wachter, Jennifer Coffman, Emily 
Brendel, April Newman, Caitlin O'Day, Courtnie Wilson, Monica Crupe, Jessica Breeding, Heather 
Schwegler. SECOND ROW: Megan O'Day, Sarah Schelich, Michelle Fulks-treasurer, Meaghan 
McGraw, Theresa Bono-president, Maureen Tierney, Jill Lowry-secretary, Carmina Marasigan, Laura 
Riess, Tracy Fuller. BACK ROW: Christine Koerner, Cheri Smith, Jessica Swatek, Christina Still, Jessica 
Whalen, Lois Hains, Sarah Pull, Julia Geringer, Angela Farabee, Kelly Sullivan, Theresa Reck.

Students to Assist Recruitment [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Tiffany Tiller, Sara Bear, Christy Schlosser, Elizabeth Freeman. SECOND ROW: Michele 
Brungardt, Aislyn Wright, Matt O'Rourke, Nicole Geisendorfer, Valerie Hentges. BACK ROW: 
Meaghan Cochran, Valerie Dwyer, Janice Bunch, Stephanie Amick.

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Residential Reps
students participate in residential hall senates to voice ideas and opinions

ALTHOUGH Student Senate was a popular and widespread governmental body on campus, other 
senates, like those from the residential halls, were just as active at Truman State University.

The residential hall senates consisted of members from different residence halls who worked 
together to sponsor programs and bring events to entertain and inform students.

Freshman Danielle Hartle chose to participate in Dobson Hall Senate because of time constraints.

"I thought Student Senate would take too much time, and hall senate provides a direct result for me 
and fits me better as far as time goes," Hartle said. "I joined so I could voice my opinions and 
concerns."

Sophomore Dave Korkoian, Centennial Hall Senate president, joined hall government to connect 
with other students.

"I enjoy getting to know people and feeling a part of things," Korkoian said. "It's a great number of 
people in an active learning environment, and I really like being part of it."

Others decided to join a hall senate after a friend's invitation.

"[My roommate] sucked me in and then I realized it was a great way to just be more involved," 
senior Vanessa Foppe said.

Foppe was the treasurer of Ryle Hall Senate and the president of the Residence Hall Association in 
2002-2003. Her roommate, senior Marie Langabee, was secretary of RHA and a member of Ryle Hall 
Senate.

"In hall senate, everyone serves on a committee or serves as a RHA rep," Langabee said. "We have 
three committees - fund-raising, community service and outreach."

Each hall senate received funding through RHA by sending representatives to regular RHA meetings. 
The number of meetings each hall attended determined the amount of funding it received.

"The funding makes sure that we have people at the RHA meetings," Foppe said. "In the past, it's 
been hard to get them to come."

Each hall senate also sponsored a variety of activities for its residents throughout the year.

"Most of the time a hall will sponsor a formal with another hall," Langabee said. "They're an 
opportunity to get our name out and a chance to raise money."

Foppe also said that RHA had plans to coordinate the formals.

"One of the things we're trying to do at RHA is to have one large formal sponsored by all the 
residence halls," Foppe said.

Although interest increased, the structure for hall governments changed little over the years.

"In Ryle, there are two representatives from each house, our officers, two student adviser liaisons 
and four RHA reps," Foppe said.

RHA asked each residence hall to adopt similar names to make the hall governments appear more 
consistent across campus.

"The structure's pretty much the same across campus, so RHA asked us to change our name from 
CHOICE to Centennial Hall Senate," Korkoian said.

Foppe and members of the existing senates encouraged all students to get involved in hall 
government or RHA.

"They're a positive way to get involved with [Residential Living]," Foppe said. "You get to have a 
voice in things. It's amazing, but they do listen."

Langabee also voiced her encouragement for student involvement in hall government.

"Hall government and RHA are great," Langabee said. "They communicate the needs of students."

Hartle said she was satisfied with her choice to participate in hall government.

"Hall senate is worth it to me," Hartle said. "Everything I've voiced has been taken care of."

By Tim Suddarth Contributing Writer

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Senior Erin Flaherty, visitor Cory Selby and senior Katie Turnure dance in costume at the E.C. Grim 
Hall Halloween Dance. Students elected Grim senators with a majority vote.

Freshman Jeremy Ross reaches for candy to give to trick-or-treaters. The Residential Hall Association 
sponsored trick-or-treating on Halloween in the residence halls.

photo by Beth Kelly

photo by Karen Schwartztrauber

Kirksville resident, Laura Kling, receives a Halloween treat from junior Julie Rogers, Blanton Hall 
resident. Blanton-Nason Hall Senate sponsored Senate Week, an event that benefited hall residents.

"I enjoy getting to know people and feeling a part of things. It's a great number of people in an 
active learning environment, and I really like being part of it."-sophomore Dave Korkoian

photo by Karen Schwartztrauber

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Taking Care Of Business
business week educates and motivates university students

The scent of buttery popcorn wafted through Violette Hall, drawing students to a table where they 
received not only popcorn, but also information about four business organizations at Truman State 
University.

Feb. 17-21, 2003, gave life to the University's first Business Week, which used the slogan "Bringing it 
All Together."

"The purpose was not only to bring together all of the business organizations to work on the project, 
but they were hoping to reach the student body as a whole," said senior Lauren Lundry, Alpha 
Kappa Psi member.

Business organizations Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Beta Lambda, Beta Alpha Psi and Alpha Kappa Psi all 
selected chairpersons to act as liaisons during the week's planning.

"Our committees and organizations all came together and came up with things we wanted to note 
about business majors," said junior Jenny Allemann, Phi Beta Lambda member. "We wanted to 
mock Health Science Week ... [and] we wanted to do something for business majors, to emphasize 
that we are also a large part of the campus."

The organizations started the week by promoting their events in Violette Hall during the afternoons.

"Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we had popcorn, chocolate kisses, stickers and hot chocolate," 
said senior Tisha Wiley, Delta Sigma Pi member. "There were people from each organization 
handing things out and publicizing the organizations and the events." 

Besides the afternoon snacks, the organizations also hosted a panel discussion and planned to bring 
in Virginia O'Brien, a speaker from Chicago. O'Brien was slated to discuss the changing feminine and 
masculine roles in the workplace. Due to bad weather, however, groups postponed the speaker until 
March 2003.

Instead, the organizations sponsored a networking discussion open to the entire campus after the 
panel discussion on Feb. 19, 2003.

"Anyone can use networking skills," Lundry said. "They always say it's not what you know, it's who 
you know. It's about making relationships, and I think that's a key for anyone."

Members of the business organizations said the week was successful, despite the postponement of 
their key speaker.

"People get in a rut in the spring semester," Allemann said. "They're burnt out. We wanted to 
provide awareness for them and get them excited and motivated about business again."

Maintaining the excitement of Business Week was something the organizations wanted to achieve.

"We'd really like to see it grow and continue in the future," Lundry said. "It was a great idea and 
they worked really hard on it."

By Chelsey Ilten Features Editor

Student Activities Board [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Lauren Bolland, Joseph Hankins, Rebecca Martin, Chris LeBeau, Raven Bowser, Esvan 
Rivera, Kim Zamastil, Joshua Grahlman, Kelsey Simpson, Robert Lindstrom, Katy Igel, Daniel 
Witzofsky, Lindsey Reorda. SECOND ROW: Nil Chattoraj, Winston Vanderhoof-adviser, Alisha 
Dalsted, Micah McKay, Josh Davis-treasurer, Tim Wolf-president, Gretchen Ott-vice president, 
Elizabeth Hoppis-secretary, Jason Turk, Morgan Silvey, Eric Yurkovich, Allie Hauser. BACK ROW: 
Meghan Kennedy, Andi Harrington, Samantha Jordan, Laura Anderson, Katherine Doherty, Megan 
Duff, Allison Gaston, Kayla Medley, Amanda Wolf, Angie Carney.

Student Ambassadors [University Tour Guides]
FRONT ROW: Kimberly Dickinson, Laura Whitted, Kim McCracken, Erin Donohue, Brian Coady, 
Amanda Sheets, Amy Endicott, Kristin Walstrom, Eliza McKay. SECOND ROW: Chris Ramsay-adviser, 
Grant Mulkey, Nicole Birdsill, Amy Huedepohl-vice president, Emily Kendrick-president, Kiya Marchi-
vice president, Devin Weishuhn, Allison Atterberry, Robert Miller. BACK ROW: Jean Bilger, Erin 
Sanders, Megan Wiese, Lynn Giddings, Matt O'Rourke, Julie Bates, Lara Heisohn, Stephanie Amick, 
Katie Johnson.

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Jim Bergman, human resources director at Northeast Regional Medical Center speaks about 
networking while sophomore Jenny Allemann and Doug Nichting, Wal-Mart store manager, listen. 
Business Week provided students with information about the different business organizations.

photo by Laura Blakey

Student Missouri State Teachers Association [Education]
FRONT ROW: Sharon Peebles, Crystal Shriver, Tracy Bauer, Colleen McLaughlin. SECOND ROW: Corie 
Hufford, Emily Kendrick, Courtney Danner, Meaghan Cochran-secretary, Katherine Allen-president, 
Troy Wagers-treasurer. BACK ROW: Lindsay Kempker, Marlene Clark, Jessica Ford, Jill Roberts, 
Shannon Masterson, Sasha Rassi, Melissa Hutsel.

Student Senate [Student Government]
FRONT ROW: Patience Rhodes, Tyler Wood, Heather Pierce, Jaidee Moore, Ryan Hager, Grant 
Mulkey, Nick Hart, Adil Wali, Laura Keck, Shawn Doyle, Bailey Sherry. SECOND ROW: Aric Ho, Jon 
Beckmeyer, Erin McManis, Meghana Patel-secretary, Ryan Walkiewicz-president, Joseph Hankins-
vice president, Levi Giovanetto-treasurer, Stephanie Nigus, Tremayne Battle, Scott Alberts-adviser. 
BACK ROW: Meredith Colgin, Stephanie Amick, Alison Spinden, Rory Roundtree, Gabe Kennon, 
Jessica Hawkins, Leslie Contarini, Brooke Baumann, Nolan White, Diane Gollaher, Johanna Westin.

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college republicans members work to promote political views at local, state and national 
levels

Republican Ideas

In 2003, the United States government made the decision to enter into overseas military conflict to 
liberate the Iraqi people. This decision yielded mixed but prominent reactions from across the 
United States, including Truman State University's campus.

During controversial times, it was the organizations based in politics that might have been more 
influential.

The College Republicans was this type of organization Although the group's name spoke for itself, its 
involvement ran deeper than just promoting Republican ideals around campus.

"We campaign a lot on the local, state and federal levels," junior Kari Willhite said. "We help 
individual candidates by doing literature drops for them, walking in parades, going door to door, 
making phone calls and anything else they might need help with. We also work with the Adair 
County Republicans as well as Missouri Republicans to make the grassroots movement effective."

Although the group's campaign effort ran nonstop, it could not avoid the topic of the United States' 
military action. With the military conflict underway, group members actively voiced their support of 
the government's decisions.

"We are organizing a 'Support Our President, Support America and Support Our Troops' rally in the 
near future," senior Carolyn Lumsden said. "Some of our members have also written articles or 
letters to the editor expressing their support for the president in the recent past."

Besides organizing campaigns and rallies, the College Republicans also brought guest speakers to the 
University. In 2003, the group brought Dinesh D'Souza, author of the New York Times best-seller, 
"What's So Great About America," to the University.

"We like to bring in one speaker per semester to present conservative views on certain issues," 
senior Michael Hertz said. "Dinesh was a really great deal. He worked in the Reagan administration 
and is a really well-known and respected speaker."

Since the College Republicans was politically active in many ways, they welcomed new members 
throughout the year. The group had no requirements to join. However, most members had similar 
political views.

"College Republicans is an organization that allows for student involvement in politics in order to get 
Republican candidates elected to office," Lumsden said. "Everyone who joins usually has the same 
political values and agrees with the platform and believes that as students we can make a difference 
on our campus, in our town, in our state and nationally as well."

With the Republican party in power in the United States, one might think the College Republicans 
had no more goals to achieve. However, the group focused on spreading their ideas and always 
looked to the future.

"Sure, we hope to get Republicans elected to office, but we also hope to raise conservative 
awareness on our campus by bringing speakers and participating in debates against opposing 
viewpoints," Lumsden said. "But the biggest thing we want to accomplish is that we want to make a 
difference."

By Johnny Vines Copy Editor

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Freshman Justin Weinrich asks guest speaker Dinesh D'Souza to sign a copy of "What's Sp Great 
About America." About 100 people came to hear D'Souza speak in the Student Union Building 
activities Room.  The event was sponsored by the College Republicans.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

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Off the Beaten Path
student senate and Omicron delta kappa start a campaign

It was a well-known fact that people working together were usually more productive. This was true 
in school, work and service projects. Two Truman State University groups used this idea and decided 
to work together on a campus-wide campaign during the 2002-2003 school year. The honorary 
leadership organization, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Student Senate came together in September 
2002 to start the "Take Pride in Your Campus: Keep Off the Grass" campaign.

"Omicron Delta Kappa originally approached us about the project, but both groups were looking for 
ways to improve the campus environment," junior Ryan Walkiewicz, Senate president, said.

Project goals included cleaning up litter around campus and finding ways to put an end to the dirt 
trails made by people cutting across the grass.

Senior Beth Evers, who was in charge of the project, was a member of both ODK and Senate. Each 
group brought different assets to the campaign, Evers said.

"The Student Senate provided the funding for the events, while Omicron Delta Kappa did most of 
the grunt work," Evers said.

The groups held a variety of events, ranging from handing out candy in early October 2002 with 
reminders to keep the campus beautiful to a volunteer trash cleanup day. One of the most popular 
events took place on the Quad on a chilly day in November 2002. University students had the 
opportunity to trade in an empty aluminum can to be recycled, and in exchange, the student 
received a cup of steaming hot chocolate.

The cold weather in December 2002 and January 2003 put a temporary halt to the campaign. 
However, the spring brought the resurgence of the campaign in the form of another campus-wide 
trash cleanup day. In an attempt to fix the problem of the trampled grass, the groups set up orange 
fences around the areas where the problem was most prominent.

"We wanted to try and teach people to walk an extra few steps to keep the grass healthy," Evers 
said.

Although the fences obstructed many of the students' short cuts across campus, most appreciated 
the thought of transforming the barren spots back into lush green grass. Freshman Anne Fitzgerald 
agreed with the organizations' ideas.

"It was a good idea for the two organizations to try and fix the grass," Fitzgerald said. "If everyone 
bothered to just walk a few more steps around the grass, then the campus would look a thousand 
times better."

Both ODK and Student Senate wished to continue the campaign in following years. Their hopes were 
to keep the events already started and add a few new ones each year. With help from the student 
body, these two organizations set out to accomplish their goal of maintaining the beauty of the 
University's campus.

By KATIE Faul Staff Writer

Students Together Educating Peers [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Joe Hamilton-adviser, Grant Casady, Nick Haribson, Fadzai Smout, Dave Hutchison, 
Tammy Bringaze-adviser. SECOND ROW: Sarah Montgomery, Anna Uhlrich, Thokozile Kachipande, 
Kelli Hutcherson.

Tau Kappa Epsilon [Social Fraternity]
FRONT ROW: Tim Hittinger, Gregory Brown, Bill Sawyer, Jason Wheaton. SECOND ROW: Paul 
Wemer, William Alexander-treasurer, Tom Rodeghero-president, Ryan Douglass-secretary, Curtis 
Niezwaag. BACK ROW: Kelly Myers, Kevin Hennessey, Todd Ross.

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Senior Shawn Doyle receives candy from junior Jon Beckmeyer and senior Meghana Patel. Omicron 
Delta Kappa and Student Senate sponsored the Keep off the Grass campaign to raise student 
awareness about the campus beautification project.

photo by Beth Spinney

Tau Lambda Sigma [Service Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Ashleigh Bessey, Eren Gallagher, Lindsay Becraft, Emily Danielsons, Megan Scannell, 
Amanda Spegal, Amy Coskey, Kimberley Ferrell. SECOND ROW: Corinne Jeppson, Megan Haffey, 
Michelle Obermark, Jennifer Jones, Christina Eberhard, Ashley Hanson, Jackie White, Lori Dougherty, 
Stacey Unnerstall. BACK ROW: Heather Gloor, Sarah Renshaw, Amy Tripp, Sara Marler, Sarah 
Franklin, Jessica Miller, Melissa Kun, Tarrah Moore.

Tau Lambda Sigma [Service Sorority]
FRONT ROW: Carly Eighmy, Ingrid Bolstad, Nicole Vazquez, Gina Mack, Ashley Amer, Lindsey Mentel, 
Emily Cope, Alisha Raby. SECOND ROW: Julie Schaper, Julie Guignon, Betsy Braddock, Eve Schlenk-
vice president, Shannon Smith-president, Sarah Doedli-treasurer, Laura Whitted, Gloria Dirnbeck, 
Kari Schuster. BACK ROW: Kristen Stanley, Kayla Robertson, Sara Humlicek, Heather Burch, Sarah 
Anderson, Kathryn Fairley, Hannah Casillo, Jennifer Anderson.

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During their family dinner, senior Eric Patterson and junior Jena Whetstine engage in conversation 
at Patterson's house Patterson was Whetstine's big in Alpha Chi Sigma.

photo by Kate Anderson

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pairs of new and old members form to create unique relationships within an organization Bigs and 
Littles

ORGANIZATIONS at Truman State University had different ways of reaching out to new members 
and teaching them about their history. One aspect that many organizations shared was the 
assignment of bigs and littles. Some organizations used different titles for these positions, but all 
usually consisted of an older member in the chapter helping a new pledge through the experience of 
pledge season.

Lambda Chi Alpha required their bigs and littles to attend meetings once a week to get to know each 
other. The pledge educator paired up the members the week after the pledge joined the fraternity. 
Halfway through the pledge season, members contacted littles to make sure they were getting along 
with their bigs.

"My big brother and I were good friends and hung out at both fraternity events and outside of the 
fraternity," said sophomore Kelly Galster, Lambda Chi member. "One of the most memorable 
bonding experiences during my pledge season was when some bigs and littles went paint-balling for 
the day."

Another organization, the Society of the Prim Roses, required all active members to be paired with a 
little at some point during their time in the organization. Prim Roses used special rituals to introduce 
bigs and littles.

"About two weeks into our pledge season we started receiving gifts from our bigs with clues as to 
who they were," sophomore Kara Hartwig, Prim Rose member, said. "We found out who our big was 
the following week at a ritual ceremony. Since we have a new organization, it was also possible for 
me to trace my lineage back to the founder of my family."

In Sigma Phi Epsilon, the strong relationships between these two members allowed for members to 
get to know each other on a more personal level. Bigs also provided any help, advice or support that 
their little needed throughout the pledge season.

"The purpose of having a big brother is to have someone you can call at any time with questions or 
for help," sophomore Eric Vochatzer, Sig Ep member, said. "Sometimes families paired up for games, 
competitions and tournaments, but mostly we were just a support system for one another."

Larger organizations such as Alpha Phi Omega not only had bigs and littles, but also entire families 
within the organization. Each member was in one of the six families.

"One of the most memorable experiences of being a pledge was being woken up by your big brother 
at 6 a.m. for spontaneous fellowship," senior Rachel Hardin, APO member, said. "We bonded over 
early morning breakfast. We also, later in the semester, gave our littles nicknames, another fun 
tradition that has been carried on for many years in our organization."

Beta Theta Pi assigned pledge fathers to new members, called pledge sons. The pledge fathers 
guided their sons through pledge season by answering any question they had and helping with any 
problem that occurred.

"Having pledge fathers and pledge sons was beneficial to our organization," sophomore Andy 
Crossett, Beta member, said. "We were matched up early in the season before we really knew each 
other. However, in the end, all the brothers got along well."

By Tiffany Marchbanks Staff Writer

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Sophomore Nick Kremer puts senior Mike Chen into a headlock at the Alpha Phi Alpha self-defense 
workshop as senior Derek Kent and sophomore Brittany Muck watch. Out of 10 workshops APA 
held, the relationships forum in the fall of 2002 was the most successful.

photo by Melissa Allen

The 4.0 Club [Academic]
FRONT ROW: Lekesha Dean, Ellizabeth House, Shureka Cannon, Jeremiah McCluney, Lashea Davis, 
Javas Smith, Auriel Monroe, Elisea Avalos, Donivan Foster. BACK ROW: Janel Townsend, Courtney 
Carter, Paya Rhodes, Carla Tillman, Karyn Stewart, Shino Saito, Leah Young, Wynter Hollie, Patience 
Rhodes.

True Men[A Cappella Ensemble]
FRONT ROW: Joshua Webster, Travis Russell, Chad Lograsso. BACK ROW: Matt Fieleke, Nick Cloud, 
Derek White, Greg Hudson, Aaron Johnson.

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Worst-Case Scenario
alpha phi alpha sponsors informational workshops

For a small organization like Alpha Phi Alpha, creating relevant service projects was not easy. After 
all, an eight-person social fraternity could only realistically take on so many projects.

APA overcame limited resources, however, when the group presented the car-maintenance seminar 
and the self-defense workshop as spring service projects.

"We try to do service projects that are useful," senior Matthew Scott, APA president, said. "We have 
to be there regardless. It's not for us, it's for the audience we're trying to reach out to." 

Women were the workshops' primary target. 

"We know a lot of women friends who have trouble just putting on their license plate," Scott said. 
"So we decided [to talk about] the basics of car maintenance: windshield wipers, oil, gas, battery, 
how to change a flat tire -common things everyone should know if they own a car."

Two APA members, sophomores Walter Washington and Ben Stewart, taught the seminar.

"[Stewart] presented the actual car maintenance stuff," Washington said. "I presented the two 
scenarios that I think are most important in owning a car: catching a flat tire ... [and] jump starting a 
dead battery."

Members said about 15 students attended the informal seminar.

Later in the week, APA hosted another informational presentation aimed at women -the self-
defense workshop. Sophomore Brittany Muck, who happened to pass through the Ryle Hall Main 
Lounge as the workshop was starting, stopped and participated.

"I had no knowledge of self-defense, so it was really informative," Muck said. "It was really basic, 
just small things you can do. You don't have to be an expert to do them."

Senior Mike Chen instructed the workshop for about 25 students. Chen volunteered to teach the 
workshop as a favor to his APA friends.

The workshop focused on defensive techniques a relatively small person could use to fight off a 
larger, stronger attacker.

"[The most interesting part was] learning to flip a 200-pound football player over my shoulder," 
Muck said. "That was fun to see how easy it really is."

Pleased with the feedback they received from their service projects, Scott said the members of APA 
planned to host car-maintenance and self-defense instruction seminars in the future.

By Andy Ashbaugh Staff Writer

TRUMAN PAINTBALL CLUB[Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Matthew Combs, Dean Dennehy, Timothy Olliges, Bryan Duepner. SECOND ROW: Kent 
Lineberry-adviser, Becca Briguglio-president, Noelle Hunt-secretary. BACK ROW: Paul Blessing, 
Gregory Seymour.

Rock Climbing Club [Special Interest]
FRONT ROW: Sarah Stanley, Michael Braun, Julie Bates-treasurer, Ben Harris-vice president, Seth 
Graber-president, Christopher Welch, Curtis Niewald, Janell Wisecup. BACK ROW: Jayme Ruethain, 
Jennifer Ruethain, Renee Hellebusch, Audrey Gilmore, Sarah Windhorst, Emily Hockman, Shannan 
Anderson.

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Conferences Enhance
attending or hosting a conference benefits several organizations

WHETHER it was to conduct business or to have some fun, many student organizations on campus 
decided to host or to attend a conference. Organizations recognized the benefits of conferences, 
regardless of the location.

Alpha Phi Omega members drove to New Orleans to attend a national conference.

"The national conference is held every even year," junior Shannon Wilburn, APO member, said. 
"They have workshops that you can attend that deal with different aspects of our fraternity, such as 
leadership and service. You can also participate in several service events. While we were there, 
some members made Mardi Gras masks for a children's hospital."

While APO decided to venture out of Kirksville to attend its conference, the Society of Physics 
Students hosted their own conference.

"Our conference is basically a time when people can give talks about physics as well as attend talks 
about physics," said senior Heather Molle, SPS vice president. "We invited all the schools in our 
zone, as well as schools from Illinois and Iowa."

Some may have thought that hosting a conference would be easier because members did not have 
to travel, but hosting required a lot of work.

"There is a lot of preparation involved in hosting a conference," Molle said. "We had to send out 
invitations to all the schools, book rooms for people to hold their talks in, find hotel rooms and 
provide entertainment and food."

Not only did the groups need to prepare ahead of time for the conferences, but they also had to find 
ways to fund them. The Mathematics and Science Secondary Education organization found it 
challenging to afford conferences.

"Our conferences are usually funded by grants," senior Alison Dwyer, MASSE member said. "We 
weren't able to go to a conference the previous year because we didn't have the money, but this 
year we were able to get a grant and attend our conference in Springfield, [Mo.]"

Some organizations even looked to other places for funding.

"We had to charge a registration fee of $5," Molle said. "The science department gave us about 
$300, and what was left after that and the registration fees, we had to make up with money from 
our organization."

Even with all the preparation, time and money that went into attending a conference, many 
members felt the experience provided worthwhile opportunities.

"Some members of Phi Sigma Pi attended a national conference in Pittsburgh that was a lot of fun," 
junior Chris Miller said. "We attended to some business and also had to meet with people from 
across the nation who were interested in the same kind of stuff we were."

Meeting new people was just one benefit of attending conferences. Some students felt it gave them 
a fresh perspective on their organization's goals.

"It is a great chance for us to meet with other physics students from different schools," Molle said. 
"It also allows us to find out what they are researching and to learn from them."

Molle was not the only one who learned from attending conferences.

"It is really beneficial to see what other chapters are doing and to share our ideas with them," 
Wilburn said. "We can share ideas about leadership and service while having a fun time and hanging 
out with our fellow [APO] fraternity brothers."

Members felt they gained something valuable from the conferences, whether they attended or 
hosted their own

By Reena Karan Staff Writer

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photo by Laura Blakey

photo submitted

"It is really beneficial to see what other chapters are doing and to share our ideas with them." -
junior Shannon Wilburn

Senior Joanna Hoag, one of 14 student presenters, speaks at the Psi Chi Conference in April 2003 
which covered psychology topics. Hoag's presentation covered facial attention.

photo submitted

Southern University (Bethany, Okla.) students wait for the SPS Conference to begin. The keynote 
speaker was Gilford Summy, assistant professor of physics at Oklahoma State University (Stillwater).

Alpha Phi Omega performs role call at the opening cer-emonies at a national conference in New 
Orleans. Fifty-one members attended the conference, where they received two awards out of seven 
given.

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photo by Peggy Amor

Kirksville resident, Mark Von Fange freshman Rob Moore and junior Katie Margavio participate in 
the Baptist Student Union/Freethinkers euthanasia debate. Audience members favored the pro-
euthanasia side at the end of the debate.

Unique Ensemble Gospel Choir [Religious Music Group]
FRONT ROW: Crystal Bowers, Royce Hams, Yolanda Dale, Donivan Foster, Cassandra Scott, Talicia 
Jones, Jeremiah McCluney, Faith Givan, Steven Green, Krystal Dorsey. SECOND ROW: Danisha Leigh, 
Jennifer Drake, Harry Cecil, Salena Mathurin-vice president, Karisa Lawson, Adrienne Johnson-
president, Tara Johnson-treasurer, Yorba Johnson, Karyn Stewart, Lekesha Dean, Ava Epps. BACK 
ROW: Darryl Walker, Ebony Moore, Chinaka Agwu, Meredith Heist, Nicole Cox, Alathea Stack, Clara 
Smith, Sara Bender, Rachel Barnstable, Laura Corona, LaNese Griffith, Nick West.

University Swingers [Dance]
FRONT ROW: Lacey Hale, Hilary Wright-treasurer, Luke Andermann, Daniel Schmidt, Nicholas 
Welchert, Nickolas Turco-president, Ben Harris, Devin Weishuhn, Julie Bates. SECOND ROW: Mark 
McKelvey, Matthew Kemp, Aislyn Wright, Trevor Marlow, Mandi Sagez, Lauren Jackson, Dylan 
Smith, Emily Forsyth, Alex Murphy, John Bisges. BACK ROW: Hannah Cummings, Lindsey Wendleton, 
Ashley Desmet, Katherine Goodwin, Anna Chiu, Jill Kasparie, Kelly Kasparie.

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Discuss the Issue
freethinkers society and baptist student union hold debate

After participating in programs and activities with the Baptist Student Union, the Freethinkers 
Society proposed a debate on human euthanasia.

"It was our initial idea to hold the debate," freshman Kat Eusey, Freethinkers member, said. "We 
had worked with the BSU before, and we thought it would be a great opportunity to have another 
debate."

Initially, Freethinkers contacted BSU members to see if they would be willing to participate.

"We had to contact the BSU to see if they wanted to participate and have someone speak on their 
behalf," freshman Ben Kort, Freethinkers member said.

After contacting the BSU, the Freethinkers chose an issue the two groups could debate.

"The debate was about euthanasia and whether using it for assisted suicide is morally permissible," 
senior Amanda Lopez, Freethinkers member, said.

After selecting a debate topic, both groups prepared to make the debate successful.

"We had to reserve a room where we could have the debate, and we also had to make sure we 
could find someone to speak on each side," Lopez said.

However, the groups encountered a few difficulties during preparation for the debate.

"The debate could have been scheduled better, and there could have been a better turnout, but it 
still went smoothly," Lopez said.

The last step to take before hosting the debate was for each group to decide whether it would argue 
in favor of or against the issue of euthanasia.

"The representative for Freethinkers spoke for euthanasia, and the BSU representative spoke 
against," Lopez said. "The audience wasn't necessarily divided based on the group they affiliated 
with."

During the debate, each group raised many interesting points.

"The main argument was between the sanctity of life and the right of the individual to live or die," 
Eusey said.

Despite the controversial subject, the groups worked well together and made the debate successful.

"It was a collaborative effort," Eusey said. "BSU was cooperative, and it was enjoyable to work with 
them."

The groups also found it difficult to find a common ground in the debate.

"We could discuss it for a long time but never come to an agreement because we held such different 
points of view," Lopez said.

When the debate was finished, audience members voted for one side of the issue.

"The votes were tabulated, but that wasn't what was important," Kort said. "It was the experience 
that was important."

Based on the success of their debate, the groups had an interest in working together again.

"It went really well," senior Jeremy Irwin, BSU speaker, said. "A lot of people came in with open 
minds, ready to make their decision based on the debate rather than coming in close minded."

By Amanda West Staff Writer

Wesley House [Religious]
FRONT ROW: Zach Rice, Jennifer Finley, James Cooper, Sharon Peebles, Andy Linsenbardt, Melissa 
Allen, Justin McAninch. SECOND ROW: Erin Sanders, Adam Martens, Michelle Pike, Rev. Richard 
Northcutt-adviser, Elizabeth Gentry, Ryan Delgado, Melissa Nicol. BACK ROW: Amanda Brown, Kate 
Pickett, Cynthia Cobb, Mackenzie Taylor, Brooke Baumann, Stephanie Cox.

Windfall [Literary Magazine]
FRONT ROW: David Capps, Peggy Amor, Russ Disbro, Jessica Ford. BACK ROW: Michell Martin, 
Andres Delgado, Cabell Gathman-assistant editor, Shawna Archer-editor in chief, Joel Haak, Janna 
Vlasin.

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Working Hard for Health and Fitness
Phi Epsilon Kappa and Eta Sigma Gamma sponsor events to promote healthy lifestyles

As Truman State University students anticipated the beginning of midterm break and the end of 
research papers and sluggish studying that dragged late into the morning hours, excitement and 
thoughts of freedom surfaced. When students walked into the residence halls, though, their 
happiness and excitement diminished as they faced somber posters covered with the faces of 
former University students who perished in car accidents. The posters explained how the individual 
died and even described the car crash. It was enough to squelch feelings of excitement over 
midterm break and make students rethink driving plans. Eta Sigma Gamma, a health science 
organization, created the posters to promote safe driving during midterm break as part of their 
annual Safe Brake program.

"Every year during the week before [midterm] break, Eta Sigma Gamma sponsors an entirely 
student-run campaign to raise awareness about the importance of safe and defensive driving," said 
junior Elizabeth Carpenter, Eta Sigma Gamma vice president. "We try to increase driver awareness 
not only through putting up posters in residence halls and other buildings on campus, but also 
through rollover simulators, handing out ribbons from a table in the Student Union Building, making 
announcements in the papers and also on the news. We also had all of the pizza companies in 
Kirksville put awareness flyers on their pizza boxes."

Eta Sigma Gamma took Safe Brake Week very seriously. The University had a driver fatality rate 
comparable to that of the University of Kansas (Lawrence) and the University of Missouri-Columbia. 
Many found that statistic disturbing because the University was much smaller than KU and UMC. Eta 
Sigma Gamma created Safe Brake Week in response to those tragedies, and in turn, no fatal car 
accidents involving University students occurred during midterm break for the previous two years.

Formed in 1996, Eta Sigma Gamma, the co-ed national health honorary organization, consisted of 
health science majors who were interested in community service and educating others. The 
organization had three main goals in the community: to educate, to serve and to research. The 
University chapter was active in community service and proved to be a leader among health science 
honorary students across the country, winning many prestigious awards.

"We all are interested in developing our skills as health care workers and educators," junior Sara 
Clouse, historian, said. "Eta Sigma Gamma really gives us a chance to gain real life experience in the 
health field and a chance to impact people."

Some of the various community service projects the members sponsored included working with 
individuals at the Family Advocacy Center, helping in nursing homes, volunteering as exercise 
coaches and training with the Red Cross. The University chapter also won first place as a national 
chapter of excellence for the previous six years.

Another safety-conscious University organization was Phi Epsilon Kappa, an 

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Senior Miriam Block visits the Phi EpsiIon Kappa booth at the 2003 Health Fair while sophomore 
Courtney Strubel and junior Krystl Brown test Block's body-fat composition. Skinfold tests were 
available to everyone who attended the fair.

Sophomore Paul Hamilton sets up the pole vault at the 2003 MIAA Track and Field Championships. 
Phi Epsilon Kappa helped with track and field events at all home track meets.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

photo by Beth Kelly

Journey Through ...
Safe Brake Week
a rollover simulator from the Missouri State Highway Patrol was available for students to watch on 
Monday, March 3, 2003
on Tuesday, March 4, 2003, the University dedicated the Centennial Flame to University students 
who had died on the roads since 1995
Eta Sigma Gamma members hung memorial signs and flyers around campus to educate students 
and remember highway victims
members handed out ribbons, displayed safe driving information and held a distracted driving 
simulation in the Student Union Building

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Health and Fitness

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exercise science fraternity. This fraternity also worked hard to improve student life and make others 
aware of health concerns that needed to be addressed.

"The purpose of Phi Epsilon Kappa is to promote health and wellness on the Truman State University 
campus through events and other means of communication," said sophomore David Piskulic, Phi 
Epsilon Kappa president.

Formerly called the Health and Exercise Science Club, the organization recently changed its name to 
Phi Epsilon Kappa.

"We are a very young organization, and are trying to get ideas on how to make the organization 
better and are actively trying to recruit new members," Piskulic said. "Because we are so young, 
we're very open to ideas on how to improve the way that we do things and are devoted to 
promoting health and wellness on campus through events."

One event Phi Epsilon Kappa participated in was informing people of Proposition A, which was a bill 
that would put a tax on cigarettes. The organization also hoped to provide health screenings for 
students and to help students in the Student Recreation Center.

"People want to be health conscious, but sometimes not everyone knows how to use the equipment 
in the recreation center," Piskulic said. "We've thought about providing volunteers that would be 
able to show others how to use the equipment. We're definitely trying to uphold all of the traditions 
our fraternity has had in the past, but also to get new ideas and constantly improve our 
organization."

The fraternity welcomed about 25 new members as a result of the 2002 rush. It was an open rush 
exclusive to exercise science majors, and many of the members were diversely involved in science.

"What makes our organization so unique is that we are not as focused on the business and money 
aspect, but more on learning how to live a healthy life and stay in shape," Piskulic said. "In turn, we 
want to use the knowledge that we gain and help others learn how to feel better. We want people 
to know that there are ways to be healthy and happy." 

Both Eta Sigma Gamma and Phi Epsilon Kappa devoted themselves to promoting health awareness 
at the University, and through many different means of providing health education, service and 
leadership, they continued to serve the University and its students.

By Sarah Hardy Staff Writer

"[We are focused] more on learning how to live a healthy life. We want to use the knowledge that 
we gain and help others learn how to feel better ... [and] to know that there are ways to be healthy 
and happy." -sophomore David Piskulic

Sophomore Christina Degenhardt and junior Liz Carpenter attend a Red Cross training session given 
by trainers Laura Nierman and Casie Curfman.  Those certified were able to use the knowledge for 
an advocacy and education program.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

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Sophomores Hayley Kessler and Gail Kulczewski watch as sophomore Elyse Ruckenbrod participates 
in a distracted driving simulation. Eleven University students have died in accidents on the highway 
since 1995.

photo by Beth Spinney

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A Win-Win Situation
organizations bring high school students to campus

As a way of promoting both Truman State University and the skills of prospective University 
students, several campus organizations invited high school students from across the Midwest to 
participate in special events at the University. These groups held events allowing students to 
showcase their talents. They believed that the best way for a prospective student to learn more 
about the University was to spend time on campus. The high school students also had the chance to 
see the campus and talk with University students and faculty about the school.

"The honor band festival is held every year and allows participating students to come for a day of 
rehearsal and then give a performance at night," said graduate student Mike James, concert band 
director. "They also get a chance to see the wind symphony perform and meet with Truman 
students and professors."

The music department was not the only group to sponsor an event for high school students. Kappa 
Mu Epsilon, a math organization, held a Math Expo which allowed the students to participate in 
math-related competitions.

"Students from different parts of Missouri come and take tests ranging in difficulty from algebra I to 
calculus," junior Kelly Steinmetz, KME vice president, said. "Students came from Kirksville High 
School and Rockbridge High School in Columbia, [Mo]. They saw what the campus was like while 
being rewarded for their hard work."

Some students received rewards at the competitions, which helped recruit new students.

"The senior who scored the highest at the Math Expo was a girl from Rockbridge High School," 
Steinmetz said. "She was rewarded with a scholarship to use if she decides to attend Truman."

University students worked hard to make sure the events ran smoothly. Each student had a specific 
duty to help make the events a success.

"The primary responsibility for our students involved the wind symphony performing a concert for 
the high school students and a joint concert with them that evening," said graduate student Katy 
Anselmo, concert band director. "Some students were asked to fill in open seats in the honor band. 
For instance, this year we were in need of low brass players."

While the purpose of the events was to entertain high school students, they were not the only ones 
who benefitted from the events.

"The Math Expo gives us a way to promote Truman," Steinmetz said. "But it also allows us to 
promote math. It lets the students know that they are not the only ones who enjoy math. There are 
others out there who are majoring in it." 

For both the high school students and organizations involved, bringing in potential University 
students from across the Midwest proved to be beneficial.

By Reena Karan Staff Writer

Graduate student and concert band director Katy Anselmo directs the high school honor band 
during a warm-up for its evening performance. High school students from Missouri, Iowa and Illinois 
participated in the honor band.

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Junior Christopher Bay and sophomore Kathleen Field grade tests during the 2003 Kappa Mu Epsilon 
Math Expo. Forty-five high school students competed in individual, group and relay tests.

photo by Laura Blakey

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Sophomores Evan Merrell and Alisha Raby vote to amend the Kappa Mu Epsilon constitution. 
Organizations that did not have revised constitutions on file with the Center for Student 
Involvement could not reserve rooms for meetings.

photo by Melissa Allen

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center for student involvement requires student organizations to update their constitutions 
yearlyRules Rewritten

WHETHER it was something small or a complete make over, many organizations at Truman State 
University needed to revise their constitutions in 2002-2003. The Center for Student Involvement 
required organizations to turn in their constitutions each year. Yet some organizations wondered if 
revising their constitution was beneficial, or if it was more trouble than it was worth.

Organizations had many reasons for revising constitutions. Some did it to make official rules.

"We added a few addenda that specified things that we already follow such as what constitutes an 
active member, an inactive member or an alumni," said senior Robbi Kupfer, Cardinal Key 
parliamentarian.

Some made changes to keep their constitution current.

"We hadn't revised our constitution in a while, and we received a notice from CSI telling us that it 
was time to revise it," said sophomore Shannon Masterson, Student Council for Exceptional Children 
president. "We just changed a few small things like the wording of our constitution. It took us about 
20 minutes to make the revisions and vote on them at a meeting."

The CSI added constitution rules in 2002-2003.

"This year we required organizations to revise their constitutions each semester," said junior Jenn 
Wallace, CSI office assistant. "Organizations are also required to revise their constitutions if they 
change officers or their name."

The CSI required organizations to go through their office to make revisions.

"We require organizations to turn their constitutions into CSI so we can look over it and see what 
needs to be corrected or revised," Wallace said. "Then we send it to the dean of student affairs, Lou 
Ann Gilchrist, so she can approve it and make sure it conforms with the University's organization 
policies."

Some organizations had mixed feelings about the revising process.

"We didn't encounter any problems while revising our constitution," Masterson said. "It wasn't a 
difficult process, but we really didn't look forward to it."

Others had positive feelings about the process. 

"We voted on the addenda at a meeting and everyone pretty much agreed on the changes we 
made," Kupfer said. "The process was simple and only took about a week."

The CSI encountered conflicting opinions concerning the new requirement.

"In order to stay active on campus and remain a chartered organization, we require organizations to 
revise their constitutions every five years," Wallace said. "There haven't been any organizations that 
have refused to revise, but some are critical of the process."

The CSI said keeping a constitution was beneficial for organizations.

"When an organization turns their renewal form into us, they become officially recognized by the 
University once their charter has been signed by the dean," Wallace said. "If an organization isn't 
officially recognized, they can't reserve rooms for meetings. Also, being recognized helped potential 
members contact the organization."

Some said the revising process was beneficial. 

"Having a constitution is really important to our organization, and the process was definitely worth 
the hassle," Kupfer said. "By making the revisions, we made some things official, and that will really 
benefit future generations of Cardinal Key."

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photo by Laurar Blakery

Illusion Danz Squad members wait for the music in their opening positions during a performance in 
the Ryle Hall Main Lounge. Illusion made and spliced their own music for dance routines.

Junior Lindsay Recht and sophomore Katy Davis sing "My Boyfriend's Back." Minor Detail performed 
with the True Men at a Valentine's Day concert.

First Ladiesillusion and minor detail create artistic opportunities

They had rhythm, style, talent and, thanks to the persistence of group members, they had an outlet 
for these creative juices. Two new artistic groups formed on campus in 2002-2003. They were 
Illusion Danz Squad, a hip-hop dance group, and Minor Detail, a female a cappella group. Although 
the groups were different in style, they shared several similarities in their formation.

"Illusion was formed when my roommate, senior Aesha Williams, and I constantly discussed how 
great it would be if we had an opportunity to get back into dance and focus things on a hip-hop 
perspective," senior Angela Ballard, Illusion captain, said. "Aesha and I, as well as many other 
students, felt like our dancing interests would be limited with the current dance teams on campus. 
We sought an environment where people loved to dance."

Since the only dance environments on campus were ones that did not deal with the hip-hop style of 
dance, the women decided the only option was to form a group of their own.

"There are many girls on this campus who have a substantial amount of rhythm and talent but 
cannot do the same moves as those who have taken years of ballet," Ballard said. "We wanted to 
provide a learning environment where we could be exposed to many types of dance and, most 
importantly, a unity of culture." 

Like Illusion, Minor Detail also sought an opportunity to showcase their talent. They found that 
Truman State University lacked enough vocal groups.

"I knew a lot of other universities had more than one a cappella group on their campus," sophomore 
Kristin Samuelson said. "I didn't see why Truman couldn't have that same diversity. I was the one 
who had the idea to start the group. I love singing and I didn't find a group on campus that seemed 
to have the same involvement level as an a cappella group would have."

To see if anyone else had the same thoughts, Samuelson posted flyers around campus in hopes of 
getting feedback from potential members. The response was positive, and they held tryouts.

"A musically inclined friend from home and [sophomore] Erica Mercer helped out with auditions," 
Samuelson said. "We listened for tuning, tone quality, sight-reading ability and whether or not they 
seemed

photo by Beth Kelly

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Minor Detail members perforin at the A Cappella Fest in February 2003. Five a cappella groups 
displayed their vocal talents in Baldwin Hall.

photo by Beth Kelly

enthusiastic about the group."

Since they were the first of their kind, Illusion and Minor Detail faced many challenges after forming.

"Despite [Illusion's] continued popularity, we still don't feel like everyone has embraced our 
differences," Ballard said. "People are scared of change and our style might be alarming to some. I 
predict that in the upcoming years, Illusion will be as hot a commodity as any other entertainment 
group on campus."

Competing for fans was one problem Minor Detail overcame. They performed with the True Men, 
who already had a substantial fan base.

"I saw Minor Detail perform at a True Men concert," sophomore Sarah Lederle said. "They weren't 
as good as True Men, but I am glad that there is a women's a cappella group."

These groups provided diverse entertainment to students and could be considered pioneers of 
talent-inspired groups. They created new outlets for others longing to showcase their abilities.

By Reena Karan Staff Writer

Journey Through ...
Rehearsals
the groups discussed upcoming performances with members
both groups used warm-up exercises to begin the rehearsal
Illusion dancers created original dance routines during practice
both groups practiced songs or dance routines to prepare for performances
Minor Detail and Illusion each rehearsed three times a week for two hours

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Ways to Communicatecoda members make an impact by serving others

Hollywood Squares, with a communication disorders twist, would not forget the name Truman State 
University. In November 2002, the University's Communication Disorders Association competed in a 
communication disorders version of the show during the American Speech-Language-Hearing 
Association Convention in Atlanta, Ga. The University's team won first place, beating three other 
teams. Participating in Hollywood Squares was just one of the experiences CoDA members shared.

CoDA was a professional organization for students interested in language pathology and audiology. 
The group met twice a month to discuss ways to improve the club's activities and services in the 
Kirksville community. From volunteering in the Special Olympics to singing at local nursing homes, 
CoDA participated in a variety of activities.

"One of my favorite activities to do was Special Olympics," said graduate student Regan Fuemmeler, 
CoDA president. "It was great to see so many people enjoying themselves in such a positive way."

Most CoDa members volunteered in the community, but the group still raised money for basic 
needs. In 2002, CoDA members sold recipe jars at the Red Barn Crafts Festival. They also used the 
jars as donations. The money they raised was used toward projects at the University and in the 
community. CoDA also used the money to sponsor a Homecoming event.

Besides participating in service projects, CoDA invited guest speakers to the University to discuss 
issues with students interested in majoring in communication disorders.

"The speakers are one of the most unique aspects of CoDA," said Melissa Passe, CoDA adviser and 
Clinical Supervision Coordinator for the Speech and Hearing Clinic. "Many of the speakers talk about 
real-life situations that the students may encounter in their field of study."

CoDA membership grew in 2003, and as many as 60 new members joined during some semesters. 
Most members were part of the communication disorders major, but psychology students also 
joined.

"Much of the increase in members was owed to the fact that many students are getting involved 
earlier," Passe said. "More students joined during their freshman and sophomore years than have in 
the past."

This new support was both encouraging and helpful for the organization. With the help of more 
people, the group members formed closer bonds with one another during service projects.

"We are a really close group," graduate student Heather Craig said. "We really want to help people."

By Karen Schwartztrauber Staff Writer

CoDA adviser Melissa Passe makes jars to donate to the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing 
Association. The jars held recipes and ingredients for cinnamon raisin cookies.

photo by Sarah Borton

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Juniors Morgan Hamer and Jennifer Smith make valentines during a CoDA meeting on Feb. 11, 2003. 
Several members delivered the cards to residents at Kirksville Manor Care Center on Valentine's 
Day.

photo by Sarah Borton

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university chapter of american institute of graphic arts provides benefits and increases 
membershipBreaking Away

The American Institute of Graphic Arts made major changes to their organization during the 2002-
2003 school year. The national organization consisted of professionals and students who worked to 
enhance design experiences.

Formerly associated with the St. Louis chapter of AIGA, Truman State University's student chapter 
made the decision to branch off on its own during the fall 2002 semester.

"We did it to gain funding," senior Amanda Stockham said. "Our dues are $70, and we get $20 per 
member from the national organization."

While membership in the St. Louis chapter provided the advantage of a bigger city, bigger events 
and more networking, the distance made it difficult for University students to be active with the 
group. Because the organization could not fully interact with the St. Louis chapter, many members 
felt their dues were wasted.

After creating their own chapter, the members became more active. Although the organization 
targeted visual communication majors, AIGA welcomed all students. To increase membership, the 
chapter scheduled more meetings for planning events and recruiting guest speakers. Membership 
increased from four to 24 members, which allowed for more involvement in the community and in 
the graphic arts industry.

"We worked at the Macon Cinema as a fundraiser," senior Natalie Preston, treasurer, said. "We 
were there for the Harry Potter [movie] opening, and we received a certain percentage of each 
ticket sold. We've discussed hosting a free movie night on campus to reinforce our presence."

In addition to movie nights, the organization worked on smaller events, such as face painting at 
Bulldog football games, to raise money. The money went to art events the organization sponsored 
on campus and helped cover travel expenses for out-of-town events.

"This is our first year of being really well established," Stockham said. "We want to move forward to 
bigger things."

Preston said the organization's goal to develop recognition on campus was realistic.

"For starters, we want people to know who we are and to realize that art majors have the potential 
to get good jobs," Preston said.

While the organization worked to make itself known, members worked hard to improve their skills. 
A trip to Zipatoni Co., a marketing firm in St. Louis, allowed students to gain insight on the design 
profession. This trip also allowed members to make valuable networking connections.

AIGA also helped those who might be future members of the organization by co-hosting a high 
school art day with the Art Club. AIGA invited local high school students to submit work to an art 
show that juror and associate professor of art, Jim Jereb, judged.

"It's a good way for them to get feedback on their work and gain experience," Preston said. "It also 
helps recruit for the University art program."

Members said establishing their own organization was difficult at times, especially after the Funds 
Allotment Council turned down their request for funding. But they prepared for the challenges of 
being an independent organization by taking things one step at a time.

"Everyone's duties are clearly defined and have more structure now," junior Becky Niles, secretary, 
said. "I hope we'll become more recognized in the future as we learn to support ourselves."

By Katie Stacy Contributing Writer

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Junior Jason Daum hangs a painting for the high school art day show. La Plata High School student, 
Jennifer Cripe, created the painting.

photo by Beth Kelly

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Sophomore Raymond Feilner, junior Tiara Pettis, freshmen Starr Meek and senior Joann Appleby 
rehearse for their upcoming performance in the Spanish plays "Pic-nic" and "El Delantal Blanco." 
The students presented the plays April 10-13, 2003.

photo by Melissa Allen 

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Speaking the Languagelanguage clubs expose students to various cultures

TRUMAN State University had over 50 different types of organizations. Each one offered both 
unique and valuable learning experiences for students to enjoy. The organizations ranged from 
dance groups like the University Swingers to service organizations such as Tau Lambda Sigma. It was 
difficult for one organization to stand out above the rest. Clubs like the Russian Club, French Club 
and the Spanish Club, however, displayed a few examples of the hidden talents University students 
possessed.

Many of the language clubs catered toward students with language majors or minors. One such club 
was the Spanish Club, which allowed all students to join. However, most members were Spanish 
majors and minors. The club focused much of its time on organizing and planning different activities 
that demonstrated Hispanic culture. Sigma Delta Pi was also associated with Spanish as an honorary 
society for advanced Spanish students.

"The purpose of [Sigma Delta Pi] is to show students at the University the important aspects of 
Hispanic culture," senior Megan Lewis said. "Hispanic culture is becoming a larger part of our 
everyday lives each day."

One of the events Sigma Delta Pi sponsored was the very popular Latin dance party, Del Alma, 
where students listened and danced to Latin music. Many students who attended said it was one of 
the best events they attended.

Russian Club members gained prominence at the University as well. They put on events like a 
Russian music night, Russian dessert night and a Russian dinner. At the music night, Russian 
students had the chance to bring popular Russian music to share with students to show a different 
cultural background.

"What makes the Russian Club so unique is how it allows students from Russia a chance to interact 
with other students here at the University," junior Joy Chisholm, president, said. "The Russian 
culture is so full of interesting traditions and ideas that there is always something new and exciting 
to learn."

A French club, Pi Delta Phi, also made its mark on the University. To be a part of the organization, 
members had to be a student majoring or minoring in French. This honorary fraternity emphasized 
the importance of the French culture.

"What I like most about this club is how it shows the appreciation of French culture," junior Noel 
Sterett, president, said.

Some of the activities Pi Delta Phi members participated in included a street clean up and recipe 
parties. Members also spent time improving their language skills by watching French movies and 
playing French games.

Although each language organization took different approaches to learning about their respective 
languages, they were all similar in that they successfully brought new and exciting cultures to 
University students. Each allowed students to develop their language skills while interacting with 
other people.

By Karen Schwartztrauber Staff Writer

Journey Through
Foreign Languages
Russian Club members used an alphabet that varied from English with 33 letters and 10 vowels
Spanish Club and Sigma Delta Pi members asked how others were with "como estas?" and said 
goodbye with "adios"
Pi Delta Phi members said thank you with "merci" and you're welcome with "de rien"
German Club members ended a conversation by saying "auf wiedersehen!" meaning goodbye

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"It's a nice community [in Brewer Hall] to live with all girls. Everyone you live with you already know, 
and you know you can knock on their door at any time."-junior Julie Dennis

Alpha Tau Omega members play a game of four square in front of the ATO house. Thirteen 
fraternities had off-campus houses in 2002-2003.

photo by Melissa Allen

Junior Jason Comstock and seniors Bill Stone and Virgil Moore applaud a guest speaker during a Pi 
Kappa Phi house meeting. Fifteen members of the fraternity lived in the house, located on Davis 
Street.

Sophomores Amie Branch and Laura Thornton and freshman Mikaeya Truesdell discuss sorority 
business in the Sigma Sigma Sigma chapter room. Each social sorority in Brewer Hall had a chapter 
room to use for meetings or for social and academic purposes.

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photo by Bernadette Batliner

housing differences do not change qualities between sorority and fraternity lifeLiving Space

LIVING in social sorority or fraternity housing might have seemed like the stereotypical constant 
party, but junior Jason Comstock, scholarship chairman for Pi Kappa Phi, said living in the Pi Kap's 
fraternity house was more than just a party.

"Some people think it's a party 24/7, but it's not like that at all," Comstock said. "We're still going to 
school. That's what we're here for." 

Most members enjoyed Greek housing.

Sophomore Adam Rendall, Alpha Tau Omega member, said living where fraternity members 
socialized was one of the advantages of fraternity housing.

"It's fun living [in the fraternity house]," Rendall said. "It's both my house and where all the activity 
is. If you need private time, you can go to your room or the library."

However, some fraternity house residents said Greek housing had its disadvantages.

"Sometimes [the fraternity house] gets the wear and tear of everyone that's here," Rendall said. 
"But you deal with it as it comes up, and usually it's nothing too big."

Living in a fraternity house came with many costs. To obtain a house, the fraternity had to find land 
and raise money for building costs. The Pi Kaps built their house in 1994 with help from loans and 
alumni. Some of the rent money collected went toward house insurance, utilities and repairs. 
Sometimes filling the rooms was a struggle, so many fraternities required executive council 
members to live in the house.

"It's pretty much first come, first serve," Rendall said. "We use a lottery to fill up empty spots, but 
we usually don't have to do a lottery. It's not a punishment. It's more like a privilege that you get to 
live [in the fraternity house]."

While most social fraternities had their own houses, the social sororities lived on campus in Brewer 
Hall. Five national social sororities and Sigma Chi Delta, a local social sorority, each had an allotted 
amount of rooms they rented through Truman State University's Office of Residential Living.

Sigma Kappa financial adviser, Dave Gillette, said the University had no policy about the sororities 
living off campus, but the sororities chose to live on campus because the members could not afford 
to build their own houses and pay larger dues. Gillette also said that sororities had to get permission 
from national chapters to move off campus.

"Sororities would love to have their own house and live in it," Gillette said. "But the problem in 
Kirksville is where to put them and find land. If Sigma Kappa builds a house, it would be around $1 
million, and it would have to follow [Americans with Disabilities Act] restrictions."

Sophomore Alicia Schroeder, Sigma Chi Delta's Panhellenic Council representative, said that most 
sororities required some executive board members to live in Brewer Hall. The sororities filled the 
rest of their allotted rooms with volunteers. Schroeder said that Res Life charged them for empty 
spots.

However, one social sorority could not afford to fill its 12 spots in Brewer Hall. The Sig Delts voted in 
2002-2003 to move off campus in the fall of 2003. Senior Andrea Reiher, Brewer Hall resident and 
Sig Delt member, said living off campus was cheaper than living in Brewer Hall. Reiher also said that 
since the sorority was local, the group would not need permission from a national chapter to move 
off campus.

Many social sorority women enjoyed their experience in Brewer Hall, despite its disadvantages.

"It's a nice community [in Brewer Hall] to live with all girls," said junior Julie Dennis, Sigma Sigma 
Sigma president. "Everyone you live with you already know, and you know you can knock on their 
door at any time."

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Seniors Elizabeth Schickler and Amanda Fritz and sophomore Anna Uhlrich examine synthetic 
breasts at a vendor's booth during the 2003 Health Fair. Thirteen vendors had booths at the fair.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

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the nursing students association organizes a fair during health awareness week to inform 
studentsLook Good Naked

STUDENTS at Truman State University worked to become both mentally and physically fit as a result 
of Health Awareness Week projects. During the week of Feb. 17-21, 2003, students at the University 
tried to better themselves physically and mentally by leading a healthier lifestyle.

To challenge students, many different organizations came together to produce the annual Health 
Fair, which took place Feb. 19-20, 2003. One of the key organizations involved with the project was 
the Nursing Students Association.

"Every year we designate a chair and co-chair member to take charge of the fair," senior Heather 
Doerhoff, NSA president, said. "This year went by very smoothly thanks to the hard work put in by 
everybody."

The theme of the 2003 fair was "Look Good Naked." NSA members said they did not come up with 
the theme by themselves.

"We came up with the theme from a book a professor had," junior Alicia Schulte said. "In it was a 
fitness program that had [Look Good Naked] for its theme."

During each day of the Health Fair, students and Kirksville residents had the opportunity to 
participate in different activities. The fair began with a guest speaker, former University of Missouri-
Columbia men's basketball coach, Norm Stewart. The focus of Stewart's speech dealt with the 
importance of nurses in today's hospitals. He recited a poem during his speech that honored the 
care and compassion nurses often exhibited with their patients.

Besides the role of nurses in the community, Stewart also emphasized the importance of people 
being physically and mentally fit. The Health Fair also focused on many of the same issues.

"The main goal of the Health Fair is to show how important exercise and a healthy lifestyle is to 
everyone," senior Karin Ellis said.

The fair continued with two more key events. One event included HIV testing held in the Student 
Union Building's Activities Room. This offered students and Kirksville residents a free chance to be 
tested for HIV. Many people took advantage of the event, and NSA members said that they were 
busy because of the constant flow of people arriving throughout the day.

The second event involved informational booths in the Student Recreation Center. Students set up 
20 booths, each having a different theme or health test that people could take. The booths 
showcased a wide variety of health topics ranging from music therapy to tests for blood sugar 
screening.

"Many of the different health topics were emphasized toward college-age students," said Rebecca 
McClanahan, NSA adviser and assistant professor of nursing. "It is important for college students to 
find possible health problems they may encounter while they are young so that they don't have to 
deal with it later in life."

Overall, the Health Fair was a success with a better than average attendance at all three of the 
sponsored events. The support of the community and the hard work of NSA members contributed 
to the success of the Health Fair. For this project, cooperation and determination among NSA 
members was just as important as the effort to become physically fit.

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photo submitted

Dianna Dodd and Celeste Miller, CCF board members, junior Kadie Kane and the Rev. Marty Lowe 
from the Countryside Christian Church build a wooden walkway. About 140 people went on the 
2003 CCF mission trip.

Kim Schlanger, CCF intern, baptizes junior Kadie Kane in the camp pool. CCF held baptisms every 
night during the 2003 midterm break trip in central Alabama.

photo submitted

Eyes on Godcampus Christian fellowship unites students through service

ONE organization that had developed and stayed strong since its conception was the Campus 
Christian Fellowship. This organization brought Christian students from across the campus together 
to praise God.

"I like being a member because it gives me a chance to meet with other Christians who I normally 
wouldn't meet and come together in service and worship," sophomore Wyatt Feeler said.

CCF held many events that focused on bringing people together. The most common activities were 
services held in Violette Hall on Sundays and Wednesdays, which usually attracted about 200 
students. Freshman Hayley Kessler said Wednesday services were her favorite part of CCF.

"I really like it because it's more informal," Kessler said. "Also, they continue lessons from week to 
week, so it's easier to learn about Jesus and the Bible."

CCF started off the 2002-2003 school year by hosting activities during Truman Week, formerly 
Freshman Week, which included a game night, a carnival, a bonfire and a barbecue. These activities 
proved to be successfid ways for CCF to be recognized, letting Christians know what was available 
for worship.

Once a semester, CCF hosted a coffee house event, the women's prom and a '70s skate night. The 
coffee house served as a place where people could come and present talents or sit and watch the 
performers. The presenters usually played an instrument or sang a song about love for God and 
Jesus. The women's prom was an evening for women in CCF to get together and have a dance. The 
idea was for them to have a night to go out and have fun, without the pressure of getting dates or 
wondering if men cared about the way they danced.

"We do activities to get people to come and see what [CCF] is about," sophomore Steven Cox said. 
"Hopefully they'll have fun and start coming to services."

The highlight for many members was the midterm break mission trip. In spring 2003, a group of 
students went to central Alabama to help at the Alabama Christian Service Camp. Students paid 
$100 to go, and three groups of caravans drove to the camp. While there, they worked on 
construction, cleaned and did other odd jobs to prepare the camp for the summer. The students 
also went to worship services, devotionals and afternoon games. CCF allowed anyone to go, 
including students

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Seniors Alexis Andrews, Derrick Rohr and Katie Trettel lead a CCF Wednesday night worship service. 
To accommodate their many members, CCF held worship services in Violette Hall 1000 which was 
the largest room in Violette Hall.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

from other schools.

Over the summer months, the CCF members also took trips called prayer journeys. Students spent 
the 10-day trips in a city with a university, where the students spent time praying for the city and 
university. While there, members also tried to establish Christian ministries. In the summer of 2003, 
Feeler went to Thailand, but he said other students went to Europe.

Whatever events members participated in, CCF's mission was the same.

"It's a place where Christians can worship and learn more about their faith," Cox said. "It brings 
people closer to Christ."

CCF was a place where Christians from all over campus could come together in a common belief.

"Coming to CCF has improved my growth in God," junior Maureen Ferry said. "It has a strong body 
of believers who want to help out, become friends and grow together in Jesus."

By Katie Faul Staff Writer

Journey Through ...
CCF Baptisms
before the baptism, friends prayed for the person performing the baptism
friends also offered a special prayer for those who were being baptized
CCF baptisms included full immersion in water at Countryside Christian Church
after the baptism, CCF members congratulated the newly baptized students for their profession in 
faith

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Growing Supportnational agriculture week increases student interest

The agriculture department and several organizations at Truman State University promoted 
agriculture during National Agriculture Week, hosted March 17-21, 2003. The organizations 
sponsored events for students and faculty.

"The main goal of this week was to bring awareness to our department," junior Kari Hermesmeyer, 
Sigma Alpha president, said.

Sigma Alpha organized the week's activities and assigned different events to other organizations. 
Sigma Alpha hosted Goat Bingo, gave out popcorn in Violette Hall and displayed a tractor outside 
Barnett Hall.

"We put a lot of time into preparing for the week," said junior Jaime Sumner, Sigma Alpha vice 
president. "We knew we were raising awareness on campus when students would stop and ask 
questions about the agriculture department."

The week began with a barbecue at the Science Outdoor Instructional Laboratory, formerly the 
University Farm. At the barbecue, the Horseman's Association hosted the Ag Olympics, which 
included games such as the Dizzy Cowboy.

The Pre-Veterinary Club sponsored reading with goats at the Adair County Public Library. Alpha 
Gamma Rho hosted "Aggies at the Spike" night and sold coffee and donuts for $1 in Barnett. Ag Rho 
also posted facts about farms in Missouri and shared a popcorn stand with Sigma Alpha.

"Selling coffee and donuts allowed us to give something back to the University," said senior Tristan 
Lovenduski, Ag Rho member.

After a week of agricultural events, students crowned the Ag God and Goddess and hosted the Do-
the-Dare. Students put money into different jars labeled with an agriculture faculty member's name, 
and at the end of theweek, the faculty member with the most money had to fulfill a dare. Mark 
Campbell, assistant professor of agriculture science, received the most money in the Do-the-Dare jar 
and performed for the audience.

"This week was a lot of fun," said senior Danielle Sallee, Horseman's Association president. "The 
barbecue, crowning and dare are the most attended events and help increase the awareness of 
agriculture to students who may not have even known there was a National Agriculture Week."

The hard work paid off when students showed interest.

"The student organizations did a good job of increasing awareness of agriculture here on campus," 
Glenn Wehner, professor of agriculture, said. "We can tell that we were successful when we have 
students interested in adding a minor or even switching their majors to agriculture."

By Tiffany Marchbanks Staff Writer

Seniors Sara Sandker and Sarah Krutzman and guest Jeremy Sevits serve themselves at the 
Agriculture Week barbecue dinner. During the week, students crowned sophomores Jason Peecher 
and Teresa Pafford Ag God and Ag Goddess.

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Sophomores Staci Lewis and Theresa Larson ensure that Hank, the goat stays on the squares until he 
picks a winner by defecating in square.  To play Goat Bingo, people paid $1 to have their names 
placed on a square, hoping to win half the proceeds collected.
 
photo by Bernadette Batliner

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Junior Jessica Whalen receives an invitation to join the Society of the Prim Roses on the last day of 
the organization's recruitment week.  The Prim Roses welcomed 18 new members during the 2002-
2003 school year.

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the society of the prim roses offers opportunities to experience greek life without becoming 
greekIndividual Roses

WITH five national sororities, one local sorority and one associate sorority on the Panhellenic 
Council, the Society of the Prim Roses' name was not on the list. The Prim Roses were an 
independent, social sisterhood that was an alternative to Greek life on campus.

"We are not Greek, but we aren't anti-Greek either," senior Theresa Bono said.

Although the Prim Roses were not Greek, they applied several times to the Panhellenic Council, 
trying to become Greek. They needed to be considered local before they could join the council 
though, and that required a unanimous agreement among the Prim Roses to be colonized 
nationally. The biggest obstacle was that recruitment numbers went down, so the Panhellenic 
Council did not grant its approval.

When founded four years ago, the Prim Roses did not know what the process would require to 
become a national organization. They came a long way, however, and they built a strong, supportive 
sisterhood. The Prim Roses' focus went from becoming a national sorority to becoming a strong 
sisterhood with a different approach toward their national status. The Prim Roses decided its main 
focus would be on forming a stronger sisterhood.

"We're in transition," said junior Heather Schwegler, Prim Rose president. "We don't want to be 
local. The only reason to be local is so we could be national. We're going to try colonizing on other 
campuses and go national that way. We're researching to find out if other campuses have a group 
like ours."

Women had many reasons for joining the Prim Roses, from liking the small size of the organization 
to finding a place at the University where they felt comfortable.

"I went to the Prim Roses' recruitment and felt like I fit there," Schwegler said.

The Prim Roses did many of the same activities as sororities, including holding sisterhood events and 
supporting philanthropies. They made people aware of child abuse by wearing blue ribbons in April 
2003 for Prevent Child Abuse Missouri. In March 2003, the group held an auction to raise money for 
the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. This event contributed to LIFE, Leaving an Impression For 
Erin, which was the second philanthropy the Prim Roses supported.

"A year ago a member passed away from cancer, so we took on this philanthropy," Schwegler said.

The differences between the Prim Roses and national sororities were minimal. The Prim Roses, 
however, followed their own constitution and guidelines, instead of those set by the Panhellenic 
Council, and they conducted recruitment at a different time than the national sororities. In addition, 
Prim Roses only paid dues to their organization, instead of the additional dues required by a national 
chapter.

"There's not really much of a difference between us and the national sororities, except that we 
don't participate in Greek Week," freshman Lacey Prater said.

Though Prim Roses were not a national sorority, they still had that extended goal in mind. They 
compared their organization to the national sororities, but their differences made them unique.

"In essence, we have all the basis of [being a national sorority], without the official label," Bono said. 
"We have the sisterhood, social aspect and the friends."

By Susie Hibbeler Assistant Copy Editor

photo submitted

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[SPORTS]

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The athlete's journey was often more focused than the average student's journey. Mandatory 
practices, preseason training and scheduled competitions restricted the choices an athlete had 
when it came to their life path. The decision to participate, however, was a path in itself.

Team members maintained their performance with extensive training and by enduring grueling 
competition. The women's swim team saw rewards from their hard work after receiving their third 
National championship. The women's volleyball team had a successful season, finishing second in 
the NCAA Division II. Head volleyball coach Qi Wang also received top awards.

Whether athletes won national titles or achieved personal goals, the students, coaches, fans and 
athletes joined as one to guide the University down its path to victory.

photo by Beth Kelly

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[football]'Dogs Tackle the Game

THE Hickory Stick and bragging rights for the oldest trophy game in Truman State University's history 
were 30 seconds away on Oct. 26, 2002. The Bulldogs met the Northwest Missouri State University 
(Maryville) Bearcats in their stadium with motives of flattening them.

"We treated it like any other game, and we went at it to win," junior inside linebacker Dominick 
Scalise said.

The seconds ticked away, and the victory fell through the Bulldogs' grasp as the Bearcats pounced 
into the end zone. The final score was 31-24, 'Cats.

The game ended, the crowd fell silent and the 'Dogs failed to keep control of the coveted Hickory 
Stick. It was a hard loss for the team, and four games still remained in the season.

"A tough loss can be tough to rebound from, but by the same token, when you play that well against 
a team that you know is a real quality team, it shows you how close you are to being good," head 
football coach John Ware said.

With three games left, the 'Dogs failed to rebound quickly. They wrestled the score back and forth 
against Pittsburg State University (Kan.) on Nov. 2, 2002, but they ultimately lost 49-35. The team 
then posted their lowest score of the season against the Mules at Central Missouri State University 
(Warrensburg).

Unable to score a touchdown, the game ended with a Mule victory of 17-3. A winning record for the 
season was close to being shattered. The 'Dogs now had one last chance to turn a .500 season into a 
winning season.

"Part of the thing that athletics teaches you is to rebound from disappointment, and I thought our 
kids did a nice job," Ware said. "[The team realized] that the only way you can get anything out of it 
is to learn from it and to work harder and correct the things that put you in that situation."

The 'Dogs finally rebounded in the final game of the season by outscoring Missouri Western State 
College (St. Joseph), 27-23.

"It was a big win because it was going to decide between a winning season and a losing season," 
senior wide receiver Alfonso Pugh said. "And as a senior, it's good going out as a winner."

The team competed against the best in their division, and they nearly defeated their rival, 
Northwest. It took time to bounce back, but the team recuperated and individual statistics reached 
all-time highs. Senior wide receiver Andrew Blakley made University history by setting records for 
career receptions and career receiving yardage, while also tying the record for career receiving 
touchdowns. The 'Dogs proved their dedication and effort.

"Our kids played with an extreme amount of effort and anything that happened during the season 
was not from lack of effort," Ware said.

Not far behind Blakley's accomplishments were Pugh and senior wide receiver Geoff Jensen. Pugh 
finished eighth in the nation with 16.3 yards per punt return and held onto the University record of 
310 punt-return yards. Jensen also set a record for career receptions.

Dedication and effort overflowed when the 'Dogs competed on the field. They rebounded from a 
few tough losses and learned from both victory and defeat to achieve a winning season. Despite the 
losses, it was a season filled with individual accomplishments and records. The team's final record 
was six wins and five losses.

By Katie Storms Advertising Manager

football
scoreboard
Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa)  		38/14
Quincy University (Ill.) 			69/14
Emporia State University (Kan.)	 		17/34
University of Missouri-Rolla  			57/28
Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, Mo.) 	44/32
Washburn University (Topeka Kan.) 		21/26
Missouri Southern State College (Joplin) 	28/14
Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville)	24/31
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 		35/49
Central Missouri state University 		3/17
  (Warrensburg)
Missouri Western State College (St. Joseph) 	27/23

photo by Beth Spinney

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Junior outside linebacker, Billy Bundy, avoids the tackle from a Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, 
Mo.) player during the Nov. 15, 2002, game. The Bulldogs had 877 defensive tackles during the fall 
2002 season.

photo by Beth Spinney

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: B. Wilson, M. Pope, J. Perry, J. Leverson, S. Lowery, B. Common, J. Bodenhausen, M. 
Heinecke, B. Johnson, A. Blakley, J. Douglas, J. Walter, A Eads, S. Smith, L. Giglio. SECOND ROW: C. 
Swenson, D. Winslow, J. Smoot, M. Mowen, G. Jensen, C. Shaw, A Cowherd, D. Reddick, A Pitts, S. 
Lyons, R. Drewing, J. Belscher, J. McCloskey, D. Rinderknecht, D. Kent, D. Scalise. THIRD ROW: T. 
Norris, Z. Rotello, T. Garrett, J. Blankenbaker, E. Kruppe, M. Harris, M. Copeland, J. Warehead coach, 
S. Bailey, S. Brown, M. Nelson, J. Jacques, E. Homing, N. Weite, J. Terrian. FOURTH ROW: C. 
Martinek, Q. Sullivan, C. Knoth, J. VanMaaren, L. Harrison, J. Willrich, M. Marble, T. Yehyawi, K. 
Painter, B. Bundy, M. Johnson, M. Redding, M. Yokeley, T. Guisinger. FIFTH ROW: J. Smith, M. 
Boettigheimer, S. Holman, J. Morell, B. Gutshall, A Lepper, G. Norland, W. Washington, A Smoot, D. 
Burk, M. Kamphoefner, A Hills, V. Isidro, J. Czeschin, R. Reeves. SIXTH ROW: E. Mayes, M. Szpira, M. 
Shelden, S. Morris, G. Klipsch, M. Boston, E. Donohoe, D. Ramaker, D. Bredenkoetter, T. Osborn, C. 
Voigt, J. Lienhard, K Brigman, J. Poulos. BACK ROW: R. Rohrback, R. Wood, B. Nelson, J. Weber, J. 
Selle, A Pugh, J. Walton, M. Myers, R. Mayson, E. Stewart, C. Burns, N. Ruud, M. Standage, J. 
Mayson, N. West

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Sophomore midfielder Anna Sonderman steals the ball from a Central Missouri State University 
(Warrensburg) player. The Bulldogs finished the MIAA Conference season undefeated with one tie.

photo by Karen Schwartztrauber

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Stephanie Cepicky, Ellen Wright, Molly Benson, Emily Griffard, Lisa Manns, Becky Ojile, 
Anna Smith. SECOND ROW: Karla Danekas, Chrissy Colpoys, Chayil Wiedeman, Angie Schuhler, 
Whitney Fancher, Moe Bylina THIRD ROW: Diedra Reasoner, Lauren Knoble, Emily Huyck-assistant 
coach, Mike Cannon-head coach, Melissa Miller-assistant coach, Lisa Schmalz, Lauren Cepicky. 
FOURTH ROW: Molly Adams, Meghan Burkett, Rachel McCarville, Katie Laws, Heather Murray, 
Jennifer Buscher. BACK ROW: Sara Murray, Jamie Sharp, Anna Sonderman, Asdis Finnsdottir, Beth 
Wieman.

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[womens soccer]Bulldogs Capture MIAA Title

The women's soccer team began their season with high hopes and goals. After overcoming minor 
setbacks, the team put together a winning season and posed as a serious contender against higher-
ranked teams in the postseason playoffs.

The Bulldogs, however, faced obstacles early in the season that left some players with doubts 
concerning how successful they would be. Some players said the team needed to improve the 
communication among players on the field.

"Miscommunication on the team was disheartening," senior midfielder Heather Murray said. "All 
the girls got along great, and everyone's personalities worked well together except when we were 
on the field. With time and practice, communication skills developed, and we had a successful 
season."

The team lost many of its key senior leaders, and 14 freshmen joined the team for the 2002-2003 
season.

"It was difficult for everyone to adjust to each other on the field with so many new faces," junior 
midfielder/forward Stephanie Cepicky said. "Along with that and the communication setback, we 
started out our season a little more slowly than we had hoped to."

The Bulldogs came back fighting, though, and turned what could have been an unfavorable season 
into a record-breaking one. The team's record in regular season play was 15-2-2, and the women 
dominated the teams in the MIAA Conference, taking their fourth straight title with a conference 
record of 11-0-1. After a successful regular season, the women advanced to the postseason playoffs 
for the second time in two years.

"We lost the last game of the season, putting us in jeopardy to be in the playoffs," senior midfielder 
Anna Smith said. "This forced us to work hard to win the game against [University of Northern 
Colorado (Greeley)] so we could continue on with our season."

The Bulldogs knew that the postseason would be tough because they were ranked third in the NCAA 
Division II South Central Region and had to play in the first game. Needing a victory to advance, the 
women again proved their competence and determination as they traveled to Greeley, Colo., during 
postseason play and defeated number-two ranked University of Northern Colorado, an 
accomplishment many of the players doubted before going into the game.

"The first half of the UNC game was almost the worst we played all season," Murray said.
"But we came back and made the second half into one of our best games of the year."

On the whole, the women came together and worked out their regular-season kinks to achieve 
great success. The season marked the second year in a row that the team went to the NCAA Div. II 
playoffs.

"The highlight of our season was defeating UNC," Smith said. "In postseason, everything just came 
together for the team. I had my own doubts about how successful we would actually be. For me, I 
only had this one season left, so I had more pressure on me, making it harder to focus on the games. 
The team really did awesome and came through in the end, though."

By Tiffany Marchbanks Staff Writer

soccer
scoreboard
University of North Dakota (Grand Forks) 	2/1
North Dakota State University (Fargo) 		4/2
University of Nebraska-Omaha 			0/3
University of Northern Colorado (Greeley) 	0/0
Winona State University (Minn.) 		2/0
Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Mo.) 	2/1
Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg) 2/0
Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville) 1/0
Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, Mo.) 	2/2
Emporia State University (Kan.) 		5/1
University of Missouri-Rolla  			2/0
Northwest Missouri State University  		4/1
Southwest Baptist University 			1/0
University of Missouri-Rolla 			1/0
Missouri Southern State College (Joplin) 	2/1
Emporia State University 			2/0
Minnesota State University (Mankato) 		0/1
Missouri Southern State College 		4/0
Central Missouri State University 		1/0
University of Northern Colorado  		1/0
University of Nebraska-Omaha 			0/3

photo by Karen Schwartztrauber

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[men's soccer]New Faces Revitalize Team

A season record of 13 wins and four losses amazed many people when they learned that over half of 
the players on the men's soccer team were freshmen.

One concern for the team going into the season was how quickly 13 new players could adjust to 
traveling and the pace of the game at the collegiate level.

"I tried to welcome the new kids and tried to really make a team," junior forward Ricky Vigil, team 
captain, said.

Being on the road for eight of their first 10 games gave the players a lot of time to come together.

"By mid-season everyone was really meshing as a team, and we were having a lot of fun," 
sophomore fullback Mike Boyle said.

Looking at the big picture was important to the team.

"Everyone understood the importance of every game," head coach Alf Bilbao said. "We only had 
one bad loss."

That loss came after playing the second-ranked team in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional, 
Lewis University (Romeoville, Ill.).

The next week, in their biggest game of the season, the Bulldogs took on Southern Illinois University-
Edwardsville, winning 2-1 in overtime.

The team used its mid-season loss to Mercyhurst College (Erie, Penn.) as a wake up call.

"We knew we had to get it together [after that game]," Boyle said.

Finishing third in the NCAA Div. II, just one spot away from making it to the National tournament, 
was an accomplishment for the Bulldogs.

The team captains, Vigil and junior midfielder Brett Coppage, received honors as they joined the 
Verizon First-Team Academic All-District for having high GPAs and being key team members.

Freshman midfielder Sean Birrell and Coppage were also named to the National Soccer Coaches 
Association of America's All-Region Second Team. This was an honor given by the coaches the team 
played against in 2002.

"We had an amazing season for what we had to work with," Vigil said. "It's almost paradoxical that 
we did better this season with so many new players."

soccer
scoreboard
University of Southern Indiana (Evansville) 	2/0
University of Wisconsin Parkside (Kenosha) 	2/1
Lewis University (Romeoville, Ill.) 		0/2
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 	2/1
University of Missouri-St. Louis 		0/1
Gannon University (Erie, Penn.) 		3/1
Mercyhurst College (Erie, Penn.) 		0/1
St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Ind.) 	4/2
Oakland City University (Ind.) 			6/2
University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 		4/1
Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Mo.) 	0/2
Baker University (Baldwin City, Kan.) 		2/0
University of Missouri-Rolla 			1/0
Quincy University (Ill.) 			2/1
Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights)	3/2
Missouri Southern State College (Joplin) 	2/1
Christian Brothers University (Memphis, Tenn.) 	1/0 

photo by Katie Kelly

By Peggy Amor Student Life/Academics Editor

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Ricky Vigil, Brent Rauch, Martin Clayes, Geoff Brengle, Brett Coppage, Bryan DeFoe, 
Dave Sodemann, Kyle Ward, Jeremy Crenshaw. SECOND ROW: Nate Gibson, Andy Lakers, Jared 
Atwood, Dave Wiebenga-student assistant, Sean Wilson-trainer, Alf Bilbao-head coach, Charlie 
McDaniel- student assistant, Kevin Barry, Chad Baldwin, Adam Johnson. BACK ROW: Wes Frevert, 
John Woodward, Sean Birrell, Mike Boyle, Brenton Freeman, Lars Pottgiesser, Nate Pearsall, Luke 
Bolar, Nate Gaudreault, Paul Link.

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Freshman midfielder Kevin Barry kicks the ball as the defender from Christian Brothers University 
(Memphis, Tenn.) approaches. The Bulldogs averaged 12 shots on goal per game.

MEN'S SOCCER [189]

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[womens volleyball] Team Advances to Finals

The Truman State University women's volleyball team made history in the 2002-2003 season by 
placing second in the NCAA Division II tournament. After qualifying for the Elite Eight in the 2001-
2002 season, the team hoped to achieve that goal again in 2002-2003. The team raised the bar by 
placing as the runnerup in the nation. With a combination of award-winning coaching, dedicated 
players and luck, the team achieved victory.

"Luck did play a part in our success," said Qi Wang, head women's volleyball coach. "But luck can 
only take you so far. You have to do the rest."

Although the team did not win the MIAA Conference, it still placed well. The team tied for second 
place with Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg).

In the team's postseason, they went into the NCAA Div. II tournament ranked 10th and left ranked 
second in the nation.

"It was a big turn around for us, after having struggled in the last couple of weeks of the season," 
senior setter Monica Marlowe said.

The team won the regional finals which allowed the team to advance to the Elite Eight for the 
second year.

"It was a great experience to be there again," Marlowe said.

The team's quarterfinal match was against the top-rated team in the country, West Texas A&M 
University (Canyon), but the Bulldogs moved onto the semifinal game.

"It was incredible," freshman middle/outside hitter Tiffany Graham said. "It felt really good once we 
realized that we had just upset the number-one team in the country."

The team then faced fourth-ranked Grand Valley State University (Allendale, Mich.), beat them and 
moved to the championship match against third-ranked Brigham Young University-Hawaii (Laie). The 
Bulldogs eventually lost to BYU-Hawaii, ending the season with a 28-9 record.

Many elements contributed to the success of the team. Senior leadership helped guide the team 
with many freshmen.

"At certain times everyone was a leader," Marlowe said. "When we needed it, someone stepped 
up."

Playing smart was essential for the players. They did not try to just kill the ball - they used strategic 
plays.

"Focusing on playing smart is an essential part in achieving goals," Wang said.

By Katie Kelly Staff Writer

volleyball
scoreboard
Regis University (Denver, Colo.) 		3/1
University of New Haven (West Haven, conn.) 	3/0
University of Southern Colorado (Pueblo) 	3/0
University of Nebraska-Omaha 			3/0
California State University-San Bernadino 	2/3
Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights)	1/3
University of North Florida (Jacksonville) 	1/3
University of Tampa (Florida) 			1/3
Missouri Southern State College (Joplin) 	3/0
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 		3/0
Quincy University (Ill.) 			3/0
Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.) 		3/1
Emporia State University (Kan.)			3/1
Missouri Western State College (St. Joseph) 	3/2
Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Mo.)		3/1
Northwest Missouri State University		3/0
  (Marysville)
Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg) 3/1
Southern Illinois University-Edwardville 	3/1
University of Montevallo (Ala.)			3/1
University of Alabama-Huntsville 		3/0
Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) 	2/3
University of North Alabama (Florence)		3/2
Washburn University 				2/3
Emporia State University 			3/1
Columbia College (Mo.)				3/2
Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, Mo.) 	3/1
Missouri Southern State College			2/3
Pittsburg State University 			3/0
Missouri Western State College			1/3
Central Missouri State University 		3/0
Northwest Missouri State University 		3/0
Southwest Baptist University 			3/0
University of North Alabama* 			3/2
Central Missouri State University* 		3/0
West Texas A&M University (Canyon) * *  	3/1
Grand Valley State University 			3/1
  (Allendale, Mich.) * * *
Brigham Young University-Hawaii (Laie)**** 	0/3 
*NCAA South Central Regional 
**NCAA South Central Quarterfinals
***NCAA Semifinals 
****NCAA Championship Game

photo by Beth Kelly

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photo by Beth Kelly

Shelby Ortwerth, left outside hitter, hits the ball during the Central Missouri State University 
(Warrensburg) game held Oct. 4, 2002 while senior setter Monica Marlowe and sophomore outside 
hitter Jessica Sears prepare for the return. The volleyball team advanced to the NCAA Division II 
Championship game, held in Canyon, Texas.

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Tiffany Graham, Megan Remley, Micaela Walter. SECOND ROW: Amy Kreimer, Melanie 
Jones, Kelly Vogel, Rebecca Knefelkamp, Jennifer Hunter, Jenna Kearns, Jordanne Foster. BACK 
ROW: Jenna Kearns, Annie Nickolai, Shelby Ortwerth, Rachael Shedd, Monica Marlowe, Jessica 
Sears.

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Junior Jenna Buckner and freshman Micaela Walter listen to head volleyball coach, Qi Wang, during 
a practice. One of Wang's techniques was to use a basketball in practices.

Coach Wang Leads Team to Victory

SUCCESS in volleyball was nothing new to Qi Wang, head women's volleyball coach at Truman State 
University. Having accomplished many things throughout his volleyball career, Wang added more 
achievements while at the University.

In 2002, Wang received the American Volleyball Coaches Association/Tachikara Division II National 
Coach of the Year award. It was an award greatly deserved after his long and impressive career.

Wang first became interested in volleyball while in China. In 1974, while in China, he competed on 
elite professional and collegiate teams. For nine years, Wang continued to play for China's 
professional volleyball teams. It was not until 1983 that his coaching career actually began at 
Normal University of China. Three years later, after earning a bachelor's degree in physical 
education and a master's degree in coaching and teaching theory, Wang continued his career as an 
instructor in the sports science division at Dalian University of Technology in China. Wang then 
moved on to Eastern New Mexico University (Portales) where he earned yet another master's 
degree, this time in coaching sports. It was there that he learned about Truman State University and 
the NCAA Div. II.

"I owe much of my knowledge of the University to my former adviser at Eastern New Mexico 
University," Wang said. "It was because of his persistence that I became interested in the 
University."

Since 1997, Wang was an instructor in health and exercise science at the University. He was also the 
assistant women's volleyball coach for four seasons before becoming the head women's volleyball 
coach in 2001.

In 2001, Wang guided the Bulldogs to one of the best seasons University volleyball fans had ever 
seen. He then lead the team to an even greater

photo by Karen Schwartztrauber

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[sports spotlight]

accomplishment in 2002. For the first time in University history, the women's volleyball team 
finished as the runner-up in the NCAA Div. II tournament.

"It was wonderful to see the girls jump off the court [to celebrate the big wins]," Wang said. "All the 
hard work had paid off."

The Bulldogs finished the season with an overall record of 28-9. After weeks of long practices and 
workouts, the team's effort finally paid off.

"Coach Wang showed us what it takes and the skills we needed to take us that far," freshman 
middle/ outside hitter Tiffany Graham said.

One of the challenges that many of the volleyball team members faced during the season was 
finding time for a life of their own, plus a life with the team.

"The most important thing is to keep a balance between the players' lives and the lives they have 
with volleyball," Wang said. "They need to give 100 percent on the court and still keep an 
independent life of their own."

In his first two years as head coach of the team, Wang coached four All-Americans, six South Central 
All-Region selections and nine All-MIAA selections. Wang also encouraged the team academically. 
Two of his team members also earned academic All-American honors.

Off the volleyball court, Wang was busy with many activities. Besides coaching the team and 
teaching health and exercise science classes, Wang wrote more than 30 papers for national journals 
relating to volleyball coaching, physical education and sport psychology.

In January 2003, Wang announced his resignation as the head women's volleyball coach. He 
accepted a head coaching job at Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville), an NCAA Div. I 
school in the Ohio Valley Conference. However, in February 2003, Wang changed his mind and 
decided to remain at the University. His players and the administration warmly welcomed him back.

"I feel extremely fortunate to have known coach Wang as a person and a coach," Becky Pike, 
assistant volleyball coach, said.

Wang credited much of his success to others.

"Every year the real success is owed to the fans, the community, the support of the parents and the 
effort put in by every single person," Wang said. "The success was achieved through everyone's part 
with the team."

By Karen Schwartztrauber Staff Writer

photo by Karen Schwartztrauber

Becky Pike, assistant volleyball coach, and Qi Wang, head women's volleyball coach, meet after 
practice. Wang was head volleyball coach for two seasons and spent the four previous seasons as 
assistant coach.

photo by Karen Schwartztrauber

Head women's volleyball coach, Qi Wang, freshman Amy Kreimer, sophomore Rebecca Knefelkamp 
and senior Ashley Patey discuss before practice. Wang received the AVCA Division II National Coach 
of the Year award.

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Senior Mike Nelson and sophomore Andy Person compete at the South Central Regional meet held 
at Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg). The Bulldogs placed third out of 13 teams at the 
competition.

cross country
scoreboard
Iowa State Open (Ames)			*NTR
Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational 	1st
  (Lincoln)	
Notre Dame Invitational			13th
  (South Bend, Ind.)	
All-Missouri/BorderStates Invitational 	2nd
  (Edwardsville, Ill.)	
MIAA Championships (Joplin, Mo.)  	2nd
South Central Regional Championships 	3rd
  (Warrensburg, Mo.) 	
NCAA Division II Championships		14th
  (Ashland, Ohio)
*NTR=No Team Results

photo submitted 

Senior Brad Peter moves his way up the hill during the South Central Regional Championships, held 
in Warrensburg, Mo. The men's cross country team placed 14th in the nation during the 2002 NCAA 
Division II Championships held in Ashland, Ohio.

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[mens cross country] Team Races to Nationals

The 2002 men's cross country season began with hopes of victory that were well within the team's 
reach. However, as the miles racked up, the team members' hopes fell. The team's goal was to make 
it to the NCAA Division II National Championship.

"[We were] shooting for Nationals - there is no other goal," senior Mike Nelson, team captain, said.

The team began training in the summer of 2002, running over 1,000 miles. As the summer ended 
and Nationals drew closer, practices were more intense. The team pushed timed miles, ran up to 
two times a day and ran as many as 13 miles at a time on long days. The intensity escalated as team 
members ran between 70 and 80 miles a week and prepared to go beyond every established  
boundary.

"It takes a lot of hard work and training - you can't just get by on talent," senior Pat Boyle said.

Ed Schneider, head men's cross country coach, said success required more than just skill.

"[To be a good runner], you have to love to run, have a tremendous desire, a great determination 
and continuously improve by working harder and harder to reach full potential," Schneider said.

The team worked hard, but strenuous workouts had an effect on the team's performance. The 
majority of Truman State University runners crossed the finish line with personal best times at the 
MIAA Conference meet. Junior Alan Heincker and seniors Matt Helbig and Andy Person earned All-
Conference honors.

However, at the South Central Regional Championship held Nov. 9, 2002, the team fell two points 
short of a first-place finish. However, its third-place finish was enough to qualify for the NCAA Div. II 
National Championship in Ashland, Ohio. The team reached its goal for the third consecutive year.

At Nationals, All-American Helbig hoped to [We were] shooting for Nationals - there is no other 
goal" place in the top six. His 26th place finish with a time of 32 minutes 12 seconds on the 10,000 
meter course was not enough to pull the team beyond 14th place, though.

"We weren't very happy [with the results]," Helbig said. "We should have done better."
Schneider said the team's performance at Nationals was not an adequate reflection of the 2002 
season.

"They didn't compete as well as they could ... and didn't run as well as some thought they were 
capable of doing," Schneider said.

Like many other college sports, cross country required a team effort with everyone playing their 
part.

"There is a responsibility to your teammates to hold up your end of the bargain," Nelson said.

Unfortunately, the team did not perform well enough to place in the top six at Nationals or improve 
on their fourth-place finish in 2001. Far from his 2001 11th place finish, two-time MIAA Athlete of 
the Week, Heincker, came in second for the team in 81st place with a time of 33:18. Close behind 
was Boyle in 85th place with a time of 33:20 - his personal best performance of the season.

"They have to have a special commitment and desire if they really want to be successful," Schneider 
said. "It's fun to see how they improve year to year."

The 2002 season was rich in personal accomplishments, like Helbig's All-American honor. Nine team 
members were also on the MIAA Honor Roll, and the team had the highest GPA among men's sports 
at the University.

The team's successes were numerous, but seniors Helbig, Nelson and Boyle had to leave their goal 
of placing higher at Nationals behind.

"A lot of talented guys are going to have to step up," Boyle said.

By Katie Storms Advertising Manager

"[We were] shooting for Nationals - there is no other goal."-senior mike nelson

photo submitted

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[team roster]FIRST ROW: Abbie Smith, Jennifer Tesmer, Leah Zidon, Sarah Armstrong Rawlings. 
BACK ROW: Pam Bird, Nicole Gandy, Candice Hoskins, Kasye Hahn

Junior Leah Zidon leads a pack of opponents at the MIAA Championships held in Joplin, Mo. Zidon 
and her teammates placed fourth at the meet and advanced to the NCAA Division II South Central 
Regional meet held in Warrensburg, Mo.

photo submitted

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[womens cross country] Team Faces Obstacles

RUNNING into the season, the 10 women's cross country team members remained optimistic as 
they faced challenges both on and off the course.

In 2001-2002, the team graduated eight seniors, leaving the 2002-2003 team considerably smaller 
and with mostly underclassmen. Although the team had only two seniors and four returning 
runners, some members found a positive side to the loss.

"Our team was a lot smaller this year than last year," senior Leah Zidon said. "But we had better 
interaction, unity and we worked together better as a team."

Head women's cross country coach, John Cochrane, said the runners' quality was more important 
than the team's size.

"Just because you have huge numbers, it doesn't necessarily make you better," Cochrane said. "Yes, 
you'd like to have the numbers, but it's all kind of relative to the situation." 

Cochrane also said that a larger team could be a disadvantage.

"We're not into huge numbers," Cochrane said. "We had 23 people a few years ago, and it was a 
mess."

The small team also faced injuries.

"The team really grew as the year went on," senior Nicole Gandy said. "We had a lot of injuries, but 
we managed to overcome them."

To prepare for the challenging season, members trained 11 months out of the year. Starting the 
week before Truman Week, formerly Freshman Week, until the end of the season, the team 
practiced twice a day Monday through Thursday. They also practiced Sunday mornings and on 
Saturdays if they did not have a meet.

After all their hard work, the women placed fourth overall at the MIAA Championships in Joplin, 
Mo., on Oct. 26, 2002. Three team members almost made the top 10 at the championships, with 
freshman Pam Bird placing 11th, Zidon placing 12th and senior Jennifer Tesmer 13th.

The women later traveled to Warrensburg, Mo., and competed in the NCAA Division II South Central 
Regionals, where they finished fifth out of 11 teams. Two runners finished in the top 20. Zidon 
finished 14th with a time of 23 minutes 50 seconds, and Tesmer finished 16th with a time of 23:54.

Although the team made a modest finish, many members said they had hoped to place higher."We 
were kind of disappointed with our finish, but you learn from mistakes," Zidon said.  "We had hoped 
to do better."

Despite the disappointments, Cochrane said one of the highlights of the season was beating 
Washington University (St. Louis, Mo.) at the Miner Invitational held in Rolla, Mo.

"We won Miner Invitational, and our second and third runners didn't even run," Cochrane said. 
"Wash U ended up fourth in the national meet without their second runner, and we beat them at 
[Miner Invitational]. That may have been the highlight of the season."

No matter what the circumstances, the members of the women's cross country team put their best 
foot forward.

"We just tried to do our best [throughout the season] despite losing so many seniors and having so 
many injuries," Gandy said.

By BRANDI BROWN Managing Editor

crosscountry 
scoreboard
Western Illinois Invitational (Macomb)	3rd place
Iowa State Open (Ames) 			*NTR
Southern Stampede (Joplin, Mo.) 	4th place
Miner Invitational (Rolla, Mo.) 	1st place
MIAA Championships (Joplin, Mo.) 	4th place
South Central Regional Championships
  (Warrensburg, Mo.)  			5th place
*NTR=No Team Results

photo submitted

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[wrestling]Focus Equals Success

SIZING up their opposition, they take the mat. The whistle blows and the grapple begins. Only one 
can emerge victorious.

The 2002-2003 wrestling team hit the mats with a vengeance. Their goals included sending more 
wrestlers to Nationals, producing All-Americans and keeping the title of NCAA Division II All-
Academic team. The team set their standards high to succeed.

"We came back early in mid-August," sophomore Merrick Meyer said. "We did pretty hard 
workouts, and coach had us in the weight room a lot this summer."

Cutting down on mistakes was another key to reaching success, head wrestling coach Dave Schutter 
said.

"Our kids are smart and intelligent, and they'll work as hard as anybody," Schutter said. "It's a 
physical chess game is what wrestling is. You got to be able to think quickly, think 10 or 15 moves 
ahead and yet apply your athletic skills and strengths your body allows you to have during the 
match."

No amount of heart, however, could bring back three key starters. Senior Bryan Jovick and juniors 
Grant Strickland and Dustin Teeman sat on the bench before Regionals due to neck injuries.

"The injury bug really bit big and bit hard this year," Schutter said. "Every weight class from 125 all 
the way to the heavyweight, every guy we got in there is banged up - nobody's 100 percent."

Losing members was another setback for the team.

"We had a lot of people quit this year which has kind of hurt us," sophomore Gregg Nurrenbern 
said. "It's tough to handle the academics and wrestling - be able to juggle it all. It's hurt us. We lost 
some good people."

With a little camaraderie, though, the Bulldogs worked past these obstacles.

"We pull together as a team, help each other out when we're down," Meyer said. "[We] just get a 
positive attitude."

Rather than dwelling on their poor starting, the team looked at their season in two parts -regular 
matches and Regionals and Nationals.

"We keep the focus not on so much the regular season meets but being able to peak off at the 
Regionals and Nationals so we'll do our best there," Nurrenbern said.

The team suffered budget cuts in 2002-2003 and competed against teams with more funding.

"Every team we've faced has more scholarships, more coaches, better facilities," Schutter said. 
"We're always behind the eight-ball when we go out, we're used to that. If you don't have five 
scholarships, you're not going to beat very many teams in duals."

The Bulldogs triumphed at the Simpson Invitational in Indianola, Iowa. Meyer, Teeman and 
Nurrenbern won individual titles.

At the NCAA Div. II Midwest Wrestling Regional Championships hosted at the University, Meyer was 
the champion at 141 pounds and senior Corey Crandall at 157 pounds. They went to the NCAA Div. II 
Championships where Meyer was the national runner-up. The team finished 21st at the 
Championships.

By Chelsey Ilten Features Editor

wrestling
scoreboard
Central College (Pella, Iowa) 			10/29
MacMurray Invitational (Jacksonville, Ill.)	*NTR
Midwest Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.) 		12th
Simpson Invitational (Indianola, Iowa) 		6th
Minnesota State University (Mankato) 		10/32
Central College Invitational  			NTR
University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 		10/28
Carson-Newman College (Jefferson City, Tenn.) 	21/19
Indiana University (Bloomington) 		9/39
Lindenwood Universily (St. Charles, Mo.) 	10/35
Missouri Valley Open (Marshall)  		NTR
Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 		10/30
Simpson College					15/36
Missouri Valiev College				9/39
Dana College (Blair, Neb.) 			18/37
University of Nebraska-Kearney			7/41
Southern lllinois University-Edwardsville 	25/16
Missouri Baptist University (St. Louis)	 	19/23
NCAA Division II Midwest Regional 		7th
  (Kirksville, Mo.)
NCAA Division II Championships			21st
  (Wheeling, W.V.)
*NTR=No Team Results

photo by Jessica Lowe

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photo by Jessica Lowe

photo by Katie kelly

Bulldog senior Kelley Latting grapples with Kevin Hadley of Fort Hays State University (Kan.) during 
the home meet Feb. 7, 2003, in Pershing Arena. Latting, wrestling at 165 pounds, defeated Hadley 
for one of three wins during the meet. The ' Dogs lost 10-30.

Sophomore Gregg Nurrenbern wrestles against a University of Minnesota-Moore grappler during a 
match at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Meet. The Bulldogs placed seventh in the meet.

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Bo Rinehart, Corey Crandall, Merrick Meyer, Kelley Latting, Phil Esposito, Grant 
Strickland, Allen Stokes, Derek Thrasher, Tom Tajkowski. BACK ROW: Mark Kerkoff, Nate Kessen, 
Gregg Nurrenbern, Michelle Pike-manager, Paul Hamilton-trainer, David Buhler-assistant coach, 
Dave Schutter-head coach, Angela Reyes-manager, Bryan Jovick, Mike Wade, Chris Pivirotto, Chris 
Hampton.

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Joe Fanthorp, men's and women's assistant swim coach, works with junior Katie May, freshman 
Aimee Gregor, sophomore Sarah Wells and freshman Whitney Jensen during a practice in Pershing 
Natatorium. The swim teams practiced 18 to 20 hours a week to prepare for their 11 meets.

photo by Beth Kelly

Assistant Coaches Bring Leadership

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[sports spotlight]

ASSISTANT coaches often fell into the head coach's shadow, their efforts going unnoticed. Yet they 
proved every day that they were not just a head coach's puppet. Assistant coaches had a variety of 
tasks, varying from recruiting and coaching players to planning the budget and providing input on 
game strategy. Focused on their goal, assistant coaches strove toward winning every game their 
team played, often doing more than what was required of them.

The role of the assistant coach required more than just assisting the head coach.

"Our role is not to try to be a head coach, but to try to give input as much as you can on all the 
aspects of the program," said Tim Deidrick, assistant men's basketball coach. "I like to be involved 
with everything from recruiting and on the floor coaching to making sure all the laundry is done and 
things like that."

The assistant coach position differed from the head coach position in several ways.

"The only guy on our staff that has the wins and losses next to his name is the head coach," said 
Matt Copeland, associate head football coach and offensive coordinator. "Obviously, we are trying 
to compete and win every single game, but ultimately coach [John] Ware is the one who has the 
wins and losses tagged to him."

Deidrick said spending less time on game strategy allowed him to have better relationships with the 
individual athletes.

"I think the head coach has the whole team concept a little bit more, and I like working with the 
individuals a little bit more," Deidrick said. "In fact, sometimes in practice he'll have the team, and 
I'll bring a player to the side."

Assistant coaches generally related to players differently than head coaches.

"I think it has to do with the difference in our personalities," said Michelle Baier, assistant women's 
track and field coach. "The difference is how we deal with people in general." Copeland said he 
agreed. 

"We've got five different coaches with five different personalities," Copeland said. "That allows the 
hundreds of different guys we have on our team to be drawn to different coaches." 

Other assistant coaches said the difference in relationships with players had to do with different 
coaching responsibilities.

"The assistant has to be on a different level than the head coach," Deidrick said. "I think he has to 
act as kind of a liaison, make sure you can talk to them on a personal level, and develop a friendship 
and be supportive, whereas the head coach is more of an authority figure."

Jack Schrader, head men's basketball coach, also said the assistant coach acted as a liaison between 
players and head coach.

"They find it easier to relate to players, at least in my case right now," Schrader said. "They provide a 
more youthful perspective to things."

Baier said the assistant coach's role was necessary. 

"The head coach can't do everything, especially in track and field," Baier said. "If he had to coach all 
four of the event group areas by himself, he would have to work more hours in a week than there 
are. Assistants are there to make sure everyone gets coached and everyone is treated right, just to 
help things run smoothly."

Schrader said the assistant coach played a vital role. 

"They're one of the most important parts of a successful program," Schrader said. "They do 
everything a head coach does and everything else that needs to get done."

By Melissa Allen Organizations Editor

"Our role is not to try to be a Head coach, but to try to give-input as much as you can."-tim deidrick, 
assistant men's basketball coach

photo by Katie Kelly

photo by Katie Kelly

Michelle Baier, assistant women's track and field coach, instructs senior Becky Kudrna on how to 
accelerate the ball when throwing weight during a women's indoor track practice. Baier's worked 
with throwers and sprinters on the women's track team.

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Freshman Krista Kastler tosses the ball to freshman Melody Von Engeln. In spring 2003, the Bullets 
went to Lawrence, Kan., for the Western Collegiate Championship where they placed fifth after 
losing to University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and defeating South Dakota State University 
(Vermillion) and Texas A&M University (College Station).

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Nancy Higgins, Sarah Teague, Sarah Rogers, Kristine Carey, Jennifer McDole, Brynn 
Weimer, Helen Russell, Sarah Saheb. SECOND ROW: Jennifer Gibson, Lindsay Scheitlin, Elizabeth 
Gentry, Jennifer Harmon, Jennifer Altis-president, Cariss Greife-treasurer, Kim Kavanaugh-secretary, 
Samantha Runnels, Jennifer Cummings. BACK ROW: Michaella Levy, Jennifer Steffel, Cynthia Speidel, 
Colleen Wideman, Erin Sallee, Krista Kastler, Jennifer Reesor, Halleh Ghodrati.

FRONT ROW: Ryan Worth, Wes Cotter, Kurt Albin, Kenton Moorhead, John Redden, David Korkoian, 
Brennan Delaney, Kenneth King, Kevin Jones. SECOND ROW: Bill Sexton-coach, Nicholas Welchert, 
Kevin Hunn, Joe Donley-captain and treasurer, Joe Rothermich-president, Luke Walczewski-vice 
captain, Brian Wilson, Kevin Orcutt, Kyle Stephens. BACK ROW: Theodore Dilla, Taurean Johnson, 
Brian Kimble, Chris Bell, Sean Foley, Ben Burkemper, Tom Tajkowski

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[mens and womens rugby] Rugby Teams Hit Opponents

The Bulls Rugby Club and the Bullets Rugby Club had successful seasons with many 
accomplishments. 

Men's Rugby

After beating longtime rival University of Kansas (Lawrence) 57-0, the Bulls had its eyes on another 
goal - advancing in the Western Collegiate Championship.

"We're doing a lot of conditioning and playing difficult men's teams," senior Joe Donley, team 
captain, said. "We're working on the fundamentals of the game - solid tackling, playing the ball 
without knocking it on and maintaining possession and not turning it over."

The Bulls started the season solidly with two big wins but then suffered a few disappointing losses.

"It's been real hard to know we can play so much better than we have," senior Luke Walczewski, 
vice captain, said. "We'd have flashes of play where we were playing great, and then we'd just go 
straight to suck." 

Trying to overcome its slump, the team went back to the basics.

"We've been doing a lot of chalk time," Donley said. "Just sitting in a classroom going over how we 
want to play our game."

Taking time to plan out strategies, the team's mental capabilities often gave the Bulls a foot-up on 
the competition.

"We're a pretty smart team," Donley said. "We're not the biggest team out there, but it just comes 
down to us being fitter than everybody else, and also we need to be smarter."

Pairing their brains with a strong defense, the Bulls worked hard to get to the top.

"Our defense has always been a strength. We tackle hard and usually don't let teams run up the 
score on us," Walczewski said. "We're a well-coached team, usually more talented than the rest of 
the teams we play. What we lack in size and athleticism we make up for in skill."

Women's Rugby

The Bullets also started out the 2002 season with a win over KU, the first win over KU in five years.

"When we beat KU, that was a big one," junior Cariss Greife, player, coach and team treasurer, said. 
"All week long we had something every night pumping us up for [the game]."

Beating KU was not the only goal the team set for the season, though.
"Spring 2003 season goals were pretty much to expand our game," freshman Krista Kastler said. 
"Especially in our back line we wanted to incorporate kicking more into our plays and more quick 
thinking."

Even after recruitment, the team welcomed new members, though this caused setbacks.

"We've had lots of new girls sporadically, so we have to keep starting over rather than building on 
what we've been doing," Greife said.

Members joined for many reasons, but most had never played rugby before coming to the 
University.

"I'd always wanted to play sports in college, but I didn't like the time commitment of varsity sports 
and rugby is so loose, you don't have to attend every practice," Kastler said. "It fits more into your 
schedule so you can focus on your studies when you need to."

Regardless of what brought the team members together, the value they received from being a part 
of the team was the same.

"We'll play tournaments where we have three games in a weekend," Kastler said. "Especially that 
second day after you're sore and stiff and can't move very well, seeing the enthusiasm that 
everyone brings and going against the 'I don't want to do this, I hurt' and just pulling together with 
team work."

By Chelsey Ilten Features Editor

Senior Joe Rothermich tries to strip the ball from an opponent as his teammate makes the tackle. 
The Bulls placed fourth in the Western Collegiate Championships during the spring of 2003 in Dallas, 
Texas.

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Sophomore middle hitter Casey Hollensteiner spikes the ball as teammates prepare for a return. The 
club played in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Ohio in numerous tournaments, including a Truman Fall 
Invitational.

Sophomore setter Matt Tooley sets the ball for sophomore middle hitter Steve Sicking during 
practice in the Student Recreation Center. Practices for the team were held Monday, Wednesday 
and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

photo by Beth Kelly

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Steve Sicking, Carl Navales, Joshua Kampeter, Luis Meggo, Mike Reuther, Paul Slater. 
SECOND ROW: Brandon Bennett, Morgan Silvey, Greg Guckes, Matt Tooley, Casey Hollensteiner. 
BACK ROW: Matt Craine, Tony DeMarco, Matt Wilson, Lucas Blevins.

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[mens volleyball]Team Expands Opportunities

The 2002-2003 season brought additional opportunities to the volleyball court for the Truman State 
University men's volleyball club. With more players on the team and more tournaments scheduled, 
the season looked promising for the players.

The men's volleyball club had gradually become stronger since its start, and it was gaining a 
powerful reputation across the Midwest.

"The talent that Truman possesses as far as volleyball goes is superb," freshman setter Carl Navales 
said. "We have everything we need to become the best team in the Midwest. It's just a matter of 
putting it together."

The team conducted tryouts during the second week of classes in the fall of 2002. The club's 
president, senior strongside hitter Greg Guckes, and vice president, sophomore setter Matt Tooley, 
decided the cuts. Tryouts lasted a few days and consisted of passing, hitting, serving and blocking 
drills.

After tryouts, the team had 17 players and split into two teams. The teams worked together and 
prepared for tournaments. The first team went to eight tournaments, while the second team 
attended four tournaments. Everyone played an important role in the club's success.

"We each have our own part on the team," Tooley said.

The club practiced three days a week for about two hours. During this time, members had the 
chance to work hard, but in a more relaxed environment than most competitive sports.

The team traveled across the Midwest, playing in tournaments in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Ohio. 
The team played in more tournaments in 2002-2003 than in past seasons. In September 2002, the 
team played against Southwest Missouri State University (Springfield) and won. At the Washington 
University (St. Louis, Mo.) tournament, the team placed third out of nine teams. The team achieved 
similar success at the Bradley University (Peoria, Ill.) tournament and also at the team's home 
tournament.

In November 2002, the team hosted a tournament at the University's Student Recreation Center 
and placed third out of seven teams. The team also made a good showing at the Southern Illinois 
University-Edwardsville tournament, where they placed fifth out of 14 teams. The team members 
wanted to advance in the tournament, but they suffered a disappointing loss early in single 
elimination after playing an undefeated 6-0 pool-play round.

In the spring of 2003, the team joined the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball Association, which placed it 
in more tournaments and also qualified the team for a spot at the National tournament in 
Columbus, Ohio, which was the first national showing for the team.

Sophomore middle hitter Brandon Bennett said his  photo by Beth Reily favorite tournament was 
the Bradley tournament.

"It was the first tournament when we all got to stay together in a hotel and do some team bonding," 
Bennett said.

Bennett thought the fun they had as a team was key to their success.

In February 2003, the team suffered a large setback. Bennett, one of the team's leading middle 
hitters, broke his ankle. Bennett's injury greatly affected the team since Bennett could not compete 
for the next few months.

Through the leadership of Guckes, Tooley and Bennett, the team was able to have a fun and 
rewarding season. The players loved volleyball, which made the season even better.

"We all have a great time just playing volleyball, and that's what it's all about," Navales said.

By Katie Kelly Staff Writer

"We all have a great time just playing volleyball, and that's what it's all about"
-freshman carl navales

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[women's swimming]Triple Glory

As they prepared for Nationals, women's swim team members took a minute to reflect on their 
season. They competed well, both in and out of the pool, while adapting to a new head coach, 
Colleen Murphy. In 2003, the team brought home a third NCAA Division II Championship title.

"The transition to having a new coach went fairly smoothly," senior Kelli Dudley said. "[Murphy] did 
a good job of communicating to the team, especially to the freshmen and sophomores. She had a 
clear plan that was on par with our plans - we had the same goals. She also worked really well with 
assistant coach, Joe Fanthorp. It was very positive for us to have two excellent coaches who work 
well together." 

Goals were important for the women's swim team, especially the goal to stay focused.

"As a team, one of our main goals was to adjust to the new coach," Dudley said. "Another goal of 
ours was to have our performance up to par with our performances of previous years. The seniors 
essentially felt the need to finish their swimming career here at Truman with a victory at Nationals."

Striving to meet their goals, the team worked hard training physically and mentally.

"One of the team's strengths is the way we all work really well together," sophomore Diana 
Betsworth said. "We push each other to succeed at practices and meets."

Team unity helped the team win many of its meets and also helped create lasting friendships.

"The team had strong leadership from their upperclassmen that offered strength to the team," 
Murphy said. "They were also very versatile in events and had a very strong camaraderie."

swimming
scoreboard
University of Nebraska-Lincoln		152/101
University of Missouri-Columbia		83/122
Western Illinois University (Macomb) 	126/67
University of Nebraska-Omaha 		1st place
  Invitational
Delta State University Invitational	1st place
  (Cleveland. Miss.)	
University of Tampa Relays (Fla.) 	1st place
Washington University (St. Louis, Mo.) 	134/98
Drury University (Springfield, Mo.) 	126/79
University of Iowa (Iowa City) 		136/138
Central States Championships 		1st place
  (Springfield, Mo.) 
NCAA Division 11 National 		1st place
  Championships (Grand Forks, N.D.)

photo by Beth Kelly

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Freshman Katie Funk competes in the women's 200-yard freestyle at a swim meet against Drury 
University (Springfield, Mo.).  Funk came in third place at the meet and went on to place 15th at the 
NCAA Division II Championships.

photo by Beth Kelly

The strong camaraderie helped make the transition to head coach easier for Murphy. As the 
assistant swim coach from 1999-2001, Murphy already knew the swim team. Thus, adjusting to the 
new position had few setbacks.

"It was a really easy transition for me and the team since I had been an assistant coach before," 
Murphy said. "It would have been harder if I was completely brand new, but the team was already 
familiar with my coaching style and my personality. They knew me, and we had the same goals in 
mind, which allowed us to have a smooth transition and focus on our goals."

Meeting those goals was fulfilling for many members, but some had their own personal victories 
that made the season even more memorable.

"One of the most satisfying events for me was when we traveled to Iowa and had a meet against the 
University of Iowa [Iowa City]," Dudley said. "It was a personal victory, as well as a team victory, as 
we competed very well. We showed that we could compete with [NCAA] Division I teams. We could 
be looked at on a higher level than what we have been in the past."

It seemed the women's swim team found the formula for success as they won their third NCAA Div. 
II Championship title.

By Reena Karan Staff Writer

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Whitney Jensen, Christina Blose, Allison Blyth, Liz Hug, Sara Hatcher. SECOND ROW: 
Colleen Murphy-head coach, Meredith Rocha, Krista Pray, Aimee Gregor, Kelli Dudley, Katie May, 
Sarah Dance. THIRD ROW: Eric Homing-trainer, Sue Ellen Thoma, Sarah Wells, Ellen Frick, Katie Funk, 
Diana Betsworth. BACK ROW: Joe Fanthorp-assistant coach, Michaela Osborn, Kate Kresl.

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[mens swimming]Men Stand 12th in Nation

On Nov. 9, 2002, the Truman State University men's swim team glided past University of Missouri-
Rolla and splashed into the season on a positive note at the triangular meet. This influenced a 
positive attitude that lasted for the six-month duration of the competitive season. Intense practices 
began the first day of classes and continued for eight months.

The team had goals but faced many challenges.

"I think that one of the biggest challenges is just to stay focused throughout the season," senior 
Matthew Pray said.

Staying strong and passionate about swimming for over two-thirds of the school year was a 
challenge for the team, but their dedication stuck with them and their new coach.

Colleen Murphy, head swim coach, stepped up from her previous position as assistant coach to 
make her debut as head coach for the 2002-2003 season.

"I think that she did a really good job [and made] a smooth transition," Pray said.

Murphy was assistant coach in 1999-2001 before taking over as head coach.

"[Being assistant coach] made the transition that much easier," Murphy said. "Many new coaches 
have to go through that adjustment period. I was lucky because I already had that."

Murphy said that the team accomplished one of its main goals and placed higher at the Central 
States Conference meet. At the Conference meet, the team defeated UMR again and placed second.

"It was cool [to win]," junior Bryan Meyer said. "Last year left us with a bitter taste because we were 
winning and then lost, so it felt good to move up a spot."

Members had one goal left to tackle - a strong finish at nationals.

Six individuals placed among the top 16 in their races at the NCAA Division II National Championship, 
helping the team win 12th place.

Pray, juniors Robby Cooper and Brian Teson, sophomores Andy Harken and Vince Struble and 
freshman Josh Otis were named All-American swimmers. Pray finished his year breaking his own 
University records. 

"[Pray] is the ... most talented swimmer we've ever had at Truman State on the men's swim team," 
Murphy said.

The combination of individual and team victories proved the 2002-2003 season to be successful.

By Katie Storms Advertising Manager

photo by Beth Kelly 

swimming
scoreboard
University of Missouri-Columbia  	86/119
Western Illinois University (Macomb) 	118/85 
University of Nebraska-Omaha 		2nd place
  Invitational
Delta State University Invitational 	3rd place
  (Cleveland, Miss.)
University of Tampa Relays (Florida) 	2nd place
Washington University (St. Louis, Mo.)	131 /98
Drury University (Springfield, Mo.) 	99/104
University of Iowa (Iowa City)		95/169
Central States Championships 		2nd place
  (Springfield, Mo.)
NCAA Division II National 		12th place
  Championships (Grand Forks, N.D.)

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Luke Gleaves, Ashtyn Beek, Ryan Blase, Vince Struble, Caleb Hopkins, Derek Duffy, 
Chris Brammer, Andrew Wright, Eric Paden, Dustin Engels, Brian Teson, Matt Peeples, Nick Joslin. 
BACK ROW: Mike Wasikowksi, Andy Harken, Matt Pray, Josh Otis, Ben Buras, Joe Fanthorp-assistant 
coach, Colleen Murphy-head coach, Ryan Niko-Hickman-trainer, Jay Westensee, Phil Brown, Justin 
Brosseau, Kyle Ediger, Robby Cooper, Bryan Meyer, Ryan Jacobi.

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Junior Brian Teson pushes off before taking first in the 200-yard individual medley Teson also took 
second in the 200-yard backstroke and helped win the 400-medley relay against Drury University 
(Springfield, Mo.).

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Sophomore Sarah Dance practices for the U.S. Swimming Championships in the Pershing 
Natatorium. The six women competing faced the challenge of swimming in a 50-meter pool in 
Indianapolis.

Swimmers Compete in U.S. Championships

STANDING on the edge of a 50-meter pool in Indianapolis, it became apparent to six women that 
they were about to do something amazing.

Women's swim team members, sophomores Diana Betsworth, Michaela Osborn and Sarah Dance 
and seniors Sara Hatcher, Liz Hug and Kelli Dudley, represented Truman State University at the 2003 
Conoco Phillips Spring National Championships April 1-5, 2003.

"To be in the same pool with Olympic caliber swimmers," Osborn said. "All six of us that went had a 
really good time with each other and just being out there."

Osborn said she and her five teammates qualified for the championships with times from the 2002 
NCAA Division II National Championships. She also said since the U.S. Championships were held after 
the NCAA Div. II Championships, they were able to participate.

"I'm focused on Truman, but it is a dream of mine to be able to swim fast enough to make the 
Olympic trial cut," said Osborn, a fourtime All-American swimmer in 2002-2003.

Osborn was not the only woman with Olympic dreams in mind. Betsworth, a seventime All-American 
swimmer in the 2002-2003 season, said she would train harder to shave 2.5 seconds off her 200-
yard freestyle and make the Olympic trial cut time.

"I got my best [personal] time in everything that I

photo by Renee Hellebusch

"It's overwhelming to think you qualified to swim at the same meet as the Olympic swimmers." -
sophomore sarah dance

photo by Renee Hellebusch

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[sports spotlight]

swam," Betsworth said. "That made me happy."

Betsworth spent her summer in Arizona working at a camp and training for four hours a day in a 50-
meter swimming pool. This helped her to meet her goals of making it into the group of Olympic 
hopefuls.

"It really puts things into perspective, after winning the third national championship and then going 
and seeing how much harder we have to work," Betsworth said.

Dance also said the trip to Indianapolis was a positive one.

"It's just really motivating," Dance said.

Osborn said although she was focused on possibly qualifying later in the summer, she would be 
focused on her time at the University as well.

"I'm focused on Truman," Osborn said. "It opened my eyes to what I can do but closed the door at 
the same time. The trials will be in the back of my mind, but I will be training for D[iv.] II."

Dance felt the same as Osborn and said although she would like to compete with the Olympic 
swimmers, she was focused on more realistic goals for herself, namely NCAA Div. II swimming for 
the University.

"It's amazing to see how close I've come to the Olympians at the meet," Dance said. "It's 
overwhelming to think you qualified to swim at the same meet as the Olympic swimmers."

The event consisted of five days of competition and featured nearly 800 of America's best 
swimmers. Among the pool of celebrities was Olympic swimmer Josh Davis.

Both Dance and Betsworth had the opportunity to meet and talk with Davis during one of his daily 
sessions he held before the championship's events began each day.

"He's a really, really polite person who is very outgoing and interested [in the people he meets]," 
Dance said. "He showed that Olympians can still be humble and not think he is better than 
everyone, even though he is better in the pool."

Betsworth said meeting Davis was among the most memorable moments of the trip, but the 
experience of the trip itself was what made it an amazing experience for her.

"Just going in there with the attitude that there was no pressure to swim a certain time and being 
there with my teammates swimming the relays was my favorite part," Betsworth said.

By JESSICA LOWE Sports Editor 

Dana Betsworth
Year: Sophomore Hometown: East Moline, III.
Honors: 2002-2003 All-American Swimmer in 100-, 200-, 500-and 1,000-yard freestyle, 200-, 400- 
and 800-yard freestyle relay 
Truman Women's Swim Records: 100- *200-, * 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyle; 200-, *400-and * 
800-yard freestyle relay (*denotes NCAA Division II record)

Sarah Dance
Year: Sophomore Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.
Honors: 2002-2003 All-American Swimmer in 200-, 400- and 800-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard 
individual medley, 200-yard butterfly, 100-and 200-yard freestyle
Truman Women's Swim Records: 200-, *400-and *800-yard freestyle relay (*denotes NCAA Division 
II record)

Kelli Dudley
Year: Senior
Hometown: Topeka, Kan.
Honors: 2002-2003 All-American Swimmer in 200-and 400-yard individual medley, 400-yard medley 
relay, 100- and 200-yard backstroke; recipient of NCAA postgraduate scholarship Truman Women's 
Swim Records: * 400-yard medley relay; 100- and 200-yard backstroke; *400-yard individual medley 
(*denotes NCAA Division II record)

Sara Hatcher
Year: Senior
Hometown: Kingdom City, Mo.
Honors: 2002-2003 All-American Swimmer in 50- and 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley relay, 
200- and 400-yard free relay 
Truman Women's Swim Records: 200- and *400-yard medley relay, 50-yard freestyle, 200-, *400- 
and *800-yard freestyle relay (*denotes NCAA Division II record)

Liz Hug
Year: Senior
Hometown: Maryville, Ill.
Honors: 2002-2003 All-American Swimmer 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley relay, 200- and 400-
yard freestyle relay, 100-yard freestyle; NCAA postgraduate scholarship 
Truman Women's Swim Records: 200-, 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle, 400-yard medley relay; 400- 
and 800-yard freestyle relay (*denotes NCAA Division II record)

Michaela Osborn
Year: Sophomore 
Hometown: Tipton, Iowa 
Honors: 2002-2003 All-American Swimmer in 200- and 400-yard medley relay, 100-and 200-yard 
breaststroke
Truman Women's Swim Records: 200- and 400-yard medley relay, 100-and 200-yard backstroke

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[men's and womens golf]Teams Compete in Fall and Spring Seasons to Stay on Winning Course

For both fall and spring seasons, the 2002-2003 golf teams at Truman State University remained 
optimistic as they faced challenges on the course. Whether focusing on individual or group scores, 
each team aspired to do its best. 

Women

The women's golf team set several goals for the fall and spring seasons.

"Our goal every year is to try to play well enough to qualify for Regionals," said Sam Lesseig, head 
women's golf coach. "Hopefully, we do well enough to make it back to Nationals. Individually, you're 
also looking at trying to help each player improve their own game." 

Senior Alyssa Pulphus said her personal goal was to improve her individual score.

"I really tried to keep my score down," Pulphus said. "I tried to not make stupid mistakes, and if I 
did, to not repeat them." 

Although the women focused on their personal scores, some players said staying consistent was a 
challenge during the season.

"Getting some consistency for our players [has been the biggest challenge]," Lesseig said. "Even on 
good rounds, sometimes when you look at it and break it down, there were some very, very 
inconsistent holes in that round. We just try to get away from them."

The team's determination finally paid off when it won first place at the Monmouth College 
Invitational in Illinois.

"In Monmouth, when we took first place and first individual, it gave the team confidence that we 
can play with these girls and beat them," senior Erin Fogarty said. "It was a real confidence booster."

The team ended the year, however, with bottom finishes in the spring season. The team took fourth 
out of eight teams in the Bulldog Classic (Kirksville), but finished the John A. Logan Invitational 
(Marion, Ill.) in last place. 

Men

Like the women's team, the men's team tried to improve their individual and team scores.

Some players said the goal was to maintain consistency during each tournament.

"We're all prone to playing really, really well for 16 holes, but we'll have a couple of holes that really 
set us back," senior T.J. Erhart said. "It's been a trend for Truman golfers to have good records in 
high school, but when we get to college, we don't take it to the next level. I would fall into that 
category. I would have liked to lower my scores significantly."

The men's team had a disappointing finish after the fall season, with no wins after four 
tournaments.

"We really hoped to win a tournament [in the fall]," senior Jake Mann said. "We got a chance in 
[Detroit Lakes] Minnesota [at the Central Regional Invitational], but it didn't really play out."

Erhart said the highlight of the [fall] season was at the Central Regional Invitational, where the team 
placed third overall with a two-day score of 613. Mann, sophomore Austin George, senior Lou 
Dersch and Erhart all placed in the top 20 for the tournament.

"[The tournament in Minnesota] gave us a great confidence boost," Erhart said. "It was cold and 
windy, and we are usually a bad-weather team."

The team ended their year finishing fifth out of eight teams at the MIAA Conference Tournament 
(Lawrence, Kan.) and sixth out of eight teams at the Central Region Tournament (Bolivar, Mo.).

By Brandi Brown Managing Editor

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Tom Drennan-head coach, Lou Dersch, Austin George, Jason Bertram. BACK ROW: 
Greg Stewart, T .J. Erhart, Jake Mann, Andy Crossett.

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photo by Katie Kelly

FRONT ROW: Katie Martinek, Alyssa Pulphus, Ashley Elliott, Dyane Tower, Bridget Seidel. BACK 
ROW: Lauren Allen, Erin Fogarty, Jill Schulte, Amy Distler, Melissa Pfeiffer, Sam Lesseig-head coach.

Sophomore Ashley Elliott tees off at the Bulldog Classic, held April 4-5, 2003, at the Kirksville 
Country Club. The Bulldogs placed second on the first day and fourth on the second day of the 
competition.

men's golf
scoreboard
Pittsburg State Invitational (Kansas)	6th place
Central Regional Fall Invitational 	3rd place
  (Detroit Lakes, Minn.)
Southwest Baptist Invitational 		8th place
  (Bolivar, Mo.)
Drury Invitational (Springfield, Mo.) 	15th place
Missouri Western Invitational  		7th place
  (St. Joseph)
Missouri Southern Crossroads of America 5th place
  Invitational (Joplin, Mo.)
Washburn Invitational (Topeka, Kan.) 	6th place
MIAA Conference Tournament 		5th place
  (Lawrance, Kan.) 
Central Region Tournament 		6th place
  (Bolivar, Mo.)

women's golf
scoreboard
Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Mo.)	374/352
Southern Illinois University-		5th place
  Edwardsville 
Knox College Invitational		3rd place
  (Galesburg, III.)
Monmouth College Invitational (Ill.) 	1st place 
Illinois Wesleyan Tournament 		5th place
  (Bloomington)
Nebraska Wesleyan Tournament (Lincoln)	2nd place
Lindenwood Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) 	3rd place
Missouri-Kansas City Invitational 	6th place
Bulldog Classic (Kirksville, Mo.)	4th place
Payne Stewart Memorial Classic 		8th place 
  (Springfield, Mo.) 
Illini Classic (Champagne, Ill.) 	8th place
John A. Logan Invitational 		3rd place
  (Marion, Ill.)

photo by Katie 

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[womens basketball]Team Gets New Start

The 2002-2003 season seemed like a completely new start for the women's basketball team at 
Truman State University. The women had to learn to work as a new group after losing key players to 
graduation from the previous season. Although difficult, the Bulldogs were up for the challenge. 
They were ready to learn how to play together and hopefully make the season a successful one.

The only senior on the team for the season was forward Jennifer Fisher.

"With losing four seniors, the chemistry changed and the season didn't go the way we expected it 
to," Fisher said.

Even though it was not what she had originally expected, Fisher said that members really stepped 
up when they needed to.

"No one really stood out, but the team as a whole really began to prove themselves as the season 
progressed," Fisher said.

Marne Fauser, assistant women's basketball coach, said that the freshness of the team was positive 
because it allowed them to develop and work on new strategies.

"We were able to move to a full running court offense and to quickly get on defense," Fauser said. 
"These are a great group of girls, and they were always willing to work hard."

The women proved themselves by practicing harder and pulling together as a team. They learned 
how each teammate played and also observed individual strengths and weaknesses. Sophomore 
guard Kelli Floyd said that although the team hit a few rough spots along the way, they still managed 
to perform well.

"We really got to know each other, and we had a lot of fun playing together," Floyd said.

The team's most impressive win came early in the season against Westminster College (Fulton, 
Mo.). The Bulldogs played hard and dominated the opposition. The women walked away with an 
amazing 109-37 victory. Junior forward Sarah Sommer led the team with 22 points, making five of 
five three-point shots. The team made 73 percent of free throws for the game.

Junior forward Annie Westhoff earned the honor of being named to the women's basketball All-
MIAA second-team. Westhoff was the leading Bulldog scorer for the season, with an average of 15.6 
points per game. She was ranked sixth in the MIAA for scoring and 10th in rebounding.

Other team members also earned honors during the season. Floyd and junior guard Emily Turnbull 
were named to the MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.

The Bulldogs ended the 2002-2003 season with a 9-18 record overall and were 5-13 in the MIAA 
Conference. With a convincing 87-66 victory over the University of Missouri-Rolla, the women 
secured eighth place at the MIAA Conference. This gave the team a spot in the Sonic MIAA 
Championship tournament. However, the women ultimately lost in the tournament to Washburn 
University (Topeka, Kan.), 48-77.

By Katie Faul Staff Writer

basketball
scoreboard
University of Missouri-Columbia 		49/92
Western Illinois University (Macomb)  		43/76
Westminister College (Fulton, Mo.) 		109/37
William Penn University (Oskaloosa, Iowa)	88/56
Cameron University (Springfield, Mo.)		56/47
Drury University (Springfield, Mo.) 		62/77
Quincy University (Ill.) 			61/62
Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.) 	64/57
Drury University 				62/77
Central Missouri State University  		80/76 
  (Warrensburg)
Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.) 		57/85	
Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville) 42/63
Emporia State University (Kan.) 		73/87
Missouri Western State College (St. Joseph) 	70/80
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 		56/77
University of Missouri-Rolla 			49/74
Missouri Southern State College (Joplin)	73/84
Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, Mo.)	57/69
Washburn University 				76/71
Northwest Missouri State University		74/72
Emporia State University 			69/74
Missouri Western State College			53/88
Pittsburg State University 			76/85
University of Missouri-Rolla 			87/66
Southwest Baptist University 			66/61
Central Missouri State University 		50/72
Washburn University 				48/77

photo by Katie Kelly

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Blocked by a University of Missouri-Rolla opponent, junior Annie Westhoff looks for an open pass. 
The Bulldogs finished the season with a record of nine wins and 18 losses.

photo by Katie Kelly

[team roster]
FIRST ROW: Lisa Miceli, Emily Turnbull, Kelli Floyd, Adri Tromp, Keagan Thalin, Jenna ray, Sarah 
Bernard, Carrie Schneider, Ali Long. BACK ROW: Jennifer McDonnell-assistant coach, Annie 
Westhoff, Jamie Hullman, Marne Fauser-assistant coach, John Sloop-head coach, Eric Horning-
trainer, Jennifer Fisher, Sarah Sommer, Erin Tweedy-manager.

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Junior forward Matt Beran scores for the Bulldogs against Emporia State University (Kan.). Beran 
scored 21 points in the team's 70-93 loss.

Junior center Adam Glosier's shot is blocked by a Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.) player while 
freshmen Derek Lindsey and Gavin Welker look to recover the ball. The team consisted of 10 
underclassmen and three seniors.

photo by Jessica Lowe

basketball
scoreboard
South Dakota State University (Brookings) 	54/75 
Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne) 	84/72 
Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.) 	47/58 
Central Christian College (Moberly, Mo.) 	111/47 
Lincoln University 				69/74
Drury University (Springfield, Mo.) 		66/69
Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.)  		80/58
Drury University 				78/65
Quincy University (Ill.) 			79/82
Central Missouri State University 		63/66
  (Warrensburg)
Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.) 		71/80
Northwest Missouri State University 		83/71  
  (Maryville)
Emporia State University (Kan.)	 		61/94
Missouri Western State College (St. Joseph)  	62/99
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 		74/77	
University of Missouri-Rolla			62/70
Southern Missouri State University (Joplin) 	83/91 
Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, Mo.) 	65/79 
Washburn University 				50/77
Northwest Missouri State University 		56/60 
Emporia State University			70/93
Missouri Western State College  		57/80
Pittsburg State University 			66/82
University of Missouri-Rolla 			79/58
Southern Missouri State University 		73/75
Southwest Baptist University			88/79
Central Missouri State University 		71/73

photo by Stephanie Creed

photo by Stephanie Creed

Junior center Adam Glosier attempts a shot as the Emporia State University (Kan.) defense attempts 
to block. The Bulldogs had seven wins during the 2002-2003 regular season.

photo by Stephanie Creed

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[mens basketball] Upperclassmen Lead Team

AFTER a disappointing showing in the MIAA Conference in 2001-2002, the men's basketball team 
hoped to add more notches to the win column for the 2002-2003 season. Ultimately, the Bulldogs 
barely accomplished their goal after finishing with a 7-20 record.

Head men's basketball coach, Jack Schrader, said he was disappointed by the win-loss ratio. The 
team came close to winning many games, but the problem was finishing the win.

"Obviously, we would have liked to have had more victories chalked up, but we had an awful lot of 
close games that slipped away in the final moments," Schrader said.

Some players said holding onto a lead throughout the game ended up being one of the most 
challenging aspects for the team.

"When the games came down to the wire, we were not able to come out on top," junior forward 
Matt Beran said.

The Bulldogs faced many obstacles during the 2002-2003 season. The team was young, and the 
season brought five freshmen to the court. This kind of youth on the basketball court was unique to 
the 2002-2003 season at Truman State University.

The team not only had five freshmen, but each freshman's playing time averaged in the double 
digits. This gave the freshmen valuable playing experience that would help the team in the future. 
Freshman guard Chip Sodemann was one of the young players who rose to the occasion and scored 
points for the 'Dogs.

"It was unique that we had as many young kids step up and play right away," Sodemann said.

In addition to talented freshmen, the team also had great leadership from juniors Beran, guard 
Aaron Mueller and center Adam Glosier.

"That group of juniors is very hungry for success," Schrader said. "They have the potential to be very 
good leaders."

The few remaining upperclassmen also put in their time and helped the new freshmen adjust to 
college basketball both on and off the court. The seniors often served as leaders and role models for 
the rest of the team.

"I tried to take on a leadership role with the freshmen this season," Beran said. "They are great guys 
and great basketball players."

Beran also said that having the team mesh and pull together was one of the most important things 
the players accomplished, especially since the team graduated three seniors, forward Jiri Miki, guard 
Jeff Nepple and forward Bret Maxwell at the end of the 2002-2003 season

The team's schedule was another obstacle. The team played on the road against the best schools in 
the conference during the first half of the season.

"[Having] all of the games on the road early is not what you want with a young team," Schrader said.

The 'Dogs rarely played home games, but when they did, the games were almost never consecutive. 
Schrader said the schedule was a rough part of the season, but because the team dealt with the 
challenge, they were better players for enduring it.

The team ended the season with a losing record but with a positive attitude about the University's 
men's basketball program as a whole.

The team accepted the season as a rebuilding year. It gave freshmen valuable playing experience, 
and the challenges of away games provided mental strength. The knowledge that even with the 
odds against them, the team kept game scores close, helped the team's morale.

By Katie Kelly Staff Writer

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Ryan Welker, Derek Lindsey, Jeff Nepple, Chip Sodemann, Torre Finley, Matt Brock, 
Aaron Mueller, Cory Long, Bret Maxwell. BACK ROW: John Scognamiglio-manager, Stephanie 
Horton-trainer, Jiri Miki, Gavin Welker, Nathan Zondag, Garret Grimm, Adam Glosier, Matt Beran, 
Jack Schrader-head coach, Tim Deidrick-assistant coach.

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Senior Diana Young hones her skills for Ultimate Frisbee. The Ultimate Frisbee clinic's goal was to 
have enough support to create a women's team to play at competitions.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

Women Improve Their Team Skills

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[sports spotlight]

On a warm Saturday in September 2002, a small but determined band of young women gathered on 
the field. Piles of Frisbees and jugs of water scattered the ground, and every head sported a sun 
visor. The name of the game was Ultimate Frisbee, specifically, an Ultimate Frisbee clinic designed 
solely for women.

"We're trying to establish a women's Ultimate team," junior Michelle Lilly, clinic organizer, said.

The Ultimate Frisbee competitions consisted of four divisions: men's, women's, co-ed and open. The 
only divisions available for Truman State University women interested in Ultimate were the co-ed 
and open.

"We're trying to move up to a women's team eventually," Lilly said. "The clinic will help our women 
improve and get them more playing time."

The women involved in Ultimate at the University practiced with the men's team on a field located 
at the corner of Franklin Street and LaHarpe Street. Ultimate practices were originally on the field 
behind Centennial Hall, but the location changed due to the needs of intramural sports. The new 
practice field was smaller, and the uneven surface combined with the downhill grade made for 
difficult practices.

"We fall down a lot," sophomore Maya Suffern said.

Suffern, Lilly and the other clinic organizers hoped to eventually establish a practice for only female 
players.

Many of the women present for the clinic also felt passionately about Ultimate. Sophomore Elyse 
Ruckenbrod believed Ultimate was the ultimate sport.

"The rules of the game, the fun everybody has and everybody's willingness to help others and 
especially the spirit of the game [make it the best]," Ruckenbrod said.

To play the game, a strict code of honor and a high degree of sportsmanship had to exist among the 
participants.

"We don't have any referee or officials, so everything is on [a player's] honor," senior Diana Young 
said. "So everybody respects everyone else."

Lilly began the clinic with a talk about the basics. She later discussed the objective of the women's 
program at the University, the purpose of the clinic and the proper technique for throws. The 
schedule also included drills and a game.

The wind picked up and plastic Frisbees soared as the scrimmage began. The sounds of laughter 
soon followed, and the women of the University's Ultimate team set out to gain independent 
competition.

By Jim Volmert Staff Writer

The clinic will help our women improve and get them more playing time."-junior michelle lilly

photo by Kate Jorgenson

Sophomore Maya Suffern prepares to throw a Frisbee during a game at the Ultimate Frisbee clinic 
held Sept. 28, 2002. The team practiced proper techniques before engaging in a scrimmage at the 
clinic.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

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[ultimate frisbee]Improving a Talented Team

As the airborne disc glided smoothly through the air, a Truman State University Ultimate Frisbee 
Club member jumped to grab it. This action-packed sport required speed and finesse, which the 
University team showed in abundance.

The Ultimate team, under leadership from seniors Derek Ozkal, president, and Nick Turco, captain, 
had a tremendous season with a 13-3 record.

"We're doing very well this year," Ozkal said. "I'm very happy."

With about 30 active members and 45 to 50 players who sporadically participated, no one 
questioned if the Ultimate team flourished.

Yet, the talent players displayed did not come from selective tryouts.

"There are no tryouts," junior Caleb Reed said. "Anyone who is interested can play."

Ultimate players had definite goals in mind for the fall 2002 and spring 2003 seasons.

"We really wanted to play better as a team," junior Stephanie Tiemann said. "We're always really 
good, but we've never gotten very far before. This year we have really good leadership and are 
working more on the fundamentals."

The Ultimate team proved they had enough talent to challenge teams they played in tournaments 
around the nation. During a tournament in Savannah, Ga., March 8-15, 2003, the team placed first in 
their bracket with an 8-2 record.

Reed said much of the team's success was due to player talent.

"We've got several people that can throw the disc and we have several people who can catch just as 
well," Reed said. "We can move the disc a long way in a short period of time."

Players said the team needed to work on a few aspects of the game.

"We sometimes get in binds and lose our focus out on the field," freshman Marc Harman said. "If 
you lose focus, you lose momentum. We need to keep up with the momentum of the game."

By Melissa Allen Organizations Editor

photo submitted

Senior Matt Grothoff tries to block freshman Jason Showmaker from catching the disc. The team 
allowed anyone to play without trying out.

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Arthur Henderson, Bret Gramlich, Blake Larson, Logan Johnson, Michael Barbarick, 
Nathaniel Gonner, Dylan Smith, Thomas Yonker. SECOND ROW: Jason Kempf, Martin Schmidt, 
Stephanie Tiemann, Nick Turco-captain, Derek Ozkal-president, Michael Lovinguth-treasurer, 
Amanda Lopez, Matt Grothoff, Daniel Gladish. BACK ROW: Damon Webb, Justin Cardwell, Mike 
Pippenger, Morgan Moody, Chris Gore, Matthew Thomas, Maya Suffern, Caleb Reed.

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Sophomore Travis Turco tosses a disc during a scrimmage with the Ultimate Frisbee Club. Students 
played Ultimate Frisbee with two teams of seven who passed the disc to other players on their team 
to score points.

Ultimate Frisbee [221]

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[men's and women's lacrosse]Determination and Dedication Bring Results

ACHIEVING a winning lacrosse season took a special group of lacrosse players who were willing to 
work hard.

Women

The 2002-2003 women's lacrosse team was one such group and finished the season 13-1 in their 
conference.

"We work hard and come to practice every day, and that's why we're at where we're at right now," 
sophomore Rose Buza, team captain, said.

Buza also said the team worked on endurance, plays, stick work and went outside of their resources 
to improve.

"We love to work hard, and we love to win," Buza said.

Without a coach, the team showed its love for the game through its dedication.

"The experienced players tried to improve their game and help the skills of the new girls so that our 
team would remain strong even after they were gone," freshman Austin Brown said.

Unlike men's lacrosse, the women could not ward off another player with physical contact.

"They don't want you to be aggressive at all," Buza said

The limited physical contact required the women to practice precision and accuracy during game 
time.

Going into the Regional Tournament, the team had 13 wins and held its head high. It competed with 
the best teams in the Midwest but lost in the first round to the Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). 

Men

High hopes were not enough to carry the men's lacrosse team to the playoffs during its 2002-2003 
season. This was partially because the team lacked an official paid coach. Instead, senior Kenny 
Marcantel, team captain, stepped up to the position.

"We have pretty good skill on the team, it's just hard to get commitment," Marcantel said.

The small team size also affected the team. Ten men took the field at a time, and with only 13 
members, the team was hard-pressed to achieve its preseason rank.

"We were ranked preseason number three in the conference, and we didn't quite live up to that," 
Marcantel said. "Our defense was a lot weaker than we expected, and... the dedication just wasn't 
there at all."

The team's 5-5 record was proof that the team did not meet its expectations, and team members 
were disappointed when they failed to qualify for the postseason playoffs. Although the men's 
lacrosse season had trouble, they also had some success along the way. The team played only three 
home games during the season, but during these games, team members stepped it up a notch.

"Lots of people came out, so it was nice, and we played three home games, and we killed all those 
teams," Marcantel said.

By Katie Storms Advertising Manager

Senior Kenny Marcantel picks up the ball after senior Tim Wallner loses it. The men's lacrosse team 
had 13 members during its 2002-2003 season.

photo by Tricia Scott

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Sophomore Myra Hansen attempts to block a pass by the opponent during a match on March 29, 
2003. Women's lacrosse was played with 12 players on the field: a goalkeeper, center, five attackers 
and five defenders.

Sophomore Brian Linden blocks the ball from a University of Nebraska-Omaha player during a match 
held March 29, 2003. The men's lacrosse team had a season record of 5-5.

Senior center Annie Martineau starts the game against University of Kansas (Lawrence). A draw is 
used to begin each half or after a goal is scored.

photo by Katie Anderson

photo by Tricia Scott

photo by Katie Anderson

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: M. Hansen, L. Seyler, K. Ringham, G. Weidhaas, J. Oughton, A. Lange, K. Flatley, R. 
Schrautemeier, C. Phillips. SECOND ROW: B. Newman, M. Boyle, A. Davis, A. Martineau-captain, L. 
Webb-captain, L. Sapenoff, R. Buza-treasurer, M. Erker, A Dalsted. BACK ROW: M. McNeil, M. 
Brandt, A Giddings, K. Pautler, A Movold, S. Rhoad, J. Gildehaus, E. Smith, E. Dembo, J. Limbaugh.

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[mens and womens tennis] Teams Strive to Improve

The men's and women's tennis teams had many goals for the 2002-2003 season, including the 
desire to improve from the previous year.

Men

To achieve their goals, the men's tennis team needed to finish with a .500 record.

"To make the season as successful as possible, we needed to improve from last year," junior Ben 
Smith said. "Our main weakness is that we are a young team. However, with this past year's 
incoming freshmen and good performance from the bottom lineup, we were able to be successful."

Coaches spent time recruiting freshmen players and brought in three of the top four on the list. 
Freshmen, Tyler Wood, Brad Martin and Sean Cooper contributed greatly to the men's team.

Along with new players on the team, one senior, Adam Rees, stood out as a leader for the season. 
Rees took the leadership position, encouraging the team and helping players improve their skills on 
the court.

"Rees came back in the spring from studying abroad and really influenced the team," Smith said. 
"He took on the leadership position well and everyone respected him."

Overall, the team did well, and the player's dedication, as well as their interaction with each other, 
contributed to the team's success. The men gave one another encouragement throughout the 
season, and members accepted and cooperated with the incoming freshmen.

"The guys got along well on and off the court," Rees said. "The only weakness I think our team has 
that we cannot change is lack of foreigners. All the other teams from other colleges have foreigners 
making them more successful."

Women

The women's tennis team wanted to do well in conference play and to move onto Nationals in 
Florida. At the beginning of the season, the team had trouble staying consistent and having good 
team matches. Individuals were successful, but the team had room for improvement.

"In the beginning, the team had some problems working together and being consistent in our wins 
as a team," sophomore Abby Souders said. "However, we made many improvements throughout 
the season and went on to show that we could be successful."

The main strength of the team was depth. There were many good players at the lower end of the 
team, as well as at the top of the team. The team also had a group of seniors that stood out as 
leaders.

"If I had to pick who led our team I would say the seniors, not just one person," Souders said. "Their 
experience and dedication to the team encouraged players and gave the team people to look up to."

One turning point for the team occurred at the match against Northwest Missouri State University 
(Maryville).

"At this match we proved to ourselves that we could improve and could make it farther in the 
season if we wanted to," sophomore Melissa Dudak said. "We practiced all season to have more 
confidence and learning to play under pressure, and at this match, we did great."

Tiffany Marchbanks Staff Writer

Freshman Sean Cooper looks for a return from his opponent. Cooper's individual record was 15-14 
for the 2002-2003 season.

photo by Kate Anderson

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Freshman Laura Hamilton reaches for a backhand during practice. Four member of the women's 
tennis team were on the MIAA Commissioner's Honor Roll.

photo by Katie Anderson

women/men's scoreboard			 W	 M
MIAA Team Tournament (St. Joseph, Mo.) 	*NTR 	*NTR
Quincy University (Ill.) 		9/0 	9/0
Truman Men's Invitational Singles 	---	NTR
  Tournament (Kirksville Mo.)
Western Illinois tournament (Macomb) 	NTR	---
Town & Gown Mixed Doubles 		NTR  	NTR
  Invitational (Kirksville, Mo.)
Graceland University (Lamoni, Iowa) 	9/0	1/8
Truman Women's Invitational Singles	NTR	---
  Tournament (Kirksville, Mo.)
Central College (Pella, Iowa) 		8/1	---
Westminister College (Fulton, Mo.)	---	9/0
Western Illinois Tournament 		---	NTR
ITA Regional Tournament  		NTR 	NTR
  (Maryville, Mo.)
Principia Tournament (Elsah, Ill.) 	NTR 	NTR
University of Missouri-St. Louis 	9/0 	3/6
Metro State College (Denver, Colo.) 	1/5 	0/5
University of Northern Colorado  	4/5 	2/5
  (Greeley)
University of Southern Colorado  	5/1	5/3
  (Greenhorn)
Southwest Baptist University  		4/5 	0/9
  (Bolivar, Mo.)
Missouri Southern State College  	5/4	---
  (Joplin)
Quincy University  			9/0 	8/1
Northwest Missouri State University 	4/5 	1/8
  (Maryville)
Central College				---	9/0
Missouri Western State College  	9/0	---
  (St. Joseph)
Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.) 	1/8 	1/8
University of Missouri-Rolla 		---	9/0
Graceland University 			9/0 	3/6
Emporia State University (Kan.)		9/0 	7/2
Emporia State University 		5/0 	5/0
Northwest Missouri State University 	4/5	---
Southwest Baptist University 		---	0/5
	*NTR=No Team Results

photo by Kate Anderson

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Melissa Dudak, Becky Dinsick, Kristine Grajo. SECOND ROW: Allison Schuller, Meghan 
Konrad, Amanda Black, Adri Atwell BACK ROW: Erin Sadzewicz, Megan Poelstra, Jessica Hoelzer, 
Abigail Souders, Jessica Bailey, Pete Kendall-head coach, Annie Poelstra.

FRONT ROW: Brad Zaffiri, Tyler Wood, Ben Smith, Kevin Ebert, Adam Rees. BACK ROW: Sean Cooper, 
Steve Jones, Brad Martin, Eric Babb, Jordan Mahaney, Pete Kendall-head coach.

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Sophomore Amanda Holland boards one of the University's buses with her softball teammates to 
travel to a tournament in Omaha, Neb. Due to statewide budget cuts, the athletic department cut 
back on expenditures, including travel and equipment.

photo by Beth Kelly

State Budget Cuts Hit Athletic Teams

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[sports spotlight]

With the budget cuts during 2002-2003, money was an issue on Truman State University's campus. 
The athletic department, like every other department, cut, reallocated and redistributed sports 
programs' funds to deal with the budget cuts.

To keep athletes from experiencing the cuts, coaches spent much of their time coming up with ways 
to save money. The athletic department tried to cut in areas where the athletes would not notice.

"We try to cut back on printing costs," athletic director Jerry Wollmering said. "We have 
consolidated our media guides, and we try to do more things on the Web site."

Facilities were not affected by the budget cuts, but maintenance became a concern.

"We had facility issues before the cuts," Wollmering said. "However, it is getting to the point where 
it's hard to keep up with basic maintenance of facilities, let alone enhancements. "

The football program experienced budget cuts on the field.

"One of the problems is maintenance of the fields," head football coach John Ware said. "The 
quality of playing fields has suffered somewhat from the budget cuts."

Each sports program had to prioritize. Coaches decided what areas of their budget could handle a 
reduction. The answer for most came in the schedule.

"We have not traveled as much this year," head wrestling coach David Schutter said. "When we 
have traveled, it has been closer to home."

The football team changed other aspects of their program as well.

"We've tried to cut back so that the budget cuts don't affect players' opportunities," Ware said. "We 
have had our players come to football camp a day later so that we can save on lodging and food. We 
also try to take care of our equipment and get the most use out of it, while still keeping it safe for 
the players." 

Some teams adjusted recruitment procedures.

"We have not been able to pay for recruiting visits like we have in the past," Schutter said.

The women's basketball program did not suffer in recruiting because some players signed early.

"We were lucky to have three recruits sign during the early signing period," said John Sloop, head 
women's basketball coach. "Next year, we may not be as lucky and we will be trying to replace four 
seniors - that can get very expensive."

In addition to not paying for recruiting visits, the athletic department worried about what recruits 
thought of the University's facilities.

"Budget cuts definitely affect recruiting," Wollmering said. "The kids we look at are already good 
students, and the fact that they are athletes means that lots of schools are looking at them. They 
come to the University and see the facilities and team travel schedule and do not want to come 
here."

The women's basketball program had to redistribute its funds as a result.

"The student manager money was cut out of the budget," Sloop said. "These are two people that we 
really need. We took money from the normal budget to deal with it."

Yet after all the budget cuts, teams still managed to perform.

"At this point, I don't think it has affected our play," Ware said. "We're at that critical mass level 
where more cuts in the budget could start to affect	team
performance. "

The way the University handled its budget problems made it easier for the department.

"The school has done a really good job of letting us know where we are and what's going to 
happen," Sloop said. "The school gives us enough warning so that we can plan for budget cuts."

It also helped to know that the University was not the only school with budget problems.

"Even though it's tough, it's nationwide," Ware said. "We're not going through anything that other 
programs aren't."

By Brandt Moeller Staff Writer

photo by Renee Hellebusch

Worn wrestling mats represent some of the much-needed equipment in the athletic department. 
The wrestling program was one of the hardest-hit athletic programs by the budget cuts. The 
wrestling team had no wrestling room, no full-time coach and no full scholarships.

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[mens track and field]Talent Gives Men Success

RAIN, snow, heat nor thunderstorms could stop the determination of the Truman State University 
men's track team in the 2003 spring season. The team remained optimistic, and they ended the 
season earning sixth place at the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scoring 46.5 points.

The track season was long, with indoor track meets starting Dec. 13, 2002 and ending in March 
2003. By the end of March, the outdoor season began.

Each of the 35 athletes competed in different events that included sprints, hurdles, mid-distance, 
steeplechase, distance and field events. The Bulldogs set personal goals in each of these events.

"The goal is to do really well," head coach Ed Schneider said. "We hope that we have the chance to 
win [MIAA] and [NCAA] championships, as well as qualify many athletes for Nationals."

Talent shone in every area of the track team, with a number of individuals standing out as leaders. 
The senior leaders on the team were Nolan White, Jake Kingery, Matt Helbig and Ben Rosario. Each 
of these seniors contributed to the team with different achievements.

For sprinters, White stood out as the most successful for the University. Many underclassmen were 
leaders as well. Sophomore Walter Washington was the lone returning All-Conference performer in 
the sprints. Sophomore Dan Nichols also returned for the 2002-2003 season to run sprints for the 
University. Freshman newcomers to the Bulldogs sprint squad included Jason Douglas, Richard 
Mayson, Jon Spurgeon and Dan Zwilling.

The mid-distance races were one of the Bulldogs' strongest areas with the return of two All-
Americans and five All-Conference runners. Helbig and senior Mike Nelson were some of the most 
important runners for the mid-distance races. Sophomore Dan McLaughlin also contributed many 
good racing times to the mid-distance races.

In the field events, Kingery hoped to continue his success in the decathlon as he climbed up in 
national standings. Kingery had big dreams for his future of track competition.

"I plan to continue training after school," Kingery said. "It is my dream to one day compete for the 
Olympics."

Other athletes in the field events included junior Aaron Decker with pole vault and freshmen 
throwers Keith Painter and Justin Smith.

In the distance races, the Bulldogs were strong with junior Alan Heincker setting an indoor track 
record in the 3000-meter race with 8 minutes, 28.16 seconds. The team had seven freshman 
distance runners along with nine returning distance runners.

"It has been a great freshman year for me," freshman Kurtis Werner said. "Track is a tough sport 
that takes a lot of time and commitment."

With all of these events, the team had many successful meets. The 2003 season brought many 
highlights and personal records.

"In the end, the highlight of the season was just seeing the athletes improve throughout indoor and 
outdoor," Schneider said. "It was great to see many of them reach their personal best of their 
career."

By Karen Schwartztrauber Staff Writer

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Ryan French, Brad Peter, Andy Person, Ben Rosario, Jason Douglas, Ed Schneider-head 
coach. SECOND ROW: Trey Robinson, Dan Zwilling, Clayton Nichols, Danny Wilhite. THIRD ROW: Dan 
McLaughlin, Nolan White, Pat Boyle, Jon Carl Rosario, Maxie DeBold. FOURTH ROW: Jon Spurgeon, 
Dan Boyle, Kurtis Wemer, Jake Kingery, Aaron Decker. FIFTH ROW: Aaron Cooper, Brian McQueary, 
Shane Praiswater, Matt Helbig. SIXTH ROW: Alan Heincker, Erik McFarlane, Richard Mayson, Justin 
Smith, Mike Nelson. BACK ROW: Aaron Wells, Walter Washington.

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Senior Matt Helbig leads the one-mile run at the MIAA indoor track and field championships in 
Warrensburg, Mo. Helbig won the event with a time of 4 minutes, 11.21 
seconds.

photo by Brandi Moeller

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Freshman high jumper Lainie Bohnsack clears the bar at the MIAA indoor track championships held 
in Warrensburg, Mo. Bohnsack won the event with a jump of 1.66 meters.

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Candi Jones, Abbie Smith, Dani Rawlings, Sarah Armstrong, Jennifer Tesmer, Jill Lowry, 
Leah Zidon, Rachel Williams, Meghan Esbenshade. SECOND ROW: Sarah Dacy, Becky Kudrna, 
Samantha Curry, Christina Winkler, Nicole Gandy, Sara Jessen. BACK ROW: Pam Bird, Lindee Weese, 
Emily Komiskey, Candice Hoskins, Lainie Bohnsack.

photo by Brandi Moeller

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[womens track and field]Training Pays off for Team

The women's track team participated in indoor and outdoor seasons during the 2002-2003 school 
year and excelled in both, despite the small size of the team. The Bulldogs ran, threw and jumped to 
become the MIAA indoor track conference champions and to receive fourth place at the 2003 MIAA 
Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

"It was a surprise to a lot of people to see such a small team win," head coach John Cochrane said. 
"There was a lot of tough competition within the conference, and there were a couple of other 
teams who had a good chance to win."

The indoor championship meet ended in an exciting 4x400 relay race between the Bulldog women 
and Emporia State University (Kan.). Truman State University won the relay by less than a 
second and edged Emporia State by two points, winning the meet. The relay made a NCAA Division 
II provisional mark with a time of 3 minutes, 56.64 seconds. Running in the relay was senior Jill 
Lowry, juniors Sara Jessen and Candi Jones and sophomore Christina Winkler.

"The race was really exciting," freshman Lainie Bohnsack said. "I've never screamed so loud in my 
entire life."

The indoor season was successful for the team because they had fewer field events than in the 
outdoor season.

The team only carried one high jumper, one thrower and one heptathlon, giving the team a very 
shallow field team. The runners worked harder to pick up the extra slack where the field events 
lacked.

The outdoor season had four more field events and about three more running events than the 
indoor season. These extra events spread the team thin and made it more difficult
to score against larger-sized teams.

Despite the team's disadvantage, it pushed in events like distance, hurdles and sprints to come out 
well in the outdoor season.

The outdoor season was a lot tougher than indoor, not only because of the different events, but also 
because of the weather.

"Indoor is always going to be a good temperature," Bohnsack said. "There is nothing holding you 
back. But outdoor just seems like real track."

A lot of the team members felt this way, including Cochrane.

"That is where the world really is, and that is what the girls are used to coming from high school 
teams," Cochrane said.

Coming out of high school, the new freshmen trained heavily to be ready for college meets. The 
upperclassmen helped the freshmen adjust to the tough workouts and college life in photo by Beth 
Kelly general. Jessen, Winkler and Lowry were inspirations to the freshmen and always tried to make 
sure everyone fit in and had a good time. Lowry enjoyed being in a leadership role for the freshmen, 
and felt very honored to be one of the older, more experienced members of the team.

"It was really fun to have the younger girls come in and look up to me," Lowry said.

This strong track year did not come without obstacles. Every year the team had injuries and illnesses 
to cope with and to overcome. Because of all the time the women spent together, the flu spread 
among the team. They pressed on, though.

"Our work ethic was one of our major strengths," Lowry said. "It helped us do as well as we did."

By Katie Kelly Staff Writer

"Our work ethic was one of our major strengths. It helped us do as well as we did."
-senior jill lowry

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Sophomores Nich Joslin and Gina Letting dance during the 2003 Athletic Formal hosted by the 
Captain's Roundtable.  The theme of the dance was "A Night At The Roxbury."

photo by Renee Hellebusch

Athletes Throw Jerseys Aside

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[sports highlight]

The original "Night at the Roxbury" took place at an exclusive nightclub, not the Kirksville Days Inn. 
However, on March 29, 2003, the Captain's Roundtable hosted the fifth annual Athletic Formal, 
themed "A Night at the Roxbury." For Truman State University athletes, the formal provided a rare 
opportunity to socialize with athletes other than their teammates.

"Captain's Roundtable is an organization comprised of student athletes," said senior Derek Kent, 
student life chairman of the Roundtable. "Each University team has a minimum of two 
representatives on the council. Within the council there are different committees."

The student life committee organized the social events for each semester. During the spring 2003 
semester, the Roundtable sponsored a karaoke night and the Athletic Formal.

"Captain's Roundtable puts on the formal for camaraderie between sports," said senior Monica 
Marlowe, representative for the volleyball team.

Most athletes attended events like the athletic formal to mingle with people from other sports 
teams.

"Most athletes support the teams and recognize other athletes," Marlowe said.
People attended the formal to put names with faces they had seen participating at sporting events.

"I went to get to know other student athletes," junior Jenna Buckner said.

The Captain's Roundtable sent out invitations for the formal, not just to varsity athletes, but to 
coaches and club sports participants as well.

"All varsity athletes, coaches and club sports members were invited to attend," Kent said. "We had a 
pretty good turn out - we had some Irondogs there, a couple of rugby players [and] women's 
lacrosse." 

The student life committee chose the date of the spring formal in November 2002. The committee 
then split into groups to plan the details of the event. Some planned the decorations, while others 
provided the refreshments or booked the disc jockey.

"We wanted to pick a weekend when most of the varsity sports were in town and not traveling," 
Kent said. "The softball team had a road trip planned that weekend along with a volleyball 
tournament going on. However, these events did not stop athletes from coming back in town in 
time for the formal."

For the first time since its conception, the formal was at the Days Inn. About 150 people attended, 
most of whom purchased tickets in advance for $9 per ticket. Students also sold tickets at the door 
at a higher price - $12 for one person or $20 per couple.

"Our goal was just to have fun, not to make a profit," Kent said. "Each year we grow in number, and 
I think it is becoming more popular as we come up with something new each year."

The athletic formal was one of the functions the Captain's Roundtable used to bring student athletes 
together out of the athletic setting.

"It is important because it is a good way to establish camaraderie between athletes across all sports, 
clubs included, and to further support Truman athletics in general," Kent said. "It was just a 
successful night for Captain's Roundtable."

Sarah Borton People Editor

"I went to get to know more student athletes."-junior jenna buckner

photo by Renee Hellebusch

Junior Calie Fulmer and freshman Jon Courtney dance at the Athletic Formal. Scheduling the formal 
was a difficult task for the Captain's Roundtable because many athletic teams traveled during the 
weekends.

photo by Renee Hellebusch

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[baseball]

'Dogs Have Tough Season on the Field

The bat cracked and the weathered ball launched into the sun. The outfield scrambled to recover it 
as the batter rounded the bases. Dirt flew as a player dove and slid across home plate, safe. The 
Bulldogs added another run to the boards.

The Truman State University baseball team started the 2003 season slow but gained momentum as 
the season progressed, always trying to stay focused on their goal throughout the season.

"The goals are the same every year," head coach Lawrence Scully said. "The number one goal is to 
get in position to get into the conference tournament and then win the conference championship 
game."

The team kept those goals in sight, but they ended up being hard to achieve.

"[We've had trouble] getting hits with people on base," freshman second baseman Adam Davis said. 
"We've had trouble stringing hits together, and we leave a lot of people on base."

Senior shortstop Scott Theriault expressed the difficulty the team had piecing the whole game 
together.

"Just putting together a complete game as far as hitting, pitching and defense all in the same game," 
Theriault said. "A lot of the time we'll have two out of the three, and that's not enough to win."

The team's greatest strength came from defense players and the youth of the team.

"Looking at our stats, our top nine hitters, eight of them are freshman or sophomores," Scully said. 
"They're talented, they just need more experience, get a little bigger and a little stronger."

The young members brought a lot of new talent to the team, but with this youth also came 
difficulties.

"With a young team comes mental discipline, and at times, we've shown that we have not been a 
disciplined team in regards to having balance at the plate, with your swing or on the mound," Scully 
said.

Adjusting to the tough college schedule and pressure of college baseball was necessary for the new 
team members.

"I don't go to class very often," Davis said. "Everyday we play I pretty much miss all my classes. It's 
pretty tough. You have to learn on your own a lot more. Most of my teachers are pretty 
understanding."

The Bulldogs stuck together through the tough times, though, and tried to keep with the basic 
fundamentals of the sport.

"Working on the fundamentals of the game and working hard at practice," Theriault said. "[We] 
come together as a team on and off the field."

Off-season conditioning and practicing helped the team hone their skills when they did not 
compete. Yet when it came down to game time, it was up to the team to put all of their practice and 
hard work into the match-up.

"I control the process, but the outcome is largely dependent on the players, and players have to 
make plays," Scully said. "I'm trying to motivate them the best I can and prepare them the best I 
can, but when it's game time, it's up to them."

The season finished with a 10-37 overall record and 3-26 in the MIAA, but Scully said that was not 
the most important aspect for the team.

"What makes it fun to come out to the ballpark is that these kids, even though our record is well 
below average, their determination, their efforts, have been championship like," Scully said.

By Chelsey Ilten Features Editor

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: D. Hillen, D. Foster, A. Davis, J. Vanzo, A. Paul, P. Hardin, D. Brandt. SECOND ROW: S. 
Theriault, J. Wolf, R. Whitehead, M. Arway, B. Miller, R. Geissler, J. Bohlmeyer, A. Pitts. THIRD ROW: 
S. Gaines, M. Kupferle, J. Weinrich, L. Scully-head coach, B. Kraner, J. Peckron, M. Kirchhoff. BACK 
ROW: N. Stransky, J. Sparks, M. Maxfield, C. Spillenkothen, P. Cornejo, C. Lewis, B. Walters, J. Rubin.

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Freshman second baseman Adam Davis cracks the bat during a home game against the Central 
Missouri State University Mules (Warrensburg). The Bulldogs lost three games to the Mules during 
the 2003 season.

photo by Kate Anderson

baseball
scoreboard
University of Missouri-Columbia		0/30
Marietta College (Ohio)			0/11
Lambuth University (Jackson, Tenn.) 	8/5
Ohio Dominican University (Columbus) 	2/3 
University of Missouri-Rolla 		4/6-1/11
Ohio Dominican University 		6/7-4/9
Marietta College 			1/3
Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Mo.)	2/4
Emporia State University (Kan.)		4/13-1 /2
Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.) 	2/15-1/9 
Emporia State University 		7/16-10/11
Northwest Missouri State University 	0/1 -3/4 
  (Maryville)
Missouri Western State College		4/6-4/8
  (St. Joseph)
Washburn University 			8/13-8/9
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 	7/10-1/5
Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.)		10/8-9/4
Central Missouri State University 	1/19-2/11-1/8 
  (Warrensburg)
Hannibal-LaGrange College 		8/18-1/11
Southwest Baptist University 		4/15-1/2
  (Bolivar, Mo.)
Southwest Baptist University 		10/8
Northwest Missouri State University 	3/9-2/4 
Iowa Wesleyan College (Mt. Pleasant) 	7/3-4/2 
University of Missouri-Rolla		3/10-3/2-1 /3
Graceland University (Lamoni, Iowa) 	8/1-5/3 
Missouri Western State College		0/1-3/14
Missouri Southern State College  	4/5-5/2
  (Joplin)

photo by Kate Anderson 

Junior pitcher Matt Kupferle throws a pitch against the Central Missouri State University Mules 
during a two-day North Division matchup at the University baseball field. Kupferle had a 4.37 
earned run average and a .294 batting average during the team's regular season.

photo by Kate Anderson

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Junior center fielder Krystl Brown takes a swing during a game against Missouri Western State 
College (St. Joseph). The Bulldogs pulled down two wins against the Lady Griffons during a 
doubleheader on April 14, 2003.

[team roster]
FRONT ROW: Catherine Ramsey, Loni Wedmeier, Nikki Mayer, Hailey Lawyer, Bradi Buford. SECOND 
ROW: Leann Paul, Krystl Brown, Lacey Schanz-head coach, Kevin Pettit-assistant coach, Katy 
Mueller, Amanda Holland. BACK ROW: Stephanie Cepicky, Courtney Strubel, Breanna Wonderly, 
Elizabeth Economon, Britni Buford, Shelby Ortwerth.

photo by Kate Anderson

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[softball]

Dogs Shine During 2003 Season

The crack of the bat echoed across the field and fans cheered as the Bulldogs cleared the bases. 
With some big hitters in the lineup, one of the many strengths of the softball team was its offense.

"We have ... good hitters, we're quick and our team has a lot of athleticism which helps in all aspects 
of the game," junior shortstop Elizabeth Economon said.

The Bulldogs were a talented team, but they still faced challenges.

"It's hard to get everybody up for games because we are traveling a lot this year," sophomore 
outfielder Stephanie Cepicky said. "It's hard when you are never home."

This made communication important for the team. 

"Everyone knows each other and understands what's needed to get through," senior second 
baseman Shelby Ortwerth said. "We're good at knowing what's going on in each other's minds."

Consistency was a factor that challenged the team. 

"We all have the athletic ability, but our biggest problem is consistency," Ortwerth said. "As long as 
we stay consistent, we can go a long way."

Attitude was a key aspect in the win against St. Cloud State University (Minn.).

"The team came out ready to beat [St. Cloud] - that was the girls' mission," head coach Lacey Schanz 
said. "The game was an attitude win."

The game against St. Cloud proved the team's talent.

"We got pumped up to play that game," Ortwerth said. "We didn't look back once we started, and 
we came out on top. We knew we could beat good teams, it was just the first time we actually did 
it."

Team leaders also contributed to their success. 

"We have a lot of leaders," junior center fielder Krystl Brown said. "It's not just upperclassmen, we 
have solid leadership from younger players."

Some players had specific roles as team members. 

"One of our pitchers, [senior] Britni Buford, is a leader on and off the field," Schanz said. "She will 
come in, pitch a shutout and hit home runs in one game. She always shows up at games."

Economon helped communicate on the field. "Elizabeth is an outstanding shortstop, and she is 
always talking on the field," Schanz said.

Sophomore catcher Holly Kessler was also a leader. 

"Holly is a big leader," Brown said. "She is always cheering everyone on. She improves every day and 
gains ... confidence. She runs the team very well, and that is great since she is a young athlete."

Talent, leadership and attitude were key characteristics for the Bulldogs, but when it came down to 
the seventh inning, it was determination that won the game and earned the team a final record of 
39-16.

"Our tenacity is the most important aspect of the team," Cepicky said. "We never give up, we always 
fight it out. With that mentality, we have been behind in games and come out and won in the 
seventh inning."

By Brandi Moeller Staff Writer

softball
scoreboard
Columbia College (Missouri) 			0/1-3/1
Southwest State Univeristy (Marshall, Minn.)	3/1
Adelphi University (Garden City, N.Y.)		10/2
University of New Haven (West Haven, Conn.) 	3/2
Bloomsburg University (Penn.) 			0/4
Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights) 1/0 
Wayne State University (Detroit, Mich.)	 	2/1
Wayne State University				0/3
Tiffin University (Ohio) 			5/4
University of Merrimack (Mass.)	 		4/5
Ashland University (Ohio) 			0/3
Quincy University (Illinois) 			2/0
North Dakota State University (Fargo) 		2/1
St. Cloud State University (Minn.) 		4/5
Wayne State University				4/0
University of South Dakota (Vermillion) 	2/0 
Missouri Western State College (St. Joseph) 	5/0
Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg) 3/1-5/0 
St. Cloud State University 			4/0
South Dakota State University (Brookings) 	8/9
University of Missouri-Rolla 			3/0-3/2
Central College (Pella, Iowa) 			4/2-0/3
University of Nebraska-Omaha 			3/5
North Dakota State University  			4/5
South Dakota State University  			3/2
Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.) 	5/1-6/0
Pittsburg State Univeristy (Kan.)   		6/3-3/2
Missouri Southern State College (Joplin) 	2/0-6/1
Missouri Western State College			6/0-6/0
University of Missouri-St. Louis		9/1
Emporia State University (Kan.)	 		0/2-4/1
Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville) 5/8-13/0 
Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, Mo.) 	2/0-2/0
Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.) 		7/2-2/4
University of Missouri-Rolla 			4/0
Emporia State University 			0/4
Washburn University 				3/0
Northwest Missouri State University 		10/2
Missouri Western State College			8/0
Emporia State University 			2/1-10/2
Augustana College (Sioux Fails, S.D.) 		0/2
St. Cloud State University 			5/6

photo Kate Anderson

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Junior Amy Bridgewater takes in the sites while on a trip to Killarney, Ireland with the University of 
Limerick (Ireland) Kayaking Club. Bridgewater traveled to Ireland in the fall of 2002 through a study 
abroad program.

photo submitted

Students Discover Sports Overseas

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[sports spotlight]

IMAGINE going to a foreign country and not knowing a single person. What were you to do with 
yourself? For the 133 students who studied abroad during the 2002-2003 year, many found 
themselves in situations where they had to make new acquaintances. Many of these students made 
friends while participating in sports while abroad.

Students who traveled abroad had opportunities to participate in a variety of sports. These sports 
activities ranged from basketball and Ultimate Frisbee, to kayaking and karate. Many of these 
students had some kind of previous experience or interest in the particular sport they participated in 
while abroad. Some of them played for a club sport while at Truman State University, while others 
experienced the sport as children.

Junior Ben Stewart studied abroad in Tokyo at Hosei University. While there, Stewart participated in 
the Karate Club. From his previous experience in karate, Stewart thought he would like to learn 
more.

"I did karate when I was younger, and I wanted to see what it was like in the country that created 
it," Stewart said. "It was quite a challenge."

Others found that participating in sports created an enjoyable outlet for meeting new people.

"I think it is easier to meet people when you join something, and the Kayaking Club caught my eye," 
junior Amy Bridgewater said. "It helped me to get more into the culture rather than just be recluse 
in my room and not have any friends."

Bridgewater attended the University of Limerick in Ireland and joined the Kayaking Club. One of her 
reasons for joining was that the club offered several opportunities to travel around Europe. She 
wanted to experience being abroad better than she would as a tourist. When the club traveled to 
places around Ireland, members went kayaking and Bridgewater saw this as an opportunity to see 
the country.

Several of the students who participated in sports while studying abroad said that sports were not 
as competitive in other countries as in the United States. Others discovered that sports were not 
related to the school.

"The main difference is that [sports and the schools] are not related at all," junior Abby Doriani said. 
"There are no school sports teams [in France], so instead, you join teams and clubs through the city. 
So, it seems kids do a greater variety of sports, compared to [the United States] where most kids do 
the traditional high-school sports."

Doriani studied abroad in Angers, France and was on an Ultimate Frisbee team from Paris. She was 
also a member of the University's Ultimate Frisbee Club.

"The sports clubs in Japan are not necessarily funded by the school or any other fund-raising 
association," Stewart said. "They basically have to ask [you] for a monthly fee in order to do any 
activities."

Most of the students who participated said they would relive their experiences again. Each also 
advised other students studying abroad to get involved and participate in a sport. They said it was a 
great way to meet people and to interact with students from other countries.

By Beth Spinney Assistant Photography Editor

Junior Jill Meyer warms up before a game by shooting free throws. Meyer played basketball while 
studying abroad at Edge Hill College in Ormskirk, England during the fall of 2002. Two other 
American students played on the team with Meyer, while the rest of the team consisted of English 
students.

photo submitted

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[Academics]

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The reason most students chose the road through college was to obtain a higher level of education. 
Whether students conducted research or studied abroad, their knowledge came from the academic 
programs Truman State University offered.

By establishing new learning facilities, administrators at the University provided students with more 
ways to acquire knowledge. The University later evaluated how much the new facilities helped 
students, usually through testing and assessment.

The required Liberal Arts and Sciences courses also allowed the University to help students broaden 
their range of knowledge. These courses helped students who wanted to switch majors find a new 
path they enjoyed.

Whichever route a student took when choosing an academic path, their decision was a large step in 
the road they walked through life.

photo by Peggy Amor

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Expanding Spaces

Even with the talk of budget cuts and tuition increases, Truman State University students noticed 
improvements around campus in the fall of 2002. The University replaced computers, the Ophelia 
Parrish Fine Arts Center opened and construction on Magruder Hall, formerly Science Hall, often 
inconvenienced students. Despite the changes, many people said the expansions were beneficial 
and aided the learning process.

"Even with the budget cuts, I was happy to see Magruder Hall under construction," sophomore 
Jessica Menke said. "It really doesn't matter that the University is spending money, especially since 
all of the plans for the renovation of Magruder [Hall] began before the budget problems occurred."

The first phase of the Magruder Hall building plan included science teaching laboratories, faculty 
offices, support rooms, a storeroom complex, a multimedia/planetarium auditorium, a greenhouse 
and a garden area. The observatory relocated to the Science Outdoor Instructional Laboratory, 
formerly the University Farm, and the Magruder Hall construction plans included a new observatory.

Renovations also occurred at the SOIL. Plans included a classroom building and new barns.

The Magruder Hall plan was completed in stages. Each stage focused on a different area of the 
building, beginning with the south side. The renovations were expected to be complete by August 
2005.

"The labs and other resources in the building are usable," sophomore Ann Knolhoff said. "However, 
they are not up-to-date. I think the renovations are necessary. I am very happy that they are being 
done."

Magruder Hall was not the only building to undergo renovations. Work on Ophelia Parrish finished 
in late September 2002. The building achievement was officially commemorated at a ribbon-cutting 
ceremony on Sept. 27, 2002. The building housed the Division of Fine Arts, a stage, music practice 
rooms, classrooms and the University Art Gallery.

"I enjoy the new art gallery," sophomore Kimberly Sessoms said. "It seems like a real art gallery now, 
not just another hangout for kids." Like Magruder Hall, the plans for the Fine Arts Center began 
before budget problems. Many students said the renovation was a good thing.

"The renovations are definitely needed," Sessoms said. "Now the building houses more 
technologically-advanced equipment. "

The additions and renovations to Ophelia Parrish allowed all the fine arts classes to be in the same 
area, with improved classrooms.

"The rooms are really nicely set up," sophomore Lisa Payne said. "Each room fits its designated 
subject. The drawing room is best set up for drawing, [and] the sculpture room is best set up for 
sculpting."

However, many of the rooms were not perfect.

"The art history room is set up well," Payne said. "But they shouldn't have put such huge windows in 
there. It makes it hard to see the slides."

Even with some flaws, students had opportunities to use the new facilities to their advantage. The 
renovations updated some of the University's older equipment to better cater to students' needs 
and the improving technological world.

By Reena Karan STAFF WRITER

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photo by Renee Hellebusch

photo by Jennifer Trumpet

Building details
[Ophelia Parrish increased by 86,600 square feet, a 61 percent increase from the original building]
[Computer labs gained 320 new computers]
[Magruder Hall added 31,500 square feet of usable floor space, a 51 percent increase]
Information from Campus Planner's office

Lori Hauser Holden, wife of Missouri Gov. Bob Holden, cuts the ribbon to officially open the Ophelia 
Parrish Fine Arts Center.  Improvements included a new theater and a student art gallery.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

crane assists in the addition of support beams to the new foundation of Magruder Hall. The 
construction doubled the laboratory space in the building.

Senior Matthew Bailey uses a Dell computer in the library in the fall of 2002. The University changed 
contracts from Gateway Inc. to Dell Computer Corp., which resulted in new computers and a $100 
surcharge.

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New Pathschanging majors fulfills true goals

STUDENTS entered Truman State University with academic majors varying from biology, to math, to 
art, while others entered undeclared. Some took classes that applied to their major and realized a 
certain subject did not fit what they wanted to do.

The Liberal Studies Program allowed students to take classes that exposed them to new and 
different subjects they often enjoyed. Many people possessed narrow views of careers they could 
obtain due to a limited high school curriculum. The University opened numerous doors and 
expanded career options for students.

Sophomore Samantha Gilbert, originally a biology major, lost interest in her major and switched to 
history.

"I was doing my art history homework as a way to avoid doing my biology homework," Gilbert said. 
"This was when I realized that I wanted to switch to a history major."

While not directly changing her major, graduate student Theresa Sonderman decided to get a her 
Master of Arts in communication disorders after she graduated with bachelor degrees in psychology 
and Spanish.

"I really like both of my majors that I graduated with and was interested in a way to connect the 
two," Sonderman said. "Once I got to graduate school, I found a way to intertwine both my degrees. 
I chose to pursue a master's in communication disorders."

Junior Sarah Rutherford switched majors from English/pre-Master of Arts in Education to visual 
communications because she was not pursuing her passion in English.

"I was in the pre-MAE program, but I did not feel called to be a teacher and [decided] that the 
education path was not for me," Rutherford said. "As a student adviser, I was doing a lot of 
advertising and graphic art and found that I really enjoyed it. So I figured, why not major in visual 
communications. "

Students often changed majors during their freshman year. Marty Eisenburg, dean of the Residential 
College Program, said about 30 percent of students changed majors within their first year at the 
University.

Many students chose a new major by deciding on the career they wanted.

"I went to the division office and I made course plans for each major," Gilbert said. "I went to the 
University Career Center to find out about the possible careers for a history major. I also talked to 
my family and my adviser."

Unfortunately, when a major changed, students often had to take additional classes to meet the 
prerequisites for the major. This could set a student back by a semester, or even a year.

Gilbert made her former major a minor so she was able to use the classes she completed.

Sonderman, however, had to take two semesters of undergraduate communication disorders 
classes in graduate school, which delayed her graduation for a year.

Juniors or seniors who changed majors at the last minute realized they might have to stay more than 
the standard four years.

"The visual communications program is a four-year program," Rutherford said. "I will be here an 
extra two years in order to cover all the core art classes needed for this major, as the classes need to 
be taken in succession."

Many students risked adding classes or graduating late by changing majors, but most students 
thought following their passion was more important.

"Many students have already thought about the extra classes they might have to take while 
contemplating a major change," said Lesa Ketterlinus, director of the Career Center. "To these 
students, the extra classes are worth it if they are able to do something they are truly passionate 
about."

By Sally Dockendorff Staff Writer

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Juniors Kathy Marshall and Rebecca Foster meet with academic adviser Andrea Maag.  Students met 
with an adviser to discuss requirements before changing majors.

Students and faculty answer questions and discuss opportunities available within departments at 
the Majors and Minors Fair.  The Career Center sponsored the fair, and about 375 students 
attended.

photo by Beth Kelly

photo by Peggy Amor

major details
[About 10 percent of students did not declare a major when starting at the University]
[The most common major taken after being undeclared was business]
[10 percent of undergraduate students changed majors each semester]
Information from the Vice President for Academic Affairs' office

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Assessing Progress

ASSESSMENT was like fashion. In 1972, exams were the hot item, while in 2002, electronic portfolios 
were the craze. However, what was hot did not always stay in style for long.

In 1972, Truman State University President Charles J. McClain implemented a plan for University 
assessment that required select majors to take a senior exam prior to graduation. In 1974, the 
University made the exam mandatory for all academic majors, which marked the beginning of a 
tradition of assessment at the University.

The strategies evolved over three decades, and in 2002, they changed once again to meet the needs 
of the University and its student body.

One prominent change in the University's assessment program was the suspension of the 
Sophomore Writing Experience in the spring of 2002.

The SWE allowed students to prepare ahead of time for a three-hour writing session covering a 
specific topic such as genetic engineering. The SWE writing assessment program replaced another 
writing assessment, the ACT-COMP (College Outcomes Measurement Project) test, in 1989.

The ACT-COMP test required each student to produce three writing samples that were formatted as 
letters to informal, formal and authoritative contacts. Students, prompted by audiotapes, had 20 
minutes to write each letter.

Since 1972, assessment programs were a part of the University programs. However, in 2002, 
emphasis on assessment became a thing of the past. The SWE and freshman and junior testing, 
which gauged the students' overall knowledge from the first to third years, discontinued.

Some students said the testing was outdated and not practical.

"In theory, the assessment is a great idea, but in practice, it just wasn't working," junior Stephanie 
Nigus said. "Writing assessment may just be something that needs to be reevaluated every couple of 
years to adjust to new styles and technologies."

The University suspended the SWE and freshman and junior tests from the assessment program 
because the tests did not provide enough productive feedback for teachers and students.

The Analysis Assessment Committee hoped to improve assessment programs at the University, The 
committee involved staff, students and professors from all disciplines who worked together to 
redesign University assessments.

During the SWE suspension period, the committee focused on what the purpose of assessment 
should be, what instruments should be used for testing and assessment and how to motivate the 
student body to support a new assessment program.

"[We're] trying to explore all available options and to break out of the mold to start thinking of all 
the possibilities and motivate the students," Sue Pieper, University assessment specialist, said.

One writing assessment that remained a requirement for graduation was the Junior Interdisciplinary 
Seminar.

"The JINS course is critical to the liberal arts experience," said Todd Holm, assistant professor of 
communication. "It requires not only knowledge from separate fields, but also the critical thinking 
skills it takes to interlace and contrast those schools of thought."

The JINS course requirement helped students recognize writing strengths and weaknesses. JINS 
professors worked closely with students on their writing skills.
The purpose of the JINS course was to assist students with learning and to provide beneficial 
feedback on writing.

"The JINS requirement is a good idea," senior Karen Becherer said. "But I also see it as another hoop 
the University makes students jump through."

By Katie Storms Advertising Manager

testing details
[The University's assessment program started in 1972 with the senior exam] 
[A form of the Sophomore Writing Experience tested students from 1979 to 2002] 
[The average student participated in 11 assessments while at the University]
Information from http:lla8se88ment.truman.edu

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Seniors Jennifer Josh Voelkerding give a presentation in their JINS course, The Art and Science of 
Humor. Students took JINS courses to fulfill the writing assessment requirement of the Liberal 
Studies Program.

photo by Beth Kelly

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"I'm young and excited and ready to let it rip.  I think the students connect with me because I wear 
T-shirts and I don't wear a tie.  I'm not cool, but I might be cooler than some of the other 
professors."-Mark Spitzer, assistant professor of English.

Mark Spitzer, assistant professor of English, discusses short story authors. Spitzer joined the 
University faculty in the fall of 2002 and taught classes in the language and literature division.

Mark Spitzer reads part of a short story as senior Breehan Geist and junior Kathryn Gamhach listen 
during a creative writing class. Spitzer offered extra credit to students who dressed up for 
Halloween.

photo by Katie Storms

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photo by Katie Storms

Spitzer details
[Spitzer earned a Master of Arts in creative writing]
[Spitzer spent two years in Paris translating French works]
[Spitzer wrote an eco-book titled, "Bottom Feeder"]
Information from http:llwww42eocities.comlmarksspitzerlindex2.htm

Spitzer's Style professor brings new ideas to class

RELAXED on a brown retro couch in his office, Mark Spitzer, assistant professor of English, glanced 
around the room. He wore a green striped T-shirt, faded blue jeans and work boots covered in mud. 
Spitzer, new to Truman State University in the fall of 2002, brought his passions and a fresh teaching 
method into the classroom. Spitzer taught creative writing, beat and bohemian literature, 
environmental literature and world literature classes.

"[Spitzer] brings an interesting flair to the classroom," junior Amanda Jacobsen said. "He's very 
casual, and he doesn't seem to like the informative, textual stuff. Sometimes before class, he's like 
'What's up dawgs?"'

Some students thought Spitzer's relaxed teaching method was beneficial.

"You can tell he knows what he's talking about, and he's smart, but he comes down to your level," 
junior Daniel Witzofsky said. Spitzer said he thought his casual attitude allowed students to connect 
with him.

"I'm young and excited and ready to let it rip," Spitzer said. "I think the students connect with me 
because I wear T-shirts, and I don't wear a tie. I'm not cool, but I might be cooler than some of the 
other professors."

Spitzer also said students had different responses to his teaching method.

"I think there are different reactions [to me]," Spitzer said. "I think that I also scare some students ... 
when I speak my mind in class. It's kind of unconventional to them. But nobody complains. Students 
coming to a liberal arts college know they're going to be exposed to some different stuff." 

Spitzer was also not afraid to read some unconventional literature in the classroom.

"[Spitzer's] never crude or rude, but he's not afraid to read poems in class with controversial 
information," Jacobsen said.

Some students had never encountered graphic literature before attending Spitzer's class, but Spitzer 
said one could not ignore its existence.

"I try to look at things intelligently and not be scared of them," Spitzer said. "There are a lot of 
populations that are trying to redefine words. Homosexuals have been embracing the word 'fag,' 
and lesbians have been embracing the word 'dike.' And it's taking back the language. This is 
something that has been happening in languages, and so it's totally appropriate to discuss at the 
college level. And if you don't, then that would be a disservice to the students."

Some students said Spitzer's casual attitude did not necessarily mean the class was easy.

"The first time I met him, I thought it would be easy," Jacobsen said. "But now I think it's 
challenging."

Spitzer said it just felt good to be teaching.

"I've been wanting to be a professor for years, so now I get to do that," Spitzer said. "I get to talk to 
the kids, and I feel like, in my literature classes, I get to promote some liberal art things that I'm for 
like the environment and language. It's good to see students inspired. I really get a good reaction 
from the students."

By Brandi Brown Managing Editor

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Eileen O' Brien, NCATE representative, and graduate student Jamie Rost sit down for an interview 
during the accreditation visit. NCATE representatives interviewed students, analyzed internships and 
reviewed technology to assess the professional education unit.

photo by Jim Volmert

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Testing a Systemncate accreditation team tests education program

PERIODICALLY, a team of five members visited Truman State University to see if the professional 
education unit was performing at national standards. This team was a part of the National Council 
for Accreditation of Teacher Education that visited the University campus Nov. 16-20, 2002.

The objective of the NCATE team was to observe and evaluate the University's performance based 
on six standards. These standards applied to the Master of Arts programs in education, school 
counseling and speech pathology within communications disorders, all of which made up the 
professional education unit. One of the standards NCATE looked at was the University's assessment 
programs.

"[The NCATE team takes] into account assessments that we use to evaluate our graduates once 
they're out there [working] and employer surveys ... so you have to [exhibit the] plan [to 
demonstrate] how you are going to do all these kinds of things and all three of the programs ... have 
extensive plans," said Kay Clapp, NCATE coordinator and professor of education. "For us, ... that's 
natural. It's the culture here, so we have to display that for them."

The preparation for the NCATE visit involved many different disciplines and the work of many 
people. The University formed several committees to evaluate different aspects of the programs 
before the visit.

"We had three subcommittees that looked at the different programs," Clapp said. "Each one of the 
committees was made up of three people, and they looked at the different programs. Each of those 
gathered evidence and then presented the evidence to me so I could write the institutional report."

The NCATE team visited campus along with a seven-member team from the Missouri Department of 
Elementary and Secondary Education. NCATE required the University to meet certain state 
requirements for the programs, and the University saw several benefits of being an NCATE-
accredited and state-certified school.

"I think the biggest benefit in going through NCATE is internal," said Susan LaGrassa, MAE 
subcommittee chairwoman and associate professor of mathematics. "Going through the process 
makes us look closely and critically at our program and [helps the University] to make improvements 
and do what's best for students and to keep producing the top-notch students."

NCATE accreditation made it easier for students to become certified and find jobs in other states 
after graduation. NCATE certification also helped recruit students because it proved that the quality 
of the programs at the University met national standards.

"It's a very useful piece of information for those who might be interested in those programs as 
prospective students because ... [there is] this other external unbiased group who is really telling 
you, ... [that what] this program is telling you is actually a fact," said Maria Di Stefano, head of the 
professional education unit and dean of graduate studies.

Areas that the University focused on included governance of the professional education unit and 
diversity within the unit. These were areas that NCATE suggested the University improve during the 
previous visit in 1997.

"We made sure that we put as much effort as possible into providing very explicit information about 
what we had done with those areas so that they could understand what our approach had been," Di 
Stefano said.

The University deemed the visit an overall success after meeting NCATE and DESE standards, as it 
had for the past 39 years.

By Tricia Scott Editor In Chief
	
education details
[The NCATE team spent four days on campus completing their assessment]
[NCATE visited only once every five years]
[NCATE reviewed the professional education unit, including three masters programs]
Information from the Division of Education

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Beyond Books projects provide academic growth

SOME Truman State University students made the decision to accept an additional workload by 
participating in projects during the 2002-2003 school year.

These unique opportunities included two psychology projects led by Sal Costa, assistant professor of 
psychology, an agricultural study about poultry's feed consumption led by Michael Seipel, assistant 
professor of agriculture, and senior studio art projects.

In one of Costa's hypnosis studies, the student researchers interacted with other University 
students, most of whom were athletes.

"With the swim team, we used hypnosis to reduce pregame anxiety and to work on improved 
performance," senior Lynn Giddings said.

The hypnosis project, an ongoing experiment, continued into its third year during 2002-2003. As a 
result, the project provided student researchers with extensive experience in their majors or other 
fields of interest.

"This experience has given me a head start for my psychology research class, as well as an edge in 
applying for graduate school," Giddings said.

Costa's second experiment, which studied student retention at the University, involved one-to-four-
hour surveys of various course sections.

The researchers, through the survey, asked students to rate their satisfaction with different aspects 
of University life on a numerical scale. Student researchers asked questions about Greek life, 
athletics, housing and dining services on campus. Researchers hoped to discover what factors 
affected the overall level of contentment on campus. Through
the project, the researchers began to understand why students may or may not have chosen to 
return to the University each semester.

Researchers also studied elements of Kirksville to determine if they influenced students' decisions to 
attend the University.

"Hopefully, our results will benefit the entire school, both inside and out," senior Adam Troutwine 
said.

In Seipel's agriculture experiment, students placed poultry in different controlled settings to see 
how various amounts of grazing affected their feed consumption. Seipel and his students hoped the 
results of these experiments would reduce feed costs for farmers.

"Through this project, I have gained a more direct connection to the rural community in northern 
Missouri, and I feel I now have a better understanding of some of the issues confronting small-town 
farmers," junior Joy Chisholm said.

The student researchers joined the agriculture project for a variety of reasons. Some looked at the 
opportunity as a way to improve their resumes and increase their likelihood of being accepted into 
graduate schools, while others simply wanted to further develop their agricultural knowledge.

"In addition to becoming more experienced with poultry and their nutritional needs, the students 
discovered the importance of good record-keeping and data analysis," Seipel said.

Senior studio art shows also provided students with hands-on projects. All seniors who were studio 
art majors hosted their own show. Students ran their own show, selected the pieces to be 
showcased, set everything up in the art gallery and hosted an opening party for their show.

Senior dusty Folwarczy was one of the students who took advantage of this opportunity.

"Last semester I produced 10 sculptures, and I chose eight of them to go in the show," Folwarczy 
said. "I picked the strongest ones I had produced. They played with negative space a lot, and I felt 
they fit my theme aesthetically."

For some University students, participating in outside projects was time consuming, but for those 
involved, the experience was beneficial and allowed them to expand their knowledge.

By Sarah Charnes Staff Writer

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photo by Beth Spinney

"Untitled #7" by senior dusty Folwarczy stands in the University Art Gallery in Ophelia Parrish. When 
an art student completed the studio class, they had a show to fulfill the course requirements. The 
shows displayed mediums like sculpting, fibers and painting.

Cornish cross chickens eat at the Science Outdoor Instructional Laboratory, formerly the University 
Farm. Students used 160 chickens in a study, which observed how the chickens' grazing patterns 
affected feed consumption.

Research details
[Agriculture, biology and chemistry departments participated in poultry research]
[A gallery showing was a graduation requirement for studio art majors]
[Psychology students surveyed over 150 people during student retention research]
Information from division offices

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Freshman Lexy Bell and senior Rosa Smith participate in a stillness competition during Acting I, a 
class from the communicative mode of the Liberal Studies Program. The communicative mode 
included classes from 21 disciplines.

photo by Jim Volmert

LSP details
[The University created the LSP to become Missouri's premier liberal arts and sciences institution]
[The LSP had three main categories: Essential Skills, Modes of Inquiry and Interconnecting 
Perspectives]
[Students needed 63 LSP credit hours to graduate]
[The LSP included the Freshman Program]
[The University introduced the first LSP requirements in the fall 1998 semester]
[The University added calculus to the LSP in the fall 2000 semester, bringing the math requirement 
to nine hours]
Information from http:llacademic8.truman.edu/l8pl

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Altering the LSP

TRUMAN State University was perhaps best known for its academic superiority in the liberal arts and 
sciences. Initially, the University used a general studies program, known as the core curriculum, but 
it switched to the Liberal Studies Program in 1998. David Christiansen, director of Interdisciplinary 
Studies, said one of the goals of the LSP was to shrink the core curriculum.

The primary reason for switching to the LSP was to address areas of education that the University 
had previously neglected. Hoping to improve the overall education, the University implemented the 
LSP.

In the spring of 2002, the University created an LSP Implementation Committee to address any 
problems with the LSP. Some people thought that the LSP program did not provide a sufficient 
amount of courses and neglected certain education areas.

Several changes had already taken effect in 2002. The University eliminated the communicative 
mode of inquiry and made it easier for students to identify writing-enhanced courses. Faculty Senate 
also passed a resolution allowing students the option to eliminate a mode of inquiry. Other possible 
plans included reducing the modes of inquiry.

Christiansen said eight modes were restrictive.

"Some faculty members feel that amount is ridiculous and doesn't give students enough time to 
take electives," Christiansen said.

According to a study done by Christiansen on 200 students that graduated from the University in 
May 2002, students spent 14 percent of their credit hours on electives and the remaining 86 percent 
on major classes, the LSP and other requirements. Christiansen said students should ideally spend 
one-third of their credit hours for major courses, one-third for LSP courses and one-third for elective 
courses.

"The real issue of controversy was the mathematical mode of inquiry," Randy Smith, Faculty Senate 
president, said.

The Division of Fine Arts proposed a resolution that students majoring in art, music or theater be 
exempt from fulfilling all of the mathematical modes of inquiry. Some faculty also wanted to change 
the required math modes, resulting in either different math courses or fewer of them.

"Different courses would be good, especially if they didn't require calculus," junior Corey Witte said. 
"I don't know that statistics is all that necessary either."

Many believed that some majors should take more math classes.

"I think that business majors do need the [calculus] course they are required to take," Witte said. 
"But I don't see the need for others to take it."

In the spring of 2003, faculty debated the math requirement. Some suggested establishing a math 
class that required no prerequisites, so that it was similar to other modes, much like a Chemistry 100 
class. Smith said the class would be a general understanding of the subject matter, instead of 
specifically demonstrating how to do the math.

Faculty disagreement about the role of calculus and the LSP math requirement prevented changes 
from taking effect in 2002-2003.

"The faculty has to decide whether to make the changes," Christiansen said.

By Marlo Warner Contributing Writer

Freshmen Benjamin Martin and Allison Huber enlarge a picture for Design I. The Design class was a 
part of the communicative mode of the LSP and was also requirement for the art major.

photo by Katie Jorgenson

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Grants Provide Aiduniversity receives new equipment and programs

One common misconception at Truman State University was that students were the only ones who 
needed financial aid. However, it was not uncommon for University professors to also seek financial 
assistance in the form of grants.

Jeffrey Osborn, associate professor of biology, was a key figure in the acquisition of a grant from the 
National Science Foundation in 2002-2003 to purchase electron microscopy equipment.

"We had one grant in 1989 to buy a transmission electron microscope and another grant in 1993 to 
buy a scanning electron microscope," Osborn said. "This particular new grant is going to retrofit 
both of those instruments with digital imaging systems, so we'll be able to incorporate digital 
images directly and distribute them over the Internet."

The equipment purchased with grants was beneficial not only to the professors, but also to the 
students who had the opportunity to use the equipment.

"The very excellent thing about the equipment is that it gives students the chance to participate in 
research that would be more in depth and demand more skill than the average science program can 
provide," junior Patrick Hudson said. "Scanning electron microscopes are becoming very, very 
important in scientific research, and the best benefit is that we have the opportunity to use them."

David Bethel, associate professor of education, was also active in obtaining grants. Bethel helped 
start a teaching program in northeast Missouri. The Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. awarded 
$50,000 to the University's Division of Education to start the Rural Link Program.

"With this grant, the goal was to encourage our [Master of Arts in Education] students to take 
teaching positions in northeast Missouri," Bethel said. "Rural schools are having a much harder time 
hiring teachers because often their salaries aren't as competitive as suburban schools."

Through the Rural Link Program, selected MAE students could complete a one-year paid internship 
in a rural northeast Missouri school. Once hired by a school, the students then received a forgivable 
loan to cover the costs of graduate coursework at in-state rates. Accepted students also received a 
technology equipment package, which included a laptop computer. By continuing to teach in a rural 
northeast Missouri school for two additional years, the student would not have to repay the loan 
and could purchase the technology equipment package for a nominal fee.

"We were working with Southwestern Bell, and they were interested in funding something they felt 
good about, so it worked out really well," Bethel said.

Although the grants were generous and helpful, receiving one required a long, and often rigorous, 
application process. There was usually a high level of competition for grants as well.

"You have to write a proposal outlining the kinds of research projects you're going to do that require 
the types of instruments you're asking for," Osborn said. "The proposal then gets submitted to the 
National Science Foundation who sends it out to what's called peer review, which is where people 
out in the science community get copies of it to read and then they rank it and rate it. All those 
reviews get sent back in and the National Science Foundation brings in other experts who sit 
together on a panel, read the proposal looking at the outside views and make funding 
recommendations."

Despite the time and hard work that went into grant application, it was worthwhile when an 
application was accepted.

"We've got our program off the ground and running," Bethel said. "It's turned out extremely well."

By Johnny Vines Copy Editor

"We've got our program off the ground and running. It's turned out extremely well." -David Bethel, 
associate professor of education

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Graduate student Julie Schwartz, a biology researcher, uses an ultramicrotome microscope 
purchased with a grant. The University used grants for new equipment, starting new programs and 
funding research.

photo by Johnny Vines

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One Step Further

SOME students felt that an hour-long class lecture on a subject they were passionate about was 
enough. However, other students wanted to attend different seminars and colloquia to keep up 
with the latest news in their field of interest that classes might not have covered. Some departments 
sponsored seminars in fields such as chemistry, math, computer science and physics.

Taner Edis, assistant professor of physics, organized the physics seminars.

"These seminars are a great way for the physics students, or any students, to get in touch with the 
latest physics research without traveling," Edis said.

Typically, faculty from other universities or from Truman State University instructed these seminars. 
The faculty member usually talked for about 50 minutes on current research or would work through 
a problem related to their specific area of expertise. The speakers encouraged questions from 
students and faculty attending the seminar.

Phil Ryan, assistant professor of mathematics, organized the math and computer science seminars 
and said that some speakers would work through an application oriented math problem.

"Some such problems might include using a computer to design a stove," Ryan said. "The problems 
are usually relevant to everyday issues."

Each department had some money available to sponsor a speaker's trip.

"We have budgets set aside to accommodate the speakers who present the seminars," Edis said. 
"We will pay for the travel and lodging expenses. If we want to take them out to dinner, there is 
money set aside for that as well. They take time to come here. We feel it is the least we can do."

Many students thought that seminars were only for faculty or for people majoring in a specific field. 
However, if a student had an interest in the subject, they could attend as well.

The seminars were for students to receive outside information about subjects related to their major 
classes. The seminars also helped students find out about the latest research in a field.

"These seminars give different experiences to the majors and bring about a different aspect to their 
studies," Ryan said. "Kirksville is rather isolated from everything. These seminars are a great way to 
break that isolation."

Senior Kathleen Kersey attended a biology seminar on circadian rhythms given by a professor from 
the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign).

"I found the seminar to be very interesting," Kersey said. "It really shows that there is a lot of stuff 
to do research on outside of the norm. The seminar took what I was learning about in class and put 
it into perspective."

Students also attended these colloquia and seminars to learn about subjects that directly affected 
the world.

Another type of seminar was the one credit-hour freshman seminar, which certain math and science 
majors took as part of their major requirements. This class prepared freshmen to pursue a major in 
that field. Students learned about different careers available within their specific degrees and 
participated in activities, such as constructing a four-year plan, which improved their understanding 
of the major.

Seminars and colloquia were a useful learning tool to help students and faculty better understand a 
specific area. Furthermore, the learning experience became more real and more interesting for 
everyone involved.

By Sally Dockendorff Staff Writer

photo by Katie Anderson

Heather Desaire, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Kansas (Lawrence), presents 
mass spectrometry at a chemistry seminar. Departments brought professors and other lecturers to 
speak on topics relevant to their field of interest.

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Steven Smith, professor of mathematics, explains a math equation during a math colloquium. 
Seminars and colloquia allowed students to investigate specific topics not covered in detail during 
classes.

photo by Renee Hellebusch

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Minor Decisionsminors help students with hobbies, career goals

TRUMAN State University students had a variety of disciplines from which to choose a minor, 
ranging from business to equine studies. Students had different motives for selecting a minor.

"I'm a French major and a minor in translation," senior Erin Mueller said. "You only have to take two 
translation classes that aren't required for our major. It's kind of more of an emphasis, but they give 
you a minor."

Some students chose a minor because it only required a few classes, while others selected one for 
the sake of learning.

"I just wanted to take the equine science classes because I've absolutely loved horses since the time 
I was itty-bitty," junior Sarah Bunch said. "I was like, 'I want to take all the classes that they have 
here.' So it actually ended up turning into a minor."

Many students often discovered a minor in a subject outside of their major fields.

"I checked on the music minor because I'm interested in music," junior Justin McAninch said. "I went 
that route because I wanted to do physics as a major, and I wanted to get some music knowledge. 
While I'm in college, I might as well take the classes so I know a little bit more about music. Because 
I probably won't get the same opportunity in the future, a music minor would be nice. I'll be here for 
a couple more years, but I'll be OK."

While many students chose to earn a minor simply because the course matter was not offered as a 
major, others preferred a minor to a major because of the time commitment involved.

"[Equine science] isn't offered as a major here," Bunch said. "If they had it as a major, I would 
definitely be an equine science major, but this is the most you can do."

Others pursued a minor because it required fewer hours than a major.

"When I first applied to Truman, I took physics as what I would do for my career and music as what 
would be my hobby, my interest," McAninch said. "So at this point, it would be a whole lot of work 
[to add music as a major]. I don't think there'd be enough time in the day to do it all."

To cater to the needs and requests of more students, the University added a business minor starting 
with the summer 2003 semester.

"We added it so people who didn't want to get a major in business could still have the opportunity 
to take some business classes," said James Bailey, business and accountancy division head.

The business minor was mainly set up to assist students interested in careers in the business field.

"We tried to put together some classes that give [students] a foundation to move into a 
management or management training position," Bailey said. "Most jobs are in business, so having 
something that's background is going to be helpful and help people land employment after college." 
Minors benefited students in different ways.

"I'll know more about music than I would have had I not [taken a minor], and that's the point," 
McAninch said. "Someday I'd like to be able to continue on with my musical endeavors."

Students usually considered minors to be a useful way of gaining knowledge.

"For me, I know [a minor] is going to be helpful in the real world because this is my hobby that's 
going to keep me sane when I'm all stressed out with my job," Bunch said. "This is what I'm going to 
have to go home to, de-stress and relax. That's why it's going to be important for me. Now for other 
people ... it may be actually their job."

By Bernadette Batliner Organizations Editor

"For me, I know [a minor] is going to be helpful in the real world because this is my hobby that's 
going to keep me sane when I'm all stressed out with my job." -junior Sarah Bunch

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Students work on Microsoft PowerPoint presentations during computer applications, a required 
class for the business minor. Business minors took six classes over two [summer sessions to 
complete the minor.

photo by Katie Kelly

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Senior Bren Mclntosh accepts her academic honor award as outstanding student in art from Tom 
Trimborn, 'professor of music. Forty-five students received an academic honor award for showing 
excellence in their field of study.

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With Honors

At Truman State University, graduation involved more than what initially met the eye. Students 
received awards for a number of academic achievements.

The Outstanding Student Award was one award. Each department gave this award to no more than 
two students. Each major had its own criteria that a student met before being considered for the 
award.

"A lot of times people leave [the University], and it's hard to realize the things you've done in the 
past four years actually had meaning," senior Jacob Rodemann said.

Rodemann was one of 45 seniors who received the Outstanding Student Award. Rodemann received 
the award for his studies in sociology and anthropology at the April 2003 ceremony.

The University also had a long-standing tradition of giving a degree with honors, based on 
cumulative GPA. Summa Cum Laude honors went to students who maintained a 3.9 GPA and higher, 
Magna Cum Laude went to students with a 3.75-3.89 and Cum Laude went to students with a 3.5-
3.74.

The graduating class valedictorian also received recognition at the graduation ceremony. Sometimes 
several students deserved this honor. In May 2003, 12 students graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

"We've had [multiple valedictorians] at one time," Jana Morton, commencement coordinator, said.

On average, 36 percent of students graduated with GPA honors from the University.

Students received departmental honors based on criteria that the faculty from each department 
established. Some requirements included GPA in major classes and participation in research.

General Honors was another program available to students who wanted to graduate with honors.

"General Honors is one form of honors we offer at this University - the one where we celebrate 
students going far beyond the call of duty," said Patricia Burton, director of the General Honors 
Program.

This recognition required students to earn at least a B in several selected courses outside their 
major. Students who earned General Honors received recognition at a special ceremony the day 
before graduation.

The University listed all honors in the commencement program. However, GPA honor students 
received honor cords and the valedictorians received a satin stole to wear during the graduation 
ceremony.

These types of honors were valuable not only for the physical rewards they yielded, but also 
because they were useful after graduation, whether in applying for a job or graduate school.

"There is that benefit of a celebration of your challenges being rewarded," Burton said. "It also goes 
on your diploma and on your transcript as a clear sign to others that you are not afraid to go the 
extra mile."

By PEGGY Amor Student Life/Academics Editor

photo by Beth Spinney

Graduates filing into Stokes Stadium for graduation wear special tie-dyed sashes signifying their 
involvement with Alpha Chi Sigma, a chemistry honor society. Students could graduate with six 
possible honors, and over 35 honor societies recognized academic excellence in a variety of fields, 
from liberal studies to Greek leadership.

Brent Buckner, associate professor of biology shakes hands with senior Elizabeth Hahn at the 
General Honors ceremony May 16, 2003, the day before graduation. Twenty-four students 
graduated with General Honors, which was the largest number in the history of the program. 
Traditionally, one half of one percent of each graduating class attained General Honors.

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photo by Associated Press

The journey through 2002-2003 was monumental for Americans. The world banded together in the 
continued fight against terrorism, but it split over the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq 
and the subsequent American-led war.

A similar story played out in the U.S. as individuals came together to support nine trapped coal 
miners, to grieve the loss of the Columbia astronauts and to rejoice when officials found Elizabeth 
Smart alive. However, continued suicide bombings in Israel and a war in Iraq divided the nation. 
Americans questioned which journey others should take and how that journey would impact the 
world.

It was a year of ups and downs for the country, but the spirit of America prevailed. People wanted 
the best at home, but also wanted to improve and help other countries in the world.

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A World at WarOperation Iraqi Freedom

On March 20, 2003, President Bush, along with the United States' top ally, British Prime Minister 
Tony Blair, launched the initial air strikes of what was known as Operation Iraqi Freedom. The air 
strike came in response to Iraq's apparent refusal to meet U.N. resolutions requiring Iraq to give up 
nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and cease developing any weapons of mass destruction. 
The massive strikes were part of a shock and awe campaign designed to rattle the confidence of 
Iraqi leaders. The ground war began that afternoon near the Kuwaiti border.

Many nations did not support the war. France agreed to help only in the face of chemical or 
biological warfare. Spain agreed to send army engineers who could defuse land mines, a hospital 
ship and engineers trained in decontaminating nuclear, chemical or biological attacks, but no 
combat troops.

Many nations awaited the U.N. Resolution 1441 implementation, which demanded that Iraq strip all 
alleged weapons of mass destruction, before they would take a stand.

Nonetheless, Bush extended an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein and his two sons, which allowed 48 
hours for their departure from Iraq before military consequences began. Hussein's refusal to comply 
resulted in "A-Day," a barrage of bombs dropped on a military bunker in Baghdad, where top Iraqi 
leaders supposedly hid.

U.S. ground forces began their trek toward Baghdad, meeting relatively little resistance and seizing 
strategically important airfields, oil fields and cities. Airfield H-3, taken early in the war, was an 
alleged site of weapons of mass destruction. While U.S. soldiers took over Saddam International 
Airport, British soldiers captured the city of Basra, both of which were strategic moves in the 
progress of the war. Surrendering Iraqi citizens greeted many of the troops.

The Iraqi military resorted to guerilla warfare and terrorist tactics, including suicide car bombs and 
false surrenders while regime members set fire to oil fields to destroy assets and further impede the 
coalition's advancement.

President Bush declared an end of combat on May 1, 2003, 43 days after combat began, aboard the 
aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

Casualties, according to U.S. military reports, listed 193 U.S. and British service members dead as of 
May 20, 2003.

By Chelsea Moeller STAFF WRITER

Weapons Inspections

In November 2002, the chief U.N. weapons inspector, Hans Blix, arrived in Iraq with 30 men to direct 
the search for weapons of mass destruction. Blix stated that his investigations teams needed several 
months to work inside Baghdad, Iraq, to fully search for chemical and biological weapons.

Iraqi cooperation failed to increase. According to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Iraqi officials 
instructed that all areas be cleaned out. Iraqi officials were also suspected of designing a chemical 
weapons program that made it easier to conceal weapons from U.N. inspectors.

In reaction to Powell's proclaimed evidence, France called for stronger inspections before using 
force. They increased the number of inspectors and set up surveillance.

However, the U.N. inspectors did not receive better Iraqi cooperation and time began to run out, so 
a deadline to surrender all weapons was established. In March 2003, Iraq destroyed missiles and 
turned in the deadly biological weapons they had been keeping.

By Katie Storms Advertising Manager

A U.N. weapons inspector examines an Al Samoud missile in Baghdad, Iraq.

photo by Associated Press

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Prisoners

FIVE former prisoners of war from the 507th maintenance company, two pilots and U.S. Army Pfc., 
Jessica Lynch, were recovered as of April 23, 2003.

The members of the 507th were Spc. Joseph Hudson, Spc. Shoshana Johnson, Pfc. Patrick Miller, 
Spc. Edgar Hernandez and Sgt. James Riley. Also found at the time were chief warrant officers 
Ronald Young, Jr. and David Williams. Coalition forces rescued the group April 13,2003, after 
spending nearly three weeks in Iraq. U.S. health officials gave all five 30 days to spend at home 
before returning to duty. All were in excellent health.

Coalition forces recovered Lynch, 19, on April 2, 2003, in a hospital in the southern Iraqi town of 
Nasiriya. Lynch was missing in action until rescued by U.S. forces.

The military acted on the rescue after the CIA obtained information from Iraqi sources. The military 
recovered nine U.S. soldier bodies, along with Lynch, during the raid. Lynch suffered gunshot 
wounds, broken bones and a damaged disc in her back. It was unknown whether the injuries were 
sustained prior to or during her Iraqi custody.

BY Chelsey Ilten Features Editor

wire-guided missile at an Iraqi position on the AI Faw peninsula on March 21, 2003.

photo by Associated Press

U.S. Marines give an Iraqi soldier water. About 200 Iraqi soldiers surrendered on March 21,

photo by Associated Press

Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, prisoner of war, is rescued from Saddam Hospital (where she was held in 
April 2003.

photo by Associated Press

A U.S soldier guards a burning oil well in Iraq. The fire was set by Iraqi troops on March 23, 2003.

photo by Associated Press

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Timeline: The War in Iraq

MARCH 20, 2003
The first tomahawk missile launches into Iraq. Military forces fired the missile from the USS Bunker 
Hill while in the Persian Gulf.

March 21, 2003
A U.S. Marine stands ready with his rifle as Iraqi soldiers surrender with arms raised to U.S. troops 
near the southern Iraqi border city of Safwan.

March 22, 2003
Men from the British Royal Marines 40 Commando take their positions as they progress toward 
enemy positions in AI Faw, in southern Iraq.

March 23, 2003
U.S. Marines from the 15 Marine Expeditionary Unit take cover as bombs drop at the gulf port of 
Umm Qsar. Military forces used the port for humanitarian aid shipments.

March 31, 2003
The U.S. Army takes a bridge over the Euphrates River in AI Hindiyah, Iraq. The bridge was a 
strategic capture in the move toward Baghdad.

April 9, 2003
Iraqi citizens in downtown Baghdad tear down a statue of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

May 1, 2003
President Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS 
Abraham Lincoln. The carrier was near the coast of San Diego at the time of the speech.

all photos Associated Press

March 20, 2003

March 21, 2003

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May 1, 2003

March 22, 2003

March 31, 2003

March 23, 2003

April 9, 2003

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Shuttle Crash

On Feb. 1, 2003, at 8:15 a.m., the Columbia shuttle fired its braking rockets for touchdown. At 8:59 
a.m., NASA lost data from the sensors and alerted the crew - all communication was lost. By 9 a.m., 
the shuttle was traveling 207, 135 feet above north-central Texas. Residents reported a loud noise 
and bright balls in the sky as the shuttle broke apart during re-entry. All seven astronauts died.

Among those who died was Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. Israel sent a military Rabbinate 
representative to ensure that, upon recovery, Ramon's remains would be treated according to 
Jewish tradition.

Speculation about the cause rested mainly on an unusually high temperature increase on the 
shuttle's left side - 60 degrees in five minutes, an increase four times faster than that on the right 
side of the fuselage.

Video footage suggested that a piece of foam insulation from the 154-foot external fuel tank hit the 
shuttle's left side 80 seconds after liftoff, possibly damaging heat-resistant tiles on the left wing. The 
tiles were designed to guard against the intense heat of atmospheric re-entry and shielded against 
near-3,000 degree Fahrenheit temperatures.

The fuel tank was a version being phased out by NASA in favor of lighter models. However, NASA 
claimed they never had safety concerns.

The height of the explosion resulted in a debris field of 28,000 square miles spanning Texas, 
Louisiana and New Mexico.

The Air Force, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Transportation and FBI, as 
well as state authorities joined in recovery efforts. Searchers discovered fragments of debris ranging 
in size of coins to small vehicles.

Officials warned against tampering with any remains due to possible toxicity and a need to retain all 
evidence to determine the cause of the disaster.

By Chelsea Moeller staff writer

The Columbia takes off for its 16-day mission.  The crew conducted more than 80 experiments in 
flight.

photo by Associated Press

On Feb. 5, 2003, workers collect a piece of the space shuttle Columbia's nose that NASA found 
drilled into the ground in Hemphill, Texas.

An Israeli flag marks a memorial in front of the Houston Space Center.  Just hours after the crash, 
mourners around the world attended vigils and memorials.

Columbia crew: FRONT ROW: Rick Husband, Kalpana Chawla, William McCool. BACK ROW: David 
Brown, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, Ilan Ramon.

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Police push the car of two suspects into a police facility in Maryland.  The two men were wanted for 
questioning in the three-week shooting spree

photo by Associated Press

Snipers Target East Coast

Fear was prevalent in East Coast households as well as across the nation during a 20-day sniper 
spree in October 2002. Thirteen people died and six were wounded before police apprehended 41-
year-old John Allen Muhammad and 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo on Oct. 24, 2003, at a rest stop in 
Maryland. Authorities also linked the two to previous killings in Alabama and Louisiana in September 
2002.

There did not appear to be a pattern of victims chosen by Muhammad, a Gulf War veteran, and 
alleged accomplice Malvo, also known as John Lee Malvo, during the sniping spree.

The gun linked to the shootings was a .223 caliber rifle found in the suspects' car, a 1990 Chevrolet 
Caprice. Authorities found a scope, tripod and sniper platform, as well as evidence that matched 
Malvo's high school handwriting to that in letters left after two sniper attacks.

The Caprice contained incriminating evidence. Two holes in the car's trunk were allegedly used for 
the rifle and scope during the shootings. The back seat of the car folded down to allow the shooter 
to be more comfortable in the back of the car and to have easier access to perform the shootings.

Police arrested Malvo and Muhammad for killing 13 people and wounding five throughout Ahlbom 
Georgia. Louisiana Maryland Virginia Washington DC

During an interview with investigator Make cold heartedly described he and Muhammad's motive 
for killing and the events that occurred Malvo said that the purpose of the spree was to terrorize the 
community, to make a point to the police and to gain money The snipers requested $10 million from 
polio in return for ending the spree

Malvo and Muhammad were first tried in Virginia They were more likely to receive the death 
penalty for their actions in that state Officials would later try the alleged snipers in the remaining 
five locations

By Melissa Allen ORGANIZATIONS EDITOR

Lee Boyd Malvo, alleged sniper accomplice, is escorted out of juvenile court on Jan. 15, 2003.  A 
judge ruled that Malvo would be tried as an adult for the 13. deaths.

photo by Associated Press

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The Prestige oil tankeer breaks in half before sinking into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spain 
on Nov. 19, 2002.  The tanker split due to hurricane-force winds.

photo by Associated Press

Oil Disaster

The oil tanker Prestige, carrying 77,000 tons of oil, split in two when it encountered near-hurricane-
force winds just off the coast of Spain's northern shore in November 2002.

The tanker was on its way to the Bahamas when its single hull cracked and spilled oil.

The tanker floated 130 miles from the Spanish shore before sinking to the ocean floor. Helicopter 
teams rescued the 27 crew members. Bad weather impeded salvage and cleanup crews.

Originally, the Spanish government expected the fuel in the ship to congeal in the freezing 
temperatures on the ocean floor, but this was not the case, and the tanker leaked nearly 120 tons 
per day.

The European Union helped with the photo by Associated. Press clean up. France sent in a 
specialized mini-submarine, the same sub that discovered the Titanic wreck, to inspect the tanker 
and to patch whatever holes it could reach.

Head of Greenpeace's coastal campaign, Maria Jose Caballero, said it would take at least a decade 
for the ecosystem of the surrounding area to regain its balance.

The spill crippled Spain's fishing industry and affected more then 500 miles of coastline, including 
bird populations and more than 250 beaches.

In the weeks after the wreck, Spain's Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, called it Spain's "worst 
ecological catastrophe ever."

By Peggy Amor Student Life/Academics Editor 

A naval cadet shovels oil off the beach in Malpica, Spain, on Nov. 13, 2002.

photo by Associated Press

SARS Scare

PANIC swept the world as over 4,000 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome appeared in 27 
different countries, causing more that 250 deaths.

China had 2,601 cases, the highest number of SARS reported.  To combat the deadly virus, the 
nation quarantined anyone who had intimate contact with a person showing signs of SARS.  In 
Beijing, authorities suspended classes for almost two million students for two weeks in an effort to 
prevent further cases.  

The Worldwide Health Organization issued SARS-related travel warnings for China's Shanxi Province, 
Beijing and for Toronto, Ontario, making it the first global warning in 10 years.  Canada had the 
second highest number of cases, with 139 infections and 15 deaths.

SARS occurred most often among health care workers and those who had contact with the infected.  
Doctors treated patients with a cocktail of antiviral drugs and steroids, but no cure was found.  SARS
was a respiratory infection caused by a relative of a common-cold virus.  Symptoms included a fever 
of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, dry cough, shortness of breath or breathing difficulties.  SARS 
was less infectious than influenza, and washing hands, keeping windows open and wearing 
facemasks helped prevent the spread of the disease.

BY Chelsey Ilten Features Editor

Chinese girls wear protective masks while attending ballet lessons on April 27,2003.

photo by Associated Press

photo by Assoicated Press

Children and adults at a Hong Kong bus stop cover their faces with protective masks and 
handkerchiefs to protect against the transmission of the SABS virus in March 2003.

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Suicide Bombs

The relationship between Israel and Palestine had been on shaky ground since the creation of the 
Israel state after World War II in 1948. Conflicts began because the Israeli state formed in the 
Palestine area of the Middle East.

Problems between the two countries escalated to attacks, which included suicide bombings that 
killed hundreds of soldiers and civilians. The attacks intensified in 2002-2003, with one attack killing 
several people and wounding hundreds. Palestinian militant groups, such as the Hamas and Islamic 
Jihad were often responsible for the suicide bombings.

On Jan. 6, 2003, two Palestinian suicide bombers set off nearly simultaneous attacks in central Tel 
Aviv, Israel at the peak of rush hour. The attacks killed at least 23 people and wounded over 100. 
These attacks were the area's deadliest in over six months. In retaliation, Israeli forces fired missiles 
into a metal workshop in Gaza City, among other targets.

In March 2003, an attack injured 49 people in Netanya, Israel. In a leaflet, the Islamic Jihad said the 
attack was "a gift to the Iraqi people from Palestine." The group hoped to destroy Israel and create 
an Islamic Palestinian state.

By Katie Kelly Staff Writer

Palestinians look at a building destroyed by a suicide attack on Jan. 6, 2003, in Rafah, Gaza Strip.

photo by Associated Press

Israeli rescue forces work at the site of a suicide bombing in Northern Israel on Oct. 21, 2002. The 
attack killed at least: people and wounded 30.

photo by Associated Press

The fourth of nine trapped miners climbs out of the rescue capsule at the Quecreek mine in 
Somerset, Pa., on July 28, 2002.

photo by Associated Press

Miners Saved

While mining at Quecreek coal mine in Somerset Pa., on July 24, 2002, nine men found themselves 
trapped 240 feet below the ground. After tapping into an adjacent mine, abandoned in the 1950s, 
the men stood in a mine that harbored millions of gallons of water.

For more than three days, the men were confined to a 4-foot deep, 12 to 18-foot wide cavern nearly 
full of frigid 55-degree water.

Mine rescue experts collaborated with Joe Sbaffoni, who worked for the Department of 
Environmental Protection, to consult mine maps and determine where the miners could find high 
ground to retreat.

Bob Long, an engineer technician, translated the spot on the map to the location on the ground and 
determined the initial drill site - a crucial, yet dangerous decision due to the presence of an 
underground gas line near the drilling spot.

Rescuers drilled an exploratory hole that filled the tunnel with compressed air to keep the flooding 
waters from diminishing the existing air.

The sound of metallic pangs an hour-and-a-half after drilling began confirmed that rescuers made 
contact as the miners tapped the drill bit with hammers. Long said it was the sweetest sound he had 
ever heard.

Rescuers recovered and greeted all nine miners with decompression chambers, ambulances and two 
helicopters to treat injuries. All the miners had minor hypothermia and one had decompression 
sickness.

Their relatively good condition surprised medical experts who anticipated more severe 
repercussions because the miners stood for 77 hours with only rock ledges to lean on.

BY CHELSEA MOELLER Staff Writer

Stories in the News [273]
 
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Home Again

Elizabeth Smart, 15, was kidnapped from her bedroom at gunpoint in June 2002. Nine months later, 
she reunited with her family after a witness spotted her in a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Smarts's younger sister, Mary Katherine Smart, was in the bedroom when Smart disappeared. 
Several months after the kidnapping, Mary Katherine revealed that she knew who took her sister.

She described a homeless man that had been hired to do some work on the Smart family house 
several months before Smart's disappearance.

After responding to a call from suspicious bystanders, Salt Lake City police found
2003, in the company Salt Lake City police found Smart on March 12, 2003 in the company of Brian 
Mitchell and  Wanda Barzee. The callers recognized Mitchell from police sketches.  Officials  soon 
confirmed that Mitchell, claiming to  be a prophet, was the man who had been hired to work on the 
Smart home months earlier.  Barzee was believed to be his wife.

The couple received charges four days after Smart's return. The four first-degree felony charges 
included aggravated burglary, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault.

Mitchell claimed that he viewed Smart as another wife. His religious manifesto said that he was 
meant to have seven wives.

Police reports that came out after Smart's return said she was moved frequently. They indicated she 
had been taken to San Diego and Atlanta and had returned to the Salt Lake City area.

The reports showed that Smart spent the first few months of her kidnapping in shelters in the hills 
above her home. Smart's abductors constructed the shelters so that they would not be detected 
with the heat-seeking devices used in the initial search.

In the weeks following her return, Smart spent time with her family and started tutoring so that she 
would be ready to start high school again in the fall.

By PEGGY Amor Student Life/Academics Editor

Smart's parents, Ed and Lois Smart, look at a poster of Elizabeth during an event on March 13,2003, 
in Salt Lake City. The event celebrated Smart's return home.

A Salt Lake City police officer walks outside the Smart residence on March 13, 2003.  Supporters 
placed balloons outside of the house to celebrate Elizabeth's return.

Elizabeth and Lois Smart look on as President Bush speaks in the rose garden of the White House 
before signing a child safety laws package on April 30, 2003.

photos by Associated Press

Brian Mitchell, one of Elizabeth Smart's kidnappers, in a mug shot after his arrest on March 12, 
2003.

photo by Associated Press

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Emergency and construction workers remove debris from the site of The Station nightclub in West 
Warwick, R.I. on Feb. 21,2003. The fire killed 99 people and injured hundreds.

photo by Associated Press

Mourners pray near the E2 Nightclub on Feb. 19, 2003   A court order from July 2002 said the 
second floor should not be used due to building code violations.

photo by Associated Press

Nightclub Safety Questioned

TWO nightclub tragedies within a few days of each other in 2003 caused hundreds of deaths and 
reused questions about nightclub safety.

The first disaster occurred Feb. 17,2003, in southern Chicago's E2 Nightclub after security guards 
used pepper spray to break up a fight at 3 a.m. The fumes caused hundreds of patrons to stampede, 
killing 21 people and injuring more than 50.

Officials said the building did not follow safety codes, with only one exit from the second level to the 
first. People tried to push out of the door, causing bodies to stack in the exit, therefore blocking 
others from escaping the fumes.

Victims filed over nine lawsuits against the club, the city of Chicago and the building owner for 
ignoring building codes after a building inspector admitted to finding safety hazards in October 
2002. The city claimed that the club agreed not to occupy the second level and therefore did not 
shut the club down.

Officials stated that building and fire codes were not consistent across the country because some 
codes followed state jurisdictions and others followed city jurisdictions.

The second club disaster occurred at The Station in West Warwick, R.I., on Feb. 20, 2003. A 
pyrotechnics display ignited soundproofing foam behind the stage. The fire killed 99 people and 
injured about 200 after hundreds of audience members panicked and rushed to the exits, causing a 
stampede.

The fire began with the pyrotechnic display during a concert by Great White, an '80s rock band. The 
band said the nightclub's owners gave them permission to use the pyrotechnics. The club, however, 
did not have a permit to use the pyrotechnics, and the owners stated to police that the band did not 
obtain permission to use the pyrotechnics display.

Due to its small size, the building did not have a sprinkler system, and as a class C venue, it did not 
require the safety feature.

By Brandi Brown Managing Editor

Elizabeth Smart and Nightclubs [275]
 
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[INDEX & ADS]

[276] INDEX & ADS
 
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The journey through Truman State University was different for each individual on the road. No 
matter the path, University students continued to advance in their journey, taking with them 
countless memories from another year gone by.

With each step down their respective paths, these individuals left behind footprints on the 
University. These prints could be found in the differences the students made in their organizations, 
the campus or even in the life of another student. Individuals left their own distinct marks on the 
University that would forever hold a legacy.

It was these individuals who made the University what it was. These were the students who made 
up the statistics printed in the promotional brochures, the smiling faces on the University Web page 
and the graduates who went on to excel in their careers.

photo by Brandi Brown

INDEX & ADS [277]
 
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[A]
Abad, Neetu 43,128n 
Abram, Liz 115,128j 
Ackermann, Ross 135 
Adams, Michelle 43 
Adams, Molly 186 
Adjei-Tawiah, Marian 54,120 
Admissions Office 301 
Advertising and Public Relations Club 104 
African Students Association 104,109 
Agbevey, Irene 75 
Agbevey, Pamela 62 
Agwu, Chinaka 75, 154 
Ahlert, Jessica 28 
Ahmad, Hena 93 
Ahuja, Akhil 54
Aileron's Casual Cafe & Tavern 294
Akers, Jen 124,128f 
Alaknanda, Alaknanda 75,128i 
Albarelli, Josh 124 
Albenesius, Staci 128e 
Alberts, Scott 143 
Albin, Kurt 62, 202 
Albright, Leigh 75, 118 
Aldrich, Natalie 108 
Aldridge, Hannah 115 
Alexander, Sara 43 
Alexander, Trevor 75,128o 
Alexander, William 146 
Alford, Michelle 75 
Algaier, Malinda 75 
Allemann, Jenny 142,143 
Allen, Carissa 62, 120, 128l 
Allen, Jenn 68,127 
Allen, John-Paul 128g, 128h
Allen, Katie 54,122,128d, 143 
Allen, Lauren 62,128n, 213 
Allen, Melissa 62,109,120,128f,155,201,220,271,304,306,307
Allen, Stephen 93,115,128b 
Aim, Jennifer 118,123 
Alpha Chi Sigma 101, 105, 148, 263
Alpha Gamma Delta 12,105,108, 135
Alpha Gamma Rho 178 
Alpha Kappa Alpha 108,120 
Alpha Kappa Lambda 109 
Alpha Kappa Psi 114,142 
Alpha Phi Alpha 114,150,151 
Alpha Phi Omega 115,149,152, 153
Alpha Phi Sigma 118 
Alpha Sigma Alpha 118,119 
Alpha Sigma Gamma 11,122,300 
Alpha Tau Omega 172,173 
Altis, Jennifer 202 
Amen, Melissa 75 
Amer, Ashley 147 
American Institute of Graphic Arts 168 
American Marketing Association 123
American Medical Student Association 123 
Amick, Stephanie 128g, 139,142, 143
Amin, Dhara 62, 122 
Amor, Peggy 62, 74, 125, 128f, 128g, 155, 188, 263, 273, 275, 304, 306, 307 
Analysis Assessment Committee 246
Andermann, Luke 154 
Anderson, Christy 62 
Anderson Electric & Appliance 294
Anderson, Erik 75 
Anderson, Jared 128j 
Anderson, Jennifer 128c, 128l, 147
Anderson, Kate 54,105,128f, 224, 225,304 
Anderson, Laura 123, 142 
Anderson, Mary 75 
Anderson, Matt 62,128c 
Anderson, Sarah 128l, 147 
Anderson, Shannan 75,151 
Anderson, Trent 62, 105, 128l, 128n
Anderson, Tyler 128c 
Andrade, Rafael 75 
Andrews, Alexis 177 
Anselmo, Katy 160 
Anthonopoulas, Krista 75, 128h 
Antony, Kendra 128d 
Anwar, Md. Mashfique 43,128n 
Appleby, Brenda 75 
Appleby, Joann 171
Applegate, Jenny 118 
Applegate, John 60 
Appold, Mark 128k 
Archer, Shawna 155 
Arefin, Sabira 128i 
Arellano, Angie 119 
Arens, Charisse 114 
Armstrong, Aaron 128o 
Armstrong, Sarah 196, 230 
Arndt, Jessica 75,119 
Arnold, Jessalyn 43 
Arnold, Katie 128h, 129 
Arnone, Chris 128l 
Arntz, Rachele 62 
Arrendale, Michael 128e 
Art Club 126 
Art History Society 126 
Arway, Mike 234 
Ashbaugh, Andy 19, 35, 43, 45, 59, 86, 112, 128f, 151, 304, 307
Ashby, Joe 25 
Ashmore, Collin 104 
Atlakson, Erin 75 
Atterberry, Allison 62,128i, 128l, 142
Atwell, Adri 128b, 128g, 225 
Atwood, Jared 188 
Aubuchon, Erik 128p, 131 
Aubuchon, Jennifer 62 
AuBuchon, Rachel 128d 
Aultman, Gregg 128o 
Austin, Beth 54,128h, 138 
Austin, Gene 127 
Austin, Kimberly 43 
Avalos, Elisea 123, 128h, 128l, 128m, 150 
Ayers, Lauren 122,128d 
Azamate, Percy 104 
Azar, Megan 118

[B]
Babb, Eric 225
Bachmann, Elizabeth 128f
Bagniewski, Sean 24,26,39,128f
Bahar, Rubuyath 54,128n
Baier, Michelle 201
Bailey, Donna 93
Bailey, James 93,128b, 260
Bailey, Jessica 134, 225
Bailey, Matthew 243
Bailey, Sarah 128f
Bailey, Scott 185
Bain, Jeduthan 75
Baine, Demond 42, 93,114,139
Baird, Will 109
Baker, Brian 128d
Baker, Erica 43, 128c
Baker, Lindsay 119
Baldwin, Chad 188
Balk, Kelsey 75
Balk, Kiyoko 134
Ballanger, Kevin 72
Ballard, Angela 43, 108, 128h, 164
Bambenek, Michelle 128f 
Bank Midwest 295 
Baptist Student Union 51, 127, 155
Barash, Hana 75 
Barbarick, Michael 133, 220 
Barber, Johnathan 128b 
Barclay, Pascael 62,129 
Barhorst, Thomas 128o 
Barner, Tyrell 128m 
Barnes, Dustin 30,109,128i 
Barnowski, Tom 128e 
Barnstable, Rachel 128c, 154 
Barr, Amanda 128h 
Barrett, Katie 128h 
Barron, Amy 115,128k 
Barry, Angela 62 
Barry, Kevin 188,189 
Bartter, Martha 93 
Baseball Team 234 
Basketball Team, Men's 217 
Basketball Team, Women's 214 
Baskett, James 115 
Basnet, Snehi 62 
Bass, Christopher 109 
Bast, Matthew 128l 
Batchelor, Lisa 129 
Bates, Amanda 114 
Bates, Julie 114,142,151,154 
Batliner, Bernadette 54, 128f, 135,260, 304, 305,307 
Battle, Tremayne 128c, 143 
Bauer, Kelly 62,128l,128p 
Bauer, Patrick 75,128n 
Bauer, Sarah 76 
Bauer, Sheila 76 
Bauer, Tracy 62,143 
Baughman, Russell 93,105 
Baum, Joshua 128g 
Baumann, Brooke 136,143,155 
Baumann, Jennifer 128e 
Bay, Christopher 161 
Bayless, Leslie 108 
Beach, David 93 
Bealor, Paul 128m 
Bear, Sara 76, 127, 139 
Beasley, Leslie 128f 
Becherer, Karen 246 
Beck, Kelly 43,128d 
Becker, Amanda 54,128n 
Becker, John 54 
Beckley, Cheryl 129 
Beckmeyer, Jon 128c, 143,147 
Becraft, Lindsay 54,147 
Beek, Ashtyn 208 
Behnke, April 115,128k 
Beiermann, Ryan 128h 
Beilsmith, Libby 54,128h, 128o 
Beine, Royal 128c 
Belgeri, Kelly 105,128g 
Bell, Chris 202 
Bell, Lexy 128p, 254 
Bell, Maureen 43

Truman State University Board of Governors
Tom Jayne, President
Michael T. Schwend, Vice President
Sarah B. Burkemper, Secretary
Micah McKay, Student Representative
Other Members:
John W. Briscoe 
Peter, T. Ewell 
Ruth Mach 
Wilma Maddox 
Matthew C. Barnes 
Randa Rawlins

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54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Comedy Secies "Friends"
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series Ray Romano "Everybody Loves Raymond"
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series Jennifer Aniston "Friends"
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Cbmedy Series Brad Garrett "Everybody Loves Raymond"
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series Doris Roberts "Everybody Loves Raymond"
Outstanding Drama Series "The West Wing"
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series Mickael Chiklis "The Shield"
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series Allison Janney "The West Wing" 
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series John Spencer "The West Wing" 
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Stockard Channing "The West Wing" 
Outstanding Miniseries "Band of Brothers"
Outstanding Made For Telerision Mode "The Gathering Storm"
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or Movie Albert Finney "The Gathering Storm"
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Minlserles Or Mode Laura Linney "Wild Iris"
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or Movie Michael Moriarty "James Dean"
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie Stockard Ckanning "The Matthew Shepard Story"

Belscher, Jason 185 
Bender, Sara 128c, 154 
Bennett, Brandon 204,205 
Bennett, Sarah 54, 128d, 128h 
Benninger, Joe 131 
Benson, Molly 186 
Beran, Matt 216, 217 
Berardi, Damon 128j 
Berger, Stacey 62,128e 
Bergman, Jim 143 
Berlin, Kara 129 
Bernard, Sarah 215 
Bertels, James 128d, 128j 
Bertram, Jason 212 
Bess, Pete 43 
Bessey, Ashleigh 147 
Beta Alpha Psi 128b, 142 
Beta Beta Beta 128b 
Beta Gamma Sigma 128b 
Beta Omega Beta 128b 
Beta Theta Pi 128b, 135,149 
Bethel, David 256 
Betsworth, Diana 206, 207, 210 
Betsworth, Sarah 128f 
Beydler, Nicholas 76,128c 
Bezinovich, Adam 76,138 
Bhalla, Akash 128j 
Bhandari, Sukra 62 
Bhusal, Sumit 128i 
Bichsel, Adam 128j 
Bick, Mary Erin 76, 102 
Bilger, Jean 62, 128h, 142 
Billing, Sarah 76 
Binion, Anthony 128i, 128k 
Biondo, Abby 128e 
Bird, Pam 76, 196,197, 230 
Birdsill, Niki 34, 142 
Bireta, Anne Marie 26, 76 
Birrell, Sean 188 
Bisges, John 43, 154 
Bishop, Samantha 36,128e 
Bissey, Cristen 128d 
Bissey, Vincent 54,128d 
Biszantz, Sandi 115,128f 
Bixby, Meghan 54, 128n 
Black, Amanda 43,128n, 225 
Black, Nicole 128l 
Blackman, Eric 45 
Blakey, Laura 304 
Blakley, Andrew 184,185 
Blanchard, Leslie 105 
Blandford, Andrew 128c, 135 
Blankenship, Jeffrey 54,128b 
Blanton, Lauren 76 
Blanton-Nason Hall Senate 128c 
Blase, Ryan 208
Blassl, Alicen 19, 127,128c, 138 
Bledsoe, Abby 118 
Blessing, Paul 76, 151 
Blevins, Lucas 204 
Block, Miriam 43, 128d, 157 
Bloomfield, Jamie 76 
Blose, Christina 207 
Blosser, Darren 128e 
Blossom Shop, The 295
Blue Key 123,128c 
Blyth, Allison 207 
Board of Governors 30,278,301 
Bodenhausen, Justin 185 
Bodensteiner, Keri 93 
Boeger, Kirsten 105 
Boehr, Jeremiah 128o 
Boettigheimer, Matt 185 
Bogdanov, Anton 114,128i, 128p 
Bohannon, Christopher 128o 
Bohlmeyer, Jesse 234 
Bohning, Becky 54 
Bohnsack, Lainie 230, 231 
Bolar, Luke 188 
Bolin, Kevin 128f 
Bolland, Lauren 142 
Bolstad, Ingrid 62, 147 
Bolton, Leigh Ann 62, 128c 
Bommarito, Molly 128f 
Bonham, Bobbi 76 
Bono, Theresa 122, 139, 181 
Boone, Kelli 118 
Boone, Liana 62, 129 
Bopp, Carolyn 128e, 136, 137 
Borchardt, Emily 128d 
Bordogna, Jennifer 54,115 
Borgmeyer, Craig 128j 
Borgstadt, Clint 43 
Borton, Sarah 43,97,128e, 128f, 128n, 233, 304, 305, 307 
Boston, Mark 185 
Botts, Katie 122 
Bouwers, Jennifer 128e 
Bova Conti, Theresa 76 
Bowen, Jamie 43,105,123,128b 
Bowers, Crystal 63, 128g, 154 
Bowles, Lindsey 54 
Bowser, Raven 54,142 
Bowyer, Natalie 128l 
Bowyer, Nathan 128e 
Boyd, Laura 43, 108 
Boye-Doe, Felicia 63,104 
Boyle, Dan 228 
Boyle, Erin 119 
Boyle, Maribeth 118,223 
Boyle, Mike 188 
Boyle, Pat 195, 228 
Brackett, Bobbie 43 
Braddock, Betsy 147 
Bradley, Ayanna 85,128b, 128g, 128n
Bradley, Laura 128h 
Bradley, Sara 105 
Brady, Heather 60 
Brammer, Chris 208 
Branch, Amie 172 
Brandenburger, Sarah 43,105 
Brandenstein, Leah 128f 
Brandes, Mark 43 
Brandmeyer, Amanda 129 
Brandt, David 234 
Brandt, Maggie 76, 223 
Branson, Kyle 43,128m 
Brass, Luke 128j 
Braun, Michael 128b, 151
Brayfield, Matthew 54 
Bredehoft, Joseph 76,128f, 128k 
Bredenkoetter, Dan 185 
Breeding, Jessica 139 
Bregman, Norman 31 
Brendel, Emily 139 
Brengle, Geoff 188 
Brennecke, Nathan 114 
Brescia, Sierra 54 
Bretz, Tony 54, 104, 128n 
Brewer, Nicole 129 
Brickhaus, Kelly 43, 114 
Bridgewater, Amy 238, 239 
Bright, Jeremy 134 
Brigman, Keith 185 
Briguglio, Becca 151 
Brimer, Kirsten 129 
Bringaze, Tammy 146 
Brink, Katherine 76,128d
Brinker, Angela 63, 128k, 132 
Brinkley, Natalie 43 
Britt, Matt 23 
Brittain, Ashlee 76 
Broadbent, Stephen 76 
Brock, Matt 217 
Brockman, Kurt 63, 128e, 128k 
Brockmeyer, Alison 86 
Brooker, Matt 110, 128c, 128n 
Brooks, Cecil 43, 114 
Brooks, Joseph 128h 
Brophy, Chelsea 128o 
Bross, Katie 128g, 128m 
Brosseau, Justin 208 
Brotman, Jonah 109 
Brotman, Joshua 109 
Brouwer, Andrew 76,135 
Brown, Abbie 115 
Brown, Amanda 128p, 155

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MTV Vidoo Music Awards 2002
BEST DANCE VIDEO Pink, "Get the Party Started" 
BEST ROCK VIDEO Linkin Park, "In the End" 
BEST POP VIDEO No Doubt "Hey Baby"
BEST NEW ARTISIT Avril Lavigne "Complicated" 
VIEWER'S CHOICE AWARD Michelle Branch "Everywhere"
BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR Eminem "Without Me" 
BEST MALE VIDEO Eminem "Without Me" 
BEST R&B VIDEO Mary J. Blidge "No More Drama"
BEST FEMALE VIDEO Pink "Get the Party Started" 
BEST GROUP VIDEO No Doubt "Hey Baby 
BEST RAP VIDEO Eminem "Without Me" 
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO Jennifer Lopez w/ Ja Rule "I'm Real (Remix)" 
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO The White Stripes "Fell in Love With a Girl" 
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out of My Head" 
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS The White Stripes "Fell in Love With a Girl"

Brown, Andrea 76 
Brown, Andrew 128m 
Brown, Ashlee 128n 
Brown, Austin 76, 222 
Brown, Benjamin 128m 
Brown, Brandi 9,30,54,83,128f, 196,213,249,275,304,305, 307
Brown, Cara 128l 
Brown, Carrie 128p 
Brown, Christopher 76,128h 
Brown, Gregory 146 
Brown, Joyce 93 
Brown, Kelly 128k 
Brown, Krystl 157, 236, 237 
Brown, Phil 208 
Brown, Sarah 128d 
Brown, Sterling 185 
Brueckmann, Kristin 119 
Bruening, Laura 134 
Brummel, Andy 128c 
Brune, Damon 109 
Brungardt, Michele 54,129,139 
Brunk, Lisa 128g 
Buchek, Timothy 128j 
Buck Brothers Auto 300 
Buckner, Brent 263 
Buckner, Jenna 192, 233 
Buford, Bradi 236 
Buford, Britni 236,237 
Buford, Emily 63 
Buhler, David 199 
Bull, Diana 128o 
Bulldog Party 128c 
Bullets Rugby Club 203 
Bulls Rugby Club 203 
Bunch, Janice 139 
Bunch, Sarah 260
Bundy, Billy 185 
Buras, Ben 208 
Burch, Heather 147 
Burd, Kerry 134 
Burjeck, Laura 76, 128j 
Burk, Dusty 185 
Burkemper, Ben 124, 202 
Burkett, Courtney 43 
Burkett, Meghan 186 
Burmeister, Robert 109 
Burmester, Amy 76 
Burns, Chris 185 
Burns, Emily 118,123,128c 
Burns, Jami 54 
Burns, Kara 76 
Burris, Karah 134 
Burrows, Katie 129 
Bursch, Christine 76, 128c 
Burton, Leslie 128b 
Burton, Marina 134 
Burton, Patricia 128l, 138, 263 
Busch, Liz 118 
Buscher, Jennifer 186 
Business Office 301 
Busse, Alicia 115,128b 
Butler, Marisa 128j 
Buza, Rose 26, 222, 223 
Byington, Michelle 128l 
Bylina, Moe 186 
Byrd, Amber 76,128e, 128o

[C]
Caballero, Richard 63,128l,128o 
Cable One 289 
Cahill, Erin 128h 
Calkins, Nathan 54, 105
Callahan, Meghan 76,128d 
Callison, Ella 76, 128h 
Calvin, Charles 128c 
Cammack, Bill 105, 128n 
Campbell, Cindy 29 
Campbell, Erica 128k 
Campbell, Lauren 129 
Campbell, Mark 55,178 
Campbell, Phil 76, 128f, 128k, 128p,304 
Campbell, Tracy 76 
Campo, Brandon 63 
Campus Christian Fellowship 51, 128c, 176 
Campus Crusade for Christ 128c, 128d
Campus Planning Office 301 
Cannon, Jeromy 128n 
Cannon, Katie 118 
Cannon, Mike 186 
Cannon, Shureka 54,104,128n, 150
Cantoria 128d 
Canty, David 128m 
Capps, David 155 
Caputo, Dan 128c 
Caraway, Linda 115 
Cardinal Key 123,128d, 163 
Cardwell, Justin 63, 220 
Carey, Kristine 43, 128o, 202 
Carlson, Carol 129 
Carlyle, Matt 128j 
Carnahan, Ted 128k 
Carnelia, Katie 128m 
Carney, Angie 142 
Carpenter, Bradley 135 
Carpenter, Elizabeth 54, 128g, 156,158 
Carr, Sean 135
Carrington, Elizabeth 76,128o 
Carson, Heather 134 
Carson, Kristen 76,128p 
Carter, Ann 128j 
Carter, Chad 114 
Carter, Christina 76 
Carter, Corinne 114 
Carter, Courtney 54,128e, 150 
Carter, Kenneth 128l 
Carter, Nina 63, 108, 122, 128c 
Carter, Shannon 128e 
Cartwright, Debi 93, 123 
Casady, Grant 146 
Casey, Joanna 134 
Cashel, Lindsey 129 
Casillo, Hannah 127, 147 
Catholic Newman Center 128d 
Cecil, Harry 42, 114, 128d, 128k, 154
Centennial Hall Senate 128d, 140 
Center for Student Involvement 16, 17, 162, 163, 301 
Century 21 288 
Cepicky, Lauren 186 
Cepicky, Stephanie 186,187,236, 237
Cernuto, Katie 128f, 128m 
Chambers, Andrew 54,128m 
Chandler, Vincent 128d 
Chaney, Bethany 128d 
Chappell, David 128e, 128l 
Chappell, Steven 93,301,304 
Chard, Chriscilla 128c 
Charnes, Sarah 76, 129, 252 
Chase, Kevin 76 
Chattoraj, Nil 142 
Chau, Steven 76 
Chavarria, Meredyth 127 
Chaves, Leigh 138 
Chavez, Alexander 135 
Chavez, Daniel 128b 
Chen, Mike 128e, 150,151 
Chester, Bradley 128o 
Chhetri, Raghav 20 
Chicamcham, Joaquin 138 
Chierek, Katie 128f 
Child Development Center 55,67 
Childress, Katelyn 108 
Chinn, Amy 128d, 128e 
Chipman, Stephanie 71 
Chisholm, Joy 128c, 128h, 128k, 128l, 128o, 128p, 171, 252 
Chisholm, Nate 42,128d 
Chiu, Anna 76, 154 
Choksi, Mrigesh 66 
Chrissotimos, Stephanie 128h 
Christiansen, David 255 
Christman, Kate 128d, 129 
Christmas, Rachael 105 
Chukwukelu, Chibogu 104 
Circle K International 128e, 137 
Clapp, Kay 93, 251 
Clark, Barbara 93 
Clark, Dan 115 
Clark, Margaret 126 
Clark, Marlene 143 
Clark, Sarah 66, 105 
Clark, Vernell 102,128n 
Clark, Vicki 43, 115,128b 
Clarkin, Shannon 115 
Clay People 128 
Clayes, Martin 188 
Claypool, Adam 128n 
Cleaver, Jonathan 128c 
Climbing Club 114 
Cloud, Nick 128d, 150 
Clouse, Rachael 43,128c 
Clouse, Sara 128d, 128g, 156 
Coady, Brian 43, 142 
Coalition of African-American Women 128e 
Coate, Daniel 128i 
Cobb, Cynthia 76,155 
Cobb, Skye 55 
Coca, Andrea 119 
Cochran, Meaghan 55,129,139, 143
Cochrane, John 197, 231 
Cockrill, William 128j, 135 
Coffey, Charlie 128i, 128o 
Coffman, Jennifer 139

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Colgin, Meredith 55, 128g, 143 
College Greens 28,107 
College Republicans 128e, 144 
Collier, Heather 128i 
Collins, Clair 119 
Collins, Grant 128j 
Collins, Katherine 129 
Collison, Christina 128i 
Colombo, Matthew 77,128m 
Colpoys, Chrissy 186 
Combs, Lindsay 43,108, 128l 
Combs, Matthew 66, 128l, 138, 151
Combs, Zac 43,128f 
Comegys, Melissa 123 
Common, Brandon 185 
Communication Disorders Association 128e, 166,167 
Comrie, Jenny 128f 
Comstock, Jason 172, 173 
Conard, Chris 128n 
Condon, Jacob 66, 128d 
Cone, Michael 138 
Conine, Johanna 128e 
Conneely, Sheila 128d, 128p 
Conner, Olivia 55,116,117,128k 
Contarini, Leslie 128c, 143 
Conway, Christopher 128p 
Copy Systems 289 
Cook, Brian 109 
Cook, Stacey 119 
Coon, Jake 128n 
Coons, Heather 55 
Cooper, Aaron 77, 128b, 228 
Cooper, Clarke 128l 
Cooper, Jimmy 43,132,133,155 
Cooper, Robby 208 
Cooper, Sean 224,225 
Cooper, Shawna 128b 
Cooper, Zac 128o 
Copas, Shalyn 128h 
Cope, Emily 51,147 
Copeland, Matt 185,201 
Copeman, Brady 127,128l 
Coppage, Brett 188 
Corcoran, Maire 126 
Cornejo, Paul 114,128b, 234 
Corona, Laura 42, 77,109,128c, 154
Corzine, Jarad 109 
Cosby, Matt 109,128c 
Cosgrove, Erin 128f 
Coskey, Amy 66, 147 
Costa, Sal 51 
Costello, Keith 128m 
Cotter, Megan 122 
Cotter, Wes 128m, 202 
Country Kitchen 294 
Courtney, Charles 128c 
Courtney, Jon 77, 233 
Courtois, Gary 128b 
Coverstone, Jim 128m 
Cowan, Mike 109 
Cowherd, Andrew 185 
Cox, Chancy 55, 85,128e
Cox, Nicole 77, 154 
Cox, Stephanie 155 
Cox, Steven 128c, 176 
Craig, Heather 128e, 166 
Craine, Matthew 128b, 204 
Crandall, Corey 43,128f, 198,199 
Crawford, Garrett 128g 
Crawford, Maggie 129 
Crawford, Vanessa 128d 
Creed, Stephanie 304 
Crenshaw, Jeremy 188 
Crenshaw, Megan 128p 
Crisco, John 30 
Crites, Jessica 128l, 129 
Crocker, Christopher 128j 
Croghan, Jo Ann 42 
Croker, Andrew 128m 
Cronin, Keith 128b 
Cross Country Team, Men's 195 
Cross Country Team, Women's 197
Crossett, Andy 128b, 149, 212 
Crosswhite, Jen 129 
Crume, LaTasha 80,128e 
Crupe, Monica 139 
Culbertson, Bradley 128n 
Cullum, Matthew 127 
Cummings, Hannah 80, 128e, 154
Cummings, Jennifer 43,114,202 
Curfman, Casie 43,128g, 158 
Current, Christian 128n 
Curry, Samantha 80, 230 
Custom Auto Body 295 
Czarnecki, Todd 128j 
Czeschin, Jake 185

[D]
D&J's Enterprises 282 
Dacy, Sarah 230 
Daffer, Traci 55,128f 
Dahlman, John 93 
Dains, Katie 66, 129 
Dale, Laura 43, 115, 128j, 128k 
Dale, Yolanda 43, 128n, 154 
Dalsted, Alisha 142, 223 
Dalton, Matthew 128e 
Dalton, Mike 128e 
Damayanti, Fici 114,128i 
Dames, Diana 66, 105 
Dance, Sarah 207, 210 
Danekas, Karla 186 
Danielsons, Emily 147 
Danner, Courtney 128j, 143 
Danyer, Jon 43 
Darby, Remigio 128o 
Daubert, Doug 16, 95 
Daum, Jason 169 
Davis, Adam 234, 235 
Davis, Amy 118 
Davis, Audrey 128f, 223 
Davis, C.J. 128b 
Davis, Cale 128n
Davis, Cherayla 44, 128d, 128e,129
Davis, Christina 105
Davis, Holly 80,123,128d, 128k,128p
Davis, Josh 127, 128f, 128h, 142 
Davis, Katy 128k, 129, 164 
Davis, Lashea 55, 150 
Davison, Tracy 128f 
Davlin, Erin 66, 129 
Day, Greg 128j 
Days Inn 295 
De Arman, Ken 128n 
Deady, Sarah 128c 
Dean, Lekesha 150,154 
Deane, Amy 60 
Deane, Benjamin 128j 
Dearing, Adam 109 
Dearmont, Eric 128j 
DeBold, Mark 228 
DeCassios, Brandy 128k, 129 
Decker, Aaron 44, 228 
Decker, Lindsey 80 
Decker, Matthew 128e 
DeCock, Dean 95 
Deeken, Leslie 81,134 
DeFoe, Bryan 188 
Degenhardt, Christina 128g, 158 
DeGuire, Stephanie 55,105 
Deidrick, Tim 201, 217 
DeJovin, Elaine 126 
Delaney, Brennan 66,128d, 128o, 202
Delaware, Benjamin 115 
Delaware, Ruth 128b 
Delgado, Andres 155 
Delgado, Ryan 133,155 
Delta Chi 128e
Delta Sigma Pi 123, 128e, 128f, 142
Delta Zeta 11,124,125,128f 
DeMarco, Tony 204 
Dembo, Elizabeth 223 
DeMoss, David 81,128c, 128d 
Denison, Amy 122 
Dennehy, Dean 81,151 
Dennis, Julia 173 
Denny, Andy 128j 
Dersch, Lou 212 
Desaire, Heather 258 
DeSantis, Lauren 129 
Desideri, Stephany 37 
Desmet, Ashley 81,154 
Detours 16,128f, 282 
Dettmer, Stephanie 81,128h 
Deuschle, Bridget 105 
Deutsch, Kyle 128m 
Devine, Jaci 128i 
DeVita, Scott 110 
Devlin, Sarah 81, 129 
DeWilde, Rachel 81,128d, 128m 
Di Stefano, Maria 251 
Dichsen, Adam 44,116,128k 
Dickert, John 128n 
Dickinson, Kim 10,35, 66,128d, 142
Dicks, Christy 129 
Diehl, Brandon 71 
Dierker, Kathy 128m 
Dierking, Karen 128b 
Diester, Angela 44, 115, 128d, 128n
Dilla, Theodore 202 
Dimmel, Fred 12 
Dinsick, Becky 225 
Dipert, Susan 78, 81 
Dirkse, James 28, 95 
Dirnbeck, Gloria 128f, 147 
Disbro, Russell 66, 128j, 155 
Dishinger, John 105 
Distler, Amy 213 
Dittmann, Megan 81,128h 
Dittmeier, Krissy 44,108 
Dixon, Barbara 30, 31 
Dixon, Christy 128i, 129 
Dobbs, Jamie 129 
Dobson Hall Radio 24, 25 
Dobson Hall Senate 128f, 140 
Dockendorff, Sally 26, 81, 91, 258,304 
Dockery, Adam 10,109 
Dodd, Becky 128k 
Dodd, Dianna 176 
Dodd, Rebecca 66 
Dodd, Ryan 109 
Dodson, T.J. 112 
Doedli, Sarah 147 
Doellman, Matthew 128c 
Doerhoff, Heather 128l,175 
Dohack, Brad 128j 
Dohack, Melissa 128g 
Doherty, Katherine 128f, 142 
Doherty, Meghan 128f 
Dolbeare, Stephanie 44 
Donaldson, Ross 27, 79 
Dondlinger, Melissa 37 
Donley, Joe 44, 202, 203 
Donnell, Sarah 118 
Donohoe, Eric 114,185 
Donohue, Erin 122,142 
Donovan, Katharine 129 
Dooley, Colin 128m 
Doriani, Abby 239 
Dorn, Sarah 101, 105 
Dorsen, Nick 17, 17 
Dorsey, Krystal 154 
Dougherty, Allison 129 
Dougherty, Lori 147 
Dougherty, Megan 22,128b 
Doughty, Jeannine 44,128n 
Douglas, Elizabeth 64,138 
Douglas, Jason 185, 228 
Douglass, Ryan 146 
Dover, Lois 301 
Dowdy, Erin 119,128m 
Dowdy, Heather 119 
Dowell, Jesse 128i 
Dowell, Lana 95 
Dowil, Stephen 44,128j 
Downing, Natasha 128p

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Downs, Tracy 77 
Doyel, Kevin 128n 
Doyle, Marley 128f, 128l 
Doyle, Shawn 128c, 143, 147 
Drake, Jennifer 154 
Drazen, Colleen 124 
Drennan, Tom 212 
Drescher, Amanda 55,108 
Dressel, Kristin 29, 56, 129,133 
Drewing, Rusty 185 
Drum, Shelly 44 
D'Souza, Dinesh 144 
Duck, Vicki 95 
Dudak, Melissa 224, 225 
Dudley, Kelli 206, 207,210 
Duede, Brendan 114,128b 
Duepner, Bryan 81,123,151 
Duepner, Michelle 119 
Duff, Megan 128f, 142 
Duffy, Derek 208 
Duke, Brandon 114
Duncan, Amy 134 
Duncan, Thomas 81 
Dunham, Cheri 42 
Dunlap, Edward 95 
Dunn, Emily 66 
Dunn, Joanna 119 
DuPont, Andrea 122,128n 
Durand, Lauren 81, 134 
Durant, Walter 128m 
Durham, Kari 115 
Durick, Robin 128f 
Dusek, Suzanne 66,128l 
Duvall, Jennifer 128d 
Dwyer, Alison 44,152 
Dwyer, Danielle 79 
Dwyer, Jon 128n 
Dwyer, Valerie 129,139 
Dye, Becky 128b, 129 
Dykstra, Jessie 128j 
Dziewa, Mary 128g

[E]
Eads, A.J. 185 
Easley, Amber 129 
Eberenz, Sarah 129 
Eberhard, Christina 147 
Ebers, Elizabeth 134 
Ebert, Bob 13 
Ebert, Kevin 225 
Echo 16,128f, 300 
Eckardt, Beth 65, 128f, 128g, 128n
Economon, Elizabeth 52,236,237 
Eddy, John 117,128k 
Edgington, David 128n 
Ediger, Kyle 208 
Edis, Taner 258
Egelhoff, Chad 109
Eighmy, Carly 147
Eisenberg, Martin 91,244
El Alaoui, Kawtar 20
El Vaquero Restaurant 301
Elder, William 109
Elidrisi, Mohamed 128i
Ell, Becky 56,115
Ell, Bob 44
Elliott, Ashley 213
Ellis, Bethany 128d, 128p
Ellis, Karin 175
Ellma, Kierin 128e
Els, Susan 128o
Emnett, Julie 115,128m
Endicott, Amy 122,142
Engdahl, Graham 66,128o
Engels, Dustin 208
Epplin, Angela 81
Epps, Ava 154
Epps, Chadwick 128b
Erhart, T.J. 212
Erickson, Courtney 128e, 128f
Erickson, Laura 81, 128b, 128o
Erker, Martha 223
Erwin, Jared 81
Esbenshade, Meghan 81,230
Esmar, Keri 128j
Esneault, Christine 44,128b
Espe, Barb 128m
Esposito, Phil 199
Eta Sigma Gamma 128g, 156,159
Eufmger, James 128e
Euritt, Laura 81, 128c, 128f
Eusey, Kat 155
Evans, Aubrey 81
Evans, Jason 128f
Eveker, Erin 118
Evers, Beth 146
Evers, Bridget 56,108

[F]
Faculty Senate 255 
Fahrney, Beth 44,105, 128k
Fails, Heather 129 
Fails, Matthew 128c 
Fairley, Kathryn 147 
Falkner, Ann 44,115,118,128b 
Fallstrom, Sarah 81 
Fancher, Kay 129 
Fancher, Whitney 186 
Fanning, Audra 134 
Fanthorp, Joe 200,206,207,208 
Farabee, Angela 81, 128o, 138, 139
Farley, Lisa 66,105 
Farquhar, Colleen 128l,129 
Farrington, Lisa 66, 128p 
Faul, Katie 129, 146, 177, 214, 304
Faurot, Don 52 
Fauser, Marne 214, 215 
Fee, Jessie 134 
Feeler, Wyatt 128c, 128e, 176 
Feilner, Raymond 66,171 
Feldkamp, Lisa 115 
Feldstein, Jennifer 108 
Fellowship of Christian Athletes 51
Ferdman, Julie 105,128h 
Ferguson, Comador 135 
Ferk, Melissa 44, 122,128b 
Ferrell, Kimberley 147 
Ferry, Maureen 92,128i, 177 
Field, Kat 128n, 161 
Fieleke, David 128c 
Fieleke, Matt 128c, 128d, 150 
Filicsky, Whitney 67 
Filla, Lauren 81 
Financial Management Association 128g 
Findling, Jerry 95 
Fine, Aaron 126 
Finlay, Brian 44, 128j, 135 
Finley, Jennifer 66,132,155 
Finley, Torre 217 
Finnsdottir, Asdis 186 
Finzel, Andrea 56,128o, 128p 
Fisher, Jennifer 214, 215 
Fitch, Matt 128b, 128g, 128m 
Fitzgerald, Anne 146 
Fitzhenry, Colleen 81 
Flaherty, Erin 141 
Flannigan, Kristin 44 
Flatley, Kaitlin 134, 223 
Fleming, Jeff 26, 29 
Flesch, Frank 128j 
Fletchall, Holly 128e 
Fletcher, James 44,128j 
Fletcher, Ryan 128j 
Floyd, Kelli 214, 215 
Flynn, Kayla 66, 122 
Flynn, Michael 128m 
Foerstel, Elizabeth 115 
Fogarty, Erin 212, 213 
Foley, Sean 128m, 202 
Folwarczy, dusty 252 
Folwarski, Erin 122 
Folwarski, Jenna 119

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Supreme Court Justices
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John Paul Stevens 
Sandra Day O'Connor 
Antonin Scalia 
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Clarence Thomas 
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 
Stephen G. Breyer

football team 13,14 
Foppe, Vanessa 44,68,128p, 140 
Forck, Owen 44, 79 
Ford, Jessica 66, 143, 155 
Foronda, Renessa 81 
Forsyth, Emily 81,154 
Fortney, Jonelda 44 
Foster, Denny 128m, 234 
Foster, Donivan 66, 128m, 150,154
Foster, Jamila 128d 
Foster, Jordanne 191 
Foster, Justyne 81, 128o 
Foster, Pamela 128h 
Foster, Rebecca 44,129, 245 
Four Horizons Realty, Inc. 289 
Fox, Cassie 81 
Fox, Stephen 120 
Frampton, Tristan 128d, 128n 
Francisca, Irene 56,128g, 128i 
Frank, Meghan 119 
Franke, Kenna 66 
Franklin, Sarah 147 
Franklin Street Singers 128g 
Franklin, Wendy 128j, 128k 
Franks, Erin 56, 115 
Frazer, Kevin 128b 
Frederick, David 128d 
Freeman, Brenton 188 
Freeman, Elizabeth 81,139 
Freeman, Katie 128n 
Freethinkers Society 128g, 155 
French, Kimberly 81,128f 
French, Ryan 66, 228 
Frere, Kenton 81,128n 
Freshman Activities Coordinating Team 128g 
Freund, Sarah 128d 
Frevert, Wes 188 
Frick, Ellen 207 
Frick, Laura 56 
Friesz, James 128b 
Fritz, Amanda 44,128d, 174 
Fritz, Brad 56, 128n 
Fry, Erinn 81
Fry, Jasmine 126,128d, 128l 
Fuemmeler, Regan 44,128e, 166 
Fulks, Michelle 139 
Fullenkamp, Meg 12,105 
Fuller, Jennifer 128d 
Fuller, Tracy 85,139 
Fulmer, Calie 233 
Funds Allotment Council 120, 128g
Funk, Katie 56,129,135, 207

[G]
Gaddam, Kartik 128c, 128g 
Gaehle, Jeana 56,128c 
Gaines, Scott 234 
Galanos, Dianne 128o 
Gallagher, Eren 66,147 
Galle, Jen 128f
Gallen, Kerri 128f 
Gallo, Donna 44 
Galloway, Megan 81,128c 
Galster, Kelly 128n, 128o, 149 
Gambach, Kathryn 248 
Gamblers Marching Band 102 
Gambrell, Na'Kesha 128n 
Gamlin, Lindsey 124 
Gamma Chi 105,110 
Gammill, Arliss 128e, 128g 
Gandy, Nicole 196, 197, 230 
Gansner, Kai 24, 66, 128f 
Gant, Danielle 128j 
Garcia, Michael 128m 
Gardner-Collier 289 
Garland, Angela 32, 44, 79 
Garrett, Troy 185 
Garvin, Jenny 44,128e 
Garwood, Zachary 66, 128e 
Gash, Susan 18, 19 
Gassner, Alison 118 
Gassner, Jackie 23, 27 
Gaston, Allison 128d, 142 
Gatheman, Jennifer 44 
Gathman, Cabell 19,29,44,128o, 155
Gatti, Laura 122 
Gaudreault, Nate 188 
Gebhart, Meagan 128f 
Geisendorfer, Nicole 139 
Geissler, Rory 234 
Geist, Breehan 248 
Geisz, Rebecca 129 
Gemes, Holly 56 
Gentry, Elizabeth 66,155,202 
George, Austin 66, 212 
Georges, Matt 81 
Gerber, Jennifer 81 
Gerecke, Julie 56,129 
Geringer, Julia 139 
Gerler, Timothy 128j 
Gervich, Molly 118 
Geuin, Jonathan 81 
Gewin, Shawnna 67,128n 
Ghodrati, Halleh 66,128l, 202 
Gibbons, Marilyn 95 
Gibeson, Erin 129 
Gibson, Jennifer 202 
Gibson, Karen 119 
Gibson, Nate 188 
Giddings, Allie 223 
Giddings, Lynn 142, 252 
Gifford, Kyle 128o 
Giglio, Larry 185 
Gilbert, Samantha 66,128g, 244 
Gilchrist, Lou Ann 8, 63, 163 
Gildehaus, Jessie 105,223 
Gill, Coralie 129 
Gillette, Dave 173 
Gillette, Nathan 128d, 128g 
Gillick, Brad 109 
Gilmore, Audrey 151 
Gilmore, Jennie 126 
Gilpin, Katharyn 56, 122 
Giovanetto, Levi 128k, 143
Giovannini, Mary 77
Gipson, Mel 44,108
Givan, Faith 44,108,120,128k,154
Gladish, Daniel 56,128c, 220
Gleaves, Luke 81, 208
Glenn, Marty 129
Gloor, Heather 147
Glosier, Adam 109,216, 217
Glover, John 44
GNC 300
Gober, Angela 81
Goedeker, Anne 129
Goeller, Donald 109
Goen, Tricia 111
Goering, Richard 56, 118, 128j,128p
Goethe, Jesse 81,128o 
Goggin, Michael 95 
Gold, Adam 81, 86 
Golden Alumni 49 
Golf Team, Men's 212 
Golf Team, Women's 212 
Gollaher, Diane 128c, 143 
Gonner, Nathaniel 220 
Gonzalez, Maria 44, 94, 128l 
Gooch, Janet 55 
Goodman, Kelly 81,128k 
Goodwin, Katherine 82,154 
Gordon, Brandon 82 
Gordon, Gariy 8 
Gordon, Renee 82,128d 
Gore, Chris 220 
Gossett, Lauren 128d, 128p 
Graber, Robert 95 
Graber, Seth 114,151 
Graham, Julia 108 
Graham, Tiffany 190,193 
Grahlman, Joshua 135,142 
Grajo, Kristine 225 
Gramlich, Bret 82,220 
Granzow, Daniel 82 
Grasch, Nichole 128g 
Gravemann, Jennifer 44,128e 
Gray, Christina 66, 128n, 128o 
Gray, Jenna 215 
Gray, Jennifer 129 
Gray, Marcia 82 
Grebin, Kate 122 
Grechus, Lori 128f 
Green, Mary 128b, 128o
Green, Steven 154 
Greenland, Barbara 82,128l,138 
Grefrath, Samuel 44,114,128b 
Gregor, Aimee 200,207 
Gregory, Emily 82 
Greife, Cariss 56, 202, 203 
Griesedieck, John 66,128f 
Griffard, Emily 186 
Griffith, LaNese 56,154 
Grimm, Garret 217 
Grinde, Tina 82 
Griner, Katelyn 66, 122, 128l 
Grinnage, LaJeanne 44, 108, 128k
Gripka, Lauren 128d, 129 
Gross, Brittany 128c 
Grote, Melinda 44 
Grothoff, Matt 220 
Gruber, Joseph 67 
Guarino, Sally 134 
Guckes, Greg 204,205 
Guenther, Karl 82 
Guethle, Mike 128c 
Guethle, Shawn 128c, 128m 
Guignon, Julie 147 
Guilfoy, Kevin 82 
Guisinger, Ted 185 
Guittar, Susan 128c 
Gumbel, Anne 108 
Gurung, Kamala 66,128i 
Gurung, Samir 66 
Gurung, Sujit 66 
Guthrie, Andrew 82 
Guthrie, Charles 128g, 128o 
Guthrie, Leah 129 
Gutshall, Brandon 185 
Gyurov, Hristo 114

[H]
Haak, Joel 82, 128k, 155 
Haas, Kristina 128k 
Haber, Erin 128d 
Habitat for Humanity 128h 
Hadler, Sara 128b 
Hadwiger, Steve 77 
Hadzic, Anne 128k 
Haffey, Megan 127,147 
Haffey, Rachel 128d 
Hagen, Michelle 128d

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Hager, Ryan 66,128c, 143 
Hahn, Elizabeth 44,263 
Hahn, Kasye 196 
Hahn, Laurie 82 
Hainline, Joseph 128d 
Hains, Lois 139 
Hake, Lesley 128f 
Haldeborg, Henric 44 
Hale, Lacey 66, 128c, 154 
Halet, Kristin 82 
Halim, Anna 82,128i 
Hall, Taylor 128c 
Hallar, Brittan 128d 
Halley, Trudy 95 
Hamer, Morgan 56,128e, 167 
Hamilton, Jill 66 
Hamilton, Joe 146 
Hamilton, Laura 82, 225 
Hamilton, Paul 128m, 157,199 
Hammond, Kimesha 67,128h 
Hampton, Chris 199 
Hampton, Lisa 115 
Hams, Royce 154 
Hankins, Joseph 142,143 
Hankins, Steve 128b 
Hanks, Amanda 129 
Hannaman, Jason 128i 
Hannon, Alison 104 
Hansard, Lindsay 18 
Hansen, Erik 128n 
Hansen, Myra 108, 223 
Hanson, Ashley 147 
Hanusa, Cassie 128d 
Happ, Catherine 82,128d, 128h, 129
Happ, Heather 115 
Harbison, Nick 105, 115 
Hardee, Marbree 46,128c, 129 
Hardee, Matthew 46,128c 
Harden, Dan 128d, 128n 
Hardesty, Jamie 67 
Hardin, Patrick 109, 234 
Hardin, Rachel 115,149 
Hardy, Sarah 128f, 159, 304 
Hargrove, John 82, 128b 
Hargrove, Timothy 67,128b 
Haribson, Nick 146 
Harken, Andy 208 
Harker, Christine 95 
Harman, Marc 82, 128c, 220 
Harmon, Jennifer 46,202 
Harms, Kyle 67,128k 
Harney, Megan 82,128b 
Harrington, Andi 142 
Harrington, Brandon 46, 128i 
Harris, Ben 151, 154 
Harris, Glenn 74 
Harris, Michael 128n 
Harris, Mike 185 
Harrison, Jane 129 
Harrison, Joel 128b 
Harrison, Keith 95 
Harrison, Lennie 185 
Harrison, Rebecca 95 
Harrold, Audra 67, 122, 127
Hart, Lance 82 
Hart, Nick 128c, 128o, 143 
Hartle, Danielle 82,128f, 140 
Hartmann, Amy 128o 
Hartmann, Justin 128n 
Hartnett, Jill 128p 
Hartnett, Kyle 128j 
Hartwig, Kara 149 
Haslag, Erin 123, 128l 
Hatcher, Keisha 82,128e 
Hatcher, Sara 207, 210 
Haug, Kate 128m, 138 
Hauser, Adlie 142 
Hawkins, Jessica 134, 143 
Hawkins, Matt 46, 128b 
Hawkins, Rikki 82, 129 
Hawkins, Shae 21 
Haworth, Kevin 47,128f, 138,304 
Hayden, Sara 128n 
Hayes, Amber 115 
Hayes, Jeremiah 128g 
Hayes, Matt 115 
Hazelip, Anna 86 
Hazra, Deborshi 128g, 128i 
Hearn, Amber 56,122,129 
Heberlein, Betsey 118 
Hees, Amy 120 
Hegenderfer, Carrie 128o 
Heincker, Alan 195, 228 
Heinecke, Marc 185 
Heiserman, Lindsey 82,128k 
Heisohn, Lara 142 
Heist, Meredith 154 
Helbig, Matt 195, 228, 229 
Helgenberg, Lisa 122 
Hellebusch, Renee 82,128f, 151, 304
Heimer, Nikki 82 
Hembree, Magen 56,128g 
Hemminghaus, Kiley 128p 
Henderson, Arthur 68,220 
Hendrickson, Karl 128d, 138 
Hendry, Tiffany 108 
Henn, Rebecca 47,108 
Hennessey, Kevin 146 
Hennessy, Lacy 83 
Henson, Jeremy 128d 
Hentges, Tanya 56, 122, 128g, 128l,128m 
Hentges, Valerie 68,128o, 128p, 139
Herden, Franziska 128h, 128i,128p
Hermann, Anna 82 
Hermesmeyer, Kari 56, 128p, 178
Hertlein, Jennifer 56,128l,135 
Hertz, Michael 128e, 144 
Hettinger, Leah 15,128g, 128h 
Hiatt, Robyn 47,128g 
Hibbeler, Susie 68,128f, 181,304 
Hicks, Liz 128p 
Higgins, Kristen 128g 
Higgins, Nancy 202 
High Street Dancers 128h
Hill, Angela 56, 105, 128k 
Hill, Traci 49, 95 
Hille, Melissa 128k 
Hillen, Dan 234 
Hillerman, Emily 82 
Hills, Austin 185 
Hilton, Scott 105,128o 
Hindia, Jiggar 56, 128b 
Hinkle, Jennifer 107 
Hinkson, Laura 68, 129 
Hittinger, Tim 113,146 
HIV Project 105,128h 
Ho, Arie 143 
Hoag, Joanna 122, 153 
Hobbs, Sarah 82 
Hockman, Emily 82, 151 
Hoeh, Michael 82,123,128b 
Hoehns, Craig 128e 
Hoelzer, Jessica 82, 128l, 225 
Hof, Kelly 82,128f 
Hoffman, David 63 
Hoffman, Jonathan 105 
Hoffman, Marjorie 82,108 
Hoffmann, Jennifer 128o, 128p 
Holland, Amanda 226,236 
Hollensteiner, Casey 204 
Holley, Benjamin 82 
Hollie, Wynter 128h, 128k, 150 
Hollister, Joseph 128m 
Hollon, Dustijn 47, 115 
Holm, Todd 246 
Holman, Steven 185 
Holman, Thomas 135 
Holmes, Gerald 128e 
Holt, Maggie 56,128m 
Holt, Allison 119 
Holzmann, Jacquelyn 114,128g, 128h
Homecoming Committee 10,11, 128h
Hooley, Ashley 118,128g 
Hopfinger, Theresa 128f 
Hopkins, Caleb 208 
Hopper, Jennifer 55,68 
Hoppis, Elizabeth 47,142 
Horn, Jeff 82,128n 
Horning, Eric 185, 207, 215 
Horowitz, Alexander 128e 
Horseman's Association 128h, 178
Horton, Stephanie 217 
Hoskins, Candice 68, 196, 230 
Hossain, Imran 128i 
Hossain, Mohammed 56 
Hostman, Priscilla 128 
Hotop, Samuel 109 
Houchins, Daniel 128p 
House, Ellizabeth 56,128d, 128p, 150
Howard, Brooke 129 
Howe, Amanda 128f 
Howe, Peter 128h 
Howell, Curtis 56, 128g, 128n 
Huber, Allison 255 
Hudson, Greg 150
Hudson, Patrick 256 
Huedepohl, Amy 122,142 
Huesemann, Tara 122 
Huffman, Jamie 215 
Hufford, Corie 119,128k, 143 
Hug, Liz 207, 210 
Hughes, Jenny 83 
Hughett, Elizabeth 129 
Hull, Jason 82 
Humlicek, Sara 128c, 147 
Hunleth, Elizabeth 128e 
Hunn, Kevin 202 
Hunstein, Lindsay 134 
Hunt, Noelle 138,151 
Hunter, Jennifer 82,191 
Hunter, Wesley 83 
Huot, Carrie 68 
Huss, Stephen 83,128d 
Hussey, Ken 10 
Huston, Nicole 128f 
Hutchcraft, Carol 95 
Hutcherson, Kelli 146 
Hutchins, Eric 83 
Hutchinson, Matt 128e, 128g 
Hutchison, Dave 146 
Hutsel, Melissa 143 
Huyck, Emily 97, 186

[I]
Igel, Katy 128e, 128h, 142 
Igoche, Diane 104 
Ikuenobe, Oseyi 68,104,109 
Illusion Danz Squad 128h, 164, 165
Ilten, Chelsey 56,103,128f,143,198,203,235,267,273,304,305,307 
Imgarten, Jeffrey 128c 
Imhof, Meghan 119 
Imhof, Preston 123,128c 
Inch, Jessica 129 
Indelicato, Gina 119 
Index 16,128i, 301 
Ingham, Katherine 47 
Ingram, Danielle 101 
Interfraternity Council 128i 
International Club 109,128i 
Intihar, Jennifer 47,128i 
Ireland, Johnny 56,138 
Irish, Matthew 126 
Irwin, Greg 127,128b 
Irwin, Jeremy 127,155 
Irwin, Lindy 128c 
Ishiyama, John 55 
Isidro, Victor 185 
Islamic Students Al-Muttaqun 128i
Iverson, Megan 128d

[J]
Jackson, Elizabeth 68,122

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Jackson, Jeanette 128l 
Jackson, Jessica 47, 122 
Jackson, Kathryn 128b 
Jackson, Lauren 56, 154 
Jacobi, Ryan 208 
Jacobsen, Amanda 249 
Jacobsmeyer, Susan 122 
Jacques, Jeff 185 
Jaeger, Adam 56,128n 
Jahnke, Nicholas 68, 128o 
Jakse, Catherine 69, 104 
Jamal, Imran 47, 128b, 128g, 128i, 128m 
James, Ginger 128c 
James, Mike 160 
Janson, Christine 83,128b, 128l 
Jawalkar, Sucheta 83, 128i 
Jaworski, Tricia 46, 56, 128n 
Jayakody, Samadhini 47, 115, 128b,128i 
Jayne, Martin 95 
Jeffries, Julie 47,108 
Jenkins, Emily 9 
Jenkins, Kelley 128l 
Jennemann, Ryan 128m 
Jennings, Jackson 84 
Jennings, Ryan 47, 128g 
Jensen, Geoff 184,185 
Jensen, Whitney 200, 207 
Jeppson, Corinne 147 
Jerde, Eric 84,128b 
Jessee, Jay 128n 
Jessen, Sara 230, 231 
Jim Robertson's Car Dealership 295
Jimmy Eat World 32 
Johnson, Aaron 150 
Johnson, Adam 188 
Johnson, Adrienne 56,108,128e, 154
Johnson, Bill 128i 
Johnson, Brad 185 
Johnson, Chad 128f 
Johnson, Darcy 134 
Johnson, David 16, 128m, 128o 
Johnson, Diane 104 
Johnson, Jarrett 138 
Johnson, Jen 95 
Johnson, Jessica 84 
Johnson, Josh 27 
Johnson, Katie 69, 128d, 128h, 128l,142 
Johnson, Kristen 128h 
Johnson, Kyle 109 
Johnson, Lindsay 115, 128g 
Johnson, Logan 135, 220 
Johnson, Matthew 84,128k 
Johnson, Megan 119 
Johnson, Micah 185 
Johnson, Nicholas 128n 
Johnson, Rachel 118 
Johnson, Roger 95 
Johnson, Tara 56, 108, 154 
Johnson, Taurean 128o, 202 
Johnson, Yorba 154
Jones, Bryan 128g, 128m 
Jones, Candi 230, 231 
Jones, Carrie 129 
Jones, Gerrad 128b 
Jones, Jacqueline 128e 
Jones, Jennifer 84,147 
Jones, Jessica 128d 
Jones, Kirby 24, 84 
Jones, Kristen 84 
Jones, Melanie 191 
Jones, Michelle 69,129 
Jones, Nicole 128c 
Jones, Rebecca 118 
Jones, Steve 69, 225 
Jones, Talicia 84, 154 
Jordan, Jeremy 128g 
Jordan, Samantha 56,142 
Jorgenson, Katie 84, 128f, 304 
Joslin, Nick 208, 232 
Jovick, Bryan 198, 199 
Judd, Rory 109, 128c 
Judson, Erik 128g 
Judy, Cliff 135 
Justin, Lindsay 84

[K]
Kachipande, Sitinga 47,104,109, 128i
Kachipande, Tara-Louise 47,104 
Kachipande, Thokozile 47,146 
Kaehlert, Clarissa 84,128k 
Kahre, Sara 134 
Kalwei, Edward 128b 
Kampeter, Joshua 204 
Kamphoefner, Mark 185 
Kane, Kadie 176 
Kannady, Laura 84, 128k
Kaphle, Nisha 69,128i 
Kappa Alpha Psi 51, 128i 
Kappa Delta Pi 128j 
Kappa Mu Epsilon 160,162 
Karan, Reena 119,128,153,160, 165,175, 207, 242, 304 
Karll, Juba 22,47,126,128f, 304, 305,307 
Karwoski, Linsey 128p 
Kaseva, Miglena 56, 128b, 128l 
Kasparie, Jill 154 
Kasparie, Kelly 154 
Kastler, Krista 84, 202, 203 
Katz, Rachel 96, 97 
Kauffman, Eric 128f 
Kauffman, William 56,128b 
Kavalar, Michael 47 
Kavanaugh, Kathryn 69, 128h 
Kavanaugh, Kim 47, 202 
Kayser, Jennifer 129 
Kearns, Jenna 191 
Keck, Laura 128c, 143 
Keen, Emily 128d 
Keene, Tiffany 128f 
Keener, Amanda 84 
Keith, Audrey 128m, 128o 
Kellett, Kim 83 
Kelley, Ryan 128j 
Kelley, Shana 47, 115, 128k 
Kellogg, Nicole 105, 135 
Kelly, Beth 56, 123, 128f, 304 
Kelly, Kate 47, 115,128e 
Kelly, Katie 84, 128f, 190, 205, 213, 230, 273, 304 
Kelly, Rachel 84 
Kelly, Robert 48 
Kelsey, Peter 57,105 
Kemp, Joanna 128l 
Kemp, Matt 84, 128k, 154
Kempf, Jason 220 
Kempfer, Jennifer 69,128p 
Kempker, Lindsay 84,143 
Kendall, Pete 225 
Kendrick, Emily 128c, 142,143 
Kennedy, Alexander 47,135 
Kennedy, Hugh 128e 
Kennedy, Meghan 37,142 
Kenney, Rachel 128c 
Kennon, Gabe 115,143 
Kenny, Kimberly 47,128b, 128f 
Kent, Derek 128f, 150, 185, 233 
Kerkoff, Mark 199 
Kersey, Kathleen 26,114,258 
Kertz, Jenny 134 
Kessen, Nate 128j, 199 
Kessler, Hayley 69,128c, 159,176 
Kessler, Holly 128f, 237 
Ketterlinus, Lesa 244 
Khambata, Rizwaan 69,128f 
Khan, Cynthia 107, 128b, 128i 
Khanal, Mukesh 128i 
Kilgore, Anna Marie 69 
Kim, Jin Hyung 128i 
Kim, Kenny 69 
Kimball, Christina 128i 
Kimble, Brian 202 
King, Eric 9, 127 
King, Kenneth 202 
King, Rachel 84 
Kingery, Jake 128o, 228 
Kinney, K.C. 128j 
Kinnison, Erica 128c 
Kinsella, Matt 128j 
Kircher, Elizabeth 69 
Kirchhoff, Mark 128m, 234 
Kirchmann, Summer 69 
Kirchner, Emily 128f 
Kirsch, Nathan 105

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Dixie Chicks
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Favorite Soundtrack Spiderman
Fan's Choice Award Nelly

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A Year in Sports
Superbowl XXXVII Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat Oakland Raiders
NBA Championship Los Angeles Inkers defeat New Jersey Nets
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The Masters Mike Weir
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Texas Longhorns
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Kistner, Lauren 84 
Klasner, Scott 128m 
Klein, Mary 84, 128d, 128l 
Klimek, Eli 84, 128c 
Klipsch, Greg 185 
Klocke, Liz 84, 129 
Klofkorn, Hillary 131 
Klosowski, James 128b 
Kluesner, Genny 129 
Klusman, Christina 69,115,128c 
Knaust, Cathy 84 
Knefelkamp, Rebecca 128e, 191, 193
Knese, Tina 122 
Knoblauch, Stephanie 122 
Knoble, Lauren 186 
Knolhoff, Ann 105, 242 
Knolhoff, Lisa 128g 
Knoll, Kendra 128i 
Knoth, Craig 185 
Koch, Christina 128d 
Koch, Corey 57, 105 
Koebbe, Allison 122 
Koenig, Brandie 57 
Koerner, Christine 139 
Kohl, Melissa 139 
Kolhapurwala, Hatim 47,128f 
Komiskey, Emily 230 
Konrad, Meghan 47, 128e, 225 
Koontz, Allison 118
Kopp, Kandice 84 
Korkoian, Dave 106,128d, 128p, 131,140,202 
Kort, Benjamin 128g, 128j, 155 
Kothare, Pankaj 128g, 128i 
Kottemann, Marcia 129 
Kouba, Katrina 47,128p 
Kovarik, Jessica 57, 128d, 128l 
Kovarik, Kathryn 84 
Koyama, Takiko 84, 128c 
Kozelichki, Luke 109 
Kraft, Kelli 69,105 
Kramer, Annie 118 
Kraner, Brank 234 
Krans, Molly 128h 
Kreimer, Amy 191,193 
Kremer, Nick 150 
Kresl, Kate 207 
Krieger, Sarah 129 
Kriegshauser, Lauren 129 
Kriegshauser, Nicole 129 
Kroeger, Bethany 69 
Krohn, Austin 109 
Krupich, Brian 128f, 128j 
Kruppe, Erik 185 
Krutzman, Sarah 178 
KTRM 88.7 16, 24, 128j, 282 
KTVO 282 
Kubus, Dan 128g 
Kucharz, Michael 128n
Kudrna, Becky 201, 230 
Kuehnle, Elizabeth 47 
Kueker, Kristopher 128b, 128m 
Kuhnline, Dana 47 
Kulczewski, Gail 69, 128c, 159 
Kulkarni, Mridula 128i 
Kun, Melissa 147 
Kunard, Leah 128h, 128l, 138 
Kunkala, Meghana 84 
Kuntz, Nick 107 
Kupfer, Robbi 128d, 163 
Kupferle, Matt 128b, 234,235 
Kurt, Mandy 118 
Kurtz, Abby 84, 128l 
Kussan, T.J. 104 
Kwan, Michael 128e 
Kwiatek, Monica 69, 304, 307

[L]
Labit, Jennifer 47, 114,123 
LaGrassa, Susan 251 
Lakers, Andy 188 
Lamb, David 109 
Lambda Alpha Epsilon 128j 
Lambda Chi Alpha 128j, 134,149 
Lamm, Kendall 128e 
Lammert, Elizabeth 128f 
Lamorette, Laura 115 
Landers, Sara 37, 119, 126 
Landram, Mike 84,128m 
Lane, Chakira 57, 63, 67, 128e 
Lang, Brandon 128m 
Lang, Katharine 128b 
Lang, Thomas 109 
Langabee, Marie 47, 114, 128b, 128p,140 
Langdon, Kimberly 134 
Lange, Anilise 223 
Lange, Emily 114, 128b, 128j 
Lange, Jeffrey 105 
Langenfeld, Sara 128k, 128l 
Langguth, Leia 122 
Language & Literature Computer Support 301 
Language & Literature, Division of 301 
Lanham, Rachael 69 
Lansford, Todd 123 
Lantz, Chris 95 
La Pachanga Restaurant 300 
Lappe, Philip 109 
Larson, Blake 84, 220 
Larson, Theresa 69,128h, 128p, 179
Lasco, Alice 128l 
Lash, Dustin 109 
Lasher, Jason 69 
Lasley, Beth 128j 
Latter Day Saint Student Association 128j 
Latting, Kelley 47,128f, 199 
Lauer, Sara 128b 
Lawrence, Matthew 128e
Lawrence, Michael 128f 
Laws, Katie 186 
Lawson, Karisa 57, 128e, 154 
Lawyer, Hailey 84,123,128b, 236 
Layne, Jim 128j 
Le, Stephanie 134 
Leak, Bremen 128j 
Leak, Maggie 128j 
LeBeau, Chris 142 
Lederle, Marie 128d, 128l 
Lederle, Sarah 128d, 128l,165 
Lee, Alicia 69 
Lee, Ji Young 128i 
Lee, Michael 114 
Lehmann, Jeremy 128m 
Leigh, Danisha 154 
Lemp, Ana 122 
Lemp, Sarah 84, 105, 128o 
Lenahan, Megan 128f 
Lennertson, Erica 128m 
Lenz, Christian 114 
Lepper, Austin 94,185 
Lesczynski, Bettie 128d 
Lesczynski, Erin 12, 128h 
Leslie, Suzanne 138 
Lesseig, Sam 212, 213 
Letcher, Shanelle 128n 
Letting, Gina 232 
Leveranz, Micaela 69,122 
Leverson, Jerard 42,185 
Levinson, Andrea 128c 
Levy, Michaella 84, 202 
Lewis, Andy 113,128b 
Lewis, Coley 234 
Lewis, Colin 57 
Lewis, Erin 84 
Lewis, Megan 129,171 
Lewis, Staci 128p, 179 
Lewkowsky, Adam 47 
Li, Shuang 128b, 128l, 134 
Liang, Bryon 128e 
Lichtenberg, Aimee 69,128d 
Lichtenegger, Jenise 115 
Lienhard, Judd 185 
Lightfoot, Joel 57 
Lile, Sara 128p 
Liles, Brooke 122 
Lilly, Michelle 219 
Limbaugh, Julie 223 
Linden, Brian 223 
Lindevald, Ian 95 
Lindsey, Derek 216, 217 
Lindstrom, Robert 142 
Lineberry, Kent 151 
Ling, Huping 95 
Link, Jonathan 135 
Link, Paul 188 
Linsenbardt, Andy 132,155 
Linton, Karla 128p, 134 
Lippert, Erika 128o 
Little, Therese 128g 
Litton, Taryn 69 
Loaiza, Daniel 84 
Locascio, Ryan 128e 
Lochbaum, Anna Jewell 48

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Lochbaum, James 48 
Lockett, Alexandria 128o 
Lograsso, Chad 150 
Lonergan, Maureen 128g 
Long, Ah 215 
Long, Cory 217 
Loots, T.J. 84 
Loots, Thomas 128k 
Lopez, Amanda 47,128g, 155,220 
LoPorto, Sal 124 
Lorincz, Adrian 57, 127 
Lough, Ashley 128e 
Loughary, Jennifer 128c, 128f 
Love, Zachary 47, 128e, 128h 
Lovell, Jennifer 57 
Lovell, Matt 123 
Lovenduski, Tristan 47, 178 
Lovinguth, Michael 220 
Lowe, Jeffrey 47,128e 
Lowe, Jessica 57,128f, 211,304, 307
Lowe, Marty 176 
Lowery, Christopher 128n 
Lowery, Shaun 51, 185 
Lowrance, Adam 128n 
Lowry, Jill 139, 230, 231 
Luber, Aimee 84,127 
Lucas, Matt 115 
Lucas, Tiffany 128b 
Lueckenhoff, Bethany 126 
Lugo, Elena 128f 
Lummis, Jaime 84,108 
Lumsden, Carolyn 128e, 144 
Lunders, Meghan 127 
Lundry, Lauren 142 
Lunn, Ashley 128p 
Lusk, Dave 63, 128i 
Lutheran Student Fellowship 116,128k 
Lynch, Rachael 128l 
Lyons, Holly 84 
Lyons, Steve 185 
Lytton, Ashley 128b, 128c

[M]
Ma, Cancan 115 
Maag, Andrea 245 
Machens, Erin 128d 
Mack, Gina 47,147 
Mackey, Kelli 85 
Maddox, Mason 128m 
Madge, Pshyrah 128e 
Maeda, Satomi 47 
Maedeker, Justine 128c 
Magruder, Jack 30, 48, 49, 95, 301
Magruder, Sue 49 
Mahaney, Jordan 225 
Mahaijan, Sachin 69 
Maher, Christopher 85 
Mahn, Rachel 128h 
Maier, Jacqueline 108
Main, Jennifer 47,115,128e 
Main, Laura 128d 
Majino, Sarah 69, 127 
Mallory, Joshua 85 
Mann, Jake 212 
Mannen, Tara 57,122 
Manns, Jackson 48 
Manns, Lisa 186 
Manns, Marcie 57,122,304,305, 307
Manocha, Amit 85, 128i 
Manocha, Pawan 128i 
Manuat, Charissa 134 
Marasigan, Carmina 139 
Marble, Matt 185 
Marcantel, Kenny 114, 222 
Marchbanks, Tiffany 123, 149, 178, 186, 225, 304 
Marchese, Ted 30 
Marchi, Kiya 47, 142 
Mareschal, Joshua 128b 
Margavio, Katie 128g, 154 
Markeson, Dennis 16, 95 
Marler, Sara 147 
Marlow, Trevor 57, 104, 128g, 154
Marlowe, Monica 190, 191, 233 
Marolt, Ben 128e 
Marquart, Kristin 85 
Marquart, Scott 128m 
Marr, Anthony 85, 128n 
Marrone, Thomas 69 
Marstall, Angela 47, 135 
Marstall, Kathy 128j, 245 
Martens, Adam 128e, 155 
Martin, Alexa 85, 128h, 138 
Martin, Benjamin 85, 255 
Martin, Brad 128m, 224, 225 
Martin, Jamie 69,108,114,128g, 128k
Martin, Jessica 128,129 
Martin, Katie 128l 
Martin, Kevin 85, 135 
Martin, Kimberly 119 
Martin, Michell 155 
Martin, Myra 128f 
Martin, Rachel 69,128e, 128n 
Martin, Rebecca 118,128h, 142 
Martineau, Annie 223 
Martinek, Chris 21, 185 
Martinek, Katherine 129 
Martinek, Katie 213 
Martinez, Ashley 69,128f 
Martinez, John 80, 128k 
Martinez, Mike 128e 
Martinez, Teresa 69,105 
Maslin, Sabrina 85,128d, 128m,128p
Mason, Jennifer 14, 15,128p 
Mason, May 49
Masterson, Shannon 69,143,163 
Mathematics and Science Secondary Education 152 
Matheny, Katy 19,132 
Mathews, Chris 87
Mathurin, Salena 69,128e, 154 
Mattem, Katie 128c 
Matteson, Jennifer 95 
Matthew, Jon 87 
Matthias, Stephanie 87, 128k, 128o
Mattis, Tod 128e, 128h, 128l 
Mattli, Ashley 128k 
Maulin, Emily 127 
Maurer, Ryan 128f 
Maxfield, Matt 116, 128k, 234 
Maxwell, Bret 217 
May, Allison 108 
May, Julie 108, 119 
May, Katherine 122, 200, 207 
Mayer, Alison 69, 128h 
Mayer, Nikki 236 
Mayes, Emery 185 
Mayhle, Katylin 128c 
Mayo, Ken 128d 
Mayo, Theresa 50 
Mayson, Josh 185 
Mayson, Richard 185, 228 
Mayton, Courtney 134 
Mazuch-Lash, Laura 50, 128p 
McAlister, Holly 87 
McAllister, Eric 69,128b 
McAninch, Justin 57,128n, 128p, 155,260 
McBurney, Gina 128j 
McCart, Devin 128m 
McCarthy, Coleman 38
McCarville, Rachel 186 
McCauslin, Jackie 128l 
McClanahan, Rebecca 175 
McClease, Chelsea 134 
McClernon, Kari 69, 128f 
McCloskey, J.D. 185 
McCluney, Jeremiah 50, 128k, 128m, 150,154 
McConachie, Megan 69 
McConomy, Neal 128j, 128n 
McCoy, Brant 29 
McCracken, Kim 142 
McCue, John 87 
McCunniff, David 128b, 135 
McDaniel, Charlie 188 
McDole, Jennifer 57,202 
McDonnell, Jennifer 128c, 128l, 215
McDowell, Hattie 57 
McDuff, Sarah 87 
McElvaine, Scot 109 
McFarlane, Erik 228 
McGinnis, Krystal 69, 122 
McGinnis, Rebecca 50 
McGlumphry, Kevin 128c 
McGovern, Kathleen 128k 
McGraw, Meaghan 139 
McIntosh, Bren 262 
McIntyre, Katharine 128c 
McKay, Eliza 69,128k, 128l,142 
McKay, Micah 38, 49, 57, 129, 142

United States Government Officials
President George W. Bush
Vice President Dick Cheney
Speaker of the House Denny Hastert
President Pro Tempore of the Senate Ted Stevens
Secretary of State Colin Powell
Secretary of Treasury John Snow
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
Attorney General John Ashcroft
Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton
Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman
Secretary of Commerce Don Evans
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Secretary of Health & Human Services Tommy Thompson 
Secretary of Housing & Development Mel Martinez
Secretary of Transportation Corman Mineta
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham
Secretary of Education Rod Paige
Secretary of Veteran's Affairs Anthony Principi
Missouri U.S. Senators:	James Talent & Christoper Bond
Missouri's U.S. Representatives:
William Akin Roy Blunt William Clay
Jo Emerson Richard Gephardt Sam Graves
Kenny Hulshof Karen McCarthy Ike Skelton

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Top 10 songs of 2002
10. "Hot in Herre" - Nelly
9. "Don't Let Me Get Me" - Pink
8. "All You Wanted" - Michelle Branch
7. "U Got It Bad" - Usher
6. "Ain't It Funny" - Jennifer Lopez
5. "In the End" - Linkin Park
4. "Dilemma" - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
3. "Complicated" - Avril Lavigne
2. "Get the Party Started" - Pink
1. "A Thousand Miles" - Vanessa Carlton
Information from www.rocketonthenet.com

McKee, Dawn 128g, 129 
McKee, Iain 128b 
McKelvey, Mark 74, 87, 154 
McKemy, Kristin 128d 
McKinney, Christopher 128h 
McLane-Iles, Betty 128n 
McLaughlin, Colleen 70, 143 
McLaughlin, Dan 228 
McLaughlin, Kelcie 119 
McManis, Erin 128f, 128g, 143 
McManis, Kristen 128f 
McMillin, Miranda 9, 70, 115 
McNair Program 91 
McNamara, Lisa 119 
McNamee, Shaun 70, 74 
McNeil, Megan 223 
McNichols, Christine 87, 128g 
McNichols, Kathleen 128f 
McPherson, Samuel 87,128h 
McQueary, Brian 228 
McVey, Maureen 122 
McWilliams, Amber 42,128b 
McWilliams, Blake 128m 
Mead, Jolene 87,129 
Medallada, Josephine 105 
Medley, Kayla 128l,142 
Meek, Starr 171 
Meeker, Erin 87 
Mees, Stephen 50,128n 
Meggo, Luis 57, 128c, 204 
Mehta, Aalap 70,123,128b, 128j 
Meierhoff, Susan 128k, 129 
Meiners, Erika 119 
Meinke, Dustin 128n 
Meinkoth, Michelle 70,123,128b 
Meissen, Roger 87 
Melton, Matthew 128j 
Meneely, Justin 70 
Meneely, Megan 15,50,94,128k, 128n
Menke, Jessica 70, 105, 242 
Mentel, Lindsey 70,127,147 
Mercer, Erica 128k, 128n, 164 
Meredith, Neil 57 
Merli, Beth 23, 27, 80 
Merline, Tammy 128j 
Merrell, Evan 162 
Mersman, Jeffrey 128j
Mettler, Sean 114 
Meulendyke, Sara 122 
Meyer, Andrew 128i 
Meyer, Bryan 208 
Meyer, Eric 128d, 128o 
Meyer, Jessica 87 
Meyer, Jill 239 
Meyer, Lindsay 134 
Meyer, Merrick 128j, 198, 199 
Meyer, Neal 128p 
Meyers, Kevin 128j 
Miceli, Lisa 215 
Michaels, Amy 50,122 
Miki, Jiri 128b, 217 
Miles, Matthew 109 
Milford, Elizabeth 70,128m 
Miller, Brad 234 
Miller, Brady 128n 
Miller, Carrie 70, 122 
Miller, Celeste 176 
Miller, Chris 57, 128n, 152 
Miller, James 128j 
Miller, Jessica 128l,147 
Miller, Jilian 12, 13, 114, 118, 119
Miller, Katie 118,122,128h 
Miller, Kimberly 87 
Miller, Lisa 26, 87 
Miller, Megan 126 
Miller, Melissa 186 
Miller, Missy 70,128p 
Miller, Robert 35, 50, 83, 128g, 142
Miller, Sara 87,128f 
Miller, Sarah E. 70, 128e 
Miller, Sarah R. 50, 118, 128e, 128k, 128l,135 
Milles, Cory 42 
Millett, Ben 50,128j 
Milligan, Ryan 128n 
Millman, Gregory 135 
Mills, Christina 87 
Mills, Devon 19 
Mills, Megan 128p 
Miner, Phil 128n, 128o 
Minor Detail 128k, 164, 165 
Minter, Carla 128k 
Miricho, Martha 57, 104
Misale, Judi 90, 91, 95 
Misuraca, Jennifer 50,105,119, 128k
Miu, Charlie 70, 128g 
Mlynarczyk, Kate 128f 
Moe, Jessica 50, 128i 
Moeller, Brandi 57, 115, 128f, 128k, 128n, 227, 236, 304, 307
Moeller, Chelsea 267, 271, 273, 304
Mogharreban, Mike 128j 
Mohler, Rachel 87 
Mohr, Stephen 87 
Mohrman, Amanda 70,134 
Moklestad, Bethany 87,119,128l 
Mold, Cammy 128h 
Molina, Christopher 57,128e 
Molitoris, Mike 68 
Molle, Heather 138,152 
Monroe, Auriel 128h, 150 
Monroe, Ian 87, 128h 
Montgomery, Sandy 129 
Montgomery, Sarah 128n, 146 
Moody, Anne 101,105 
Moody, Morgan 57, 105, 220 
Mooney, Joe 109 
Moore, Andrea 87,128c 
Moore, Ashley 57 
Moore, Chad 128m 
Moore, Ebony 50,154 
Moore, Jaidee 87,128c, 128o, 143 
Moore, Kira 122 
Moore, Melissa 32 
Moore, Nathan 109 
Moore, Rachel 70, 87 
Moore, Rebecca 70,129 
Moore, Rob 154 
Moore, Rubin 57,128k, 128m 
Moore, Tarrah 70, 127, 147 
Moore, Virgil 172 
Moorhead, Kenton 70,128h, 202 
Morell, Justin 185 
Morgan, Kelsie 128d 
Morgan, Ryan 109 
Morley, Daniel 135 
Morley, David 128n 
Morley, Lanny 95 
Morris, Sean 112, 185 
Moschner, Katherine 128p 
Moses, Julie 134 
Motta, Daniel 57, 128b, 128l 
Mounsey, John 10, 11, 128p 
Movold, Ashley 223 
Mowen, Make 185 
Moxley, Wes 128o 
Moy, Jonathan 50, 104, 114, 128n
Moyers, Valerie 87 
Moynihan, Shaun 70 
Muck, Brittany 128e, 150,151 
Mueller, Aaron 217 
Mueller, Erin 128c, 260 
Mueller, Katy 236 
Muenks, Rachel 87
Muhammad, Ruqayya 57,128b, 128e, 128i 
Mulcahy, Suzanne 87 
Mulford, Sarah 104,122 
Mulkey, Grant 127, 128c, 142, 143
Mullen, Shane 70 
Mulpuri, Sravani 87,128i 
Multicultural Affairs Center 120, 139
Mumaw, Jeffery 128c 
Munden, Dynae 115 
Mundle, Laura 70,128n, 129 
Mundloch, John 109 
Murphey, Samuel 128h, 128i 
Murphy, Alexander 87,128d, 154 
Murphy, Amanda 128b 
Murphy, Colleen 206,207,208 
Murphy, Lukin 87, 128o 
Murphy, Sarah 128k 
Murray, Heather 186,187 
Murray, Jason 128j 
Murray, Jessica 139 
Murray, Sara 186 
Murray, Shaina 70,128e 
Myers, Aaron 87,128o 
Myers, Kelly 146 
Myers, Matt 185

[N]
Na Thalang, Ani 128k 
Nagan, Maria 105 
Nagle, Lou 128o 
Nakai, Mary 70, 128p 
Nakai, Yoshie 57 
National Education Association 128k
National Pan-Hellenic Council 128k
National Society of Collegiate Scholars 128l 
Navales, Carl 204, 205 
Neathery, Brad 74 
Neely, Sue 85 
Negrea, Mircea 114,128b 
Neidenthal, Flint 128n 
Neidig, Jennifer 57 
Nelson, Beau 185 
Nelson, Brady 92 
Nelson, Emily 128d 
Nelson, Jacob 36 
Nelson, Maren 70,128c 
Nelson, Matt 185 
Nelson, Mike 194,195, 228 
Nelson, Ron 70 
Nelson, Tiffany 128h 
Nelson, Veronica 128p 
Nepple, Jeff 217 
Nettles, Jessica 57,115 
Neumann, Kit 92, 97 
Neuwoehner, Jacqueline 128g, 128l
Nevans, Christopher 128n

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Newman, April 57,128f, 139 
Newman, Becca 50,67,110,128l, 129,223 
Newman Center 52 
Newsham, Jessica 119 
Nguyen, Dung 128i 
Nguyen, Thi 87,128c 
Nichols, Benjamin 50 
Nichols, Clayton 228 
Nichols, Dan 228 
Nichols, Lauren 134 
Nichols, Lesley 87 
Nichting, Doug 143 
Nickolai, Annie 191 
Nicks, Annette 102,129 
Nicol, Melissa 70, 155 
Nielsen, Kate 118 
Nielsen, Stephanie 105 
Niemann, Kailee 128k, 134 
Niemeier, Leslie 104,135 
Nierman, Laura 158 
Nies, Colin 70,128e, 128n 
Niewald, Curtis 87,128o, 151 
Niewoehner, Elizabeth 87 
Niezwaag, Curtis 146 
Nigus, Stephanie 57, 128c, 143, 246
Niko-Hickman, Ryan 208 
Niles, Becky 168 
Niroula, Umanga 128i 
Nixon, Susan 50, 129 
Nnadi, Ifechukwu 87 
Nobles, Lydia 57,115,135 
Nollmann, Julie 128c, 128e 
Norland, Grant 185 
Norman, Ashley 70,104,128l 
Norman, Thomas 114,128b 
Norris, Trey 185 
Northcutt, Richard 132,133,155 
Northeast Camera & Photo Labs 300
Northeast Missouri State Bank 288
Northrup, Ben 57,123,128m 
Northup, Erin 134 
Noteis, Whitney 104,124,128f 
Nowicki, Caitlin 118 
Null, Eric 128l 
Null, Matthew 128o 
Nurrenbern, Gregg 198,199 
Nursing Students Association 128l,175 
Nwazota, Ebubechukwu 104, 128c, 128i

[O]
Oberhaus, Christina 70,128e 
Obermark, Michelle 70,128e, 147 
Oberoi, Amrinder 87,128i 
Obiadi, Chidulue 87 
Obijegu, Theophilus 128c 
O'Brien, Colin 128j 
O'Brien, Eileen 250
O'Brien, Erin 128o 
O'Brien, Michael 57 
O'Brien, Rachel 87 
O'Day, Caitlin 139 
O'Day, Megan 139 
O'Dea, Becky 57,128c 
O'Donnell, Ann 57 
Oetting, Rachel 105,128k 
Ogden, Ben 301 
Ogier, Emily 105 
O'Hara, Josh 128o 
Ohlendorf, Jennifer 247 
Ohmer, Rachel 70,126 
Ojile, Becky 128n, 186 
Okonkwo, Ikechukwu 87, 104 
Olliges, Timothy 151 
Olmstead, Kristen 108 
Olree, Steven 128c, 128l 
Olson, Amy 133 
Omicron Delta Kappa 146,147 
O'Neal, Jennifer 70 
O'Neil, Elizabeth 128f 
Oppenheim, Ashley 88,129 
Orcutt, Kevin 202 
Ordaz, Bethany 128c, 138,139 
Order of Omega 128l 
Orehiyi, Anuoluwapo 128c 
O'Reilly Auto Parts 294 
Originals Paper Art 283 
Oris, Bethany 22 
O'Rourke, Matt 127, 128c, 139, 142
Ortega, Amy 70,114, 122 
Ortwerth, Shelby 191, 236, 237 
Ory, Veronica 70 
Osborn, Jeffrey 256 
Osborn, Michaela 207, 210 
Osborn, Tom 185 
Ostby, Elizabeth 128f 
O'Sullivan, Briana 70,129 
Otero, Julio 128j 
Otis, Josh 208 
Ott, Gretchen 128k, 142 
Otting, John 88, 135 
Oughton, Jennifer 88,128h, 223 
Outdoor Club 128l 
Overson, Bill 70, 128n 
Owen, Andrea 126 
Owens, Corey 88 
Owens, Erica 119,128d 
Owusu, Ama 70, 104 
Ozkal, Derek 220

[P]
Paddock, Crystal 70 
Paden, Eric 208
Pafford, Teresa 128h, 128p, 178 
Pahlajani, Vishal 128i 
Painter, Keith 12,185, 228 
Palmer, Lindsey 88 
Palombo, Tricia 57, 119,122 
Paluczak, Michael 128n 
Panhellenic Council 119,181
Pankau, Amanda 129 
Pantano, Joseph 128n 
Parke, Amanda 70,128e, 128m, 137
Parkhurst, Megan 50 
Parkhurst, Sarah 50 
Parvin, Joseph 128e 
Parviz, Renee 128n, 129 
Passe, Melissa 166 
Patel, Meghana 50,143,147 
Patey, Ashley 122,193 
Patterson, Eric 105, 148 
Patterson, Jeannie 50,128p 
Pattison, George 128j 
Patty's University Bookstore 288 
Paul, Andrew 234 
Paul, Leann 236 
Paul, Reesha 128f 
Paulson, Jacqueline 129 
Pautler, Katie 105, 223 
Pautz, Caleb 128d 
Pavelski, Amanda 128h 
Payne, David 31 
Payne, Lisa 126, 242 
Payton, Andrea 50 
Payton, Kyle 50, 128f 
Pearsall, Nate 188 
Pearson, Aaron 128j 
Peckron, Jon 234 
Pederson, Katie 129 
Peebles, Sharon 70,143, 155 
Peecher, Jason 178 
Peeples, Matt 71,208
Peluso, John 128d, 128g 
Pender, Donna 129 
Pendzick, Sara 128h 
Penrose, Oliver 128o 
Pepmiller, Renee 128c 
Perera, Niroshini 50, 104 
Perkins, Shanee 127 
Perrine, Catherine 126 
Perry, Carol 88, 128l 
Perry, James 185 
Persaud, Erin 50,105 
Perschall, Amanda 128k 
Pershing Society 128l 
Person, Andy 194, 195, 228 
Peter, Brad 194, 228 
Peters, Abby 108 
Peterson, Ashley 88,128k, 128l 
Peterson, Colleen 60,128e 
Peterson, Dan 102,103 
Pettis, Tiara 171 
Pettit, Kevin 236 
Pettyjohn, Lora 128f 
Pfeiffer, Melissa 213 
Pfeiffer, Molly 88 
Phelan, Lisa 71,128e 
Phelan, Sean 128b 
Phelps, Adam 135 
Phi Beta Lambda 128m, 142 
Phi Beta Sigma 128m 
Phi Epsilon Kappa 128m, 156 
Phi Eta Sigma 128m 
Phi Kappa Tau 128m, 135 
Phi Kappa Theta 118,128m

People's Choice Awards
Favorite TV Drama Series: "CSI"
Favorite TV Comedy Series: "Friends"
Favorite New TV Drama Series: "CSI: Miami" 
Favorite New TV Comedy Series: "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter"
Favorite Male TV Performer: Ray Romano 
Favorite Female TV Performer: Jennifer Aniston 
Favorite Reality Based TV Program: "Survivor: Thailand" 
Favorite Daytime Drama TV Series: "Days of Our Lives" 
Favorite Motion Picture: "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" & "Spiderman"
Favorite Drama Motion Picture: "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
Favorite Comedy Motion Picture: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
Favorite Motion Picture Actor: Mel Gibson 
Favorite Motion Picture Actress: Julia Roberts 
Favorite Male Musical Performer: Eminem 
Favorite Female Musical Performer: Faith Hill 
Favorite Musical Group or Band: Creed & Dixie Chicks

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PONDEROSA Steakhouse
1116 Country Club Drive
Kirksville, Mo. 63501
(660)665-6336
Good Luck Graduating Seniors!

701 North Marion St. Kirksville, Missouri 63501
Slaughter Printing Co., INC.
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(660)665-7663
1-800-279-2234
Fax: (660)665-0075
E-mail: slaughterprint@cableone.net

ANDERSON ELECTRIC & APPLIANCE
708 W. Potter
Kirksville, Mo.
63501
(660)665-7131
"Your Gibson Dealer"

Rider Drug
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Kirksville, Mo. 63501
(660)665-4666 or toll Free (8000)627-1473
Fax (660)665-2257
www.riderdrug.com
your RXperts
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Sponsorship
Country Kitchen
2700 S. Baltimore
Kirksville, Mo. 63501
627-4555
Aileron's
Casual Cafe & Tavern
2523 South Franklin
Kirksville, Mo. 63501
665-6700
O'Reilly Auto Parts
501 North Baltimore
Kirksville, Mo. 63501
665-9356

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The Blossom Shop
Flowers and Gifts
1103 North Green
Kirksville, Mo 63501
665-1505
Free Delivery in Kirksville Full-Seravice Florist
10 percent off with Student ID

Custon AUTO BODY
Computerized Estimates
American-Foreign
Ask about 5 year Warranty
3711 N. Baltimore
Kirksville, Mo 63501
In Business Since 1981
Phone: (660)665-7166
Fax: (660)665-8077
Major Credit
Cards Accepted
Email: custonautobody@cableone.net
Located One Mile North of Wal-Mart on Hwy 63

Jim Robertson's
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Oldsmobile
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(660) 665-2805
Toll Free: (888) 867-2438

Pro-Tech Co.
Custom Awards
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www.protechoco.com
2411 E. Illinios, Kirksville
665-3171
FOR ALL
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Custom Trophies
Made to Order Plaques

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Complimentary Breakfast Buffet (Mon.-Fri.) with USA Today
Shuttle Service
Indoor Pool and Whirlpool
Free Local Calls
Children Under 18 Stay Free!
Garden Terrace and Restaurant
Cable Television
Billiards and Video Games
Meering & Banquet Space
In-Room Coffee Makers
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Bank Midwest is proud to support
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Phi Lambda Phi 105, 128n 
Phi Mu Alpha 23,128n 
Phi Sigma Kappa 128n 
Phi Sigma Pi 32,128n, 152 
Philip, Lisa 118
Phillips, Andrew 15,60,114,115,128n
Phillips, Ashley 129 
Phillips, Cassandra 223 
Phillips, Nicholas 50 
Physical Plant 72, 301 
Pi Delta Phi 128n, 171 
Pi Kappa Phi 128o, 172,173 
Piasecki, Lauren 88, 128j 
Pickett, Kate 155 
Pieper, Sue 246 
Pierce, Heather 128n, 143 
Pierson, Michael 128n 
Pigg, Kelly 95 
Pike, Becky 193 
Pike, Michelle 155,199 
Ping, Brantley 128d 
Pingel, Kristen 128e 
Pini, Joe 128d
Pinkston, John 128d, 128g, 128n 
Pinney, Michelle 60 
Piper, Vera 77
Pippenger, Mike 128d, 220 
Piskulic, David 128m, 158 
Pisoni, Angela 134 
Pitts, Andrew 185,234 
Pitzer, Sarah 32 
Pivirotto, Chris 199 
Plank, Jenn 122 
Ploch, Jennifer 114,129 
Poelker, Elizabeth 88 
Poelstra, Annie 225 
Poelstra, Megan 225 
Poettker, Erin 139 
Pogue, Eric 88 
Pohlman, Jamie 134 
Polette, Melissa 126 
Polley, Arley 71, 129 
Pomianek, Christy 129 
Ponderosa Steakhouse 294 
Poole, Toyia 50,128e, 128f, 128h 
Poole, Violet 128g 
Poos, Amy 50, 105 
Pope, Mike 185 
Porter, Christopher 135 
Porter, Heather 88 
Poth, Nick 128m 
Potter, Kevin 72 
Pottgiesser, Lars 188
Poulos, Jeff 185 
Powell, Kristel 128d 
Power and Olympic Lifting Club 128o 
Pozzo, Ginny 71 
Praiswater, Shane 228 
Prange, Kristin 117, 128k 
Prater, Lacey 139,181 
Pratt, Michelle 128f 
Pray, Krista 207 
Pray, Matthew 208 
Pre-Law Club 128o 
Pre-Veterinary Club 128o, 178 
President's Office 301 
Presley, Stuart 128b 
Preston, Natalie 129,168 
Prewitt, Laura 71, 128b, 128l 
Price, Charlotte 114,118 
Price, Kevin 109 
Prinster, Katie 50,128n 
PRISM 128o 
Prochaska, Chris 128m 
Prost, Jackie 134 
Pro-Tech Co. 295 
Proud, Leslie 32, 50, 128n 
Provance, Stephanie 88 
Pruett, Jennifer 50,128c 
Psi Chi 153 
Psychology Club 128o 
Public Relations Office 301 
Pugh, Alfonso 128i, 184, 185 
Pull, Sarah 139 
Pulliam, Michelle 50,129 
Pulphus, Alyssa 212, 213 
Purchasing Office 301

[Q]
Quick, Sarah 71, 128c 
Quinn, Lindsey 128h 
Quinn, Thomas 109

[R]
Raaz, Jeremy 50 
Rabenold, Andrea 128f 
Raby, Alisha 147,162 
Racher, Ruth 126,128b 
Rackers, Emily 72 
Rackley, Nicole 72 
Rader, Roberta 128o 
Radtke, Courtney 128f 
Ragan, Paul 128e 
Ragon, Kathryn 128f 
Rai, Bhaskar 72 
Rai, Biplaw 72,128i 
Rainey, Nicole 107 
Rakestraw, Caroline 88 
Ramaker, Drew 185 
Ramsay, Chris 34, 142 
Ramsey, Catherine 236 
Randoll, Jill 50 
Rao, Manasa 128i
Raper, Matthew 68,128p 
Rase, Lauren 119 
Rassi, Sasha 72, 129, 143 
Ratliff, Keith 128b 
Rau, Sarah 114, 134 
Rauch, Brent 128c, 188 
Ravenscraft, Michael 128g, 128m 
Rawlings, Dani 134,196, 230 
Rawlings, Russell 118,128m 
Rawlins, Randa 30 
Ray, Tracy 134 
Ream, Justin 128p 
Rearick, Ross 115,128d 
Reasoner, Diedra 186 
Reber, Laura 128n 
Recht, Lindsay 128k, 164 
Reck, Theresa 88,139 
Rector, David 37 
Redburn, Rebecca 128k 
Redden, John 202 
Reddick, Darryl 185 
Reddin, Benjamin 88 
Redding, Mike 185 
Reed, Caleb 60,220 
Reed, Tabitha 118 
Reeg, Matthew 128h, 128o 
Rees, Adam 224,225 
Reesor, Jennifer 202 
Reeves, Roland 185 
Reflections 2000 288 
Reid, Jana 128e 
Reiher, Andrea 113,129,173 
Reilly, Joseph 128h 
Reineri, Zachary 128j 
Reinhold, Rachel 129 
Reinitz, Joel 88 
Reinsch, Doug 95 
Remley, Megan 191 
Renaud, Rebecca 50 
Rendall, Adam 72,173 
Renieri, Ryan 128o 
Renner, Cassandra 42 
Renshaw, Sarah 147 
Reorda, Lindsey 128f, 142 
Repair, Lisa 127 
Reschly, Jessica 119 
Reschly, Joel 88 
Reside, Douglas 42, 92,128c 
Residence Hall Association 128p, 140
Reule, Ross 128b 
Reuther, Mike 204 
Reyes, Angela 199 
Rhoad, Sara 105, 223 
Rhoads, Lukas 128b 
Rhode, Sara 128l 
Rhodes, Patience 72, 128e, 143, 150
Rhodes, Paya 60,128e, 150 
Rice, Zach 88,155 
Rich, Adam 128n, 128p 
Richards, Paula 128h 
Richardson, Charity 50,128c 
Richardson, John 88,128d, 128p 
Richardson, Megan 118

2003 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year "Don't Know Why" Norah Jones
Album of the Year "Come Away With Me" Norah Jones
Song of the Year "Don't Know Why" Norah Jones
New Artist Norah Jones
Rock Album "The Rising" Bruce Springstein
Alternative Album "A Rush of Blood to the Head" Coldplay
R7B Album "Voyage to India" India Arie
Country Album "Home" Dixie Chicks
Special Award Bee Gees
Norah Jones

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Richarz, Stefan 109 
Ricketts, Lindsay 118 
Rider Drug 294 
Rider, Lauren 128d, 128k 
Rieck, Kathy 35, 80 
Riess, Laura 139 
Rigdon, Tony 50, 64 
Riggle, Thomas 128m 
Rinderknecht, David 185 
Rinehart, Bo 199 
Ringham, Katrese 223 
Risius, Abigail 128o 
Ritter, Sarah 104 
Ritter, Sherry 72, 127 
Rivera, Esvan 128o, 142 
Robert, Karla 122 
Roberts, Ben 135 
Roberts, Jill 143 
Robertson, Bradley 135 
Robertson, Josh 109 
Robertson, Kayla 147 
Robertson, Kip 128m 
Robinett, Alicia 61, 129 
Robinson, Christina 119 
Robinson, Christopher 72,128m 
Robinson, Trey 228 
Robinson, William 128h 
Rocha, Meredith 207 
Rockwell, Jessi 129 
Rodeghero, Tom 71,146 
Rodemann, Jake 64, 128b, 128c, 263
Roesch, Joshua 128c 
Roesemeier, Richard 128m 
Rogers, Julie 61, 105, 141 
Rogers, Michael 135 
Rogers, Sarah 50, 202 
Rohr, Derrick 177 
Rohrback, Rob 185 
Rolfes, Maria 125, 128f, 128h, 128m
Romine, Amanda 128f 
Romine, Jeff 88,128c 
Romine, John 88 
Rootz, Jeremy 114 
Roper, Erin 88, 128j 
Rosario, Angela 129 
Rosario, Ben 15, 228 
Rosario, Jon Carl 228 
Rosebery, Kristin 50 
Ross, Andy 61, 128m 
Ross, Heidi 50, 128b 
Ross, Jeremy 128l,141 
Ross, Todd 146 
Rost, Jamie 250 
ROTC 83 
Rotello, Zach 185 
Roth, Jeff 88,128d 
Roth, Tim 51,128d 
Rothermich, Joe 202,203 
Rott, Theresa 88 
Roundtree, Rory 128b, 143 
Rozier, Beth 51,128c, 129 
Rubin, Joshua 128m, 234 
Ruble, Racheal 105
Rubly, Julie 61,115 
Ruckenbrod, Elyse 72, 128c, 159, 219
Ruecker, Todd 128d, 131 
Rueckert, Nathan 51,128b 
Rueter, Morgan 46 
Ruethain, Jayme 61,151 
Ruethain, Jennifer 61,151 
Ruffin, Brooke 73, 128h 
Runge, Laura 128h 
Runnels, Samantha 73,202 
Ruschmeier, Nina 33, 51, 128f,304,307 
Russell, Helen 88,202 
Russell, Ruthie 122 
Russell, Travis 128d, 128p, 135, 150
Russian Club 128p, 171
Russom, Erin 80
Rutherford, Amanda 115
Rutherford, Sarah 61, 128c, 244
Rutledge, Lillian 88
Ruud, Nick 185
Ryals, Andrew 51
Ryan, Meaghan 128j
Ryan, Phil 258
Ryle, Douglas 95
Ryle Hall Senate 128p, 140

[S]
Sabai, Ruth 104, 128k 
Sadzewicz, Erin 225 
Sagez, Mandi 88, 154 
Saha, Spondon 128i 
Saheb, Sarah 88, 202 
Sainju, Geetottam 128i 
Sainz, Joseph 128m 
Saito, Shino 88, 128p, 150 
Sallee, Danielle 128h, 128p, 178 
Sallee, Erin 88, 128b, 202 
Salvation Army 123 
Samayoa, Maria 61, 126, 129 
Samuelson, Kristin 119, 128k, 164
Sanders, Erin 73,128h, 142,155 
Sanders, Sarah 26 
Sanders, Timothy 128m 
Sanders, Tonya 90,128e 
Sandker, Sara 52, 178 
Sandroni, Katherine 88 
Santa Ana, Alfredo 128j 
Santos, Brian 73, 128d, 128o 
Sapenoff, Laura 223 
Saracino, Angela 128p 
Sartors, Joseph 128m 
Sattler, Bryan 128b 
Sauer, John 123, 128c 
Sauer, Katie 128d 
Sawyer, Bill 146 
Scalise, Dominick 51, 184, 185 
Scanlon, Michael 128n 
Scannell, Megan 147 
Schaberg, Katherine 88,128d
Schack, Sarah 73 
Schaecher, Corey 128m 
Schaefer, Rebecca 128n 
Schaefer, Tracey 119 
Schaeffer, Joshua 128h, 128o 
Schanz, Lacey 236, 237 
Schaper, Julie 73, 128k, 147 
Schaper, Sara 88, 128h 
Schaupert, Renee 128b 
Schaus, Annie 104 
Scheitlin, Lindsay 73, 202 
Schelich, Sarah 139 
Schell, Lisa 128k 
Schellman, Jennifer 122 
Schembri, Katie 88 
Schenewerk, Katherine 61,128c 
Scheperle, Rachel 128e 
Schickler, Elizabeth 174 
Schierman, James 88 
Schiff, Phillip 138 
Schifsky, Andrew 128m 
Schisler, Jennifer 52 
Schlanger, Kim 128c, 176 
Schlattman, Dan 73 
Schlenk, Eve 52,147 
Schlereth, Lisa 128l 
Schlitter, Elizabeth 88 
Schlosser, Christy 88,104,128g, 139
Schluender, Zachary 128o 
Schlueter, Anne 88, 108 
Schmalz, Lisa 186 
Schmidt, Ben 73,128g 
Schmidt, Dan 60,154 
Schmidt, Elizabeth 61,128e 
Schmidt, Jeremy 73 
Schmidt, Jessica 61,127,128d 
Schmidt, Martin 220 
Schmitz, Joey 128e 
Schmitz, Laura 132 
Schnabel, Amanda 129 
Schnabel, Mirjam 73,128l 
Schneider, Carrie 215 
Schneider, Ed 195, 228 
Schneider, Karl 72 
Schneider, Lacey 128g 
Schneider, Merideth 52 
Schneiderheinte, Briana 101 
Schnellbacher, Charlotte 52 
Schnurbusch, Steve 115,128b 
Schnuriger, Melissa 88 
Schoenky, Lauren 119 
Scholastic Enhancement Experience 42
Schonhardt, Anne 61,128k, 135 
Schoonover, Dana 61 
Schrader, Jack 201, 217 
Schrage, Crystal 128g 
Schrautemeier, Rachel 223 
Schreiber, Hannah 128d 
Schremser, Angeline 128c 
Schroeder, Alicia 173 
Schroeder, Nancy 122 
Schubert, Heather 73 
Schuessler, Matthew 128m
Schuhler, Angie 186 
Schuller, Allison 225 
Schulte, Alicia 122, 175 
Schulte, Becky 128p 
Schulte, Daniel 109,128b 
Schulte, Jill 213 
Schulte, Jonny 89 
Schulte, Lauren 117, 128k 
Schulte, Lindsay 128g, 128n 
Schulz, Leah 118 
Schulz, Rachel 128n 
Schumert, Andrew 128j 
Schurwan, Dan 128j 
Schuster, Christy 108 
Schuster, Kari 147 
Schutter, David 198, 199, 227 
Schutz, Jessica 119 
Schuyler, Whiteley 89 
Schwartz, Erin 134 
Schwartz, Julie 257 
Schwartztrauber, Karen 89, 128l, 131, 139, 166, 171, 193, 228, 304 
Schwebach, Kristi 73 
Schwegler, Heather 16, 128f, 139, 181
Schwent, Sara 128l 
Schwepker, Abigail 73, 115 
Science Outdoor Instructional Laboratory 253 
Scognamiglio, John 89, 217 
Scott, Cassandra 154 
Scott, Matthew 114, 151 
Scott, Nicholas 73 
Scott, Tim 53,128p 
Scott, Tricia 53,101,128b, 128f, 128n, 251, 304, 305, 307 
Scruggs, Donna 53 
Scruggs, Paul 89, 128d, 128g 
Scully, Lawrence 234 
Seamon, Jessica 45 
Searcy, Lynn 73, 128h, 128p 
Sears, Jessica 191 
Seckute, Jolita 105 
See, Nathan 12, 13, 123, 128c 
Seeber, Amanda 61,128d 
Seelig, Tara 53, 129 
Seeling, Sara 128d 
Seidel, Bridget 105, 213 
Seifert, Melissa 73, 105 
Seiz, Katie 89 
Selby, Cory 141 
Selby, Raymond 137 
Selle, Justin 185 
Selzer, Bryan 128e 
Sem, Daniel 128i 
Septeowski, Kathryn 114, 123 
Sessoms, Kimberly 129, 242 
Seufert, Noelle 53 
Severs, Beth 53 
Sevits, Jeremy 178 
Sexton, Bill 202 
Seyler, Lainey 89, 223 
Seymour, Gregory 89, 123, 151 
Shaaban, Reham 128i

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Shafer, Serena 134 
Shah, Chirag 128e 
Shahmoradi, Mohammad 95 
Shain, Mary 128h, 138 
Shane, David 89,138 
Sharamitaro, Jill 122,123 
Sharma, Pankaj 53, 128b, 128g 
Sharma, Shalin 135 
Sharp, Jamie 127,186 
Sharpies, Nichole 118 
Shaughnessy, Michael 21, 53, 128g
Shaw, Colin 112,185 
Shedd, Rachael 51, 61, 104, 191 
Sheets, Amanda 73, 128e, 128i, 128m, 129, 142 
Shelden, Mike 185 
Shelton, Gregory 128j 
Shelton, Sarah 89, 123 
Shelver, Kristen 53, 127 
Sherrard, Brooke 53, 105, 128i, 129
Sherrill, Lisa 53,128d, 128e 
Sherry, Bailey 128c, 128e, 128o, 143
Shilpakar, Tilak 89 
Shinri, Jason 128n 
Shipp, Kevin 128e 
Shirley, Ann 129 
Shoff, Erin 53, 128l
Shotokan Karate Club 128p 
Showgirls Dance Squad 128p 
Showmaker, Jason 89, 128c, 220 
Shrestha, Pooja 73, 128i 
Shriver, Crystal 53,128d, 143 
Shumate, Nicole 128p, 134 
Sicking, Steve 204 
Sidlo, Joe 128m 
Siebel, Kipp 128m 
Sieber, Jacqueline 128d, 129 
Siebert, Kara 53,128b, 128e 
Sieren, Lisa 73, 128d 
Sigma Alpha 128p, 178 
Sigma Alpha Iota 118,129 
Sigma Chi Delta 129,173
Sigma Delta Pi 129,171 
Sigma Kappa 129,135,173 
Sigma Lambda Beta 139 
Sigma Lambda Gamma 139 
Sigma Phi Epsilon 11,135,149 
Sigma Sigma Sigma 13,134,172, 173
Sigma Tau Delta 135 
Sigma Tau Gamma 23,135 
Sikes, Leslie 73 
Silea, Anne 128d 
Silvey, Brenna 115 
Silvey, Morgan 61,109,142,204 
Simmons, Abby 53 
Simmons, Erin 128o 
Simmons, Paul 128j 
Simmons, Taylor 128f 
Simpson, Kelsey 142 
Simpson, Thomas 109 
Sineni, Abby 116,128f, 128k 
Siron, Jennifer 128k 
Sis, Kristina 115
Sisson, Josh 58, 59 
Sisson, Katie 122 
Skelton, Andrew 128j 
Skillman, Kari 73 
Skinner, Joe 128c 
Skosky, Catherine 105,134 
Slater, Paul 204 
Slattery, Brian 89 
Slaughter Printing Co. 294 
Sloop, John 215, 227 
Sluss, Nichole 134 
Small, Erin 128g 
Smith, Abbie 89,196,230 
Smith, Abigail 53 
Smith, Anna 186,187 
Smith, Ashley 61,128e, 128k 
Smith, Ben 224,225 
Smith, Cheri 73,139 
Smith, Clara 154 
Smith, Cormac 138 
Smith, David 53 
Smith, Dylan 154,220 
Smith, Emily 128f, 131,223 
Smith, Erin 61,108,119 
Smith, Fatima 73,128i 
Smith, Hannah 89 
Smith, Javas 150 
Smith, Jennifer 61,128e, 167 
Smith, Jessie 128p, 134 
Smith, Justin 128o, 185,228 
Smith, Karen 91 
Smith, Kathryn 89,128h, 128l 
Smith, Mackenzie 108 
Smith, Matthew 89 
Smith, Melissa 128j 
Smith, Remington 128c 
Smith, Rosa 254 
Smith, Sarah 128h 
Smith, Scott 185 
Smith, Sharmon 147 
Smith, Stacey 123 
Smith, Stephanie 73, 128d, 128k, 128l

75th Annual Academy Awards
Actor in a Leading Role Adrien Brody "THE PIANIST"
Actor in a Supporting Role Chris Cooper "ADAPTATION"
Art Direction "CHICAGO" John Myhre (Art Direction); Gordon Sim (Set Decoration)
Costume Design "CHICAGO" Colleen Atwood
Directing "THE PIANIST" Roman Polanski
Documentary Feature "BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE" Michael Moore and Michael Donovan
Foreign Language Film "NOWHERE IN AFRICA" Germany Directed by Caroline Link
Writing (Original Screenplay) "TALK TO HER" Written by Pedro Almoddvar
Actress in a Leading Role Nicole Kidman "THE HOURS"
Actress in a Supporting Role Catherine Zeta-Jones "CHICAGO"
Best Picture "CHICAGO" Martin Richdrds
Sound "CHICAGO" Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) "THE PIANIST" Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
Music (Score) "FRIDA" Elliot Goldentfml
Music (Song) "8 MILE" - "Lose Yourself' Music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto; Lyric by Eminem
Visual Effects "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS" Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William 
Cook and Alex Funke

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Smith, Steven 259 
Smith, Travis 45, 128j 
Smoot, Aaron 185 
Smoot, Jason 185 
Smout, Fadzai 61,104, 146 
Snodgrass, Jesse 127 
Soccer Team, Men's 188 
Soccer Team, Women's 187 
Society of Dance Arts 138 
Society of Physics Students 138, 152,153 
Society of the Prim Roses 12, 139, 149, 180, 181 
Sodemann, Chip 217 
Sodemann, Dave 188 
Sodexho Food Services 283 
Softball Team 237 
Sokolowski, Jeff 109 
Solley, Robyn 128g 
Sommer, Sarah 214,215 
Sonderman, Anna 186 
Sonderman, Theresa 244 
Song, Jane 128g 
Sonny's Collision Center 300 
Souders, Abby 73, 116, 117, 224, 225
Southard, Matt 73 
Spader, Jon 128n 
Spader, Sarah 128b 
Spanish Club 171 
Sparks, Jeff 234 
Spasova, Antoaneta 129 
Speek, Jim 128n 
Spegal, Amanda 89,147 
Speidel, Cynthia 202 
Spencer, Chris 128m 
Spencer, Matthew 61,128b 
Spiegel, Melanie 83 
Spiegel, Tyler 128j 
Spillenkothen, Colin 234 
Spinden, Alison 128c, 143 
Spinney, Beth 73, 78, 79, 116, 128f, 239, 304, 307 
Spitzer, Mark 248 
Sports Information Office 301 
Spurgeon, Jon 228 
Spurgeon, Lacey 128h 
St. John, Sarah 128c, 128f, 128i 
Stack, Alathea 89, 154 
Stacy, Katie 21, 53, 129,169 
Staggs, Justin 128g 
Standage, Mark 185 
Stanghelle, Jason 89 
Stanley, Colin 109 
Stanley, Kristen 79,127,147 
Stanley, Rebekah 53 
Stanley, Sarah 53, 151 
Starbuck, Jenn 128g 
Starbuck, Melinda 129 
Starnes, Sarah 73, 128l 
Stauber, Aaron 135 
Steel, Alison 73, 128m, 129 
Steele, Derek 128b 
Steffe, Christopher 128j 
Steffel, Jennifer 89, 202
Steger, Diana 128d 
Steinmetz, Kelly 160 
Stepanek, Steve 301, 304 
Stephens, Holly 65, 128n 
Stephens, Jessica 128n 
Stephens, Kyle 202 
Sterett, Noel 61, 128d, 128n, 171 
Sterrett, Ann 61, 128f 
Stevens, Blake 128c 
Stevens, Jeremy 128n 
Stewart, Ben 151, 239 
Stewart, Eric 185 
Stewart, Greg 212 
Stewart, Jessica 73 
Stewart, Karyn 73, 128e, 150 ,154 
Stewart, Norm 175 
Stewart, Ryan 128o 
Stierwalt, Gina 26, 128p 
Still, Christina 139 
Stilley, Adam 128d, 128e 
Stith, Denise 126 
Stock, Jennifer 61 
Stockham, Amanda 128,168 
Stockstill, Joshua 128j 
Stokes, Allen 199 
Stokes, Rob 104 
Stone, Bill 172 
Stone, Siobhan 61,108 
Storms, Katie 61, 128f, 129, 184, 195, 209, 223, 246, 267, 304, 307
Storms, Melissa 73, 129 
Strahle, Julie 53, 122, 128f 
Stransky, Neil 234 
Streb, Alison 61 
Strickland, Grant 198, 199 
Stringer, Renee 122 
Stroesser, Sarah 128d, 128f 
Strom, Alaina 119 
Strubel, Courtney 157,236 
Struble, Julia 89,128b, 128c 
Struble, Vince 208 
Stuart, Kathleen 89 
Stubbs, Brandy 128c 
Stubbs, Jayme 128f, 128i 
Student Activities Board 16,17,37,142 
Student Ambassadors 142 
Student Council for Exceptional Children 163 
Student Missouri State Teachers Association 143 
Student Senate 16,17,143,146, 147
Student Union Office 301 
Students To Assist Recruitment 126,136 
Students Together Educating Peers 146 
Stull, Laura 114, 118 
Stutz, Monica 73,128e, 137 
Subedi, Narayan 128i 
Suddarth, Tim 53, 60, 140 
Suellentrop, Jackie 119 
Suffern, Maya 128l, 219, 220
Sullivan, Kelly 73, 139 
Sullivan, Maggie 105 
Sullivan, Quinn 185 
Sullivan, Stephanie 128d 
Sullivan, Thomas 128j 
Summers, Amanda 73,128f 
Sumner, Jaime 61, 128o, 128p, 178
Suppasansathorn, Angela 128c, 128l
Susman, Kenny 73, 74, 128g 
Sutrisno, Ria 114, 128i 
Sutter, Kate 73 
Sutter, Trent 73, 128o 
Sutton, Caitlin 15, 33, 128n 
Swanger, Scott 128n 
Swatek, Jessica 128l,139 
Sweers, Jessica 129 
Sweetnam, Dale 128i, 135 
Sweiger, Brandi 53,128n 
Swenson, Carl 185 
Swim Team, Men's 208 
Swim Team, Women's 206 
Sydorenko, Tetyana 61, 128i 
Syrett, Katie 122 
Szczuka, Emily 128f 
Szpira, Mike 185

[T]
Taboada, Sofia 53,128n 
Tabor, Laura 89 
Tajkowski, Tom 199, 202 
Talbert, Jessica 108 
Tai war, Karan 24, 53 
Tanner, Eric 89 
Tarquinio, Laura 61 
Tate, Cassie 53,108 
Tate, Elizabeth 129 
Tate, Michael 135 
Tau Kappa Epsilon 146 
Tau Lambda Sigma 147 
Taucher, Amy 128b 
Taylor, Alicia 61, 128p 
Taylor, Ashley 89,118 
Taylor, Brian 128n 
Taylor, Kenya 61, 128e, 128h 
Taylor, Mackenzie 73,155 
Taylor, Nicole 74 
Taylor, Robin 128g 
Teague, Sarah 202 
Teal, Kristi 128b, 128h 
Teater, Marsha 61 
Tebussek, Phillip 89 
Teeman, Dustin 198 
Templeton, Heidi 35,301 
Terpening, Ashley 61,128e 
Terrian, Josh 185 
Tesmer, Jennifer 196,197,230 
Teson, Brian 208, 209 
Tewolde, Dawit 89 
Tewolde, Kibrom 74,138 
Thalin, Keagan 215 
Thayer, Damon 128c, 128e, 128l, 128o 
The 4.0 Club 150 
Theismann, Robert 74 
Theismann, Sam 127 
Theriault, Scott 234 
Thiesfeld, Kim 105,129 
Thoma, Sue Ellen 207 
Thomas, Bertha 91 
Thomas, Briana 89 
Thomas, Hollie 118 
Thomas, Joshua 53 
Thomas, Laura 67 
Thomas, Matthew 74, 128k, 220 
Thomas, Steffanie 86 
Thompson, Charity 128d 
Thompson, Jacob 89,128n 
Thornton, Laura 172 
Thousand Hills Dining Lodge 295
Thrasher, Derek 199 
Thrasher, Laura 95 
Thurman, Jennifer 119 
Tice, Stephanie 15,124,125,128f 
Tichenor, James 95 
Tichenor, Ryan 128j, 128p 
Tiemann, Stephanie 61,105,115, 220
Tierney, Maureen 53, 71, 139 
Tiller, Tiffany 105,128l, 139 
Tillman, Carla 89,128e, 150 
Timbers, Kara 128f, 128m 
Tingler, Matthew 89,128d, 128l 
Titus, Kimberly 95 
Toebben, Mitchell 128n 
Toigo, Alan 61, 128c, 128g 
Tollerton, William 128e 
Tolliver, Michael 123,128c 
Tolliver, Tammy 89,128e 
Tomlinson, Tony 128n 
Too Tail's Two Eatery & Spirits 301
Tooley, Matt 101, 105, 204, 205 
Torricelli, Catie 134 
Tower, Dyane 213 
Tower, Marc 114,128b

Missouri State
Government Officials
Bob HoJden Governor 
Joe Maxwell Lieutenant Governor 
Matt Blunt Secretary of State
Jeremiah Nixori Attorney General
Clair McCaskill State Auditor 
Nancy Farmer State Tresurer

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Golden Globe Awards 2003

Best Motion Picture - Drama "The Hours"
Best Actress - Drama Nicole Kidman - "The Hours"
Best Actor - Drama Jack Nicholson - "About Schmidt"
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy "Chicago"
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Renee Zellweger - "Chicago"
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Richard Gere - "Chicago"
Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep - "Adaptation"
Richard Geere and Renee Zellweger
Best Supporting Actor - Chris Cooper - "Adaptation"
Best Director Martin Scorsese - "Gangs of New York"
Best TV Series - Drama "The Shield"
Best Actress - Drama Edie Falco - "The Sopranos"
Best Actor - Drama Michael Cjol;os - "The Shield"
Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Jennifer Anlston - "Friends"
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Tony Shalhoub - "Monk"
Best Supporting Actress Kim Cattrall - "Sex and the City"
Best Supporting Actor Donald Sutherland - "Path to War"
Jennifer Aniston

Towne, Ruth W. 124, 125 
Townsend, Janel 74, 128e, 150 
Track Team, Men's 228 
Track Team, Women's 231 
Trautman, Ginny 128h 
Travers, Rachel 128b, 128g, 128h 
Travis-Noe Funeral Home 282 
Treasure, Tyson 53 
Trent, Natalie 74, 128k 
Trettel, Katie 177 
Trier, Jennifer 129 
Trimborn, Tom 262 
Tripp, Amy 129, 147 
Tromp, Adri 215 
True Men 150, 164, 165 
Truesdale, Jennifer 61 
Truesdell, Mikaeya 134, 172 
Truman Bookstore 283 
Truman Paintball Club 151 
Truman State University Rock Climbing Club 151 
Trump, Sarah 128h 
Trumpet, Jennifer 74, 128f 
TruNews 16, 282 
Trupiano, David 109 
Trutwin, Daniel 128d 
Tucker, Amanda 60 
Tucker, Jonathan 74, 128i, 128n 
Tuggle, Cassandra 89 
Tuggle, Lisa 74 
Tuladhar, Jitesh Raj 61 
Tulepov, Almas 74, 128i 
Tung, Mei 61, 114, 128g, 128i 
Turco, Nick 154, 220 
Turco, Travis 221 
Turk, Becky 128g 
Turk, Jason 128g, 128h, 142 
Turnbull, Emily 214, 215 
Turner, Christy 53, 128p 
Turnure, Katie 141 
Tweedy, Erin 215 
Tylka, Robert 89, 128d

[U]
Uecker, Andrew 75, 128f 
Uhlmansiek, Laura 128h 
Uhlrich, Anna 75, 128n, 146, 174 
Uldall, Katie 128e 
Ulrich, Amanda 129 
Ultimate Frisbee Team 220,221 
Underhill, Nathan 128j 
Underwood, Kelsey 89 
Unique Ensemble Gospel Choir 154
University Career Center 71,288 
University Swingers 154 
Unnerstall, Stacey 147 
Updegraff, Jesse 128n 
Uprety, Tripti 75,109,128i 
Uprety, Youaraj 89 
Urayama, Akimichi 128i 
Urick, Kirsten 128d, 138 
Useted, Tom 135

[V]
Van Huis, John 128o 
Vanderhoof, Bryan 114,128j 
Vanderhoof, Elizabeth 128c 
Vanderhoof, Winston 142 
Vandivort, Jessica 108 
VanMaaren, Joel 185 
Vanost, Melissa 122,128d 
Vanzo, Joe 234 
Vamy, Lara 128o 
Varwig, Kristin 128d, 128g 
Vaughan, Megan 129 
Vazquez, Nicole 61,128b, 147 
Veile, Eric 128d 
Veile, Theresa 75,128h 
Veit, Jennifer 89,128e 
Veit, Matthew 75,128e, 128m 
Venneman, Alan 75,104,128d 
Verby, Doug 128i 
Vice President for Academic Affairs Office 301 
Victims Support Services 119 
Vigil, Ricardo 109,188 
Villarreal, Susan 89 
Vines, Johnny 62, 74, 128f, 145, 256, 301, 304, 307 
Vlasin, Janna 155 
Vochatzer, Eric 135,149 
Voelkerding, Josh 247 
Vogel, Kelly 191 
Vogel, Mark 75, 123, 128f, 128n 
Vogel, Natasha 128f 
Voigt, Beckah 19 
Voigt, Cole 185 
Voigtmann, Kelly 89, 128f 
Volleyball Club, Men's 205 
Volleyball, Team, Women's 193 
Volmert, Jim 105, 128e, 128j, 128p, 219, 304 
Volz, Ciara 93
Von Engeln, Melody 128d, 202 
Von Fange, Mark 154 
Vorhies, Erin 104 
Vornholt, Paul 109 
Voss, Joseph 128b

[W]
Wachter, Grace 139 
Waddell, Kerri 94 
Wade, Mike 199 
Wagers, Troy 53, 128k, 143 
Wagner, Kristin 134 
Wagner, Shannon 118, 128d 
Wahab, Waseem 62, 109, 128i 
Walczewski, Luke 202, 203 
Walczewski, Matthew 53, 128b 
Wali, Adil 93, 128f, 128p, 143 
Walkenbach, Sara 77 
Walker, Darryl 154 
Walker, Megan 118

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Walkiewicz, Ryan 38, 143, 146 
Wallace, Jennifer 62, 128o, 163 
Walling, Katherine 115 
Wal-Mart 289 
Walsh, Michelle 93 
Walstrom, Kristin 62, 128d, 142 
Walsworth Publishing Company 288
Walter, Justin 185 
Walter, Micaela 191, 192 
Walter, Olivia 129 
Walter, Russell 95 
Walterbach, Scott 128m 
Walters, Brian 234 
Walters, Drew 93, 128m, 135 
Walton, Eugene 75, 128i, 128k 
Walton, James 185 
Wang, Chris 128b 
Wang, Christopher 62 
Wang, Gregory 93 
Wang, Qi 190,192,193 
Ward, Kristen 134 
Ward, Kyle 188 
Ward, Lucas 138 
Ware, John 184,185, 227 
Wareheim, Rachael 128k 
Warner, Becca 110 
Warner, Mario 122, 255 
Warren, Crystal 119 
Warrick, Alyssa 75 
Wartts, Nile 93
Washington, Walter 114, 151, 185, 228 
Wasikowksi, Mike 208 
Wasserman, Becki 118 
Waters, Stephanie 128p 
Watson, Adam 128e, 128j
Watson, Jennifer 53, 128l 
Watson, Julie 75, 127, 128n 
Wavada, Sara 128d 
Wayland, Jane 128p j 
Webb, Callista 115 
Webb, Damon 220 
Webb, Heather 128n 
Webb, Heather L. 119 
Webb, Lauren 223 
Webb, Valery 53, 122 
Webber, Eileen 53, 128g 
Weber, A.J. 185
Webster, Jodie 72 
Webster, Joshua 109, 150 
Webster, Katie 118 
Weddle, Janice 75 
Wedick, Rebekah 128e 
Wedmeier, Loni 236 
Weekley, Jo Ann 95 
Weeks, John 93,128d 
Weese, Lindee 230 
Wegner, Karla 128l
Wehner, Bri 129 
Wehner, Glenn 178 
Weidhaas, Emily 122 
Weidhaas, Ginny 118, 223 
Weidinger, Karrisa 105, 134 
Weidinger, Sarah 122
Weimer, Brynn 93,202 
Weingartner, Adam 128m 
Weinrich, Justin 93, 128e, 144, 234
Weisbrook, Naomi 53, 128d 
Weishuhn, Devin 53, 79, 128d, 138, 142, 154 
Weite, Nick 185 
Weitkamp, Lindsay 128g 
Welch, Christopher 115, 151 
Welch, Sarah 128b 
Welchert, Nicholas 53, 154, 202 
Welker, Gavin 216, 217 
Welker, Ryan 217 
Wells, Aaron 228 
Wells, Sarah 134, 200, 207 
Welsch, Tia 128n 
Welsh, Ashley 128c 
Wendleton, Lindsey 154 
Wendling, Casey 128f 
Wendling, Erin 128f 
Wenger, Christina 135 
Werenski, Brett 128c, 135 
Werenski, Ted 135 
Werner, Kurtis 93, 228 
Werner, Paul 146 
Wesley House 132, 155 
West, Amanda 42, 137, 155, 163, 304
West, Nick 154, 185 
Westby, Eric 109 
Westensee, Jay 128j, 208 
Westfall, Rachel 128d 
Westhoff, Annie 214, 215 
Westin, Johanna 9, 128c, 143 
Whalen, Jessica 139, 180 
Wheaton, Jason 146 
Whelehon, Sarah 126 
Wherry, Amanda 53 
Whetstine, Jena 101,105,148 
Whipple, John 128b Whitaker, Amy 75 
White, Corey 128b 
White, David 17,17 
White, Derek 128k, 150 
White, Jackie 93, 147 
White, Melissa 62, 115 
White, Nolan 15,128c, 143, 228 
White, Ryan 128j 
Whitehead, Richard 234 
Whiting, Shauna 39 
Whitted, Laura 142, 147 
Whittle, Scott 109 
Wickham, Heather 62, 128c 
Widaman, Dave 104, 128b 
Wideman, Colleen 202 
Widitz, Kathryn 128b 
Wiebenga, Dave 188 
Wiechert, Jason 128n 
Wiedeman, Chayil 186 
Wieman, Beth 186 
Wiese, Megan 118,142 
Wiggins, Shawna 16 
Wilburn, Shannon 115,152 
Wilcox, Sara 119
Wilde, Rachel 62 
Wiley, Tisha 91, 128e, 142 
Wilhelm, Derek 128b 
Wilhelmi, Elizabeth 128f 
Wilhite, Danny 228 
Wilhoit, Walker 86 
Willett, Lindsey 128h 
Willhite, Kari 62, 128o, 134, 144 
Williams, Aesha 128h, 164 
Williams, Amy 100, 105 
Williams, Jennifer 128f 
Williams, Rachel 230 
Willis, Erin 128e 
Willrich, Jake 185 
Wilson, Amy 42 
Wilson, Ben 185 
Wilson, Brian 202 
Wilson, Courtnie 53, 114, 139 
Wilson, Kendra 54, 128n 
Wilson, Kimberly 93, 127 
Wilson, Kristina 105 
Wilson, Matt 128c, 204 
Wilson, Matthew 128e 
Wilson, Niki 115, 128h 
Wilson, Sean 188 
Wilson, Stephen 128n 
Wilson, Valarie 134 
Wims, Mary 93 
Winans, Kam 119,128e 
Winders, Jessica 128k 
Windfall 155,300 
Windhorst, Sarah 151 
Winicker, Douglas 301 
Winking, Brenda 122 
Winkler, Christina 119, 230, 231 
Winkler, Karyl 128l 
Winkler, Marlena 122 
Winslow, David 185 
Winthrop, Carrie 128f 
Wisecup, Janell 93,151 
Witte, Corey 128d, 255 
Witzofsky, Daniel 22, 142, 249 
Witzofsky, Tom 45, 54,126 
Woehlk, Erika 301 
Woehlk, Heinz 95, 301 
Wolcott, Margaret 93, 125,128f 
Wolf, Amanda 128j, 142 
Wolf, Jamie 234 
Wolf, Tim 142
Wollbrink, Jennifer 128p, 129 
Wollmering, Jerry 15, 227 
Wonderly, Breanna 236 
Wood, Emily 129 
Wood, Rusty 128m, 185 
Wood, Tyler 128f, 143, 224, 225 
Woods, Cara 119 
Woods, Scott 15, 75, 128n 
Woodward, John 128b, 188 
Worcester, Howard 39 
Worley, Douglas 93 
Worth, Ryan 75, 202 
Worth, Ted 128n 
Wrestling Team 198 
Wriedt, Cybil 128o 
Wriedt, Mandy 129
Wright, Aislyn 75,128p, 139,154 
Wright, Andrew 93, 208 
Wright, Angela 54 
Wright, Benjamin 128m 
Wright, Brad 109 
Wright, Catherine 54,128g, 128l 
Wright, Elaine 75,127, 128c 
Wright, Ellen 186 
Wright, Hilary 54, 154 
Wyatt, Alaina 62

[Y]
Yager, Linda 16 
Yalamanchili, Vijay 114, 128b 
Yancey, Sarah 54, 104, 128j 
Yates, Aaron 93 
Yehyawi, Tameem 185 
Yermolenko, Olga 128i 
Yocum, Wayne 128c 
Yokeley, Marcus 185 
Yonker,  Thomas 220 
York, Teresa 91 
Young, Amanda 93 
Young, Ashley 93 
Young, Courtney 128k 
Young,  Diana 54, 122, 218, 219 
Young, Leah 93, 128b, 128c, 128p, 150 
Young, Sarah 128j 
Youngdahl, Carla 129 
Youngwirth, Annie 54, 114, 123 
Yurkovich, Eric 128g, 142 
Yzon, Dean 62,128p

[Z]
Zacher, Laura 129 
Zaffiri, Brad 128j, 225 
Zager, Anne 62,128g 
Zahner, Laura 128f 
Zak,  Rebecca 129 
Zamastil, Kimberly 62, 128d, 142 
Zamora, Daniel 135 
Zayas-Caban, Jose 128n 
Zeigler, Jena 128c, 129 
Zeiter, Adrienne 62, 128c 
Zerega, Matthew 128e 
Zerr, Katie 128n 
Zidon, Leah 196, 197, 230 
Zieres, Michelle 75 
Zimmer, Don 52 
Zimmer, Lisa 122 
Zimmermann, Beth 128d 
Zimny, Jon 128m 
Zivnuska, Catherine 75, 128p 
Zondag, Nathan 217 
Zurovsky, Jenifer 54, 129 
Zwilling, Dan 228

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Echo Yearbook

A Letter from the Editor

It is hard for me to believe that the year finally ended. It seemed like just last week that the entire 
staff met in the Echo office in August for our own conference. At the conference we discussed and 
voted on many things, but most importantly, this was where we officially started our own journey as 
a staff.

After deciding on a theme, our "journey" quickly progressed into group and individual pictures. This 
week was one of the greatest challenges of the year, as I'm sure Melissa, Bernadette and Sarah 
understood. Even though the photographers were "wonderful," as a staff, we made it through the 
week.

As the year continued, I enjoyed coming into the office on Monday mornings, waiting to hear about 
the weekend's activities. One great thing about being in the office was that someone would always 
come in with something interesting to say, with evidence provided on the quote board. The office 
Was a place to relieve stress, share excitement, let all your complaints out or debate different 
design elements in certain magazines.

The office was not the only venue where Echo staff members enjoyed seeing each other. Our 
journey took some of us to Orlando, where we attended the Associated Collegiate Press conference. 
At the conference we learned a lot, but we also had time to take in some of the sights, most notably 
Gatorland with Tony and the snake and Brett wrestling the 'gator.

Echo events kept us closer to Kirksville. The weekends provided a time to unwind and get away from 
the office. Happy Joes Pizza will never forget us. Nor will we forget our younger friends who helped 
us win tickets, but we won't mention how. However, it was the larger events such as the Christmas 
party and the banquet where the staff got to know each other a little bit better over a good meal.

I will never be able to forget this year and the amount of work each staff member contributed. Each 
of you put a piece of yourselves into this book, and I appreciate all your time spent in the office, out 
taking pictures or doing interviews. It took each of us to put it all together and I know we did a great 
job. Our publisher, Walsworth Publishing Company, already included this book in their Gallery of 
Excellence. I hope you will look hack at it with pride. We worked hard, we played hard and this book 
is the product of our dedication.

Thank you and good luck in all that you do.

By Tricia Scott Editor in Chief

The Echo Staff

Editor in Chief 
Tricia Scott

Features Editor 
Chelsey Ilten

Photography Editor 
Julia Karll

Managing Editor 
Brandi Brown

Advertising Manager 
Katie Storms

Copy Editor 
Nina Ruschmeier(fall) 
Johnny Vines(spring)

Assistant Photography 
Editor Beth Spinney

Organizations Editors 
Melissa Allen 
Bernadette Batliner

Assistant Copy Editor 
Johnny ViNes (fall) 
Susie Hibbeler (Spring)

Distribution Manager 
Kevin Haworth

People Editor 
Sarah Borton

Student Life/Academics Editor 
Peggy Amor

Adviser 
Steven Chappell (fall) 
Steve Stepanek (spring)

Sports Editor 
Jessica Lowe

Mini Mag Editor 
Marcie Manns

General Staff Members
Kate Anderson
Andy Ashbaugh
Laura Blakey
Phil Campbell
Stephanie Creed
Sally Dockendorff
Katie Faul
Sarah Hardy
Renee Hellebusch
Katie Jorgenson
Renna Karan
Beth Kelly
Katie Kelly
Monica Kwiatek
Tiffany Marchbanks
Brandi Moeller
Chelsea Moeller
Amanda West
Karen Schwartztrauber
Jim Volmert

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Senior Tricia Scott gives out the award for most improved to junior Bernadette Batliner
at the Echo banquet.| Batliner received Mary Kate and Ashley fingernail polish and a book.

Junior Chelsey Ilten unwraps a gift as junior! Marcie Manns watches. Staff members ate chilil and 
brought gifts to donate at the Christmas party.

photo by Tricia Scott

photo by Kevin Haworth

Junior Peggy Amor and senior Tricia Scott play Clown Roll Down at Happy Joes Pizza in Ottumwa, 
Iowa.

Senior Sarah Borton throws whipped cream at junior Brandi Brown. The fight started with a whipped 
cream eating contest.

Senior Julia Karll, holding a I *4 python snake, receives help from Tony while at Gator land in 
Orlando.

photo by Jessica Lowe

photo by Kevin Haworth

photo by Brandi Brown

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Heard Around the Office

"I forgot that every time you have a conversation in here, you have one with EVERYBODY in here!"
SENIOR SARAH BORTON

"I totally wish my butt had rallies so I didn't have to walk anywhere."
SENIOR TRICIA SCOTT

"You don't understand. He wrestles me and doesn't let me win!"
JUNIOR KATIE STORMS

"Are you growing a beard?"
JUNIOR JESSICA LOWE

"No. I'm growing lazy."
JUNIOR JOHNNY VINES

"Your pimp juice can be anything that attracts the opposite sex. It can be your bling-bling or your 
attitude."
SENIOR JULIA KARLL

"Who does a one-mile swim, 25-mile bike ride and a six-mile run without stopping? That would take 
me a period of three weeks!"
JUNIOR MARCIE MANNS

"I'm really glad that [Joey Fatone] is not going to die in *NSYNC wasteland."
SOPHMORE PEGGY AMOR

"Somebody shoud have gotten the wookie out of the background."
JUNIOR	JOHNNY VINES

"I slipped a little something in his hard drive. Not only do I lose my pants, I have to go to class."
JUNIOR JESSICA LOWE

"His name is Oscar."
JUNIOR BRANDY BROWN

"Like De Ia Renta or Weiner?"
SENIOR JULIA KARLL

"Do these computers have disk holes?"
JUNIOR BERNADETTE BATLINER

Sophomore Peggy Amor stacks 2002 yearbooks to distribute to people as they wait for individual 
pictures to be taken. About 1,000 students and faculty had their picture taken.

photo by Traci Scott

Junior Melissa Allen is caught by an alligator at Gatorland. Four staff members traveled to Orlando 
for the ACP conference.

photo by Traci Scott

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FRONT ROW: Peggy Amor, Chelsey Ilten, Jessica Lowe, Marcie Manns, Melissa Allen, Tricia Scott. 
SECOND ROW: Sarah Borton, l ^Monica Kwiatek, Nina Ruschmeier, Brandi Moeller, Bernadette 
Batliner, Johnny Vines (as Santa Claus), Katie Storms, Julia Karll. BACK ROW: Andy HAshbaugh, 
Brandi Brown

photo submitted

Sophomore Bethl Spinney and junior' Jessica Lowe play a game of foosball in the Take Five 
Gamesroom. Section editors worked between five and eight hours each week in the Echo office.

Junior Johnny Vines appears at the Christmas! party as Santa Claus. The Santa Claus suit was 
provided by junior Jessica Lowe.

photo by Katie Storms

photo by Tricia Scott

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LI[JOURNEY]FE

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The last line in the storybook was always 'and they lived happily ever after.' The story, however, 
never really ended for most Truman State University students. Rather, they only completed a 
yearlong chapter, and their journey continued strong. Another year passed with experiences gained 
and lessons learned.

A year older, and hopefully a year wiser, students had aspirations for the next year based on what 
impacted their lives during 2002-2003. As the year progressed, students accomplished feats great 
and small. Some achieved the 4.0 they aspired to earn. Others, after a tireless year of service, 
became president of their organization, while still others found it quite the accomplishment just to 
have made it through the year with passing grades. Each individual's decisions led to a distinctive 
journey, 

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photo by Laura Blakey

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Often they came across forks in the path and choices became complex and multidimensional. 
Graduating seniors had to decide whether to go through the next level of education or find the job 
they had dreamed. Others had to decide which classes they should take in the fall or whether an 
unpaid internship would be worth the experience. Each decision affected the journey, and each path 
had its challenges.

Yet, even when students thought they had reached the end and could go no further, the sun came 
out, and the path began a downhill slope. Each path twisted its way through the University, but in 
the end, the paths merged on the stage at commencement. Each graduate took the same steps and 
shook the same hands. Their journey through the University was complete, but their journey 
through life had just begun.

photo by Julia Karll

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COLOPHON

PRINTING
Volume 102 of the Truman State University Eeho Yearbook was printed by Walsworth Publishing 
Company, Marceline, Mo. The pressrun of 3,000 copies was-printed on 80-pound legend gloss 
paper.	

PRODUCTION
The 2003 Echo was produced using three Gateway E-3400s, two IBM Personal Computer 350s and a 
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 41 OOn. The pages were submitted using PageMaker 7.0, Microsoft Office 
2000, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and Walsworth Page Enhancements. 

TEXT 
Body copy was 11-point AWPCCentury. Cutlines were 9-poi nt AWPCCentu ryBold. Headlines and 
subheadlines used other AWPC fonts. All copy for the Echo was written by members of the Echo 
staff and contributing writers.

ENDSHEETS
The endsheets were printed on white paper and designed by Dan Davis from Walsworth Publishing 
Company's creative services and the Echo staff. 

COVER 
The cover is matte black 160 pt board with hot foil 900 Brite Silver. The pictures are 4-color with 
gloss laminate and were taken by Julia Karll, Beth Spinney and Tricia Scott. The cover was designed 
by Dan Davis from Walsworth Publishing Company's creative services. 

PICTURES
Portraits and group pictures were taken by Thornton Studio of New York City. Individual portraits 
were free to students, faculty and staff. Seniors had the option of a $5 extended sitting fee. 
Organizations paid a $25 fee. All other photographs-were taken by Echo photographers or Were 
submitted. Photos were scanned using a Polaroid SprintScan 35 Plus negative scanner and a 
Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5470c flatbed scanner. All photographs were digitally scanned and edited 
to remove glares and dust spots. Title page photos were taken by Tricia Scott.

INQUIRIES
All inquiries regarding this publication may be addressed to: Echo yearbook, Truman State 
University, Student Union Building Media Center, Kirksville, Mo. 63501, by phone: 660.785.4450 or 
by e-mail: echo_yearbook@hotmail.com, For more information visit http://echo.truman.edu.

ADVERTISING
All advertising was sold by members of the Echo staff. Advertisements were prepared and submitted 
camera-ready. 

COPYRIGHT
The 2003 Echo yearbook is a copyrighted publication. No part may be reproduced without prior 
written consent of the Echo staff.

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