Truman State University
- Local Atmosphere

Secluded TTS Syndrome

Kirksville's only attractions are the Thousand Hills State Park, an average movie theater, Walmart, a small JC Penny,and some antique shops. Of course, there's always parties, but Typical Truman Student syndrome will start kicking in because of two reasons: Kirksville is super secluded and Truman students are usually too busy studying. The only thing to look forward to is weekends and breaks, so we can get the hell out of Kirksville.

Kirksville - the Littlest Big Town Ever

I, like many people looking at Truman State, was hesitant about the town of Kirksville. What I didn't realize was just how large it actually is. There's a large movie theatre, a super Wal-Mart, every fast food chain you could think of (except Jack-in-the-Box unfortunately), and the town people are super friendly. You can walk to most of the places, and you'll find that you'll largely be on campus anyways, since there's so much to do.

Absolutely love the town - it might not have huge shopping malls, or exciting night clubs, but that's not what college is for. There's plenty of fraternity parties to spark your interest.

Not the Funnest Place to Be

Truman itself puts on loads of events throughout the semester that are fun and interesting and often educational. Kirksville, however, provides little to no entertainment with one movie theater and only one fair all year that I attend. They do have a great all you can drink night on Thursday nights, though. Besides what I mentioned and a few measly restaurants, Kirksville is downright dull.