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Month: October 2014

Athlete of the Week: Nick Sobba, men’s golf

31 October 2014
Travis Lane
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The William Jewell College golf team recently returned from a weekend outside of the country — sort of. Both the men and women traveled to Puerto Rico to participate in the UIS Island Getaway. The women finished in fourth place out of seven teams. The men finished fifth out eight…

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Men’s and women’s soccer seasons come to an end

31 October 2014
Bryson Waibel
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The William Jewell College (WJC) men’s and women’s soccer teams hosted rival Rockhurst University on Wed. in what would be the last match of the season for both teams. The men lost 1-0 and the women fell 3-1. In the men’s game, Rockhurst’s Drew Douglas scored in the 13th minute,…

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Men’s basketball preview with Trevor Adams

31 October 2014
Trevor Adams
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The 2013-2014 William Jewell College (WJC) men’s basketball season ended in the first round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Tournament. Overall, the team went 11-16 (7-11). “We made a run at the end of the year, with the highlight being the defeat of the #2 ranked Drury Panthers,”…

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International students aim to establish campus organization

31 October 2014
Caitlin Troutman
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The International Students Association (INSA) is new organization forming on campus dedicated to helping students from other countries acclimate to American culture and the William Jewell environment. Ruonan Zhao, senior, is the president of INSA. From China, Zhao chose to attend William Jewell because of its relatively small size and…

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Harriman-Jewell Series celebrates its 50th season

31 October 2014
Haley Sheriff
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The Harriman-Jewell Series is in the midst of its 50th season. To celebrate this milestone, the program is welcoming the return of some of its most memorable performers from previous seasons and introducing a few new faces to the Kansas City stage. “For this season we are bringing back some…

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Students build international relationships with Village Partners Project

31 October 2014
Channing Wall
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William Jewell is currently partnered with a University on the north coast of Honduras (UNAH-CURLA) and other villages throughout the country to make sustainable living a reality through an intentional three part community building process. The Village Partners Project (VPP) is an opportunity for students, faculty and alumni to travel…

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Bailout legislation leaves many issues unresolved

31 October 2014
Hannah Garner
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Since the failure of Lehman Brothers and the passage of the Troubled Assets Relief Program the problems that caused the Great Recession remain largely unsolved. (Photo: President Barack Obama signs the 2010 Wall Street Reform Act. Source: Jim Young/Reuters) After the fall of the Lehman Brothers in 2008, congress passed…

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Hilltop Voices: Alexandria Acord on political discourse

31 October 2014
Alexandria Acord
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Alexandria Acord encourages Americans to consider the effects of the internet on political discourse and partisanship. If there’s one quote that’s really stuck with me throughout these trying political times, it would have to be one of the most famous lines from the perennial Halloween special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie…

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“Ouija”: It took us places we didn’t want to go

31 October 2014
Mary Luber
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Is your holiday weekend packed full with previous engagements with Netflix and desperately searching Hillcrest racks for something that could pass as a costume, but you still want to watch all of the classic Halloween horror movies? Good news, reader. You have the unique opportunity to witness every overdone, stereotypical…

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