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Month: April 2015

The CTI Program: Jewell’s take on a liberal arts education

24 April 2015
Lauren Berndt
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William Jewell College (WJC) currently follows a core-based general education system. This type of system organizes classes around the central issues of our contemporary world.…

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Physics students travel, work with Liberty community for aquaponics project

24 April 2015
Caitlin Troutman
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For the last several years, the William Jewell College Physics Department has been in the process of developing an aquaponics system. Aquaponics is a system…

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Profile: 2015 Faculty Award finalists

24 April 2015
Betsy Tucker
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The Faculty Award is given out every year to a graduating senior who has been at Jewell for at least three years and has maintained a…

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Headlines: Presidential pardons

24 April 2015
Sarah Crosley
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Since President Obama took office in 2008, he has received requests for 1,888 pardons and 16,523 commutations. Of these thousands of requests, Obama has awarded…

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William Jewell College baseball ranked first in Midwest region

24 April 2015
Evan Lott
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Bryan Porting, senior, connects on the pitch for a line drive against Lincoln University Mar. 25. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rivas. Recently, the William Jewell…

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What’s happened and what’s ahead: the Royals, the Chiefs and Sporting KC

24 April 2015
Trevor Adams
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Truman Sports Complex is home to the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. Photo courtesy of The Kansas City Star http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article333610/City-county-officials-reach-long-term-funding-deal-to-maintain-Truman-Sports-Complex.html The Royals opened the 2015…

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Athlete of the Week: Alex Trask, women’s golf

24 April 2015
Michael McCuaig
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Alex Trask, first year, finished third overall in the Maryville Invitational on March 29 and 30. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rivas. After finishing third in…

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Hilltop Voices: Erin Melton on the 2016 presidential campaign announcements

24 April 2015
Erin Melton
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In case anyone has failed to notice, campaigning has in fact begun for the 2016 presidential election. There has been much speculation in the past…

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Swimming wins SAAC Sportsmanship Award two years running

24 April 2015
Mary Luber
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Pictured is the 2014-15 William Jewell College swim team. They traveled to Arizona during winter break for their annual training trip. For the second year,…

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