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. Dr. Gary Armstrong, associate dean for the Core Curriculum and professor of political science, said, “There are lots of colleges that have core-based general educations,…
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Physics students travel, work with Liberty community for aquaponics project
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 in which plants and fish grow in water with no soil or chemicals. The plants and fish then have a cyclical relationship that allows them…
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Profile: 2015 Faculty Award finalists
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 cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher. The award is given for academic achievement and exemplification of the highest ideals of a liberal arts education. The…
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Headlines: Presidential pardons
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 64 and 43, respectively. Pardons are awarded to individuals who were found guilty of a crime once they have already served their sentence and include…
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William Jewell College baseball ranked first in Midwest region
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 baseball team was ranked number 29 on the national level in the NCAA’s top 30 Division II baseball teams in the nation. This is the…
Read MoreWhat’s happened and what’s ahead: the Royals, the Chiefs and Sporting KC
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 season with a seven-game winning streak after losing to the San Francisco Giants in the last World Series. After winning these seven games, the team…
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Athlete of the Week: Alex Trask, women’s golf
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 the Maryville Spring Invitational and helping the Cards secure a fifth place finish in the Triton Invite, Alex Trask, first-year Oxbridge molecular biology and member…
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Hilltop Voices: Erin Melton on the 2016 presidential campaign announcements
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 months as to who would officially announce their candidacies and when. Four noteable candidates have declared so far. First to announce was Republican Senator Ted…
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Swimming wins SAAC Sportsmanship Award two years running
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, the William Jewell men’s swimming and diving team – and now, the women’s team – have brought home the Great Lakes Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory…
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