William Jewell College baseball is coming off of arguably their most accomplished season ever. In 2015, the Cardinals finished with an overall record of 38-19 and 24-12 within the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). They achieved a third place finish in a tough GLVC conference. And, for the first time…
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Reactions to Beyoncé’s “Formation”
The day before her Super Bowl half time performance with Coldplay, Beyoncé released her new song “Formation” with an accompanying video. Since then, controversy surrounding the song, video and her performance have been everywhere. The lyrics of “Formation” focus on some of the familiar self-confidence themes that Beyoncé is known…
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Grammys: A celebration of mediocrity
I have never put much stock into the Grammys. I’m still not over 2013, when Florence + the Machine lost the Grammy for best pop group performance to Gotye. But when I heard that Taylor Swift’s “1989” won album of the year, I had to pause and wonder, “What were…
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Humans of Jewell
Becky Ginn Starnes, a counselor at Liberty High School, and her great-niece Faith Williams were enjoying a beautiful day on the swing. It is one of their favorite places around town. Starnes shared her biggest struggle in life. “My biggest struggle is not having enough time to do everything and be…
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Obscure Sports Weekly: Caber Toss
While Americans have football, soccer, basketball and baseball, the people of Scotland gather, cheering fans and all, to watch their strongest participants compete in the Caber Toss. What is the Caber Toss, you may ask? With its name coming from the Gaelic word “cabar” or “kaber”, meaning beam, the sport…
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To be honest…with Athena Palmer
To be honest, I’m not okay but that’s perfectly okay. Recently I have come to the overwhelming conclusion that I am not entirely happy with the current state of my life. I use friendships, work and classes to avoid the pressing issue that I am not my normal self. Instead…
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PLCinema: An overview of movies available to rent
Thanks to Missouri’s unpredictable weather, William Jewell’s campus may endure a harsh winter before the beautiful sunshine we experienced this week sticks around. For those days, when venturing outside seems to be a chore, the Pryor Learning Commons (PLC) provides an entire room of great movies for the student body…
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International students deported after problems with visas
Adriana Rodriguez, junior recreation and sport major, vividly remembers the day when she was told she had a week to leave the country, or else she’d be deported. “It was a Tuesday morning and I get an email saying that I have an illegal status in the United States and…
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Students balance coursework with off-campus jobs
Some students at William Jewell College are looking for ways to broaden their experiences, gain knowledge and practice real world skills. One way that some choose to do this is through off-campus jobs. Some of these jobs are related to their majors, but in other cases, these students use them…
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