Highway to Nowhere

The South Lawrence Trafficway, a six-mile highway that will connect the Kansas Turnpike on I-70 with Kansas Highway 10, is set to open Nov. 9.  The construction project, which began in Nov. 2013, is supposed to shorten driving times from the eastern and western portions of the city.  As such, it…

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Piping up Trouble

A take on the North Dakota Access Pipeline protests post-election The North Dakota Access Pipeline has been in the news recently for its controversial construction and the effect it could have on a Native American reservation. The pipeline is 1,172 miles and spans across four states. It’s expected to tap…

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WikiLeaks and the Election

WikiLeaks, the website run by Julian Assange, may have influenced the outcome of the 2016 election. Donald Trump won the election due to several factors such as the overconfidence of the Democrats and the anger of voters. Wikileaks is responsible for exposing classified government documents from countries across the globe.…

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Humans of Jewell

Maddie Douglas is a senior Oxbridge music major with a communications minor. She shared with the Monitor her current plans after graduation. “I don’t have any solid plans. I have lot of interests and I have enjoyed studying music, but I don’t think that I want to pursue a career…

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