The William Jewell College swimming team recently competed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championships in Crawfordsville, Ind. The women’s team finished fourth and the men’s team sixth. Along with performing well as a team, many individuals set personal, school and GLVC records, and placed at Conference. This year…
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The New GOATs
Earning his fifth ring in this month’s jaw-dropping Super Bowl, Patriot’s quarterback Tom Brady is thought by many to have secured his position as football’s “Greatest of All Time” (GOAT). Yet, the GOAT title is far from objective; the players who qualify and the measure by which they should be…
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Sports are culture, not art
A few weeks ago, “The Hilltop Monitor” ran an editorial that was critical of Meryl Streep’s Golden Globe award acceptance speech, in which she made some—seemingly—disparaging comments about Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and football. “Hollywood is crawling with foreigners and outsides, and if we kick them all out, you’ll have nothing to…
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New Harriman-Jewell Series season announced
The performances for the 2017-18 season of the Harriman-Jewell Series have been announced recently and will begin Sept. 16. Parsons Dance, who has performed with the Series 12 times so far, will be this year’s season opener. This year will mark the 53rd season of the Harriman-Jewell Series. Along with the five…
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State of the Hill: The First Amendment
In the the First Amendment, U.S. citizens are guaranteed the right to “peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” These rights grant citizens a way to participate in the political process and hold the government accountable for its actions. These constitutional rights have been exercised…
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Humans of Jewell
Madison Hayter, sophomore business administration major, is the proud pet mom of new Dachshund puppy named Eleanor Ann. Madison’s other pet children include Lucy, the Yorkshire Terrier, and Dean, the cat. The new pup has many hobbies such as cuddling, chasing feet and being held. “I tell her when I grow…
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Feminist Club reflects and looks forward
William Jewell College Feminist Club hosted Feminist Week on the WJC campus Feb. 13 to Feb. 17. The Executive cabinet of the Feminist Club sought to raise awareness of their organization and feminism through Feminist Week, and to disseminate the definition of “feminism”: the theory of political, social, and economic…
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Brownback calls for Johnson County airport to replace KCI
For about a decade, the status of the Kansas City International Airport (KCI) has been a topic of conversation. In fact, just a few weeks ago, KCI announced that they are projected to save 2.5 million dollars a year by closing Terminal A. Terminals B and C will inherit the…
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Letter to the Monitor with Trevor Nicks
Every time I think about climate change and science denialism I think of a weekly reader my sixth grade class did about ten years ago. If you went to public school, you probably remember the weekly reader as a thin glossy magazine containing short informative articles followed by a few…
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