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Month: March 2017

A simple defense of the Endangered Species Act

24 March 2017
Luke Lockhart
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As humans and builders of nations, we tend to use the flora and fauna within our borders as national symbols, often with pride. After all,…

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2017 Hall Grant Recipients: Pursuing Passions

10 March 2017
Lauren Berndt
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The Hall Foundation Summer Academic Enrichment Program, also known as the Hall Grant, is awarded to William Jewell College students who wish to further their…

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Friends of Jewell

10 March 2017
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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Endowments are money, or other financial assets, that are donated to colleges or universities. These donations are then invested so that the total asset value…

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Mack Beggs and the future of transgender athletes

10 March 2017
Madelyn Comeau
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Photo from The Independent Controversy has arisen in the past several weeks regarding the rights of transgender athletes. In February, a transgender boy won the…

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Fashion Review: Cosplay

10 March 2017
Alexandria Acord
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This weekend at the Overland Park Convention Center, an unlikely and increasingly influential sector of the fashion sphere will be showcased. Naka-Kon, Kansas City’s local…

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Humans of Jewell

10 March 2017
Zoe Spangler
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I had the chance to talk with Heather Wolfram in Semple kitchen while she made boba tea. “I grew up in Blue Springs, Mo. I…

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Photo Feature: Black & White Jazz

10 March 2017
Harper Vincent
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Photographer Harper Vincent captures the Jazz Band’s outdoor concert on March 9.

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State of the Hill: Free Speech

10 March 2017
Parker Jenkins
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Since election day, free speech has become a central topic of discussion. With several events happening within the last several months such as students being…

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Trump’s Travel Ban: What We Know

10 March 2017
Dylan Welsch
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Following the executive order on Jan. 27 this year, which banned immigrants, refugees and several other demographics from traveling to the US from Iraq, Iran,…

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