The Faculty Award is considered the most prestigious award given to a graduating senior. Selected by a committee of faculty members, the recipient is an individual who they believe best represents the ideals of a liberal arts education. Students who meet the requirements of a 3.75 GPA or higher and…
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Mental Health at William Jewell
With a rising epidemic of suicide and mental health issues plaguing college campuses, counseling services at William Jewell College have developed a program that can dramatically reduce the risk of suicide. Approximately 42,773 people commit suicide each year. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than all other medical…
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Looking Back, Through PEACE Week and Beyond
PEACE week is an annual series of events hosted by QUILTBAG at William Jewell College. This week serves as a campus wide recognition, and celebration of non-hetero, non-binary pride and equal rights. Following the precedent set by previous cabinets, this year’s QUILTBAG cabinet arranged for the event to be held…
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To be honest…with Bri Steiert
To be honest, I am not coming back. Before all my haters start throwing a party or someone points out the fact I haven’t bought a plane ticket yet, making this a maybe-true statement, I will physically be coming back to Jewell. What I mean by this is that the…
Read MoreTrump vs. North Korea
Years of tension between the United States and North Korea are culminating in a series of attacks and agreements with rival countries. While North Korea has had a fully functioning nuclear program since the Clinton administration, presidential opinions have differed on how to handle it. Over the years, many U.S.…
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Artist Feature: Madeline Douglas
Madeline Douglas, senior Oxbridge music major and communication minor, started playing piano in second grade—but not by choice. Her dad, who studied piano at William Jewell College, made her start. “My dad is a pianist and he has played piano for as long as I can remember, Douglas said. “It…
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House Bill 441: Cronkite New Voices Act
A new bill, pending deliberation in the Missouri State Senate, could limit the ability of administrators to censor student journalists. This bill passed in the House in March, but still has not been brought up in the Senate. A similar bill passed through the House last year, but ultimately failed…
Read More“The Fate of the Furious” was what I expected, but I didn’t mind
I entered the “Fast and Furious“ franchise late into the game; I’ve seen the original, and parts of “Tokyo Drift“, but the first one I ever saw was “Furious 7,” and only at the request of a companion. Growing up with all sisters, they weren’t exactly the top movies on our lists,…
Read MoreIs it time to redefine “American” sports leagues?
The United States is a country of immigrants, and it’s a pattern well-represented in our sports leagues: many baseball players are Latin American, many football players are from the Pacific or Africa, many soccer players are from Europe. The pattern has continued recently as we have seen an influx of basketball players from…
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