William Jewell College’s 18th annual David Nelson Duke Colloquium Day was held April 20 at various locations on campus. During Colloquium Day, students from almost every discipline present research and creative projects to faculty, fellow students, family, friends and the general community. Jewell students spend months and sometimes years planning…
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ESPN+ App brings live sports streaming for all major sports
On April 12, ESPN released a new app, ESPN+, with its own subscription streaming service. ESPN+ offers free content, including sports scores, news, analysis clips, video highlights and select live and on-demand sports audio content. For $5 a month, you can have the “incremental thousands of hours of live programming,”…
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Theatre company presents 24-hour theatre festival
The William Jewell College Beta Pi Cast of Alpha Psi Omega held a 24-Hour Theatre Festival starting April 20 at 8 PM. The students had 24 hours to write, direct, stage and produce three one-act plays. The plays were showcased April 21 at 8 p.m. in Peters Theater. Assistant professor…
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Humans of Jewell
The Hilltop Monitor spoke with Erin Melton, senior Oxbridge Literature and Theory major and winner of the 2017-2018 William Jewell College Faculty Award, about how her time at William Jewell College has shaped her post-college plans. Melton began by describing the many activities she has been involved in during her…
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Jewell recognizes student accomplishments and Faculty Award winner at Honors Convocation
On Friday, April 20, William Jewell College hosted Honors Convocation to present departmental awards and the Faculty Award. Each department recognized students who had exceptionally achieved in the field. The night was a combination of celebration of student accomplishments and of music. In between professors announcing awards, students performed musical…
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An in-depth study on diversity within Jewell’s curriculum
Of the 69 required books from Critical Thought and Inquiry (CTI) classes offered at William Jewell College this semester, 47 of their authors are white men, five are men of color, 14 are white women and six are women of color. One text, the Bhagavad-Gita, is of unknown authorship. 131…
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Sports Profile: Sophomore Haylee Beckley is always looking to improve
Haylee Beckley, sophomore nursing major from Cabot, Arkansas, shared how she juggles being a Nursing major and competitive swimmer. Haylee has swam for William Jewell College since her first year and enjoys not only the difficult wins but also working towards becoming a better player both mentally and physically. She…
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Senior Showcase: Monitor Editorial Staff
This May, six members of the Hilltop Monitor editorial staff will graduate. Each senior shared their experience on the Monitor, memories of Jewell and plans for after graduation. Kristen Agar, senior accounting major, has been on the Monitor for the past four years and served as Editor-in-Chief this year.…
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