Dressed in a blazer of the College’s signature crimson color, William Jewell College President Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls raised her arms as she opened the third Town Hall of the 2018-2019 school year with, “It’s a great day to be a Cardinal.” A good portion of Jewell faculty, students and…
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College officials address miscommunication about the Journey Grant program
Journey Grants – a William Jewell College specific grant that offers students a chance to complete a unique learning opportunity funded by the institution – are widely celebrated throughout the College. However, recently the program has been the cause of much controversy on campus due to changes made in the past…
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Jewell Students excel in the STEM fields
Despite the association between liberal arts institutions and the humanities, William Jewell College has a successful STEM program through which students have been able to present their independent research at national and international conferences. Sam Fulte, senior biochemistry major who is engaged in research about the human gut microbiome, described…
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Top 10: Best Albums of 2018
The year of 2018 has proven to be a critical one for the revival of music with a message, a story and something to prove. Many new artists were able to make names of themselves this year, such as Billie Eilish after the release of “Don’t Smile at Me” and…
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Health Column: America’s vaping epidemic is raising concerns
E-cigarettes, or vape pens, work by heating a liquid containing nicotine until it vaporizes. It is touted by experts that the rise in vaping is due in part the company Juul, which grabbed the attention of the adolescent market by creating an assortment of flavors that are high in nicotine…
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Sports Profile: Aly Raisman
At just 24 years old, Aly Raisman has garnered a dynamic range of profound achievements that most people could not dream of achieving in a lifetime. Starting gymnastics at the age of two, Raisman attributed her early love for the sport to the members of the 1996 Olympic women’s gymnastic…
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Album review: “DiCaprio 2”
Monday, Nov. 26 saw the release of Dreamville artist J.I.D.’s long-awaited second studio album and continuation of the “DiCaprio” series entitled “DiCaprio 2.” This is J.I.D.’s second studio album coming after his 2017 breakout album “The Never Story” and also a follow up to J.I.D.’s most highly regarded mixtape “DiCaprio.”…
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Opinion: U.S. education is fascist
The founding fathers conceptualized a nation free from oppression and open to expression, yet the institutions tasked with cultivating the youth are given the capability to ravage core American values. Every student ponders their obligation to school. Isn’t it hypocritical that we are raised under principles of freedom only to…
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Family, friends, and football: how football became a Thanksgiving tradition
Football has become a key part of many Thanksgiving celebrations. At the professional level, there has been an annual game hosted by the Detroit Lions and another by the Dallas Cowboys since 1978 and in 2006 a third game was added to the Thanksgiving schedule. This may make football seem…
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