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Month: April 2020

My COVID Story: Evacuating Jordan and maintaining faith

10 April 2020
From the Reader
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Caris Boegl, ‘18, writes from a hotel in Denver, Colorado,where she is completing two weeks of quarantine after having to hastily evacuate Jordan.  From Jewell…

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My COVID Story: Staying optimistic while staying home

10 April 2020
From the Reader
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Chris Seward, senior biochemistry major, addresses fellow students from William Jewell College and offers his thoughts on staying optimistic through this pandemic.  To my fellow…

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Have people taken this global emergency seriously enough?

10 April 2020
Hannah Tietz
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The United States is currently having the worst outbreak of COVID-19 out of any country. The CDC reported that as of April 1, the United…

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The final Democratic primary debate

10 April 2020
Christina Kirk
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Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) greeted one another March 16 by bumping elbows, setting the mood for a debate that…

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Jewell creates COVID-19 task force as colleges respond to pandemic

10 April 2020
Catherine Dema
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At the beginning of March the coronavirus pandemic began its rapid spread throughout the United States, and the first colleges and universities initiated their response.…

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Kansas and Missouri issue Stay at Home Orders

10 April 2020
Maddie McCormick
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In light of COVD-19 sweeping its way across the country, Govs. Laura Kelly (D-Kan.) and Mike Parsons (R-Mo.) both issued statewide stay-at-home orders for the…

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Kitt’s toons #30

10 April 2020
Kitt Wilhelm
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Student-athletes discuss abrupt cutoff to spring athletic season

10 April 2020
Christina Kirk
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Following a unanimous vote by its Council of Presidents, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced March 19 that it would cancel the 2020 athletic…

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Harriman-Jewell Series announces 56th season, updates current season

10 April 2020
Ingrid Weaver
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Soon after the announcement of their 56th season, the Harriman-Jewell Series announced their decision to cancel many of the remaining performances of the 55th season…

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