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Month: April 2023

Smallest Hill: YOU are a lava monster

28 April 2023
Kaden Rowe
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When reading the title of this article, you likely shrugged or scoffed. You read lava monster and thought this article would be nothing but a…

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Kansas City plant shops: Virgil’s Plant Shop and Verdant

28 April 2023
Claire Henry
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Kansas City is home to a handful of truly amazing plant shops. The two I visited this weekend were Virgil’s Plant shop on Cherry Street…

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“Where can history take you?”: Careers in history panel with Jewell alumni

28 April 2023
Koda Rose
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Jewell’s history department hosted a career panel highlighting history major alums and their experiences after college on March 29 at 7 pm. Alums with graduation…

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Letter from the editor: On the importance of student journalism

28 April 2023
Agatha Echenique
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In the last 10 years or so, the journalism industry has had a 25% decrease in the number of jobs available. In the next 10…

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YikYak Eulogy: Android Shutdown

14 April 2023
Koda Rose
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As many of you may know, our friend YikYak left the Android world on March 30, 2023. Having only recently found the infectious joy and…

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Faculty Award finalists for graduating class of 2023 announced

14 April 2023
Agatha Echenique
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The finalists for the Faculty Award – the highest honor bestowed on a graduating senior on the part of the William Jewell College faculty –…

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A look at “The 3rd Annual Liberty Public Schools Art Showcase”

14 April 2023
Koda Rose
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The Stocksdale Gallery is exhibiting the “Third Annual Liberty Public Schools Art Showcase” from Mar. 21 through May 13. This exhibit is notably distinct from…

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Student Senate creates Student Academic Freedom Task Force

14 April 2023
Agatha Echenique
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On Apr. 7, under the authorization of Gary Armstrong, interim vice president of academic affairs, Student Senate created a Student Academic Freedom Task Force. This…

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An account of the Nashville shooting on Mar. 30, 2022

7 April 2023
Koda Rose
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On Monday morning at 9:54 a.m. on Mar. 27, 2023, The Covenant School, a Nashville Christian elementary school, was targeted by an active shooter. Three…

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