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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Ely Hall to close for renovations
As of this summer, Ely Hall will close for renovations, leaving the First-Year Triangle without one of its cornerstones. While the exact date of Ely’s reopening has not yet been solidified with Student Life, it is expected to last the entire 2017-18 school year. However, this is only the latest…
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Donald Trump the Golfer
This Sunday was an important marker in many respects as the war in Syria intensified, and many in the Christian religion celebrated Palm Sunday. However, for detractors of President Donald Trump, it serves as another important milestone: as April 10 was the day Trump played his sixteenth game of golf.…
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AFE: He Came from Planet Faulkner: A look at the real Dr. Walters
As highly reliable History Channel documentaries often tell us, aliens are everywhere in today’s culture. While such thoughts are often shrugged off as mere fantasies, perhaps part of the reason aliens have been able to integrate into our society is because they can change their appearance to resemble our own.…
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AFE: Sorority women take on the impossible: walking to class
One of the most universally dreaded experiences at William Jewell College is the Hill itself, Missouri’s largest mountain. It’s a challenge few students dare to attempt alone, and even seasoned athletes recoil at the sight of it. More often than not, the Hill is traversed by car or by skateboard,…
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To be honest…with Alexandria Acord
To be honest, I think that fake news is hardly limited to politics. While pop culture news has often been thought of as “fake” in and of itself through the propagation of tabloid gossip, the same line of skepticism should be brought to the controversies it brings into question. Within the…
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Fashion Review: Cosplay
This weekend at the Overland Park Convention Center, an unlikely and increasingly influential sector of the fashion sphere will be showcased. Naka-Kon, Kansas City’s local anime convention, is into its twelfth year of festivities, and its cosplay competition ranks among its most anticipated events. Cosplay, most often done in specially…
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New Harriman-Jewell Series season announced
The performances for the 2017-18 season of the Harriman-Jewell Series have been announced recently and will begin Sept. 16. Parsons Dance, who has performed with the Series 12 times so far, will be this year’s season opener. This year will mark the 53rd season of the Harriman-Jewell Series. Along with the five…
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Jewell Cardinal baseball preview
The William Jewell College baseball team is kicking off its 2017 season Feb. 13 against Cameron University. This season opener will be an away game in Lawton, Okla., with home games beginning March 3. However, while spectators will see these games as a debut for many of the new first-years,…
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