The United Nations (U.N.) has a list of goals for a sustainable development, in which “eradicating hunger” is second and “ensure access to water for all” is sixth. After almost a year in the United States observing Americans’ attitudes towards food and water, I could almost believe that there are…
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Intentions announced to renovate Jewell athletic facilities, the Mabee Center and Greene Stadium
At William Jewell College, a considerable number in the community are student-athletes, and the athletic nucleus of the campus is the Mabee Center. Opened in 1980, the Mabee Center served the purpose of providing a space for the whole Jewell community – made up of four recreational basketball courts, squash…
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Seniors Perspectives: Volleyball
Just a few weeks after their last match as college athletes, the seniors on the volleyball team talked to The Hilltop Monitor to share their thoughts on the William Jewell College volleyball program, their experience as student-athletes and their hopes for the future. Three of the seniors confessed to not…
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Artist feature: Terrace Wyatt
The Hilltop Monitor sat down with Terrace Wyatt Jr., junior theater major, as he spoke about his passion for theater, his dedication to the Jewell Theatre Company productions and his future. Wyatt has had a passion for theater since a young age. He mentioned that he has always enjoyed singing…
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Seniors Perspective – Tennis
Being a college athlete is a choice that many William Jewell College students made before coming to school. Each with reasons like scholarships or just for the love for the sport, the Jewell community is full of student-athletes that have to balance studies and practice. When first joining the programs,…
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Brazil elects far right candidate for president in wake of corruption, crime
Brazil had its presidential elections Oct. 28 and the whole world was watching to see if Brazilians would elect the candidate compared to Donald Trump or the same political party that has been voted in for the last four elections. This was the second round of the presidential elections, the…
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Humans of Jewell: Caroline Lane
The Hilltop Monitor sat down with Caroline Lane, senior nursing major, and talked about nursing, sports, Texas and her expectations for life. Lane is one of the many student-athletes at William Jewell College, and she has to juggle practice, classes and clinicals at Children’s Mercy Hospital. The reason she chose…
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Opinion: Sports and sexual assault: a problem
Sexual assault is treated as a taboo in our society and is pushed aside even more when it involves people of influence. One group that benefits from this is college athletes. In order to protect the institution’s name and keep the athlete in the game victims are often silenced and…
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Serena Williams raises claims of sexism at U.S. Open
The 2018 U.S. Open Women’s final was quite the eventful Saturday for not only Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams but for the whole tennis world. Osaka was the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam but because of all that happened with Serena during the match, she lost her…
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