As the spring semester nears its midpoint and the long hours begin to take their toll on students, faculty and staff alike, William Jewell College enjoyed a rare break from the snow and celebrated the achievements of students and alumni. This year’s celebrations marked the 75th anniversary of the annual…
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Thousands of U.S. residents flood into Mexico for healthcare services as Trump continues advocating the border wall
Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has been active in stoking fears about undocumented immigrants and – what he maintains are – weak and inadequate immigration laws. Much of his rhetoric has been centered around the southern border of the U.S. and the caravans of migrants attempting to enter the country…
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Opinion: The Politics of Habit
The United States is a distinct union for many reasons, one of the most apparent being its bipartisan political system. This system of democracy hinges on the existence of two political parties that are conventionally considered to take opposing sides on political topics – as one Monitor reporter observed, this…
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Jewell professor disputes false claim on “Fox and Friends”
On an afternoon segment of show “Fox and Friends” Feb. 11, televison personality Pete Hegseth announced that he has not washed his hands in ten years. The commentator proudly announced that he “innoculates [him]self” after explaining that “germs are not a real thing. I can’t see them. Therefore, they’re not…
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Photo Feature: New Zealand sights
Photos by Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe. A previous version of this article was published that incorrectly identified Pencarrow as Wairarapa.
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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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Midterm Election Review: Results in Missouri and Kansas
The 2018 midterms were atypical for several reasons – not only were they the most expensive midterm elections in United States history but voter numbers were record-high as the Democrats took the House and the Republicans retained control of the Senate. Locally several ballot initiatives were passed, records were broken…
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Ten thousand voters in Missouri receive false information from GOP mailers
Ray Bozarth, executive director of the Missouri Republican Party, acknowledged to the Kansas City Star Oct. 19 that the party sent mailers to 10,000 people across the state with false information about when absentee ballots are due. As of 2016, approximately 4.2 million people were registered to vote in the state…
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Opinion: Serena Williams hits the glass ceiling as Brett Kavanaugh hits the Supreme Court
On Sept. 9, Serena Williams, professional American tennis player, yelled at chair umpire Carlos Ramos during the U.S. Open final against Naomi Osaka. The outburst occurred after Williams received multiple code violations and was accused of being coached from the sidelines – implying that she was cheating. Williams opposed the…
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