In our current age of social distancing and COVID-19 fear, a good movie that doesn’t require you to leave your house may be just what the doctor ordered. However, if you’re like me, choosing a movie available on Netflix or with the most basic Hulu subscription can be difficult. The…
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Advice: New routines to break out of a rut
The days are getting longer, the grass is getting greener and the assignments are getting tougher. Spring has nearly sprung, which means the newness of 2020 has started to fade away. After January and February – two of the saddest months of the year thanks to gloomy weather and the…
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Students discuss inclusion at radical inclusivity workshop
Approximately 50 students gathered in Yates-Gill College Union February 20th for a conversation about radical inclusivity over college-provided Qdoba. Dr. Rodney and Stephenie Smith, who are consultants on diversity and inclusion and change management in higher education, led the workshop. Smith and Smith have been working with William Jewell College…
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Kansas City one of the best places to live due to low living costs
Kansas City is no stranger to placing on some rather interesting national ranking lists. In 2010, Kansas City was awarded the number three spot for America’s Manliest City, according to the Mars’ company’s comparison of cities with the most steakhouses, sports teams, salty snack consumption and “manly occupations” per capita.…
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Podcast review: what should you be listening to?
In an age when technology has advanced far beyond families listening in on Roosevelt’s fireside chats, radio programming still exists – only in a much more portable form. Over 100 million people listened to a podcast per week in 2019. Podcasts are free and can be listened to while doing…
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Day in the life: Margaret Miles
Margaret Miles, senior international relations major, seems to be involved in just about everything a student can take part in at William Jewell College. She is in concert choir, vice president of recruitment on Panhellenic Council, a Cardinal Host, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, a resident assistant and part…
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SNL’s place in politics and public opinion
When I think of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, I do not think of specific policies he supported or news articles about him. The only thing I think about is Kate McKinnon impersonating an opossum. As a college student with little motivation to read news articles in addition to my…
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Broadway Backwards: a gender-bending good time for a good cause
Fake nails and falsettos filled Peters Theater Nov. 9 at the second annual Broadway Backwards. QUILTBAG, the LGBTQ+ student organization of William Jewell College, put on the evening of Broadway tunes. Spencer Ruwe, senior music performance and ACT-In double major, was in charge of planning and hosting the event. The…
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