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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How to finally do something you’ve always wanted to do
My least favorite time of the year is a little over two months away. No, I’m not talking about Christmas – I’m no Scrooge – but rather the holiday that comes just one week later. New Year’s Day seems like a perfectly innocent time for celebration. We get a day…
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Jewell’s Got Talent showcases college performers for philanthropy
On Oct. 23, William Jewell College students gathered in Gano chapel to witness their peers perform in Jewell’s Got Talent. The talent competition was held by Zeta Tau Alpha sorority in support of their philanthropy, Breast Cancer Education and Awareness. Six acts representing Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Alpha Order, Delta…
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