This tribute is almost too hard to write. How do I memorialize a woman who, without any personal interaction, has changed the course of my life? In short, that’s what Ruth Bader Ginsburg did – almost all of the liberties, both monotonous and monumental, that underrepresented groups have, they owe to…
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Moving in and living on campus during the 2020-21 school year
Students at William Jewell College will soon move in, beginning with new students Aug. 22 and ending with returning students Aug. 25. Due to health precautions implemented to best maintain the Jewell community’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic, move-in will be noticeably different than in years past. Before move-in, students…
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Kasim Hardaway: KC restaurateur, food influencer and storyteller
There are many titles one could give Kasim Hardaway, who is one of Kansas City’s most influential online food personalities. He is a marketer, a food influencer, a recipe developer, a food writer and, most recently, a restaurateur. Above everything he manages to balance, Hardaway’s overarching role seems to be…
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Jewell departments donate personal protective equipment to local hospitals
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and William Jewell College’s subsequent closure, College departments donated unused personal protective equipment (PPE) to area hospitals. In all, Jewell donated hospital beds, nitrile gloves, latex gloves, goggles, N95 masks, surgical face masks, disposable lab coats, Clorox wipes, caps and gowns from the…
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A Look at Hy-Vee COVID-19 Measures
Grocery stores across the United States have made drastic changes to address customer and personnel safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many stores, like Walmart and Costco, have limited the number of customers allowed in the store at a time. For the Midwest grocery chain Hy-Vee, it has been anything but…
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How to Travel During a Pandemic
Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, travel has been understandably restricted. For those, like me, who have a distinctly high sense of wanderlust that has only increased during lockdown, travel is not canceled – it just looks different. For those wanting to travel during their time at home, here are…
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Inscape releases 2020 issue online
For many currently self-isolating at home, art has been a wonderful – and some would say necessary – comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of this week, there is more local art to enjoy. Inscape, William Jewell College’s literary magazine, announced its 2020 release via Moodle April 22. The student-run…
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A deli(ghtful lunch spot) on the Square
Sitting on the edge of the Liberty Square on the corner of Missouri and Kansas St. Sorella’s Deli – open from 11-2:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday – provides its customers delicious no-frills lunch options. The brief time period the restaurant is open means Sorella’s can focus on what they do best: providing a scrumptious…
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Sports Profile: Coach Elly
Doug Elly, the new coach of both the women’s and men’s tennis teams at William Jewell College, is bringing his own passion for and love of the sport to the College. A prior friendship with a current Jewell student as well as an admiration for the mix of academics and…
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