The Hilltop Monitor spoke with Erin Melton, senior Oxbridge Literature and Theory major and winner of the 2017-2018 William Jewell College Faculty Award, about how her time at William Jewell College has shaped her post-college plans. Melton began by describing the many activities she has been involved in during her…
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Spring is a time for football on the Hill
Spring is a time for practice and refinement for many fall sports. For the William Jewell College football team, spring is an opportunity to better team cohesiveness and fine-tune each player’s abilities. Shawn Weigel, head coach of the football team, explained how the spring sports season affects his team. “Spring…
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Israel resists investigation into Palestinian deaths on Gaza Border
On Friday, March 30, 2018, 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more injured after clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Border. The clash took place during a series of Palestinian protests regarding the commemoration of the loss of their land to Israel, alleged intensification of Israel’s aggression toward Palestine…
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“Love, Simon” is a romantic, idealistic view of acceptance
“Love, Simon,” directed by Greg Berlanti, was released March 16, 2018 and adapted from the book “Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda” by Becky Albertalli. The film tells the story of a closeted high school senior, Simon (Nick Robinson), who falls in love with another closeted gay senior (Keiynan Lonsdale)…
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The man who changed the mile
Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, died peacefully March 3, 2018, at age 88. Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute-mile at age 25 May 6, 1954 in Oxford, England at a dual meet. On his record-breaking day, Bannister ran for the British Amateur…
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Youth can change the world
Young people all across the country are currently speaking out about gun violence in the U.S. Survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Parkland, Fla. questioned lawmakers and representatives of the National Rifle Association (NRA) at a townhall and demanded a ban on AR-15 guns. Additionally, students have…
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Kansas City ranked second nationwide in cell performance
Kansas City ranked second out of 125 metropolitan markets for overall cellphone service performance, according to a Rootmetrics Report published Jan. 31, 2018. The results of this study can help Kansas Citians choose the most reliable phone plan based on which provider best serves their specific needs. This study holds…
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Senior Spotlight: Mackenzie Giegling
Mackenzie Giegling, senior elementary education, psychology and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry major plans to combine her education and sorority experience after graduation from William Jewell College. Giegling will attend Washington University in Saint Louis, Mo. for audiology and communication sciences in order to become a K-12 deaf education teacher.…
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To be honest…with Savannah Hawley
To be honest, with the emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, speculation and doubt over the validity of suriviors’ stories has increased, and I’m sick of it. Any victim who decides to tell her story has to prepare for a barrage of attacks attempting to discredit her account with…
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