Critical Thought and Inquiry (CTI) classes allow students to learn subjects outside of their major and get to know professors in other departments. However, you take only one class in each of the CTI categories, so there are some faculty you may not know. This is the fifth part of…
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2016 Oscar Predictions
It is the responsibility of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences to present the most distinguished works of the year. Covering nearly all aspects of the filmmaking process, the Academy analyzes each film released throughout the year for quality and impact. The four most contested among the awards…
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Obscure Sports Weekly: Caber Toss
While Americans have football, soccer, basketball and baseball, the people of Scotland gather, cheering fans and all, to watch their strongest participants compete in the Caber Toss. What is the Caber Toss, you may ask? With its name coming from the Gaelic word “cabar” or “kaber”, meaning beam, the sport…
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Sustainability in the Dining Hall: Where does your food go?
Every day, Jewell students choose a side of the dining room, eat their food, laugh with friends and scrape their plates into the small trashcans by the tray line. But what happens next? Fresh Ideas Food Service at William Jewell College has fully committed itself to sustainability through recycling, expediency…
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Ghost stories of Jewell
As Halloween approaches the William Jewell College (WJC) campus, students begin to prepare their costumes and look forward to the FIJI Halloween Rave. However, too few Jewell students are preparing themselves, both mentally and physically, for the potentially deadly paranormal activity on campus. After speaking with Ernie Stufflebean, associate dean…
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Man vs. machine: A review of the new “Steve Jobs” movie
It is nearly impossible to measure the impact Steve Jobs had on the technical and social communities of the world. I am typing this review on a Macintosh, I got my tickets to “Steve Jobs” using my iPad and I used my iPhone to remind myself to complete this review.…
Read MoreEdward Snowden: patriot or traitor?
Since Edward Snowden released thousands of secret NSA documents detailing United States involvement in both domestic and foreign surveillanceto certain journalists, the question of whether he is a traitor, a patriot or a simple idealist has gone without strong consensus. The information he provided resurfaced many old debates, some specific…
Read MoreWho should replace Jon Stewart?
Jon Stewart, our generation’s favorite comedian turned anchorman, is leaving “The Daily Show” at the end of this year. Who can and should replace him? Jon Stewart has hosted “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” since 1999 and has developed a massive following. Stewart’s transition into the show resulted in…
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Missouri voters reject early voting and teacher evaluation amednments
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters were presented with four potential constitutional amendments. Amendment 2 covered new policies for criminal trials, Amendment 3 proposed new teacher evaluation processes, Amendment 6 addressed election regulations and Amendment 10 referred to government finance budgetary procedure regulations (Missouri Secretary of State Office). Amendments two, six and ten were…
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