Content warning: discussion of disordered eating and body image issues I remember being most conscious of my widened hips and my four-inch growth spurt when standing in front of the mirror-lined wall in my gymnasium, practicing full turns and split jumps at gymnastics practice. I was surrounded by girls who…
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Soccer team partners with local elementary school
William Jewell College’s men’s soccer team has partnered with Kansas City International Academy (KCIA) for their most recent act of community service: exchanging letters with pen pals in KCIA’s third grade class. KCIA is an elementary school in downtown Kansas City that has historically served immigrant families. On their website,…
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Clay County reaches all-time COVID-19 high as Jewell enters Level C, MO cases increase
While the U.S. national election headlines have occupied the space usually reserved for COVID-19 related stories, there is still much to report about the progression of the pandemic. Across Missouri, including Clay County and Kansas City, the stakes of the pandemic are heightening. Such is also the case for both…
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Jewell Theatre Company adapts to COVID-19 with filmed version of “1984”
Among the traditions at William Jewell College that were most affected by COVID-19, the annual theatrical productions put on by Jewell Theatre Company (JTC) were among the hardest hit. JTC typically has a few productions during the academic year, with a play or musical in the fall, a holiday production…
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Jewell uses Intercultural Development Inventory to assess intercultural competence
In 2013, Dr. Andy Pratt, special counsel on diversity & inclusivity, became a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). The IDI is a psychometric inventory intended to gauge individual and group levels of intercultural competence. Intercultural competence describes the capacity of an individual or group to accept and…
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Jewell’s COVID-19 Policy Violations, Disciplinary Response
It is a unique year for students at William Jewell College. Along with those policies detailed in the student handbook, students must now abide by new policies in order to mitigate the risk presented by COVID-19. These policies are detailed in the Operation Safe Campus guidelines. The COVID-19 policy consists…
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Humans of Jewell: Macye Williams
This past summer, Macye Williams transferred her job with Fresh Ideas from McPherson College to William Jewell College. After working at the Cage for about a month, she has quickly made an impression on the student body with her positive, joyous attitude. I met with Macye at the Cage to…
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First-years adjust to college athletics
Balancing their transition into college-level coursework and athletics with disruptions and uncertainty caused by COVID-19, student-athletes in the class of 2024 have a lot on their plates. The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) decided in July that golf, tennis and swim and dive would compete in the fall – with…
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