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Author: Christina Kirk

Opinion: Enough with the looks-policing in women’s sports

20 November 2020
Christina Kirk
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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…

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Soccer team partners with local elementary school

13 November 2020
Christina Kirk
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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…

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Clay County reaches all-time COVID-19 high as Jewell enters Level C, MO cases increase

7 November 2020
Christina Kirk
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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…

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Jewell Theatre Company adapts to COVID-19 with filmed version of “1984”

6 November 2020
Christina Kirk
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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…

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Jewell uses Intercultural Development Inventory to assess intercultural competence

23 October 2020
Christina Kirk
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In 2013, Dr. Andy Pratt, special counsel on diversity & inclusivity, became a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). The IDI is a…

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Jewell’s COVID-19 Policy Violations, Disciplinary Response

19 October 2020
Christina Kirk
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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…

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Quiz: What iconic Halloween monster are you?

16 October 2020
Christina Kirk
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Jewell Spotlight: Macye Williams

2 October 2020
Christina Kirk
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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…

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First-years adjust to college athletics

2 October 2020
Christina Kirk
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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…

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