Journey Grants – a William Jewell College specific grant that offers students a chance to complete a unique learning opportunity funded by the institution – are widely celebrated throughout the College. However, recently the program has been the cause of much controversy on campus due to changes made in the past…
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Holiday Happenings: The Overlooked Holiday Middle Child – Thanksgiving
Unfortunately positioned between Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving often receives much less excitement than Halloween and Christmas. For many, on Nov. 1 the witch hats are cast aside and the Christmas lights are immediately strung up. While I, too, adore the holiday season, and I enjoy singing loudly along to Michael…
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Photo Feature Fall Edition: Hannah Koehler
Photos taken by Hannah Koehler.
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Your guide to fall festivities on and off campus
Fall is the superior season – during this delightful time, before we die of hypothermia while walking to class, there are countless opportunities for all things pumpkins, ghosts, haunted houses, apple picking, pumpkin donuts and more. If William Jewell College students are looking to get their fall festivities on, there…
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Humans of Jewell: Dr. Christopher Wilkins
The Hilltop Monitor sat down with Dr. Christopher Wilkins to discuss his background and love of history, his experience teaching at William Jewell College, his favorite presidents, traveling and Game of Thrones. Wilkins teaches courses on World War II, U.S. foreign policy, presidential leadership, slavery and abolition, and the American…
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Featured Club: Black Student Association
The Black Student Association (BSA) at William Jewell College provides an opportunity for education about black culture, history and current events through opportunities offered during the year. BSA President Micah Williams, junior biology and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry (ACT-In) major, shared the principal mission of the club. “Our overall…
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Humans of Jewell: Tom Hollinberger
The Hilltop Monitor sat down and spoke with Thomas Hollinberger, first-year data-science major, at his usual spot on the first floor of the Pryor Learning Commons. Hollinberger came to William Jewell College with more than a little life experience than usual first-years. Hollinberger graduated high school in 1974, graduated from…
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Kansas City’s first biennial art festival brings awareness to social and cultural history by promoting local artists
With 42 visual artists, 43 vocal artists and countless contributors, Open Spaces art festival presents a 10-week, city-wide offering of art, music, poetry, dance, theater and other participatory activities throughout Kansas City. Though this ambitious endeavor was created in nine months, the conversation has been happening for years. In 2013,…
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Jewell students serve their community in the annual Jewell Day of Service
On Saturday, April 8, William Jewell College had its annual Jewell Day of Service on which students devote their Saturday morning to serving the community. Jeff Buscher, College Chaplain, explained that while the fall Serve and Celebrate day was around before he started at Jewell, the spring Jewell Day of…
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