Summer days are upon us, and what better way to celebrate than gathering your best pals and spending the day outside eating food? Though picnics are delightful at any time of the year, there is a certain appeal about the warm weather, the bustling summer farmers’ markets full of lovely…
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Pryor Legacy Project raises money for Youth Resilience Center
Every year, senior Pryor Fellows complete a project that will benefit their community as a culmination of the Pryor Leadership Studies Program at William Jewell College. The three year Pryor Leadership program entails a variety of learning experiences that promote growth and leadership skills for the students including the Outward…
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Senior Showcase: Maria Schollmeyer
Maria Schollmeyer, senior nursing and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry major, has accepted a job with St. Luke’s East Hospital and will be working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) assisting infants in critical condition. In high school, Schollmeyer did a pre-professional nursing program and shadowed at St. Luke’s…
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Opinion: Self-deprecating humor is often more harmful than funny
Self-deprecating humor has become an increasingly prevalent form of humor – it is easy, amusing and a seemingly harmless, right? Maybe not. It can be funny and an easy way to make people laugh, but it really isn’t as harmless as people seem to think. If you are unfamiliar with…
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“Collections: A Visual Journey of Art Through the Eyes of Sherry Whetstone-McCall”
The official opening of the exhibit, Feb. 6 “Thought-provoking, colorful, sparkly, free-spirited and inviting,” said artist Sherry Whetstone-McCall as she described the art quilts in her exhibit, “Collections: A Visual Journey of Art Through the Eyes of Sherry Whetstone-McCall.” Not only does “Collections” showcase 37 years worth of artwork by Whetstone-McCall, it additionally showcases work by her…
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College officials address miscommunication about the Journey Grant program
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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