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Author: Jesse Lundervold

Dr. David Lisenby translates Spanish texts to English

2 March 2018
Jesse Lundervold
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Dr. David Lisenby, assistant professor of Spanish, has recently ventured into the realm of translating literary texts from Spanish to English. His first published translation…

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Nano Nore: Decades of Teaching and Creating

23 February 2018
Jesse Lundervold
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Some individuals can trace the moment they realized what they wanted to do for the rest of their lives. For William Jewell College art professor…

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Fitbit trackers reveal sensitive military information

9 February 2018
Jesse Lundervold
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The U.S. military is currently redefining certain practices after an apparent security oversight involving U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and the fitness tracking device, Fitbit. In…

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Joe Biden in 2020

1 December 2017
Jesse Lundervold
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Former vice president Joe Biden is unsure whether he will run for president in the 2020 race. A planned 2016 bid for the candidacy ended…

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An Ode to the Sports Bra

20 October 2017
Jesse Lundervold
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In middle school, every girl I knew wore two bras at once during P.E. None of us really knew how bras worked, let alone what…

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Aaron Hernandez CTE findings make new regulations critical

6 October 2017
Jesse Lundervold
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Aaron Hernandez, a former New England Patriot’s player, committed suicide in April in his jail cell at the age of 27. Hernandez was serving a…

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“It” is not all that

29 September 2017
Jesse Lundervold
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Stephen King’s 1000-page book “It” immediately recalls certain images: a murderous clown, red balloons and a group of kids fighting to save themselves from an…

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Podcast “S-Town” delves into empathy and mystery

21 April 2017
Jesse Lundervold
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There have been many attempts to bring rural, small-town life to the wider American audience. “Parks and Recreation” brought viewers comedic updates from Pawnee, Ind.…

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Senior art students host final show

7 April 2017
Jesse Lundervold
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The culmination of a studio art major or minor at William Jewell College is the exhibition of paintings, photographs, sculpture and other pieces of art…

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