A new artist has emerged on campus whose identity is unknown. Their canvas is the whiteboard, and artworks can be seen in prominent spaces across campus. Who is this artistic virtuoso? When will they reveal the meaning behind such powerful pieces of art? I find this artwork incredibly emotional.…
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AFE: Wikileaks releases information on Russian hack of the Hilltop Monitor
Today WikiLeaks released the traces left on “The Hilltop Monitor” website from previous Russian hacking attempts. Check out what they have uncovered below. [A non-April Fools, editor’s note: The following are actual comments left on our articles from…well we don’t really know where. Probably Russia. Click the links at your…
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Artist Feature: Abram Fernandez
When Abram Fernandez, senior philosophy and history major, was in high school, he found a book entitled “Here Lies Lalo,” an anthology of poetry of the Mexican-American poet Abelardo “Lalo” Delgado. Fernandez found these poems powerful and said they spoke to him from a Mexican-American perspective, which he related to as…
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Feminist Club reflects and looks forward
William Jewell College Feminist Club hosted Feminist Week on the WJC campus Feb. 13 to Feb. 17. The Executive cabinet of the Feminist Club sought to raise awareness of their organization and feminism through Feminist Week, and to disseminate the definition of “feminism”: the theory of political, social, and economic…
Read MoreA Series of Dark, Humorous (but Still Unfortunate) Events
The opening sequence of Netflix’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events” implores the viewer to “look away, look away,” describing how the Netflix show will “wreck your evening, your whole life and your day.” At first glance, the story of the Baudelaire children and the unfortunate events that plague them seems…
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Rogue accounts counter Trump administration
The official Twitter for the National Parks Service (NPS) retweeted two photos negatively comparing the size of the crowd at former-President Barack Obama’s inauguration to President Donald Trump’s recent inauguration on Jan. 21. The tweet was quickly deleted by the account, but not before many Twitter users read the retweet.…
Read MoreParty on, “Starboy”
The first minute of The Weeknd’s video for the single “Starboy” shows a masked figure sitting across a large table from The Weeknd, identifiable by his signature hair, who is bound to the chair with zip ties. The unknown persona slowly saunters over to The Weeknd and suffocates him with a…
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Photo Feature: Film Photography
Photographer Jesse Lundervold shares her self-developed film photos. “While I was home for Fall Break, I noticed that an enterprising spider had made their home in a bush. The way the light caught the strands made it appear very ephemeral.” “I came across a pool of standing water on…
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Sarah Paperi’s playlist of the week
Everyone’s music interest varies. Even best friends can have completely different tastes. But one thing everyone has in common regarding their playlists is that we all listen to songs that motivate us, make us feel good, remind us of something or someone. And there’s always at least one song on…
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