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Author: Erin Melton

Government Shutdown and Financial Aid

23 October 2015
Erin Melton
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On Sept. 30, 2015, the United States Senate avoided a government shutdown by voting to continue funding for federal agencies until Dec. 11. This means…

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Miley, what’s good? Not your album.

25 September 2015
Erin Melton
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Miley Cyrus released “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz” at the close of the Video Music Awards Aug. 30, 2015. Oh, and she released it…

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Nonprofit leaderships students to intern in Hawaii

8 May 2015
Erin Melton
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Editors’ Note (June 9, 2025): For privacy reasons, Monitor editors have removed some personally identifying information from this article. Ellen S., senior nonprofit leadership major,…

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Physics department focuses on sustainability with summer projects

1 May 2015
Erin Melton
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The William Jewell College physics department is currently developing several sustainability projects that will be implemented here in Liberty, in other parts of the United…

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Hilltop Voices: Erin Melton on the 2016 presidential campaign announcements

24 April 2015
Erin Melton
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In case anyone has failed to notice, campaigning has in fact begun for the 2016 presidential election. There has been much speculation in the past…

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To Be Honest . . . with Erin Melton

10 April 2015
Erin Melton
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To be honest I think that it’s unfair for people to expect significant commitment in college relationships. While this is of course a generalization to which there…

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Human Trafficking is abroad and at home

27 March 2015
Erin Melton
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Examining the problem of human trafficking and its presence in the Kansas City area The definition of human trafficking is “the illegal movement of people,…

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Headlines: Immigration

13 March 2015
Erin Melton
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Congress’ inaction led President Obama to take action in order to build more accountability into the system’s immigration enforcement policy, especially in regards to unauthorized immigrants…

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It’s okay to be an Independent

27 February 2015
Erin Melton
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At the beginning of this semester, Greek life was the focus of almost every conversation I had with friends and overheard among strangers. This is…

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