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Author: Ethan Naber

Smallest Hill: The Oxford comma is necessary, beneficial and important

27 October 2023
Ethan Naber
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I quite enjoy reading and writing the English language. Some parts of English are more fun than others, of course; I always prefer to read…

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Speaker’s Out: What Happened + Budgeting 101 

13 October 2023
Ethan Naber
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It has been an interesting week for U.S. democracy. In the last fourteen days, U.S. lawmakers have averted a government shutdown. Currently, the Biden administration…

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Faculty Feature: Dr. Joseph Shih

6 October 2023
Ethan Naber
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This week, The Hilltop Monitor had the opportunity to sit down with William Jewell College’s Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Joseph Shih to discuss all…

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Spilling or trusting your guts? A review of Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS”

6 October 2023
Ethan Naber
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“When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and just start being wise?,” 20-year-old artist Olivia Rodrigo asks on “teenage dream”, the final…

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Faculty Feature: Dr. David Lisenby and the Magic of Language

22 September 2023
Ethan Naber
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The Hilltop Monitor had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. David Lisenby, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Honors Institute in Critical…

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New bases, new ball: Rule changes in the 2023 season

28 April 2023
Ethan Naber
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We’re nearly a month into the 2023 MLB season, and significant changes have been made at the highest level of the game of baseball. All…

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