For some, history is a study. For others, it is something more. It takes them to places and times they have never seen, introduces them to figures they have never known and fills them with memories of events they have never experienced. The facts are not what captivate them. Rather,…
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The last of them: Trump releases the final JFK documents
On Oct. 26, President Donald Trump released 2,800 previously classified documents relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Originally, hundreds more documents were going to be released. However, last minute overtures from the intelligence community, namely the CIA, prevented the full release. President Trump stated that the entities…
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To be honest…with Drew Novak
To be honest, it’s a great day to be a cardinal. As I write this, I am sitting outside with my friends Ben and Rylan on the steps of Curry Hall. Rylan is aggressively working on a research paper, and Ben is relaxing for a change. The smooth April breeze…
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AFE: Student Senate president Zak Carroll declares Hilltop Monitor “fake news”
Earlier this week, the relationship between “The Hilltop Monitor” and President of the Student Senate, Zak Carroll, deteriorated even further. Tuesday, during a routine Student Senate meeting, an exasperated Mr. Carroll lambasted the Monitor and declared it “fake news.” A junior senator present at the meeting described the feeling in the…
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CUBS WIN!
In a stunning game seven finish, and 108 years after they had won their previous World Series, the Chicago Cubs broke their curse and added their third world title in franchise history. Despite winning the Series, there was significant doubt as to whether or not the Cubs were going to…
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Obama and Biden: After the White House
Much has been made about who will enter the oval office following a highly controversial election cycle. Much has not been made, however, about the plans of the incumbent president and vice president following the end of their tenure in office. Typically, a president will work on compiling his memoirs,…
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Janssen and Cobb Headed Toward Bright Futures in Engineering
William Jewell College seniors Grant Janssen, physics and ACT-In major and mathematics minor and Samantha Cobb, physics major, are graduating this spring and hope to take what they have learned at Jewell on to graduate school in order to pursue professional engineering careers. Grant Janssen Janssen originally was on the…
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Letter to the Editor: Bruce Rash
A friend of mine, in her scathing exit review of the College, wrote that apathy is a cancer that is plaguing this campus. Though I don’t agree with it, it’s not difficult to understand what she means or how she came to that conclusion. At first glance, it’s not hard…
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The Campaign Trails: Conventions
Conventions are a central element of America’s electoral system. They are where the Republican and Democratic parties officially decide upon who their candidate for president will be. Additionally, it is also a time for the parties to establish their respective platforms in the upcoming elections and to define why they…
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