Last week the United States, along with Britain and France, launched a missile attack on Syria in response to a chemical attack, allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian government, on the town of Douma. The chemical attack killed dozens of Syrian citizens and injured hundreds more. Western nations blamed Assad’s government…
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Jewell Goodbyes: Dr. Rob Quinn
Dr. Rob Quinn is an Assistant Professor of Digital and Visual Art and the Chair of the Digital and Visual Art Department. Quinn first considered teaching as a career in fifth grade. He made the decision to become an art teacher in the seventh grade after being in the art classes…
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Hall Grant recipients announced
Each year, several outstanding students are awarded the Hall Grant to seize academic opportunities outside the classroom. The students are typically awarded a stipend between $4,500 and $5,000. The five students who received the grant this year are: Ethan Hawn, Amaya Clark, Rosalyn Smith, Margo Evilsizor and Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe. Ethan…
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North Korea is probing U.S. power grid
In wake of the recent political tension between the U.S. and North Korea, North Korea has threatened to destroy the U.S. power grid. It could do that by attacking the U.S. with an electromagnetic pulse (EMP). An EMP is generally a burst of strong electromagnetic waves. It can be man-made…
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Jewell Goodbyes: Dr. Bradley Chance
College is a chance for students to explore themselves and their interests. Sometimes, it takes one specific college experience to change a student’s perspective forever. This was the case for William Jewell College religion professor Dr. Bradley Chance. Chance initially majored in accounting at North Carolina at Chapel Hill and…
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Third graders are selling AR-15 raffle tickets
A third grade baseball team at an elementary school in Neosho, Mo. has been advertising an AR-15 as a prize for a raffle benefiting their team. Ticket sales continued after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that killed dozens of students and injured at…
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Flu season at Jewell
Flu season has arrived, and this year has been the deadliest since the 2014- 2015 season. The dominant strain this season is influenza A (H3N2). Symptoms include fever, coughing, sore throat, runny/stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…
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The origins of the #MeToo movement
The hashtag #MeToo went viral on social media in October 2017. The movement was initiated against American producer Harvey Weinstein after more than 80 women came forward and accused him of sexual misconduct. The term was founded by social activist Tarana Burke in 2006 as part of a grassroots campaign.…
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Artist Feature: Alexia Lamb
Last Sunday, Alexia Lamb, biology major and senior art minor, opened her senior art exhibit at William Jewell College titled “Senior Art Exhibit: A Mythical Past.” Lamb has always enjoyed art as a hobby and decided to pursue the minor to give her resume an eclectic look. However, she plans…
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