The volleyball team is off to a great start this season, and look to continue their win streak. The William Jewell College volleyball team is setting the courts ablaze this season. In a little over a month, the volleyball team has earned nine victories in all with a five-win streak. But…
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To be honest…with Mikayla Roller
To be honest…I’m embracing the hand to hold. “How is it being back?” I’ve gotten this question almost every day since I’ve returned to William Jewell College after nine months of studying abroad at Oxford. The readjustment process is often difficult for Oxbridge students, going from an independent, driven learning environment…
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National Parks Centennial
“See America First” This is what four William Jewell students Jesse Lundervold, Blair Sundhausen, Chandler Eaton, and Daniel Bittel did this past summer as the National Park Service (NPS) celebrated their 100th year anniversary. This slogan was propagated by the Great Northern Railway as they attempted to converge the $500…
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WJC Republicans and Democrats Gearing Up
This fall, William Jewell College is welcoming two new political organizations to campus: the WJC Democrats and WJC Republicans. Both organizations aim to sharpen college Republicans’ and college Democrats’ beliefs on Jewell’s campus through inclusive, engaging debates during each organization’s respective meetings. Junior political science and international relations major Jameson…
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Headlines: Ukraine
In a recent Russian documentary, “Crimea: Path to the Homeland,” President Putin discloses details of his role in the swift annexation of Crimea. Protests erupted in Ukraine Nov. 2013 as Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych discarded European Union trade agreements in exchange for pro-Russian policies. The protests escalated Feb. 2014; Ukrainian President…
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Amendments to the Mo. Constitution on the Nov. 4 ballot
Fifty-four days: the countdown to the Nov. 4 general election has already begun. The excitement is not as widespread as political science majors would like; midterm elections produce lower voter turnout rates than presidential elections. 58.2 percent of eligible U.S. citizens participated at the polls during the 2012 residential election,…
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