Every year, Oxbridge Honors Program junior students at William Jewell College leave the Hill to study abroad. For most of them, this means a year studying at the University of Oxford in England. Next year, 17 Oxbridge students will be studying at Oxford and one will be studying in Washington…
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Jewell raises awareness with a sexual assault awareness month
April is sexual assault awareness month (SAAM). The Title IX Office and the Office of Counseling Services at William Jewell College are working to raise awareness and host programming during this month. Every Friday this month, members from the two offices have hosted a table in the Yates-Gill Union during…
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Ballroom dance team to host Spring Fling ball
The William Jewell College ballroom dance team is hosting Spring Fling, one of their semi-annual balls, April 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Jeri Mickle, ballroom instructor and owner of One Step At A Time, said the event will feature performances from the WJC ballroom dance team, members of…
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Jewell students spend spring break abroad
Over spring break, many Jewell students were able to use their Journey Grants for travel. Among them are Troy Williams, senior political science and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry major, and Evan Lott, senior economics and business administration major. Williams traveled to Berlin and Munich, spending four and half days…
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Meshuggah Bagels: More like Meshuggah bae-goals
Meshuggah Bagels, known for New York style bagels, has three locations in the Kansas City metro area including Liberty, Overland Park and the original location on 39th street. They will open a fourth location in the Power and Light district this spring. All locations are open Tuesday to Friday 7…
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Students propose multicultural space on campus
William Jewell College has been focusing on improving diversity and inclusion on campus this year with the Diversity and Inclusion Plan. This plan’s theme is “awareness reduces bias.” It lays out urgent and important goals for the College to meet. A space to be used by the multicultural organizations on…
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Colonel Alexander Doniphan and Leona E. Kresse award recipients announced
The Colonel Alexander Doniphan and Leona E. Kresse awards are given to the senior man and woman voted most likely to succeed. The 2018 Doniphan award recipient is Marco Antonio Martinez Lopez, senior business administration and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry (ACT-In) major. Luce-Virlynn Apollon, senior nursing and ACT-In…
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Unpacking the government shutdown
The United States federal government shut down at midnight Jan. 20. This was the first government shutdown under the Trump administration and, more significantly, the first shutdown where a single political party has control of both Congress and the White House. Republicans were unable to end a Democratic filibuster in…
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Holidays on the Hill
It’s that time of the year again for holiday festivities on the Hill. Amid all the work, it doesn’t seem possible that the end is near, but the calendar date and the start of the William Jewell College holiday season are reminders of the holiday lights at the end of…
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