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Author: Brett Stone

The Hilltop Monitor’s relationship with freedom of the press and censorship

21 April 2017
Brett Stone
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This article is the first in a two-part series that will look into student organizations’ autonomy at William Jewell College, and by extension, other private…

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Softball Coach Dustin Combs achieves 300th career win

21 April 2017
Brett Stone
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April 9, the head coach for the William Jewell College softball team, Dustin Combs, won his 300th career game. This historic win, an 8-5 victory…

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AFE: The Hilltop Monitor loses liberal propaganda award to every other accredited publication

1 April 2017
Brett Stone
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 This year “The Hilltop Monitor” regrettably did not receive the Karl Marx Award for Excellence in Liberal Propaganda. The competition, literally every accredited publication in…

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EPA will experience major challenges under Trump administration

3 March 2017
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“The Guardian” recently ran a story about how the northern hemisphere is witnessing a 26-day jump-start to spring this year, causing a litany of problems for plant…

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Sports are culture, not art

24 February 2017
Brett Stone
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A few weeks ago, “The Hilltop Monitor” ran an editorial that was critical of Meryl Streep’s Golden Globe award acceptance speech, in which she made some—seemingly—disparaging comments…

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Lynn McCutchen’s senior show, “Private Lives,” was an illustrious success

17 February 2017
Brett Stone
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Lynn McCutchen, senior theatre performance major, has put on one of the best shows I have seen from the Jewell Theatre Company, which should come…

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Letter from the Editor: President Obama’s Legacy

3 February 2017
Brett Stone
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While preparing for an editorial in which I’m going to consider President Obama’s legacy, the first thing that came to mind was to go through…

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Curry Library in the 21st century

2 December 2016
Brett Stone
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William Jewell College’s Curry Library is finding ways to adapt to the intense 21stcentury emphasis on the digital. What worked for libraries 50 years ago,…

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Protect our athletes’ right to protest

18 November 2016
Brett Stone
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If you haven’t heard of her by now, Tomi Lahren is a television commentator known to vehemently advocate for controversial, i.e. racist, conservative values and…

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