With high-quality original content and widespread accessibility, online streaming is slowly taking over the market for television broadcasting. Streaming has become a hot topic in the media industry lately. Just like how DVDs replaced VHS and Blu-ray attempted to replace DVDs, streaming is a serious contender to replace conventional media…
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AFE: 10 Russian Phrases from Dr. Holiman that will Make You Say “wut”
Ба́бушка гада́ла, на́двое сказа́ла. Literally from Russian: Granny was telling fortunes and said two things. English: No one can know for certain. Ба́ба с во́зу — кобы́ле ле́гче. Literally from Russian: Get the woman off the cart. It’s easier on the horse English: Women can make things harder. Бе́шеной соба́ке семь…
Read More“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”: Females are strong as hell
With its new show, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” Netflix has once again shown the power exclusive online content can have. Created by Tina Fey, who also wrote for and created the NBC series “30 Rock,” the show was initially set to premiere on NBC when it later was sold to Netflix. The series…
Read MoreJust War & Jihad: a conversation with Dr. James Turner Jonson
James Webber, senior, sits down with Dr. James Turner Johnson to discuss the Iraq War, ISIS, Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations”, and other maters of religion and world events. Johnson’s writings has been war, peace and statehood in the context of Christian and Islamic traditions. As the son of a welder,…
Read More“Kingsman: The Secret Service” swims in humor and violence
Imagine what would happen if Quentin Tarantino directed a James Bond movie. Essentially, that is the result of “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” Though, in reality, it is directed by Matthew Vaughn, similarities to Tarantino’s style are evident throughout the film. Taking somewhat of a “Scream” approach to British spy films,…
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The Jewell Fund: what it is and what it has to do with you
The Jewell Giving Fund is an annual fund that is supported by donations from alumni, parents of students, staff, foundations and corporations. The purpose of the fund is to support areas of the College that are most in need. Most years, this typically includes library resources, computer labs, faculty development and…
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Men’s and women’s tennis teams begin spring seasons
Conner Hazelrigg returns a serve in a meet last fall. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rivas Following a year-long hiatus to battle leukemia, tennis coach Paul Worstell has returned to hopefully bring the William Jewell Men and Women’s Tennis teams to the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) tournament at the end…
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The Roles of the Provost, Student Life on Campus: conversations with Dr. Anne Dema and Shelly King
Dr. Anne Dema is the current Provost of William Jewell College, but what exactly does that entail? Oftentimes her role within the College is misunderstood. I have noticed that students have a tendency to blame Dema for some of the negative things on campus, over which she usually has no…
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Women’s cross country finishes ninth in GLVC meet
The William Jewell women’s cross country team competed in their second-to-last meet of the season Nov. 8. The long term goal of the team was to place at least ninth in the meet. With an overall time of 2:00:11 and an average time of 24:02, the team succeeded. The fastest…
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