Everyone knows the best films come out closest to the holidays, and this year seems like no exception. November is already seeing a great many…
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Travel Diaries: Iowa City
I’ve never taken a trip over fall break before. Being from Liberty, I’ve never even gone home because I was home. But after spending the…
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Locke’s “Here’s the Thing” shows artist’s breadth
Hew Locke’s exhibit “Here’s the Thing” opened at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Sept. 12 and goes until Jan. 19, 2020. The exhibit is…
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New group of sculptures in historic Liberty bring flair to downtown
On a recent trip to Liberty’s historic town square, you may have noticed several new sculptures. The rotating sculpture display is in its third year.…
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Reconsidering taste
I double park in a construction zone because we’re going to be late. Walking up to the theater and the around-the-block crowd, I notice a…
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An in-depth study on diversity within Jewell’s curriculum
Of the 69 required books from Critical Thought and Inquiry (CTI) classes offered at William Jewell College this semester, 47 of their authors are white…
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“Queer Eye”: Queerer and Funnier
The Netflix reboot of the 2003-2007 show, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” now renamed simply “Queer Eye” has been a smashing popular success. The…
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Social Justice Book Discussion Group to read “In the Time of Butterflies”
This spring, William Jewell College Library Services will host a Social Justice Book Discussion Group (SJBD) in partnership with the Jewell Theatre Company. The book…
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Ely soon again to be the place to “b-ely”
In an all-campus email sent Feb. 1, William Jewell College President Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls announced that the school would be launching “Phase One of…
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