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Category: Arts

Britain Didn’t Just Colonize Land — It Colonized Art

2 May 2025
Alee Dickey
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Photo by Kristina Gadeikyte via Uplash. When we talk about colonization, we usually focus on land, armies and political control. But Great Britain’s empire-building wasn’t…

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An Interview with “Terra Nova” Director Cal Perkins

5 March 2025
Brian J. Bartels
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Production photo from “Terra Nova” at William Jewell College, photo courtesy of Jewell Theatre Co. Cal Perkins is a senior theatre major at WIlliam Jewell…

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Exploring ‘BookTok’: The Good and the Bad

27 November 2024
Alee Dickey
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Photo by Toa Heftiba via Uplash. BookTok is a dynamic and rapidly growing community on TikTok dedicated to all things literature. This vibrant platform allows…

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Brat Summer: The Resurgence of the Pop Girlies

9 October 2024
Alee Dickey
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Photo by Gustavo Spindula via Uplash. Redesigning Pop  At the core of this resurgence is how pop stars have fundamentally redesigned the genre, blending sounds…

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“The Bachelorette” has finally cast the first Asian lead and why this matters

3 May 2024
Teresa Mainzer
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As a longtime fan of “The Bachelor” franchise, I anxiously awaited the announcement for who would be named the next “Bachelorette” in the Season 28…

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“Head Over Heels”: Here and Queer

3 May 2024
Ethan Naber
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On the weekend of April 8 , Jewell Theatre Company put on its spring show: the musical “Head Over Heels,” a jukebox musical featuring the…

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The Hilltop Monitor 2024, Issue 16 & 17

13 March 2024
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Photo Feature: My Pets

1 March 2024
Alexis Harper
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I grew up in a household with pets. My family has kept a wide variety of animals over the years including dogs, cats, turtles, guinea…

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The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium: Photo Feature

16 February 2024
Koda Rose
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The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium has always been one of my happy places. When I was younger, my family would often take summer trips…

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