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Category: Arts & Culture

The rise in gacha games

5 November 2021
Elizabeth Payton
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Although these pay-to-win games have been around since the early 2000s, the West has only recently experienced the phenomenon that is gacha games. Gacha is…

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I’m watching “You”: Season 3 review

5 November 2021
Alaina Flory
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Netflix’s favorite sociopathic stalker and murderer has returned for a highly anticipated third season of “You,” a service original television show. This season features the…

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Fall Colors on the Hill

5 November 2021
Alaina Flory
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Local business review: Sugar Kittens Cafe and Cattery

15 October 2021
Liz Payton and Sam Bahler
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Although cat cafes are still a relatively new business genre in the United States, these lively shops stand as an exceptionally creative way to both…

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Restaurant Review: PH Coffee

8 October 2021
Krista Halstead
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Comfortably nestled in Pendleton Heights, PH Coffee delivers on both fronts important to a successful coffee shop – coffee and aesthetics. It’s an unassuming place…

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A Look Back – Revisiting Kid Cudi’s “Man on the Moon II”

1 October 2021
Sam Pfeiffer
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Frequent collaboration with Travis Scott, Kanye West and a multitude of other members of Kanye’s record label allowed prolific artist Kid Cudi to maintain a…

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Fall Decor Inspiration

1 October 2021
Kari Tott
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It’s officially time to get pumped for fall! Take a look at some easy ways to add pumpkins, orange, acorns, and more into your space!…

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Jewell to host Victorian murder-mystery opera, featuring students, faculty

24 September 2021
Alaina Flory
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With the loosening of COVID-19 regulations, performing arts are making a comeback with an increase in in-person performances. William Jewell College and its Department of…

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The best music for studying

24 September 2021
Ryan West
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One side effect to being enrolled in a college is many nights filled with endless studying – which we all know can be quite a…

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