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Category: Arts & Culture

Jewell chapel uses Labyrinth as a path to prayer

16 April 2019
Michaela Esau
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Wednesday, April 10, several students of William Jewell College and community members gathered in Gano Assembly for chapel – but they did not sit down.…

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Travel tips: by car or plane

12 April 2019
Sydney Bass
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Traveling, if done right can give you new experiences, viewpoints and perspectives of every aspect of life. With so much to gain, how do travelers…

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Album Review: “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?”

12 April 2019
Tavarus Pennington
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Billie Eilish has spent much of her young, blossoming career gathering a mythic status about herself. The release of “Ocean Eyes” in 2016 introduced the…

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Movie Review: “Us” (Spoiler Alert)

12 April 2019
Rachel Bell
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“Us” is an absolutely stellar second film by writer and director extraordinaire Jordan Peele – it’s also 116 minutes of pure terror. Those expecting “Us”…

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Greco-Roman war reenactment held in Gano Assembly

4 April 2019
Savannah Hawley
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Tuesday, April 2, educator and reenactor Gamal Castile led an event in Gano Assembly to explain ancient Greco-Roman war techniques. Castile used accurate replicas of…

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AFE: Students vote for more “On-Brand” Jewell slogan: see the results

1 April 2019
Harper Vincent
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Despite William Jewell College’s recent rebranding mission that dubbed the school “The Critical Thinking College™,” enrollment is still running low. In response, the students of…

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AFE: Jonas Brothers perform at Jewell, seven students attend

1 April 2019
Madison Carroll Porth
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If you haven’t heard, the Jonas Brothers are back together and they have quickly risen to pop music fame, once again. Students everywhere are eager…

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Ambassador Pickering holds forum at Jewell

29 March 2019
Kyler Schardein
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William Jewell College had the privilege to host Ambassador Thomas Pickering Wednesday, March 27. The ambassador, in town to give an address on Iran to…

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Book Review: “The Last Unicorn”

29 March 2019
Audrey Mapes
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“The unicorn lived in a lilac wood and she lived all alone.” I think about this opening line, sometimes; how simplistic, how straightforward. How sad.…

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