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Category: Arts & Culture

“Dude, it’s gonna bust”: Lambda Chi Alpha busts watermelons for Harvesters

15 September 2018
Catherine Dema
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Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity (LCA) hosted a Watermelon Bust on the First-Year Triangle Sept. 14 at 4:00 p.m. As first-years headed back to the dorms…

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Jewell professor evaluates U.S. voting system in Constitution Day celebration

14 September 2018
Savannah Hawley
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Friday, Sept. 14, William Jewell College celebrated Constitution Day by reevaluating the voting system in the United States. David McCune, associate professor of mathematics, discussed…

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Jewell Spotlight: Tom Hollinberger

14 September 2018
Hannah Koehler
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The Hilltop Monitor sat down and spoke with Thomas Hollinberger, first-year data-science major, at his usual spot on the first floor of the Pryor Learning…

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Photo Feature: Breckenridge, Colorado

14 September 2018
Cassie Hayes
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Photos taken by Cassie Hayes.

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Music Column: “Jewell’s Flash to the Past”

14 September 2018
Benjamin Zahnd
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In September of 1968, Cream, accompanied by Ginger Baker on drums, Eric Clapton on guitar and Jack Bruce on bass released “Wheels of Fire”– an…

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“Ordinary Days” is beautifully ordinary

14 September 2018
Michaela Esau
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“Ordinary Days,” a 2010 musical by Adam Gwon, opened at the Peters Theater Sept. 7 and 8. The musical follows four New Yorkers as they…

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Community members honored and new academic year ushered in at Opening Convocation

10 September 2018
Isabel Scamurra
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On Sept. 7, the William Jewell College community gathered in Gano Chapel for Opening Convocation. The annual ceremony honors the 2018 William F. Yates Medalists…

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Kansas City’s first biennial art festival brings awareness to social and cultural history by promoting local artists

7 September 2018
Hannah Koehler
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With 42 visual artists, 43 vocal artists and countless contributors, Open Spaces art festival presents a 10-week, city-wide offering of art, music, poetry, dance, theater…

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Jewell Spotlight: Spencer Ruwe

7 September 2018
Josiah Williams
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If you visit the second floor of Mathes Hall, you might be lucky enough to see Spencer Ruwe, a junior vocal performance and musical theater…

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