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Category: Arts & Culture

Ballroom Blitz

6 October 2017
Mykala Crews
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After a month of practice our William Jewell College (WJC) Ballroom Dance Team started off the semester with a performance at the 2017 Boogie Ball.…

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To be honest…with Erin Melton

6 October 2017
Erin Melton
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To be honest, the social media frenzy of fitness rather than thinness is just as damaging as its predecessor. The movement away from body shaming…

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Photo Feature: Jewellstock

29 September 2017
Sydney Georges
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Campus Union Activities (CUA) has made Jewellstock an annual tradition at William Jewell College. The exciting event features bouncy houses, a mechanical bull and tricycles.…

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To be honest…with Elliott Yoakum

29 September 2017
Elliott Yoakum
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To be honest, Liberty needs to do more to reconcile with its racist past and can start by removing the Confederate Memorial in Fairview Cemetery.…

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“It” is not all that

29 September 2017
Jesse Lundervold
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Stephen King’s 1000-page book “It” immediately recalls certain images: a murderous clown, red balloons and a group of kids fighting to save themselves from an…

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Fall arrives in Liberty

29 September 2017
Edward Townsend
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Last weekend, the town of Liberty marked the season change with their annual Fall Festival. Vendors, food trucks and amusements of all kinds were concentrated…

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Podcasts: Your Listening Guide

22 September 2017
Erin Melton
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We’ve all been that friend who’s “really gotten into this podcast recently.” Instead of trying to hide what can feel a bit too hip, we…

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Art Club brings new colors to campus

22 September 2017
Madelyn Comeau
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As students and faculty get settled into the new school year, William Jewell College Art Club is getting into the swing of things. Heather Jackson,…

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Humans of Jewell

22 September 2017
Parker Jenkins
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Recent William Jewell College graduate Jonathon Martin, religion, psychology and communications major, told the Hilltop Monitor about his adventures in pumpkin farming, his battle with…

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