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Category: Arts & Culture

AFE: Photo Feature: The Responsible Selfie

1 April 2017
Chandler Eaton
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Dr. Armstrong Dr. Dema Dr. Kerzmann Dr. Coleman Dr. Morris (only agreed to participate after noting that “no one reads the Monitor anyway”) Dr. Sperry…

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Photo Feature: Snapshots of Sand

24 March 2017
Daniel Virga
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Photographer Danny Virga ventured to desert parks for spring break, bringing back black and white snapshots of western nature.

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To be honest…with Alexandria Acord

24 March 2017
Alexandria Acord
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To be honest, I think that fake news is hardly limited to politics. While pop culture news has often been thought of as “fake” in and…

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Jewell students take on Spring Break

24 March 2017
Caitlin Troutman
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Caitlin Troutman, senior Oxbridge Literature and Theory major: During Spring Break, several students at William Jewell College used their time off to work, travel, learn…

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Fashion Review: Cosplay

10 March 2017
Alexandria Acord
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This weekend at the Overland Park Convention Center, an unlikely and increasingly influential sector of the fashion sphere will be showcased. Naka-Kon, Kansas City’s local…

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Humans of Jewell

10 March 2017
Zoe Spangler
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I had the chance to talk with Heather Wolfram in Semple kitchen while she made boba tea. “I grew up in Blue Springs, Mo. I…

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Photo Feature: Black & White Jazz

10 March 2017
Harper Vincent
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Photographer Harper Vincent captures the Jazz Band’s outdoor concert on March 9.

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A to Z: Advice from the Hill

3 March 2017
Advice Column
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Anonymous: How many chicken tenders are too many chicken tenders? A: It’s past three but I’m not sure how far past three. Definitely less than…

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“Get Out” had me by the opening credits

3 March 2017
Caitlin Troutman
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By now most of you have probably heard about Jordan Peele’s horror debut “Get Out.” You’ve probably heard that it is funny, bone-chilling, subversive and…

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