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Category: Arts & Culture

Pumpkin spice and everything nice

6 October 2023
Alaina Flory
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While we wait for the fall weather to catch up with the official start of the season, people are already beginning to enjoy fall traditions…

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Spilling or trusting your guts? A review of Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS”

6 October 2023
Ethan Naber
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“When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and just start being wise?,” 20-year-old artist Olivia Rodrigo asks on “teenage dream”, the final…

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Scenic walks at Jewell for a perfect fall day

6 October 2023
Paula To
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Fall has arrived! Even though it is still quite hot during the day, the weather has been very nice when I walk to class early…

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The Hilltop Monitor 2023, Issue 4

29 September 2023
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A tour of 18th and Vine

29 September 2023
Koda Rose
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For my History 201 class, Kansas City Becomes The Classroom, taught by Dr. Daniel Kotzin, we were instructed to go on a tour of the…

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The City of Dreaming Spires: My year at the University of Oxford

29 September 2023
Teresa Mainzer
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I still distinctly remember the feeling of arriving at the Heathrow Airport in London. I was filled with a combination of fear, anticipation and excitement.…

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Senior Features: Showcasing The Hilltop Monitor Seniors on Staff

29 September 2023
Anna Bodine
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Holy Grounds: New Liberty coffee shop half a mile from campus

15 September 2023
Hope Peck
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Holy Grounds Coffee Shop, located underneath Saint James Church, is an eclectic coffee shop located one block from Downtown Liberty Square. They opened over the…

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Barbie Girl in a Consumer World: A review of “Barbie” 

15 September 2023
Teresa Mainzer
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(includes spoilers) The movie of the summer, “Barbie,” directed by Greta Gerwig, swept theaters by storm and features 95 minutes of pink scenery and dance…

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