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Category: Arts & Culture

Photo Feature: Adventures of an Artist Abroad

30 September 2016
Brett Jackson
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 Senior Brett Jackson explored through Europe while studying abroad last semester. This past Spring Semester, I had the wonderful opportunity to study abroad in Barcelona,…

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New java joint grinds its way to Liberty Square

30 September 2016
Lauren Berndt
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Hammerhand becomes the newest local business. Sip, guzzle or swish, the new java joint in Liberty is ready to filter and fuel the rest of…

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2000s bands and teen angst top the charts again

30 September 2016
Kristen Agar
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Middle schoolers in the 2000s relive their glory days. Courtesy of Wikipedia Teen angst, noun, a phase of adolescence defined by ripped jeans and angry…

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Humans of Jewell

30 September 2016
Cassidy Winsor
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Davis Lee, first-year international relations major, discusses his struggle of being unsatisfied with the major that he chose. He shares what gives him hope for the future. “My…

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To be honest…with Mikayla Roller

30 September 2016
Mikayla Roller
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To be honest…I’m embracing the hand to hold. “How is it being back?” I’ve gotten this question almost every day since I’ve returned to William…

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Sitting Down with QUILTBAG

30 September 2016
Caitlin Troutman
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The Hilltop Monitor had a chance to speak with the cabinet of QUILTBAG, a student organization at William Jewell College that promotes LGBTQ+ awareness and…

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Photo Feature: Summer in the Park Service

23 September 2016
Chandler Eaton
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Via lens and foot, park ranger Chandler Eaton spent a season trekking around the Rocky Mountains. In 1916, the Department of Interior created a government…

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To be honest…with Dylan Jones

23 September 2016
Dylan Jones
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To be honest I feel like we, as Americans, need to expand our worldview to learn more about ourselves and other countries. In August, I…

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Hammocking: A Field Guide to Jewell

23 September 2016
Harper Vincent
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 Harper Vincent explores the best places to literally hang out on the WJC campus. The Jury is still out on whether hammocking is a sport,…

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