If you are looking to get involved on campus, or need an excuse to procrastinate homework, be sure to mark these events on your calendar. First off, Lambda Chi Alpha’s Watermelon Bust was rescheduled to Tuesday the 17th due to inclement weather. T-shirts are being sold in the Yates-Gill College…
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Weekly events preview #1
For first-year students looking to get involved on campus, or for students looking for something to do, these are some events for the week of Sept. 9: For animal lovers, there is going to be a meeting of the Association for Animal Rights on the top floor of the PLC…
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William Jewell Cardinals soar to victory in season opener
The William Jewell College football team saw action at home Saturday night. Jewell students, professors and fans turned out in droves to fill Greene Stadium, eager to watch the Cardinals face off against the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats in the season home opener. The Cardinals did not disappoint their fans,…
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170th Opening Convocation marks official start of academic year
On Sept. 6, Dr. MacLeod Walls, president of William Jewell College, welcomed students, faculty and guests to the 170th Opening Convocation.She also introduced this year’s William F. Yates Distinguished Service Awardees: Esther L. George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and Pedro A. Zamora, executive director of…
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Poignant “Flag Project” hosted by OCS brings sexual assault awareness to campus
On the weekend of April 27-28, 111 white and 23 red flags waved in the wind on a freshly mown portion of the Quad in front of the Yates-Gill College Union. The flags were a visual representation of the statistical amount of victims of sexual assault on William Jewell College’s…
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Rapid Prototyping event unites student groups and addresses issues on campus
What do approximately 20 engaged students, 10 invested faculty and staff, and an inordinate number of Chipotle burritos have in common? They were all gathered in Yates Gill College Union 221 for a University Innovation Fellows (UIF) hosted Rapid-Prototyping and problem solving event, April 18. The event was headed by…
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Inscape release event held in Stocksdale Gallery
William Jewell College’s literary publication, Inscape, was released to the public April 10 at 7 p.m. in the Stocksdale Gallery. The team provided cookies and punch to celebrate a successful launch of the most recent volume of Inscape, and students and professors alike turned out to support the publication. Guests…
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Jewell chapel uses Labyrinth as a path to prayer
Wednesday, April 10, several students of William Jewell College and community members gathered in Gano Assembly for chapel – but they did not sit down. Instead, attendees gathered around a Labyrinth design that was printed on a large circular canvas. Jeff Buscher, college chaplain, spoke about Labyrinths and their variety…
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Greco-Roman war reenactment held in Gano Assembly
Tuesday, April 2, educator and reenactor Gamal Castile led an event in Gano Assembly to explain ancient Greco-Roman war techniques. Castile used accurate replicas of the weaponry and armor – even purchasing some props from the movie “Alexander.” Educating people about Greco-Roman wars is important to Castile, who stressed the…
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