On Wednesday, Oct. 3 William Jewell College held homecoming chapel in Gano Chapel during Jewell Time. Student musicians Abby Christensen, junior physics and Spanish major; Sutton Porth, senior religion and communications major; Hannah Jacobs, sophomore nursing and Spanish major; Dan Guion, sophomore history major; Jose Karvalas, Northtown High School graduate;…
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Homecoming week kicked off with Campus Sing and Mabee Games
Monday, Oct. 1, the first event for William Jewell’s 2018 homecoming took place. Students gathered at the Mabee Center to participate in Campus Sing and the Mabee Games. There are six teams taking part in homecoming this year. The fraternities and sororities paired together are Alpha Gamma Delta (AGD) and…
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APO and QUILTBAG screen The Laramie Project in a testimony to tolerance
In a time of heated political debate about the rights of individuals regarding the ownership they have over their own bodies, William Jewell College student organizations Alpha Psi Omega (APO) and QUILTBAG banded together to screen The Laramie Project Sept. 28 in Peter’s Theatre. The film – originally a play…
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The Native American Blanket Ceremony plants “seeds of change”
When William Jewell College students and community members attended the Native American Blanket Ceremony on Sept. 27, many did not know what to expect. Perhaps because of the spiritual connotation of “ceremony,” some people presumed they would witness a sacred ritual, or maybe listen to a traditional Native American story…
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LCA takes part in highway cleanup
Saturday morning, Sept. 22, the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha (LCA) cleaned Harriman Highway, a road dedicated to Dr. Richard Harriman, that runs along the east side of William Jewell College. Lambda Chi is highly excited to be afforded such an opportunity. Chris Seward spoke to the Monitor about LCA’s…
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College Democrats hold open candidate forum ahead of US midterms
The College Democrats hosted a candidate forum Tuesday night, Sept. 25, in Gano Assembly at William Jewell College. Attending were four Democratic candidates for State House seats: Wes Rogers (18th District), Abby Zavos (38th District), Rick Mellon (39th District) and Matt Sain (14th District). College Democrats President Spencer Owens, acting…
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College is in-Tents offers relief from college intensity
On Friday, Sept. 21 the first-year triangle of William Jewell College transformed into something of a campsite. Tents and a fire pit helped to create a feeling of fall in the slightly chilly air. This was all part of the third annual College is in-Tents. College is in-Tents is an…
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Trade summit at Jewell explores risks and resources for U.S. business owners
Four trade and finance experts from the Kansas City area came to William Jewell College to present on the relevance of international trade at a breakfast event in Yates-Gill College Union Sept. 19. Opening speaker, Brian Gordon, SVP and Manager of the International Banking Group at Commerce Bank, advocated for…
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“Dude, it’s gonna bust”: Lambda Chi Alpha busts watermelons for Harvesters
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity (LCA) hosted a Watermelon Bust on the First-Year Triangle Sept. 14 at 4:00 p.m. As first-years headed back to the dorms after class Friday, LCA provided truckloads of watermelons for participants to bust in various ways. “It’s a good throwback to [LCA] tradition. We tried pumpkins,…
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