Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the country, and yet with the worst presumably behind us, marginalized populations continue to take the brunt of the resulting financial, social and health-related disparities in the United States. Amid the pandemic, an all-too-familiar pattern of violence revealed itself – one that…
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Senior Feature: Maddie Wingert
Maddie Wingert, senior non-profit leadership and communication major, will attend the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis this fall. Alongside an acceptance rate of just 14%, Washington University is ranked 16th in U.S. News’ 2022 list of best law schools. Wingert did not decide to go to law…
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Senior Feature: The Hilltop Monitor
With the 2020-21 academic year coming to a close, The Hilltop Monitor honors its senior staff members, who each have taken time to reflect upon their experience at William Jewell College and share their plans for the future. During their time at Jewell, these staff members have all contributed their…
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oSTEM at Jewell restored to support the LGBTQIA+ STEM community
oSTEM at William Jewell College is a student-led organization intent on supporting and providing resources for STEM-orientated LGBTQIA+ students. oSTEM, an abbreviated term for Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is an internationally recognized nonprofit association with over 100 affiliated college and university chapters. The association –founded in 2009…
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The Hilltop Monitor comes out on top at MCMA award ceremony
The Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) held its annual award ceremony April 9. The event was held virtually due to COVID-19, with the pre-recorded ceremony being posted on the organization’s Facebook. The Hilltop Monitor, William Jewell College’s student newspaper, came out on top in its division, winning first place in…
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WJC Bible Study helps students grow in faith
Christian outreach at William Jewell College expanded this semester with the establishment of a new bible study club: WJC Bible Study. First-year civil engineering majors Grant Stubbs and Jordan Jermain founded this club a couple of weeks into the spring 2021 semester. “Jordan and I wanted to start this club…
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Senior Feature: Katie Harken
Katie Harken, a senior from Waverly, Iowa, is a history major and classical humanities minor with a Greek emphasis. After graduation, Harken plans to attend Simmons University in Boston, Mass. to earn a Master’s degree in library information science with a concentration in archival management. With this degree, Harken is…
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2021 Pryor Legacy Project strives to help the bees with MO Hives
Spring semester at William Jewell College means a lot of things for seniors, but for Pryor Leadership Fellows, it means it’s time to start the legacy project for 2021. This year the group decided on funding and turning a shipping container into a functioning learning center for MO Hives, with…
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Jewell organizations honor Black history with Black History Month and recent Radical Inclusivity efforts
Alongside many other efforts to highlight the importance of equity and inclusion, students, staff and organizations at William Jewell College have come together to honor Black History Month despite the challenges that COVID-19 presented this year. To account for the decreasing number of students on campus and the need for…
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