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Winter Break in the Everglades

7 February 2020
Rachel Bell
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While some William Jewell College students spent their winter breaks going on vacation or relaxing at home, sophomore nonprofit leadership and psychology major Skylar Seitz…

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Jewell Spotlight: Elise Villarreal

22 November 2019
Hannah Koehler
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“I don’t want to do one thing. I want to do many things. Part of that is dance. I’ve danced since I was nine years…

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“What Jewell means to me”

22 November 2019
Agatha Echenique
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Twenty thousand hours: the amount of time, approximately, between orientation and where I am now, a little over halfway through my first semester of college.…

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Kiki Strecker named Honorary Member of the National Alumni Association

15 November 2019
Agatha Echenique
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On Sept, 27, 2019, the Board of Governors of the William Jewell College National Alumni Association recognized Kiki Strecker, Director of Dining Services, for her…

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Featured Hometown: Abilene, Kansas

20 September 2019
Kyler Schardein
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You have probably not heard of Abilene, Kansas. It is a small, tranquil town of a little more than 6,000 people in central Kansas. If…

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Jewell Professor and Student to be published in Physics Journal

20 September 2019
Agatha Echenique
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Over the summer, Dr. Blane Baker, professor of physics, and Grant Ryals, sophomore physics major, submitted a paper to the Journal of Physics Education on…

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Jewell non-profit major works with organic farms in Thailand

13 September 2019
Michaela Esau
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Mikaela Papageorgiou, senior non-profit leadership and communication double major, has wanted to use her journey grant to visit Thailand for a while now.  “It had…

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Confessions of the William Jewell flag guy

13 September 2019
Brendan Davison
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If you go to Jewell, you’ve probably seen me carrying one of my flags around campus. While I’m not the only person on campus who…

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Remembering Matt Oliver

10 May 2019
From the Reader
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by Christian Ousnamer As many of you know, April 1, William Jewell College alum Matthew Oliver made the decision to take his own life. I…

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