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Category: Features

Jewell students participate in women’s marches

3 February 2017
Lauren Berndt
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A day after President Trump’s inauguration, individuals came together to join in the Women’s March on Washington D.C. This reverberated across the U.S. and the…

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Letter from the Editor: President Obama’s Legacy

3 February 2017
Brett Stone
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While preparing for an editorial in which I’m going to consider President Obama’s legacy, the first thing that came to mind was to go through…

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Photo Feature: Black Friday’s Black Lives Matter Protest

2 December 2016
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe photographs Chicago’s November 25th Black Lives Matter protest The following images were captured at the Black Lives Matter Protest on Michigan Avenue, Chicago,…

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Curry Library in the 21st century

2 December 2016
Brett Stone
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William Jewell College’s Curry Library is finding ways to adapt to the intense 21stcentury emphasis on the digital. What worked for libraries 50 years ago,…

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Artist Feature: Curtis Chapin

2 December 2016
Caitlin Troutman
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A lot of kids dream of being in a band, but most go only as far as singing into a hairbrush. Curtis Chapin, a senior…

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Photo Feature: Film Photography

18 November 2016
Jesse Lundervold
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  Photographer Jesse Lundervold shares her self-developed film photos. “While I was home for Fall Break, I noticed that an enterprising spider had made their…

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STEM students expand learning opportunities at conferences

18 November 2016
Caitlin Troutman
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When students think of science class, most probably don’t get too excited. However, the science departments at William Jewell College offer several opportunities for science…

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Grade inflation at Jewell and across the country

18 November 2016
Mikayla Roller
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Grade inflation is a serious and ongoing concern for the students, faculty and administrators of higher education because it diminishes the purchasing power of a…

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William Jewell College Baristas: The Mamas of Jewell

11 November 2016
Lauren Berndt
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Students go off to college, and without moms to make them breakfast and wish them a good day, the baristas step in to make the…

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