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Category: Features

From the Ed Staff: A goodbye to Kyle Rivas

23 October 2015
Editoral Staff
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The following comments reflect the opinions of the Editorial Staff.  Kyle Rivas’s departure from William Jewell College feels particularly bittersweet to the Editorial Staff of…

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Teaching assistants enhance foreign language learning environment

23 October 2015
Jesse Lundervold
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Four of the languages offered at William Jewell College, Chinese, French, Spanish and Japanese, have teaching assistants (TAs) who come from across the globe to help…

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Chandler Eaton in her natural habitat

23 October 2015
Danika Bryant
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Chandler Eaton, sophomore political science major, went to Estes Park, Co. this summer for an internship with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy-Conservation Corps. The Rocky Mountain Conservancy is an…

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A one-year reflection on Jewellverse

9 October 2015
Taylor Tummons
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It has now been a year since William Jewell College implemented Jewellverse. The College began providing each student with an iPad, hoping to enhance the…

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State of the Senate

9 October 2015
Athena Palmer
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This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Student Senate Vice President, and currently acting President, senior, Brennan Canuteson, about the changes Senate…

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Athlete of the Week: Jessica Shockley

9 October 2015
Sarah Crosley
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Jessica Shockley, senior non-profit leadership and psychology major, competed in her first triathlon, the St. Peters Rec-Plex triathlon, which took place Sept. 27. She took first…

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Hilltop Voices: Will Hyde on Pope Francis

9 October 2015
William Hyde
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As crowds gathered down the sides of Constitution Avenue, one would almost believe a president was being inaugurated or be reminded of the historic speech…

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From a New York State of Mind

9 October 2015
Morgan Allen
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Morgan Allen, junior Oxbridge Music major, reflects on life in The Big Apple and its differences from being a student at William Jewell College. When…

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Jewell changes admissions process to increase enrollment

2 October 2015
Hannah Garner
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  While most students at William Jewell College recognize and know what the unique factors the College are, many applicants have yet to discover these…

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