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Category: Features

Hilltop Voices: Grace Webber on Zayn and Islamophobia

10 April 2015
Grace Webber
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Grace Webber, freshman accounting major, reflects on Zayn’s decision to leave One Direction and the Islamophobia that surrounded his departure. The latest display of ignorance…

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Athlete of the Week: Luke Lucchetti, baseball

10 April 2015
Michael McCuaig
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Luke Lucchetti, senior, is the first Cardinal baseball player to be named the GLVC Player of the Week. Lucchetti went 10-for-14 at the plate in…

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Graduating seniors prepare for life beyond the hill

10 April 2015
Hannah Garner
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With only six weeks left of school, the class of 2015 is finalizing its plans for after graduation. Many are securing career opportunities here in the…

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Student Senate takes a new approach to problem solving

27 March 2015
Kristen Agar
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The Student Senate of William Jewell College vision statement reads, “Senate is a proactive group of elected representatives which exists to serve and support the…

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Alumni Spotlight: Kyle Rivas

27 March 2015
Haley Sheriff
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From sports games to campus concerts, carnivals and convocations, there is always one familiar face in the midst of it all: the man behind the…

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Human Trafficking is abroad and at home

27 March 2015
Erin Melton
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Examining the problem of human trafficking and its presence in the Kansas City area The definition of human trafficking is “the illegal movement of people,…

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Hilltop Voices: 54 countries, 1 stereotype

27 March 2015
Mary Luber
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Mary Luber, senior, spent a summer studying responsible community engagement and service in Cape Town, South Africa. She reflects on what she learned about the…

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Esteemed Jewell alumnus and board member, John Truex, dies at age 90

13 March 2015
Caitlin Troutman
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John Franklin Truex, William Jewell graduate and long-time member of the Board of Trustees, passed away Wed., Feb. 25. While attending Jewell, Truex was a…

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Hilltop Voices: Are you ready for Hillary?

13 March 2015
Brianna Steiert
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I am! Clinton’s experience and positions on the environment, women’s issues and education make her a strong candidate. Although I had the wonderful opportunity to…

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