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Valentine’s Day date ideas for college students

11 February 2022
Alexis Harper
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With Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching, you may be scurrying to woo your loved one. For many college students, this may be a gruesome task. Traditional date ideas are often costly and time-consuming; these are two scarce resources for college students. Valentine’s Day is about showing your significant other how much…

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The ultimate Valentine’s Day gift guide on a budget

11 February 2022
Teresa Mainzer
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This Valentine’s Day weekend, you may be trying to find last-minute gifts that will warm the heart of someone special. Finding the perfect gift is a daunting task, especially when you may be on a budget. Luckily, a thoughtful gift doesn’t have to be a big expense to make Valentine’s…

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Balancing your life: Tips and tricks

29 October 2021
Elizabeth Payton
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Do you ever feel like a walking zombie in your day-to-day life? Are you constrained by obligations for school, work and other people? Taking back control of your life can seem impossible to achieve when you are constantly on the go and committing your time to everyone except yourself. As…

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Things I learned as a last-year

7 May 2021
Michaela Esau
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At the end of my first year at William Jewell College, I wrote an advice piece for The Hilltop Monitor titled “Things I learned as a first-year.”  Two short, strange years later and I’m finishing my last year at Jewell. Here are some things I’ve learned this year.  Quit stressing…

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Preventing finals week from becoming hell week

7 May 2021
Georgia Hatfield
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It is no secret that stress is high during finals week. Are there a few things that you can do to eliminate stress and have a smooth finals week? We think, yes. Here are a few tips to keep your finals prep in check. Make a list and keep your…

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What to do on a rainy day

23 April 2021
Hannah Koehler
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While rainy days may complicate outdoor plans, don’t cry about it. Some things are simply better on rainy days. April showers are common but don’t have to ruin your day. Here are my recommendations on how to spend your rainy spring days for the best results.  Find your way to…

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On Transgender Day of Visibility

16 April 2021
Agatha Gutierrez
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In keeping with the theme of having a Lifestyle page that is about, hopefully, helping its readership lead good human lives, March 31st marked Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). Though this article is two weeks overdue, I think that the passage of such a day gives the Jewell community an…

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On Sexual Assault Awareness Month

16 April 2021
Agatha Gutierrez
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s observation of SAAM marks the 20th anniversary of a movement to “raise awareness sexual violence around the world and to educate communities on how to prevent it.” First, let us define the specific kind of sexual violence that SAAM is focused…

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Call Your Mother: What do when a friend is stressed

9 April 2021
Michaela Esau
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We’ve all heard plenty of advice on what to do to manage stress. We may have even actually learned from that advice and figured out how to keep our own stress levels in check. However, this advice can’t prepare us for another particularly stressful situation: when our friends are stressed…

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