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Category: Lifestyle

My Anti-Bucket List

25 September 2020
Paula To
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If you type “bucket list” into Google, you get approximately two million results. These results include fun and exciting trips and events that you can…

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On the Evolution of Friendship: From High School to College

25 September 2020
Paula To
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Before I begin talking about friendship, I would like to give a disclaimer. My experiences, and the experiences of the people I have interviewed, are…

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Working Out While Making It Work

18 September 2020
Hayley Michael
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This year may look different on and off the field, but William Jewell College’s athletics is finding ways to make it work. Wearing a mask…

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An Interview with @wjc_memes

18 September 2020
William Humphrey
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It has been a little over a year since @wjc_memes made its first post on Instagram. Not long after that, @wjc_memes became the talk of…

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Advice Column: Dear Mrs. Madison

18 September 2020
Madison Carroll Porth
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Dear Mrs. Madison…  Mrs. Madison will answer any question you ask! From dating advice to questions about school, I’m here for you – so ask…

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Spotlight: Departing Hilltop Staff Members

20 May 2020
Christina Kirk
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Five treasured members of The Hilltop Monitor staff will be departing William Jewell College this May. Each of these five individuals shared their thoughts about…

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Day in the life of an essential worker: Madison Lott

10 May 2020
Hannah Tietz
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In light of the current pandemic, everyone is doing their part. For some, that means staying home, but not everyone has that luxury. Those who…

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Hobby Feature: Picnics, paper folding, penpals and pâtisserie

8 May 2020
Hannah Koehler
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Quarantine has brought me a surplus of free time, and social distancing has left me with very limited options for entertainment. When I finally decide…

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In defense of quarantine hair

8 May 2020
Catherine Dema
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With most people stuck inside, away from work, away from school, away from friends and away from beauty salons, strange things are bound to occur.…

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