The Hilltop Monitor

The Hilltop Monitor

The Official Student Publication of William Jewell College

  • Home
  • News
    • Breaking News
    • Jewell & Local
      • Campus News
    • National & Global
  • Opinions
    • Staff Picks
    • The Smallest Hill
    • Satire
      • April Fools
    • The Spam Gazette
  • Features
    • From the Community
      • Letter to the Editor
      • Student Stories
    • Informative
    • Investigations
    • Jewell Spotlights
      • Organization Spotlights
      • Community Features
      • Athlete Spotlights
      • Senior Spotlights
      • Artist Spotlights
  • Sports
    • Jewell & Local
    • National & Global
    • Sports Opinions
  • Arts & Culture
    • Arts
      • Multimedia
        • Photo Features
    • Culture
      • Events
    • Jewell & Local
    • Reviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Wellness
    • Hobbies
    • Social Commentary
  • Puzzles
    • Crosswords
  • Suggest A Story
  • About Us
    • Policy Library
    • Contact Us
Recent News
  • The Hill is Alive with the Sound of Choral Music!
  • Jewell’s Newly Formed AI Task Force Begins to Test AI Tutoring Models
  • The President against the Pope
  • MCMA: Hilltop Monitor runner-up for Best Overall Newspaper
  • 2026 Celebration of Honors: Morelli wins Faculty Award, 150+ students honored

Category: News

The Hill is Alive with the Sound of Choral Music!

28 September 2026
Molly Friel
No Comments

The William Jewell Choir Department will present four unique concerts for the Fall 2026 semester. The choral department is comprised of three ensembles directed by…

Read More

Jewell’s Newly Formed AI Task Force Begins to Test AI Tutoring Models

14 September 2026
H. William Speck
No Comments

In an email announcement to Jewell students on August 13th titled “William Jewell College: Educational Excellence, Institutional Stability and Your Future,” the Board of Trustees…

Read More

The President against the Pope

27 April 2026
Matthew Parker
No Comments

The current war between the United States, Israel and Iran has driven global tensions to a boiling point. Many NATO allies and other states friendly…

Read More

MCMA: Hilltop Monitor runner-up for Best Overall Newspaper

27 April 2026
Ethan Naber
No Comments

This article was originally published in an Apr. 24 print edition of the Monitor. As editor-in-chief of the Hilltop Monitor, it is my privilege to…

Read More

2026 Celebration of Honors: Morelli wins Faculty Award, 150+ students honored

25 April 2026
Ethan Naber
No Comments

Jewell’s 2026 Celebration of Honors was held on Apr. 24, 2026. It honored over 150 students who demonstrated excellence in various academic departments or showed…

Read More

Jewell announces 2026 Faculty Award finalists

17 April 2026
Ethan Naber
No Comments

On Apr. 17, official College social media announced the last of this year’s Faculty Award finalists. The Faculty Award is the highest distinction issued to…

Read More

Another Quagmire in the Middle East: Iran-U.S. war

31 March 2026
Matthew Parker
No Comments

The Trump administration’s foreign policy decisions have thrust the United States into another armed conflict with a hostile foreign nation that happens to have significant…

Read More

The New Normal: Venezuela Two Months Later

6 March 2026
Matthew Parker
No Comments

On Jan. 3, 2026, the United States launched a devastating military strike against Venezuela, destroying key military infrastructure and capturing the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro,…

Read More

The Heritage Foundation and America: what comes next? 

6 March 2026
Alee Dickey
No Comments

What is the Heritage Foundation?  The Heritage Foundation is a powerful conservative think tank founded in 1973 that writes ready-made policy blueprints for Republican lawmakers…

Read More
Previous

Recent Posts

  • The Benefits of Reducing Meat Consumption
    by Macy Burns
    Sep 28, 2026
  • Fascinating Discovery: a time traveler’s diary about the GOP convention in Dallas?!
    by H. William Speck
    Sep 28, 2026
  • Harriman-Jewell Series’ 62nd Season and How to get Free Tickets
    by Molly Friel
    Sep 28, 2026
  • The Hill is Alive with the Sound of Choral Music!
    by Molly Friel
    Sep 28, 2026
  • Eyes on the Prize: what we choose to see in women’s sports
    by Ella Paige Johnson
    Sep 28, 2026
  • Jewell’s Newly Formed AI Task Force Begins to Test AI Tutoring Models
    by H. William Speck
    Sep 14, 2026

popular tags

advice (46) album review (41) Angelica Gutierrez (37) april fools (70) arts & culture (72) arts and culture (212) campus news (60) catherine dema (79) christina kirk (61) coronavirus (44) COVID-19 (113) erin melton (36) featured (209) features (118) Football (59) hannah koehler (51) humans of jewell (62) jewell (90) kansas city (111) kristen agar (35) kyler schardein (42) lifestyle (403) madelyn Comeau (39) madison carroll (43) Michaela Esau (64) missouri (44) movie review (50) music (46) naber (40) news (191) opinion (145) Opinions and Editorials (74) Perspectives (316) photo feature (57) photography (56) photos (50) politics (59) review (72) savannah hawley (55) sofia arthurs-schoppe (74) sports (223) to be honest (63) trump (77) william humphrey (37) william jewell college (57)

Archives

COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

We at the Hilltop Monitor encourage you to interact with our stories and content by commenting. Monitor Editorial Staff reserves the right to moderate and/or remove comments that consist of hateful language, personal attacks or content unrelated to the article or editorial. The Monitor reserves the right to publish or otherwise promote any and all comments posted on articles and associated social media. Editorial comment does not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the College.

The staff of the Hilltop Monitor make every effort to ensure that the contents of this site are in accordance with U.S. copyright law. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at monitor@william.jewell.edu to resolve the matter.

Archives

Copyright © 2026 The Hilltop Monitor | Theme by: Theme Horse | Proudly Powered by: WordPress