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President-elect Biden Cabinet Appointments to Date

4 December 2020
Zachary Dube
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President-elect Joe Biden’s first significant action regarding his presidency will be assembling his cabinet. The pivotal step of selecting who will be his primary advisors…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Update, 11/30/20

4 December 2020
Alaina Flory
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On Nov. 18, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their coronavirus vaccine trial had resulted in a very promising 95 percent efficacy rate. Only a few…

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The unraveling of the Trump-Fox alliance?

4 December 2020
Kyler Schardein
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Since the days of his campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2016, President Trump has had a close relationship with Fox News. Reporters have noted a…

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Jewell’s Post-Thanksgiving Plans

25 November 2020
Madison Carroll Porth
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William Jewell College’s Thanksgiving break will officially begin Monday, Nov. 23, and classes will resume again Monday, Nov. 30. Classes will be entirely virtual after…

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Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows promising results

20 November 2020
William Humphrey
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After enduring almost nine months of COVID-19 in the United States, it seems as if a vaccine may not be far away. On Nov. 9,…

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Drug reform efforts sweep 2020 election

20 November 2020
Kyler Schardein
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In most ways, the 2020 election served to underscore how contentious American politics are. Poring over the results, analysts have already begun emphasizing how highly…

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Lighting of the Quad postponed, scheduled for Nov. 13

13 November 2020
Madison Carroll Porth
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William Jewell College’s annual Lighting of the Quad – an event where students and alumni come together to celebrate the holiday season and turn on…

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A Review of the In-Person Semester Amidst COVID-19

13 November 2020
Samantha Bahler
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This semester has been unique for college students nationwide. As many schools remained online through the fall semester due to COVID-19,  William Jewell College came…

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Clay County reaches all-time COVID-19 high as Jewell enters Level C, MO cases increase

7 November 2020
Christina Kirk
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While the U.S. national election headlines have occupied the space usually reserved for COVID-19 related stories, there is still much to report about the progression…

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