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New report details Missouri’s decreasing life expectancy

25 October 2019
Hannah Tietz
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released a report in September that showed that although the life expectancy in the United States is 78.6…

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Medicaid Expansion “top priority” for Kansas legislature

25 October 2019
Brendan Davison
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The Following is Part One in a two-part series on Medicaid Expansion Last year, Democrat Laura Kelly was elected Governor of Kansas promising, among other…

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Stormy skies interrupt carnival rides

4 October 2019
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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Along with the conclusion of William Jewell College’s homecoming week, the fourth weekend of September brought with it the annual Fall Festival – three days…

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William Jewell ranks high in annual U.S. News rankings of colleges

4 October 2019
Kyler Schardein
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U.S. News recently published their annual rankings of best colleges in the United States. William Jewell College was ranked in three separate categories: ninth Best…

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The American Public Square partners with Jewell, hopes to encourage civil discussion in the community

27 September 2019
Jessica Holcomb
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The American Public Square, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose goal is to change the tone and quality of public discourse, has announced a new partnership…

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Recap of Third Democratic Presidential Debate

27 September 2019
Hannah Tietz
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On Sept. 12, the remaining 10 major Democratic candidates met for the third Democratic debate. The debate took place in Houston at Texas Southern University…

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99 percent of applicants to federal student loan forgiveness program rejected

27 September 2019
Archer Wright
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For those campaigning to be the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, student loan forgiveness has been one of the hot ticket items at all the twists…

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New study questions academic bias

20 September 2019
Kenton Fox
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It is not news that there is a significant liberal bias in academia. Jordan Peterson has been telling us for some time now that, “…students…

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Apple Pencils, Virtual Reality, and Drones: New Technology comes to campus

20 September 2019
Maddie McCormick
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If you’ve paid attention to the technology here on campus, you may have noticed some changes this year.  At iPad deployment for incoming and transfer…

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