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
    • Editorials
    • The Smallest Hill
    • View from the Hill
    • Satire
      • April Fools
  • Features
    • From the Community
      • Letter to the Editor
      • Student Stories
    • Informative
    • Investigations
    • Jewell Spotlights
      • Organization Spotlights
      • Community Features
      • Athlete Spotlights
      • Senior Spotlights
      • Artist Spotlights
  • Puzzles
  • Sports
    • Jewell & Local
    • National & Global
    • Sports Opinions
  • Arts & Culture
    • Arts
      • Multimedia
        • Photo Features
    • Culture
      • Events
    • Jewell & Local
    • Reviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Wellness
    • Hobbies
    • Social Commentary
  • Suggest A Story
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
Recent News
  • The New Normal: Venezuela Two Months Later
  • The Heritage Foundation and America: what comes next? 
  • Jewell internally announces further downsizing
  • AI Psychosis, Delusions, and the Digital Condition
  • Jewell Quietly Publishes Directory Information

Category: News

House Bill 441: Cronkite New Voices Act

28 April 2017
Kristen Agar
No Comments

A new bill, pending deliberation in the Missouri State Senate, could limit the ability of administrators to censor student journalists. This bill passed in the…

Read More

Catching up with Student Senate

28 April 2017
Chandler Eaton
No Comments

In the recent Student Senate Cabinet elections, the leadership of Student Senate was elected with promises of change and innovation. After three enthusiastic campaigns and…

Read More

Special Elections in Kansas

21 April 2017
Mikayla Roller
No Comments

A contested special election between Republican Ron Estes and Democrat James Thompson in Kansas’ 4th Congressional District caught leaders on both sides of the aisle by…

Read More

State of the Hill: Presidential Power in Turkey

21 April 2017
Dylan Welsch
No Comments

Sunday, April 16, the Turkish people, by a very narrow majority, voted to approve a constitutional referendum that greatly expanded the powers of the Presidency.…

Read More

Student Senate Election Debate: Three Uniquely Comprised Cabinets Campaign and Debate for the 2017 Election

14 April 2017
Chandler Eaton
No Comments

Wednesday, April 12, the “Hilltop Monitor” moderated the 2017 Student Senate debate. The polls open Thursday, April 13 and continue through Easter weekend. The three…

Read More

Donald Trump the Golfer

14 April 2017
Alexandria Acord
No Comments

This Sunday was an important marker in many respects as the war in Syria intensified, and many in the Christian religion celebrated Palm Sunday.  However,…

Read More

A Profile of Neil Gorsuch

14 April 2017
Dylan Welsch
No Comments

Image courtesy of Vanity Fair It was just over a year ago that Justice Antonin Scalia passed, leaving a vacant seat on the bench of…

Read More

Who are the University Innovation Fellows?

24 March 2017
Hania Osman
No Comments

“The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students to become leaders of change in higher education. Fellows are creating a national movement to ensure that all…

Read More

A simple defense of the Endangered Species Act

24 March 2017
Luke Lockhart
No Comments

As humans and builders of nations, we tend to use the flora and fauna within our borders as national symbols, often with pride. After all,…

Read More
Previous
Next

Recent Posts

  • The New Normal: Venezuela Two Months Later
    by Matthew Parker
    Mar 6, 2026
  • The Milan-Cortina Olympic Games: a breakdown
    by Ethan Naber
    Mar 6, 2026
  • The Heritage Foundation and America: what comes next? 
    by Alee Dickey
    Mar 6, 2026
  • We’re All In This Together
    by Molly Haynes
    Mar 6, 2026
  • What makes Heated Rivalry Different? A review
    by Alee Dickey
    Mar 6, 2026
  • Senior Athlete Feature: Toryn Podschwit
    by Ethan Naber
    Mar 6, 2026

popular tags

advice (44) album review (41) Angelica Gutierrez (37) april fools (70) arts & culture (71) arts and culture (208) campus news (60) catherine dema (79) christina kirk (61) coronavirus (44) COVID-19 (113) erin melton (36) featured (207) features (118) Football (58) hannah koehler (51) humans of jewell (62) jewell (87) kansas city (111) kristen agar (35) kyler schardein (42) lifestyle (400) madelyn Comeau (39) madison carroll (43) Michaela Esau (64) missouri (44) movie review (50) multimedia (34) music (45) news (184) opinion (138) Opinions and Editorials (74) Perspectives (316) photo feature (57) photography (56) photos (50) politics (59) review (71) savannah hawley (55) sofia arthurs-schoppe (74) sports (219) to be honest (63) trump (74) 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