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Raise a Glass to Change

15 September 2017
Kristen Agar
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 Over the summer, Student Senate and the administration made notable changes at William Jewell College. This is the first installment in a series of articles…

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Student Senate Looks Ahead

15 September 2017
Grace Webber
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The William Jewell College Student Senate Cabinet for the 2017-2018 school year are Drew Novak, senior political science major, Luce-Virlynn Apollon, senior nursing and applied…

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Hurricane Harvey Ravages the South

15 September 2017
Christina Kirk
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 Hurricane Harvey crashed onto the shores of Rockport, Texas Aug. 25 breaking the 12-year streak of no hurricane landfall in the U.S. Harvey was a…

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Jewell’s 2017 Faculty Award Finalists

28 April 2017
Kristen Agar
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The Faculty Award is considered the most prestigious award given to a graduating senior. Selected by a committee of faculty members, the recipient is an…

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Trump vs. North Korea

28 April 2017
Alexandria Acord
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Years of tension between the United States and North Korea are culminating in a series of attacks and agreements with rival countries. While North Korea…

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House Bill 441: Cronkite New Voices Act

28 April 2017
Kristen Agar
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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…

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Catching up with Student Senate

28 April 2017
Chandler Eaton
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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…

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Special Elections in Kansas

21 April 2017
Mikayla Roller
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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…

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State of the Hill: Presidential Power in Turkey

21 April 2017
Dylan Welsch
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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.…

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