For many people, going to the zoo was a vital part of their childhood and created lifelong memories. It is time to recognize that zoos are overrated. Enjoying the outdoors and seeing animals may seem like an unbeatable combination, but the zoo experience can be replicated in other ways. Zoos…
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The Cardinal Grind crushes its competition
Let’s set the scene: You are a first-year student at William Jewell College, only just beginning to spend your days studying in the PLC and meeting up with friends in the Union. You see the Beak and the Perch – Jewell’s resident coffee shops that serve as a selling point…
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Letter to the Editor: College Republicans
This letter was submitted to The Hilltop Monitor by Calvin Heit, president of College Republicans and first-year Oxbridge institutions & policy and international relations major. On Wednesday March 31, I placed College Republicans fliers in the Pryor Learning Commons with the intent to build some new momentum for the club…
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Opinion: The normal that we miss
The idea of normal has been thrown around a lot in the last year since our world was upended by COVID-19. What was our normal before the pandemic anyways, and how should we even begin to consider what our return to it will look like? I think my perception of…
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Opinion: Propaganda Problems – Genocide on the Morning Horizon
Western media has fabricated a genocide in Xinjiang to justify economic and political interventions aimed to undermine China’s incredible growth. Horrific stories of Party campaigns forcing “sterilizations, IUDs, and mandatory birth control” upon Uygur populations continue to surface in the west. Yet the evidence garnered by investigative journalism is slim. …
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The Smallest Hill: There is no reason to drink hot coffee
Coffee. The magical substance that fuels my and many other students sleep-deprived bodies on William Jewell College’s campus. The College makes it easy to access with the two coffee shops on campus and the cans and bottles of coffee in the Cage. My coffee drinking experience started at Jewell. I…
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Opinion: Saying no does not make you selfish or unkind
I say no often and without guilt. It has become one of the things I am most proud of myself for. While people often attribute saying no to appearing selfish or unkind, knowing your limits and when to say no can ultimately allow you to demonstrate kindness to others in…
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Opinion: We connected while staying apart
I used to never get phone calls – maybe one every couple of months if I was lucky. But at the time, it didn’t matter how often my phone rang because I was always hearing other people’s voices, talking to them face-to-face. I would get text messages like “hey how…
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Opinion: Conspiracy Theory – Frank Olson was murdered, not suicidal
On Nov. 28, 1953, Dr. Frank Olson died on impact after falling 13 floors from his room in the Statler Hotel in New York City. After a police investigation, it was determined that Olson either jumped or fell to his death — a tragedy that was not entirely uncommon in…
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