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
  • Jewell internally announces further downsizing
  • AI Psychosis, Delusions, and the Digital Condition
  • Jewell Quietly Publishes Directory Information
  • The Homophobic Slur Incident in Jones Hall and How it Affects Jewell’s Queer Community
  • Partisan Redistricting and Missouri’s New Electoral Maps

Category: Sports

The impact of Kobe Bryant’s life and death

7 February 2020
Tavarus Pennington
No Comments

Basketball as a whole experienced an almost unthinkable loss when a five-time NBA champion for the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, and eight others tragically…

Read More

Sports Profile: JaeLynn Ellison

22 November 2019
Jack Ledbetter
No Comments

SID (Sports Information Director) Appreciation Week was celebrated from November 6 to November 12 this year. Every college has a special individual who handles every…

Read More

Opinion: Load management

22 November 2019
Trent Brink
No Comments

2019 NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard has recently come under fire for being under load management, which essentially means taking games off to prevent an…

Read More

Opinion: Misconceptions about tennis

15 November 2019
Jack Ledbetter
No Comments

When it comes to major sports in America, the first few that pop into your mind are probably football, basketball or baseball, not tennis. Tennis…

Read More

Sports Profile: Olivia Hoseth

8 November 2019
Madelyn Comeau
No Comments

Olivia Hoseth, senior nursing major, shares her experiences in the cheerleading program as she reflects on her time here at William Jewell College. Hoseth shared…

Read More

Sports should be political

8 November 2019
Brendan Davison
No Comments

When Trump was booed and a banner saying “Impeach Trump” was unfurled at Nationals Park during Game 5 of the World Series, many online decried…

Read More

2019 World Series recap

8 November 2019
Sydney Bass
No Comments

Baseball season has been uneventful for Kansas City, but that doesn’t mean that it has been uneventful for America. The Houston Astros and the Washington…

Read More

England takes the Rugby World Cup, a tournament with global support and potential for social impact

8 November 2019
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
No Comments

The Rugby World Cup concluded Saturday in a match between South Africa’s Springboks and England’s Lions. The Springboks dominated with a 32-12 victory over the…

Read More

Everything you need to know about Patrick Mahomes’ injury

1 November 2019
William Humphrey
No Comments

As you probably know by now, during the Chiefs week 7 victory over the Denver Broncos, Patrick Mahomes suffered an injury that took him out…

Read More
Previous
Next

Recent Posts

  • Jewell internally announces further downsizing
    by Ethan Naber
    Feb 13, 2026
  • Super Bowl Storylines
    by Matthew Parker
    Feb 13, 2026
  • The 2026 Grammys, Told Through Five Artists
    by Alee Dickey
    Feb 13, 2026
  • On I.C.E. Ignoring Critical Evidence
    by Ethan Naber
    Jan 30, 2026
  • Indiana University wins the CFB National Championship
    by Matthew Parker
    Jan 30, 2026
  • Mayflower? I Hardly Know Her! More Tips on Holiday Argument Etiquette for a Stress-Free Thanksgiving
    by Naomi Speck
    Nov 27, 2025

popular tags

advice (44) album review (41) Angelica Gutierrez (37) april fools (70) arts & culture (70) arts and culture (208) campus news (60) catherine dema (79) christina kirk (61) coronavirus (44) COVID-19 (113) erin melton (36) featured (207) features (117) Football (58) hannah koehler (51) humans of jewell (62) jewell (87) kansas city (111) kristen agar (35) kyler schardein (42) lifestyle (399) madelyn Comeau (39) madison carroll (43) Michaela Esau (64) missouri (44) movie review (50) multimedia (34) music (45) news (182) opinion (138) Opinions and Editorials (74) Perspectives (316) photo feature (57) photography (56) photos (50) politics (59) review (70) savannah hawley (55) sofia arthurs-schoppe (74) sports (217) to be honest (63) trump (72) 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