Comments for The Hilltop Monitor https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu The Official Student Publication of William Jewell College Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Fall Fest Photo Feature by Lena https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/fall-fest-photo-feature/#comment-112558 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:04:07 +0000 https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/?p=21090#comment-112558 Hey Will! These pictures are incredible, I LOVE the aesthetic. So proud of the person you’ve become and I can’t wait to see the things you’ll accomplish.

-Lena Wamsley

]]> Comment on Fascinating Discovery: a time traveler’s diary about the GOP convention in Dallas?! by Will Speck https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/fascinating-discovery-a-time-travelers-diary-about-the-gop-convention-in-dallas/#comment-112547 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:34:01 +0000 https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/?p=21044#comment-112547 In reply to Tazu.

Thanks Taz! Glad you enjoyed!

]]> Comment on Fascinating Discovery: a time traveler’s diary about the GOP convention in Dallas?! by Tazu https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/fascinating-discovery-a-time-travelers-diary-about-the-gop-convention-in-dallas/#comment-112541 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:51:46 +0000 https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/?p=21044#comment-112541 A delightful read, possibly one of the most important articles of this generation. Bravo!

]]> Comment on The End of Oxbridge: Jewell’s Premier Honors Program Closes Down by Lightburne64 https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/the-end-of-oxbridge-jewells-premier-honors-program-closes-down/#comment-112483 Sat, 16 May 2026 20:22:17 +0000 https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/?p=20956#comment-112483 WJC has had many rough days in recent years, but the end of Oxbridge is exceptionally sad.

I’m old enough to remember when it seemed normal to turn down merit scholarships from more selective colleges to pursue Oxbridge on the hilltop. I know no one who made that choice who ever second-guessed their choice. Nor did any ever contemplate a Jewell without Oxbridge.

I think the inescapable reality is that the Hall family lost confidence in Jewell leadership, and it’s hard to blame them, despite the best efforts of those in charge today. Midwestern politeness will keep them from ever acknowledging that formally, but the foundation is not in sunset mode. It takes decades to earn the confidence needed to secure those type of donations, but that confidence can be lost much more quickly.

Thank you for this much-needed commentary on your experience. You will be a Jewell alum the rest of your days and I hope you never stop reminding folks just how special Oxbridge was. Maybe you can be part of creating something like it when the time is right.

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