Earth Day is an important day to reflect on our everyday actions that impact the planet we live on. The Earth Day 2022 theme encourages everyone to “Invest in Our Planet” by acting together for a greener future and to combat the climate crisis. The Climate Council of Greater Kansas…
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Squishmallows: Fad or Fame?
In current popular culture, trends and fads take hold of its participants at unprecedented speeds highly contributed to by platforms like TikTok. Along with the trends of music, dance, and fashion that commonly gain popularity on TikTok, products are often promoted as well. Everyone has seen the round cuddly stuffed…
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Harriman-Jewell Series set to feature three artist groups in upcoming performances
The Harriman-Series has a variety of acclaimed performances scheduled for the spring 2022 season. In the months of February and March, there are three scheduled performances, two of which are being held at the college in Gano Hall, making it even easier for students and those in the William Jewell…
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Jewell moves to Operation Resurgent Campus Level A-1
On Nov. 1, William Jewell College transitioned into Level A-1 of its Operation Resurgent Campus plan. This plan was introduced at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year as a way for the campus’s COVID-19 protocols to adapt to the constantly changing pandemic and its effects on our community. The…
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I’m watching “You”: Season 3 review
Netflix’s favorite sociopathic stalker and murderer has returned for a highly anticipated third season of “You,” a service original television show. This season features the lives of Joe and Love Quinn-Goldberg, a fatally flawed couple in the rich Bay Area suburb of Madre Linda. Madre Linda is a rich, high-tech,…
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Kansas City extends indoor mask mandate
On Oct. 7, Kansas City’s City Council voted to extend the current mask mandate until Nov. 4 with plans to consider modifications as the circumstances of the ongoing pandemic evolve. The mask mandate was put into place on Aug. 2 by Mayor Quinton Lucas and had originally been scheduled to…
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Jewell to host Victorian murder-mystery opera, featuring students, faculty
With the loosening of COVID-19 regulations, performing arts are making a comeback with an increase in in-person performances. William Jewell College and its Department of Performing Arts are following along with this trend and recently announced an upcoming opera performance of “Elizabeth Cree.” “Elizabeth Cree” is a 90-minute Victorian murder…
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Spring 2021: A Review of The Hilltop Monitor’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Goals
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the country, and yet with the worst presumably behind us, marginalized populations continue to take the brunt of the resulting financial, social and health-related disparities in the United States. Amid the pandemic, an all-too-familiar pattern of violence revealed itself – one that…
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