With only six weeks left of school, the class of 2015 is finalizing its plans for after graduation. Many are securing career opportunities here in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Cameron VanDyke, an economics, Spanish and ACT-In major, will begin working at Lockton Companies, which is located on the Country Club…
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Headlines: To Infinity and Beyond
As cuts to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continue to pile up, foreign powers such as Russia, India and Japan are making their mark in space, and missions to the outermost planets are dwindling. The Planetary Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing both awareness of the space…
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AFE: Beyond the Hill editor admits knowing nothing about politics
On Monday, Mar. 30, Beyond the Hill page editor Grace Smith, junior, admitted to knowing nothing about politics while standing on the fringes of the quad during Jewell Time. “I don’t understand the whole political party process,” said the previously esteemed editor. “My political party is any one with frat…
Read MoreJust Beyond the Hill: poppies and trenches
The National World War I Museum is just beyond the Hill in downtown Kansas City. It is nestled beneath the Liberty Memorial, which was erected in the 1920s by the citizens of Kansas City to honor fallen soldiers from Kansas and Missouri. The National World War I Museum was added…
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Liberty Symphony Orchestra offers extra opportunities for students
The Liberty Symphony Orchestra is a group of individuals who come together to share their love of music and strive to keep the appreciation of orchestral music alive within the Liberty area. Some of these members are local Liberty residents, some are William Jewell College staff or alumni and others…
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Headlines: Cuba
President Obama announced in December that the United States would pursue a new strategy towards Cuba. What did this relationship look like in the past and how will it change in the future? Since the Cold War in the early 1960s, the relationship between Cuba and the United States has…
Read MoreLiberty City Council 2014 agenda includes new tax policies, growth promotion
The Liberty City Council meets on the second and fourth Monday of every month. The current council is pursuing goals established in 2008, as well as working to implement the ballot measures that were approved by Liberty voters Nov. 4, 2014. The City Council of Liberty, Mo. splits the city…
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Sophomore students encourage midterm voting through volunteer work
Brett Stone and Caitlin Troutman, sophomores, volunteered for local campaigns during the midterm season. Prior to the Nov. 4 midterm elections, William Jewell’s political communication students were required to place themselves in the midst of the campaign process. Class members, Caitlin Troutman and Brett Stone, sophomores, took part by volunteering…
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Status of LGBTQ rights in Missouri
In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling to abstain from hearing appeals at lower level courts, same-sex marriage has been legalized in eight states. Missouri is one out of 18 states that maintains a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, but it does formally recognize all out-of-state marriages.…
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