Cole Allee discusses the reaction of the United States to the Ebola outbreak. The Guinea Ministry of Health announced an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever March 25, 2014. Seven months later and the United States has just started to talk about it. Like anything else in the United States, we…
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The present and future of Hong Kong
(Title photo source: AP Photo/Vincent Yu) The pictures have flooded the channels over the past few weeks. Thousands of Hong Kong citizens have blocked thoroughfares in Hong Kong’s central business districts, wielding umbrellas to ward off tear gas canisters and pepper spray. Met by police in riot gear, the protests…
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Behind Jewell’s Rankings: Washington Monthly and Money Magazine
Part three of a three part series aimed at understanding William Jewell College’s placement in six national rankings. The Washington Monthly provides a college guide that consists of top school lists. The lists offered are: Liberal Arts schools, Master’s programs, Baccalaureate, Affordable Elite Colleges and Best Bang for the Buck.…
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Behind Jewell’s Rankings: Princeton Review and US News and World Review
Part two of a three part series aimed at understanding William Jewell College’s placement in six national rankings. The Princeton Review recently ranked William Jewell College among the top 379 colleges in the United States for 2015 alongside names such as Yale, Harvard and Stanford. The College has been recognized…
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Behind Jewell’s Rankings: Forbes and College of Distinction
Part one of a three part series aimed at understanding William Jewell College’s placement in six national rankings. A College of Distinction is a college guide created by educational professionals in the US. The guide honors colleges with the title and provides information about the colleges on the list to…
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From the Journey: James Webber
James Webber discusses his summer in Washington D.C. learning and working through the Fund for American Studies Program. This summer I embarked on a journey not too different from the Oregon Trail game of our youth: it was long, grueling, emotionally testing and someone unexpectedly died of dysentery. Well, not…
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Animal shelters, tourism and development measures on the Nov. 4 ballot
New taxes to fund Animal Shelters, increase tourism and promote development in the City of Liberty are all on the November 4 ballot for residents of Liberty. Nov. 4, 2014 is not only an exciting day because of the federal elections, but also because of new city-wide measures for the…
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Headlines: Veterans Administration
In November 2013, preliminary reports of veterans dying while waiting for medical care at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs (VA) health care office surfaced among mainstream news sources. As reports continued to surface, it was revealed that not only had the VA neglected to provide treatment to ailing patients, it had also…
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Hilltop Voices: Caitlin Troutman
Caitlin Troutman articulates the importance of voting in the upcoming midterm election. After the shooting and resulting outrage in Ferguson, Mo., it became widely known that the City Council and police force in the suburb were not representative of the city’s demographics. In a city with a population that is…
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