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The Hilltop Monitor’s relationship with freedom of the press and censorship

21 April 2017
Brett Stone
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This article is the first in a two-part series that will look into student organizations’ autonomy at William Jewell College, and by extension, other private…

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Softball Coach Dustin Combs achieves 300th career win

21 April 2017
Brett Stone
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April 9, the head coach for the William Jewell College softball team, Dustin Combs, won his 300th career game. This historic win, an 8-5 victory…

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EPA will experience major challenges under Trump administration

3 March 2017
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“The Guardian” recently ran a story about how the northern hemisphere is witnessing a 26-day jump-start to spring this year, causing a litany of problems for plant…

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Lynn McCutchen’s senior show, “Private Lives,” was an illustrious success

17 February 2017
Brett Stone
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Lynn McCutchen, senior theatre performance major, has put on one of the best shows I have seen from the Jewell Theatre Company, which should come…

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Curry Library in the 21st century

2 December 2016
Brett Stone
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William Jewell College’s Curry Library is finding ways to adapt to the intense 21stcentury emphasis on the digital. What worked for libraries 50 years ago,…

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Protect our athletes’ right to protest

18 November 2016
Brett Stone
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If you haven’t heard of her by now, Tomi Lahren is a television commentator known to vehemently advocate for controversial, i.e. racist, conservative values and…

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Humans of Jewell

11 November 2016
Brett Stone
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“I fell and had to have surgery on my knee, and I could hardly get around until I got my MRI. That was a challenge…

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“A Seat at the Table” is the best album of the year

28 October 2016
Brett Stone
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Talking about an album that means a lot to me is always a challenging thing. I’m having such difficulty with Solange Knowles’s “A Seat at…

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Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls talks rebranding and more

16 September 2016
Brett Stone
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The Hilltop Monitor had a chance to ask William Jewell College’s new president, Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, about the upcoming year, focusing on Jewell’s “rebranding.”…

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