Isaac Chizhik, junior Oxbridge: Molecular Biology major, has been studying at Oxford’s St. Catherine’s College. A California native, Isaac has now returned to his home. Isaac shared his experience of identifying and reacting to the pandemic and his return home. “Needless to say, the current epidemic has confounded what would…
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My COVID story: Weathering the pandemic at Oxford University
Christina Kirk, junior international relations and Oxbridge: Institutions and Policy major, has been studying at Oxford’s Mansfield College. Because Kirk lives in New York – a COVID-19 epicenter – she is the only Oxbridge student who has stayed in residence in Oxford. “Over the 5-week break, I had planned to…
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My COVID story: Traveling back to the States and maintaining perspective
Madison Carroll, junior international relations and Oxbridge: Institutions and Policy major, has been studying at Oxford’s Lady Margaret Hall. Carroll is from Springfield, Mo. In addition to her studies, Carroll has been working on planning her August wedding in the midst of the pandemic. “I was meant to go to…
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My COVID story: Coming home and looking forward
Savannah Hawley, junior French and Oxbridge: Literature and Theory major, has been studying at Oxford’s Regent’s Park College. A native of Independence, Mo., Hawley studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, in the fall semester. “Up until the week I left for home (March 8-15), I was planning to travel…
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COVID-19: Jewell takes classes online, study abroad students impacted
On March 12, William Jewell College announced that from March 22 to April 5, all classes would be taken online in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. This time period encompasses the two weeks after the scheduled end of spring break. Ten juniors were studying abroad for the spring semester…
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Diversity and Inclusion at William Jewell – Part 1
Diversity and inclusion has become a feature of William Jewell College’s mission, strategic plan and conversation on campus. The relevance for students, faculty and staff alike make it an apt consideration for the school on an institutional level. However, the discussion is often limited to identifying the necessity for Jewell…
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“Endgame.” Grappling with inevitability as a metatheme
Spoiler Alert: Okay first of all, if you have not seen “Avengers: Endgame” and are invested in this film, please do not read this review until you see it. I don’t think it can be reviewed in its entirety without referencing some specifics. So I repeat, do not spoil this…
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Jewell celebrates student honors, Thais Quiroga named Faculty Award winner
On Friday, April 26, William Jewell College hosted its annual Celebration of Honors. The event, held the day of Colloquium, is a chance for the College to honor student achievement in various fields. It features awards given for various disciplines, student celebration in music and the presentation of the Faculty…
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Student Senate updates Jewell advertising and posting policies
Starting in the fall of 2019, William Jewell College will adopt an updated and revised version of the Advertisement and Posting Policy, which addresses guidelines and rules for posting tangible forms of advertisement on campus. Student Senate President Jakob Miller, senior economics and mathematics major, discussed the updates to the…
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