With the 2020-21 academic year coming to a close, The Hilltop Monitor honors its senior staff members, who each have taken time to reflect upon…
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2021 Faculty Award Finalists announced
William Jewell College announced the five finalists for the College’s Faculty Award – an award recognizing graduating students who exhibit the highest ideals of a…
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AFE: Student body votes on department superlatives
In a time-honored tradition at William Jewell College, the student body collectively votes for superlative awards for different majors in the different academic programs offered…
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WJC Bible Study helps students grow in faith
Christian outreach at William Jewell College expanded this semester with the establishment of a new bible study club: WJC Bible Study. First-year civil engineering majors…
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Opinion: Vigilante pedophile hunters are doing the work the police are not
In 2004, coinciding with the rise of widespread internet usage and online chat rooms, NBC kickstarted its Dateline show “To Catch a Predator” to massive…
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A Review of The Hilltop Monitor’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Goals
In June of 2020 – after the murder of George Floyd and related protests against police brutality – The Hilltop Monitor editorial staff published an…
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Photo Feature: Christmas Markets
In December of 2019 – just before the pandemic hit – I was lucky enough to spend the holiday season traveling Europe. Naturally, I made…
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Clay County reaches all-time COVID-19 high as Jewell enters Level C, MO cases increase
While the U.S. national election headlines have occupied the space usually reserved for COVID-19 related stories, there is still much to report about the progression…
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Jewell Theatre Company adapts to COVID-19 with filmed version of “1984”
Among the traditions at William Jewell College that were most affected by COVID-19, the annual theatrical productions put on by Jewell Theatre Company (JTC) were…
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