William Jewell College’s Thanksgiving break will officially begin Monday, Nov. 23, and classes will resume again Monday, Nov. 30. Classes will be entirely virtual after the Thanksgiving break, which is in accordance with the schedule changes that Jewell announced on June 2. Jewell is currently at threat level C in…
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Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows promising results
After enduring almost nine months of COVID-19 in the United States, it seems as if a vaccine may not be far away. On Nov. 9, the biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and the biotech company BioNTech announced that their vaccine candidate was more than 90 percent effective in phase three trials. The…
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Mating sites and the rise of platonic co-parenting
Finding love on the Internet is a common occurrence today where there are dating apps that cater to all demographics, interests and preferences. Lately, “mating sites,” such as Modaily and CoParents, which match individuals who are seeking a partner to co-parent with, have gained popularity. Sites estimate that they have…
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How to be good when the world is bad
This past year has been punctuated by a global pandemic, a highly contested election and a civil rights movement. Just one of these events on their own would be enough to make any informed citizen’s head spin. “Am I doing enough? Do I know enough? Can I remain friends with…
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Inscape adapts to COVID-19, prepares for spring publication
Inscape, William Jewell College’s literary magazine, is published every spring and features student submissions. Although the magazine’s team has experienced several changes for the 2020 fall semester, they are still working diligently to prepare for the spring 2021 publication. Jenna Hultgren, sophomore English and psychological science major and editor-in-chief of…
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Art in Times of Crisis
I’m sure one thing that everyone reading this can agree on is that they are scared to check the screen time stats on their phone since the onset of COVID-19. We sink hours upon hours into online media of all different shapes and sizes, and time goes by in the…
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Opinion: Jewell’s 2021 spring break model is flawed but responsible
On Oct. 29, William Jewell College Provost Anne Dema emailed all students announcing changes to the spring semester. The biggest announcement was the change to spring break. The five days that make up a regular spring break have now been spread out over the course of the entire spring semester,…
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Lighting of the Quad postponed, scheduled for Nov. 13
William Jewell College’s annual Lighting of the Quad – an event where students and alumni come together to celebrate the holiday season and turn on all the Christmas lights on-campus – was postponed due to Jewell entering Operation Safe Campus threat level C Nov. 6. Originally scheduled for Nov. 6,…
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A Review of the In-Person Semester Amidst COVID-19
This semester has been unique for college students nationwide. As many schools remained online through the fall semester due to COVID-19, William Jewell College came back for in-person classes. As we near the end of the fall semester, students, staff and faculty alike have begun to wonder what the next…
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