The Hilltop Monitor spoke with Erin Melton, senior Oxbridge Literature and Theory major and winner of the 2017-2018 William Jewell College Faculty Award, about how her time at William Jewell College has shaped her post-college plans. Melton began by describing the many activities she has been involved in during her…
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Jewell recognizes student accomplishments and Faculty Award winner at Honors Convocation
On Friday, April 20, William Jewell College hosted Honors Convocation to present departmental awards and the Faculty Award. Each department recognized students who had exceptionally achieved in the field. The night was a combination of celebration of student accomplishments and of music. In between professors announcing awards, students performed musical…
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Senior Showcase: Monitor Editorial Staff
This May, six members of the Hilltop Monitor editorial staff will graduate. Each senior shared their experience on the Monitor, memories of Jewell and plans for after graduation. Kristen Agar, senior accounting major, has been on the Monitor for the past four years and served as Editor-in-Chief this year.…
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Oklahoma teachers protest for funding
On Thursday, April 12, Oklahoma teachers ended a walkout that began Monday, April 2 without the protest’s goals having been met. The walkout lasted almost two weeks and caused entire districts to close. The end came when one of the state’s largest teachers’ unions, the Oklahoma Education Association, ended official…
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2018 Faculty Award Finalists
Five finalists were announced for William Jewell College’s treasured Faculty Award. Seki Anderson, Caris Boegl, Jesse Lundervold, Erin Melton and Grace Miller were selected out of the thirteen students who applied for the award. The Faculty Award is a time-honored tradition at Jewell, given to one senior each year who…
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Senior Showcase: Alex Millhuff
Alex Millhuff, William Jewell College senior chemistry major and now-retired swimmer, recently chose what she will be doing after leaving the College. She will be working at Midwest Research Institute (MRI) Global and hopes to start as soon as possible following graduation. Millhuff came across the open position while…
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“Liberated” exposes the truth of sexual freedom
Trigger warning: sexual assault In explaining and emphasizing different aspects of my feminist agenda, I have often used the term “liberated” in referring to sexuality, employment choices, physical presentation and general social behavior. I have always considered sexual liberation to be a positive thing, a social shift that accepts women…
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Humans of Jewell
Johanna Alpert, senior biology and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry major, and Lizzy Stevenson, senior Oxbridge Molecular Biology major, share more than just their room and field of study. They both have meat-free diets, love the film “Pride and Prejudice,” are animal lovers and have an affinity for themed socks.…
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Humans of Jewell
Clyde and Katie Lisle, William Jewell College Campus’s newest married couple, have unique perspectives on the small college experience and human interaction in general. Katie, the upperclassmen Resident Director, has been observing the particular Jewell lifestyle for over a semester now, and Clyde has just moved in to the environment…
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