I have never been disappointed with BØRNS’ premier album “Dopamine.” With its engaging lyrics and varied tempo—ranging from the constant up beats of “Electric Love” to the smooth pops of “10,000 Emerald Pools” to the sultry funk of “American Money”—there is always a perfect fit for whatever dancing mood has…
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Harriman-Jewell Series, then and now
The Harriman-Jewell Series, currently in its 53rd season, was started in 1965 by Dr. Dean Dunham and Dr. Richard Harriman, then professors of English at William Jewell College. The pair shared an office in Jewell Hall and together lamented the lack of exposure to professional artistry available to their students.…
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Humans of Jewell
Ashlyn Bashore, junior English and religion and culture major, discussed her experience as a transfer student from a public university to a liberal arts college and explained how her humanities education has impacted her understandings of herself, others and the future. “I think the big difference between—at least the school…
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Sports Profile: Erin Melton Challenges Herself in the Kansas City Marathon
Senior Oxbridge Literature and Theory major Erin Melton ran in the Kansas City Marathon Saturday Oct. 21. She has run three half marathons in the past, but this was her first full marathon. “I just felt like it was the next thing to do,” said Melton. “I had run half…
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Gaga for “Gaga: Five Foot Two”
I have never been a huge Lady Gaga fan. I jammed with the rest of the world to “Bad Romance” and gave props to her call to celebrate diversity in “Born This Way.” Otherwise, though, I have not kept up with her musical career or spotlighted social life. Having said…
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To be honest…with Erin Melton
To be honest, the social media frenzy of fitness rather than thinness is just as damaging as its predecessor. The movement away from body shaming and into body positivity has swerved quite far from starvation and into emphasizing the necessity of ultimate health and fitness as the way to love…
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Campus Safety enforces new policies
There have been alterations to security procedures and rules in addition to those regarding policy and staffing over the past year at William Jewell College. This is the third installment in the Hilltop Monitor’s series highlighting these shifts. Landon Jones, Campus Safety Director, explained what the changes are and the…
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Podcasts: Your Listening Guide
We’ve all been that friend who’s “really gotten into this podcast recently.” Instead of trying to hide what can feel a bit too hip, we should all embrace this trend. Podcasts are more than dinner date talking points if you use them strategically. Here are a variety of topics and…
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Sports Profile: Sydney Offield’s Love of Learning and Basketball
For sophomore education major Sydney Offield, transitioning to life at William Jewell College was more of a homecoming than a brand new beginning. She began her undergraduate career at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., and a large part of her decision to transfer to Jewell was her…
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