On Apr. 21, The Celebration of Honors took place. This event honors student achievement at William Jewell College. Specifically, the names of students who have won departmental, service, and publication awards are read out loud and students are presented with certificates at the end of the ceremony. The winner of…
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DMC’s Halloween Scene
On the evening of Oct. 24, the class for Digital Media Communications Theory and History, DMC 100, hosted a Halloween party in Jewell Hall’s IDEAx lounge. Inside room 103, students set up a photobooth, haunted house walk-through set and Día de los Muertos altar, along with plenty of places to…
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Weekly Events Preview: 2/21
Looking for something to do on campus this week? Here are some of the events that are hosted by and for the Jewell community: On Tuesday, Feb. 23, the women’s basketball team will be going up against Drury University at 6 p.m. This away game, as well as other away…
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Students let loose at Art Club open studio
Supervised by Professor Nathan Wyman and legitimized by Becca Saffier last year, William Jewell College’s Art Club is a no judgment zone. The Hilltop Monitor sat down with one of the founders of the club, Senior Heather Jackson, at one of its open studios to chat about its mission and…
Read MorePublic forum on the human genome project
Should we edit the human genome? That was the question guest lecturers Dr. Brendan Sweetman and Dr. Alejandro Sanchez Alverado attempted to answer as part of the Cope lecture series March 3 in the Yates-Gill College Union. Sweetman, a philosopher and professor from Rockhurst University, began the evening by presenting…
Read MoreSpotlight on the William Jewell Choral Scholars
The William Jewell Choral Scholars have had a very busy few weeks! Earlier this week, they performed in two major profile concerts. This article will focus on what they’re been doing, what they’re up to next, and what the Choral Scholar program is. The Choral Scholar scholarship is awarded to…
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Medicaid expansion panel at Jewell discusses the problems and benefits of expansion
The American Public Square at Jewell hosted a panel on Medicaid expansion on Nov 4. The panel featured Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, Kansas Secretary of Health and the Environment Dr. Lee Norman, researcher and professor at the University of Kansas Dr. David Slusky, and president of the Bluford…
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Weekly events preview #5
This week is Halloween, which means that every day is costume day! But maybe not actually, just come dressed as a stressed student and you’ll be fine. Starting off on Monday, Fiji is hosting its annual Halloween party from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Find a cute or terrifying costume…
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Weekly events preview #2
If you are looking to get involved on campus, or need an excuse to procrastinate homework, be sure to mark these events on your calendar. First off, Lambda Chi Alpha’s Watermelon Bust was rescheduled to Tuesday the 17th due to inclement weather. T-shirts are being sold in the Yates-Gill College…
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