Mackenna Kemp, sophomore nursing major and Spanish minor, shares with us how she manages to balance her passions despite obstacles. “Whenever I was looking at Jewell for the first time I immediately took interest in the Oxbridge program because it offered a whole bunch of things that I was interested…
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The Hilltop Monitor spoke with Chuck Curtis, one of William Jewell College’s technology wizards. His official capacity is the campus’ Network and Telecommunications Administrator. As his work is ubiquitous on the Hill yet seldom discussed, it seemed prudent to enlighten the community as to how Curtis spends his busy…
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I had the chance to talk with Heather Wolfram in Semple kitchen while she made boba tea. “I grew up in Blue Springs, Mo. I loved high school.” She added comically, “High school was my peak.” Not believing her, I pressed her for more info. She discussed her journey through…
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I got the opportunity to talk to Lydia Hanman, a junior nursing student and French minor, about some of the things that make life interesting. Hanman is involved in multiple organizations on campus. To name few, she is in concert choir, Zeta Tau Alpha and theater arts. In the style of…
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Charlotte Burns, sophomore biology major, hopes to bring the College Diabetes Network (CDN) to William Jewell College. CDN is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide innovative student based programs to connect and empower students with Type 1 diabetes. It would be the first CDN chapter in the Kansas City metro…
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Angela Martin and Cindy Eggleston, baristas at @TheBeak, came to William Jewell College to help support their children through college. Martin has been working at Jewell since 2011 while Eggleston started in August of 2015. Martin and Eggleston shared with me why they love working at a school with such…
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Dan Day and Aubrey Churchman, senior psychology majors, like to spend their free time longboarding down the hills of William Jewell College’s campus and the neighborhood where they grew up. “Our neighborhood is basically like a mini skate park for longboarding,” said Day. I had the chance to talk to…
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Savannah Simpson, junior nursing major, has always known that she loves to help others. Her chosen career path grants her many opportunities to do just that. She shared her philosophy regarding her attitude towards any patients she encounters. “I try to bring my own positivity towards the patient. They’re often…
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Paola Paci, a women’s studies major and French lab assistant, shares with the Monitor what she finds different between France, her homeland, and the United States. “I feel like here [in the United States], friendships work in a very different way. Here, you have a lot of people that you…
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