William Jewell College’s Gender Issues and Feminism Club (GIF) kicked off the first semester by introducing condoms and menstrual products to a number of on-campus buildings as part of their first project. While the menstrual products provided by GIF operate on a take one, leave one basis, GIF was able…
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Harriman-Jewell Series announces 56th season, updates current season
Soon after the announcement of their 56th season, the Harriman-Jewell Series announced their decision to cancel many of the remaining performances of the 55th season due to the widespread outbreak of COVID-19. Despite the last-minute challenges of reevaluating the status of remaining performances in the 55th season, Harriman Jewell employees…
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The Paseo name change controversy continues
The efforts surrounding a historic Kansas City street’s name change has stirred up a considerable amount of controversy, especially among Kansas City’s black community. After a rejection of the City Council’s January decision to rename a street in honor of the late Civil Rights Movement leader, Dr. Martin Luther King…
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Student Artist Spotlight: Will Laycock
Between a packed class schedule and piano practice, Will Laycock, first-year Oxbridge Music and physics major, doesn’t have much free time. When he does, he enjoys using this time for photography, and he recently sat down with the Monitor to discuss his hobby. “I don’t really like using words to…
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Locke’s “Here’s the Thing” shows artist’s breadth
Hew Locke’s exhibit “Here’s the Thing” opened at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Sept. 12 and goes until Jan. 19, 2020. The exhibit is a collaboration between Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, UK; Colby College Museum of Art in Maine; and the Kemper Museum in Kansas City. The exhibit is…
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