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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The NBA partners with “NBA 2K” producers to create an eSports league
With the rise in technology and popularity in video games in today’s culture, eSports have been increasingly working from a point of near obscurity to a now-stable niche in pop culture. Games played on the professional competitive level have ranged from first-person shooters like “Counter-Strike Global Offensive” and “Overwatch” to,…
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Sports Profile: Michael Bennett’s impact is beginning to be felt on and off the field
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett is one of the most underrated defenders in the NFL. Bennett’s spotlight has been lost at times within a Seahawks defense that is full of big names and big personalities, but his impact on the defense has never wavered. The 31-year-old uses his freakish…
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NFL Football is Back
The 2017 National Football League (NFL) season kicked off Thursday, Sept. 7. The season started with a bang, as the Kansas City Chiefs pulled off an exciting upset over the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, with a final score of 42-27. While the rest of the opening week…
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Does defense actually win championships?
We take a look at the numbers to determine the validity of this long-held claim. Defense Wins Championships. If you’re a sports fan, I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase a billion times. No matter the sport, this always floats around in conversation, especially when a relatively good defensive team is…
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Men’s basketball has high hopes coming into the 2016 season
The William Jewell College men’s basketball team went 9-17 in the 2015-2016 season and finished last in the GLVC West conference with a conference record of 4-14. This would probably explain why The Cardinals are seventh ranked (out of eight) in the GLVC West preseason polls. Coach Holley hasn’t even…
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Dak vs. Romo
This is not the article I was prepared to write. I was going to argue that Dak Prescott hasn’t been as much of a reason for the Cowboys’ success this season as the headlines make it out to be, that it was in fact Ezekiel Elliott and the offensive line’s…
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OBJ and the bright lights of stardom
How quickly things can change. Nov. 22, 2015, Odell Beckham Jr. was just an above average rookie playing receiver for the New York Giants. Nov. 24, 2015, one three-fingered, 43-yard miracle touchdown, catch-of-the-millennium game later, and Odell Beckham, Jr. is practically a household name. It didn’t stop there. Beckham has been…
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Thank You Kobe
There are two specific memories of Kobe Bryant that I still remember vividly and probably always will. The first memory was March 8, 2013 when Kobe put up 41 points at home against the Toronto Raptors. Nine of those 41 points came as defended three-pointers in the last two minutes…
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