The opening sequence of Netflix’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events” implores the viewer to “look away, look away,” describing how the Netflix show will “wreck your evening, your whole life and your day.” At first glance, the story of the Baudelaire children and the unfortunate events that plague them seems…
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Humans of Jewell
Jesse Lundervold is a junior chemistry and studio art major. She sat with The Hilltop Monitor to discuss what she has learned about the two seemingly opposite subjects. Jesse talked about the similarities she found between art and science. “As I’ve gone through both of my majors, I’ve found that they both…
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Party on, “Starboy”
The first minute of The Weeknd’s video for the single “Starboy” shows a masked figure sitting across a large table from The Weeknd, identifiable by his signature hair, who is bound to the chair with zip ties. The unknown persona slowly saunters over to The Weeknd and suffocates him with a…
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Photo Feature: Film Photography
Photographer Jesse Lundervold shares her self-developed film photos. “While I was home for Fall Break, I noticed that an enterprising spider had made their home in a bush. The way the light caught the strands made it appear very ephemeral.” “I came across a pool of standing water on…
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An Ode to Birkenstocks
The first time I ever saw a pair of Birkenstocks, my high school English teacher was rocking a really nice pair of clogs. I later found out that she had multiple pairs, each festooned with a specific cartoon animal that stretched across both shoes. The pair with a happy whale…
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Jewell announces Faculty Award finalists
Five graduating seniors have been announced as the finalists for the Faculty Award. Those finalists, Michaela Ousnamer, Lisa Brune, Annie Murphey, Bradley Dice and Madeline Hopfinger, have been selected by a committee as finalists for one of William Jewell College’s awards for achievement and excellence in the senior class. Madeline Hopfinger…
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AFE: The campus ghosts are getting rowdy for this one reason!!1!1!!
Despite having resided at William Jewell College for over a century, the resident ghosts on campus are now being charged for each year they have “lived” on campus. Each ghost is unhappy with the new changes to their occupancy of various campus buildings. A recent decision by the College’s administration…
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The 1975 robs a synthesizer store and creates some good vibes
On February 26, the British band The 1975 released their sophomore album, “I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It.” Many of the new tracks on their second album mirror those in their self-titled first album. However, The 1975 have both expanded…
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A look at Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is currently featuring an exhibition entitled “Reflecting Class in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer.” This exhibition is the newest addition to a growing number of art exhibitions and events the museum is hosting this year. “Reflecting Class in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer” is…
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