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Obscure Sports Weekly: Sepak Takraw

12 February 2016
Jesse Lundervold
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Created in Malaysia about 500 years ago, Sepak Takraw is similar to soccer, tennis and volleyball. It is played competitively around the world, but is…

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Stocksdale Gallery features student art across disciplines

13 November 2015
Jesse Lundervold
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The Stocksdale Gallery found on the second floor of Brown Hall is currently displaying artwork from students across all majors. The exhibition lasts until December…

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Obscure Sports Weekly: Roller Derby

6 November 2015
Jesse Lundervold
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Roller derby began as a spin-off of marathon events, walk-a-thons and dance-a-thons, popular in the 1930s. Leo A. Stelzer sponsored the first marathon skating session in…

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Teaching assistants enhance foreign language learning environment

23 October 2015
Jesse Lundervold
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Four of the languages offered at William Jewell College, Chinese, French, Spanish and Japanese, have teaching assistants (TAs) who come from across the globe to help…

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Humans of Jewell

25 September 2015
Jesse Lundervold
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“Humans of Jewell” is in no way affiliated with “Humans of New York,” and all copyrighted material is respected. Brandon Stanton’s love of photography has…

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Artists-in-Residence at William Jewell College

1 May 2015
Jesse Lundervold
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Natasha Martin and Jay Carter, the two artists-in-residence at William Jewell College, reflect on their experience at the College and remaining active in their fields…

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How we hire: breaking down Jewell’s tenure and hiring practices

13 February 2015
Jesse Lundervold
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Hiring new faculty members and giving tenure to current ones are detailed processes that involve peer review, departments collaboration and Dr. Anne Dema, Provost of…

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