Let’s set the scene: You are a first-year student at William Jewell College, only just beginning to spend your days studying in the PLC and meeting up with friends in the Union. You see the Beak and the Perch – Jewell’s resident coffee shops that serve as a selling point…
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Spring 2021: A Review of The Hilltop Monitor’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Goals
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the country, and yet with the worst presumably behind us, marginalized populations continue to take the brunt of the resulting financial, social and health-related disparities in the United States. Amid the pandemic, an all-too-familiar pattern of violence revealed itself – one that…
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Inscape releases 2021 issue online
Inscape – William Jewell College’s artistic magazine that publishes poetry, fiction, non-fiction and art from Jewell students – released its 2021 edition on April 23, honoring several contributors later that night at the Celebration of Honors. Four contributing writers and artists received Student Publication Awards this year: Michaela Esau for…
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A view of Kansas City
As one of the midwest’s largest cities, Kansas City finds itself with a variety of architectural styles. While popular architectural styles changed, the city continued to grow, resulting in an eclectic collection of buildings to see as one ventures through the city. Below is a study of some of Kansas…
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New bill in U.K. Parliament sparks protest
The United Kingdom’s Parliament introduced a bill that would grant police officers fewer restrictions in their ability to control protests. The bill was brought forward after the death of Sarah Everard invoked a wave of protests and vigils across the U.K. Sarah Everard left a friend’s house March 3 to…
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Opinion: The normal that we miss
The idea of normal has been thrown around a lot in the last year since our world was upended by COVID-19. What was our normal before the pandemic anyways, and how should we even begin to consider what our return to it will look like? I think my perception of…
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The Smallest Hill: There is no reason to drink hot coffee
Coffee. The magical substance that fuels my and many other students sleep-deprived bodies on William Jewell College’s campus. The College makes it easy to access with the two coffee shops on campus and the cans and bottles of coffee in the Cage. My coffee drinking experience started at Jewell. I…
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Opinion: We connected while staying apart
I used to never get phone calls – maybe one every couple of months if I was lucky. But at the time, it didn’t matter how often my phone rang because I was always hearing other people’s voices, talking to them face-to-face. I would get text messages like “hey how…
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Golden Globes 2021
On Feb. 28, the Golden Globes hosted its 78th annual award show. The broadcast looked different this year in order to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. The hosts – Amy Poehler and Tina Fey – were in two different locations, with the footage spliced together to make it seem like they…
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