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Letter to the Editor: “I’m happy to say that I did tell someone”

12 February 2021
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I was sexually assaulted by four different men before I knew it was wrong Content Warning: This Letter to the Editor contains details of sexual…

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Letter to the Monitor: Seki Anderson

2 March 2018
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Recently, at the William Jewell College 74th Annual Achievement Day Convocation, three honorees were given recognition and citations for their great life-after-Jewell accomplishments. During the…

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Letter to the Monitor with Trevor Nicks

24 February 2017
Trevor Nicks
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Every time I think about climate change and science denialism I think of a weekly reader my sixth grade class did about ten years ago.…

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A Letter to the Monitor: Luce-Virlynn Apollon

30 September 2016
Luce-Virlynn Apollon
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Luce-Virlynn Apollon discusses racism and the Paige Shoemaker controversy “It feels good to finally be a n*gga.” Those aren’t the lyrics to the latest hip-hop…

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Letter to the Monitor: Paola Paci on Paris and the recent attacks

20 November 2015
Paola Paci
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French TA Paola Paci reflects on the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris How hard it is to think right now, even a few days after.…

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Letter to the Monitor with Jamie Wallen

31 October 2014
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“Letter to the Monitor” is an opportunity for members of the William Jewell College community to write a free-topic editorial. If you are interested in…

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Letter to the Monitor with Simone Stewart

26 September 2014
Simone Stewart
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“Can you tell me more about the African American Vernacular?” “Obama got elected because all the black people voted for him.” “I’m not trying to…

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Letter to the Monitor with Kayla Turner

19 September 2014
Kayla Turner
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All my life I have struggled with groups of threes. I am the middle of three girls and someone inevitably gets left out. As we…

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Letter to the Monitor with Sam Anderson

12 September 2014
Samantha Anderson
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Samantha Anderson with her daughters, Emme (left) and Rory (right) When approached about writing an editorial, my first thought was, “What would I say that…

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