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Tag: lifestyle

Why I’m not afraid of bullet journaling anymore

8 April 2022
Georgia Hatfield
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Recently, I created my own digital journal template which has revolutionized my life. I’ve spent way too much money on planners, blank journals and bullet…

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Enjoying Spring in Kansas City

8 April 2022
Teresa Mainzer
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March 20 was the official beginning of the spring season, but there is still plenty of time to enjoy spring in Kansas City. Leaving the…

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Balancing your life: Tips and tricks

29 October 2021
Koda Rose
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Do you ever feel like a walking zombie in your day-to-day life? Are you constrained by obligations for school, work and other people? Taking back…

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Hobby Feature: Jewell’s own “Dance Dance Revolution” pro

1 October 2021
Georgia Hatfield
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Elijah Tang-Spigelman, sophomore music education major, has a heavy workload and very little free time at William Jewell College. When he needs a break from…

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Just the Way You Are: a reflection on “Mister Roger’s Neighborhood”

24 September 2021
Jack Gerig
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For many in my generation, Rev. Fred McFeely Rogers is a straight-laced dork – a grey-haired grandpa wearing rainbow cardigans and sneakers. His show “Mister…

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Things I learned as a last-year

7 May 2021
Michaela Esau
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At the end of my first year at William Jewell College, I wrote an advice piece for The Hilltop Monitor titled “Things I learned as…

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Preventing finals week from becoming hell week

7 May 2021
Georgia Hatfield
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It is no secret that stress is high during finals week. Are there a few things that you can do to eliminate stress and have…

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On Transgender Day of Visibility

16 April 2021
Agatha Echenique
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In keeping with the theme of having a Lifestyle page that is about, hopefully, helping its readership lead good human lives, March 31st marked Transgender…

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On Sexual Assault Awareness Month

16 April 2021
Agatha Echenique
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s observation of SAAM marks the 20th anniversary of a movement to “raise awareness sexual violence around…

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