With graduation right around the corner, the “Hilltop Monitor” decided it was time to catch up with the staff members who graduated last year and see where they are today. The seniors on staff were Mary Luber, James Webber, Bryson Waibel and Joe Gunn. Mary Luber Mary Luber majored in…
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To be honest, the swing did me in.
To be honest, I am graduating in eight days and I did not think it would be this hard. Two weeks ago, I had gotten comfortable in the outfit of adulthood. But, as I said my first real goodbye today, it hit me that summer is just another season now,…
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Before You Vote: 2015-2016 Student Senate cabinet candidates
Mary Luber, editor-in-chief, sat down with the three 2015-2016 Student Senate president candidates: sophomore Bruce Rash, junior Grace Smith and junior Logan Routh. What do you believe is the main purpose or point of Student Senate? Rash: I believe that the role of Student Senate is to be the conduit through…
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“It Follows” you everywhere
David Robert Mitchell’s “It Follows” is not your mother’s horror movie . . . but then again, it sort of is. The latest teen horror flick does not even feel like one – it is like if “Halloween” (the 1978 original, obviously) and “The Outsiders” had a baby, and the…
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Career Mentor Program accepts applications for fall term
It is a well-worn cliché: It is not what you know, but rather, who you know. And most importantly, it is who knows that you know what you know. But Marissa Bland, Director of Career Development and Internships, believes the cliché’s persistence is simply due to its accuracy. Bland’s staff…
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WHY-Fi: the answers to the recent wireless outage
If you attempted to connect to Wi-Fi this past weekend, you probably did not have much luck. Saturday, Feb. 14, both the Jewell Secure wireless network on the Quad and residence hall networks slowed through the afternoon before eventually disconnecting in the early evening. Information Technology notified students of the issue via…
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BDSM: Beyoncé Doesn’t Save Movie
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Wait, no, it is a commercial for unhealthy sexual relationships masquerading as the plot of an erotic Valentine’s Day flick! Don’t let the kind of perfect Queen Bey additions to the soundtrack or deceivingly artistic promotional photos fool you. If you thought it was…
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Jewell literary magazine accepts new submissions, adds innovative platform
The Hilltop Monitor isn’t the only publication dabbling in digital. Inscape, William Jewell’s art magazine, is expanding its reach this year by embracing new mediums and introducing two platforms for consumers to access. The publication, which was previously limited to print, plans to introduce a new digital interface this semester to…
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The Circle of 6 app is a one-click key to college student safety
Trekking up the Sahara stairs under the dim lights after a middle-of-the-night QT run. Being invited to a party with that person you kind of know at the person’s apartment you sort of remember meeting once in a neighborhood you’re pretty sure is nearby. Having to walk home after realizing…
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