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Election preview: Congressional races in Missouri and Kansas

5 October 2018
Catherine Dema
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The 2018 midterm elections have nearly arrived, and The Hilltop Monitor is going to have a series of articles previewing elections in the local area.…

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Policy in question as Missouri ranks significantly worse than Kansas in study on bullying

28 September 2018
Kyler Schardein
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A recent report released by WalletHub analyzed 47 states and the District of Columbia and ranked them to determine which had the largest problem with…

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Prospects bleak as housing crisis in KC mirrors national epidemic

21 September 2018
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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Home to almost 500,000 people, Kansas City is a rental metropolis. Yet – despite over 200,000 people occupying rental units – rising costs, limited mobility…

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Kansas City embraces hispanic culture and heritage at Fiesta Hispana

21 September 2018
Christina Kirk
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Kansas City’s Fiesta Hispana was held Sept. 14 through 16 in the Barney Allis Plaza at the Kansas City Convention Center. The festival is the…

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Prisoners protest treatment and conditions in IWOC’s National Prison Strike

14 September 2018
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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In a call for reform and protest of poor living conditions, thousands of prisoners throughout the country refused to eat or work from Aug. 21…

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Jewell hosts active shooter training as U.S. mass shootings become deadlier

14 September 2018
Christina Kirk
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Approximately 20 people dotted Yates-Gill Room 221/222 on the evening of Aug. 28 while Officer Kyle Hamline from the Liberty Police Department held an active…

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StoryCorps records stories from Kansas City to archive in the Library of Congress

14 September 2018
Catherine Dema
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The StoryCorps mobile tour booth was parked outside of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art recording stories from people in Kansas City from Aug. 2…

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Opinion: Nike – Just doin’ it for the social justice and slavery

14 September 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Despite Nike’s long history of using slave labor to produce their products, the company has become the face of social justice for the political left…

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Health Column: STD rates on the rise in college students

14 September 2018
Madelyn Comeau
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Rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are on the rise in the U.S and health care professionals are noticing an increase in the prevalence of…

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