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Opinion: You Can Achieve Your Dreams

8 May 2015
Michael McCuaig
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There are more than seven billion people in the world today, and out of those seven billion people, there are about 320 million Americans. There is…

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Music to Look Forward to This Summer

8 May 2015
Hannah Garner
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When it comes to music, summer releases are often the most memorable and most awarded. With new releases come memories to be made and a…

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To be honest, I don’t think you should waste your time when it comes to friendships.

1 May 2015
Brett Stone
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To be honest, I don’t think you should waste your time when it comes to friendships. Spend time with people who you want to spend time with.…

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Professors and staff give advice to graduating seniors

24 April 2015
Brianna Steiert
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Graduation is less than a month away. Leaving William Jewell College, home for the last three or four years of students’ lives, can be a time…

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Advice Column: How do I hold on to my Cardinal Dollars?

24 April 2015
Morgan Allen
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Question: Cardinal Dollars are getting low. How can I hold out until the end of the year? How do I make the drinks I usually get…

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On the Queue: “American Beauty”

17 April 2015
Lauren Berndt
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If you have no other options, there are no kids in the room and you are willing to be sad all night, then watch “American Beauty.”…

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The Emerald Isle & the Evolution of Mediums: Gunsallus and McFerren present Senior Showcase

17 April 2015
Morgan Allen
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(from left to right) “Colors of Fall” by Kate McFerren, “I Am Three Oceans Away From My Soul” by Laina Gunsallus, “The Bernard Shaw (Home)”…

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“Old” is the new “New”

17 April 2015
Alexandria Acord
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Something that cannot be denied is that fashion is inherently cyclical, always going back to its roots and recreating itself. Currently, it seems that the…

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AWOLNATION’s second album “Run” is well worth the wait

10 April 2015
Sarah Crosley
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For all of you who have heard of AWOLNATION only because of the viral “Sail Cat” video and for all of you who have heard…

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