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Tag: opinion

2 Takes, 1 Issue: Is it too early for Christmas music?

13 November 2020
Catherine Dema and Angelica Gutierrez
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Position: NoArgued by Angelica Gutierrez I love Christmas, so my stance on this is probably incredibly distorted. Not only do I love Christmas, I specifically…

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YouTube has a COVID-19 demonetization problem

8 May 2020
Jenna Hultgren
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YouTube began monetizing videos in 2008, meaning that creators could make money off of their content. For some creators, YouTube is their only source of…

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The impact of community on learning

8 May 2020
Michaela Esau
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When I learned that William Jewell College would be switching to online learning for the remainder of the semester in the wake of COVID-19, there…

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Is it still okay to play Mo Bamba?

20 September 2019
Benjamin Zahnd
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Consider this conundrum, the more catchy or relatable a song, no matter the quality of its composition, often predicts its possibility of becoming overplayed. It…

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Student groups divide our culture but overlap is possible

20 September 2019
Trent Brink
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It’s unavoidable that people will always migrate to what’s familiar because that’s what’s comfortable. More often than not the same type of people that we…

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Opinion: The future of delivery drones

10 May 2019
Kyler Schardein
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Delivery drones first emerged as a major national discussion back when Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, revealed that Amazon was working toward them five…

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Opinion: Missouri is the worst state in America for mental health care. Here’s how to fix it

3 May 2019
Maddie McCormick
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When it comes to mental health care in the U.S., Missouri is the worst. According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), an organization…

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Opinion: Save the Bees

26 April 2019
Tavarus Pennington
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For the last time, save the damn bees. The role that bees play in our ecosystem is a particularly vital one. They have dutifully fulfilled…

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Opinion: As enrollment at Jewell changes, thinking needs to as well

19 April 2019
Madison Carroll Porth
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The atmosphere of William Jewell College’s campus is changing. As Jewell has experienced a number of significant events in the past three years – for…

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