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“Humans” of Jewell

30 October 2015
Hannah Garner
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You may have seem him running around the Quad, or perhaps you have a much more personal relationship with him and he’s played with a…

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To be honest…with Brett Stone

30 October 2015
Brett Stone
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To be honest, I’m not going to pretend to be the expert on cultural appropriation, but even I know dressing up in caricaturized “Native American”…

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American Horror Story: Hotel – I’ve checked in. Have you?

30 October 2015
Sarah Crosley
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Before we start digging into the current season, let’s get the definitive order of seasons straight. Season 1, “Murder House,” is the best season of…

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To be honest…with Alexandria Acord

23 October 2015
Alexandria Acord
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To be honest, I feel like we should just bury the whole idea of generation rivalries. Too often, society has come to see a mere age…

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Man vs. machine: A review of the new “Steve Jobs” movie

23 October 2015
Stephen Herrera
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It is nearly impossible to measure the impact Steve Jobs had on the technical and social communities of the world. I am typing this review…

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The Green Inferno? More like The Green InferYES

9 October 2015
Cole Allee
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You may know Eli Roth for his performance as Sgt. Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Basterds,” but if you know anything about Eli Roth’s directing career, then you…

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To be honest…with Lauren Berndt

9 October 2015
Lauren Berndt
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To be honest, stop holding the door for me. Jewell is a campus of wonderful overachievers and overall nice people. In fact, Jewell students are so…

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Mixed feelings about the new “Scream Queens”

9 October 2015
Laurel Colemire
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Courtesy of Fox “Scream Queens” was right for all of the wrong reasons. With main characters played by actors like Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis…

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There’s more than just turkey legs

2 October 2015
Sarah Crosley
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If you make the 45 minute drive from Liberty, Mo. to Bonner Springs, Kan. between now and Oct. 18, you will find yourself in a new…

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