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Opinion: Faculty Council’s executive summary of the report on academic freedom should be shared with the student body

2 December 2022
Agatha Echenique
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On May 9, the faculty of William Jewell College voted to adopt a resolution which tasked members of the Faculty Council committee to investigate claims concerning academic freedom violations raised by members of the Slavery, Memory and Justice Project (SMJP). The SMJP is a group of faculty, alumni and 25…

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Opinion: Everyone can, and should, be vegan

18 November 2022
B.J. Bartels
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Veganism is the belief that animals should not be killed, harmed or exploited for human gain, and the decision to reflect that belief in your actions to whatever degree is “possible and practicable.” Veganism differs from vegetarianism or a plant-based diet in that this is not a diet or a…

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Opinion: When is it too early to decorate for Christmas?

4 November 2022
Agatha Echenique
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Halloween has come and gone. The ghoulies and creepies can never last! The end of Halloween also signals the end of October generally, and as soon as November rolls around, many people take this as their cue to replace the pumpkins with wreaths to decorate their doorstep. But is this…

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The Smallest Hill: Public bathroom etiquette

14 October 2022
Elizabeth Payton
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I get it. College students are busy. Always being on the move and trying to maximize your time inevitably leads to shortcuts in the name of efficiency. However, there is really no excuse for the mortifying lack of hygiene that I have witnessed in Jewell’s public bathrooms. As someone with…

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Senior Feature: The Hilltop Monitor

30 April 2021
Teresa Mainzer
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With the 2020-21 academic year coming to a close, The Hilltop Monitor honors its senior staff members, who each have taken time to reflect upon their experience at William Jewell College and share their plans for the future. During their time at Jewell, these staff members have all contributed their…

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Opinion: The normal that we miss

23 April 2021
Krista Halstead
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The idea of normal has been thrown around a lot in the last year since our world was upended by COVID-19. What was our normal before the pandemic anyways, and how should we even begin to consider what our return to it will look like? I think my perception of…

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Opinion: Propaganda Problems – Genocide on the Morning Horizon

16 April 2021
Kenton Fox
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Western media has fabricated a genocide in Xinjiang to justify economic and political interventions aimed to undermine China’s incredible growth. Horrific stories of Party campaigns forcing “sterilizations, IUDs, and mandatory birth control” upon Uygur populations continue to surface in the west. Yet the evidence garnered by investigative journalism is slim. …

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The Smallest Hill: There is no reason to drink hot coffee

26 March 2021
Krista Halstead
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Coffee. The magical substance that fuels my and many other students sleep-deprived bodies on William Jewell College’s campus. The College makes it easy to access with the two coffee shops on campus and the cans and bottles of coffee in the Cage. My coffee drinking experience started at Jewell. I…

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Opinion: Pink or blue? Who cares?

25 September 2020
Minnie Goodbody
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We have all seen the countless videos centered around the big question everyone seems to want to know: is the new baby a bouncing boy or a glittery girl? You’ll find your answer in cakes filled with sprinkles, balloons filled with confetti, baseballs filled with colored powder and, recently, pyrotechnics…

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  • Opinion: Faculty Council’s executive summary of the report on academic freedom should be shared with the student body Dec 2, 2022
  • Opinion: It’s time we consider mental health in student-athletics Nov 18, 2022
  • Opinion: Everyone can, and should, be vegan Nov 18, 2022
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