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Top five restaurants in the Greater Kansas City Area to take your date this Valentine’s Day

9 February 2024
Brian J. Bartels
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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Whether or not you celebrate, who doesn’t deserve a date night (or a simple night out) every now…

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The Hilltop Monitor 2023, Issue 12

8 December 2023
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Unpopular Holiday Opinions

8 December 2023
Alee Dickey
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Tis the season to be—well, let us say, a little unconventional. If you find yourself embracing holiday habits that make others raise an eyebrow, fear…

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The Hilltop Monitor 2023, Issue 7

28 October 2023
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Smallest Hill: The Oxford comma is necessary, beneficial and important

27 October 2023
Ethan Naber
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I quite enjoy reading and writing the English language. Some parts of English are more fun than others, of course; I always prefer to read…

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America, Israel and Palestine: How Should America Respond to the Israel-Hamas War?

27 October 2023
Alee Dickey
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On the morning of Oct. 7, around 2,200 rockets raced towards southern and central Israel. The rockets targeted sites like The Nova Music Festival where…

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“Who took my dryer balls?”: Thoughts on Jewell Laundry Services & Etiquette

13 October 2023
Mary Leniton
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There are a few—some might say many— widely held sources of complaints amongst Jewell’s student body; whether it is the persistently inconsistent, yet dependably uncomfortable,…

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The Hilltop Monitor 2023, Issue 4

29 September 2023
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AI: More than just an “essay-generator”

8 September 2023
Alee Dickey
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Gone are the days when having a robot do your homework was something out of a science fiction novel. Whether you’re using ChatGPT, Google Bard…

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