It’s nearly been one year since the day the world seemed to break – March 13, 2020. While the coronavirus had been ravaging elsewhere for months, it was on this day that Americans were hit with the seriousness of the virus One year ago, I was in Oxford having potentially…
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Self-Exploration: The Lazy-Hardworking Dichotomy
As William Jewell College focuses on re-branding itself, the notion of what comprises a good student undergoes an intellectually trendy articulation. “We” – the good college student(s) – are hardworking, thoughtful, innovative, intelligent. It’s not wrong, of course. But it’s not completely accurate, and just-exiting-high-school me never saw what Jewell…
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The man who changed the mile
Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, died peacefully March 3, 2018, at age 88. Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute-mile at age 25 May 6, 1954 in Oxford, England at a dual meet. On his record-breaking day, Bannister ran for the British Amateur…
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Jewell Athletes at Oxford
Each year, several William Jewell College students travel to Oxford as part of the Oxbridge Honors Program. They attend various colleges within the university to learn, explore and get involved. In addition to academics, many Oxbridgers play a sport at the university. This year, Emily Dema, junior Oxbridge Molecular Biology…
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To be honest…with Mikayla Roller
To be honest…I’m embracing the hand to hold. “How is it being back?” I’ve gotten this question almost every day since I’ve returned to William Jewell College after nine months of studying abroad at Oxford. The readjustment process is often difficult for Oxbridge students, going from an independent, driven learning environment…
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Oxbridgers return to Jewell
William Jewell College has been offering the distinctive Oxbridge program for more than 25 years. This program allows students the opportunity to study abroad at Oxford University in England during their junior year. The Oxbridge majors include literature and theory, history, history of ideas, institutions and policy, molecular biology and music.…
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