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Tag: Perspectives

Ghosts Aren’t Real (…and that’s okay)

7 November 2025
Alee Dickey
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This article initially appeared in a print issue of the Monitor published 31 Oct. 2025. Every October, campus gets a little weirder. Someone swears their…

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Getting Ghosted

7 November 2025
Molly Haynes
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This article initially appeared in a print issue of the Monitor published 31 Oct. 2025. It’s officially the end of October which means the spooky…

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Political Violence in America: what we’re facing, and why it matters

19 September 2025
Alee Dickey
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The shooting of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk shocked people on all sides of the political spectrum. Whether one agrees with Kirk’s politics or not, the…

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“The Canon for Racial Reconciliation”

17 November 2023
Ethan Naber
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On Nov. 5,  2023, composers Dr. Nicholas Reeves and Isaac Cates and conductor Dr. Anthony Maglione presented the world premiere of “The Canon for Racial…

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The Hilltop Monitor 2023, Issue 7

28 October 2023
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Faculty Feature: Dr. Joseph Shih

6 October 2023
Ethan Naber
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This week, The Hilltop Monitor had the opportunity to sit down with William Jewell College’s Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Joseph Shih to discuss all…

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YikYak Eulogy: Android Shutdown

14 April 2023
Koda Rose
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As many of you may know, our friend YikYak left the Android world on March 30, 2023. Having only recently found the infectious joy and…

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Opinion: Happy Hour at the Perch

3 March 2023
Agatha Echenique
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Since December 2022, Student Life has hosted a monthly Happy Hour at the Perch, a coffee shop in the Yates-Gill College Union. This event is…

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The Smallest Hill: The evenings are for quiet time

17 February 2023
Koda Rose
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Imagine: you have just finished a long day of lectures, classes and assignments. Finally, you get back to your dorm and you are ready to…

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