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 happiness that YikYak brought us all, I am still mourning this untimely demise. I still remember the day a mutual friend introduced us and I…
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Opinion: Happy Hour at the Perch
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 a nice opportunity for students, staff and faculty members to interact with each other in an informal setting. As non-alcoholic beverages are also served, the…
Read MoreThe Smallest Hill: The evenings are for quiet time
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 relax. As the Gano clock tower plays its hourly tune and chimes one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight times, you settle down…
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Opinion: Faculty Council’s executive summary of the report on academic freedom should be shared with the student body
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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Woman not charged in Independence, MO shooting of off-duty firefighter, citing ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws
On Oct. 6, an off-duty Kansas City firefighter was shot and killed at an Independence gas station following an altercation inside the store. Witness reports state that a customer, Ja’Von Taylor, “disrespected” the gas station’s cashier, which the off-duty firefighter, Anthony Santi, overheard. Santi then attempted to intervene and the…
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Internet provider drops Kiwi Farms forum linked to harassment
Earlier this month, the internet forum Kiwi Farms was dropped by its primary service provider, Cloudflare, after intense public pressure protesting the website’s encouragement of hate crimes. Since its inception nearly a decade ago, Kiwi Farms has been known to be a platform for harassment campaigns, particularly against members of the…
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Biden administration announces student loan debt relief
On Aug. 24, the Biden administration announced its three-step process to cancel $10,000 in student debt for low- to mid-income individuals. A myriad of reactions from relief to anger indicated the plan was as ambitious as it was controversial; such an idea has circulated the U.S. political sphere from figures…
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Kansas protects abortion rights in voter-led primary election
On Aug. 2, over 900,000 Kansas voters bustled to local election offices in what would come to be a record-breaking turnout for the state’s primary elections. On the ballot, Kansans faced a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have effectively remove the right to an abortion. Voters overwhelmingly…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court
“This is one of the great moments of American history… Today we are taking a giant, bold and important step on the well-trodden path to fulfilling our country’s founding promise. This is a great moment for Judge Jackson, but it is an even greater moment for America as we rise…
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