Complaints about racial bias in the housing assignment procedure at William Jewell College surfaced during the March 27 Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) event, but Ernie Stufflebean, assistant dean of Student Life and director of Residence Life, calls those concerns surprising and completely unfounded. Allegations that a majority of, self-identified, African…
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Letter to the Monitor: Jameson O’Connor
To my fellow students, I am concerned for the future of our republic. Not because of who our next president will be, but because I have seen so many Americans across the many social media platforms proclaim that our next president will “never be [their] president;” and because those Americans whose…
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An update on the presidential election
Photo taken by Chandler Eaton The 2016 presidential election concludes election day Nov. 8. The current polls have Hillary Clinton with an 80.6 percent chance of winning the election according to fivethirtyeight.com. She is projected to receive 324.4 electoral votes to Donald Trump’s 212.5 electoral votes. As of Oct. 29, Clinton…
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White-washing remains prominent in Hollywood
The Walt Disney Co. announced earlier this year that a live-action version of the animated movie “Mulan” is currently in the process of production. However, the announcement of the actress who was to play the main character received public backlash and has broadened a larger conversation of the inequality in…
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Hilltop Voices: 54 countries, 1 stereotype
Mary Luber, senior, spent a summer studying responsible community engagement and service in Cape Town, South Africa. She reflects on what she learned about the diverse continent and offers a new lens for thinking about Africa. The continent of Africa is composed of 54 vastly different countries. The residents of…
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